2025-08-13: Subdeacons Meeting
Agenda
- Role Adjustments (see below)
Role Adjustments:
- See what feedback the Subdeacons have about the roles
- Our Feedback:
- #4 should NOT say "Let those who read" while he is holding the censer
- Usually, it's not preferable that someone who is doing a specific function with the censer, candle, water, etc. is the one saying the response at the same time.
- Usually, it's not preferable that someone who is doing a specific function with the censer, candle, water, etc. is the one saying the response at the same time.
- Updating to have #1 holding the wine cruet, saying the first and last confessions
- Not everyone will be serving as #1, who distributes the responses
- Position #1 requires someone who is always on-time, who is always focused and not getting lost in the liturgy, who is consistent in attending liturgies, etc.
- #4 should NOT say "Let those who read" while he is holding the censer
Small Rituals:
- Litany of the Gospel
- Hold the cross in front of the gospel because the Cross came before the Gospel
- Go in from the main altar
- Then go around with Abouna and hold the gospel until reaching your spot to say ⲥⲧⲁⲑⲏⲧⲉ
- The Procession of Incense
- Vespers (Verses of Cymbals)
- Matins (Verses of Cymbals)
- Before Pauline Epistle
- After Catholic Epistle
- There are responses to be prayed here inaudibly
- Greet One Another
- Don't say it from behind the altar, but say it from the #3 spot
- Don't say it from behind the altar, but say it from the #3 spot
- The Candles
- Communion - receiving the Body a second time, receiving the Blood a second time, drinking water from the Paten, and receiving the water of blessing... do a circle. Don't back up