Why aren't you supposed to sing hymns?
“The churches are tripping all over themselves trying to prove how obedient they are to the State,”
Boy, not ours! We’ve been meeting for several weeks now. And we sing hymns - loudly - which we’ve heard we’re not supposed to do.
I attended a “drive-in” service last Sunday in Jacksonville. A pretty good crowd, all in cars, all spaced. Except for me - I sat in a folding chair in the front row (which brought concerns of a lightning strike, I’m sure). They had a small ensemble of keyboards, a drum set, a guitar, a bass guitar, an electric violin, and a few singers, all sitting on the porch of the church. Loudspeakers were used here, since it was a more remote location (the neighbors are all manufacturing entities, mostly closed on Sunday anyway).
It was pretty refreshing. They even gave out little “communion” kits, consisting of the wafer and grape juice (the ones with wine cost a lot more). Very interesting service.
Why aren't you supposed to sing hymns?
You’re lucky! In our diocese, we’re not supposed to sing or do such dangerous things as talk to each other after mass. Frankly, I suspect a lot of the priests are happy about this because they have been able to get rid of their paid music directors since there’s no longer a choir. It’s disgraceful.