Christian worship services at festivals

[Prof. John Bull]

It is my custom to engage in divine worship on Sunday morning at a church where I have certain musical responsibilities.  As a result, I have usually attended my local faire (MNRF) on Saturday.

I am curious whether anyone has attended a chapel service either at MNRF or another faire.  What was it like?  Was there any sort of organized leadership?  Was it well attended?  Was it worshipful?  Was there music?  Was the service in keeping with the Elizabethan theme in terms of language and use of the 16th century BCP?

[VIII]

When Easter Sunday falls during Faire, Scarborough always has a period (edited) Easter service.
It has always been very well attended.

[Monsignor de Beaumanoir]

I have attended one at the Gulf Coast faire in Pensacola, FL.

It was attended by many of the staff and a cold and quite windy day. There was very little music that I remember.

It didn't adhere to any time frame.

[Lady Mikayla of Phoenicia]

You should have been at CRF this past Sunday at Hey Nunnie Nunnie's first show of the day!     Wish I had a pix to post!

[Willow]

here is a pic  if i can get the link to work

http://i406.photobucket.com/albums/pp148/Willow52r/14542_1209848579543_1628597152_4952.jpg

[Sitara]

MNRF has services every Sunday.  They may be before cannon though, I am not sure.

[Lady Renee Buchanan]

Bristol has a Sunday service at 10:15 a.m. every Sunday.  Since Steve and I are usually still driving at that time, we miss it, but one Sunday this past season we woke up unusually early and left before we normally would and arrived for opening gate (3 hours each way trip for us).  It was an Episcopal Service from the Book of Common Prayer.  Being Episcopalians, we recognized the Morning Prayer service, but the book they used was the 15th or 16th century version, and used "thee" and "thou."  And instead of actual prayer books like in church, the service was printed on both sides of a paper.  It had the Collect, Prayers, Readings, and everyone stood up for the Gospel.

We were surprised to even hear a sermon.  After the service, we found out the clergy actually was a clergyman.  He was dressed as the priests would have dressed in Elizabeth's time.  Cardinal Wolsley was there, but he was a cast member on Elizabeth's court.  There were other nobles there, also on cast and part of Elizabeth's court.

There were people dressed in garb, those in mundane clothes, too. All told, about 25-30 people.  It was held at the Fountainside Stage.  There was an altar with a Crucifix, and the priest did speak with an English accent.  Since we have to miss church every Sunday we go to faire, we loved it.

[Noble Dreg]

MNRF has services every Sunday.  They may be before cannon though, I am not sure.

I know they did in the past but I have not seen them as late...I will have to look into that.

I do know there are other non Judeo/Christian blessings and rites that take place through the run of the season.  I like the open welcoming approach and appreciate a fair that helps meet their customers spiritual needs as well.

[Sitara]

MNRF has services every Sunday.  They may be before cannon though, I am not sure.

I know they did in the past but I have not seen them as late...I will have to look into that.

I do know there are other non Judeo/Christian blessings and rites that take place through the run of the season.  I like the open welcoming approach and appreciate a fair that helps meet their customers spiritual needs as well.

There were signs for it all over back stage.  I assumed they were still going on as they we new paper signs.

[Lady L]

MNRF does indeed still have Sunday morning services, as we spoke with the man who led them, he is an ordained minister. His name is Steve West. He is also called the Protestant Reformer.

[cowgrrl]

When Easter Sunday falls during Faire, Scarborough always has a period (edited) Easter service.
It has always been very well attended.

This past faire season there was a service every Sunday AM.  I attended it a few times.  It wasn't strict period but it tried to be as close as possible. 

[RSLeask]

Can't say I've seen services performed at either VARF or MDRF.  VARF as a small faire is kind of obvious why not.  MDRF, well... I dunno, they might have them, I've just never seen them.  I'm usually sipping the sacramental stout by any time service would be held, at the White Hart "Temple" (read: tavern).  But I've never gone looking, churches and I mix about as well as phosphorous and water, and God does understand it, I believe.

[SirRichardBear]

Scarby management this past season was great they allowed the Queen's Own Highlanders regimental chaplain Father William to conduct Sunday services in the Rose garden complete with Communion.  Father William isn't Catholic so the services were not totally period but they were based on historical services

[Charlotte Rowan]

I think there's Catholic mass on Sundays at 6pm at MNRF too . Or maybe it's Saturday, I'm not Catholic so I have never attended...

[Robert Phoenix]

I think there's Catholic mass on Sundays at 6pm at MNRF too . Or maybe it's Saturday, I'm not Catholic so I have never attended...

I didn't even know that some of the ren fests even bothered with a Catholic Mass.  It would have to be a Latin rite (pre vatican 2) and you have to get permission from the bishop for that.  Its easier now since B2 became Pope but not that many priests know Latin that well anymore.  It would be cool to see one done that would be histroically accurate.