Society of Saint Gregory

Southern Comfort wrote:Most of us are not Macolytes

But we still love you and will keep you in our prayers until one day you are brought out of the darkness into Mac's glorious light.

Southern Comfort wrote:You can save yourself one keystroke by using the original ASCII character set:
Alt+130 gives é
Alt+138 gives è

That's four keystrokes!
The Mac version (alt+e+e) is three!

And don't forget those of us who still haven't quite worked out how to switch on a PC! (Dratted things!)

Southern Comfort wrote:Only on a Mac, I suspect.

Nope, even a PC should be capable of these basic functions. The code system is only really needed for the more unusual diacritical marks – if, for example, you're setting the Gloria in Czech.

Dot wrote:where's the umlaut when you need it?

Option (or alt) U followed by the letter on which you want the umlaut!
eg: ä, ë, ï, ö, ü

Bye, bye, Baty.
Baty, goodbye.
The Four Seasons, 1965
Bay City Rollers, 1975
The post Vat II version sold more.

And all captured on video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waon5FH5Fjo&feature=fvw

SOP wrote:So is the sign of peace just not mentioned at all? Straight from the Our Father to the Agnus Dei?

No, the Pax is still there, as it used to be before the Sign of Peace was introduced, just no invitation to spread it around.

Big change in Liverpool archdiocese from today: Diktat from the Arch banning Sign of Peace, water stoops and Communion from the chalice. Alternatives to the Sign of Peace – nodding the head, for example – also banned for fear of confusion and inconsistency. Apparently it's still OK to pass round the ...

By way of a bump, still a few places left for latecomers – just warn us if you're bringing a coachload as we'd need a third teapot!
If anyone wishes to join us just for the afternoon – singing the psalms – that begins around 12.45pm.

Still a few places left!

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Martin Barry and Nick Baty are directing a workshop for parish musicians at St Francis Xavier Church, Liverpool, 27 June.
This is not an SSG event but might be of interest to musicians in the North West.
For further information, visit http://issuu.com/baty/docs/sing

Music for this year's Rite of Election at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral will be led by an informal choir open to all those who can make the two rehearsals. Rehearsal 1 is at 2pm on Sunday 18th February at St Marie's Church, Standish. (Email paul.fripp@btopenworld.com for directions). Rehearsal 2 ...

I must apologize for my delay in thanking Merseysider for his charitable reply to my somewhat curmudgeonly post a few days ago. Dear Mancunian, There is no need to apologise – I expect we are all both charitable and curmudgeonly on here at times. The problem is that it's so difficult to hear the t ...