Q; Hello. What do you think of parishes including what normally would be a separated worship aid but using the pages of the parish bulletin as the worship aid? I’ve seen a variety of ways of it being used:  with the music and text, with the text only, only the titles of the songs, with the readings listed and so on. I realize it saves paper, but I also think (which seems to be the common argument) that it’s a distraction and it lessens the significance and reverence of the songs and texts that would normally be printed as a separate worship aid. 

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A: You lay out both sides of this argument very well, so people can make a judgment call that fits their community. If memory serves, I have seen the combined aid more commonly in some parts of Europe.

In my parish we’re using an online aid that people can access from their phones or tablets. Same arguments pro and con, but those who use it really like it, and it makes their participation easier.

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