Consecration Sunday

[Jock Scot]

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[Jock Scot]

David,
That is why I wear the equivelent of suit and tie from the waist up and one of my kilts to church that is my best dressed unless I up the formality level by wearing my Argyle jacket. My kilt jackets are converted suit jackets and are more along the lines of a Crail type jacket. I have a tweed Argyle with the epaulets and gauntlet cuffs unfortunately it is too small for me (it's a 40 Regular).

A tweed argyll is no more formal than a tweed crail, tweed braemar or any other tweed kilt day jacket. It is just a choice of style nothing more and they are all tweed day kilt jackets.

A barathea, Black usually, with silver buttons kilt day jacket(argyll, crail etc,) is what makes it formal day wear.

[davidg]

A barathea, Black usually, with silver buttons kilt day jacket(argyll, crail etc,) is what makes it formal day wear.

Yes, I know that Jock. The point I was making is that to some, although not all, worship is formal and formal day wear should be worn. Even more so for a special event

Think of it in terms of going to the palace to be invested by the Queen. It's considered the same level of formality because you are going to be in God's house to meet with Him

Others are more relaxed and will wear the tweed, or even just go in shirtsleeves, but formal is never too formal if that's what you want to do. You can't simply use the norm of saying it's not a formal daytime event because, to many, it is (hope that makes sense)

[JSFMACLJR]

I'm not so sure what you mean by "Consecration Sunday" in the Episcopal Church. Do you mean the annual celebration commemorating the Consecration of the church, called the Feast of the Dedication of the Church? If so, the day ranks pretty high, but no more so that any other first class day. What do you wear to Mass on those days?

Wear the same think.

[JSFMACLJR]

In Scotland there is a long tradition in Church of Scotland (Presbyterean) churches that the Elders dress formally in black jackets and striped trousers although Edinburgh is fast becoming the last of the churches following this tradition. Whilst there is no similar tradition in Episcopal churches ...

Well... at our church in London, St. Mary's Bourne Street, the church wardens wear morning dress on a few occasions. The sidesmen at the Cathedral Church of St. James in Toronto at one time always wore morning dress on Easter and certain high days. Granted, these churches are C of E and the Anglican Church of Canada and not the Episcopalian Church, but the point I am trying to make is that the kirk elders are only wearing what any gentleman in a major urban parish- kirk or Anglican-might wear on important days. When my father was Rector's Warden of New St. Paul's Anglican Church, in Woodstock, Ontario, in the mid 1960's he ALWAYS wore a morning coat whenever he was required to carry his stave.

[davidg]

but the point I am trying to make is that the kirk elders are only wearing what any gentleman in a major urban parish- kirk or Anglican-might wear on important days.

Thanks for that information. I didn't know it but it's not really a surprise as tradition has always dictated the finest garments be worn by everyone and is the origin of silk vestments for the priest because nothing is too good to wear