Our priest is out of town next Sunday.....
.......and it looks like I'm saddling up to do a Typika, also called a Reader Service. It has been many a moon since I've needed to do a solo service, and I'm a wee bit anxious about it. Not sure why, as it is a fairly orchestrated service with only a few lines unique to the commemorations of the day, but doing something out of the usual often makes me nervous.
Now, once I get going the jitters pass, but in this case a lot of folks are looking to me for their entire Sunday Service. No pressure, right? Just have to chant and sing the service without the benefit of a choir, priest, or deacon. Easy peasy. Thankfully, no other participants means that an hour and a half service ends up running about 40 minutes. Then it is time for coffee, lunch, and a debriefing by the faithful, wherein all my mistakes are examined under a microscope to the amusement of all. 
So, easy that sounds, I'd still appreciate your prayer support while I act like a Nervous Nelly.
Otony
Our priest is out of town next Sunday.....
by Cherokee 
, Medina, Ohio, Sunday, May 31, 2015, 19:25 (3404 days ago) @ Otony
I know your concern, I lead the worship service every Sunday and it's always a concern for me because we want the best for the Lord. We have to live with the mistakes we might make and the "faithful" are just having a little fun - it helps to laugh at yourself (knowing the Lord understands) so you don't take yourself too seriously. Prayer support gven.
You'll be fine Tony.
by Hoot , Diversityville, Liberal-sota, Monday, June 01, 2015, 06:56 (3403 days ago) @ Otony
We'll keep our fingers crossed anyway.
Stay focused on the job at hand & know that
by Creeker , Hardwoods, Monday, June 01, 2015, 09:24 (3403 days ago) @ Otony
Job inside & out. Seems to works for me. Doing a radio broadcast at 1PM today & will try to apply that advice to myself. Remember God will bless any effort you make on His behalf.
Yesterday...
by Paul 
, Monday, June 01, 2015, 17:59 (3403 days ago) @ Otony
I walked into the church we were visiting and was asked point blank by the preacher if I'd lead the singing as their song leader had left town for a couple of weeks. He texted me a list of the songs chosen, sans page numbers, and off we went. It is my firm belief that none were harmed by the process. The best part was I didn't have a week to get nervous about doing something I'm not used to doing, in a language that still feels a bit odd even after two weeks immersed in it. 
All that to say, you'll do fine. If I survived I'm sure you will too!
Shucks, the week before, we were visiting a random congregation where they do a much more structured type of service than we're used to. The preacher asked me to read along with him in Spanish (as he read in English) as a celebration of the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. We survived that one too!
NOW I'm getting nervous about what might come our way NEXT week!