The Episcopal Church is debating whether or not to remove the requirement of baptism for receiving communion. Here is a reflection from a New Zealand Anglican perspective.
Dean of Windsor, Bishop David Conner
There appear to me to be at least three different liturgical speaking styles using a printed text.
Reading authorised texts
On a lot of online commentary, the Dean of Windsor’s presiding at Prince Philip’s funeral has been held up as presenting, in that service, a masterclass in the presentational style of reading liturgical texts. You need to inhabit the texts, and bring them to life in the particular context with these particular people. You need to get the right tone for the rite: formal but not aloof. Serious when appropriate. Simple and reverent.