Bible Study: Epiphany 3 (C) – 2013
[…] period, after the return of the Jewish people to Jerusalem from exile in Babylonia. The books of Ezra and Nehemiah are a narrative of the restoration of the Jewish people […]
Bishop Mary Gray-Reeves shares thoughts from 2024 Anglican Primates’ Meeting
The Rt. Rev. Mary Gray-Reeves, vice president of the House of Bishops, attended the 2024 Anglican Primates’ Meeting in Rome April 26 to May 3 on behalf of Presiding Bishop […]
Celebration of our Episcopal Heritage and Mission in Worcester County
[…] restore the ancient order of deaconesses, and he pushed the not-insignificant revisions of the 1892 Book of Common Prayer. He also challenged this congregation to found four more congregations, named after each of […]
Presiding Bishop’s keynote address
[…] We have before us this day life and death. Which will we choose? Book of Common Prayer p 370 E.g., The Sixth Extinction, Elizabeth Kolbert. Holt, 2014. For a brief introduction, cf. Norman […]
The Text from the St. John Gospel…, Epiphany 2 (B) – 2000
[…] recruited his disciples. He did not say, “Here are some commentaries on scripture and some books of theology. I want you to study them and get to know me. Then […]
Today Is Rogation Sunday…, Easter 6 (C) – 2007
[…] to be certain you knew just where those boundaries were and who was inside them. Bookstores abound with resources for setting and keeping healthy boundaries. These books tell us when […]
Episcopal Church extends invite to online service to pray for 2022 General Convention
On Saturday, July 17, at 2 p.m. Eastern, bishops, deputies and alternate deputies of The Episcopal Church will gather online for a convocation of prayer to prepare for the 80th […]
God’s Story, Our Story, Proper 19 (B) – 2015
On October 1, 1996 a book called The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks made its debut. Almost ten years later, on June 25, 2004, the movie adaptation came out with the story coming […]
Bible Study: Epiphany 2 (B) – 2012
[…] Confession of Sin that we pray weekly at the Holy Eucharist. Read that confession ( Book of Common Prayer, p. 360) and reflect upon the following questions. What does it mean to love […]
Easter Moves Around…, Easter Day (C) – 2007
[…] between March twenty-second and April twenty-fifth. There is, in fact, an entire section of the Book of Common Prayer devoted to finding the date of Easter Sunday in any given year. Read it […]
Lenten Series: Week 5 Sacred Space for Debate
[…] the way, that we may know you in the scriptures, in the breaking of bread, and in the hearts of all whom we meet. Amen. (Saint Augustine’s Prayer Book, Forward Movement)
Bible Study: Lent 2 (B) – 2012
[…] sake of the gospel, will save it. When reflecting on this lesson, I recall a book I read several years ago concerning a young priest, Father Jim. Father Jim was […]
It Is a Wonder…, Proper 16 (C) – 2010
[…] Sabbath prohibition of work can be found in Exodus 20 and Deuteronomy 5. In her book, Mudhouse Sabbath, Lauren Winner, an Orthodox Jewish convert to Christianity, mentions that: âOver time, […]
Satisfaction, Proper 20 (A) – 2023
[…] That is exactly what our scriptures are about today. We have a passage from the Book of Exodus in which the Israelites are so unhappy and ungrateful that they actually […]
Green and Growing, Proper 5 (C) – 2016
[…] are actions, through our words, and through our very being. The Practice of Prensence, is a book about Brother Lawrence, a Carmelite monk who lived in the 17th century. People are fascinated, […]
Redefining “hybridization”
[…] by Omicron, for me “hybrid church” has come to mean “twice the work church.” A book that’s helped me is called “The Gene: An Intimate History,” by Siddhartha Mukherjee. Reading […]
PBSs Ray Suarez July 11 Sermon at the Episcopal Church General Convention
[…] when we remember Benedict”s radical welcome to all who come from what the old prayer book called “the blessed company of all faithful people.” With outstretched arms we take a […]
Frequently Asked Questions: Episcopal Church and United Methodist Church Dialogue
[…] through a common hymnody. A Full Communion agreement will give us more gifts to share. The Book of Common Prayer structures Episcopal worship. The Eucharist is the principal act of Sunday worship in the Episcopal […]
Text of presiding bishop's orientation address
[…] had come, by his own admission, to vote against the adoption of the new Prayer Book. You can imagine my surprise when, in the course of the Convention, he stood […]
An announcement from Bonnie Anderson, President of the Episcopal Church House of Deputies
[…] pursue it and the grace to accomplish it; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Book of Common Prayer The Episcopal Church: www.episcopalchurch.org Facebook: www.facebook.com/episcopalian Twitter: twitter.com/iamepiscopalian YouTube: Español Un anuncio de Bonnie […]