General Convention July 10 Sermon: The Rev. Albert Cutié
[…] peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being” (Baptismal Covenant – Book of Common Prayer). Our sermons, even our tweets and posts – our daily work in church and […]
The Great Vigil of Easter
[…] may be kept; and a suitable Collect, such as those on pages 288-291 of the Book of Common Prayer, may be said. Genesis 1:1-2:4a – Psalm 136:1-9,23-26 Genesis 7:1-5,11-18;8:6-18; 9:8-13 – Psalm 46 […]
EPPN Lenten Series Part 4: Spotlight on Security
[…] your love; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. – Collect for Peace on Good Friday, Book of Common Prayer This week we continue our look at the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and the difficult issues […]
Communiqué of the Episcopal Church-Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Dialogue
[…] denominations have with their liturgical books—the PCUSA’s Book of Common Worship and the Episcopal Church’s Book of Common Prayer. On the second day of the meeting, the dialogue returned to the relationship between […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2014 meeting: Daily Account for Friday, September 19
[…] Throughout the Eucharist, Bishop Fitzpatrick used Hawaiian language for the prayers and concluded with a Book of Common Prayer blessing in Hawaiian: Ka ho’opomaika’I ‘ana o ke Akua mana loa, ka Makua ke […]
On Baptism
[…] – of “Christ in us the hope of glory.” In the rites of our present Book of Common Prayer a notable feature is the Baptismal Covenant. Increasingly it is explicated and reflected upon […]
From the Presiding Bishop: A Word to the Church
[…] its domestic and global dimensions. By mission I mean, in the words of our Prayer Book, the restoration “of all people to unity with God and each other in Christ.” […]
Marking Ash Wednesday and Lent
[…] saying the Lord’s Prayer or The Prayer of Self-Dedication found on page 832 of the Book of Common Prayer. 40 Days of Prayer Lent is a time for daily devotion. We invite you […]
Bulletin Insert: Pentecost 6 (B) – Independence Day – July 4, 2021
[…] and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Book of Common Prayer, p. 242 Collect 17: For the Nation Lord God Almighty, you have made all […]
Moving toward convention
[…] the United States and abroad. In earlier conventions, we made decisions to adopt new prayer books, hymnals and teaching materials. All of those shape our faith, for we are a […]
IN THE SHADOW OF WAR
[…] and races may serve you in harmony around your heavenly throne; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. Book of Common Prayer, page 815. The House of Bishops of the Episcopal Church March 18, 2003
The Good Friday Offering: 1972-1982
[…] the ordination of women to the priesthood and episcopate; second, the adoption of a proposed Book of Common Prayer to replace the book in use since 1928 (this would become the 1979 Book […]
General Convention July 3 Sermon: Bonnie Anderson
[…] By the way, there is some invisible writing inside the first page of your Blue Book. If you haven’t brought lemon juice to splash on it for readability, I can […]
Bible Study: Advent 4 (A) – 2013
[…] prepare yourself so that God may “find in us a mansion prepared for himself” ( Book of Common Prayer, p. 212)? Psalm 80:1-7, 16-18 “Restore us O God of Hosts, Show us the […]
Episcopal Church House of Bishops Fall 2014 meeting: Presiding Bishop’s Sermon
[…] and pray for the gift of joy and wonder in God’s good, green, creative possibility. Book of Common Prayer p 308 (prayer after baptism). Illuminations of Hildegard of Bingen. Bear & Co; 2002 […]
A statement by the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music concerning inconsistencies in Holy Week liturgies
[…] statement concerning inconsistencies between the Revised Common Lectionary and the Holy Week Liturgies of the Book of Common Prayer. The statement was prepared during the SCLM meeting in March in Atlanta, GA. SCLM […]
Claiming our Anglican Charism
[…] about ourselves as Anglicans. Not long ago, I opened a volume containing the first two books of Common Prayer. The first, published in 1549, sought to offer worshippers a sense […]
Presiding Bishop Michael Curry’s Word to the Church: On Our Theology of Worship
[…] need. In a rubric in the service for Ministration to the Sick (p. 457), The Book of Common Prayer clearly expresses the conviction that even if a person is prevented from physically receiving […]
Transformation, Last Sunday in Epiphany (A) – 2017
[…] to persevere, something bestowed on all of us in our Baptism (see page 308 in The Book of Common Prayer). The same God who presides at the Transfiguration of Jesus and promises us that […]
Extravagant Love, Monday in Holy Week – 2020
[…] us through the year, in addition to the many rites and prayers included in our Book of Common Prayer and its supplements. There are several pastoral offices in our prayer book that are […]