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 […]
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 […]
Turning Toward God: Advent Meditation, 12/9/2012
[…] sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen ( Book of Common Prayer, p. 211).
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 […]
Bible Study: Easter 3 (B) – 2021
[…] current context of a global pandemic? Today’s psalm is a classic one included in the Book of Common Prayer’s service of Compline – and for good reason. With its images of praying in […]
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 […]
Insufflation
[…] cross . . . .” Neither insufflation nor exsufflation appears in any English or American Book of Common Prayer. The action is optional in post-Vatican II Roman Catholic liturgies. The biblical roots of […]
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 […]
Ecumenical Acronyms
[…] Zion AOJDC Anglican-Orthodox Joint Doctrinal Commission ARC-USA Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation in the United States BCP Book of Common Prayer (Anglican/Episcopal) BEM Baptism, Eucharist and Ministry (1982) BoD Book of Discipline (United Methodist) CADEIO […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]