Writing Style Guide

Possessive form. We strive to live by Jesus’ way of love.

Capitalize in reference to the wise men from the East who brought gifts to the infant Jesus. Lowercase other references to the three kings…

One word, no hyphen. Use two words in verb form. The login information was emailed. I log on to my laptop .

“It’s” is a contraction for “it is.” “Its” is a possessive pronoun: It’s easy to admire its beauty . (Tip: When in doubt, substitute…

One word, no hyphen.

Area code in parentheses: (212) 111-1111, ext. 1111. (If used within parentheses, use a hyphen after the area code: 212-111-1111, ext.…

In citations, abbreviate “page” as p., and “pages” as pp.: (Book of Common Prayer, pp. 206-207). (Chicago style)

One word.

Spell out numbers less than 10 in most references. Exceptions include ages, speeds, temperatures, rank, ratios, distances, dimensions.

One word, no hyphen.

Lowercase.

Use Roman numerals when referring to provinces within The Episcopal Church: The Episcopal Church’s newest province is Province IX.