Grace Church in Jamaica, New York on their 310th Anniversary
[…] the wondrous festal banquet, and help build a world where ALL have a place at that feast. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! And let the people say, Amen. Book of Common Prayer, 423
Who Hasn’t Been Impressed…, Lent 1 (B) – 2006
[…] gift of freedom. God has made humankind in Godâs image. That is, according to The Book of Common Prayer, God has made us free to make choices: to love, to create, to reason, […]
Five Things I Learned at the Diocese of Georgia Revival
[…] Glynn County’s Pennick community, where she taught children to read – by tradition, from the Book of Common Prayer and the Bible—in a one-room schoolhouse. The school was later expanded to two rooms […]
According to Those Who…, Trinity Sunday (C) – 2007
[…] eminent scholars wrestled with its significance. The Creed of Saint Athanasius â found in the Book of Common Prayer on page 864 â describes in fine theological detail and precision the authoritative meaning […]
The Fact That We Have…, Independence Day – 2006
[…] So it is we gather to reflect and pray on this our Independence Day. The Book of Common Prayer recommends that we pray either to âhave grace to maintain our liberties in righteousness […]
House of Bishops Daily Account for Saturday, September 18, 2010
[…] set of principles to guide its work: to develop rites that are consistent with the Book of Common Prayer and reflecting of the Baptismal covenant; liturgical principles that express Anglican liturgical qualities (literary, […]
The Climate Change Crisis: Forum now available for viewing
[…] long. 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, […]
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Reconciliation of a Penitent
[…] sign or penitence and act of thanksgiving. The 1979 BCP is the first American Prayer Book to provide forms for the Reconciliation of a Penitent as a separate office. Form […]
Bulletin Insert: Epiphany 4 – Global Partnerships Lectio Divina: The Very Rev. Sally Sue Hernández and the Rev. Glenda McQueen – January 30, 2022
This week’s lectio divina features the Rev. Glenda McQueen, Episcopal Church Partnership Officer for Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Very Rev. Sally Sue Hernández, Dean of the Catedral […]
GC80 Morning Update: Monday, July 11
Greetings on the final day of The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore. These daily roundups from the Office of Public Affairs provide news, events, and resources related to […]
Christ Leading Me: Advent Meditation, 12/12/2012
[…] further us with thy continual help; that in all our works begun, continued, and ended in thee, we may glorify thy holy Name, and finally, by thy mercy, obtain everlasting life; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen ( Book of Common Prayer, page 832).
Beneath the Trees, Proper 6 (A) – 2017
[…] tree canopied landscape that sustained them. American theologian the Rev. Frederick Buechner wrote in his book Wishful Thinking: A Theological ABC, “The place God calls you to is the place where […]
Striving for True Boldness
[…] Testament, the word “boldness” is used to characterize the apostles' deeds and utterances in the Book of Acts. Boldness means plain, truthful, unadorned speech free of defensiveness and self-assertion. Bold […]
Immigration and Border Issues, NACO border procession: Crossing Over
[…] http://www.tonation-nsn.gov/history_culture.aspx which those with a European perspective continue to call the Middle East Psalm 139:6-9, Book of Common Prayer 1979, p 794 Deuteronomy 10:17-18 Deuteronomy 10:19-22 Deuteronomy 27:19 Among others: Dum Diversas, issued […]
God. Is Too Big For…, Trinity Sunday (A) – 2011
[…] Tradition has reduced theological statements about God to writing. You can find them in the Book of Common Prayer, in treatises, and even – in summary form – in the creeds: the Nicene […]
GC80 Morning Update: Sunday, July 10
Greetings on the third day of The Episcopal Church’s 80th General Convention in Baltimore. These morning and evening updates from the Office of Public Affairs provide roundups of news, events, […]
Home, Christmas 2 – 2000
[…] yet more wonderfully restored, the dignity of human nature.” In the Baptismal Covenant from the Book of Common Prayer we pledge to “strive for justice and peaceâ¦and respect the dignity of every human […]
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Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ, The
[…] by Pope Callistus III in 1457. The feast was first included in the English Prayer Book as a black letter day in the 1561 revision of the calendar of the […]
Bow at the Name of Jesus, Holy Name Day – 2012
[…] the name given by the angel before he was conceived in the womb.” Our prayer book deems it so valuable that whenever the eighth day of Christmas, January 1, occurs […]
Open to Healing: Lenten Meditation, 3/9/2013
[…] care; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen (“Prayer for the Sick,” Book of Common Prayer, p. 260, modified slightly).