Bulletin Insert: All Saints’ Day (B) – All Saints’ Day – November 7, 2021
All Saints’ Day, celebrated November 1 or the nearest Sunday afterward, is characterized by the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) as a Principal Feast, “taking precedence over any other day or observance” (BCP, […]
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Igreja Episcopal Anglicana do Brasil
[…] the World. The IEAB is constituted of nine dioceses and one missionary district. Its recent actions—a Brazilian Book of Common Prayer (2015), the election and ordination of Marinez Bassoto as their first female Bishop (2018), […]
Communion
[…] and each other. Before we come to take Communion together, “we should examine our lives, repent of our sins, and be in love and charity with all people” ( Book of Common Prayer, p. 859).
A Prayer for Justice and the 'Dream of God'
[…] is not new. The “imperialist white-supremacist capitalist patriarchal culture” described by bell hooks in her book We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity has been systematically lynching Blackness (and frankly, […]
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Liturgy of the Lord’s Supper, The (1966)
[…] of trial use for Prayer Book revision included Authorized Services 1973 and the Draft Proposed Book of Common Prayer, which was approved by the 1976 General Convention. The final revised version of the […]
Have You Been Transfigured?, Proper 27 (A) – 2020
[…] An icon or other sacred image can be a visual focus in this area. Prayer books and other resources can be kept there. By resorting to this space for solitary […]
New liturgical resource: The Book of Occasional Services 2018
[…] of The Episcopal Church. The Book of Occasional Services 2018, a companion volume to The Book of Common Prayer, is a collection of liturgical resources related to occasions which do not occur with […]
Statement of Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Curry regarding prayers for the President
[…] his execution, and for all who were complicit in it. In this spirit, the Prayer Books of the Anglican/Episcopal way have always included prayer for those “who bear the authority […]
Habits of Grace, July 27, 2020: Prayer into action
[…] trying to think of what is a prayer that combines prayer and action in the Book of Common Prayer? And I found it, there are many, but this one stands out. It’s the […]
Liturgical Movement, The
[…] liturgical movement spread beyond the Roman Catholic Church and led to the reform of the books and forms of worship of many churches during the later twentieth century, including the […]
Terce, Sext, None
[…] the late fifth century. terce, sext, and none were not included in early Anglican Prayer Books. The Order of Service for Noonday in the 1979 BCP (p. 103) is based […]
Epiphany 2021: A Call to Prayer for our Nation from Presiding Bishop Curry
On this day of the Feast of the Epiphany, Episcopal Church Presiding Bishop Michael Curry invites Episcopalians and people of faith to turn and pray on behalf of our nation
Bulletin Insert: A Season of Prayer for Revival – June 12, 2022
[…] of Prayer for Revival”—from June 12 through July 11—will feature daily prayers drawn from the Book of Common Prayer. Individuals can sign up online (iam.ec/soprsignup) to receive the prayers and inspirational messages via […]
Presiding Bishop invites prayer on 75th anniversary of United Nations
On October 24th, 2020, the United Nations will commemorate the 75th anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter, signifying the official founding of the United Nations. […]
Listen with Our Hearts, Palm Sunday (A) – 2002
[…] our hearts.” The prayers today are from The Supplication, prayers we are directed by the Book of Common Prayer to use at a time of war. May we listen with all our hearts, […]
Thousands visit, offer prayers, watch videos on the new Episcopal Church website
[…] live/on demand worship; sermons; the Bible; Baptismal Covenant; I am Episcopalian; calendar; history; and the Book of Common Prayer. And, already hitting the 10,000 mark is the number of plays of the many […]
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Purification of Women (after childbirth)
[…] “A Thanksgiving for the Birth or Adoption of a Child.” The text of the Prayer Book service has always stressed thanksgiving for the mother's preservation through “the great danger of […]
How do you parent after graduation?
[…] the Baptismal Promises. A sound practice. (You can find them on page 305 of the Book of Common Prayer.) Step three—decide what to do about those goals. I’d suggest that it’s OK to […]