These newly authorized rites are intended to be a supplement to the burial services in the Book of Common Prayer, adding a rich variety of new material from many sources, including prayers for one who has died in military service, for one of unknown faith, for an unbeliever, and for a member of an inter-faith family. All of the major pastoral issues of the Prayer Book rites are addressed from the reception of the body to the consecration of the grave and the interment but with a freshness of language in new texts that the speak to contemporary sensibilities.
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These newly authorized rites are intended to be a supplement to the burial services in the Book of Common Prayer, adding a rich variety of...
These long-awaited rites have been under discussion by the church for more than six years. Included are public rites, together with prayers for individual and family use, for all of the major stages of human development, from early childhood to retirement. In addition, a new collection of prayers and a simple rite for remembering the departed provide an important pastoral resource for human grieving in the weeks and months following the death of a loved one.
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Introductory Materials Including the theology and rationale for the rites, their structure and...
These long-awaited rites have been under discussion by the church for more than six years. Included are public rites, together with prayers for ind...
The complete readings for the Revised Common Lectionary Years A, B, and C as authorized by the 2006 General Convention of the Episcopal Church, together with readings for the major Holy Days of the church year, in the NRSV translation. The RCL goes into official use in the Episcopal Church on the First Sunday of Advent 2007 and will replace the three-year lectionary currently in the Book of Common Prayer. Many congregations have already begun to use the RCL, and all congregations must be using it by 2010.
This handsome, well-made cloth edition with two ribbon markers and a lay-flat...
The complete readings for the Revised Common Lectionary Years A, B, and C as authorized by the 2006 General Convention of the Episcopal Church, tog...
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are an excellent and logical combination for personal use, both in daily devotion and study, and on Sundays during the liturgy. The NRSV translation of the Bible is accurate, elegant, highly acclaimed by scholars, and enjoys wide use in congregations of the Episcopal Church. This is one book that includes both the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Delivers in a sturdy attractive box.
The long-awaited return of a devotional classic
The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are an excell...
"The Book of Common Prayer" (BCP) and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are an excellent and logical combination for personal use, both in daily devotion and study, and on Sundays during the liturgy. The NRSV translation of the Bible is accurate, elegant, highly acclaimed by scholars, and enjoys wide use in congregations of the Episcopal Church. This is one book that includes both the Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible. Delivers in a sturdy attractive box.
The long-awaited return of a devotional classic
"The Book of Common Prayer" (BCP) and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible are an exce...
This pew edition (also called basic singers edition) contains all hymns and service music for allwho sing, choir and congregation alike. It is the current official Episcopal Hymnal."
This pew edition (also called basic singers edition) contains all hymns and service music for allwho sing, choir and congregation alike. It is the cur...
This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and Gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church. It includes service music and several psalm settings in addition to the Negro spirituals, Gospel songs, and hymns."
This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and Gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the O...