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Within these pages you will find tools and resources to enliven the music, liturgy, and preaching in your parish. We subscribe to the belief that worship is the first priority of the Church, and that imaginative, transforming worship leads a congregation toward effective discipleship and into mission, whether across the street or across the world. So, whether you are looking for an answer to a particular question, need a consultant to come to your parish or diocese, or want to take an online course in liturgy, this is the place for you.
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Gifts of God for the People of God: Exploring Worship in the Episcopal Church
Are you looking for a book to study for your Lenten program or inquirers’ class this year? Gifts of God for the People of God would make a fine addition for your program or class. This short book, by the Rev. Furman Buchanan and published by Forward Movement invites the reader to learn about the…
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Ask Ambrose: Proper Preface for Baptismal Feasts
Dear Ambrose: My parish is renewing their baptismal covenant on the Baptism of our Lord. At the Eucharist, do we use the proper preface for Baptism or Epiphany? Thanks for your question! If you have a baptism you use the preface for baptism, found on p. 381 in the Book of Common Prayer. If there…
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Designing Dynamic Liturgies: A Ten Week Course for Clergy & Musicians
Are you a musician who is working in the Episcopal Church for the first time? Are you a vocational deacon who desires to know more about the Church’s liturgy? Have you been working in the Episcopal Church for some time but want a refresher course? Or are you just curious about how liturgies are put together? Offered…
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Ask Ambrose: Is Epiphany a Season?
Dear Ambrose: Is Epiphany a season? I have read church newsletters which talk about the “Season of Epiphany” but since the Sundays are counted after the Feast of the Epiphany that seems incorrect. What gives? Signed, Waiting for the Light Dear Waiting, It can be confusing. Epiphany is a day – January 6 – a…
HYMNS FOR THE SUNDAYS OF CHRISTMAS
This year there are two Sundays in the Christmas season. Assuming that you will continue to sing Christmas carols well known to your congregation, here are a few suggestions for some Christmas hymns that might not get much play but that are worthy of use and can be sung well by congregations. Please be mindful when introducing…