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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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Recent Posts
Collects for Pandemic Sanctuaries
Cara Modisett, a middler at VTS who is also a fine church musician, has composed three lovely collects for the pandemic church while on retreat. Here is what she says about them: “Last week, I packed up everything I’d need (I hoped) for a socially distanced week in the mountains of Bath County, Va. – bread,…
A Gathering on Liturgical Formation
The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music (SCLM) will host a Gathering on Liturgical Formation, a educational opportunity on the liturgy of the Episcopal Church. This event, which is co-sponsored by Lifelong Learning at Virginia Theological Seminary, will be held online via Zoom teleconferencing, October 19 – 21. The purpose of this virtual gathering is to: ● …
St. James Music Press Presents RADIOSHOW with Dr. Marty Wheeler Burnett
St. James Music Press is a completely digital publishing house and a new way to think about church music. They exist for subscribers to have ongoing access to new scores, recordings, and other resources that support the staff and volunteers in their music ministry. The SJMP Radioshow broadcasts LIVE to bring the SJMP staff, special guests,…
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Creating Worship that Works: Clergy and Musicians as Partners in Mission
A few years before Music, Liturgy, and the Arts (then known as the Center for Liturgy and Music) was born, Dr. William Bradley Roberts and Ellen Johnston hosted a symposium at Virginia Theological Seminary. Eight clergy/musician teams from around the country were invited to this gathering because they were known to have healthy working relationships as…
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The Church in Pandemic Times: Compline as Pastoral Care
by Cara Ellen Modisett In non-pandemic times, conversations about liturgy and conversations about pastoral care tend to fall into separate categories. The first is primarily performative, shaped by ritual and music and tradition, creating a beautiful space in time for prayer and worship as the body of Christ. The other is immediate, unpredictable, emotional, a…
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