“With all these details, don’t lose sight of the reason why people come: that moment when a pet is blessed in the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Ensure enough time, enough room, […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
We are now at the beginning of the season of ADVENT. Advent opens the new “Church Year,” being the first of the liturgical seasons. This progression of seasons—Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Lent, and Easter (concluding with […]
Chanting the Psalms is a practice that goes back thousands of years, to the time of ancient Israel. Speaking the Psalms is actually an anomaly, because Psalms are meant for singing. For some worshippers, however, […]
In the 1992 film Glengarry Glen Ross, a senior stockbroker drills his mantra into his charges: A-B-C: Always Be Closing! True story: A colleague once told me that they used to have a chorister program, […]
Ed. Note: The way we welcome children into worship can make a difference for families and parishioners. While some say that children are the future of the Church, we need to remember that children are the […]
Editor’s note: As choirs around the country gear up for the first rehearsals of the program year we thought it would be helpful to outline some best practices for choir rehearsals. A choir’s performance is only as […]
Each week following the Peace congregations are invited to make “to present the offerings and oblations of [their] life and labor to the Lord.” Ushers collect money, a symbol of food, our homes, and, indeed, our […]