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 […]

As we look toward the fall and the beginning of the program year (and yes, we know that “program year” is not a liturgical term), you might want to rethink your service leaflet. When was […]

What Congregations Practicing Inter-generational Worship Have In Common What Is “Intergenerational Worship”? “Intergenerational worship” or “worship for all ages” is worship that seeks to equally value people of all ages. These are services that intentionally […]

Recently someone in the Episcopal Musicians Facebook group asked for suggestions for unison and two-part anthems for use in the summer. After doing some crowd sourcing and adding a few anthems of our own choice, […]

The Very Rev. Catherine D. Hicks  Can you remember when music took you out of yourself, beyond yourself, and carried you off to some transcendent place, into the presence of God?  Music, truly heard, has […]

Have you found that you may be missing some singers for Holy Week but want a choir presence for these services?  Here are some suggestions for using hymns as anthems. SUNDAY OF THE PASSION: PALM […]

The Great Vigil of Easter is the primary liturgy of the Church. It is the liturgy toward which all other feasts point and it is the liturgy from which all other feasts derive.  In this […]

Many clergy in the Episcopal Church are offering “Ashes to Go” on street corners and metro stations. There is a lot of debate on this issue so we are presenting two views.  Clergy who opt to […]

Editor’s Note: Last summer the General Convention approved for trial use Eucharistic prayers using expansive language.  Included in those liturgies was a version of the Nicene Creed which omitted the filioque clause. In the post below, the […]