Using the Book of Common Prayer booklet

The Book of Common Prayer remains at the heart of the Church of England and using it is an essential skill for all clergy and readers yet many are no longer familiar with its contents This practical guide explains how to use the Book of Common Prayer in a way that is accessible and informative Introducing this central tradition of Anglican worship without using technical language or assuming prior knowledge it is intended as a beginner s guide for ordinands and readers especially those for whom the Prayer Book tradition may be alien Part 1 of the book offers a general introduction to the history theology and liturgical character of the BCP It also explores the place and meaning of common prayer within the Anglican tradition Part 2 offers general practical advice on the principal services of the BCP how to use them and where flexibility is permitted Using the Book of Common Prayer will help its readers come to a renewed appreciation of the place of the Book of Common Prayer in the distinctive tradition of Anglican praise and prayer Using the Book of Common Prayer A simple guideI could be an Episcopalian I think Lots of churchy stuff smell bells hats robes chants liturgy But the nice thing about the Episcopalians is that they are socially evolved as well You can be gay you can be a woman you can be a human being of all shapes sizes predilections and pathologies and still be accepted That s pretty damn cool I like to think of it as a Theology of Relevance The Congregationalist have this same sort of vibe too but they are Puritan in their worship services Of course the Episcopal Church is in complete demographic collapse and will likely than not be gone for all intents and purposes in my lifetime so that s a bummer Hard to imagine that 100 years ago this mainline Protestant church was churning out Presidents at a bumper rate 11 ish depending on how you count them Nowadays Virtually no cultural footprint or influence I like the Book of Common Prayer as well and this book did a good job explaining the history and the contents of said book It s a bit daunting to pick the thing up without some guidance I am feeling better about it now. PDF Using the Book of Common prayers I am a horrid unrepentant church shopper I wish I could belong to them all But as Captain America said at the end of Civil War I m not really good at belonging to things So true 0715142763