This is an ecumenical website of resources and reflections on liturgy, spirituality, and worship for individuals and communities. It is run by Rev. Bosco Peters.
“Shrove” is the past tense of the verb “shrive” – “to obtain absolution for oneself by confessing and doing penance”: God of infinite mercy, grant that we who know your compassion may rejoice in your forgiveness and gladly forgive others for the sake of Jesus Christ our Saviour who is alive with with you and… Continue Reading
Archbishop Jabez Bryce, the longest-serving bishop in the Anglican Communion, has died aged 75 in Suva, Fiji. Archbishop Jabez was the first Pacific Islander to become an Anglican bishop. Jabez was born in Vavaʻu, in Tonga, he grew up in Samoa and trained for the priesthood at St John’s College in Auckland, New Zealand. His… Continue Reading
The HarperCollins Study Bible: Fully Revised & Updated is produced by the 5500-member Society of Biblical Literature (representing practically every conceivable religious and scholarly perspective). It was fully revised and updated in 2006. It includes the Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical Books. The version is the New Revised Standard Version. There are good-quality maps, tables, a timeline, articles about… Continue Reading
This is a repost of earlier material found on this site. In 1752 England and the British colonies in America upgraded from the Julian to the Gregorian Calendar by removing 12 days from the year to bring it back to the way the seasons were in 325AD when Christians first agreed how to date Easter…. Continue Reading
Should priests dress up as deacons? This post is the sequel to the discussion whether we should ordain per saltum. Many communities have a tradition (or are developing, or seeking to develop a tradition) of a Eucharist with a presiding priest, a deacon, and a subdeacon (see photo on the left by Gordon Plumb). Leaving… Continue Reading
A man dies and goes to heaven. St. Peter meets him at the pearly gates. St. Peter says, “Here’s how it works. You need 100 points to make it into heaven. You tell me all the good things you’ve done, and I give you a certain number of points for each item, depending on how… Continue Reading
I understand that the General Synod of the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia meets this year from 10 to 14 May in Gisborne. I understand this – because I asked a General Synod member. Good luck to anyone trying to find this information online. It certainly isn’t mentioned on the General Synod… Continue Reading
