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.
Do you think that the liturgical rules for New Zealand’s Anglican Church are transparent, simple, and clear? Christchurch diocese does not. The synod of the Christchurch diocese, unanimously and with acclaim, passed a motion which included asking: “the Standing Committee of the General Synod/ te Hinota Whanui to urgently set in place a review of… Continue Reading
This year is the 350th anniversary year of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. The Secretary-General of the Anglican Communion, Canon Kenneth Kearon, preaching earlier this month in Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral, on this topic, made some good points: “Central to these reforms [the Church seeking to preserve much of its ancient order, while also… Continue Reading
No sooner has the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible passed but we are in the 350th anniversary year of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. PDF Celebrating 350 years of the Book of Common Prayer Obviously the 1662 version was not the first Book of Common Prayer, nor the last one. It is… Continue Reading
The Book of Common Prayer (1662) says, “And the Priest standing at the north side of the Table shall say the Lord’s Prayer, with the Collect following, the people kneeling.” This is a photo prior to 1960 in Hailes church in Gloucestershire. It clearly illustrates how the altar table was put lengthwise between the choir… Continue Reading
In May, with the approval of Pope Benedict XVI, the Pontifical Commission Ecclesia Dei published Universae Ecclesiae (“To the Universal Church”), “on the application of the Apostolic Letter Summorum Pontificum.” Summorum Pontificum, by Pope Benedict XVI, restored the pre-Vatican II Latin Mass. Clearly, the “extraordinary form” and the “ordinary form” are to live more like… Continue Reading
The Anglican Diocese of Sydney has launched a new worship resource www.bettergatherings.com. It is beautifully crafted, user-friendly and very easy to follow. And it is very fast. Would that there were more websites with this quality of both look and function. The Church of England and The Episcopal Church offer their resources online, but even… Continue Reading
Make Preparation: Liturgy Planning Notes By Paul Gibson (free download). Thank you so much to David who, in a comment on this site, alerted me to this wonderful new (free) online resource. The Canadian Anglican Book of Alternative Services (BAS) came out in 1985. It was a significant new Anglican prayer book. Contemporary, renewed liturgy… Continue Reading
