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.
Yesterday I was a guest at the meeting of the Common Life Liturgical Commission. This is the highest liturgical body in our church with representatives from each tikanga (Maori, Pakeha, Polynesia). I was invited by the chair, Bishop Kito Pikaahu, and they welcomed me very graciously. The commission worked systematically through issues – the unanimously-passed… Continue Reading
I would like what I write in this post to be wrong. I would like someone in a comment to write: this blog-post is completely mistaken because of A, B, C… A printing of a revised New Zealand Prayer Book is being planned which has not followed the required process of revision. A New Zealand… Continue Reading
I have blogged a bit about the wide variety of liturgical options provided in our church. And I have blogged about the way that people find even this wide flexibility too restrictive. But, even knowing all this, even I am sometimes rendered speechless by the “creativity” of the innovations that people come up with! Hence,… Continue Reading
I regularly get asked if A New Zealand Prayer Book (NZPB) is available on a website, like Common Worship, or TEC’s BCP. Here is the reason why it is not online: Status update on NZ Anglican Church’s relationship with the copyright of its own Prayer Book: it’s complicated But a new, currently-free, computer program (WePray… Continue Reading
Book review of Prayers for an Inclusive Church The prayer at the heart of the Liturgy of the Eucharist is the Great Thanksgiving/Eucharistic Prayer. The prayer at the heart of the Liturgy of the Word is the collect/opening prayer. Both of these prayers plunge us deeper into the life of God the Holy Trinity. They… Continue Reading
Recently, a community, re-ordering its liturgical space made it easier for people to stand, as well as alowing those who sought to do so to kneel for receiving communion. They highlighted the words at the end of the eucharistic prayer “… with all who stand before you in earth and heaven, we worship you…” I… Continue Reading
Eight new Eucharistic Prayers/Great Thanksgiving Prayers have been added to this website: Alternative Great Thanksgiving A alternative to Thanksgiving of the People of God Alternative Great Thanksgiving B alternative to Celebrating the Grace of God Alternative Great Thanksgiving C alternative to Thanksgiving for Creation and Redemption Alternative Great Thanksgiving D alternative to Thanksgiving and Praise… Continue Reading
