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.
This is the fourth in a series on liturgy and law. The first is here. The second is here. The third is here. I am part of a church which has a culture of breaking our liturgical agreements (one exception: beware if you follow this culture in relation to gays – but that’s another story).… Continue Reading
Can you change things that are copyright? There has been a lot of discussion here and here recently about whether a line in a hymn is understood to express Christian teaching well, or whether it is preferably altered to better express orthodox Christian teaching, and help those singing it and hearing it, to get the… Continue Reading
Creating A New Zealand Prayer Book by Bishop Brian Carrell Published by Theology House Publications (2013) 126 pages. This book is the first substantial memoir covering the whole 25 year period of the Prayer Book Commission and its work. It is a fascinating, personal account that will explain much about that watershed event in our… Continue Reading
I am delighted to announce the online version of my thesis, The Anglican Eucharist in New Zealand 1814-1989. Until now this was only available through libraries or from me. This is the amazing, 175 year story starting from the first service of Holy Communion in 1814 in Aotearoa New Zealand; through ritual controversies, fights, disputes,… Continue Reading
“THE Morning and Evening Prayer shall be used in the accustomed Place of the Church, Chapel, or Chancel; except it shall be otherwise determined by the Ordinary of the Place.” (BCP 1662 The Order for Morning and Evening Prayer). “All Priests and Deacons are to say daily the Morning and Evening Prayer either privately or… Continue Reading
This is a link to download a Kindle version of A New Zealand Prayer Book He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa. (right click and save as a .mobi file and then transfer to your kindle in the normal manner). Thank you to the person who sent me this file. We now have a great collection of… Continue Reading
It was inevitable, as I hinted, that my post on chaos about liturgy rules and agreements would result in questioning why have these agreements at all? Why have common prayer? And in one version of the question: can’t we have some flexibility in liturgy? Let’s deal with the flexibility question first. It’s a straw man.… Continue Reading
