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.
There has been previous mention of the above video. I think it is so awesome it deserves its own post and focus. It forms a template for Contemporvant Worship. The NZ Anglican Church has a Worship Template passed by our General Synod (“Come in – do something – leave”). Obviously I think that this video’s… Continue Reading
In the latest Anglican Taonga magazine (the wonderful quarterly magazine of NZ Anglicanism) my friend and colleague, Peter Carrell, writes an article in which he argues for simplification and clarification of our NZ liturgical resources. I am arguing for the same in the motion passed by our synod. I didn’t know he was writing the… Continue Reading
scripture readings textweek resources • collect/opening prayer reflection for April 10 and week following (BCP TEC) Preparing for Holy Week • Palm Sunday • Maundy Thursday • Good Friday • Easter Vigil Collect from Common Worship (CofE) Most merciful God, who by the death and resurrection of your Son Jesus Christ delivered and saved the… Continue Reading
scripture readings textweek resources This is also Mothering Sunday When Lent began on the first Monday in Lent (day after First Sunday in Lent), this Sunday was half-way through Lent: Mid-Lent Sunday (in French mi-carême). This allowed for some feasting. Lightening the shade of the purple dye may have resulted in rose-coloured vestments. Some visited… Continue Reading
scripture readings textweek resources • collect/opening prayer reflection for March 27 and week following (NZPB) (The NZ Lectionary has a nonsense typo and is incorrect in assigning the collect for this Sunday) Collect from BCP (USA) Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in… Continue Reading
I’m sure most of us have been present in a community where the singing was pretty appalling, the tune poorly known or fairly unsingable. One (smallish) community came up with this idea for choosing hymns and songs they would sing: They chose a committee of five people. These five, independently, went through the “repertoire”, hymn,… Continue Reading
