Church marketing
Another one of those great videos that deserves its own focus and not merely a link 🙂
Lent 5 confusion
Passion Sunday In Western liturgy, the fifth Sunday of Lent has long been termed “Passion Sunday”. In the Sarum Use (England), crimson vestments and hangings were used from this fifth Sunday of Lent until and including Holy Saturday. Prior to this in Lent the Sarum tradition is to use “Lenten array” (unbleached muslin cloth). [It
Same-Sex Blessings TEC & NZ
After several years of study, the Episcopal Church (TEC) has released a draft and reflections around what formally-approved TEC liturgical rites for blessings of committed same-sex relationships may look like. Before presenting these resources it may be worth reminding people, for some comparison, of the liturgical situation in Anglicanism in NZ. In 1992 the NZ
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How to be an agnostic
How To Be An Agnostic by Mark Vernon. (272 pages). I really appreciate books written in a humble tone – exploring faith, and acknowledging the integrity of a variety of approaches; where the author gives his/her own perspective – and acknowledges that there are other ways of looking at things. And that s/he might be
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Mug for Lent Madness!
There are some who are happily kept under the illusion that people blog for the love of others and as a calling… The reality is actually quite different! Yes, there is considerable expenditure of time, energy, and money. But the rewards (as with so much for Christians) are out of this world! In my case
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CofE momentum against Covenant grows
Each weekend I am surprised, in a delighted sort of way, to find more and more Church of England diocesan synods voting against the “Anglican Covenant”. After this weekend the vote stands 20-12 against the “Anglican Covenant”. There are 12 more dioceses to meet and vote. If two more vote against the “Covenant” then it
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Archbishop of Canterbury resigns
It is not normally my practice to post more than once a day, and I, hence, hope that my earlier post today on Lent 4 confusion is not lost to regulars here, but I’ve decided that the announcement of the resignation of the Archbishop of Canterbury cannot be left for a day or two. On
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Lent 4 confusion
Highlighting liturgical confusion could become a weekly post… 🙁 The Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia has “formularies”. These are agreements of, say, shared worship practice – this is what unites our church. A Bill is brought to General Synod and receives the approval of the three houses (bishops, clergy, laity) and the