In a recent Insight Into Liturgy concerning the Liturgical Movement a comparison was made between the eucharistic prayers found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer and one written nearly two thousand years ago by Hippolytus of Rome, and their similarities were

First, what is liturgy? From the Greek it literally means work for the people; or better yet public work or public service. Obviously we also define it more specifically as divine worship, the proclamation of the Gospel. As Christians our liturgical and

As part of the rector search process St. Mary’s must produce two critical documents: the well-known Parish Profile and the lesser known Parish Portfolio. The latter is essential a vocational document whereby in answering eleven topical questions a parish describes itself in

October 4th is the Anglican/Episcopal feast day for St. Francis of Assisi, and while there is a vast amount of popular information and familiarity about his affection for animals and his evangelical poverty, there is great deal more to know about this

The Propers is a vast subject, not easily encompassed in one Insight Into Liturgy. They trace their origin to the early centuries of the Church, indeed their antecedents spring from the synagogue worship of the Jews. Perhaps, in a metaphorical way, it

From the Gospel according to St. John (12:32) we read: “And I, when I am lifted up from the earth, will draw all people to myself.” This prophetic passage spoken by Jesus refers, of course, to his forthcoming crucifixion and death on

In the previous Insight Into Liturgy we observed that the Propers are intrinsic to who we are as Christians, and perhaps more so as Anglicans/Episcopalians because of how they structure our liturgy, how we use them to tap into the enormous spiritual

On Sunday September 13th, at both the 8:00am and 10:00am services, the liturgy will be that of Morning Prayer; with the Liturgy of the Eucharist following at the 10:00am service. Deacon Gilmore will be the officiant for Morning Prayer at both services;

MUSIC IN THE EARLY CHURCH: Sing a New Song by David Bergquist In Ephesians Chapter 5 St. Paul writes: “…but be filled with the Spirit, as you sing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, singing and making melody to the

SAINT MARY THE VIRGIN: Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ August 15th marks the Episcopal Church’s observance of the feast of Saint Mary the Virgin: Mother of Our Lord Jesus Christ; though in this case it is transferred to the nearest Sunday,