Celebrating the Book of Common Prayer since 1986
We are half-way through the Church year, and Trinity Sunday is the fulcrum, the turning point. We celebrate today what God has made known to us, the fullness of his saving self-revelation, and we shall in the next weeks consider how we are to live, in response to and in accord with that revelation.
The Octave day of Pentecost, which we call Trinity Sunday, celebrates the ultimate fulfillment of God’s purpose in our Redemption, summed up for us today in John’s heavenly vision: ‘A door was opened in heaven’, he tells us, and by way of that door he sees God’s identity and life.
The Annual General Meeting of the PBSC will be held via Zoom on Saturday, May 27th at 2:00 PM EDT. Full details, including supporting documents and the Zoom link will be posted here prior to the meeting.
This annual event for youth aged 13-19 has been running in the Maritimes for 33 years! Participants pray together using the BCP, learn about the Anglican tradition, and relax and play in a beautiful riverside setting. Highly recommended!
In response to numerous requests, the Society is currently engaged in adding the French translation of the 1962 Canadian BCP to the Common Prayer Canada app. The Very Revd. Chris Dow, who chairs the app development committee, provides an update on this project.
Seven additional tracks have been posted in the “BCP Music” section of our “Liturgical Resources” page (see part three, at the bottom of the page), featuring psalms sung according to tones in the Plainsong edition of the Anglican Psalter (1963). Check them out!
Including items from two Canadian Anglican theological giants, the Revd. Dr. J.I. Packer and the Revd. Dr. Robert Crouse.
An address given by Dr. Packer to members of the PBSC on November 2nd, 1996 at the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Kitchener, Ontario. Dr. Packer gives a penetrating analysis of the meaning and importance of Scriptural authority.
In this address delivered in Toronto in 2004, Dr. Crouse explains the coherence and interconnectedness of the Bible readings that are appointed in the Prayer Book eucharistic lectionary for Lent and the three Sundays preceding it.
Dr. Jesse Billett of the Faculty of Divinity at Trinity College, Toronto, explains how the 1962 Canadian BCP remains true to the foundational principles of the Anglican way of being Christian, and highlights the theological consensus that was a hallmark of the book.
The Revd. Benjamin von Bredow provides an update on this project, begun last year, to compile a set of optional Old Testament lessons to complement the Prayer Book eucharistic lections.
Read it now: The Book of Common Prayer, “a book so scriptural that it is full of scripture from one end to the other, and built altogether upon it!”
This free, user-friendly app automatically generates the daily BCP services for any day of the year, including the Psalms, Bible lessons, collects and seasonal variations.
Offered here are a teen education curriculum, a book trilogy on the Prayer Book, and three video series on the Bible and the BCP, the Holy Trinity, and Baptism prep.
Peruse booklets on how to lead Prayer Book services, audio recordings of BCP service music, and auxiliary service material for Holy Week.