Celebrating the Book of Common Prayer since 1986
Now we are reminded that the Messiah comes to us not only as Lord and Saviour, but also as Judge, just as He is Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end all things in creation: “then shall they see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory.”
We seem to swing back and forth, from a kind of crazed megalomania, to dreadfully tormented low self-esteem, unable to get it right… But who do we think we are? So often by our thoughts and words and deeds, we proclaim and we pretend that we are the one and only, the Lord…
Announcing the availability of a new book containing hundreds of prayers, thematically arranged, drawn mostly from the Prayer Book. This project was sponsored in part by the PBSC. It would make a great Christmas gift!
The Revd. Benjamin von Bredow describes this new project to compile a set of optional Old Testament readings for Communion services, and explains the reasons for embarking upon it.
In this 60th anniversary year of our 1962 Canadian Book of Common Prayer, the Revd. Gordon Maitland, the national chairman of the PBSC, describes some unique and historically significant Prayer Books that are in his private collection.
Bursaries Available: The annual PBSC bursaries programme is now open. The Society offers bursaries of up to $1,000 to theological students who support the use of the BCP. The deadline for applications is November 4th, 2022.
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.
The Revd. Jonathan R. Turtle writes about the motivation that led to the parish that he serves switching from the Revised Common Lectionary to the Prayer Book lectionary for services of the Eucharist, despite its not being a strictly “Prayer Book parish”.
PBSC national chairman the Revd. Dr. Gordon Maitland writes about the new version of the Book of Common Prayer recently produced by the Anglican Church in North America, praising the overall approach taken and the liturgical principles that were followed.
From the writings of Dr. J.I. Packer: An address given in Toronto in 1999, on the occasion of the 450th anniversary of the first Book of Common Prayer. Dr.Packer speaks eloquently on the firm Biblical rootedness of the Prayer Book and its “infinite power to feed the soul”.
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.