Celebrating the Book of Common Prayer since 1986
Our lessons today carry on directly from last Sunday, with the theme of our growth into our Christian life and calling: we hear more from St. John’s first epistle about the way of charity, and Jesus illustrates more of the worldly impediments to that way in the parable of the dinner guests…
So on the one hand, we have this anger and hatred and murder, and its end is death. On the other hand, we have this love and its end is life…
This year marks the 60th anniversary of the introduction of the 1962 Canadian BCP. The Revd. Dr. Gordon Maitland reflects on this milestone, and highlights three significant dates: March 21, September 3 and November 27.
The Very Revd. Chris Dow, now Dean of the Arctic, writes about his experiences since moving to Iqaluit, and updates us on continuing work towards making the Common Prayer Canada app available in the Eastern Arctic Inuktitut language.
An essay on the timeless character of the Prayer Book, written by Matthew Lee, one of last year’s PBSC bursary recipients. It provides an eloquent perspective from the viewpoint of a relatively new Anglican from a non-English background.
The “Common Prayer Canada” app, developed by the PBSC and released in Advent 2020, has been a great success, having been downloaded by nearly 1,000 users as of February and receiving unanimous 5-star reviews. A major update is planned for this year.
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 450thanniversary 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.