BCP course with Dr. Maitland
Beginning January 2, 2025 Huron’s Licentiate in Theology Program will offer this course, offered either for credit or to audit, and to be hosted via zoom.
Read more2024 Bursaries for Theological Students
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 Book of Common Prayer. The deadline for applications is November 1st, 2024.
Read moreThe “Anglican Way” Conference of 2024
PBSC National Chairman the Revd. Canon Dr. Gordon Maitland attended this conference, organized annually by the American Prayer Book Society, and writes about what an enjoyable and inspiring event it was, commenting on two particularly insightful papers that were presented.
Read moreOld Testament Lections Project Completed!
We are delighted to announce the completion of the project, launched in 2021, to produce a series of Old Testament lections to complement the Prayer Book Eucharistic lectionary. Full details, background information, and additional resources are available.
Read moreChoral Evensong at St. George’s Church, London, Ontario
Rory Leishman, a freelance journalist and parishioner of St. George’s, comments on the enduring popularity of choral Evensong, notably among young people, in England and in his home parish.
Read moreSt. Matthew’s Viking, Alberta: The Mission Continues
Shawn Smith, a member of the Viking Historical Society, describes the efforts of himself and other local volunteers to rescue a lovely historic church from abandonment and neglect, and restore Prayer Book services within it.
Read moreA Review of “Pray Without Ceasing”
PBSC National Vice-Chairman the Revd. Chris Dow offers a review of this new resource for daily prayer developed by the ACC, acknowledging its strengths but pointing out its shortcomings in the areas of canticles, doxologies, affirmations of faith, and the psalter.
Read moreA New Honorary President for the PBSC
We are delighted to report that at the 2024 Annual General Meeting of the PBSC, recently retired Bishop Michael Hawkins was elected as its new Honorary President, in recognition of his long-standing support of the Society.
Read moreThe Orphan Child of the Book of Alternative Services
PBSC National Chairman the Revd. Canon Dr. Gordon Maitland reflects upon the “Page 230” traditional language eucharistic rite contained in the Book of Alternative Services, and speculates on the reasons for its inclusion.
Read more“He Learned Obedience Through What He Suffered”
A sermon given on the first Sunday in Lent by the Rev’d David Curry, the rector of Christ Church in Windsor, NS, chaplain and faculty member of King’s-Edgehill School, and one of the PBSC’s longest-serving national Vice-Chairmen.
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