Celebrating the Book of Common Prayer since 1986
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Society’s annual general meeting will be held on May 28th at 2:00 pm EDT at Wycliffe College in Toronto. Participants may join the meeting either in person or online via Zoom. Further information will be posted here closer to the date.
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Liturgical Suggestions for 2022 Celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the Canadian Book of Common Prayer
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We’re very excited to be adding the Eastern Arctic Inuktitut Bible (EAIB) to the Common Prayer Canada app. It will become the fourth Bible version available within the app – and the first in a language other than English.
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The annual PBSC bursary programme will be open in the fall to theological students who support the use of the Book of Common Prayer. This year’s deadline is November 4th.
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The new Rector of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit and Dean of the Diocese of the Arctic is the Rev’d Chris Dow, a member of the PBSC National Council and one of the main architects of the BCP app.
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Newsletter editor Diana Verseghy recently interviewed Arlie Coles, the developer of a new online resource designed to demonstrate how thoroughly Scriptural the Prayer Book is. Arlie tells how this project grew out of her interest in linguistics and computer science.
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