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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.
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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.
Read moreThe PBSC bursary programme for 2021 is now open to theological students who support the use of the Book of Common Prayer. Deadline is November 5th.
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Should They be Wiped Out of the Book of the Living? Restoring the Omitted Portions of the Imprecatory Psalms: The Revd. Chris Dow explains the rationale for offering this new option in the BCP app.
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Talks on the BCP by the Revd. Dr. J.I. Packer In 1993 the Vancouver Branch of the PBSC and St. John’s Church in Vancouver jointly organized a Lenten series of lectures by world-renowned theologian and writer Dr. James Packer, whoRead more
Only in the immediate, continuous, and clearly known communion of our souls with God can we find the perfect peace and joy that is our true heart’s desire…
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The Book of Common Prayer in Historical and Theological Perspective By Robert D. Crouse The remarkable success of the Book of Common Prayer is strikingly attested by the simple fact that it has survived as the official liturgy of theRead more
As we draw once again toward Pentecost, and to the climactic finale of the first half of the Church year, which began with the preparation for the coming of the Lord in Advent, we are meant to find ourselves encouraged and consoled with the assurances shared by St. Peter in today’s epistle.
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PBSC member Andrew Dunning has produced four printable booklets, containing the text of the BCP services of Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Holy Communion and Compline. These are attractively formatted to print as 5 ½” x 8 ½” booklets. They are suitable for use at retreats, camps, church educational events, and various venues where insufficient copies of the BCP are available.
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