Worship, rites, ceremonies and rituals Books

Introduces and explains church music and congregational singing for beginners.Music is an essential element in Anglican worship; in fact, The Hymnal 1982 is used in virtually every Episcopal service of worship that involves singing. While most...

Step-by-step instructions for painting icons, from original drawings through finished product.For more than a thousand years, Eastern Christians have used their hands and hearts to create icons, proclaiming God's reality in a visibleand breathtakingly...

Anger, judgment, forgiveness, wisdom. All of these and more are biblical words we've used so often that they have very little meaning for us anymore. For others--seekers and those who are coming to church for the first time--these words sound like jargon...

Become a full partner in the worship of God using this guide which illuminates the theology, history, and practical concerns of the Holy Eucharist.This guide is designed to help newcomers, confirmation classes, and lay members understand and appreciate...

An all-inclusive, illustrated guidebook for the proper administration of an Episcopalian altar service.This comprehensive, self-paced training manual presents all the information necessary for altar guild members to perform their tasks knowledgeably and...

Celebrating the Eucharist, now available in Spanish with a new preface from the custodian of the Book of Common Prayer. A clear, illustrated guide for the presider and other leaders of the liturgy, contemporary in approach but based on ancient and...

Can the 'reality' of the Eucharist be maintained online?Author C. Andrew Doyle, in a well-researched and thoughtful study of both virtual reality and liturgy, argues that the Eucharist is not a formulaic rehearsal of words and rituals but an embodied and...

The Episcopal Church is embarking on a new era of liturgical reform, giving us an opportunity to reflect on why we do what we do as a body. A Christian understanding of life sets every act of personal or communal worship as a response; we look on...

Designed for use in many congregations and musical traditions, this supplemental volume includes new hymns and songs.The Anglican Church of Canada's new supplemental hymnal is specifically designed to be of use throughout the Anglican Communion. It...

This second volume of canticles and settings for the eucharist contains music for the remaining new canticles found in "Enriching Our Worship 1" and more compositions for the eucharist by a wide variety of composers. The varied styles will satisfy many...

This is the first of two collections from the Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music of additional service music for the church with eleven settings for the eucharist and two settings each of Canticles A-K from Enriching Our Worship 1.

Voices Found: Leader's Guide presents the music from Voices Found in a spiral bound format, easy for an accompanist to use. There are alternate harmonizations, guitar chords, descants, and expanded arrangements of the basic hymns and songs. The...

A rich collection of hymns and spiritual songs by, for, and about womenThe music in Voices Found: Women in the Church's Song is written in congregational hymn style and is intended for normal parish use. Some music is arranged for women's voices and is...

This is an indispensable companion to the pew edition of Wonder, Love, and Praise. Written specifically for the musician, clergy person, worship planner, and accompanist, this volume contains all the music from the pew edition plus interesting background...

This popular collection of 280 musical pieces from both the African American and gospel traditions has been compiled under the supervision of the Office of Black Ministries of the Episcopal Church. It includes service music and several psalm settings in...

This second supplement to The Hymnal 1982 is an eclectic collection of two hundred hymns and spiritual songs, including a large selection of service music and devotional pieces. It is a valuable resource for worship, parish functions, and home use. The...

Reading hymns as poetry for meditation and understanding has long been an Anglican practice. Some hymnals in England print one stanza with music and the rest as poetry. Americans have preferred that texts be interlined with music for ease and instruction...

The authorized hymnal for the Episcopal Church with durable, beautiful, covered spiral binding especially created for music stands, organ, and piano music racks. This edition provides accompaniment for all hymns and service music and contains an appendix...

The pew edition is for all who sing, choir and congregation alike, and contains all hymns and service music.

This pew edition (also called basic singers edition) contains all hymns and service music for all who sing, choir and congregation alike. It is the current official Episcopal Hymnal.

A classic Episcopal hymnal which includes the Supplemental Liturgical Index and collection of service music from 1961.

In this fresh approach to Christian spirituality, John Driver shows that the spirituality of the disciples and the early Christian church included every dimension of life. Grounded in the example of Jesus himself, this holistic approach to spirituality...

The Leader's Guide combines practical exercises with inspiring reflections on the experiences of individuals involved with baptism.Clergy and lay people will find a wealth of ideas, tips, and discussion starters to help parents and godparents make...

On any given Sunday the Christian approaches Christ who is present in Word and Meal. The songs, movements, and prayers that surround this Word and Meal are called the Divine Service. It is God's (divine) service to us and our proclamation of Christ' s...

Is Christian worship best conceived as a creative, Spirit-fueled experience that any formalized structure necessarily inhibits, or are there any biblical prescriptions around for worship that Christians were meant to follow?In light of recent research...

A new edition of the comprehensive resource linking hymns and anthems to lectionary readings.The final volume in a three-volume series of planning guides for church musicians and clergy, this resource identifies hymns and anthems that are connected to...

A new edition of the comprehensive resource linking hymns and anthems to lectionary readings.Liturgical Music for the Revised Common Lectionary, Year B is the second of three volumes in a series of planning guides for church musicians and clergy,...

This collection of liturgical music for congregations represents Euro-Anglicanism as well as American Anglican and African styles, along with Caribbean, gospel, blues, and jazz. The set consists of the score settings of the two masses ("The St. Mary...

A revised and expanded version of this classic text for church musicians and other worship planners.A planning guide for church musicians and clergy for selecting hymns, songs, and anthems, for the three-year liturgical cycle following the Revised Common...

A fresh perspective on how liturgy can support social justice workProclaim! is an exploration of Episcopal liturgy from a black, queer, millennial perspective, with an eye toward proclamation and justice. Part memoir, part history, part biblical studies,...

A glimpse into the ideals and insights that have shaped one of the Episcopal Church's most widely known parishes, St. Gregory of Nyssa in San Francisco.Rick Fabian, well known as one of the founding priests of St. Gregory of Nyssa in San Francisco,...

What does it mean to inhabit the life of liturgy? What does it mean to be inhabited by Christ? This book offers a way to rethink what we do when we pray, so that we do not so much call on God for help but join in a conversation. Readers will learn how...

Like the scribe and master of the household cited by Jesus in Matthew 13, Re-membering God "brings out of treasure what is new and what is old," and empowers us to go and do likewise. As both critique and encouragement for the church in the early part of...

These hymns and meditations are authentic and honest reflections of seminary students who have since become priests, musicians, and educators throughout the church. The collection is made up of selected works by students of Dr. Schulz-Widmar during his...

This collection of thirty hymns and songs are suitable for all-age Christian worship in a variety of settings -- house churches, small congregations, formal and informal. The contemporary texts by poet David Wright are either based on scripture or...

This is a complete revision of a detailed resource which has been the essential guide for church musicians working in the Episcopal church for over 20 years.A Guide to the Practice of Church Music (1989) was originally written by Marion J. Hatchett, who...

"Isaac Everett's Emergent Psalter is clearly a work of love. Springing from the life of a young, emergent congregation, it embodies the best of old and new, and it is a sign of maturity in our important movement." -Tony Jones, author of The New...

This fresh collection of group readings and simple dramas based on stories from Scripture, together with meditations, story-telling methodology and an instructed Eucharist, will help church leaders design liturgy for children and grownups who worship...

The HymnTune Psalter, an immediate success throughout the church when it debuted in 1998, has now been revised and reorganized for the Revised Common Lectionary. Book 2 contains all the psalms for Sunday worship during the Season after Pentecost. These...