New Liturgies
As I wander the desert, I occasionally come across new liturgies. Some of them worth noting are the NewZealand Prayer Book and St. Augustine's Prayer Book. Unfortunately, these texts are not online - you will have to grab copies off Amazon or eBay or someplace.
One set of liturgies I did come across online was created by The Order of Christian Workers in Tyler, TX who wrote 'Liturgies, Learnings and Pastoral Rites' and has made it available on their website in PDF format. The book includes four Eucharist celebrations, plus rites for Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Union, Healing, Godparenting and many others. My only critique is that it does not include the daily office.
Not to beat on ECUSA, but why do we have to go fifty years or more between BCPs ? Variety is the spice of life. Today's twenty-somethings have never known any other book. No wonder they are leaving in droves. What else in their life has remained the same since 1979 ? Technology doubles every 18 months. Their cars change every few years, their jobs, their spouses (but that's another issue) - everything changes. But not the BCP.
One set of liturgies I did come across online was created by The Order of Christian Workers in Tyler, TX who wrote 'Liturgies, Learnings and Pastoral Rites' and has made it available on their website in PDF format. The book includes four Eucharist celebrations, plus rites for Baptism, Reconciliation, Holy Union, Healing, Godparenting and many others. My only critique is that it does not include the daily office.
Not to beat on ECUSA, but why do we have to go fifty years or more between BCPs ? Variety is the spice of life. Today's twenty-somethings have never known any other book. No wonder they are leaving in droves. What else in their life has remained the same since 1979 ? Technology doubles every 18 months. Their cars change every few years, their jobs, their spouses (but that's another issue) - everything changes. But not the BCP.
posted by Eric Blazek | 9:36 AM
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