An Advent Word Delivery
Waiting & Watching is Forward Movement’s new Advent book, created in partnership with the Advent Word. Here is a sample meditation from yours truly and more info about the book.
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The Epiphany Proclamation 2023
In an annual tradition, here is the customary Epiphany Proclamation, to be read out at services on the Feast of the Epiphany and shared with the faithful.
Committee 12: Liturgy II (Calendar resolutions)
“And also with blue” looks at all the liturgy resolutions dealing with the calendar of the church, including both new liturgical resources and changes to our calendar of commemorations.
Committee 12: Liturgy I (Everything but calendar)
This post considers the non-calendar material from the prayer book, liturgy, and music committee. In addition to important updates to the Book of Occasional Services, there are are various proposed tweaks and some new material.
The Epiphany Proclamation 2022
In an annual tradition, here is the customary Epiphany Proclamation of liturgical feast days, to be read out at services on the Feast of the Epiphany and shared with the faithful.
The Epiphany Proclamation 2020
In an annual tradition, here is the customary Epiphany Proclamation, to be read out at services on the Feast of the Epiphany and shared with the faithful.
Ashes: Should They Stay or Should They Go?
Lent is going to look a little different for each person. I hope you have a holy Lent — however you sojourn. Should your ashes stay or should they go? Well, that depends on what’s in your heart.
Keep these words in your heart: scripture engagement, part 1
To get a congregation reading the scriptures will surely lead to transformation of individual lives and of the church itself. To learn the language of scripture is to find new ways to praise and to thank God, and that helps us live out our purpose, to glorify God.
Let us prepare a dwelling place
This is the last in a series of meditations on three Advent collects. Here are the meditations on the collects for Advent I and Advent III. These meditations were given as part of an...
Stir up thy power, O Lord!
The second of my meditations on collects for an Advent quiet day offered at St. Stephen’s, Providence. The first meditation is here and the third one here. Collect for the Third Sunday of Advent...
Cast away the works of darkness
This is the first of three meditations on collects I offered today for an Advent quiet day at St. Stephen’s, Providence, RI. The second meditation is here and the third one is here. It...
Singing the Sarum blues
A few days ago, I posted a ridiculous photo on Facebook (on your right), making a joke about how Advent was finally getting some retail love — including Gaudete Sunday. See there? Purple hats...