February 21st, 2019 by The Most Reverend Chandler Holder Jones, SSC The Affirmation of Saint Louis (1977) is the foundational document of the Continuing Church.  The Affirmation distinguishes the Continuing Churches from earlier Anglican bodies, such as the Episcopal Church prior to 1976, which were vaguer and deliberately more ‘comprehensive’ in their doctrine and moral teaching than are…

The Order for The Administration of the Lord’s Supper Or Holy Communion  According to the 1928 Book of Common Prayer with Scriptural proofs and explanatory notes  St. Michael the Archangel Matthews, NC 28105 stmichaelsanglican.org  PREPARING FOR OUR SERVICE OF WORSHIP  As a rule, a person’s attention is broken into a thousand fragments by a variety…

Nature of Anglicanism – AN INTRODUCTION – General Overview Anglicans like most Christians everywhere, follow Jesus Christ, confess the faith of Christ crucified, proclaim his resurrection, and share in his eternal priesthood (after the order of Melchizedek.)[i] The Anglican Church has its roots in the Church of England and, together with churches in other nations…

  Propers for The Nineteenth Sunday after Trinity   The Collect and Lessons The Collect: O GOD, forasmuch as without thee we are not able to please thee; Mercifully grant that thy Holy Spirit may in all things direct and rule our hearts; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. The Epistle Ephesians iv. 17.  THIS…