Nov 3 Confirmation Trinity XX Octave of all Saints

St. Michael the Archangel Anglican Church EUCHARISTIC   SERVICE   REFERENCE   MANUEL TABLE OF CONTENTS Preparation for service: Page 1; Lighting and Extinguishing Candles: Page 2; Lining up for the Procession: Page 2; The Procession: Page 3; Holy Eucharist: Reading of Scripture Lesson: Page 3; Creed, Notices and Sermon Page 5; The Offertory Page 5; The Canon of the Mass:…

CHAPTER 3 ANGLICAN WORSHIP: THE BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER LITURGY AND PIETY Introduction- Worship in the Anglican Tradition: Worship is central to the identity of the Anglican tradition.  From its beginnings in the Church of England worship united various factions into one church. Anglicanism is not confessional; beliefs are voiced through texts and actions of…

Prelude Prelude and Fugue in E minor                     J. S. Bach Introit (Psalm 116:3) The sorrows of death compassed me: the sorrows of hell compassed me about. (Psalm 18:6) In my distress, I called upon the Lord:  and He heard my voice out of His temple. (Psalm 18:1-2) I will love Thee, O Lord, my Strength: the…

The Eucharist as Refreshment For us as we approach the Fourth Sunday in Lent… – Mid Lent Our Lord Jesus Christ calls us, beckons us, to refreshment this day as we take a hopefully well-deserved pause from our Lenten discipline, and lighten the mood with the festal vestments and colour of rose.  It is time…

ON THE  SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOUS PRACTICES OF JESUS The Rev’d. Allen Fisher   Jesus Religion It’s not uncommon to hear someone say that they are spiritual but not religious, but biblically speaking this just isn’t possible. Now, as already stated, it is quite possible, and common even, to find people who are religious and not…