Product Description: The gospel readings for all Sundays in Years A, B, and C according to the Revised Common Lectionary, together with the gospels for all major Holy Days, in the Good News translation. Bound in cloth with gold stamping, ribbon marker, smyth-sewn pages, and gilded edges, this book has been designed for ceremonial use in the Eucharist...read more

Product Description: “To you who are serving our country in the Army or the Navy we send this book as a gift from the Church and a reminder that the Church follows you into the Service with deep interest. We hope that you will find these prayers and hymns and Bible readings a daily help and that they will make real to you the power of God and His purpose for your life...read more

Product Description: This informative handbook offers easy-to-follow guidance on all aspects of the work of the PCC, from understanding budgets and reports to what to do during a vacancy. It answers the following questions and more:• What is a PCC?• What jobs does it have to do?• Who will I meet on a PCC?• How does it fit in to the bigger picture?• How do the meetings run? • Who decides the agenda?• What does a PCC member’s year look like?• What will my role be and how should I prepare? What else am I letting myself in for?• What about legal aspects: money, faculties, administration, and other technical things...read more

Why Bishops? What's so special about Bishops? What are Bishops called to and how best can they do it? This book is the single resource of answers to all the questions one could conceivably have about what a Bishop is and their function and purpose in the Church.Paul Avis offers a fascinating account of the ministerial identity of the bishop, and in particular the tasks and roles of episcopal ministry. Placing the Bishop within his wider ecclesiological framework, Avis illuminates the role of the individual in episcopal ministry. The book sets the vital work of a Bishop within an ecclesiological framework: the Bishop in the Anglican Communion, within the Church of Christ, within the purposes of God.

Product Description: The Episcopal Clerical Directory is the biennial directory of all living clergy in good standing in the Episcopal Churchover 18,000 deacons, priests, and bishops. It includes full biographical information and ministry history for each cleric.

Product Description: Christopher Craig Brittain offers a wide-ranging examination of specific events within The Episcopal Church (TEC) by drawing upon an analysis of theological debates within the church, field interviews in church congregations, and sociological literature on church conflict...read more

Product Description: Parents who are not active church-goers or have no knowledge of The Episcopal Church often return to a church to have their child baptized. Many adults who never had a relationship with a faith community seek baptism when they join a congregation for the first time...read more

Product Description: The 2015 commemorative edition of The Book of Common Prayer was created for this year’s 78th General Convention of The Episcopal Church. Supplies are limited. Place your order today.

Product Description: "With origins dating back to 1830, The Episcopal Church Annual―aka “The Red Book”―is an indispensable reference tool, trusted year-after-year by churches, diocesan offices, libraries, and many others. Includes a comprehensive directory of provinces, dioceses, and churches, including contact information and listings of active clergy...read more

Product Description: "Este libro será bien recibido por personas recién llegadas a la Iglesia así como personas episcopales de por vida quienes a lo mejor han olvidado por qué aman a su Iglesia. El Reverendísimo Andy Doyle ha estudiado muy de cerca el Pacto Bautismal y ha incorporado sus vivencias como Obispo de la Diócesis de Tejas para presentarnos esta guía...read more

Product Description: William Temple was one of the towering figures in the Church of England in the twentieth century. He was a philosopher, theologian, social reformer, bishop and archbishop. As Archbishop of Canterbury he guided a nation at war and helped pave the way of the new post-war society, coining the term ‘the welfare state’ and building support in the Church of England for radical social reforms...read more

Product Description: The book discusses the importance of hymn singing and service music in Episcopal worship, as well as the history, structure, and content of The Hymnal 1982. While most parishioners participate in music making at some level (such as singing hymns or common responses), fewer people might understand the specific genres that comprise the music of an Episcopal worship service or the liturgical meaning behind each selection...read more

Product Description: "“If you have little tolerance for ecclesiastical blowhards; if you’ve ever fantasized about implementing a clergy rating system (CRS); if you’ve ever sought tips on surviving diocesan convention; if you’ve ever tried to weasel your way out of pledging; then this book is for you,” says author Tim Schenck...read more

Product Description: Back in the 1940s, as the young rector of Calvary Episcopal Church in Columbia, Missouri, Bishop Roger Blanchard wrote these meditations for a three hour Good Friday service. In 1997, his son Peter found the handwritten manuscript among files at the family home and encouraged his Dad to preserve his words for the family...read more