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The Anglican Catholic Church |
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At St. Stephen's we believe in accepting worship as the Church has
handed it down to us; utilizing the traditional forms and rituals
which have served the Church for centuries, without making changes
to accomodate modern tastes and secular trends.
The foundation of our worship is The Mass, also known as Holy Communion,
the Eucharist, or The Lord's Supper. It was instituted by Jesus himself,
and has been the principal expression of Christian worship since the
Apostles first met after Jesus' Ascension. In the Mass, we gather to
hear readings from the Scriptures, offer our prayers to God, and
receive His grace in the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
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Other forms of worship have been part of the Catholic tradition
as observed by the Anglican church, and can be found here
at St. Stephen's. For example, from the Book of Common Prayer comes Morning and Evening Prayer,
where the people gather together to recite the prayers which
were once said by clergy as part of the hourly cyle of prayer
throughout each day. In the Stations of the Cross, which dates
back to the eleventh century, we retrace
the steps of Christ on His journey to Calvary and meditate on
what His sacrifice on the cross means to us. |
For our Sunday Morning Worship, we use the order for the Mass in the Anglican Missal, and which is also found in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. A listing of the format, including page numbers from both the Book of Common Prayer and "The People's Anglican Missal" (a personal-sized edition) follows.
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Processional Hymn (stand) Introit (kneel) Collect for Purity.......p.67 BCP/B29 Missal (kneel) The Decalogue(1st Sunday)....................p.68 BCP The Summary of the Law......p.69 BCP/B29 Missal Kyrie Eleison.......................p.70 BCP/B30 Missal Gloria..................................p.84 BCP/B31 Missal Collect................................p.170 BCP/C14 Missal Epistle................................p.170 BCP/C14 Missal The Holy Gospel (stand) The Nicene Creed.......p.71 BCP/B34 Missal (stand) Announcements Sermon Hymn The Doxology (stand) Prayer for the Church.....p.74 BCP/B40 Missal (kneel) (all) The Lord receive this sacrifice at thy hands to the praise and glory of His name: both to our benefit and that of all His Holy Church. Invitation to Communion............p.74 BCP/B42 Missal General Confession...................p.74 BCP/B42 Missal Absolution.................................p.76 BCP/B42 Missal Comfortable Words...................p.76 BCP/B42 Missal THE CANON OF THE MASS Sursum Corda.............................p.76 BCP/B44 Missal Sanctus.......................................p.77 BCP/B44 Missal Blessed is He that cometh in the name of the Lord (all) HOSANNA IN THE HIGHEST Prayer of Consecration.............p.80 BCP/B293 Missal The Our Father (all)....................p.82 BCP/B56 Missal Prayer of Humble Access (all)......p.82 BCP/B58 Missal Holy Communion Post-Communion Hymn Post-Communion Collect Prayer of Thanksgiving (all)..p.83 BCP/B61 Missal (kneel) The Blessing..................................p.84 BCP/B64 Missal Recessional Hymn The Mass is Ended + + + |
Easter Sunday Worship at St. Stephen's |
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