Prayer Book- Our Guide for Worship—Both Private and Public
A. History and Purpose
1. http://www.stlukesredding.org/html/common_prayer.html A fantastic, and short, history of the Book of Common Prayer
2. A scholarly approach to the roots of the Book of Common Prayer (it’s Catholic antecedents) http://encyclopedia.jrank.org/POL_PRE/PRAYER_BOOK_OF_COMMON.html -
B. Overview of Sections
1. The Calendar of the Church Year, BCP 15-33
2. The Daily Office, BCP 36-146
A. For Private and Public Worship
B. Emphasize the strength in numbers concept
3. The Great Litany, BCP 148-155
4. The Collects of the Church Year, BCP 158-161
5. Proper Liturgies for Special Days, BCP 264-295
A. Lent
B. Holy Week
C. Easter
6. Holy Baptism, BCP 298-314
7. Holy Eucharist, BCP 322-409
8. Pastoral Offices, BCP 412-507
A. Confirmation
B. Christian Service
C. Marriage
D. Thanksgiving for a Child
E. Confession
F. Ministry to the Sick
G. “Last Rites”
H. Burials
9. Episcopal Offices, BCP 510-555
A. Ordination
B. Celebration of a New Ministry
C. Consecration of a Church
10. The Psalter, BCP 582-888
A. Bibles were insanely expensive
B. Were no such things as hymn books
C. Psalms were used as music in the services
11. Prayers and Thanksgivings, BCP 810-841
12. Catechism, BCP 845-862
A. Series of Questions and Answers
B. Set up in sections to explain Episcopal Theology
13. Historical Documents, BCP 864-878
A. Athanasian Creed
B. Thirty-Nine Articles
C. Chicago-Lambeth Quadrilateral
14. The Lectionary, BCP 898-1001
A. Complex Calendar
B. Readings for Holy Eucharist on a three year cycle
C. Readings for the Daily Office (public and private) on two year cycle
Saturday, February 9, 2008
Saturday, February 2, 2008
Episcopal 101 Session I
A Short Course in the Traditions and Practices of the Episcopal Church
EPISCOPAL 101
Session I.
A Broad History of the Christianity with Specific Attention to Episcopal Traditions
I. The birth of the church
A. View this website:
http://www.xenos.org/teachings/nt/acts/gary/act2-1.htm
B. How many were in attendance
C. What happened
D. How did God use that to show His power and purpose very soon
II. Extension of the influence of Rome http://britannia.com/history/narromhist.html
A. First invasion by Rome of Britain
B. Conquering of Britain by which Emperor, when, and how much force
C. What happened to much of English culture
D. What was the greatest tool of Roman travel which enabled its influence to extend. Great care and hard work were used to create.
E. The influence of Roman thought survived in which institution.
III. Information and pictures about the construction of the boundary at the end of what Rome could conquer and control http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/VG/romans.html
A. Year it was built
B. What was that area of Britain called then
IV. Go to this website, click on the “watch animation“ and see a short video (Note: there is sound and it uses flash images. Don’t watch if you are epileptic!!) http://www.hadrians-wall.org/
A. How long is the wall
B. How many forts remain?
V. Information about the earliest Christian influences in England are found at this website: http://sisterhood2.homestead.com/Arimathea2.html
A. Find the person said to be the earliest representative of Christ to England
B. Find two dates associated with his visit
C. Place most often noted as the center of his work
D. Two sources for information (Hint: one “could” be verbal but another is a directly quoted Early Church Father)
VI. Catholic Church
A. The first use of the word “Catholic”
a) ( Catholic )
b) The first use of the word “Catholic” (Circa 160-200 – The word “catholic” used by Bishops uniting to fight heresies. The church becomes more organized with Bishops, Presbyters (priests), Deacons, and Laity as distinct levels of ministry. Christian writings begin to be sorted and compiled for common worship. The earliest form of the Apostle’s Creed was used as a test for new Christians.)
B. Development of the Early “Catholic” Church
1. Much to Constantine's annoyance, God's harmony continued to elude the Christian Church - as churchmen disagreed over the exact nature of Jesus. I
a) In 325, he called for the Church's first ecumenical (general) council, which was to meet in the city of Nicaea for the purpose of deciding by committee the nature of Jesus Christ and other issues.
b) Of Christianity's 1,800 or so bishops, 318 attended the conference - most of them from the eastern half of the empire. Constantine presided over the meeting. One group of bishops, led by the bishop Arius, claimed that God and Jesus were separate beings, that because Jesus was God's son there must have been a time when Jesus did not exist. Another group of bishops could not accept the notion that Jesus had been created from nothing and insisted that he had to be divine and therefore a part of God.
2. Division of Church into regions
a) Death of Emperor Constantine (337 AD) divides “world” in East and West, thus dividing the church into “Eastern Orthodox” and “Roman Catholic.”)
b) Each of his three sons - Constantius II, Constantine II, and Constans - acquired the title Augustus.
(1) Constantius II inherited rule in the eastern portion of the empire.
(2) Constans, inherited rule in Italy, North Africa and Illyricum.
(3) Constantine II inherited rule in Spain, Britannia and Gaul,
(4) being the eldest son he claimed authority over his brothers, who were unwilling to submit, and in the year 340 he invaded Italy.
(5) Brother warred against brother, Christian against Christian. Constans won and Constantine II died.
C. St. Patrick (Patrick)
1. Establishment of Celtic Christianity in Britain (Northumberland Communities - Holy Island)
D. Augustine’s move to Britain
1. View this website: http://volokh.com/sasha/canterbury.html
2. What was Pope Gregory’s reason for sending Augustine?
3. How many did Augustine “get wet?”
VII. The change in the Brits alignment with Roman Church
A. Check: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15610a.htm
1. Note the comment about the source of the influence on the Northumbrian king
2. Find the date of the Synod
3. What was the “other church”?
B. Development of the English Church
1. To find information on these events: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFORM/ENGLAND.HTM
2. Wyclif’s work to bring the Bible to the people in their own language
3. The first part of the Reformation (Hint: The guy is named “after” your great priest!)
4. King Henry VIII and Parliament begin the “Great Schism”
5. Thomas Cranmer makes a “church handbook” in English to explain what is happening to the people in the pew
C. The Establishment of the US Church
1. The War of Independence
2. The establishment of an American church with ties to the historic line through somewhere else but England
3. The growth of the church in America with the help of the Church of England
EPISCOPAL 101
Session I.
A Broad History of the Christianity with Specific Attention to Episcopal Traditions
I. The birth of the church
A. View this website:
http://www.xenos.org/teachings/nt/acts/gary/act2-1.htm
B. How many were in attendance
C. What happened
D. How did God use that to show His power and purpose very soon
II. Extension of the influence of Rome http://britannia.com/history/narromhist.html
A. First invasion by Rome of Britain
B. Conquering of Britain by which Emperor, when, and how much force
C. What happened to much of English culture
D. What was the greatest tool of Roman travel which enabled its influence to extend. Great care and hard work were used to create.
E. The influence of Roman thought survived in which institution.
III. Information and pictures about the construction of the boundary at the end of what Rome could conquer and control http://www.northumberland.gov.uk/VG/romans.html
A. Year it was built
B. What was that area of Britain called then
IV. Go to this website, click on the “watch animation“ and see a short video (Note: there is sound and it uses flash images. Don’t watch if you are epileptic!!) http://www.hadrians-wall.org/
A. How long is the wall
B. How many forts remain?
V. Information about the earliest Christian influences in England are found at this website: http://sisterhood2.homestead.com/Arimathea2.html
A. Find the person said to be the earliest representative of Christ to England
B. Find two dates associated with his visit
C. Place most often noted as the center of his work
D. Two sources for information (Hint: one “could” be verbal but another is a directly quoted Early Church Father)
VI. Catholic Church
A. The first use of the word “Catholic”
a) ( Catholic )
b) The first use of the word “Catholic” (Circa 160-200 – The word “catholic” used by Bishops uniting to fight heresies. The church becomes more organized with Bishops, Presbyters (priests), Deacons, and Laity as distinct levels of ministry. Christian writings begin to be sorted and compiled for common worship. The earliest form of the Apostle’s Creed was used as a test for new Christians.)
B. Development of the Early “Catholic” Church
1. Much to Constantine's annoyance, God's harmony continued to elude the Christian Church - as churchmen disagreed over the exact nature of Jesus. I
a) In 325, he called for the Church's first ecumenical (general) council, which was to meet in the city of Nicaea for the purpose of deciding by committee the nature of Jesus Christ and other issues.
b) Of Christianity's 1,800 or so bishops, 318 attended the conference - most of them from the eastern half of the empire. Constantine presided over the meeting. One group of bishops, led by the bishop Arius, claimed that God and Jesus were separate beings, that because Jesus was God's son there must have been a time when Jesus did not exist. Another group of bishops could not accept the notion that Jesus had been created from nothing and insisted that he had to be divine and therefore a part of God.
2. Division of Church into regions
a) Death of Emperor Constantine (337 AD) divides “world” in East and West, thus dividing the church into “Eastern Orthodox” and “Roman Catholic.”)
b) Each of his three sons - Constantius II, Constantine II, and Constans - acquired the title Augustus.
(1) Constantius II inherited rule in the eastern portion of the empire.
(2) Constans, inherited rule in Italy, North Africa and Illyricum.
(3) Constantine II inherited rule in Spain, Britannia and Gaul,
(4) being the eldest son he claimed authority over his brothers, who were unwilling to submit, and in the year 340 he invaded Italy.
(5) Brother warred against brother, Christian against Christian. Constans won and Constantine II died.
C. St. Patrick (Patrick)
1. Establishment of Celtic Christianity in Britain (Northumberland Communities - Holy Island)
D. Augustine’s move to Britain
1. View this website: http://volokh.com/sasha/canterbury.html
2. What was Pope Gregory’s reason for sending Augustine?
3. How many did Augustine “get wet?”
VII. The change in the Brits alignment with Roman Church
A. Check: http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15610a.htm
1. Note the comment about the source of the influence on the Northumbrian king
2. Find the date of the Synod
3. What was the “other church”?
B. Development of the English Church
1. To find information on these events: http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/REFORM/ENGLAND.HTM
2. Wyclif’s work to bring the Bible to the people in their own language
3. The first part of the Reformation (Hint: The guy is named “after” your great priest!)
4. King Henry VIII and Parliament begin the “Great Schism”
5. Thomas Cranmer makes a “church handbook” in English to explain what is happening to the people in the pew
C. The Establishment of the US Church
1. The War of Independence
2. The establishment of an American church with ties to the historic line through somewhere else but England
3. The growth of the church in America with the help of the Church of England
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