The Great Vigil of Easter is unlike any service of the liturgical year. It is my favorite liturgy and that of many others. I’ve run across many stories (including those told in Evangelicals on the Canterbury Trail) of people who have been drawn into Anglicanism (or other liturgical traditions) because they Read more…
The following is a list of various ancient and modern customs that can aid in setting Lent apart from the rest of the year.
A list of the essential and other helpful books and online resources for use in planning the liturgy and physical use during the liturgy.
Here are some of the best examples of each Christmas Hymn in the 1982 Episcopal Church Hymnal. Plus some bonus recordings!
I absolutely love classic church hymns and anthems, particularly when beautifully done. I’ve spent countless hours searching the depths of the internet to find incredible video and audio recordings of tunes sung by angelic choirs, accompanied by powerful organs and various instruments, in echoey cathedrals and great music halls, with Read more…
If you have been in a church with a well-trained choir, especially on Easter and Christmas, you have likely experienced an incredibly powerful moment in the last verse of a hymn that straight up gave you the chills! That would be the descant, and I think it is one of the best Read more…