Copyright 1902
Illustrated, pages are in great condition 
Staining on back cover as pictured 

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Minnesota

William Butler The Founder of Two Missions

Robert Thibodeau

A step-by-step handbook for Pastors and Ministers on conducting traditional, civil and Episcopal-type ceremonies.

Book does have some underlining and writing.

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Maryland

Step-By-Step Handbook for Pastors and Ministers

This handbook makes a great gift for a newly ordained Minister of the Gospel or Seminary Graduate! This handbook has been designed to assist the Pastor or Minister of the Gospel in performing Marriage Ceremonies. The easy "step-by-step" format is simple to follow and has spaces provided to insert the names of the Bride and Groom. The three main ceremonies are included in this handbook: 1. The Traditional Wedding Ceremony which incorporates scripture reading and charges to the bride, the groom, the witnesses in the wedding party and also the audience. The author has been using this system extensively for over 20 years and has never failed to get several compliments on the ceremony. 2. The Civil Ceremony. This is a short, easy and quick wedding ceremony. It is often performed at City Hall, but be used anywhere. The author has even used in a local jail where an inmate and his fiance were married! It "mentions" God, but not to the extent of the other two types of ceremonies. 3. The "Episcopalian" Ceremony. This is a longer ceremony (very rarely used by the author) and incorporates the taking of communion as well as all the other elements of the Traditional Ceremony. This handbook is a compilation of many different marriage manuals the author has used for over 20 years of performing marriage ceremonies. Taking "the best" sections from various manuals and combining them into one, "easy to use" handbook and written in a "Step-by-Step" format allows the user to immediately take this Handbook and perform marriage ceremonies like they have been doing it for years!

The Marriage Ceremony

b13e177c-10ae-44bf-804c-d2417d6b54c3-1

California

God's Mission in a Time of Globalization and Crisis

On September 20, 2001, the planned date of the meeting of the Community of Bishops of the Episcopal Church, was radically altered by the events of the previous week. The planned topic was "God's Mission, God's Work in a Global Communion of Difference" which was to focus on reconciliation within the Anglican Communion. World events changed that. The essays of this book are the papers delivered at that meeting which evoked a perspective at once personal and yet global in a new way.

In the chapel where the meeting was held there was a cross with Christ holding a hammer. The Presiding Bishop spoke of this cross as being about the concept described in the Hebrew phrase, tikkun-olam or "repair of the world." The ensuing bishops' pastoral letter to the church stated, "Let us therefore wage reconciliation. Let us offer our gifts for the carrying out of God's ongoing work of reconciliation, healing and making all things new. To this we pledge ourselves and call our church."

Waging Reconciliation

d24badb1-ef9b-49b8-a906-ba11ca843278-1

William Sydnor

Tennessee

A Revised Edition of the Story of the Real Prayer Book

An exploration of the history of the Book of Common Prayer and its revisions, beginning with the 1549 English Prayer Book and continuing up to the present. This revised and expanded version finishes the story of the final adoption of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer. Sydnor explores why each revision was necessary, what was changed, added, omitted, as well as what was retained in the “new” book. By understanding the delicate balance between the need for change and the preservation of what is timeless, William Sydnor believes that Episcopalians will “find anew that common ground of common prayer which is our legacy, our inspiration, and our joy.”

The Prayer Book Through the Ages

bb370235-31b0-40cb-bd64-b36a5ea9d5eb-1

Charles Mortimer Guilbert

A Liturgical Dictionary

A helpful dictionary of liturgical terms from Aaronic Benediction to Zuchetto. (70 pp)

Words for Our Worship

4d3549c8-5a29-476c-8998-631259dd635f-1

#paperback #religion #episcopal #church #faith #mission #evangelism #christian

This slim book is in like new condition with no wear to the spine. Pages are clean and unmarked, though starting to yellow faintly around the edges. Covers have a couple of light dings around the edges but otherwise in excellent shape. Printed in 2012, 142 pp.

Renewing Episcopal Identity

By exploring the Episcopal Church's mission and precepts in the context of 21st century and its challenges, this thoughtful book deepens the Church's relationship with its people and makes the faith more relevant.

Society and culture are constantly evolving so must religion and its mission to remain meaningful. The legacies of establishment, benefactor approaches to mission, and the 'national church' ideal are no longer adequate for the challenges and opportunities facing the 21st century church. But if the Episcopal Church is no longer the Church of the Establishment and the benefactor model of church is dead, what is the heart of Episcopal mission and identity?

Scholar and Episcopal priest Dwight Zscheile draws on multiple streams of Anglican thought and practice, plus contemporary experience to craft a vision for mission that addresses the church's post-establishment, post-colonial context. With stories, practices and concrete illustrations, Zscheile engages readers in re-envisioning what it means to be Anglican in America today and sends readers out to build new relationships within their local contexts.

People of the Way

67904b2e-f10c-4664-ac7d-50a124f2aae7-1

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

he Karakia Mibnare o Aotearoa

A New Zealand prayer book

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Challenges for the Church in the Twenty-First Century

Shaping Our Future

b812819f-b9bc-4fe6-aabd-312506ef124c-1

#episcopal #bookofcommonprayer #christianity #religiouseducation

Alabama

Episcopalians consider themselves to be people whose individual and corporate lives are shaped by the Book of Common Prayer, but aside from worship on Sunday morning, few know what fills its nearly 1,000 pages. John Westerhoff, Episcopal priest and Christian educator, walks readers through the ways in which the contents of the Prayer Book can (and should) shape the lives of those who call themselves Episcopalians.

An excellent resource for parish study or reading in advance of seminary training, Westerhoff explores a brief history of the Prayer Book, and the ways in which it shapes us as pilgrims and prayerful people. How Episcopalians live into their baptism, live a Eucharistic and reconciling life, as well as a life of wholeness and health, are explored in detail. All of this, as Westerhoff writes, helps us lead a holy life, and one day, to a holy death.

Living Faithfully As a Prayer Book People

a7576842-47d5-4c3f-9f75-c855e8a612b5-1

This is the 1943 reprint, pew edition of the famous hymnal by the Church Pension Fund. It contains hymns, antiphons, and canticles with only the melodic lines present (no harmony). This hymnal’s layout is easy to read and follow. The volume is in great condition. One minor corner bend on the top right corner of the cover. Binding is crisp. Pages are clean besides an inscription and signature on the front page from the previous owners (see photo above).

New Mexico

1940

The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United Stares of America

#church #cathedral #history #minnesota #minnesotahistory #architecture #episcopal 

This beautiful coffee table style book is about the history of the Episcopal Cathedral in Faribault, Minnesota. Full of photos, original material, and great stories.

An Episcopal Community for Mission

The First Cathedral

North Carolina

Daily Prayer for all Seasons

1964, 3rd printing Morehouse-Barlow. Episcopal summary of faith with scriptural referents. Includes a clear paper jacket. The jacket has some rip wear, but the volume is in great shape. Only a couple of annotations on the front cover from the previous owners.

A Summary of Faith (1964) 

1977 Seabury press copy of the Book of Common Prayer. Condition is excellent. Only very slight shelf wear on the cover. Binding is tight, and there are no annotations.

Book of Common Prayer (1977)

2007, Oxford. Leather bound, personal pocket edition. Morning-evening Christian prayers, liturgical prayers, and the psalter-hymnal of the Episcopal church. The volume is in good condition. Some slight wear on the leather cover. No annotations. 

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Book of Common Prayer (2007, leather pocket edition)

Becca Stevens

The Art of Healing and Truth-Telling

"In the world of snake oils, you have to see the world a little differently. Where others see poverty, you see riches; where others see weeds, you see flowers; where others see sickness, you see openness." Becca Stevens calls herself a "snake oil seller": She takes natural oils, mixes them with a good story, sells them in an open market and believes they help to heal the world. Becca is the founder of Thistle Farms, one of the most successful examples in the US of a social enterprise whose mission is the work force. She is also the founder of its residential program, Magdalene. The women of Magdalene/Thistle Farms have survived prostitution, trafficking and addiction, and the natural body care products they manufacture-balms, soaps, and lotions-aid in their own healing as well as that of the people who buy them. The book weaves together the beginnings of the enterprise with individual stories from Becca's own journey as well as 20 women in the community. In Snake Oil, Becca tells how the women she began helping fifteen years ago have been the biggest source of her own healing from sexual abuse and her father's death as a child. Wise and reflective, Snake Oil offers an empowering narrative as well as a selection of recipes for healing remedies that readers can make themselves.

Snake Oil

df50eefe-a0a7-4d1d-98d2-8eed8e199cdd-1

Church Publishing

1979. Signed by bishop Robert Rusack of Los Angeles, he died in 1986. This is also the miniature pew version. The book is smaller and the binding allows for it to lay flat. The book is clean with very little cover damage (only a few small scuffs and minor blemishes). 

Basic Pew Edition; Red Hardcover

This hardcover is designed for regular use and has a sturdy binding and a cover that lies flat. Choice of black or red. 5 x 7 with a 9 point font size. This is the standard Book of Common Prayer and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church together with The Psalter or Psalms of David according to use in the Episcopal Church in the United States as authorized in 1979.

Book of Common Prayer (1979, signed by LA Bishop Robert Rusack)

a25814ef-fb77-4349-b95d-084a1f8ea097-1

Oversized Hardcover (4 to 6 lbs)

The book of common prayer

1889 edition of The Hymnal. This is an antique, and thus in antique condition. Please see photos for some binding issues. Dimensions are approximately 5.5 x 3.75 x 1 inches. Please note that this is a book of verses, not music, as shown in the example photos. 

Save this search

By His Daughter

William Butler The Founder of Two Missions

Robert Thibodeau

The Marriage Ceremony

Ian T. Douglas (Editor)

Waging Reconciliation

William Sydnor

The Prayer Book Through the Ages

Charles Mortimer Guilbert

Words for Our Worship

Dwight J. Zscheile

People of the Way

The Anglican Church in New Zealand

A New Zealand prayer book

J. Stephen Freeman (Editor)

Shaping Our Future

John H. Westerhoff; John H. Westerhoff

Living Faithfully As a Prayer Book People

John H. Fitzgerald; Franklin J. Clark

The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United Stares of America

Rev. Benjamin Ives Scott and Robert Neslund

The First Cathedral

Church Publishing

Daily Prayer for all Seasons

C. B. Moss

A Summary of Faith (1964)

The Church Hymnal Corporation

Book of Common Prayer (1977)

Gregory Michael Howe

Book of Common Prayer (2007, leather pocket edition)

Becca Stevens

Snake Oil

Church Publishing

Book of Common Prayer (1979, signed by LA Bishop Robert Rusack)

The Episcopal Church

The book of common prayer

The New York Bible and Commom Prayer Book Society

The Hymnal Revised and enlarged

Browse by categories

Save this search

By His Daughter

William Butler The Founder of Two Missions

Robert Thibodeau

The Marriage Ceremony

Ian T. Douglas (Editor)

Waging Reconciliation

William Sydnor

The Prayer Book Through the Ages

Charles Mortimer Guilbert

Words for Our Worship

Dwight J. Zscheile

People of the Way

The Anglican Church in New Zealand

A New Zealand prayer book

J. Stephen Freeman (Editor)

Shaping Our Future

John H. Westerhoff; John H. Westerhoff

Living Faithfully As a Prayer Book People

John H. Fitzgerald; Franklin J. Clark

The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United Stares of America

Rev. Benjamin Ives Scott and Robert Neslund

The First Cathedral

Church Publishing

Daily Prayer for all Seasons

C. B. Moss

A Summary of Faith (1964)

The Church Hymnal Corporation

Book of Common Prayer (1977)

Gregory Michael Howe

Book of Common Prayer (2007, leather pocket edition)

Becca Stevens

Snake Oil

Church Publishing

Book of Common Prayer (1979, signed by LA Bishop Robert Rusack)

The Episcopal Church

The book of common prayer

The New York Bible and Commom Prayer Book Society

The Hymnal Revised and enlarged