"The perfect resource for families, `The Anglican Family Prayer Book' helps parents and children pray together, Prayers for morning and evening, blessings, nighttime prayers, prayers for ordinary and special occasions, intercessory prayers, prayers of the Eucharist, and prayers for use during the special seasons of the Church year make this book a timeless treasure that families will use every day, and an heirloom to pass along to future generations". -- inside front cover.
Contents: Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Common Prayer -- Praying through the Day -- Prayers for People and Occasions -- Prayers for the Eucharist -- Prayers for the Church Year -- Index of First Lines -- Notes.
Common Prayer section contains: What is Common Prayer ? -- Amen -- The Lord's Prayer -- The Doxology -- The Song of Mary (Magnificat) -- The Song of Zechariah (Benedictus Dominus Deus) -- A Prayer Attributed to St. Francis -- The Jesus Prayer -- The Breton Fishermen's Prayer -- A Sarum Prayer -- Psalm 23.
Praying Through the Day section contains: Ways of Praying Daily -- Morning and Evening Prayer -- Graces -- Blessings -- Bedtime Prayers -- Prayers for the Days of the Week.
Prayers for People and Occasions section contains: Types of Prayers -- For a Birthday -- On a Baptism Anniversary -- For the Care of Children -- For Young Persons -- For Parents -- For the Anniversary of a Marriage -- For the Blessing of a New Home -- Before an Exam -- For a Graduation -- For a Pet -- For a Guest -- For Travelers -- For Those Absent -- For Reconciliation in a Home -- For Someone Who Is Ill -- For Healing -- For Quiet Confidence -- A Prayer of Self-Dedication -- For the Diversity of Races and Cultures -- A Prayer of St. Chrysostom -- A Prayer before Worship -- A Prayer before Receiving Communion -- Litanies -- For Thanksgiving -- In Grief For Forgiveness -- The Holy Spirit -- The Cross.
Prayers for the Eucharist section contains: Teaching Children to Worship -- The Gloria -- The Kyrie -- The Trisagion -- The Salutation and the Collect of the Day -- The Creeds -- The Confession -- The Peace -- The Sursum Corda -- The Sanctus -- The Fraction Anthem -- The Postcommunion Prayer, Blessing, and Dismissal.
Prayers for the Church Year section contains: Faith Rituals Throughout the Year -- Advent -- Christmas -- Epiphany -- Lent -- Easter -- Ascension Day -- Pentecost -- All Hallow's Eve -- All Saints' Day -- Saints' Days -- Seasonal Greetings -- A Calendar of Seasons and Holy Days.
"'Children in the Eucharist' formerly titled 'Children in the Parish Eucharist' [and published in 1987] is intended to help the Church honor, respect, and accept our children and their ministries as they, like adults, live into the Baptismal Covenant, specifically so at the altar. Children very rarely have a sense of belonging to the Christian community at worship because those who plan the Liturgy and those who furnish the liturgical space rarely think of children. The Holy Eucharist is indeed the liturgy of the baptized and 'the principal act of Christian worship on the Lord's Day and other Feasts,' and as such all baptized Christians, regardless of age, should be present and take their place as full participants at the Lord's Table. .... 'Children in the Eucharist' is for persons who honestly accept children as humans and as people of God, for those who take Christian community seriously, and for those who are struggling with the presence of children in our midst". -- Intro.
Contents divided into three main sections: Introduction dated The Episcopal Church Center, New York, New York, The Feast of the Epiphany 1990 / Howard K. Williams, Coordinator, Children's Ministries -- Section One: Reflection Papers -- Section Two: Guidelines for Including Children in the Worshipping Community -- Section Three: Aids for Further Exploration of Children and the Eucharist.
Contents of Section One: Reflection Papers: Children's Involvement in the Liturgy : History and Implications / Joseph P. Russell -- The Nature of Liturgy / Leonel L. Mitchell -- Liturgy as Language / Richard A. Bower -- The Language of Spirituality and Communication in Childhood / Toinette M. Eugene -- Discussion Starters: A Chance for Your Reaction.
Section Two: Guidelines: Preparing the Congregation for Liturgy -- Planning the Liturgy -- Creating the Worship Environment -- Children and Hymns / Elizabeth Morris Downie -- Index of Children's Hymns -- Step-by-Step Through the Eucharist, From Home to Church: The Gathering / Leonel L. Mitchell.
Contents of Section Three: Aids for Further Exploration: Children in the Eucharist: A Workshop on Issues, Implications, and Strategies for the Congregation or Diocese -- Historical Summary of Children's Place in the Eucharist: A Timeline -- The Difficulties, Dynamics, and Discoveries of Instituting Change in the Congregation's Liturgy -- Selected List of Resources.
"[P]repared by The Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music 2000".
Includes bibliograhical references.
Contents: Preface / Frank Tracy Griswold [and] George L. Werner -- A Note About the Process -- Praying with the Sick -- Ministry with the Sick or Dying -- Burial of a Child -- Notes.
Godly Play is "as it says on the cover of the handbooks, `an imaginative method for presenting scripture stories to children'. This method, based on Montessori ideals, has been developed by Jerome Berryman during 40 years of work with children in the U.S.A. Jerome is currently the Director of the Centre for the Theology of Childhood in Houston, Texas. Godly Play encourages `playing' with the language of God and God's people." "I believe Godly Play is an incredibly powerful way to connect children and adults up to the power of the gospel at the same time as helping us recapture a sense of awe and mystery in our beliefs and liturgies". "Through Godly Play, children are no longer young ignorant novices to be taught before qualifying for membership, but become active, important, whole members, learning and growing alongside adults in the church family". The author is the wide of the Dean of Newcastle, England, and has been working to promote Godly Play in the cathedral and across the diocese.
Issue of IAFN Newsletter included as part of the Anglican World for Trinity 2003. An editorial and series of short reports from different agencies and countries about "Children and Work." "The International Labour Organisation estimates that there are 246 million working children aged between 5 and 17." "A recent UNICEF Report states that `The most familiar example of adults exploiting children is hazardous labour. Adults often make children work long hours in homes, factories, in fields or on the streets, rather than sending them school -- denying them their fundamental rights to education and protection'. The forces behind such exploitation of children are powerful: greed, lust, war, poverty." "The document `A World Fit For Children' was produced by the UN General Assembly's Special Session on Children 8-10 May 2002. It stresses again the rights of children to education and the need to protect them from economic exploitation. This newsletter makes clear the amount of work which must be done to achieve this goal. But it also tells of practical projects which, even in a small way, are helping to alleviate the problems: cultivating pepper seeds in Ghana and so enabling parents to meet school fees; projects to help educate street children in Brazil; the Tamil Nadu Theological Seminary working to raise awareness and bring education and hope to child labourers in India".
Small box at end of article indicates a new address for IAFN Office, now at: IAFN Office, PO Box 54, Minehead, Somerset TA24 7WD England Tel/FAX: (+44) 1643 841 500 E-mail: mail@iafn@org.uk
Issue of IAFN Newsletter included as part of the Anglican World for Advent 2001. An editorial and series of short reports from different agencies and countries about family breakdown. "The articles in this newsletter tell of increased marriage and relationship breakdown, more children on the streets, more despair fuelling alcohol and drug abuse. Many refer to the root causes of poverty, the AIDS pandemic, and, of course, war ... But the picture is not all bleak. An article from Canada points out that a marriage breakdown may, in some cases, represent a new start, free from hidden violence and abuse. Many of the articles tell of vigorous efforts being made by churches and projects from all over the Anglican Communion to help the casualties of family breakdown".
Issue of IAFN Newsletter included as part of the Anglican World for Michaelmas 1997. A series of short reports from 13 different regions and countries describing the churches' response to the challenge of parenting.
"This collection of narratives describes Christian and Jewish congregations in the United States that are currently conducting `cutting-edge public ministry'. .... The book tells 10 stories, six of them in considerable detail, each comprising a chapter. The final chapter contains four shorter stories about exceptional public ministry in the New York City area following the World Trade Center disaster of September 11, 2001. .... These stories primarily use the term public ministry rather than, for example, social ministry or outreach. This choice resides in an effort to describe programs that go beyond serving the most basic social needs such as food and shelter. One of the case studies focuses on the arts and art history, for instance; another includes teaching parenting skills; a third involves government lobbying." -- Intro., pp. 1-2, 3.
Contents: Foreword / Martin E. Marty -- Preface -- Introduction -- Going Public -- Following the Vision : The Children's Center for Arts and Learning : St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado -- Learning by Example : Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia -- "Healing the World" : Kehillat Israel Synagogue, Pacific Palisades, California -- A Commitment to Hope : Dugan Alternative High School : Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois -- Public Health and the Private Soul : Shepherd's Hand Clinic : Christ Lutheran Church, Whitefish, Montana -- "A Bunch of Troublemakers" : Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Georgia -- Ministries of Presence and Prayer : Post-September 11, New York City -- Afterword / James P. Wind -- Selected Resources.
"This collection of narratives describes Christian and Jewish congregations in the United States that are currently conducting `cutting-edge public ministry'. .... The book tells 10 stories, six of them in considerable detail, each comprising a chapter. The final chapter contains four shorter stories about exceptional public ministry in the New York City area following the World Trade Center disaster of September 11, 2001. .... These stories primarily use the term public ministry rather than, for example, social ministry or outreach. This choice resides in an effort to describe programs that go beyond serving the most basic social needs such as food and shelter. One of the case studies focuses on the arts and art history, for instance; another includes teaching parenting skills; a third involves government lobbying." -- Intro., pp. 1-2, 3.
Contents: Foreword / Martin E. Marty -- Preface -- Introduction -- Going Public -- Following the Vision : The Children's Center for Arts and Learning : St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, Denver, Colorado -- Learning by Example : Alfred Street Baptist Church, Alexandria, Virginia -- "Healing the World" : Kehillat Israel Synagogue, Pacific Palisades, California -- A Commitment to Hope : Dugan Alternative High School : Holy Cross/Immaculate Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois -- Public Health and the Private Soul : Shepherd's Hand Clinic : Christ Lutheran Church, Whitefish, Montana -- "A Bunch of Troublemakers" : Oakhurst Presbyterian Church, Decatur, Georgia -- Ministries of Presence and Prayer : Post-September 11, New York City -- Afterword / James P. Wind -- Selected Resources.