"This is a handbook written for those who plan worship in parishes of the Episcopal Church, although others besides planners and Episcopalians may find it of value. .... I have written this handbook especially for the intelligent layfolk who faithfully serve on worship committees throughout this church of ours. I hope that this book is something they can read in an evening or two or three as an introduction to their work. I hope that the individual chapters will provide resources for their work as they address specific issues in shaping a parish's life of worship". -- Preface.
Contents: Preface -- The Anglican Way -- The Daily Office -- Baptism and Confirmation -- The Eucharist -- The Pastoral Offices -- Planning the Liturgy -- Bibliography.
"This is a substantially expanded version of the first edition of 'All Desires Known' published in 1988 by Morehouse Publishing". -- verso of t.-p.
"This new edition of 'All Desires Known' is a substantially expanded version, with forty-two new pieces of writing coherent with the themes of the material included in the 1988 edition (the new items are listed on p. 114)." -- Note to new edition, p. xiv.
Includes bibliographical references but NO subject index.
"In worship, our ideologies stand exposed, and nowhere is this clearer than in the assumptions expressed in our language. Increasingly, the convention by which God has been addressed in terms that are exclusively male has caused discomfort among worshippers; but the problem of finding new words is not simple. ... Much more potentially creative is the writing of new texts in vigorous language, which also respects and inhabits ancient worship with forms, evocative biblical imagery, and familiar cadences and rhythms". -- Preface, p. xi.
Contents divided into three main sections: Collects -- Formal Prayers -- Psalms and Poems.
Contents: Preface / Janet Morley -- Note to new edition dated August 1991 / Janet Morley -- Collects -- Formal Prayers -- Psalms and Poems -- Note.
"This revised edition first published in Great Britain in 2005 by Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge (SPCK) ... American edition published by Morehouse Publishing". -- verso of t.-p.
Includes bibliographical references but NO subject index.
"In worship, our ideologies stand exposed, and nowhere is this clearer than in the assumptions expressed in our language. Increasingly, the convention by which God has been addressed in terms that are exclusively male has caused discomfort among worshippers; but the problem of finding new words is not simple. ... Much more potentially creative is the writing of new texts in vigorous language, which also respects and inhabits ancient worship with forms, evocative biblical imagery, and familiar cadences and rhythms". -- Preface, p. vii.
Contents divided into four main sections: Collects -- Formal Prayers -- Psalms and Poems -- Thy Kingdom Come.
Contents: Preface dated 1998, revised 1005 / Janet Morley -- Collects -- Formal Prayers -- Psalms and Poems -- Thy Kingdom Come -- Notes on Copyright.
Thy Kingdom Come Section sub-divided into: Reflections on the Lord's Prayer -- Harvest Prayers -- Reflections on the Beatitudes -- Eucharist -- Short Prayers and Reflections.
Author "formerly a director of Christian Aid in the United Kingdom, is now Secretary for Adult Learning at the Methodist Church". -- back cover.
"This booklet is one in a series dealing with the work of the parishes of the Episcopal Church in the United States and the Anglican Church of Canada. It has been prepared by members of the Associated Parishes for Liturgy and Mission". -- inside front cover.
"This booklet is designed to assist parish liturgy committees, clergy, and musicians, and, in particular, to encourage those in small congregations to be bold in developing their ministry of music from the resources they have in hand. Even the smallest community of Christians, can raise up and support a leader of song to strengthen the congregation's common prayer". -- Editor's Note, inside front cover.
Text divided into sections: A Little Theology and a Hint of History -- Shared Leadership of Liturgy: Raising Up or Hiring a Cantor -- Exercise of the Office of Cantor -- Nurturing and Continuing Formation.
"Prepared by the laity and clergy of the Associated Parishes". -- inside front cover.
"This booklet is one of a series dealing with the life and work of the Parishes of the Episcopal Church". -- inside front cover.
"With the final approval of the Book of Common Prayer 1979 as its liturgical norm, the Episcopal Church has established the Great Vigil of Easter as its central act of worship. All other liturgical and sacramental acts find their fullest meaning in their relationship to that rite. This is particularly true of the liturgies of Lent, Holy Week, and the Great Fifty Days of Easter. They prepare for and reflect upon the Paschal Vigil and they must be understood in relationship to that rite. It is our purpose here to aid the Church in understanding and celebrating these rites. Associated Parishes has published a commentary on the Great Vigil of Easter, and a study of that brochure should precede use of this one". -- Foreword.
Contents divided into sections: Foreword -- The Renewal of Lent -- The Last Sunday after the Epiphany -- Ash Wednesday -- The Sundays in Lent -- The Sunday of the Passion: Palm Sunday -- The Ordinary Days of Holy Week -- Maundy Thursday -- Good Friday -- Holy Saturday -- Easter -- Eastertide: The Great Fifty Days -- Pentecost and Its Vigil.
Pages 19-20 are blank pages headed "Notes". List of Associated Parishes brochures on parish life and worship printed on inside back cover.
"Prepared by the clergy and laity of the Associated Parishes". -- inside front cover.
"This booklet is one of a series dealing with the life and work of the Parishes of the Episcopal Church". -- inside front cover.
"Christian people preparing for marriage need to recognize that their own understandings and feelings about each other and about marriage have been influenced by an accumulated set of ideas, concepts, feelings, and assumptions in Church and society. Many of these are inadequate to a fully biblical concept of human nature, sexuality, and marriage, and at least some of them are diametrically opposed. A number of these misconceptions have been so much a part of our culture that we simply assume them to be Christian. This commentary on the liturgy of marriage will seek to show how the liturgy expresses these biblical understandings; how the Gospel sheds new light on our human and sexual natures, as well as on the marital relationship". -- p. 2.
Contents divided into sections: Introduction -- Introduction and Declaration of Consent -- The Ministry of the Word -- The Marriage -- The Prayers and the Blessing of the Marriage -- The Holy Eucharist -- The Blessing of a Civil Marriage.
List of Associated Parishes brochures on parish life and worship printed on inside back cover.
"Unlike liturgical manuals of the past, which were intended specifically for the use of the clergy, this book is directed to a wider audience -- to members of parish worship committees, priests, organists and directors of music, lectors, deacons, cantors and other singers, bishops, altar guild members, acolytes -- in short, to all who bear responsibility for the planning and conduct of public worship. In order to be as helpful as possible to such a variety of persons, the book includes, in addition to specific recommendations, the rationale and historical background for much of what is suggested". -- Preface, p. xiii.
Contents: Preface dated Wednesday in Holy Week 1989 / Howard E. Galley -- Of Churches and Their Furnishings -- Of Liturgical Ministries -- Of Seasons, Music, and Liturgical Practices -- Of Preparations for the Service -- The Service in Detail -- Synopsis of Ceremonies -- Celebrations with Small Congregations -- Holy Communion After the Liturgy -- Reservation of the Sacrament -- Holy Communion by a Deacon -- The Bishop and Parish Eucharists -- The Bishop at Holy Baptism -- The Ordination of Priests and Deacons -- Appendix: Liturgical Texts -- Glossary.
"'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.
"Written for grammar-school age children, this guide to the Rite II Eucharistic Service presents the full text of the Service from The Book of Common Prayer alongside commentary and cartoons that clarify the meaning of the words." -- back cover.
This book "had as its genesis in a similar commentary on the service of the Holy Eucharist written for the children of Saint Barnabas' Church, Norwich, about ten years ago by the rector, The Reverend Michael Godderz. That book was rewritten in its present form for a later generation of Saint Barnabas' Church School children, as a gift for the children on the Day of Pentecost. The current version owes much to Michael Godderz' work". -- Dedication.
Contents: [Dedication] -- Introduction -- The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two -- The Word of God -- The Holy Communion -- Eucharistic Prayer A -- Eucharistic Prayer B -- Eucharistic Prayer C -- Eucharistic Prayer D.