A lay reader's guide to the Book of Common Prayer

Notes: "[By] Clifford W. Atkinson".; Revised in 1988 and re-issued as: A Lay Minister's Guide to the Book of Common Prayer.; Includes bibliographical references: pp. 89-95.; "A concise book on understanding the 1979 Book of Common Prayer, the planning of the Office, and the execution of the various duties of the Lay Minister. Earlier versions have been titles 'A Lay Reader's Guide to the Book of Common Prayer'. This newly revised and expanded edition has been retitled to reflect the spirit of the new canon governing lay ministry and liturgy." -- back cover.; Contents divided into three main sections: Introduction -- Lay Reader and the Sunday Office -- Appendices.; Contents: The Lay Reader -- The Parameters of a Lay Reader's Responsibilities -- The BCP and the Lay Reader -- The Nature and Structure of the Office -- The Role of the Liturgical Year -- The Structure of the Lectonary -- Planning of the Office -- The Collects and the Prayers -- The Ministry of the Word as a Sunday Alternative --Appendix I: Music and the Office -- Appendix II: Translations of the Bible -- Appendix III: Reading Techniques -- Appendix IV: Basic Lore -- Bibliography.

Subjects: Lay ministry - Episcopal Church; Worship - Episcopal Church; Episcopal Church. Book of Common Prayer (1979)