Opportunities
Lenten resources available from Episcopal Relief & Development
Sign up to receive ERD's daily Lenten meditations by e-mail
Episcopal Relief & Development (ERD) Sunday is coming up on the first
Sunday in Lent, February 21.
To help your congregation prepare for this day and for the Lenten
journey, ERD is offering a 2010 Lenten Meditations booklet. Developed by
Sister Claire Joy of the Community of the Holy Spirit in New York City,
the devotional’s theme is “Healing ourselves and a hurting world.” These
daily meditations will encourage, challenge and inspire Episcopalians to
reflect on their lives and on what steps they might take to help those
who live in need.
Copies of the devotional and additional materials may be ordered for
everyone in your congregation by phone or online. Please note that
orders must be placed by February 8 to ensure they will arrive in time
for Ash Wednesday, February 17. Lenten materials are free. All orders
are charged a minimum fee for shipping and handling. Large orders or
overnight and second-day delivery will incur additional shipping costs.
Call Episcopal Books and Resources (EBaR) at 1.800.903.5544 or order
online.
The daily Lenten meditations are also available via e-mail. Sign up now!
Saying your prayers made easy!
Hat tip to the Rev. Robert Dunbar for passing this info along!
The Church of England (our Mother Church) has made it easy for people
and to pray the "Daily Offices" of Morning and Evening Prayer and
Compline. No more confusion about holy days, no more searching for each
day's proper psalms, readings and prayers. They do it for you online! Go
to:
www.cofe.anglican.org/worship/dailyprayer/
and on the right side of the page click on Morning Prayer, Evening
Prayer or "Night Prayer" (Compline), and your choice appears
on the screen with everything printed out.
You have a choice between the traditional form of the Offices from the
1662 Book of Common Prayer or the contemporary Offices from the
Church of England's lovely "Common Worship: Daily Prayer."
You may pray the office reading directly from your computer screen, or
print it out for use in a group. Either way, know that you are not
alone; you are praying this traditional way with millions of Anglicans
all over the world in "the communion of saints."