What does “liturgy” mean?
Meaning literally “the work of the people,” the word liturgy refers to the structure, language and order of various worship services. The principal liturgies of the Episcopal Church are found in the 1979 Book of Common Prayer (www.justus.anglican.org), and include Morning, Midday and Evening Prayer, Compline, Holy Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage, Reconciliation of a Penitent, Burial of the Dead, and a number of additional liturgies for special days and occasions. A number of alternative liturgies approved for use in the Episcopal Church since 1979 have been published under separate cover as Enriching Our Worship I and Enriching Our Worship II.
Meaning literally “the work of the people,” the word liturgy refers to the structure, language and order of various worship services. The principal liturgies of the Episcopal Church are found in the Book of Common Prayer, and include Morning, Noon and Evening Prayer, Compline, Holy Baptism, Holy Eucharist, Confirmation, Celebration and Blessing of a Marriage, Reconciliation of a Penitent, Burial of the Dead, and a number of additional liturgies for special days and occasions. A number of alternative liturgies approved for use in the Episcopal Church since 1979 have been published under separate cover as the Book of Occasional Services, Enriching Our Worship I, and Enriching Our Worship II.
