What is the Book of Common Prayer and why is it necessary?
A. The Book of Common Prayer contains the liturgies and rituals of the Anglican Communion as well as the doctrine that the Church requires to be taught and believed. We use it as a way of binding ourselves together, in communion, and it gives us the prayer and worship used “in common” when members of the fellowship gather together for worship. It certainly does not replace private prayer and devotion, but it is the unifying element of community worship. We believe that community worship and private devotions complement each other and that both are necessary for our spiritual well being. The Book of Common Prayer contains prayers sited to every need and occasion and is perhaps the finest collection of great prayers ever compiled. If imitation, even plagiarism, is the ultimate flattery, it is noteworthy that many denominations have copied parts of The Book of Common Prayer into their own worship books and pastors from outside our church often use The Book of Common Prayer for funerals, w
