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The Book of Common Prayer: And Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church, According to the Use of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America : Together with the Psalter, Or Psalms of David | Episcopal Church

I‘d just like to take a moment to share a lil‘ picture I took of a small misprint in this morning‘s liturgy at my church 😆

I‘m sure it was completely unintentional; our admin likely copy/pasted the first Sunday of Lent liturgy from last year and didn‘t notice there were adjustments needed, but still. It made me chuckle.

marleed Oh, I bet that made some MAGA folks irritable. 3w

Lcsmcat How I wish! 3w

BarbaraJean @marleed The MAGA folks are few and far between at our church! The music director, who was leading this section, just skipped the names, which was probably the best way to handle it. @Lcsmcat I know, right? My husband commented “I'd rather pray for Biden anyway.“ 😆 Although for my own mental and spiritual health, I need to pray for both... 3w

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Lcsmcat @BarbaraJean We quit naming him during Trump 1, just pray for the “leaders of the nation and the world.” 3w

BarbaraJean @Lcsmcat We tend to fluctuate back and forth between using specific names and using the more general “leaders“ language. I have a hard time with hearing his name, especially in prayer. Even more so when I'm on the schedule to lead the Prayers of the People! The specific name is difficult for me, but it also helps me exercise the muscle of compassion, which I need so deeply—especially right now. 3w

Lcsmcat @BarbaraJean Yes, we all need to exercise those right now! But that doesn‘t make it easy. I‘m reading Bishop Budde‘s book right now.

How We Learn to Be Brave: Decisive Moments in Life and Faith

BarbaraJean @Lcsmcat It's needed but SO hard. I need to add her book to my TBR. Maybe by the time I clear some reading space in my schedule, there will be some library copies available!! 3w

mcctrish If only (edited) 3w

BarbaraJean @mcctrish I know, right? 3w

marleed @BarbaraJean That makes me happy! My fear is that so many places of worship have given way to Christian Nationalism that it‘s become harder for those believing in the separation of church and state to find comfort there. 3w

BarbaraJean @marleed The Christian Nationalism that is creeping into so many Christian spaces is heartbreaking to me (and is one of the reasons I don't regret leaving the evangelical spaces I was previously part of). I'm glad to be a member of an Episcopal church that is progressive in its theology and encourages people to THINK for themselves instead of telling them what to think. 2w

marleed @BarbaraJean 💕💕 2w

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Welcome to the Book of Common Prayer | Vicki K. Black

Recent acquisitions from San Antonio:

📖 Welcome to the Book of Common Prayer by Vicki K. Black
📖 Sacred Earth, Sacred Soul by John Philip Newell

#UniteAgainstBookBans and #LetUtahRead

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BarbaraJean

Practicing Resurrection: A Memoir of Work, Doubt, Discernment, and Moments of Grace | Nora Gallagher

“Very little time in a priest‘s life is spent on ‘holy‘ things. Most of it is conflict management and resolution.”
Or, as a woman priest said in a sermon on ordination, “There are times when the church is like a swimming pool: all the noise comes from the shallow end.”

😂🤣😭
My church is in the middle of a pastoral transition, and I can‘t tell you how true this is right now. I texted this pic to my former pastor and her response was “Spot on!”

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BarbaraJean

Practicing Resurrection: A Memoir of Work, Doubt, Discernment, and Moments of Grace | Nora Gallagher

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I bought this faded copy of Practicing Resurrection from the outdoor shelves at Bart‘s Books in Ojai either on my honeymoon or a year later on our first anniversary—nearly 10 years ago. It was fascinating to read it now and see connections that have emerged in the intervening years that made it far more meaningful now than it would have been if I‘d read it back when I originally bought it. It‘s a quiet reflective book, focusing on Gallagher‘s ⤵️

BarbaraJean (Cont‘d)… journey discerning a call to the priesthood in the Episcopal Church, interspersed with meditations on grief in the wake of her brother‘s illness and death. It‘s a lovely book, and connected with a lot of my own musings on vocation and calling, as well as grief. 1y

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Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship | Christopher Webber, Frank T. Griswold, III

Recent acquisitions:

📖 Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship by Christopher L. Webber
📖 Walk in Love: Episcopal Beliefs and Practices by Scott Gunn and Melody Wilson Shobe
📖 My Faith My Life: A Teen's Guide to the Episcopal Church by Jennifer Gambler

#UniteAgainstBookBans #fREADom

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Lcsmcat

Living in the Spirit | Alan W. Jones, Rachel Hosmer

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Written in the late 1970s, parts of this are dated. But there is much that remains relevant and useful, particularly on contemplation. #bookspin #lentenedition @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

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Lcsmcat

Living in the Spirit | Alan W. Jones, Rachel Hosmer

My #bookspin is Living in the Spirit, and #doublespin is Practicing the Presence of God

TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Woohoo!! 2y

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Sapphire

Mysteries of Faith | Mark Allen McIntosh

It‘s a beautiful Sunday for EFM homework on the back porch. Also I really like these highlighters recommended by MMD.

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Lcsmcat

The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community | Stephanie Spellers

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This short book is a difficult read, if you take it seriously and really get introspective and honest with yourself. She frequently references how each of us, and the church as an institution, needs to die in order to become something better, like a seed must crack open in order to produce fruit. The basis of the American church, as an institution of colonialism and oppression, is hard to take for those who love it. But we need this book.

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The Church Cracked Open: Disruption, Decline, and New Hope for Beloved Community | Stephanie Spellers