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New Church of Ireland liturgy to help children reflect on pandemic experiences

The Liturgical Advisory Committee (LAC) of the Church of Ireland has published a new liturgy to help children reflect on pandemic experiences.

24 September 2021

Tonga’s Royal Family helps settle noble language for God in new Anglican liturgy

Translators had to balance Tonga’s most formal patterns of speech with language Anglicans might want to use when they relate to Jesus.

14 December 2020

Wangaratta’s same-sex wedding blessing “valid”, Australia’s highest Church court rules

The Church of AustraliaAppellate Tribunal has issued legal Opinions after referrals related to the Dioceses of Wangaratta and Newcastle.

12 November 2020

Prayer for reconciliation with the Jews up for first hearing at Canadian General Synod

Anglican Church of Canada will consider replacing the “prayer for the conversion of the Jews” with a “prayer for reconciliation with the Jews.”

30 May 2019

US-based Episcopal Church to create Spanish, French and Haitian Creole translations of BCP

New translations of the US-based Episcopal Church’s 1979 Book of Common Prayer are being prepared in Spanish, French and Creole.

04 March 2019

Centenarian honoured by Canadian Lutheran and Anglican Churches for liturgical work

A distinguished liturgist approaching her 100th birthday is to be honoured by Lutheran and Anglican Churches in Canada for her work.

01 June 2018

Mothers’ Union offers liturgy to help churches mark Mothering Sunday

The Mothers’ Union has released a free Eucharistic liturgy and other resources to help churches mark Mothering Sunday, on 11 March.

10 January 2018

Churches face liturgical “conundrum” with Christmas Eve falling on Advent IV

The Episcopal News Service surveyed churches to ask how they were scheduling services for Advent IV and Christmas Eve on 24 December.

21 December 2017

Bahrain Dean wins Cyprus and Gulf hymn competition

A hymn written by the Dean of St Christopher’s Cathedral in Bahrain has won a competition to mark the 40th anniversary of the Diocese of Cyprus and the Gulf.

24 October 2016

Debate continues on Confirmation in New Zealand

The traditional Anglican initiation rite of Confirmation has “lost its pivotal role” for many Anglican churches in New Zealand, a report to the province's General Synod said.

26 May 2016