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Prayers for Queen Elizabeth's 90th Birthday

Her Majesty The Queen has approved prayers written for the celebration of her 90th Birthday later this year. Two prayers (or Collects) have been published in traditional and modern forms for use in services marking the national celebrations in April and June; and two graces have been published for use as thanksgivings at the start of other celebrations.

04 February 2016

Wife of Henry VIII wrote BCP prayer

A Canadian university professor has discovered that the prayer for the Monarch, contained in the 1662 Book of Common Prayer and retained by many provinces, in one form or another, was written by Katherine Parr, the last wife of Henry VIII, and selected for use in the BCP by Queen Elizabeth I.

12 November 2015

Research demonstrates benefits of corporate singing as new website highlights choral evensong

Singing helps people to form new friendships and relationships faster than other forms of social engagement; according to research from Oxford University’s department for experimental psychology, which suggests that religious groups benefit from corporate singing during services.

28 October 2015

Communique de la Consultation liturgique anglicane internationale 2015

Rencontre 2015 – Montréal – Communiqué

03 September 2015

Canadian Anglican reconciliation in focus at international liturgical gathering

Healing historic divisions through sacred rites and theology of reconciliation is major theme at IALC

02 September 2015

Communique from the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation 2015

Meeting looks at rites of corporate reconciliation and ways of strengthening the Communion through liturgical renewal

12 August 2015

Canadian Primate suggests using gestures of reconciliation in liturgy

International Anglican gathering explores interface between liturgy and processes of healing and reconciliation

07 August 2015

Episcopal refugee centre in Rome petitions all to 'Welcome the Stranger'

World Refugee Day resources include liturgy for Anglican Communion

05 June 2015

Online Hymnology dictionary launched

"The Canterbury Dictionary of the Hymnology", a new web-based resource with more than 4,000 entries, has been launched.

10 January 2014

International liturgists focus on healing and reconciliation in Dublin consultation

Representatives from throughout the Anglican Communion came together last week in Dublin for a meeting of the International Anglican Liturgical Consultation (IALC).

08 August 2013