How We Worship

In worship, we use the Book of Common Prayer in its 1928 American edition. This edition contains prayers and affirmations of faith dating to the beginning of Christianity, as well as the traditional Anglican/Episcopal liturgy. This liturgy has been continuously used since it was first published in 1549.
​When we gather together in services of worship, our “common prayers” are liturgical; that is, they are structured. Only in this way can we truly share our worship of God. Our liturgical worship involves the whole person, body, mind, and spirit. We are active participants rather than just listeners. 

The Holy Eucharist

The center of our worship is the Holy Eucharist. Other traditional names for this service are the Holy Communion, the Mass, the Lord’s Supper, and the Divine Liturgy.  It is the service specifically commanded by Jesus in the New Testament.  The Eucharist joins our offering of worship to Christ’s offering of Himself upon the altar of the cross.  As He promised (Matthew 26; Mark 14; Luke 22; John 6; I Corinthians 11), Jesus is truly, spiritually present under the outward forms of the consecrated Bread and Wine to infuse our lives with the spiritual strength of His life.

Receiving Communion

The Lord's Supper is for the Lord's people.  Holy Communion is open to all members of Christ's one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church who have visibly become members of that Church through water Baptism as Jesus taught in the Great Commission, and have prepared themselves through faith in Christ our Savior, repentance of sin, and a desire to follow Christ as Lord.  If you have not yet been baptized or are not prepared to receive communion, you may come forward to the altar rail at communion time and receive a blessing by crossing your arms over your chest.

Morning & Evening Prayer

The Daily Offices of Morning and Evening Prayer are prayer services derived in many ways from the Synagogue worship of the Old Testament. They consist of readings from the Psalms, other Bible readings, canticles (songs), and prayers. They are provided in the Book of Common Prayer in a manner that makes their discipline of prayer, psalmody, and Holy Scripture the daily spiritual diet of the Church, clergy, and lay folk alike.