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A guide to liturgy and worship in the Church of England within the framework of 'Common Worship', which combines theory, theology and history with a strong sense of the realities of parish life and pastoral practice.
It explores the way in which liturgy can reflect the life of the church and the wider world, and the new opportunities for churches at a local level to own and shape the liturgy they use.
This book is essential reading for anyone involved in worship in the Church of England, and who wants the worship of their church to be the best they can offer, based on clear liturgical principles. It is also practical and detailed - Michael Perham covers clothing and colours, children's role in worship, the cycle of the Christian year, the timing of services, the use of church space and other elements that go to make up the feel of an individual church.
The book has its roots in two of Michael Perham's earlier works, 'Liturgy Pastoral and Parochial' and 'Lively Sacrifice', though much of the material is quite new, and fills its role as key texts for anyone interested in the liturgy of the Church of England.
PART ONE: INTRODUCTION 1
1 Why Liturgy? 3
2 Why Church of Engla nd Liturgy? 10
PART TWO:PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE
PART TWO:PRINCIPLE AND PRACTICE 17
3 People and Prayer 19
4 Priest and Deacon 30
5 Furnishing and Space 38
6 Symbols and Gestures 47
7 Cycles and Seasons 55
8 Texts and Traditions 62
9 Scripture and Lection 69
10 Sunday and Weekday 77
11 Young People and Children 86
12 Clothing and Colours 92
13 Fellowship and Wonder 97
PART THREE:THE EUCHARIST
14 Rites and Orders 103
15 The Gathering 111
16 The Liturgy of the Word 119
17 The Liturgy of the Sacrament 127
18 The Dismissal 139
PART FOUR:WORD SERVICES
19 A Service of the Word 143
20 Daily Prayer 149
21 Celebrating the Sunday Office 156
PART FIVE: INITIATION AND PASTORALRITES 161
22 Baptism 163
23 Steps along the Baptismal Way 172
24 Marriage 181
25 Healing and Reconciliation in Church 189
26 Funeral Rites 195
27 Welcome,Blessing and Commission 205
28 Liturgy in the Home 209
PART SIX:THE CHRISTIAN YEAR
29 Advent 215
30 Christmas to Candlemas 221
31 Lent and Holy Week 228
32 The Great Fifty Days of Easter 236
33 The Kingdom of Christan of his Saints 242
34 High Points and Holy Days 247
Epilogue:Liturgy for the World 253
Bibliography 255
Index 257