The Anglican/Episcopal Church
Diocese of
Ministries Resource Center
Subject: Anglican/Episcopal Church
Topic:
The Church Year
The Church Year - Seasons
and Holidays
The following items
are located at the Diocesan Center, Saginaw:
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What Jesus Said – Bible Reading Fellowship, Winter Park FL Daily Lenten
reading from the gospels Holy Island, A Lenten Pilgrimage to Lindisfarne – James W. Kennedy, Forward Movement
Publications, Cincinnati OH; 1997 With Christ in the Wilderness – D. Worlock & D. Sheppard, Bible Reading
Fellowship, London England; 1990 Daily reading for
Lent with group material for each week Binder A collection of
pamphlets, articles, and ideas to try based on the liturgical year; includes
a page of potentially useful websites. The
following items are located at St John’s, Midland: Lectionary Texts, Lesser Feasts and Fasts – Church Hymnal Corp, New York, NY, 1981 The readings
assigned for the Lesser Feasts and Fasts Holy Days and
Holidays – Lee W. Gibbs, Forward Movement
Publications, 1995 A discussion of
the origins of the holidays within the seasons of the church To Dance with
God – Gertrud Mueller Nelson, Paulist Press,
1986 Part 1 discusses the
need for ritual and the connection of ritual to life, Part 2 looks at the
seasons of the church year and offers suggestions for rituals to use Keeping the
Church Year
– William Sydnor,
Morehouse Publishing, 1959 An older book
which provides a variety of activities for use at home or in churches; it
includes a glossary of terms used and a bibliography Celebrating
Holidays and Holy Days in church and family settings – Judy Weaver, Discipleship Resources, 1989 Looks at secular
as well as church holidays and offers activities and recipes for celebrating
in the church or home setting. Meditations: Celebrating the Seasons – Robert Atwell; Morehouse
Publishing, Subtitled, Daily Spiritual Readings for the Christian Year, this is a series of non-scriptural readings by spiritual writers from the early Church Fathers to present day writers, each about one page Stations of
the Resurrection
– Raymond Chapman,
Morehouse Publishing, 1998 Meditations on
the 14 resurrection appearances of Jesus, includes a very brief liturgy for
each station and both a shorter and longer reflection Seasonal
Meditations by Bishop
Robert F. Morneau, The Crossroad Publishing Company Daily meditations
include a reflection, a poem, reflection questions, and a prayer Fathoming Ashes
to Easter, Lenten
Meditations, 1996 From Resurrection to Pentecost, Easter Season, 2000 The Last Words
of the Resurrected Christ – Richard O. Singleton, St Mary’s Press, 1997 Each meditation includes
a Biblical explanation, personal meditation, spiritual exercises, and a
closing prayer, covers all of Jesus’ words after his resurrection Seasons and
Feasts of the Church Year–
Michael D. Whalen,
Paulist Press, 1993 Provides an introduction to and history of the liturgical year,
followed by a discussion of each of the major cycles; each chapter includes
questions for personal reflection or group discussion Saints’ Days
The following items are
located at For All the
Saints – Herbert O’Driscoll, Cowley Publications,
1995 A series of
enjoyable reflections on each of the major Saint’s Days beginning with Advent Brightest and
Best – Sam Portaro, Cowley Publications, 1998 A series of
meditations on each of the saints recognized in Lesser Feasts and Fasts A Calendar of
Saints – David L. Veal, Forward Movement
Publications, 2005 A one page
explanation of each of the saints in Lesser Feasts and Fasts For more information or to borrow a
particular item, contact Coordinator, If you are a member of the Diocese of or, for items found at the |
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