After a three-year incubation period with numerous consultations, revisions and feedback from inside and outside the Diocese, the book Common Prayer: Resources for gospel-shaped gatherings was launched this week in the St Andrew’s Cathedral Chapter House.
Bishop Robert Forsyth, who headed the Archbishop of Sydney’s Liturgical Panel that brought the book to fruition, said their hope was that it would help those in the Diocese create services which “authentically reflect the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ”.
“We hope it will be a kind of benchmark,” he said. “A book that will be used in full in many places… but also a guide to those who are going to be creating our [services] – a book that will be on every shelf, even if not in every pew.” Read more
No comments:
Post a Comment