Episcopal and other Church Sites
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This is our reference to what is happening in our own Diocese. Check it for news, additional links to other churches, forms, etc.
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A compendium of web links to the Episcopal Churches of Southwest Washington.
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Official news, information, publications, and reports from the staff and volunteer personnel who carry out the mission and ministry, governance, and administration of the Episcopal Church in the United States
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The official page of the Worldwide Anglican Communion included resources and links to information about the work, witness, and worship of the Anglican/Episcopal family in over 160 countries.
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Anglicans Online is a good place to start for weekly information about the world-wide Anglican Communion. There are links to religious news, churches, articles, etc. from around the world.
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If you are interested in learning more about Episcopalians who work for
peace and peaceful solutions to world problems, this is your site.
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A comprehensive web site sponsored by The Diocese of Olympia. Cursillo is a renewal movement of the church patterned on Jesus' example. Its purpose is to help those in the
church understand their individual callings to be Christian Leaders.
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The Episcopal Public Policy Network (EPPN) is a nationwide grassroots network of Episcopalians who call and write their members of Congress and the Administration to advocate positions of the Church. Members of the EPPN receive policy alerts updating them on what is happening in Washington, the Church's position on public policies, and techniques and information on contacting their government leaders. EPPN members also receive a congressional directory and action guide, legislative updates and newsletters, training in advocacy methods, online resources and sample letters.
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Magazines and Journals of Interest
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Since 1917, we have been a voice of gospel justice, based in the Episcopal Church and Anglican Communion. We are an independent publication and proudly serve as a communications and organizing vehicle for the progressive movement within the church.
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"Rooted in the solid ground of prophetic biblical tradition, Sojourners is a progressive Christian voice that preaches not political correctness but compassion, community, and commitment."
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"The magazine of Christian unrest." This is a great site for diversions of all kinds from Religious Jokes to the "Mystery Worshipper. Check it out; you may find something of interest.
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The Anglican Theological Review is an international quarterly journal which publishes articles of interest and importance to the Churches of the Anglican Communion throughout the world and to all those concerned with theological studies.
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An independent weekly serving Episcopalians - on line edition.
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Lectionary, Prayer Book,
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The Book of Common Prayer: HTML Edition (American, 1979) - easy to use and find what you want in the BCP
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A collection of Lectionary resources for the Episcopal Church. Updated every Sunday night. 'Full text of the Sunday Bible readings, following the Revised Common, Episcopal, Roman Catholic, Anglican Church of Canada, and Church of England Lectionaries. The text is from the NRSV translation of the Bible (except for the Episcopal Psalm, which is from the US Book of Common Prayer) and is in RTF format, which is editable by nearly all word processors. Also includes the Daily Office lectionary and an optional graphic calendar-view feature.
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The Episcopal Bookstore is an independent retail bookstore, specializing in meeting the needs of the liturgical Christian reader.
With an inventory of about 15,000 titles, the store usually ships within 24 hours of receiving an order. The Episcopal Bookstore has existed for 36 years
in Seattle, WA.
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In their own words: "Welcome to a virtual study desk for students, teachers and preachers of the readings in the Revised Common Lectionary. Click on a date to find direct links to a wide variety of contemporary and historical resources for study & liturgy for each lectionary week and pericope, or check out the Scripture Index to locate links to study resources relating to specific passages." This is an excellent source of material about the readings arranged according to Episcopal, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and United Methodist lectionaries.
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This marvellous resource, sponsored by Mission St Clare, includes morning and evening prayer, compline, and daily devotions. The site will eventually offer Spanish as well as English.
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"We are a network of Anglicans in North America, established in 1946. We promote liturgical renewal in the Episcopal Church and the Anglican Church of Canada, and we cooperate with liturgical renewal in other churches. We demonstrate that the mission of the church derives its shape and action from liturgy, in which all the gathered people of God sing and dance with the Lord."
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This site was created to support all those who need access to the lesson texts of the Episcopal (ECUSA) Lectionary. The Episcopal Lectionary is based on the Roman Catholic Lectionary, a product of Vatican II. The Lutheran Lectionary and the Revised Common Lectionary also share this ancestry, so that quite often, the Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and Roman Catholic Churches are using the same lessons, with slight variations. The lessons presented here follow the Episcopal form.
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This is a site with lots of resources, lots of links - well worth checking out if you do not know it already.
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Here is a great place to search the NRSV Bible.
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FROM THIS WEBSITE, YOU CAN:
READ the Entire Bible in Many Different Translations, LOCATE Any Verse with an Online Concordance Search, LOOK UP Scripture Cross-References & Commentaries, ACCESS the Original Greek or Hebrew for Any Verse, COMPARE King James & Revised Versions Side-by-Side, LEARN about the Fascinating History of the English Bible, DOWNLOAD the Complete Text of Several Bibles Via FTP, REVIEW the Classic Writings of Historic Christianity, LISTEN to Hundreds of Hymns in Midi Files, HEAR Any Passage of God's Word Read Aloud with Real Audio
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General Religious Interest -
History, Biography, and
Comparative Religions, Art, Etc. |
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Beliefnet.com is a wide-ranging web site devoted to articles about religion and religions. The byline for the site is "everyone believes in something." It is a wonderful site to check out regularly. For this seasion, there is a nice set of articles on Lent. Check it out.
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St. Luke's hosts a Taizé style service the third Saturday of every month at 6:00 PM. This lay-led ecumenical service is open to all. It is a service of song, word, prayer, and silence. Here you will find more information about the international Taizé community and its history.
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If you are interested in saints, how they are chosen, who they are, what their feast days are (in the Roman Calendar), who the patron saints are, etc., this is the site for you. All the information is given from a Roman Catholic point of view, but there is much of interest here for us too. Have a look. The material is often fascinating. "Here is a list of the saint pages available on Catholic Online. New Pages are being added daily."
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This is a wonderful resource of historical religious literature in the English language. "This Web site offers a large bibliographical database about religious aspects and backgrounds of English literature, from the Middle Ages to the present century, with primary (though not exclusive) emphasis upon writers within the Anglican tradition. The database has been conceived on an ambitious scale, and it covers a large number of persons and subjects. I upload new material from time to time. " — William S. Peterson
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