The Anglican Service Book

Traditional language service book of the Episcopal Church

The Anglican Service Book is an unofficial Anglican prayer book in traditional language which was first published in the United States in 1991. The book was compiled by a committee of priests, and published when David Moyer was rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Rosemont, Pennsylvania.

Overview

The book's foreword states that "The Anglican Service Book is a compilation of material from a number of sources focused around the structure of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer", a prayer book of the Episcopal Church in the United States.^[1] The other sources include the Anglican Missal, Book of Occasional Services, Saint Augustine's Prayer Book, and Sarum Missal.^[2]

The book was published to facilitate worship in the traditional language of Anglicanism, as the 1979 Book of Common Prayer provided this option for only some services such as the daily offices, Holy Communion, and funerals. The 1979 BCP did not provide traditional language services for baptism, marriage, ordination, Compline, or other pastoral offices.

References

^ "Foreward", The Anglican Service Book (online version), Society of Archbishop Justus website.
^ Stephen E. Cavanaugh (2011). Anglicans and the Roman Catholic Church: Reflections on Recent Developments. Ignatius Press. p. 105. ISBN 978-1-58617-499-6.

Sources

The Anglican Service Book, 1991, ISBN 0-9629955-0-9

External links

The Anglican Service Book digitized by Richard Mammana

Anglican liturgical books

Book of Common Prayer

Church of England: 1549; 1552; 1559; 1604; 1662; Liturgy of Comprehension; 1928

Episcopal Church (United States): 1790; 1892; 1928; 1979

Anglican Church of Canada: 1918; 1962

Episcopal Church of Scotland: 1637; 1912; 1929

Church in Wales: 1984

Special printings: 1843 illustrated version; 1845 illuminated version

Other liturgical books

Church of England: Exhortation and Litany; Edwardine Ordinals; Primer; Directory for Public Worship; English Missal; Alternative Service Book; Common Worship

Elsewhere: Anglican Missal; The Anglican Service Book; Book of Alternative Services; Book of Common Prayer (Unitarian); The Holy Eucharist: Rite Two; Sunday Services

People

William Smith

William White

Samuel Seabury

Walter Frere

History

Acts of Uniformity

Clarendon Code

1663 Explanation Act

1872

1874 Regulation Act

Worship and Doctrine Measure 1974

Revising groups: Hampton Court Conference; Caroline Divines; Westminster Assembly; Savoy Conference; General Synod of the Church of England

Events: Prayer Book Rebellion; Vestarian controversy; Millenary Petition; Bishops' Wars; Nonjuring schism; Oxford Movement

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Structure	Common Alleluia Apostles' Creed Antiphon O Antiphons Collect Confession Episcopal blessing General Intercessions Glory Be Introit Kyrie Lamb of God Laying on of hands Lesson Epistle Gospel Let us pray The Lord be with you Lord's Prayer Embolism Psalms Priestly Blessing Processional hymn Recessional hymn Responsory Sermon Sign of the cross Trinitarian formula Versicle Divine Office Athanasian Creed Benedictus (Song of Zechariah) Canticle Invitatory Magnificat Nunc dimittis O God, make speed to save us Phos hilarion Te Deum To Thee before the close of day Eucharist Anaphora Anamnesis Epiclesis Fraction Memorial Acclamation Words of Institution Bidding-prayer Collect for Purity Glory to God in the highest Holy Communion Nicene Creed Offertory Sentence Oblation Prayer of Humble Access Preface Lift up your hearts Holy, Holy, Holy Sign of peace Tarping Ten Commandments
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Participants	Acolyte altar server Bishop Choir Crucifer Deacon Laity Lector Priest Reader Usher Verger
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Liturgical year and calendar	Advent Advent Sunday Gaudete Sunday Christmastide Christmas Midnight Mass Epiphanytide Epiphany Baptism of the Lord Candlemas Pre-Lent Feast of the Annunciation Lent Ash Wednesday Laetare Sunday Passion Sunday Passiontide Holy Week Palm Sunday Paschal Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter Eastertide Ascension Pentecost Trinitytide (some churches use Pentecost Season instead of Trinitytide) All Saints' Day Kingdomtide Stir-up Sunday or Feast of Christ the King Principal Feast Principal Holy Day Festival Lesser Festival Commemoration
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