July 2nd Spirit Shot!
This Sunday, Holy Spirit Episcopal Church will use the 1789 Book of Common Prayer for our 10 am worship.
The American Revolution and the Book of Common Prayer
What do you do when you are a member of the Church of England and your local government has declared independence from England? This was the question facing Anglicans in the American colonies on July 4th, 1776. The vast majority of priests were loyalists during the American Revolution; many of them fled to the northern colonies in Canada. Those who stayed faced a problem: the 1662 Prayer Book was specifically designed to be used by the English, including prayers for the monarch every Sunday, and an oath of loyalty to the monarch as part of the ordination process. What do you do when your primary liturgical text contains references to a now-foreign king? How do you ordain priests when they cannot take an oath to another country’s leader?
June 26th Spirit Shot!
Parish Fellowship Event - Hot Dogs & Cool Cones
Sunday, Jul 5 @ 11:15 am
Palmer Parish Hall
Fellowship with us after the 10 am worship with hot dogs & fixings, chips, ice cream sandwiches/drumsticks.
If you can help, contact the Fellowship Team or the Church Office.
