What is attending your service like?
An Episcopal-Catholic worship service may be unfamiliar to you, but everything is either Scripture, prayer, or singing. The service begins with what is called the Liturgy of the Word, where we hear from four readings of Scripture about who God is, what He has done, and how we ought to live in relationship with Him. We then have the Liturgy of the Sacrament, where we take part in Christ's work on the cross, where we are fed and strengthened by Him to go back into the world. This format goes all the way back to the Early Church.
We gather together each Sunday to worship God by reading, singing, praying, preaching, and seeing the Word.
Reading the Word
God speaks to us from the Scriptures. And faith comes by hearing his Word.
So we read from the Bible out loud. Each Sunday, we have readings from the Old Testament, Psalms, New Testament and the Gospel.
Praying the Word
We believe that God hears the prayers of his people. And he is pleased to work through our prayers. So we aim to pray, offering prayers of praise, lament, confession, and petition.
Singing the Word
The Bible commands Christians to sing to the Lord and to one another. To this end, Scripture contains many different kinds of hymns and songs, from praise to lament to proclamation, and so does our Eucharist Service.
Preaching the Word
We are committed to expositional liturgical preaching. This typically looks like preaching consecutively through entire books of the Bible. Our sermons typically span 15-25 minutes and aim to apply the gospel of Jesus Christ to all of life.
Seeing the Word
Through both baptism and the Eucharist, the gospel is made visible. We administer Holy Communion every Sunday, to be received by anyone is has been baptized in the Name of The Father, The Son, and The Holy Spirit.
In the Episcopal-Catholic Church, all baptized Christians from any denomination are welcomed and encouraged to receive Communion. Those desiring not to receive Communion may come forward and cross their arms over their chest to receive a blessing. No one is ever turned away.