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Practical Training / Liturgy

PREACHING
Preaching Resources
  • Prophetic Voices: Preaching and Teaching Beloved Community  A podcast from The Episcopal Church, exploring where that dialogue intersects with our faith. Begins Advent 2023.
  • ​Working Preacher
  • Festival of Homiletics
  • From the Preaching Excellence Program - Exercises for Attending from Anna Carter Florence’s book Preaching as Testimony; and Basic Freewriting Instructions from Virginia Wiles​

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“The Word and the World: The Preaching Role of Vocational Deacons”    
A panel discussion on the diaconal voice in preaching, with AED president Tracie Middleton. Organized jointly by the Consortium of Endowed Episcopal Parishes (CEEP) and the Episcopal Preaching Foundation. ​ Watch.

Deacons training Lay Eucharistic Visitors and Ministers
Canon III.4.6 and 4.7 state that "A Eucharistic Minister/Visitor should normally act under the direction of a Deacon..."  With that in mind, these Handbooks were written, collected, and assembled by the Diocese of Tennessee Vocational Diaconal Candidates, 2012.
  • Handbook for Eucharistic Ministers
  • ​Handbook for Eucharistic Visitors

Book of Common Prayer
  • An online BCP
  • Download specific sections of the BCP as pdf, Word or RTF.
  • Certified Spanish and French translations of the 1979 Book of Common Prayer.

Bibles, BCP & Hymnals 
The Bible and Common Prayer Book Society of The Episcopal Church provides bibles, hymnals and the Book of Common Prayer to worshipping communities, free of charge. 

WORSHIP MATERIALS
Books
  • The 1979 Book of Common Prayer Spanish and French translations
  • ​Enriching Our Worship 1: Morning & Evening Prayer, Great Litany, Holy Eucharist
  • The Lectionary Page
  • Online Daily Office, Mission of St. Clare
Music
  • Chant settings and other music - from Ormonde Plater's archive
  • Chant the Gospel
Liturgical Services pertaining to Deacons
  • ​Celebration of New Minsitry for Archdeacons & Deacons' Renewal of Vows
  • Celebration of a Deacon’s New Ministry, Diocese of Olympia
  • Litany for the End of a Diaconal Ministry, Diocese of Olympia
  • Archdeacon Installation, Dioceses of California and New Jersey
Prayers of the People
  • ​Deacons Day prayers, from Province 1
  • Notes for Intercessors, from Michael Jackson, Diocese of Qu’Appelle in Canada
  • Jubilate and Hymnody for the season, Diocese of Bethlehem
  • Sample Prayers, from Maureen Hagen, Diocese of Oregon
  • Prayers of the People - from Ormonde Plater's archive 
  • The Anglican Cycle of Prayer
  • ​The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle
  • World in Prayer​
Papers & Articles
  • Reflections on Rogation Days (May 10- May 12) from The Lectionary Project of the Episcopal Networks Collaborative.
  • Prayers for Peace Sabbath, from Episcopal Peace Fellowship, 2020
  • Virtual Prayer Vigil, by the Diocese of Virginia Deacons, 2017
  • Looking at Liturgy: Series 1 and Series 2
    ​By Canon Michael Jackson, Diocese of Qu’Appelle, Anglican Church of Canada
  • Deaconess Readings for Liturgical use
  • Historical dates
  • Proper for Deaconesses, by Bishop Thorold, 1924
Videos
  • Way of the Cross, with Jesus in his distressing disguise. From St. Thomas Church, Birmingham, AL. 2021  Watch.
  • When a Deacon is Chaplain to a Bishop/ In liturgy. Watch.​
  • Two Languages - One Congregation.  2017.  St. Gabriel’s, Leesburg VA, grows a Spanish language congregation within an English-speaking one. Watch.
  • ​Bilingual liturgy at Our Lady of Guadalupe, Seattle 6/2017

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AED is a membership association of persons and dioceses within The Episcopal Church whose mission is to increase participation and involvement of all baptized persons in Christ's diaconal ministry, especially by promoting and supporting the diaconate.
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  • Home
  • About
    • Mission
    • History >
      • Historic Diaconate
    • Members
    • Join - AED Membership
    • Donate
    • Board & Staff
    • Young Deacons
    • Fund for the Diaconate
  • Publications
    • Diakoneo Magazine
    • Deacon Update enews
    • Books >
      • By Deacons
      • Book Reviews
      • By Others
      • Papers & Reports
    • Sermons by Deacons
    • Blogs & Social Media
    • Ormonde Plater Archive
  • Events
    • A3D Conferences >
      • A3D 2024
    • AED's Triennial
    • Life & Work of Deacons
    • General Convention
    • International and Ecumenical
  • Resources
    • Resources Outline
    • Deacon Competencies
    • Discernment
    • Formation
    • Diakonia & Deacon Supervision >
      • Supervision & Managmt
      • Deacon Compensation
      • CPG
    • Practical Training >
      • Lifelong Learning
      • Liturgy
    • Deacon Videos
    • Deacon's Cross graphics
  • Links
  • Gifts
  • Contact