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Resources: Practical Training

Practical Training / Liturgy

Bibles, BCP & Hymnals available at no charge
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. If you’re involved with a worship outside the walls of the church, such as a prison or elder care facility, and have no budget, this is could be a valuable resource.
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Online Book of Common Prayer
An interactive version is here. The BCP in pdf, Word or RTF is available here.

PREACHING
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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.

Preaching Resources
  • Backstory Preaching - an online continuing ed and formation center. Includes 5-day sermon prep, Live Lunch-Hour Lectio, Preaching Current Events.
  • ​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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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
Writing Prayers of the People
  • ​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
Video
  • 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

Documents for purchase
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Music and Deacons          
Ormonde Plater. Monograph Series #8, 1995. 18 page pdf     
$2.00 
Description / To Purchase

Services from the Book of Common Prayer with a Deacon as Officiant    
Edited and Adapted by Justus Van Houten, SSF, 1995. (Providence, RI, NAAD, 1995). 138 page pdf
View a sample
$10.00 
Description / To Purchase
Your membership in AED enables us to provide these and other valuable resources. Thank you.

Communion Bread recipe - Deacon Teri Van Huss (San Joaquin) shares the recipe she and colleagues developed. Download the recipe.
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