Worship


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In worship, St. Andrew’s Church is liturgical and traditional.  We are liturgical in that we follow the pattern of worship found in the Bible and used by the Church from earliest times.  The prayer book we use is known as the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. It comes from the Latin rite of Salisbury, among other ancient sources, compiled and translated into English in the 1500’s.

We are traditional in that we follow the general practice of the Church in terms of the ceremony (movements, gestures, physical posture, etc.).  We do not look askance at newer ceremony simply because it is new, yet we strive to be connected with the Church of all ages, so one will find quite a bit of older ceremony as well.  The priest faces the altar for certain parts of the Holy Communion service because the priest is speaking on behalf of the congregation to God.  When the priest speaks on behalf of God to the people, he faces the people.  Most of this ceremony actually makes Scriptural and logical sense and is not all that difficult to catch on to, though it may take a newcomer a number of weeks to feel comfortable with the service and its order.

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