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       “for persons beginning to discover the Episcopal Church”

      Looking at the Episcopal Church

      William Sydnor

      The stanzas reproduced from the hymn”God My Father, Loving Me” by G.W. Briggs are taken from Enlarged Songs of Praise and used with permission of Oxford University Press.

      Copyright © 1980 William Syndor

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher.

      Morehouse Publishing 4775 Linglestown Road Harrisburg, PA 17112

       Morehouse Publishing is an imprint of Church Publishing Incorporated

       Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

      Sydnor, William

      Looking at the Episcopal church / William Sydnor.

      p. cm.

      ISBN 10 0-8192-1279-2 (pbk.)

      ISBN 13 978-0-8192-1279-5 (pbk.)

      1. Episcopal Church. 1. Title.

      BX5930.2.S93 80-081103

      283/.73—dc 19 CIP

       Printed in the United States of America.

       To my cosmopolitan grandchildrenwho amaze and awe and humble me

       CarolineBerkelyTomBryanJyoti

       Other Books by William Sydnor

      How & What the Church Teaches

      Introductions to the Scripture Read in Worship

      Jesus According to Luke

      Keeping the Christian Year

      More Than Words

      The Son of God (with Edric Weld)

      The Story of the Real Prayer Book

      Sunday's Scriptures

      Traveling the Way (with Drusilla McGowen)

      Your Voice, God's Word

       Contents

       PREFACE

       PART ONE: First Appearances

       1. How the Church Looks to Outsiders

       2. The House of God

       3. The House Within

       4. Symbolism

       5. The Symbolism of Worship

       6. The Worship of the Church — The Book of Common Prayer

       7. The Worship of the Church — Morning and Evening Prayer

       8. The Worship of the Church — The Holy Eucharist

       9. The Worship of the Church — Other Services

       10. The Worship of the Church — Pastoral Offices

       11. Church Customs and Practices

       PART TWO: Essential Meaning

       12. The Church's Long Past — Early Beginnings

       13. The Church's Long Past — The Church of England

       14. The Church's Long Past — The Reformation

       15. The Church's Long Past — The Church in America

       16. The Characteristics of the Church

       17. Holy Scriptures

       18. The Faith of the Church — The Creeds

       19. The Faith of the Church — The Church Year

       20. The Sacraments

       21. The Ordained Ministry

       22. The Mission of the Church

       PART THREE: Commitment

       23. The Ministry of the Laity

       24. Our Ministry of Prayer

       25. Our Ministry of Witness

       26. Our Wider Ministry

       APPENDIX: Leader's Guide

       Preface

      There is a need for a simple, not-too-detailed account of the facts about the Episcopal Church. That is what, God willing, this book is intended to be. In another day there were books such as Lefferd M. A. Haughwout, The Ways and Teachings of the Church which filled that need for a number of people. Perhaps this effort to lead inquirers from superficial appearance to meaning to commitment will in some way fill that need in this present time. At the least, it is an effort to provide material to put into the hands of persons who are beginning to discover the Episcopal Church.

      Among those inquirers are that restless tribe of noisy future church leaders known as “Confirmation Age Children.” Because it is possible that the material here may, in the wisdom of the rector, form the basis of a course of Confirmation instruction for such youngsters, a leader's guide has been included as an appendix to assist the person responsible for conducting that class. I hope it conveys something of the sense of privilege and excitement that goes with sharing this time with growing young church people.

      I am indebted to many


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