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A planning and resource guide prepared by the Committee on Aging of the Diocese of Virginia:  Are Your Affairs in Order.  Its purpose is to help each member reflect on the importance of a person's deliberate actions in shaping the aging process and to encourage and assist each member in planning ahead.  This applies not only to physical, financial, and other practical aspects of life, but also to the way we can shape our spiritual lives.

 

Take a virtual tour of the Sistine Chapel.  Simply amazing!

 

What readings will be coming up at church on Sunday? Look them up on the Lectionary Page: http://www.lectionarypage.net/ These are the lectionary readings for the service of Holy Eucharist on Sundays and feast days of the Church.

The Book of Common Prayer, the guide to worship in our church, can be found online at http://www.bcponline.org/ .

You can find the service of Morning Prayer and Evening Prayer, with the readings appointed for each day, at http://www.missionstclare.com/english/ . Look on the calendar listing for the services for each day, or download them into your iPhone, or Android Phone for a more spiritual commute!
 

Looking for an online Bible? You can find one here: http://bible.oremus.org/   Although we normally use the New Revised Standard Translation of the Holy Bible, you might find it interesting to look at other translations.
 

An introduction to a number of the books of the Bible can be found at Virginia Theological Seminary’s Bible Briefs resource page. These are downloadable pamphlets which will give you a taste of what to expect in the book you are reading. Bible Briefs can be found here: http://www.vts.edu/podium/default.aspx?t=118919
 

Choral Evensong was first broadcast by the BBC (the British Broadcasting Company) from Westminster Abbey, London in 1926, and has been broadcast weekly on BBC radio ever since. Each week it comes from a different church or cathedral.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006tp7r


A pronunciation guide for all the difficult names, places, and words in the Bible.  It also has audio files so that you can hear how the word is pronounced.
http://netministries.org/Bbasics/bwords.htm

 

The official website of the Episcopal Church of the USA is found at https://www.episcopalchurch.org/

 

 

Official website of the world-wide Anglican Communion is found at http://www.anglicancommunion.org/

An independent website sharing information about the Anglican Communion at http://anglicansonline.org/