-Diversity that finds common ground (experiences; persons)
-Integrity: the experience grows out of the community

-Safety and an atmosphere of acceptance
-An experience of the transcendent
-Play
-Participatory freedom
-Connectedness to God
-Transcending diversity
-Participation
-Integrity
-Novelty - old things in a new way
-Unity
-Simplicity
-Freedom
-Celebration
-Deep collegiality
-Authenticity
-Transformative Presence
-Inchoate Joy
-Celebration

Beausejour:

-Going beyond oneself to: 1) a sense of God’s presence; 2) a sense of community; 3) a deeper sense of oneself: rooted in life, free to move in the presence of God
-Ownership and Support (Personal -Involvement) in Community
-Deep Change (Emotional Connectedness to meaning of Gospel)

-Healing Grace (Physical and Emotional);
-Beauty – Integrity

-A gathering which brings a variety of people home to God
-Participation in the Divine Life of God: Trust-Promises-Belief

-Elevation
-Faith-full worship

-Re-Interpreting human experience in the light of the mystery of God’s love, in a way that clarifies our direction
-Sense of belonging allows you to give and to receive

-Being inspired
-I am – Inspiration – Just as I am
-Glory to God

• Power to empower
• A sense of communion, corporate need, transcendence
• Coherence in liturgy resulting in full participation
• Silence, in response to the awesomeness of God
• Renewal, redefinition, re-interpretation
• Expectancy
• God is going to do something
• Diversity – linguistic, cultural, ecclesiological; Acceptance – by God, by/within community
• Transcendence, awe – ‘lost in wonder, love and praise’; Memorable experience – ‘we should do that again’; Oasis in the desert – Isaiah 35
• Liturgy, music and preaching as vehicles for ministry of reconciliation and healing, leading to the formation of a spiritual life
• Education
• Common ‘unity’
• Presence
• Alternative forms of worship do in fact work
• The inclusion and approaching of all strengthens and grows the Christian belief and population
• The value of God’s love
• Closeness with Christ
• The Church in community

Integrity: interprets traditions in cultural settings without violating either (16)
That it should be a transforming experience (15)
An encounter with the living God (12)
Indigenization (Canadian, local, creative tension - not polarity) and Commonality (10)
That it will bear fruit (unconditional love and acceptance)(8)
Connection to our ministry in the world (7)
Integrity: full participation (4)
Integrity: honours feelings felt in the present (playful - tearful) (3)
To move away from worship as a consumer product
Participatory experience
A liturgy like a symphony

Beausejour:

That our worship will always reflect and model our commitment to healing and reconciliation (10)
Free in detail, formed in principle (8)
To discover the mission of the Church as we go out into the world (7)
That worship could be appropriate to the context of the community in which it takes place (6)
Capable of transforming our communities (4)
That our worship allows each person to encounter the living God (4)

• Become accessible and open in our liturgical life to seekers and the disenfranchised as well as the current family (23 votes)

• Understanding the value of diversity around a common core (10 votes)
• That our communal life be grounded in relationship in the Trinity (8 votes)
• Our wish is that the Church helps people move from where they are to where the Church is going to be (6 votes)
• That Anglican worship finds a way to honour the prayer book tradition AND move on beyond the text of the liturgy to be relevant and authentic (4 votes)
• Grow together liturgically in harmony, leaving behind divisiveness (2 votes)
• That Anglican worship be free in form that is consistent with the Breaking of Bread and the prayers and the Apostles’ Teachings
• Our wish is that the church continues to have a ‘common shape’ and common elements
• That our worship be accessible and understandable

• Our worship would mediate more of God’s love and presence to all people (19)

• Worship to involve head and heart (11)

• Be faithful to the Gospel and our historic faith (8)

• Basics of the faith, based on a sound Scriptural foundation (7)

• Respect and openness for each other and user friendly re: styles of worship (5)

• Integration/balance (5)

• Exuberance/ simplicity (4)

• A diversity of cultural expression (4)

• Reverence/stillness (2)

• Authentically express in the ACC

Comments made included:

• Gathered community encountering and honouring God
• Participation in healing
• Responding to God's desire to encounter us
• Recognition of the value of God
• To worship is to embody the words and actions of liturgy

Beausejour: ‘We are a people gathered here who value liturgy that respects our diversity and (is within) a common tradition; that is a relevant part of our daily life; and enables us to be in the presence of (encounter the living) God with trust.’

Comments made included:

• change in the liturgy must be preceded by education
• these priorities demand some hard study, and terms like ‘diversity’ and ‘common understanding’ need to be clearly defined
• having a hard time getting at what it is which would help us to reach the goal of enabling us ‘to be in the presence of God with trust’
• part of this is accomplished when we feel included in worship
• trust is nurtured when who we are is honoured in liturgy (so liturgy should be in our native language, for example)
• but we must be wary of becoming too comfortable in worship, which happens when we make God in our own image, and when we are not inspired to change; this is why the language of ‘encounter’ is helpful
• the discomfort I feel in worship actually breeds trust in God
• the common tradition can be helpful here
• I am a little uncomfortable here, since God is always present in our worship
• What does ‘trust’ refer to? God? Each other? Perhaps both.

Thorneloe: We are a people who value and are prepared to work towards liturgy that engages seekers and the disenfranchised, the local culture, as well as the current congregation, WHILE being grounded in the faith and tradition of the wider Church. We value worship that is: lively, evocative, beautiful, passionate, engaging and formative.

Members of the group expressed some frustration that this statement was inadequate:

• where does our mission fit in?
• what do we mean by ‘the faith and tradition of the wider Church’?

Renforth:We are a people gathered here who value and are committed to working for worship that more fully mediates God’s love and presence to all peoples, that is more flexible and relevant to contemporary and cultural diversity; and operates from an authentic core/centre of liturgical unity that is based on the Gospel/Scripture and the historic faith.

• honest about living creatively in the tensions of questions; spectrum of views
• language; books – BAS/BCP
• living and loving well in the middle of all that
• we work to get out of the box of confusing worship resources with worship itself

cf. making love, not sex manuals

• helping people find their deepest Lover and respond
• the elements we need are available in various forms and ways
• ‘walk the talk’
• every community has the resources it needs
• get on with it
• simple, poetic

Thorneloe:

• sharing
• identifying and getting beyond barriers (e.g. geographical barriers)
• strategizing re. General Synod
• seeking agreement on a process
• clarifying at what level of the church liturgical decisions, agreement on process etc. will be made
• educating clergy
• getting a picture of what is happening across Canada at the moment
• achieving theological soundness

• We must offer leadership and vision
• we must offer understanding and acceptance of our different perspectives
• have a shared understanding of our direction and goal
• identifying the gifted people – healing, praying, teaching, preaching, hospitality, etc.
• relevance of worship should not be to make us comfortable, but to transform us and the world around us
• we ought to provide resources, and not mandatory texts
• provide resources with a process for discerning what resources are appropriate to the context of a community

What are the issues and opportunities for the future of our common worship life as we enter a new millennium?

What are the issues and opportunities for Anglican liturgy after 2001?

What are the issues and opportunities for Anglican liturgy after 2001?

Shape: Gather/Word/Prayer/Table/Mission;

Gather/Word/Prayer/Mission;

Where does the Penitential rite fit?;

Tension between order and flexibility [consistency – something to count on no matter what worship; core statements; core intentions; creeds, Lord’s prayer, words of institution, Sanctus; we retain elements of liturgy that go to the roots of our tradition; Pattern: flexible but discernible]

Action is part of shape

Text: Common texts (ICEL); Common lectionary (RCL); decency of language; poetry and beauty; use of vernacular is a core value [various constituencies within the church require different liturgical texts; does dignity reside in the words or in us?; language should be correct but accessible – avoid elitism; sometimes grammatically archaic forms are still accessible (e.g. "Be not afraid"); if we choose to preach in the vernacular, how can we proceed with liturgy not in the vernacular?]; common prayer through common text in the assembly

make the BAS (and similar resources) available on CD-ROM
split the BAS into two sets of resources; one that includes the liturgy can sit in the pew, one that contains everything else can be made available for those who have need or interest.
come up with a clear definition of a skeleton/framework of the liturgy to work with

resources for healing services
someone to put the BAS on CD-ROM
computers and computer training for those who might be using the previously mentioned resource
a limited form of the BAS for the pews; one pared down to what is needed for the congregation to follow the liturgy
translations of everything for the various languages of the various Canadian congregations

1. We should not move to one book; the BCP should not be merged with the BAS.

2. We are interested less in a revision of the BAS and more in the provision of new resources. These should be available on CD ROMs, and in binders, and other formats

3. We need careful, clear, and cautious guidelines for the structures of eucharists to be created in communities and authorized by the Ordinary.

4. We might invest less in texts, and more in how we do the eucharists (i.e. liturgical workshops, education, etc.)

• Work on the interplay between lectionary and calendar - e.g., the implications of celebrating Transfiguration as the Last Sunday after Epiphany.

• Lectionary and calendrical resources (ongoing).

Multi-media resources for biblical catechesis - video, CD Rom, Web sites....

1. Faith in the power of the Holy Spirit.
2. Faith in the clergy to exercise good judgement.

Exploration of pros and cons of Lay Presidency
Exploration of nature of ordination.
Exploration of nature of Eucharist as sacrament.

New steps in worship should be taken in cooperation with other denominations
Facilitate communications between members of the new generations in the church
Promote intergenerational experience eg godparenting
Frame liturgy so that it does not require that everyone do the same thing at the same time.

Money and technical support for communication
Research time and personnel to discover "who are these new generations"

Discussion: desires and pressures in relation to tradition/changes. Roots: in ritual, story, place - things that are memory/identity; things that grow must change ; foundations must be built on; roots are stepping stones; important to know our story(ies). *Eucharist a central root. Things that root - music, language, study. Roots need to be pruned. Daily offices part of 'circle'. How do we welcome strangers? More involvement of laity in planning. Language groups - each with translation of rites. Trial/experimentation should be facilitated through electronic/digital means. Greater permission giving for parishes to do experimentation. Bring disparate elements together to dialogue/tell stories as experimentation happens - testing out with each other.

Whatever the future brings; a new book(s), new rites, etc:

a) worship education is essential
b) education must reflect and respect a variety of learning styles
c) we recommend video resources and education kits (complete and user friendly)
d) that those with educational skills be employed (i.e. use of contemporary educational methodology)
e) that worship education must include understanding our roots!
f) that worship education of function is as important as form (i.e. why as well as what)
g) worship education needs as much energy as the creation of the resources themselves

• Anglican worship should aim to BOTH reflect taste of congregation AND push congregational boundaries.
• Anglican worship should aim to BOTH elevate/stimulate the mind AND stir the heart.
• Anglican worship should be a family affair.
• Anglican congregations need to continue to be willing to try what people want to try, and involve as many people as possible in each service.

Future questions for discussion:

Resources Required: Logistical issues raised that influence music include: salary for musicians, instruments available, available, size of congregation, rehearsals, hymnbooks, licensing, choirs and the kind of conductors/musical coaches a church has.

Need to determine core elements that would keep faith with tradition and enable liturgy that is more flexible and user friendly.

1. We endorse the principle of revision of the Book of Common Prayer

but advise against its revision in this generation. We recommend the revision of the BAS instead.

2. The new BAS should contain a contemporary language version of the BCP Eucharist.

Need for translation services for all communication with the North. Before any new liturgy is printed, Inuktituk speakers need to have access to what exists already.

We need to discuss whether or not tradition is a floor or a ceiling.

WE NEED TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION.

We need to listen - parts of the church are not listening to other parts.

Include people more - people seem less willing to just accept authority and will reject changes or traditions that they do not agree with.

TAKE THE TIME TO GET THINGS RIGHT.

• Materials to help us think about space and movement, and especially for adapting spaces use in existing churches with sensitivity to what’s there, and to the community.
• Fora for meeting and sharing.

• We need further teaching & discussion on metaphor.
• We need to explore contemporary, scientific as well as Celtic, native "natural" metaphors for the Divine and the activity of the Divine.
• We need to get together and talk to each other about this more

A resource on science & its metaphors to help preachers
An internet connection so we can "chat" and research new metaphors to brighten and freshen older ones.

There are resources, we just have to be made aware of them.

Liturgy produced by the Anglican Church needed on different levels:

- to be used at Sunday Eucharist

- to be used at Healing Circle at Worship separate from Sunday regular service

- institutional and political level, ex. residential school syndrome

Resources for Liturgy printed

Nancy Bruyere and Aleen Urkhart to write paper on healing circle

Copies of various liturgies, resources and processes currently being used

Healing teams of people trained and used in the Diocese

Scripture is test; it is the anchor of our faith; authoritative witness to God's revelation; there is nothing more true to the heights and depths of our humanity.

Some concern that Scripture is not publicly read with conviction and dignity. If we want liturgy to come alive, we must take Scripture more seriously, and honour Scripture by preaching on it.

Important for us to know how to use commentaries.

Many contexts for the reading of Scripture: in individual study, prayer, etc.

Concern that the laity need to learn Scripture, and that the sermon is not the place for education.

Pat ourselves on the back - lots of Scripture read in the Anglican Church;and liturgy based on Scripture.

Concern about Scripture being excluded from our liturgy - e.g. the imprecatory psalms

Not important which lectionary is used, but that it is used.

There could be weekly Bible studies to work together on the lectionary the week before. This helps to put Scripture in context. It was also acknowledged that lay people are reading Scripture during the week (e.g. Forward Day by Day)

Dramatic readings of Scripture can be very powerful

Hymnody and eucharistic prayers should be integrated with the Scripture readings

Could the prayers of the people be more effectively integrated with the readings?

Me (us): create a model to facilitate this dialogue. Approach our priest/congregation.

Next single step: Me (us): Do it

Sorrento 6a) Hopeful possibility: A consultative process throughout the church to identify what is needed in addition to BAS (and BCP)

General Synod: a) to mandate/fund production of consultation process 'kit', and encourage dioceses to use it;

FWM: a) from experience of initial consultations, to develop a consultative process/model that can be used in dioceses, parishes, provinces.

Me (us): a) i) help evaluate consultations and refine the process for application in other dioceses and parishes and provincial gatherings;

ii) develop kit with instructions, examples, etc. preparation;

iii) to identify resource people.

GS: FWM resolution

FWM: worship working group makes recommendation to FWM to make to CoGS based on evaluation of the 4 initial provincial consultations

Me (us): help evaluate this consultation process;

Sorrento 9. Hopeful possibility: To continue the process. We hope that FWM would continue the development process and at a later date (6-12 months) recall this group to evaluate, refine and focus more intensively on a fewer number of possible directions

FWM: refine and develop concrete proposals; return to consultation group

Me (us): continue dialogue in our own dioceses; keep up to date on developments; come back prepared

FWM: develop timetable; develop budget

Me (us): report to diocesan executive, parishes, etc.

Renforth 3. Hopeful Possibility:

• Youth Synod
• Youth Representative on committee (voting age)
• Integration:

GS: Voting youth representative, role of young people in worship

FWM: Voting youth representative

Province: Voting youth representative; permanent Christian education (development); active listeners; genuine value of ideas, etc.; recognise youth as full members

Diocese: Youth synod; voting youth representative; role young people in worship; communion from baptism on; permanent Christian education; active listeners; genuine value of ideas, etc.; recognise youth as full members; FULL TIME DIOCESAN YOUTH CO-ORDINATOR

Me (us): Youth synod; role young people in worship; communion from baptism; permanent Christian education; active listeners; genuine value of ideas, etc.; recognise youth as full members; educate parishioners to accept children in the liturgy

Diocese: Discussion; change begins at a parish level and needs to be supported by diocesan and sometimes national levels

Me (us): Education; inform

Discussion on the above: there are voting youth members on national committees; youth groups in many places are struggling or are extinct.

Beausejour 3. Hopeful Possibility: A church which is conscious of moving through time, with leadership passing from generation to generation

GS: motion for support for research: 1) who are coming generations?; 2) how are generations interacting specifically in worship and transfer of leadership roles.

FWM: formulate motion; foster and recognize networks amongst the generations; monitor ecumenical dimension of this.

Me(us): promote in own parish; pray; start a network

GS: look at a forum during next GS

FWM: refer this report to FWM for proposal to CoGS

Me(us): follow in FWM

Sorrento 7. Hopeful possibility: Any work we do must reflect some of the ecumenical realities, such as: shared ministries; ecumenical covenants; Anglican/Lutheran accord and 2001 possibilities; renewed Anglican/United dialogue (the first since 1975); Anglican/Orthodox, ARCIC ('Gift of Authority'); and so on . .

General Synod: Perhaps share consultants, i.e. Anglican/Lutheran, Anglican/United, etc.

FWM: appoint ecumenical members to the Committee

Me (us): hold more liturgical consultations

General Synod: planning committee; space geared to conversation, not to T.V., etc.

FWM: facilitate process internally and for use in dioceses/parishes

Me (us): practise what we preach!

Me (us): return home and speak positively of the process.

Sorrento 4. Hopeful Possibility [related to S3, above]: We offer for others’ use a diocesan program we have developed for dialogue on human sexuality which sets out to honour the same criteria (New Westminster) and our kaleidoscope process (process for positive planned change)

General Synod: covenant for dialogue (as below)

FWM: covenant for dialogue (as below)

Me (Us): covenant for dialogue based on "corporate" statement of the baptismal covenant:

"we will, with God's help . . .

• continue in the apostles' teaching …
• persevere in resisting evil …
• proclaim by word and example …
• seek and serve Christ in all persons …
• strive for peace and justice

GS: Motion to release BAS and BOS material copyrights held by the national church; ABC to publish on CD

Diocese: D&W committees analyse & recommend to FWM at FWM request

Me(us): Ontario Worship Committee volunteers = ; Toronto D&W also

Next single step:

GS: Authorise a process for use of materials from other countries’ Anglican churches

FWM: 1) move to authorise a personal daily office resource, i.e. ‘Celebrating Common Prayer’; 2) develop a library/list of approved and authorised liturgies electronically and in print.

Thorneloe 2. Hopeful Possibility: That liturgical resources would empower Christian communities by challenging the church to structural change while critiquing the ‘powers and principalities’ in the world.

Province, FWM, General Synod:: Evaluate!

Start here: Me(us): We (the people of God) develop liturgies in response to communal needs/concerns . . .

Diocese: Things that work are shared (e.g. Diving Deep, Soaring High (Dio of TO) or internet .

Province: Gatherings and consultations such as this one

FWM: Editing, disseminating

GS: Step five – Approve and be self-critical

(and then begin cycle again)

(At every level) Create, Share, Edit, Revise, Learn, Empower, Challenge, Critique

FWM: 1. Publication of liturgical resources: a) sent with Ministry Matters; b) set up liturgical section on national web page with texts to download; c) work with House of Bishops.

2. Would like to make liturgy for healing and reconciliation, and prayers for the sick a priority.

3. Make BAS (and similar resources) available on CD ROM.

4. Split BAS into 2 resources – one for pew, one for lesser used elements.

5. See how ‘skeleton’ liturgy in the American BCP has been used to see if it might be a feature we could use to promote (preserve?) Anglican identity.

 

Beausejour 4. Hopeful possibility: New forms of worship sensitive to the needs of: Indigenous communities, youth, charismatic renewal, healing ministry; Resources and guidelines for worship

GS: Motion: to request FWM in cooperation with the (US), and Anglican Renewal Ministries to develop new forms of worship as stated above.

Me(us): youth; aboriginal community

Me (us): preparing the community for participation

Beausejour 2. Hopeful possibility: A validated way of providing communion in isolated communities (other than semi-permanent use of distribution of reserved sacrament)

FWM: 1) an improved service for distribution of the reserved sacrament; 2) an investigation of nature of ordinations, sacraments; 3) possibility of direct ordination to priesthood (especially non-stipendiary)

FWM come and see the need

Beausejour 1. Hopeful Possibility: Every congregation in the country has access to all the resources it needs to worship in beauty, satisfaction, effectiveness, and truth

GS: take responsibility that priests are adequately trained to lead worshipping communities (e.g. standards, curacy, internships, supervision, mentoring, etc.); fund liturgical translations; fund resource translations.

FWM: attend to standards for theological and liturgical education; develop or recommend suitable resources for lay liturgy training; prioritize translation projects; needs assessment.

Me(us): training for lay ministers of all kinds (regional seminars, net-working, etc.)

FWM process recommendations and prioritize; internet resources

Me (us): start networking (ecumenically . . .); diocesan level: partnerships, twinning, resource sharing, etc.

Action Required:

FWM: their focus to include non-textual mediums

Province: conference hosting/organising

Diocese: educating clergy, lay readers, etc.

Me(us): volunteering our own gifts/talents for worship

GS: educational resources (conferences, workshops)

FWM and Province: Resource provision (books, websites, people, etc.); bring ‘open space’ process to other levels (diocese, parish)

Diocese: talent banks

Me (us): promote this vision; ask ourselves and others, ‘what are your gifts?’

Thorneloe 4. Hopeful Possibility: EDUCATED ANGLICANS: A liturgical /theological education kit to be delivered in each diocese by a national trainer beginning with clergy then lay leaders

Action Required:

Bishops: approve concept and actively support;

GS: fund package and trainer;

CoGS: approve package

Province: fund provincial training session

Diocese: fund diocesan training session and actively support

Next single step:

1. National Staff à House of Bishops

Sorrento 5. Hopeful Possibility: Develop a well-assessed resource database of training resources for a variety of liturgical ministries: reading (proclamation); welcomers; homilies; music (small parishes, large parishes); intercessions; administrants; deacons

General Synod: to finance

FWM: enable networking, e-mail groups, website, hard copy

Me (us): provide local leadership; encourage other dioceses to be involved; each to list and assess - pass on info

GS: good chance for publicity

FWM: establish an assessment process and website and its maintenance; publicize its existence - both as a resource, and as something to add to.

Me (us): Return and begin to initiate cataloguing of currently recognized resources and forward to FWM

Sorrento 1. Hopeful Possibility: That we provide educational opportunities in liturgy and music that equip us to offer our best in worship

General Synod: ownership, budget (?)

FWM: develop regional events, develop regional resource teams; develop resources; research and recommend resources - for presider/congregation and musicians

Me/(us): same as FWM in microcosm

FWM: do-it-yourself kit which might include video

Us: explore developing resource kit on 'finding the people's song' and/or teaching new music

To be made available to General Synod

Action Required:

FWM: explore feasibility and develop resolutions for General Synod;

GS: approve resolutions from FWM and designate working group; develop trial order (and send back to FWM)

FWM: develop resources for web sites from trial order

Province: web site

Diocese: web site

Me(us): agitate, support; resource: Prayer Book Society, Council of the North, Hoskin Group, D&Ws, House of Bishops

FWM to study existing 'directories' in Canada and the Anglican Communion and develop one to present for discussion by House of Bishops, CoGS, and propose to General Synod 2001 to approve for trial use where authorized by the Ordinary.

Me (us): b) help do FWM task

GS: FWM resolution

FWM: worship working group study directories and consult re: what to recommend to FWM

Me (us): gather directories and circulate to worship working group.

GS: Approval of framework

FWM: Format and testing of framework, distribution

Diocese: Approval

Me (us): Suggestions and feedback

FWM: Formulate proposal/motion

Me (us): Suggested outline – see SOS sheet

Suggested Outline Services (SOS)

Gathering – could include:

• songs, collects, greeting, (exchange of peace/mutual greetings), extemporaneous prayer, liturgical dance

Word – could include:

• scripture readings (any #), drama, reflection, sermon/homily, witness, dialogue, songs, altar call, teaching, credal statements

Prayer – could include:

• extemporaneous, silence, litany, confession, liturgical dance, songs, prayer groups, prayer stations, prayers for healing, formal prayers, altar call, Thanksgiving

Table (optional)

• Eucharistic Prayers as authorized

Mission – could include

• songs, dismissal, benediction, suggestions for actions

Discussion on this area:

- sheets 4 and 5 should be seen in tandem
- in the SOS outline, the place of the peace (as part of the gathering) needs further consideration, in relation to the place of the confession; may be different in non-eucharistic service

• liturgies be authorised for use by parishes
• e.g. an approved framework
• re: SOS gathering: a spiritual ‘opening’, a clearer purpose to opening collect; formulaic endings have a negative impact; needs to be centering, without being pompous

‘exchange of peace’ is special ‘shalom’, not a gathering ‘hi’

FWM: Recommend this action to General Synod

Province: Support this recommendation

Diocese: Support this recommendation

Me (us): Be advocates of this policy

FWM: A strategic plan of action for all of the above

Diocese: Take this plan of action to Diocesan Councils, and where appropriate doctrine and worship committees

Sorrento 8. Hopeful possibility: 1. Maintain integrity of the BCP; 2. As part of new resources, a judicious revision of selected BCP services: Holy Communion, Baptism, Confirmation, and Burial Office. Some elements of this judicious revision: - gender inclusive language with respect to people; - baptism, confirmation and burial set in context of Holy Communion; - two forms produced: Tudor English and Contemporary English; - services for Holy Week in Tudor English. [Consider tools: CD ROM, binder, parish booklets, for revisions in process]

FWM: consult with people; consult with PBSC; revisions to be done by people who love and use the BCP

Me (us): discuss with liturgical commission of Diocese to see if there is interest and sponsorship of this revision

FWM: be in touch with Prayer Book Society with proposal

Me (us): bring it up at the next meeting; motivate

Beausejour 5.2 Hopeful Possibility: That the BAS be revised

1. The new BAS should contain a contemporary language version of the BCP Eucharist as an option.
2. We endorse the principle of revision of the BCP, but advise against its revision in this generation. We recommend the revision of the BAS instead. [2 out of 8 expressed reservations about this recommendation, saying that the status of the BCP as the official book of worship does need urgent revision]

Province: $ - conference

Diocese: Toronto D&W: Baptism; Huron D&W: Eucharist; Niagara D&W: Scripture (lectionary); Ontario Worship: Other stuff; Etc.

Renforth 1. Hopeful Possibility: That there will be a statement, regarding an authentic core for liturgical unity, based on the gospel (Scripture) and historic faith, ready for presentation at General Synod.

GS: Discussion

FWM: Form a task force to include liturgists and cultural representation as well as bishops

Diocese: Committed to participate in the process

FWM: Inform FWM of requests

Plenary discussion on the above: confused about why it has to be a statement – dialogue is important; statements disenfranchise people; what is statement leading to? what is the goal? a template to sort liturgical material by? a tool (criterion)?

• House of Bishops/General Synod implement RCL as the standard
• House of Bishops/General Synod approve (revised) calendar (see FWM below)
• Web Site provide and maintain an annotated catalogue of resources, including web links

• Revise the calendar
• Evaluate and commend adult education resources

• Implement RCL, and provide training for clergy
• Implement (revised) calendar, and provide training for clergy
• Evaluate and commend adult education resources, and resource centres provide resources for evaluation and use (on loan)
• N.B. Biblical Literacy!

• Implement RCL, educate ourselves, encourage others, e-mail bishops
• Implement (revised ) calendar, educate ourselves, encourage others, e-mail bishops
• Commend adult education resources

• begin conversation re. RCL

Diocese: Begin dialogue with parishes re: adult ed resources

Me (us): send e-mail, send e-mail, send e-mail, use resources