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Liturgy, Worship and Parish Life

There are two worship services on Sunday: 8:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m. Both services are Rite II and include music. This summer we are celebrating "full communion" by worshipping together at one service at 9:00 a.m. During the school year a dedicated, gifted, self-directed choir enhances our second worship service. Dedicated to "growing in faith, love and praise," we use a blend of hymns and praise music. And our choir occasionally treats us to "spirituals Sunday."

One of the things that makes worship lively and meaningful at St. Anskar’s is variation. There are many resources available to us within the Anglican tradition that we use in our worship. For example, last summer, we celebrated Morning Prayer with Holy Communion, using metrical settings for the canticles in familiar tunes. We use all four Eucharistic Prayers over the course of the calendar year, as well as the resources available in Enriching our Worship and The New Zealand Book of Common Prayer. Excellence in preaching that applies scripture to our daily lives is a critical component of our liturgy. There is much lay participation at both services, featuring lectors, acolytes, chalicists, and lay eucharistic ministers serving shut-ins. Our altar guild not only prepares the altar with linens and vessels, but also serves as facilitators for weddings and funerals.

At present a group of parishioners is working together on a healing ministry and will begin holding a healing service once a month that will be open to the public starting this fall.

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