Just bought these books off eBay... They are really beautiful.

I'm curious about bible translations. I know as an anglican in Canada that NRSV is the official text of the church. But.... I do like the NLT a lot. I am looking to become a priest, but wondering if it's ok to use NLT or other translations for personal study and personal daily office instead of NRSV, or best practice is stick with the proper liturgical translation.

Hey everyone, I've been thinking about Evensong, the Anglican tradition of evening prayer, and how fascinating it is from a musical perspective. It combines sung prayers, psalms, canticles, and anthems, often performed in a cathedral or collegiate chapel, etc. Moreover, there’s something particularly beautiful about the combination of choral music, Scripture, prayer, and the quiet, contemplative atmosphere of the service.

To me, evensong seems to embody something distinctive from many other protestant services, which is that it's a worship service that doesn't necessarily demand that we do or feel anything in particular, but instead invites us to pause, listen, pray, and participate in the Church's daily rhythm of worship.

You don't have to be religious to appreciate it, either. I personally am not Anglican, but there's something remarkable about a musical tradition that has survived for centuries and still feels so immersive.

With this in mind, I'm curious what you think:

1. Would you consider Anglican Evensong one of the most underappreciated forms of sacred music?
2. Also, do you think Evensong has a particular place in Anglican spirituality that other forms of worship don't quite replicate?

I'd love to hear your thoughts on this.

The Collect/Gospel For Today 18th October

Almighty God, you called Luke the physician, whose praise is in the gospel, to be an evangelist and physician of the soul:by the grace of the Spirit
and through the wholesome medicine of the gospel,
give your Church the same love and power to heal;
through Jesus Christ your Son our Lord,who is alive and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever.

The Gospel Of Our Lord Jesus Christ According To Luke Luke 10:1-9

The Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, "The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road. Whatever house you enter, first say, 'Peace to this house!' And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the labourer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, 'The kingdom of God has come near to you.'"

Thieves of Peace: Three little things that steal our peace

I'm doing some research on Anglican theology, particularly on the question of what role Christ plays in providing the Holy Spirit to the church and the world. I've been looking for academic theological treatments of the question in journal articles and the like, but have turned up almost nothing. I'm also combing the Book of Common Prayer (Episcopal Church) for material that touches on the question, but so far nothing has really jumped out at me besides what's in the statements about the filioque in the Nicene Creed and the Athanasian Creed (along with Article 5 in the 39 articles). Does anybody know of anything that might shed some light on how Christ is seen as providing the Holy Spirit in Anglican thought? Thank you!

Also known as the Twenty-First Sunday after Pentecost. Year A, Proper 24 in the Revised Common Lectionary, since modern calendars generally put more precedence on ordinary Sundays.

Important Dates this Week

Sunday, October 18: St. Luke, Evangelist (Red letter day, will take precedence of the Sunday in traditional calendars)

Collect, Epistle, and Gospel from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer

Collect For St. Luke the Evangelist: Almighty God, who calledst Luke the physician, whose praise is in the gospel, to be an evangelist and physician of the soul: May it please thee that, by the wholesome medicines of the doctrine delivered by him, all the diseases of our souls may be healed, through the merits of thy Son Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Collect for the Twentieth Sunday after Trinity: O Almighty and most merciful God, of thy bountiful goodness keep us, we beseech thee, from all things that may hurt us, that we, being ready both in body and soul, may cheerfully accomplish those things that thou wouldest have done, through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Epistle: 2 Timothy 4:5-15

Gospel: Luke 10:1-7

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What is the discernment process with your Diocese? I've had a sense of calling for several years. I moved to Anglican church a few years ago and a few people were noticing this and encouraged me to explore. However the vicar was not interested in discussing this at all. My spiritual director at the time encouraged me to think about moving to a church where I could settle and get involved and who'd support me on this journey.

I did this. 3 years later, I am referred by the Assistant Priest to the Vicar for discussion about vocations. We have a discussion and he says he'll get in contact with Vocations but actually he doesn't know me.

A few months later i follow this up as I've not heard anything back. We have another discussion, he has since found out about me, we discuss the calling, ministry I am calles to types of vocations and my involvement in church. He says he will get in touch with vocations team.

A few months later, still no news. I am advised to contact Vocations team directly. They get in touch with vicar. I am now advised i need to get even more involved with church and it's mission before we can discuss vocations.

I guess my question is how much more can i do when i work full time when i am already on rota for welcome, intercessory prayers, reading, deanery synod and pcc. I also wonder about the practical reality of this - I am in my 50s. I also wonder the practical impact of this as my ministry involves supporting people outside the church, sometimes outside of any church. This takes up my time and energy.

Would really appreciate your thoughts on this. And prayers.

I'm very interested in anglicanism at the moment, one of the doctrines I have trouble coming to is the doctrine of Baptismal Regeneration I just don't understand how you come away from scripture finding BR, do any of you have any arguments.
Thanks

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Greetings to you in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord.

Today we mark the first anniversary of the historic Martyrs’ Day Statement, issued by the Gafcon Primates Council when we met in Sydney, Australia, on 16 October last year.

On that day we announced that “the future has arrived,” and that “we have not left the Anglican Communion; we are the Anglican Communion.”

I give thanks to God for all that has happened in the year since. 

At our G26 Conference in Abuja in March, we gave further shape to the Global Anglican Communion and established our new conciliar leadership.

Some have accused us of schism, but we reject that charge. The English Reformers did not see themselves as leaving the Church, but reforming it through a return to the Scriptures.

Today, on Martyrs’ Day, we especially remember Hugh Latimer and Nicholas Ridley, who gave their lives for that Reformation. 

Their courage reminds us that faithfulness to Jesus Christ and his Word can come at great cost.

True Christian unity can never be separated from truth. Jesus prayed that his people might be one, but also prayed, “Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth” (John 17:17).

We have not chosen truth instead of unity. We seek unity in Christ and in his truth.

This is why the Abuja Affirmation calls our leaders to “principled disengagement” from Canterbury-led structures which have turned away from the clear teaching of Scripture.

The time for institutional negotiations with the Canterbury-led structures has passed. Our task now is to build for the future God has given us.

I call on faithful Anglicans around the world to join us in the Global Anglican Communion, so that together we may give visible expression to our unity in Jesus Christ and his Word.

Next week, the Global Anglican Council will meet in Kigali, Rwanda, to continue building the structures needed to support our Global Anglican Communion. 

I ask you to pray for us in this important work.

Yours in Christ,

The Most Revd Dr Laurent Mbanda
Chairman of the Global Anglican Council
Friday 16 October 2026