Worship

Sunday - The Lord's Day

The Church of the Angels offers two services every Sunday:

7:45 AM - Holy Eucharist

The early service celebrates the Holy Eucharist using the spoken word. The Rector preaches a homily each Sunday. The service is quieter and more contemplative in style, a perfect companion to the warmth and friendliness you will discover there.

10:15 AM - Holy Eucharist

The late service celebrates the Holy Eucharist with Hymns. The Rector preaches a homily each Sunday. Nursery Care is available during the late service. At the appropriate point in the service the children return fromChurch School to join their parents in receiving communion, adding an extra note of liveliness to the events.

The Worship Services - Additional Information

Receiving Communion: All baptized persons are invited to receive Communion with us and we hope that you will. You don't need to be Episcopalian. If you have been baptized in any Christian church and you feel drawn to receive Communion, please do so. Instructions as to how to receive are in your service bulletin.

If you are familiar with the Episcopal or Anglican style of worship, you will find all the services to be traditional in form.

But if you will be worshiping at an Episcopal Church for the first time, you will find it is a little like jumping aboard a moving train. Immediately after jumping, you would first be off balance until your inertia caught up with the train's movement. Once you found your balance, you would then have to find the things you need. Where do I sit? Where is the dining car? Once you have found those things and gotten yourself settled, then you could ask the most important question: Where has this train come from, and where is it going?

Episcopal worship is liturgical. That means it follows a set form and everyone has a part to play. To make this easier for you, we will provide you with a service folder that contains everything you need in order to participate. If you choose, you can instead use the Book of Common Prayer and Hymnal. These are the things you need.

Service Bulletin: Contains the order of service and tells you the page numbers of the Book of Common Prayer and the Hymnal.

Music Insert: A colored sheet of paper that contains those parts of the service from the Book of Common Prayer that are set to music.

Scripture Insert: A white sheet of paper that gives a brief introduction to the Scripture readings for the Sunday. It also gives the table of Bible readings that you can do at home during the week.

The Book of Common Prayer: The red book in the pew rack that contains the worship service.

The Hymnal: The blue book in the pew rack that contains the hymns we sing. The numbers indicating which hymns are to be sung and in what order are also posted on the hymn board mounted to the right just in front of the choir stalls.

Additional Material: On the table in the Narthex (the small entry and exit hall), a table contains a copy of the homily preached the preceding week and a one page Bible study on the Sunday readings. Frequently, readings concerning the life of the Church in the world are provided by the Rector or Parish members, and they may be found on the table on the exterior patio.