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  The Mitford Years: Book 7

  In This Mountain

  by Jan Karon

  Restless with his retirement, Father Tim, accompanied by Cynthia, gears up for a year-long ministry across the state line, but a series of events sends shock waves throughout the town of Mitford and through Father Tim's faith.
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  Father Tim: Book 1

  Home to Holly Springs

  by Jan Karon

  Readers of the nine bestselling Mitford novels have been captivated by Jan Karon’s “gift for illuminating the struggles that creep into everyday lives—along with a vividly imagined world” ( People ). They learned quickly that “after you’ve spent time in Mitford, you’ll want to come back” ( Chicago Tribune ). Millions eagerly awaited the publication of each novel, relishing the story of the bookish and bighearted... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 9

  Light from Heaven

  by Jan Karon

  It’s never too late. Father Tim Kavanagh has been asked to "come up higher" more than once. But he’s never been asked to do the impossible—until now. The retired Episcopal priest takes on the revival of a mountain church that’s been closed for forty years. Meanwhile, in Mitford, he’s sent on a hunt for hidden treasure, and two beloved friends are called to come up higher. As Father Tim finds, there ... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 4

  Out to Canaan

  by Jan Karon

  Thousands of readers have come home to Mitford, the little town with the big heart, whose endearing and eccentric residents have become like family members. But now change is coming to the hamlet. Father Tim, the Episcopal rector, and his wife Cynthia are pondering retirement; a brash new mayoral candidate is calling for aggressive development; a suspicious realtor with plans for a health spa is eyeing the beloved... (more)
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  An Altar in the World

  A Geography of Faith

  by Barbara Brown Taylor

  In her critically acclaimed Leaving Church ("a beautiful, absorbing memoir."— Dallas Morning News ), Barbara Brown Taylor wrote about leaving full-time ministry to become a professor, a decision that stretched the boundaries of her faith. Now, in her stunning follow-up, An Altar in the World , she shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of any church. From simple practices such as walking,... (more)
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  The Mitford Years: Book 8

  Shepherds Abiding

  by Jan Karon

  Millions of Americans have found Mitford to be a favorite home-away-from-home, and countless readers have long wondered what Christmas in Mitford would be like. The eighth Mitford novel provides a glimpse, offering a meditation on the best of all presents: the gift of one’s heart. Since he was a boy, Father Tim has lived what he calls "the life of the mind" and has never really learned to savor... (more)
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  Commentary on the American Prayer Book

  by Marion J. Hatchett

  Traces and comments upon the sources, history, and development of each of the rites and formularies of the book from the earliest known forms until the present day.
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  Leaving Church: A Memoir of Faith

  by Barbara Brown Taylor

  By now I expected to be a seasoned parish minister, wearing black clergy shirts grown gray from frequent washing. I expected to love the children who hung on my legs after Sunday morning services until they grew up and had children of their own. I even expected to be buried wearing the same red vestments in which I was ordained. Today those vestments are hanging in the sacristy of an Anglican church in Kenya,... (more)
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  Hymnal 1982 According to the Use of the Episcopal Church

  by Church Publishing

  Blue cloth hardcover with silver lettering on front and spine.
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  The Episcopal Handbook

  by Morehouse Publishing

  "The Episcopal Handbook" provides historical and theological information about the Episcopal Church alongside fun-filled facts and practical tips on being a churchgoing follower of Jesus Christ. Complete with illustrations, the resource presents a combination of vast truths, complex details, and bits of humor about the Episcopal understanding of the Christian life.
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  Welcome to the Episcopal Church: An Introduction to Its History, Faith, and Worship

  by Christopher L. Webber

  ...makes clear that the worship of God is the most important thing that can be said about us... -- from the Foreword, The Most Reverend Frank T. Griswold III, Presiding Bishop and Primate
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  Those Episkopols

  by Dennis R. Maynard

  A parish priest with thirty-six years of experience in ministry deals with questions he has been asked by inquirers over the years. In this book, he responds to such questions as: Why do Episcopalians read their prayers? Does God like all that ritual? Are Episcopalians just a lot of do-gooders? Why do Episcopalians reject Biblical Fundamentalism? Are there any Episcopalians in Heaven? and others.
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  Goldy Schulz Culinary Mysteries: Book 14

  Sweet Revenge

  by Diane Mott Davidson

  Goldy Schulz is thrilled to be catering a holiday breakfast feast for the staff of the Aspen Meadow Library. But little does she know that on the menu, alongside the Great Expectations Grapefruit, Chuzzlewit Cheese Pie, and Bleak House Bars, is a large helping of murder. While setting up at the library, Goldy spots a woman lurking in the stacks who bears a striking resemblance to Sandee Brisbane— the Sandee... (more)
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  The Holy Eucharist: Rites I & II (User's Guide to the Book of Common Prayer)

  by Christopher L. Webber

  Become a full partner in the worship services of the Episcopal Church by using this guide, which illuminates the theology, history, and practical concerns of the liturgy. The book is aimed at those not familiar with the Book of Common Prayer.
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  The Prayer Book Through the Ages

  by William Sydnor

  The Prayer Book Through The Ages is a newly revised and expanded version of The Story of the Real Prayer Book finishes the history of the final adoption of the 1979 Standard Book of Common Prayer. The Prayer Book Through The Ages tells why each revision was necessary, what was changed, added, omitted, but (more important) what was always retained in the "new" book. By understanding the delicate balance between the... (more)
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  Bcp Hymnal Genuine, Red

  by Church Publishing

  This is the standard Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and Administration of the Sacraments and Other Rites and Ceremonies of the Church together with The Psalter or Psalms of David according to use in the Episcopal Church in the United States as authorized in 1979. Included is the normative edition of The Hymnal 1982 for all who sing - choir and congregation alike - containing all hymns and service music. Gold... (more)
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  Prayer Book Rubrics Expanded

  by Byron D. Stuhlman

  A liturgical manual that discusses each service of the Church according to shape, theology, past practice, and varieties of local expression. The book contains helpful material not only for clergy and worship committees, but also for church musicians. (248 pp)
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  The Book of Occasional Services 2003

  by Church Publishing

  This new edition includes the liturgies for Discernment for a New Church Mission; A Liturgy for Commissioning a Church Planter, Missioner or Mission Team; A Liturgy for the Opening of a New Congregation; Setting Apart Secular Space for Sacred Use; a new Litany for the Mission of the Church; and a variety of Church Planting collects, blessings and other prayers, and hymn suggestions. This new material, authorized... (more)
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  A History of the Episcopal Church

  by Robert W. Prichard

  This revised edition of the classic text on Episcopal Church history brings the story of the Church up-to-date with a new chapter on the 1990's. This new chapter pays special attention to the Church's renewal efforts, Presiding Bishop Browning's time in office, the issue of homosexuality, changing leadership dynamics, liturgical change, and Lambeth 1998. "A truly inclusive story of the church's life in the... (more)
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  Looking at the Episcopal Church

  by William Sydnor

  In this simple yet comprehensive account, William Sydnor provides essential material for persons who are beginning to discover the Episcopal Church.