A users' guide for Episcopalians

Outline for instruction in the Christian faith presented in a question and answer format. The Catechism appears in the BCP as "An Outline of the Faith" (pp. 845-862). Although the Catechism serves as a commentary on the creeds, it is not intended to be a complete statement of belief and practice. It provides a brief summary of the church's teaching. The Catechism is intended to serve as a point of departure for discussion by the catechist (lay or ordained) with those who seek to understand the beliefs and practices of the Episcopal Church.

A users' guide for Episcopalians

Early Christians observed "a season of penitence and fasting" in preparation for the Paschal feast, or Pascha (Book of Common Prayer, pp. 264-265). The season now known as Lent (from an Old English word meaning "spring," the time of lengthening days) has a long history. Originally, in places where Pascha was celebrated on a Sunday, the Paschal feast followed a fast of up to two days. In the third century this fast was lengthened to six days. Eventually this fast became attached to, or overlapped, another fast of forty days, in imitation of Christ's fasting in the wilderness.

“What Episcopalians Believe and Why It Matters In the Way We Live”

Are you new to St. Thomas’ Parish? Are you new to the Episcopal Church? Did you grow up in another denomination? Would you like a refresher course because you didn’t pay attention last time?

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A users' guide for Episcopalians

The Anglican approach to reading and interpreting the Bible was first articulated by Richard Hooker, an Anglican priest and theologian, in the 16th Century. While Christians universally acknowledge the Bible as the Word of God and completely sufficient to our reconciliation to God, what the Bible says must always speak to us in our own time and place.