BCP Basics
What year was the prayer book we currently use published for use?
1979
What are the two Sacraments of the Episcopal faith?
Baptism and Eucharist.
Where would you find the most recently updated liturgies commemorating saints throughout the year?
Lesser Feasts and Fasts, 2022.
What does the word Eucharist mean?
Thanksgiving.
What is the prayer called that is led by the Celebrant at the beginning of a liturgy?
The Collect.
Where can one find a body of liturgical poetry in the prayer book?
The Psalter.
What vessels for the Eucharist is the Altar always prepared with?
A single paten and chalice.
What does the acronym for liturgical resource “EOW” stand for?
Enriching Our Worship.
What should immediately follow the Gospel and Sermon during a Eucharistic Liturgy?
The Creed/Affirmation of Faith.
Where do we turn to find the appropriate readings to use on any given Sunday?
The Lectionary.
Where can one go to learn an “Outline of the Faith?”
The Catechism, BCP p.845.
What is the preferred posture for the Eucharistic Prayer in Rite II – standing or kneeling?
Standing.
What liturgical resource contains the guidelines for what intercessions should be offered during the Prayers of the People?
The Book of Common Prayer
What order can be used at the beginning of a Eucharistic Liturgy, or on its own as a separate service?
A Penitential Order.
What is another name for the Day of Pentecost?
Whitsunday.
Where can one turn to find the Collects for a Rite I Eucharist service?
Collects: Traditional, BCP p.159.
What might the Bishop, if present, consecrate during a Holy Baptism?
Chrism.
We want to have a Blessing of Animals at our church. What resource would our priest find the liturgy to do so?
Book of Occasional Services, 2022.
How many Eucharistic prayers are approved for use in the Episcopal Church?
7. Four in Rite II of the BCP and 3 in EOW1.
What is the last portion of the Burial service prayed over the body called?
The Commendation.
Your friends got married at the courthouse but want their marriage blessed by the church. What liturgy would the priest use?
The Blessing of a Civil Marriage, BCP p. 433.
What days of the church year are especially appropriate for Baptisms?
Easter Vigil, Day of Pentecost, All Saints’ Sunday, Feast of the Baptism of our Lord.
How many volumes of EOW are there?
5.
What is the most common fraction anthem used during the breaking of the bread?
“Christ our Passover is sacrificed for us”
What is the word used for the most foundational level of the liturgical structure?
The Ordo.