Book of Alternative Services Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/book-of-alternative-services/ National News from the Anglican Church of Canada Tue, 01 Feb 2022 18:09:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://anglicanjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/AJ-logo-01.svg Book of Alternative Services Archives - Anglican Journal https://anglicanjournal.com/tag/book-of-alternative-services/ 32 32 170042892 Liturgist Paul Gibson transformed worship as leading force behind BAS https://anglicanjournal.com/liturgist-paul-gibson-transformed-worship-as-leading-force-behind-bas/ https://anglicanjournal.com/liturgist-paul-gibson-transformed-worship-as-leading-force-behind-bas/#respond Thu, 27 Jan 2022 14:11:59 +0000 https://www.anglicanjournal.com/?p=170284 Gibson was a professor at Trinity College, a recipient of the Cross of St. Augustine—an award from the Archbishop of Canterbury for outstanding service to the worldwide communion—and a liturgist for the Anglican Church of Canada, best known for his work on the Book of Alternative Services (BAS). He died on Jan. 14 after a prolonged illness with Parkinson’s disease.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/liturgist-paul-gibson-transformed-worship-as-leading-force-behind-bas/feed/ 0 170562 Grieving beyond ‘words alone’ https://anglicanjournal.com/grieving-beyond-words-alone/ https://anglicanjournal.com/grieving-beyond-words-alone/#comments Tue, 08 Jun 2021 21:01:06 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=167705 Loss, sharing and healing in a time of physical distance Stories of grief have been multiplying the world over as humanity continues to grapple with death during this pandemic. What makes me any more qualified to speak of grief and mourning than the next person? Nothing, of course; I offer the following personal reflection in humility. […]

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/grieving-beyond-words-alone/feed/ 1 167705 Joachim Fricker remembered as gifted liturgical innovator https://anglicanjournal.com/joachim-fricker-remembered-as-gifted-liturgical-innovator/ https://anglicanjournal.com/joachim-fricker-remembered-as-gifted-liturgical-innovator/#respond Fri, 16 Nov 2018 21:35:30 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=157362 Joachim Fricker, former suffragan (assistant) bishop of the diocese of Toronto and one of the principal authors of the Book of Alternative Services (BAS), will be remembered for his brilliance and his friendly personality as well as his gifts as a liturgist, say some of the people who knew him.

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]]> https://anglicanjournal.com/joachim-fricker-remembered-as-gifted-liturgical-innovator/feed/ 0 157362 Crafting liturgy in a time of disaster https://anglicanjournal.com/crafting-liturgy-in-a-time-of-disaster/ https://anglicanjournal.com/crafting-liturgy-in-a-time-of-disaster/#respond Thu, 26 Jul 2018 20:07:23 +0000 https://anglicanjournal.com/?p=156688 When disaster strikes, where is the Church? What do we have to offer? How do we pray? These were the questions posed by the Very Rev. Ansley Tucker, Dean of Christ Church Cathedral in the diocese of British Columbia, during a workshop at the National Anglican and Lutheran Worship Conference in Victoria, July 18. This […]

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