Mass = Corporate Worship
Our Anglican service may look and feel different than what you are used to, but virtually every word in our services in the Book of Common Prayer is a direct quotation from Holy Scripture.
The purpose of the Book of Common Prayer is common prayer, the prayers that are offered in common from the entire congregation.
The Low Mass (7:30 AM) is a spoken Mass that is about 45 minutes in length.
While the Sung Mass (9:30 AM) adds hymns, chanting, and incense to the service, and is about 1 hour and 10 minutes in length. *Nursery care available at this service.
No matter which Mass you join us for, be sure to pick up a service booklet (and Hymnal for the 9:30 AM Mass!) on your way into the sanctuary in order to easily follow along with the service.
Generally, we kneel to pray (if possible), stand to sing, and sit to receive instruction, but the service booklets provide direction on when to do each. Feel free to participate as indicated or quietly sit and observe — whichever is more comfortable!
A Biblical and Historical Approach
From Noah to St Paul the Bible records that humanity knelt, bowed down, and prostrated themselves in worship. The Church recognizes the value of worshipping the Almighty God with the whole person — not just the mind and the emotions. By doing acts with the body, the mind and heart are more thoroughly engaged in the activity of worship.
Liturgy has a great deal of history behind it. The earliest documents concerning the worship of the Christian Church (some dating to the first century AD; within the lives of the Apostles) show that since the earliest days the Church has followed a liturgical format in its prayers, praise, and offering. This approach to worship is consistent with the testimony of both the Old and New Testaments.