Common Worship : Services and Prayers for the Church of England. LONDON : 2000.

Church House Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. Fine. 8vo. FIRST EDITION. LONDON : 2000. "Comprises: services and prayers from the Book of Common Prayer; alternative services and other materials authorized for use until further resolution of the General Synod; services which comply with the provisions of A Service of the Word; material commended by the House of Bishops; and material, the use of which falls within the discretion allowed to the minister under the provisions of Canon B 5.". Hardback. Black cloth; gilt lettered spine and cover Designed by Derek Birdsall RDI. Purple end-papers. Printed in red and black throughout. Black and red ribbon markers. No owner name or internal markings. Tight, bright and clean. Minor use only. NEAR FINE. (xi), 850 pages. Indexes. Copyright held by the Archbishop's Council of the Church of England. Includes bibliographical references (page 818). CONTENTS: The calendar -- A service of the word, Morning and Evening prayer, Night prayer. A service of the word -- Morning and Evening prayer on Sunday -- Morning and Evening prayer from The book of common prayer -- Night prayer (Compline) -- Night prayer (Compline) in traditional language -- Prayers for various occasions -- The litany -- The litany from The book of common prayer -- Authorized forms of confession and absolution -- Creeds and authorized affirmations of faith -- Holy communion. A form of preparation -- Order one -- Order one in traditional language -- Order two -- Order two in traditional language -- Supplementary texts -- Seasonal provisions -- Notes -- Thanksgiving for the gift of a child -- Holy baptism -- Collects and post communions -- Collects and post communions in traditional language -- Rules -- Lectionary -- The psalter -- Canticles -- Authorization details -- Copyright information -- Acknowledgements and sources -- Index of Biblical references (p. 824-836) -- General index (p. 837-850). 8vo. **Will be well-packed for posting/shipping**. [ Rosley Books for Antiquarian books, CHS, Cumberland, Everyman, GKC, Inklings, Keswick, Literature, MacDonald, Rarities, Theology and History. ].