{"product_id":"pastoral-and-occasional-liturgies","title":"Pastoral and Occasional Liturgies","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this third and final volume in a series of ceremonial guides to worship in the Episcopal Church according to \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Common Prayer\u003c\/i\u003e, Leonel L. Mitchell focuses on the pastoral and occasional liturgies. Beginning with the celebration of the Daily Office, he goes on to discuss the seasonal liturgies beyond the Lent-Easter cycle, including Advent Lessons and Carols, Candlemas, and Rogation processions. The pastoral offices include baptism, marriage, the blessing of homes, reconciliation, ministry to the sick, and burial.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFinally, Mitchell concludes with the services involving bishops, including celebrations of new ministries, consecrations of churches, and ordination rites.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike its two companion volumes, Howard E. Galley’s \u003ci\u003eThe Ceremonies of the Eucharist\u003c\/i\u003e and Mitchell’s \u003ci\u003eLent, Holy Week, Easter\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ethe Great Fifty Days\u003c\/i\u003e, this new guide offers clear descriptions of ways of celebrating the rites as well as the theological and historical reasons behind them. The book is designed to be useful in churches of all sizes, small and large.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236730229080,"sku":"9781561011582","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781561011582.jpg?v=1765089931","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/pastoral-and-occasional-liturgies","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}