Worship Bookshelf

» Holy Bible By following this link you can search the Holy Scriptures by word or phrase or citation (e.g. bread, the Son of Man, Proverbs 1.1-10). Maybe you're curious about how much the bible may say about a particular topic, or which Gospels include the story about loaves and fishes. Try some searches and see what you can learn.

» The Book of Common Prayer Follow this link to download the entire Book of Common Prayer. Do you want a prayer to print out to carry in your wallet? Are you planning a retreat and need to make booklets for Morning Prayer? Perhaps you are writing a paper and want to include quotations from the BCP? Would you like to send a word of consolation or a section of a favorite psalm to a friend? Here's a searchable resource.

» 1982 Hymnal Follow this link to see the texts and hear the tunes of most of the hymns in the hymnal. Our priests use this when they help people prepare for marriage, plan a funeral or organize a retreat.

» Service music and more hymns Want to hear what a particular setting of the Santus sounds like? Here one can search by Title/first line, lyrics, author, tune name, composer, or all/any of these. Give it a try, put S130 in the search bar and download a Sanctus. Like many music resources, this one is not exhaustive.

» Lectionary Follow this link to find the lessons for upcoming Sundays and other Feast days. We follow the BCP readings at St. James. If you are a reader you can print out and practice the lessons. You and the congregation will enriched by the time you spend familiarizing yourself with the words, their meaning and a sense of the story.

» Biblical Pronunciation Guide The Old and New Testaments are full of familiar words like bread and light. But many of the names of places, people, nations and tribes are not ones we would use in daily conversation. Some objects and units of measure were part of everyday life in the first century but completely unknown now. Wouldn't you like to be able to hear such words pronounced correctly before you read them out loud? Practice by checking out the correct pronunciation of of "Ahasuerus", the King named in the Book of Esther. Click here for audio files of the correct pronunciations of biblical words.

» Glossary of Liturgical Terms Follow this link to learn all those terms you've been wondering about. All organization have specialized language that enables them to indicate places and things concisely. The Church is no different. We could say "meet me between the two sets of doors in that little room that leads into the church," but it is far easier to just call it the narthex. Follow the link to expand your understanding and your vocabulary - and say a prayer of thanks to the good folks at Church of the Advent in Boston for their good work in compiling this resource.

Hear the Daily Office

Sometimes it helps to hear the sound of another voice next to us as we pray.
Sometimes we need to be still and just let the words prayed by another wash over us.

» The Church on the Web Streaming Audio

This work is an offering from the Rev. Chip Lee, an Episcopal priest in Garrett County Maryland. As each of us offers our gift to the body, all of us are enriched. Give thanks for Chip Lee, and then, let us pray...