DON'T
PANIC!!! The Church of England's new prayer book (or should that be books?) is due to be introduced in November 2000 although parts of it, such as the new Initiation Rites, have already been authorized for use in parishes. Naturally, many people are concerned about still further liturgical changes when we've only had the Alternative Service Book in use for twenty years. The basic advice that we would like to give people comes from Douglas Adam's wonderful book, "The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy." And that is:-
DON'T
PANIC!!!
The changes that will be made to our most commonly used services, and especially the Eucharist, together with the various choices that one will be able to make, mean that it should not be difficult or contentious for most parishes to make the transition to the new liturgies. Indeed, many, if not most, congregations may well end up wondering what all the fuss was about.
We have listed below three web sites that between them provide answers to most of the questions that people are likely to have at this stage. They also provide invaluable resources.
