ANNUNCIATION, NEWPORT - Seen in the parish newsletter, the "Announcer," under the heading, "Episcopal Trivia":
- Episcopal clergy are not permitted to celebrate Holy Communion without at least one other person present.
- You can find the date for Easter Day in any year from 1900 until 2089 on pages 882 and 883 of the prayer book.
- Holy Communion may not be celebrated on two days each year: Good Friday and Holy Saturday.
- Episcopalians have used a number of Psalm translations in their worship but have never used the Authorized ("King James") version. Prior to 1979 we used the translation from the "Great Bible" of Miles Coverdale (printed in 1539, 72 years before the King James).
- The singing of hymns was not fully accepted into Anglican worship until the middle of the 19th century.
- In emergency situations, any lay person may administer Holy Baptism.
- The only place vestments of any sort are mentioned in the prayer book is in the ordination services.
- The oldest church service in English is the Great Litany (BCP, p. 148).
- The Nicene Creed is not to be used at the Eucharist except on Sundays and major holy days.
- Only a bishop is permitted to consecrate a church building, a baptismal font or an altar. Blessing of chalices, patens and bells are traditionally reserved to the bishop.
ST COLUMBA, BRISTOL - Seen in the "Iona" parish newsletter: A mother discovered her 5-year-old daughter drawing with her crayons on some paper. "What are you drawing?" she asked. "A picture of God," the little girl said. "But no one knows what God looks like," the mother said. "They will when I get through," the girl responded.
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