Restoration Journal
News, Updates, and Resources
We are about to embark on another liturgical year together with the season of Advent. It is fitting that we enter into the year in darkness, mystery, and anticipation. It is the sacred vocation of the church to stand in the midst of a dark world, heralding a great mystery, eagerly anticipating the return of our king.
Advent begins December 1st, when we get ready to enter the mystery of Christmas. How do you prepare to enter such a wonderful mystery, and how do you help your children do the same? There is no right or wrong way to do Advent, but the practice of slowing down and waiting for our Savior helps us make room in our hearts to wonder at His love. As Ashley Wallace says, “Advent in the home puts the world in its proper place.”
A diocese is a group of churches led by a bishop. Within the ACNA, there are about 30 dioceses. Most dioceses are geographically organized. Several others are non-geographic; their relationships are based on common affinities, common histories, or missional emphases.
The vast majority of people at Restoration are brand new to Anglicanism. We offer this simple chart to help explain how Restoration fits within the broader Anglican Communion.
My soul magnifies the Lord,” Mary rejoices after being blessed by her cousin Elizabeth, who received the Holy Spirit as the two women met each other in the house of Zechariah. All of Israel had been waiting for so long for the Messiah to come and set this people free from their captivity, a promise he made to their forefathers, and now the moment was here! Elizabeth’s baby leapt in her womb for the joy of it all. Mary was about to give birth to that long-awaited Messiah, Jesus.
We are happy to share the second edition of “Common Prayer in Common Places.” If you recall from last year’s edition, this booklet is a compilation of liturgies from the 2019 Book of Common Prayer with modest adaptations to aid in establishing rhythms of Word and prayer into your daily life.
In the Christian imagination there is a profound sense of sacredness to the spaces we inhabit. A Home Blessing Liturgy intends to help us remember and reimagine that our common places are, in fact, places of holy habitation—sacred space that is set apart, where we ought to expect to encounter God in every room, at the table, inside the closet, and behind every nook and cranny.
