Liturgies of the Word

Authorized Daily Offices for Public Worship

• The Divine Office (Morning, Mid-day, Evening Prayer) in the Book of Alternative Services. See pgs. 36-143 in this pdf file.
  
  
• Pray without Ceasing: Morning and Evening Prayer in Ordinary Time and for Seasons in the Church Year.
  
  
• The Order for Morning, Mid-day, and Evening prayer; Compline in the Book of Common Prayer (1962).
  
  
• Daily Prayer in Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW). A copy of ELW may be purchased here. No online edition.
  
  
• Two Services of the Word and Night Prayer (Compline) in a Supplementary to the Book of Alternative Services. See pgs.28-67 in this pdf file

Service of the Word to be used in Nursing Homes, Institutions, Hospitals or Homes

In collaboration with the rector/vicar/priest in charge of the parish, those leading non-Eucharistic services in nursing homes, institutions, hospitals or homes may draw on any of the authorized or trial use versions of the Daily Office (see above). For these occasions, simplification of the service is most appropriate along with the addition of music where possible.

The following liturgy is also permitted for use by a Deacon or Pastoral Visitor. Two formats are provide for printing on card stock.

Service of the Word: one page view (PDF) two individual pages (PDF)

Inclusive Language Psalter

• The Psalter of The Book of Alternative Services Emended for Contemporary Liturgical Use 
  The purpose of this emendation is to prepare a psalter whose language is (i) faithful to the intent of the writers of the psalms as poems expressing the relationship between God and the people of Israel and (ii) fair to current users of the psalms who have found the predominantly masculine language a barrier to the integration of the psalms into their life of prayer and worship. To aid in the chanting of the psalms, here is the Inclusive Language Psalter, pointed.