Advent
  • Advent Lessons and Carols

Suggestions and an order of service for an “Advent Festival of Readings and Music” can be found on pgs.A2-A12 in this pdf file of Occasional Celebrations.

  • Advent Wreath prayers

A set of simple Advent candle lighting responsories as well as instructions and background on the tradition. This resource is from St. Hildegard's Sanctuary. Please credit them if used.

  • Advent collects

Four alternative collects for each Sunday in Advent. This resource is from St. Hildegard's Sanctuary. Please credit them if used.

Christmas/Epiphany
  • Lessons and Carols for Christmas

Suggestions and an order of service for a “Christmas Festival of Readings and Music” can be found on pgs.A13-A22 in this pdf file of Occasional Celebrations of the Anglican Church of Canada.

Options for readings, greetings, and propers during these seasons as well as alternative ways to address the persons of the Trinity. This document was prepared by the Revd. Dr. Richard Leggett.

  • House Blessings

The season of Epiphany is a traditional time in the church’s calendar for house blessings. Three liturgies in Occasional Celebrations might be used on pgs. F30-F45: Blessing of a Family; Prayers in a New Place of Residence; Blessing of a Home

Chalking the door is a simple, old ritual that invites households to take blessed chalk from their parishes and inscribe a blessing in chalk over the threshold of the home. Here is a blessing for chalk that can be used in the parish on or near the Feast of the Epiphany and here is a prayer card that households can use to bless their homes.

Lent/Holy Week

A national resource approved for use in this diocese to provide an alternative opening to the celebration of a Eucharist during Lent and Easter in the Book of Alternative Services. These options seek to highlight the journey of penitence and baptismal identity during Lent and the celebration of rejoicing and promise during Easter.

Easter

A resource approved for use in this diocese to provide an alternative opening rite to the celebration of a Eucharist during Lent and Easter in the Book of Alternative Services. These options seek to highlight the journey of penitence and baptismal identity during Lent and the celebration of rejoicing and absolution during Easter.

National Indigenous Day of Prayer

The national church website has a page with liturgical resources for celebrating this day (June 21).

Season of Creation / Other Feast Days

These liturgies on pgs.F45-49 of Occasional Celebrations may be adapted for use at a Blessing of Animals service on or near the Feast of St. Francis (Oct. 4). Individual blessings of pets and other animals may be added.