Before April 5 (Easter Day) 2026, please email the Rev’d Jacob Hootman at liturgytaskforce@anglicanchurch.net with any feedback or comments on these draft liturgies. Thank you!
Book of Occasional Offices (2026) – Draft
Introductory Matter
For Seasonal Use
Seasonal Blessings
Devotion at the Advent Wreath
Advent Lessons and Carols
Las Posadas
Devotion at a Creche
Christmas Lessons and Carols
Blessing of Homes at Epiphany
Candlemas
Stations of the Cross
A Penitential Office
Tenebrae
Blessing over Foods at Easter
Rogation Procession
The Vigil of Pentecost
Concerning Pentecost
The Blessing of Animals on the Commemoration of Francis of Assisi
For Pastoral Use
The Blessing of Holy Water
The Blessing of Incense
Blessing of Devotional Items, Furnishings, and other Objects
The Blessing of a Home
Setting apart Secular Space for Sacred Use
Transitions for Members
Recognition of Graduates
Licensing and Recognizing a Lay Ministry
Commissioning a Ministry Search
Admitting Catechumens – This liturgy is not given here, but will reprint the rite for admitting catechumens contained in To be a Christian.
A Public Office of Healing
Renewal of Marriage Vows
Prayers Related to Pregnancy and Adoption
The Visitation of Prisoners
After Suicide or Self-Harm
An Alternate Burial Liturgy
For Episcopal Use
Reaffirmation of Ordination Vows
The Blessing of Holy Oils and the Consecration of the Oil of Chrism
The Ending of a Pastoral Relationship
Installation of a Canon, Archdeacon, or Dean
Recognition and Seating of a Diocesan Bishop
Dedication of Church Furnishings and Ornaments
The Reception of a Bishop at a Parish Church
Setting Apart for a Religious Vocation
The Church Building
Ground Breaking for a Church
Laying of a Cornerstone
Restoring of Things Profaned