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GENERAL INFO ON THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Episcopal Church in the USA Official Homepage ecusa.anglican.org
Episcopal Diocese of Northern California Official Home Page (http://www.dncweb.org)
Washington National Cathedral cathedral.org
Episcopal Clerical Directory on-line ecdplus.org
The Red Book a website for the Episcopal Church Annual on-line theredbook.org
Parish Finder  Find a church by name or city with map and driving directions parishfinder.com

 

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ANGLICAN LINKS

Anglican communion official website in London anglicancommunion.org  
Anglicans Online an independent Anglican website anglican.org
Britania's guide to the British Church britannia.com//church/index.htm
Church of England's official website england.anglican.org
Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion cuac.org
Collection of texts relating to the Anglican tradition justus.anglican.org/resources/pc/
Directory of Anglican Religious Communities (monesteries, convents, priories, etc.)                       orders.anglican.org/arcyb/index.html

 

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BIBLE STUDY

Anglican Association of Biblical Scholars aabs.org 
American Bible Society americanbible.org
Electronic New Testament Educational Resources bellarmine.lmu.edu/~fjust/bible.htm
The Four Gospels:  some comparative overview charts.   bellarmine.lmu.edu/~fjust/bible/four_Gospel_Chart.htm
Biblical Archaeology Society bib-arch.org
Bible Learning Center an online interactive tool for exploring the bible biblelearning.org
Postmodern Bible  Amos - a new kind of Bible study tool using multi-media and hypertext                 elements to study the Book of Amos. bible.gen.nz
The entire Bible is summarized with easy to read reviews and key points. biblenotes.net
"Navigating the Bible" - a very well designed site on the Old Testament, featuring Jewish                  scholarship and Hebrew as well as English Scripture texts bible.ort.org
Bible Reading Fellowship website biblereading.org
The J.B. PHillips New Testament in Modern English paraphrase with study helps                             ccel.org/bible/phillips/JBPhillips.htm
Complete text of the New Revised Standard Version Bible    hope.edu/academic/religion/bandstra/BIBLE/PREFACE.HTM
The Jesus Institute Helping people of all cultural and spiritual backgrounds learn about the                  person of Jesus. jesusinstitute.org
The Message Selections (some downloadable) from Eugene Peterson's popular scripture                    paraphrase navpress.com/msg_sample.asp
New Media Bible, an interactive, multi-media Bible newmediabible.org.
New Revised Standard Bible Official website ncccusa.org
Excellent bible study resources ntgateway.com
"From Jesus to Christ." Website for the PBS Frontline special Much good background                       information and discussion on the Gospels and other New Testament writings                              pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion.
"Apocalypse" Website for the PBS Frontline special  with excellent background information and          discussion on the Revelation to John, the last book of the New Testament.                                   pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/apocalypse
Episcopal Lectionary based site satucket.com/lectionary
The words of Jesus A downloadable modern translation, arranged by subject, with a number of           very good resources for the study of Jesus' words. thewords.com
Lectionary based site textweek.com

 

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CHRISTIAN SYMBOLS

Rollins Gif Shop.  A wonderful collection of Episcopal shields and other clip art for free                       downloading.  Contains links to other similar sites.  A treasure trove http://www.intac.com/~rollins/gifshop.html

 

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ECUMENICAL LINKS

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in full communion with the Episcopal Church                    elca.org
National Conference for Community and Justices formerly the National Council of Christians and Jews nccj.org

 

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FAMILIES IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Episcopal Church family geared site  theministree.com

 

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YOUTH MEMBERS OF THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH

Youthquake a29.com
Ministries with Young People Cluster of the Episcopal Church national office  ecusa.anglican.org/myp
Happening website, a renewal weekend for high school youth.happening.org
The Ooze strong on post-millenial youth theooze.com
Wuzupgod sponsored by the same folks who do the "God speaks" billboards wuzupgod.com

 

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GENERAL RELIGIOUS LINKS

CrossCurrents is a global network for people of faith and intelligence who are committed to                  connecting the wisdom of the heart and the life of the mind. In print, online and in real time, they bring people together across lines of difference. They invite their users to share in the conversation as they reflect upon those "crosscurrents" that thoughtful people everywhere are encountering in the opening years of the millennium.  aril.org
Beliefnet a collection of articles, on-line chat and other resources beliefnet.com
Marshill A site that provides scientific and religious perspectives. marshill.org
Computer assisted theology internet resources, many links to various theological study websites info.ox.ac.uk/ctitext/theology
BELIEVE Religious Information Services, which is a collection of 1,500 articles by scholars covering over 700 religious subjects mb-soft.com/believe

 

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LITURGY AND WORSHIP

Anglican Society, which promotes and maintains the Catholic doctrine of the Episcopal Church in accordance with the principles and contents of the Book of Common Prayer                             anglicansociety.org
Anglicans in North America A network dedicated to liturgical renewal in the Episcopal Church           USA and the Anglican Church of Canada associatedparishes.org
Revised Common Lectionary Online and ecumenical Lectionary for Sundays and major Holy  Days authorized for trial use in the Episcopal Church and in use in Lutheran and other Protestant churches divinity.lib.vanderbilt.edu/lectionary
Common Worship - the newly authorized liturgy for the Church of England, including new daily           services and new liturgies for the Eucharist england.anglican.org/commonworship
Eucharist with explanations and background notes http://graceandststephens.org/inst_euch_2.html
"Children and Congregations in Bloom" - ideas for increasing participation of children in                  worship and other parts of church life childrenatworship.org
Anglican Church Music which is a source of information for Anglican and Episcopal Church and         Cathedral Music churchmusic.org.uk/index.php
Book of Common Prayer online, including 1979 and previous editions                                             justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp
Liturgica A website using current internet technologies designed to provide a rich experience of           various liturgical traditions liturgica.com

 

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MEDIA LINKS

Anglicans Online. An online weekly magazine for Anglicans. anglicansonline.org
Episcopal Cathedral Teleconferencing Network ectn.org
Episcopal Life On-line version of the official monthly publication of the Episcopal Church,                    ecusa.anglican.org/episcopal-life
Episcopal News Service website ecusa.anglican.org
Episcopal Media Center media resources, tapes, videos episcopalmediacenter.org
Living Church magazine, an unofficial weekly publication for Episcopalians  livingchurch.org/default.asp.
Faith and Values the website of the principal main-line religious TV network faithandvalues.com
Resourcing Christianity sponsored by the Lilly Endowment resourcingchristianity.org
Protestant Hour radio program website prtvc.org
Worldwide Faith News news service website wfn.org
God's Friends Downloadable version of a magazine published by the Church of St. Gregory of  Nyssa (Episcopal), San Francisco, celebrating spirituality and the arts   saintgregorys.org/GodsFriends
Spirituality & Health magazine on-line, published by Trinity Church, Wall Street, NYC  spiritualityhealth.com

 

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MINISTRY AND OUTREACH

Center for Baptismal Living which is a resource group whose mission is to help Christians live out the Baptismal Covenant. baptized.org
Church World Service an ecumenical Christian relief mission agency churchworldservice.org
The North American Association for the Diaconate, supporting the ministry of deacons in the  Episcopal Church USA and the Anglican Church of Canada diakonoi.org
Episcopal Church Building Fund  good information on congregational development ecbf.org
National Altar Guild Association website ecusa.anglican.org/altarguild
Ministry in Daily Life:  A guide to Living Out the Baptismal Covenant developed by the Episcopal        Church episcopalchurch.org/ministry
Episcopal Church Foundation, a support organization for Episcopal Church ministries. episcopalfoundation.org
Episcopal Relief and Development, formerly the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief  er-d.org
For Ministry Resources for churches and families forministry.com
National Episcopal AIDS Coalition neac.org
Practicing our Faith - explore resources for practicing our Christian Faith practicingourfaith.org
St. Francis' Home, an Episcopal based ministry to emotionally troubled youth and children st-francis.org
St. Jude's Ranch, an Episcopal related ministry to abused and abandoned children  stjudesranch.org

 

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SPIRITUALITY AND DEVOTION

The Anglican Fellowship of Prayer website afp.org
Centering Prayer website for those wanting to know more. centeringprayer.com
Monastery of Christ in the Desert - good information about the Benedictine sprititual tradition,  including Lectio Divinaclassic _inspirations - music, meditation and prayer christdesert.org
The Episcopal Church and the Visual Arts ecva.org
Forward Day-by-Day daily devotion on-line forwardmovement.org
Anglican Cycle of Prayer on-line forwardmovement.org/acp
St. Gregory's Abbey, Three Rivers, Michigan, an Episcopal Benedictine monastery  geocities.com/stgregorysabbey
"God speaks" billboards website. Has devotions based on their famous billboard "messages   from God." godspeaks.net
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco  has several excellent spirituality resources   gracecathedral.com
Iona community - peace and justice spiritual resources iona.org.uk
Irish Jesuits produced daily prayer site jesuit.ie/prayer
Daily Office (Morning and Evening Prayer) from the Book of Common Prayer on-line, plus other  devotional resources missionstclare.com
Nimble Spirit a journal of Literary Spirituality nimblespirit.com
Oremus Excellent devotional and liturgical resources from England oremus.org
Spirit Home a web source for spirituality and faith spirithome.com
Taize ecumenical community - resources for prayer and spiritual growth - famous for contemplative music taize.fr
Ecumenical Cycle of Prayer on-line wcc-coe.org/wcc/news/01-02.html

 

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