Worship

This month we offer five resources on the season of Advent.
Here are ten resources for Advent 2021
The ECF Board of Directors gathered at St. Bartholomew's in NYC on November 12, 2021. During a Eucharist service that day, the Rt. Rev. Dean Wolfe delivered this sermon reminding everyone why they should be Episcopalians.
In his essay, the Rev. Sandy Webb explores the changing dynamic between the church and parishioners. He says, “people come to the church looking for something and the leaders of sustainable churches need to know what that is.…
In this next phase of COVIDtide, we are all being invited to experience the church in new ways. Lisa G. Fischbeck explores possibilities through her tale of a vulture den.
Julia Heard discusses the eucharist within the context of virtual worship.
This month, we've asked 2015 ECF Fellow the Rev. Dr. Reed Carlson to choose five resources from Vital Practices to highlight.
In Returning to Church, Annette Buchanan explores the reasons why not everyone is rushing back to church.
Julia Heard discusses if the Church should include its pandemic technology into post-pandemic worship.
In our latest blog, Lisa Fischbeck explores liturgy in these pandemic times and how it can engage a congregation, both on-screen and off.
ECF President Donald Romanik is currently in Abilene, TX celebrating Holy week and Easter with his family. In this video, he shares Easter greetings in conversation with his son Rev. David Romanik, Rector at Church of the Hea…
A list of resources for Lent 2021
The Reverend Jemonde Taylor shares five resolutions for Advent.
Lisa G. Fischbeck observes that as “the season of COVID stretches out, we find ourselves to be a people of longing – longing to be together, longing to worship God in song and movement, longing for the Sacrament of the Body o…
As this difficult year comes to a close, we invite you to take the time to celebrate Advent. A season of anticipation and waiting, To help you celebrate this season, we’ve gathered ten resources for Advent.
In our latest blog, Nicole Foster gives us seven steps to take to strengthen our spiritual life during this time of pandemic. Which will you try?
After several attempts to add the daily office to the Advocate’s liturgical offerings through the years, both in person and online, Covid has given us the inclination and the desire to make it happen. Zoom has made it possibl…
Sarah Cowan asks: how will you bring a Mister Rogers moment to your people through your online experiences?
In our latest blog, Ken Mosesian acknowledges that it is possible to overdose on online meetings, even though they are our link to the outside world.
Alan Bentrup compares a composer trapped in a prisoner of war camp with the Church affected by COVID-19. Although the composer is subject to deleterious conditions, he composes in the camp because of who he is intrinsically. …