Reformed Churchmen

We are Confessional Calvinists and a Prayer Book Church-people. In 2012, we remembered the 350th anniversary of the 1662 Book of Common Prayer; also, we remembered the 450th anniversary of John Jewel's sober, scholarly, and Reformed "An Apology of the Church of England." In 2013, we remembered the publication of the "Heidelberg Catechism" and the influence of Reformed theologians in England, including Heinrich Bullinger's Decades. For 2014: Tyndale's NT translation. For 2015, John Roger, Rowland Taylor and Bishop John Hooper's martyrdom, burned at the stakes. Books of the month. December 2014: Alan Jacob's "Book of Common Prayer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Book-Common-Prayer-Biography-Religious/dp/0691154813/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1417814005&sr=8-1&keywords=jacobs+book+of+common+prayer. January 2015: A.F. Pollard's "Thomas Cranmer and the English Reformation: 1489-1556" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-English-Reformation-1489-1556/dp/1592448658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1420055574&sr=8-1&keywords=A.F.+Pollard+Cranmer. February 2015: Jaspar Ridley's "Thomas Cranmer" at: http://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Cranmer-Jasper-Ridley/dp/0198212879/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1422892154&sr=8-1&keywords=jasper+ridley+cranmer&pebp=1422892151110&peasin=198212879

Monday, September 2, 2013

The Pirates' Liturgy for Holy Communion

Opening Hymn: Eternal Father, Strong To Save

The people standing, the Celebrant says:

Arrrgh!
Alleluia, Christ, he be risen!

People:
Arrrgh! The Lord, he be risen indeed. Alleluia!


The Celebrant may say:

Almighty God, t’ye all hearts be open, all desires known, an’
from ye nay secrets be hid: Cleanse th’ thoughts o’ arr hearts
by th’ inspiration o’ yer Holy Spirit, that we may parfectly love ye, an’ warthily magnify yer holy Name; through Christ arr Lord. Aye aye.


When appointed, the following hymn or some other song of
praise is sung or said, all standing


PIRATE GLORIA

The Celebrant says to the people:
The Lord be with ye.
People: And also with ye.


Celebrant Let us pray.

The Celebrant says the Collect. (use the Pirate Translator)
People: Aye, aye.


The Lessons (use the Pirate Translator)

The people sit. One or two Lessons, as appointed, are read,
the Reader first saying


A Reading (Lesson) from____________.

After each Reading, the Reader may say:
This be the Word o’ the Lord.

People: Thanks be t’ God.


After the Gospel, the Reader says:
This be the Gospel of the Lord.
People: Praise t’ ye, Lord Christ.


The Sermon

The Nicene Creed

We believe in one God, the Almighty Admiral,
Maker o’ heaven and ‘arth,
and o’ all things natural and ghostly.
We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
T’only Son o’ God, says I, eternally begotten o’ the Admiral,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, nar made, o’ one Bein’wi’ the Father.
Through him all things t’were made.
Far us and far arr salvation
he opened the hatch o’ heav’n
and dropped into the hold:
by the pow’r o’ the Holy Ghost
he became incarnate from the Virgin Mary,
and was made a swabbie.
Fer arr sake he was keel-hauled by that the scurvy dog,
Pontius Pilate;
and was sent t’ Davy Jones’ locker.
On the third day he came back in accardance with the book;
he ascended into heaven
and be seated at the right hand o’ the Admiral.
He will come again in glory t’judge the living and the dead,
and his kingdom will ha’e no end.
Avast then!


We believe in the Holy Ghost, the Lord, the giver o’ life,
who proceeds from the Admiral and the Cap’n.
With them two, he be worshiped and glorified.
He has spoken through the Prophets.
We believe in one holy catholic and apostolic Church.
We acknowledge one dunkin’ far the forgiveness o’ sins.
We look far the resurrection o’ the dead,
and the life o’ the world t’come.
So says one, so says us all. Aye aye.


For more (music included), see:  https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/223873/Pirate%20Liturgy.pdf

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