Useful Links for Parishioners

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Episcopal Links

• Watauga County Sister Parishes
  • St. Lukes Episcopal Church - Boone, NC
  • The Church of the Holy Cross - Valle Crucis, NC
• The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina:
• Bishop - The Rt. Rev. G. Porter Taylor
• Lake Logan Episcopal Center
• Valle Crucis Conference Center
• Sacred Summits
• Links of The Episcopal Diocese of Western North Carolina
• The Episcopal Church (national) - The official web site for the national church:
• Presiding Bishop and Primate - The Most Rev. Katharine Jefferts Schori
• Episcopal Church News Service
• Episcopal Church Center
• Leadership Resources
• Revised Common Lectionary
• Episcopal Life - The monthly newspaper published by the Episcopal Church USA
• Episcopal Church Graphics - Source of Episcopal shields and logos for publications
• The Worldwide Anglican Communion - The official web site of the Anglican Communion
• Anglican Cycle of Prayer
• List of Anglican Provinces
• Canterbury Cathedral
• Anglicans Online: An independent website serving the entire Anglican Communion with a News Centre, New This Week, and a thoughtful front-page letter. Updated every Sunday, there are more than 10,000 links to parishes around the world and to a wide variety of resources covering every aspect of Anglican church life.
• The Church of England - The official web site of the Church of England
• Daily Morning Prayers from the Book of Common Prayer:
• Yesterday
• Today
• Tomorrow
• Daily Evening Prayers from the Book of Common Prayer:
  • Yesterday
  • Today
  • Tomorrow
• Worship Resources
  • Liturgical Calendar with links to lectionary readings
  • Book of Common Prayer Online
  • Bible Gateway - Search the full text of the Bible in the translation of your choice
  • The Church Publishing Company - Your source for prayer books and hymnals
  • Traveling? Find a church
  • The Episcopal Book Resource Center
  • explorefaith.org - Spiritual guidance for anyone seeking a path to God (one of Jeanne's favorite sites!)
  • Anglicans Online Resources Page (fantastic number of resources updated weekly!)
  • theredbook.org - This site was developed by Morehouse Publishing, publisher of The Episcopal Church Annual since 1885, and with support from the Office of Media Services at The Episcopal Church Center and The Church Pension Group in New York City. The site maintains a list of Episcopal Churches nationwide.
• Mission and Outreach Resources
  • DOCC - Disciples of Christ in Community
  • Episcopal Church of Panama
• Sacred Music Resources:
  • CPDL - Choral Public Domain Library - free downloadable public domain music scores
  • Weekly Choral Evensong Broadcasts on BBC3 (audio stream via internet, Real Player Required)
  • Durham Cathedral - site of Choir's 2006 Choral Study in England Trip
• Episcopal Church Web Hosting - ECWH.org