Anglican, Episcopalian, Rites & Ceremonies, Ritual 

The Eucharist is at the center of the life of the Christian. Yet so often it falls short of what it should be: a celebration that changes lives, bringing people closer to God and equipping them for daily life. Lively sacrifice is a positive and creative contribution to the many tensions - between Catholic and evangelical, between the desire for structure and the desire for freedom, between settled forms of words and experimental material - in the celebration of the liturgy in the Church of England today. It will be welcomed by parish clergy, lay ministers and everyone concerned with the promotion of good practice in Angelical pastoral liturgy. Michael Perham was team rector of Oakdale, near Pool, for eight years before becoming Precentor of Norwich Cathedral in 1992. He is a member of the General Synod, the Liturgical Commission, and the Archbishops Commission on Church Music. His books include Liturgy Pasotoral and Parochial, and, as editor, Liturgy for a New Century. - from Amzon