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Each is researched, written & edited by the Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Shibley. Our Prayers Collections offer wayrs to take yourself out of the secular world for 10-12 minutes daily. All proceeds (except shipping & handling) are turned back into support for this Internet ministry. Since not all book reader devices correctly display graphics, publications with graphics we recommend that our fund-raising book Paintings on Light be purchased primarily for use on desktops, laptops or pad-type devices.
Print orders qualify for reduction in shipping & handling when multiple publications are ordered. When used on laptop or desktop computers you will need the free Abode Reader program. Use the link below to download your copy of the latest version.
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PRAYERS COLLECTIONS
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 PRAYERS IN THE CHRISTIAN TRADITION (3rd Edition)
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A unique collection of uplifting, spiritually-aware prayers from the Western & Eastern Church, including sacramentaries, missals, prayer books, and document collections from the 1st through the 20th Centuries. Divided into nine sections: Prayers to the Father; Prayers to the Son; Prayers to the Holy Spirit; Prayers to the Holy Trinity; Morning Prayers; Noonday Prayers; Evening Prayers; Other Prayers; and Special Prayers.
PRINT EDITION: Pocket size (4.25" x 5.5") with soft cover. 104 pp. Cover art copyright 2008 Corinne M. Shibley. All rights reserved. Requested donation: $20.00 plus $2.50 shipping & handling.
eBOOKS EDITION: Indexed by several categories. Requested donation: $5.95.
A COMPANION PROGRAM for these Prayer Collections:
If you have an interest in our Prayer Collections, you might also enjoy The Anglican Hour's Christian Spirituality: "Seeing" the Face of God, currently available as videos on our UStream channel or as Podcasts in MP3 format. Watch the videos using the live links on the Anglican Hour page. Visit Anglican Hour page now Listen to the MP3 files from the Christian Spirituality page. Visit Christian Spirituality NOW.
New Publications for 2012:
Christian Spirituality: "Seeing" the Face of God . The complete text of the Anglican Hour presentation plus additional material. (Available in early summer).
Little Prayers: Catanae on the Psalm. Over 100 short, focused prayers based on about 66 Psalsms. (Available in early summer),
Pocket Book of Psalms. The entire text of all 150 Psalms, plus Psalm 151) with limited historical notes on authors. Formatted for responsive reading at home on in Church. (Available late summer).
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This handy, pocket-sized book makes it easy for any Christian to say the ancient services of the Hours from the Anglican, Roman Catholic & Eastern Orthodox traditions. Each office takes about 10-12 minutes. Formatted with responses in bold type for group use.
Print edition: Pocket size 4.25" x 5.5" with soft cover. 60 pp. Requested donation: $15.00 plus $2.50 shipping & handling.
AWESOME PRAYERS TO OUR AWESOME GOD
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Published as an antidote to the rampant secularism in the world today, and the revisionist tendencies of many denominations, Awesome Prayers is an ideal pocket book of daily prayers. Sourced from the Old & New Testament, the prayers are offered in six sections: Praise & Thanksgiving; Protection & Deliverance; Penitence; Righteousness; Songs of Praise; and Other Prayers. Cover art copyright 2009 Corinne M. Shibley. All rights reserved.
Print edition: 4.25" x 5.5" Color covers front and back. 64 pages. Requested donation: $15.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling.
eBook edition: General & Scriptural index included. 67 pages. Requested donation: $5.95.
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CHRISTIAN EDUCATION STUDY PUBLICATIONS
 THE PRAYER BOOK PSALTER: HISTORY, TEXT & COMMENTARY
For a more detailed description listen to the PodcastA must-have book for anyone, laity or clergy, wanting to know & understand the Psalms. Includes history and origin of the 150 Psalms found in the 1928 Book of Common Prayer. Commentary on each Psalm, plus a cross-reference of how it is used in the 1928 BCP. Glossary includes every person and place named in the Psalter. Cover art copyright 2008 Corinne M. Shibley, based on stained glass windows by the renowned firm of Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc. at St. Joseph's Villa Chapel, Richmond, VA. For more on the Chapel's collection of 46 unique stained glass windows by Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc., see our newest publication, Paintings of Light: the Stained Glass Windows of St. Joseph's Villa Chapel (currently available only in eBook format)
Print edition: 5.5" x 8.5" Color covers. Comb binding with plastic protective sheets. 344 pages. Requested donation: $35.00, plus $4.95 shipping and handling.
Layman's language explanations of more than 300 words and phrases from historic liturgies, Scripture, hymns, canticles, and the Creeds of the Christian faith, from Abba (Aramaic for Father) to Zoe (Septuagint Greek for Eve). Scriptural or traditional sources cited where appropriate. Cover art copyright 2009 Corinne M. Shibley. All rights reserved.
Print edition: 5.5" x 8.5" Color covers. Comb binding with plastic protective sheets front and back. 236 pp. Requested donation: $35.00, plus $4.95 shipping & handling. For previous purchasers of the print edition, please send an email requesting a pdf with a list of errata.
eBook edition: General & Scriptural index. 560 pages. Requested donation: $15.95
 THE BELIEFS OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH
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Offers a new approach to teaching the traditional understanding of Christian doctrine in preparation for Confirmation or remedial instruction for those without much Church training. Completely free of negative references to the traditions of other denominations or intimidating questions-and-answers. Includes answers to all questions raised in the Thirty-Nine Articles of Religion and traditional Anglican/Episcopal catechisms.
Includes phrase-by-phrase discusion of the Nicene & Apostles' Creeds; the Lord's Prayer; The Ten Commandments; and the Summary of the Law; plus the Anglican understanding of canonical Scripture and the Apocrypha, the seven Sacraments, and eight important doctrinal terms (Church, Grace, Faith, Sanctification, Mercy, Fear of the Lord, Sin and Prayer), the Anglican Calendar, the Church Building, and Church etiquette.
Print edition only: 5.5" x 8.5" Comb binding. Color covers. 106 pp. Requested Donation: $20.00, plus $2.50 shipping & handling).
eBook edition: General Index and Scripture Index (in two sections: Old Testament & Apocrypha; New Testament. 143 pp. Requested Donation: $9.95.
PAINTINGS ON LIGHT: THE STAINED GLASS WINDOWS OF ST. JOSEPH'S VILLA CHAPEL
Text by the Rev. Dr. Ronald E. Shibley
Photographs by Fr. Shibley and Corinne M. Shibley
Our newest publication offers a history of St. Joseph's Villa and the Chapel (consecrated 1931), a primer on stained glass windows in general and the firm of Franz Mayer of Munich, Inc., maker of our 46 stained glass windows and pictures with narrative of 44 of 46 windows (3 are identical). Also includes commentary on the Sanctuary Murals, the fourteen Stations of the Cross in the Nave and Transepts, the restoration of the Chapel by St. Chrysostom parish volunteers, and a picture/text "walking" tour of the Villa's $10 M campus upgrade for the 21st Century. The cover picture may differ from that shown.
DETAILS: 75 pages. full color, high resolution photographs taken with our new Nikon D5100 High-Resolution digital camera (All pictures full color except historical photographs), 125 illustrations. Bibliography. General Index. Scripture Index. Delivered only by electronic means (your email address required). REQUESTED DONATION: $20.00. I
ST. CHRYSOSTOM EDITION BOOK OF COMMON PRAYER
 This new edition of our Book of Common Prayer is part of our commitment to bring the Anglican tradition into the Twenty-first Century. It is easy to hold, easy to read, and includes section titles with instructions on when to sit, stand, kneel or respond.
We've reformatted the St. Chrysostom Edition of the Book of Common Prayer into both eBook and print editions for the convenience of our Distance Members who watch services on our UStream Channel. We have changed our service format to include regular references to Page Numbers and section names, which are the same in both the Large Print version we use in the Chapel and in this eBook edition.
Text includes Morning Prayer, Evening Prayer, Holy Eucharist (two versions: 1928 and 1549), Litany, Penitential Office, Morning Office (Third Hour), Noon Office (Sixth Hour), Evening Office (Compline) and the full text of our special services for Christmas Eve (The "O" Antiphons service), Midnight Office for Christmas Eve (Midnight, 12/24), and special Holy Eucharist liturgies for Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday, Transfiguration and Ascension. Also included is the special Easter Morning Office for sunrise on Easter Day, a Deacon's Holy Eucharist based on the 1928 BCP, and our Anglican Litany for Healing.
Print edition: Requested Donation $20.00 (plus $5.20 shipping & handling. Add $2.50 to shipping for Priority Mail).
eBook edition: Requested donation: $9.95.
FATHER RON'S KITCHEN COMPANION Listen to more
This is the 7th Edition of a small book Fr. Ron first published in the early 1980s. It was revised in its 6th Edition for use as a fund-raiser for our parish in August 2010. The eBook edition is intended to offer broader access and also raise funds for our local and Internet ministries.
The Kitchen Companion is an ideal addition to anyone's kitchen's cookbook collection or as an inexpensive gift that keeps on giving for friends, family, or business associates. Within its covers are special chapters, Eight Tips for Better Cooking and Herbs, Spices & Other Special Ingredients, a Guide to Sources, offering web addresses and phone numbers for difficult to find suppliers, and a Recipe Index. Includes 80+ pages of recipes, many with several variations, using family recipes, including several that Fr. Ron and his wife Corkie's gathered on trips to Hawai'i, as well as personal adaptations of classic recipes from Virginia and the American Southeast.
Print edition only: 5.5: x 8.5" Comb binding. Color covers with plastic protectors front and back. Color illustrations in the Guide to Sources. 104 pages. Requested donation: $25.00 plus $2.50 shipping and handling.
eBooks edition only: 267 pages. Requested donation: $15.00. Upon request, purchasers can obtain a color pdf of all illustrations from the print edition.
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