Can You Say Septuagesima?

This Sunday begins Pre-Lent. As we prepare for Lent: • We “bury the ‘Alleluia.’” The word is not used in the music or liturgy. • We do not sing “The Gloria.” • We replace the “Te Deum” with the “Benedictus Es, Domine” in Morning Prayer • Starting this year, we will use the Decalogue (10 … [Read more…]

Pastoral Counsel: The Monthly Psalter

“Anglicans pray the entire Book of Psalms 12 times a year!” Do we? What about February? The monthly Psalter is divided up into 30 Days (half during Morning Prayer, half during Evening Prayer). The tradition is to repeat Day 30 on the 31st day in months that have one. Here’s and idea for February: when … [Read more…]

What is St Luke’s Anglican Church

St Luke's Anglican Church of East Aurora

St Luke’s Anglican Church is part of the Diocese of All Saints, Anglican Church in North America. We are a small church located in East Aurora, NY, currently sharing space with the First Baptist Church on Porterville Road. The Traditional Language Edition of the 2019 Book of Common Prayer is used for our worship services.