B010 Concerning the Service of the Church

Resolved, the House of ________________ concurring,

That the 79th General Convention substitute the word “preferred” for the word “principal” in the first sentence of the introduction to the Book of Common Prayer (BCP page 13) so that it would read:

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“The Holy Eucharist, the preferred act of Christian worship on the Lord’s Day and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as set forth in this Book, are the regular services appointed for public worship in this Church.”

 

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“The Holy Eucharist, the principal preferred act of Christian worship on the Lord’s Day and other major Feasts, and Daily Morning and Evening Prayer, as set forth in this Book, are the regular services appointed for public worship in this Church.”