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An illustrated appointment calendar with readings for the Daily Office and Sunday EucharistConsisting of two facing pages and an illustration for each week, the Episcopal Liturgical Appointment Calendar includes ample space to note appointments. In addition to religious and secular holidays, the calendar includes Daily Office readings appointed in the Book of Common Prayer and Revised Common Lectionary readings for the Sunday Eucharist.

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The long-awaited new translation of the Book of Common Prayer.Based on modern translation principles, this newly authorized translation of the Book of Common Prayer contains Spanish-language liturgical materials for use in the Episcopal Church. A monumental liturgical and literary work is available in an accessible Spanish translation. Created using dynamic equivalence, with an eye toward inclusive language throughout, the translation supports the liturgical and pastoral needs of Spanish-speaking Episcopalians. This hardcover edition is designed for use in churches, with a sturdy binding and cover.La nueva y tan anhelada traducción del Libro de Oración Común.Esta traducción recientemente autorizada del Libro de Oración Común, que se basa en principios de traducción modernos, contiene materiales litúrgicos en español para usar en la Iglesia Episcopal. Una obra litúrgica y literaria monumental se encuentra disponible en una accesible traducción al español. Al crearse mediante el uso de equivalencias dinámicas y la consideración del lenguaje inclusivo en todo el documento, la traducción respalda las necesidades litúrgicas y pastorales de los episcopalianos de habla hispana. Esta edición de tapa dura y encuadernado resistente se diseñó para usar en iglesias.

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How to break free from the personal money story developed early in life that can shape your financial future. Family experiences can define our attitudes about money even as we mature, including how we spend it, save it, and give it away. Consequently, our childhood often determines our approach to money during our entire lives. Donald Romanik, President of the Episcopal Church Foundation, helps readers discover the consequences of that money legacy, for individuals and for the churches and other organizations to which they belong.

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In this beautiful book for children, a child tells her story of losing a beloved neighbor and friend.A young girl remembers playing with her neighbor’s cat, stories that her neighbor told her, and the special mementos her friend kept on a shelf above her kitchen sink, including a little blue bottle she kept to remind her of Psalm 56:8: “You keep track of all my sorrows. You have collected all my tears in your bottle. You have recorded each one in your book.” A Little Blue Bottle doesn’t provide pat answers or heavy-handed messages about life or death, but allows the grieving child to articulate her loss and her love for the deceased friend, while wondering how God is near when we suffer.A gentle and insightful resource for children who are grieving, and for those who care for them.Age range: 3 - 8 years old

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The Episcopal Church is embarking on a new era of liturgical reform, giving us an opportunity to reflect on why we do what we do as a body. A Christian understanding of life sets every act of personal or communal worship as a response; we look on ourselves and everything around us with curiosity, wonder, awe, fear, love, hope, and uncertainty about what it all means for us and how we feel about it. Worship begins as a response, but reaches into the future and makes alterations to adapt to changing circumstances. This is essential reading as the General Convention approaches and these conversations continue.

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How do we develop the resilience that empowers us to be ourselves in the face of change?How do we learn to be courageous when days are difficult? How do we build our capacity for healing and growth when we can no longer do the things we once did that gave our lives satisfaction, meaning, and purpose?Building Resilience offers a path toward creativity in responding to change in your life, regaining some control over your circumstances, and overcoming feelings of helplessness. Whether you’re 17 or 75, if life has thrown you a curve ball, this book can help you get on track toward being yourself in your new normal. With a foreword by Stephanie Spellers.

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"...a lively story of the Episcopal tradition"—E. Brooks Holifield A thorough, carefully researched history that sets church events against the background of social changes. Completely revised and updated, this third revised edition covers the history of the Episcopal Church up to the summer of 2014 and includes a closing section on the important work of the Task Force for Reimagining the Episcopal Church (TREC), which will be reporting to the 2015 General Convention. For church historians, seminarians, and those who have interest in the past, present, and future developments within the Episcopal and broader religious landscape.

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The leading source of information on the Episcopal ChurchWith origins dating back to 1830, The Episcopal Church Annual – aka “The Red Book” – is an indispensable reference tool, trusted year-after-year by churches, diocesan offices, libraries, and many others. You will find the following between the covers of the 2022 edition of “The Red Book”, and more:• A comprehensive directory of provinces, dioceses, and churches, including contact information and listings of active clergy • The canonical structure and organization of the Episcopal Church, including complete directories for the Office of The General Convention, The House of Bishops, The House of Deputies, standing committees and commissions, and more • Listings and contact information for seminaries; Episcopal schools; centers for camps, conferences, and retreats; Episcopal Church Women; and more • Up-to-date church-wide statistical data and chronological tables • A classified buyer’s guide of vendors and organizations offering valued services to the church

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A manual for securing a significant number of planned gifts for a church of any denomination or size.In order for churches and related religious institutions to advance their strategic growth initiatives, a variety of funding vehicles are required, and a planned gifts program can play an important part. A planned gifts program offers a systematic and sustainable implementation model that is formalized, progressive, and—most importantly—volunteer-based and -driven. Implementation of a planned gifts program should be centered upon the resolution of significant church needs and the advancement of God’s work. The authors, both successful fundraisers, keep this motivation at the center of their implementation model.

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Learn how the meditative practice of knitting can evolve into a spiritual discipline.One third (53 million) of American women know how to knit, and knitting is becoming increasingly popular with men as well. Many of these knitters belong to social knitting circles, charity knitting groups, or knit with others in churches, cafes—and even in bars! This book shows how knitting creates connections and communities, and ties the repetition of knitting to the consistent recitation of prayer. It also compares the act of knitting to the spiritual journey, from starting something new to how we handle mistakes. Many people would like to incorporate a spiritual practice into their frenetic lives only to become discouraged and give up when they try. Those who knit are able to experience its calming effects and dedicate time to their craft each day.

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What would it look like if women built a lectionary focusing on women’s stories? What does it look like to tell the good news through the stories of women who are often on the margins of scripture and often set up to represent bad news? How would a lectionary centering women’s stories, chosen with womanist and feminist commitments in mind, frame the presentation of the scriptures for proclamation and teaching? The scriptures are androcentric, male-focused, as is the lectionary that is dependent upon them. As a result, many congregants know only the biblical men's stories told in the Sunday lectionary read in their churches. A more expansive, more inclusive lectionary will remedy that by introducing readers and hearers of scripture to “women's stories” in the scriptures. A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church, when completed, will be a three-year lectionary accompanied by a stand-alone single year lectionary, Year W, that covers all four gospels.

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This illustrated book for children captures the mindfulness, measured pace, and pauses that children experience in the Godly Play® circle or a supplement to any child’s bookshelf.Silence is important for children; it is the stillness—both internal and external—that children need in today’s frenzied world. Godly Play founder Jerome Berryman offers children (and those who love them) a means to contemplate words and images, to develop a comfort level with silence that creates a foundation for wonder and the creative process. “Contemplative Silence” is a core component of Godly Play as found in all sacred story, parables, and liturgical action lessons presented to children. In each lesson, children encounter silence during entering, the lesson, wondering, art and material responses, the feast, and saying good-bye.This companion to the Complete Guide to Godly Play volumes will find a home in all Godly Play rooms as well as other formation settings for children: homes, churches, Episcopal schools, and hospitals.Age range: 3 - 8 years old

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The Book of Common Prayer (BCP) and the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible (NRSV) are an excellent, logical combination for daily devotion and study, as well as on Sundays during the liturgy. The NRSV translation of the Bible is accurate, elegant, highly acclaimed by scholars, and enjoys wide use in congregations of the Episcopal Church. This edition contains the Apocrypha. The Book of Common Prayer and lectionary titles have been updated to include the Revised Common Lectionary, according to Resolution A077 of the 75th General Convention. Arriving in a sturdy, attractive box, this compact volume has five ribbon markers and a leather cover in red or black. Font size is 9-point.

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Considering how essential fundraising is to ministry, many church leaders remain terrified of asking for or talking about money. Fearless Church Fundraising removes the terror from stewardship, urging leaders to focus on deep spiritual conversion and a clear, compelling mission before they design the pledge cards. In this rich resource part handbook, part workbook, part spiritual guidebook former monk and popular consultant Charles LaFond combines road-tested strategies and sample campaign documents with a spiritual director s sensitivity. The result is an irresistible, user-friendly text that promises to transform your ministry s fundraising and its spiritual life."

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A portable calendar designed for clergy making pastoral visits.In addition to highlighting important dates in the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Islamic, Jewish, and civil calendars, this weekly planner also includes resources for pastoral visits drawn from the Book of Common Prayer and other resources. The planner includes ample space for daily annotations, as well as pages for noting addresses, phone numbers, and birthdays.

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An illustrated appointment calendar with readings for the Daily Office and Sunday EucharistConsisting of two facing pages and an illustration for each week, the Episcopal Liturgical Appointment Calendar includes ample space to note appointments. In addition to religious and secular holidays, the calendar includes Daily Office readings appointed in the Book of Common Prayer and Revised Common Lectionary readings for the Sunday Eucharist.

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A twelve-month wall calendar featuring Revised Common Lectionary readings as used in the Episcopal Church.The 2024 Episcopal Church Revised Common Lectionary Lesson Calendar includes daily eucharistic and office readings according to the use of the Episcopal Church. An ideal resource for worship planning, the calendar also includes hymn suggestions from The Hymnal 1982 and other authorized hymnals.

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"This book will make a profound difference for the church in this moment in history."— The Most Reverend Michael B. CurrySometimes it takes disruption and loss to break us open and call us home to God. It’s not surprising that a global pandemic and once-in-a-generation reckoning with white supremacy—on top of decades of systemic decline—have spurred Christians everywhere to ask who we are, why God placed us here and what difference that makes to the world. In this critical yet loving book, the author explores the American story and the Episcopal story in order to find out how communities steeped in racism, establishment, and privilege can at last fall in love with Jesus, walk humbly with the most vulnerable and embody beloved community in our own broken but beautiful way. The Church Cracked Open invites us to surrender privilege and redefine church, not just for the sake of others, but for our own salvation and liberation.

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Tools for clergy and congregational leaders to lead theological conversations about money. Scripture and theology provide ample material for a rich discussion of money and possessions. Theologians of every era have written about money. Author Brendan Barnicle offers pastoral programs to bring the conversation into contemporary focus by considering personal budgeting and estate planning (personal discipleship), parish budgets and parish investments (communal ministry), and congregational partnering and policy advocacy (global mission).

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A hardcover desk diary featuring lectionary readings.Perfectly sized to fit into a briefcase, purse, or backpack, this desk diary includes a weekly calendar, ribbon markers, and an elastic band. The diary includes weekly Eucharistic lectionary readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, as well as Daily Office readings from the Book of Common Prayer. Calendar pages include Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Islamic, Jewish, and secular holidays.

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This 30th anniversary edition presents the unique approach of Listening Hearts to the spiritual practice of discernment for a new generation. Written to make the often elusive and usually clergy-centered spiritual practice of discernment accessible to all people, Listening Hearts features simple reflections and exercises drawn from scripture and from Quaker and Ignatian traditions. The seminal work in the Listening Hearts Series, this book has been a beloved resource for tens of thousands of individual readers, retreat participants, small groups, and church leaders listening for and responding to God’s call in their lives.

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We Carry the Fire describes a social and political spirituality defined by actions that save families, civilization, and the planet.These actions, based on values articulated in religious congregations, result in tangible outcomes in the real world: people live instead of die, democracy is strengthened, nature is restored, and the human spirit flourishes. The author shows how an action-spirituality is different from me- and escapist-spiritualities. Spiritual meaning is found by working in solidarity with people around the world to love our neighbors, as well as those who aren’t our neighbors, as ourselves. As congregations are struggling to adjust to contemporary realities, Hoehn brings the passion and knowledge of a pastor, academic, author, activist, and grassroots organizer down to earth in real time.

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Designed for use across a variety of settings, this supplemental volume includes new hymns and songs.The Anglican Church in Canada's new supplemental hymnal is specifically designed to be of use on both sides of the border. Primarily, it includes hymns and service music that do not appear in the current ACC hymnal, nor in any of the Episcopal Church's hymnals. The ecumenical task force that created the hymnal also chose to include music that will be of interest to other denominations and faith groups.Contains new settings of liturgical texts found in the Book of Alternative Services, including prayer responses, gospel acclamations, Amens, and canticles, and features guitar chords where appropriate.

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In this adaptation of her dissertation, Estwick focuses generally on aspects of contemporary

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A twelve-month wall calendar featuring Revised Common Lectionary readings as used in the Episcopal Church.The 2025 Episcopal Church Revised Common Lectionary Lesson Calendar includes daily eucharistic and office readings according to the use of the Episcopal Church. An ideal resource for worship planning, the calendar also includes hymn suggestions from The Hymnal 1982 and other authorized hymnals.

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The leading source of information on the Episcopal ChurchWith origins dating back to 1830, The Episcopal Church Annual – aka “The Red Book” – is an indispensable reference tool, trusted year-after-year by churches, diocesan offices, libraries, and many others. You will find the following between the covers of the 2023 edition of “The Red Book”, and more:• A comprehensive directory of provinces, dioceses, and churches, including contact information and listings of active clergy• The canonical structure and organization of the Episcopal Church, including complete directories for the Office of The General Convention, The House of Bishops, The House of Deputies, standing committees and commissions, and more• Listings and contact information for seminaries; Episcopal schools; centers for camps, conferences, and retreats; Episcopal Church Women; and more• Up-to-date church-wide statistical data and chronological tables• A classified buyer’s guide of vendors and organizations offering valued services to the church

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Featuring images of historic stained-glass windows for every month, a 2024 calendar built around religious observances.This 2024 calendar features seasonally appropriate images of historic stained-glass windows, selected from Episcopal and Anglican churches across the United States and Canada. Each month—from September 2023 to December 2024—includes religious observances from the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Islamic, and Jewish calendars, along with secular holidays.

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Newly revised commemorations for saints and occasions throughout the church year.Lesser Feasts and Fasts supplements the Book of Common Prayer with material to commemorate numerous saints and occasions. This 2022 version of Lesser Feasts and Fasts includes new commemorations authorized by the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in 2022 including the consecration of Bishop Barbara Clementine Harris, Simeon Bachos (the Ethiopian eunuch), Episcopal deaconesses, and Frederick Howden, Jr..

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A Christian planning calendar featuring church gardens. A unique 16-month planning tool citing religious observances and seasons for Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, Islamic, and Jewish faiths, as well as secular holidays. Ample space for writing daily notes. September 2022 - December 2023 with 2024 monthly calendars for advance planning.

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For all who inhabit a body and wonder about its place in the universe.In Loving What Doesn’t Last: An Adoration of the Body, Christina Kukuk reminds us that what matters most are things don’t last forever. We find faith, hope, and love in and the string of endings and beginnings that make a life: a mother who plants an orchard in her son’s memory, a girl’s struggle with food scarcity, an adolescent awakening to infatuation at summer camp, and a woman waiting hours for her lover’s recovery on a hospital’s transplant floor. In every fleeting moment from the first pangs of birth to our last breath, God is in all of it.

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• Incorporates the latest in Godly Play® theory and practice • Revised lessons throughout, plus one brand-new lesson The Godly Play® approach helps children explore their faith through story, to gain religious language, and to enhance their spiritual experience through wonder and play. Based on Montessori principles and developed using a spiral curriculum, the Godly Play® method services children through early, middle, and late childhood and beyond. Revised and expanded, The Complete Guide to Godly Play, Volume 3 offers new concepts, new terminology, new illustrations, and a new structure that stem from more than ten years of using Godly Play® with children across the world. 30 to 40 percent of the text is new or revised, including two new lessons, two radically changed lessons, a revised Introduction, and a new full Appendix.

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A twelve-month wall calendar designed for marking feasts and fasts in the Episcopal ChurchThe 2025 Episcopal Church Year Kalendar includes feasts and fasts observed by the Episcopal Church, along with the liturgical color appointed for each day. The back of each calendar page features appointed readings from the Revised Common Lectionary and additional notes on liturgy.

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The complete readings for the Revised Common Lectionary Years A, B, and C, as authorized by the 2006 General Convention of the Episcopal Church, together with readings for the major Holy Days of the church year, in the NRSV translation. The RCL goes into official use in ECUSA on Advent Sunday 2007 and will replace the A, B, C lectionary currently in the Prayer Book. Many congregations have already begun to use the RCL, and all congregations must be using it by 2010. This convenient edition is suitable for placement in pews or for use in chapels for weekday celebrations.

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A portable calendar designed for clergy making pastoral visits. In addition to highlighting important dates in the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Islamic, Jewish, and civil calendars, this weekly planner also includes resources for pastoral visits drawn from the Book of Common Prayer and other resources. The planner includes ample space for daily annotations, as well as pages for noting addresses, phone numbers, and birthdays.

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The leading source of information on the Episcopal ChurchWith origins dating back to 1830, The Episcopal Church Annual aka The Red Book is an indispensable reference tool, trusted year-after-year by churches, diocesan offices, libraries, and many others. You will find the following between the covers of the 2024 edition of The Red Book, and more: A comprehensive directory of provinces, dioceses, and churches, including contact information and listings of active clergy The canonical structure and organization of the Episcopal Church, including complete directories for the Office of The General Convention, The House of Bishops, The House of Deputies, standing committees and commissions, and more Listings and contact information for seminaries; Episcopal schools; centers for camps, conferences, and retreats; Episcopal Church Women; and more Up-to-date church-wide statistical data and chronological tables A classified buyer's guide o

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A sixteen-month wall or desk calendar designed for church use.Running from September 2024 to December 2025, this large desk or wall calendar includes ample space for notes and appointments. The calendar also includes Anglican, Roman Catholic, Orthodox Christian, Islamic, Jewish, and secular holidays.

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Twelve characteristics of healthy Christian communities and the congregational and personal practices that develop them.Congregations have been the bedrock of mainline Christian life and practice for centuries but in recent years many have dwindled in energy and impact. Leaders conclude that change is needed, that they can’t keep applying the same models and practices that have served in the past but no longer seem to work.At a time when all kinds of institutions are being buffeted by swift and strong cultural forces, Brochard and Newton believe the congregation to be a primary site for the transformation of individuals, communities, and the world and that the measures for congregational vitality begin with health, faithfulness, and effectiveness as local expressions of the Church.The authors offer readers insights into developing a sense of purpose, building trust, encouraging curiosity, becoming more collaborative, appreciating productive conflict, and other vital skills.

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As the Church considers prayer book revisions, discover new ways of bringing prayer to life. In many liturgical churches, it seems that the prayer book confines—more than frees—the transformational potential of worship. Drawing on his experience at St. Gregory of Nyssa, Paul Fromberg encourages us to question the assumption that there is a “right way” and a “wrong way” of using prayer books. Instead, he encourages readers to pay attention to doing worship well and engaging worshippers’ desire to be transformed. This book is for those who plan and lead worship, as well as those who are curious about the ways that worship is transformative in people’s experience. Additionally, fans of St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church will discover more about the ways in which this ground-breaking congregation has engaged the work of liturgical disruption and trusted in the transformative potential of the liturgy for more than forty years.

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The New Church’s Teaching series has been one of the most recognizable and useful sets of books in the Episcopal Church. With the launch of the Church’s Teachings for a Changing World series, visionary Episcopal thinkers and leaders have teamed up to revitalize the series with fresh voices and style, making it grounded and thoughtful enough for seminarians and leaders, yet concise and clear enough for newcomers.A leading thinker and vibrant presence at the intersection of church and world, Winnie Varghese explores the “what”, “how”, and “why” of Episcopal engagement with contemporary social issues. Like the master of the household in Jesus’ parable (Matthew 13:52) who “brings out of his treasure what is new and what is old,” Varghese leads readers to discover theological resources from generations past and how they help to guide our action around thorny issues like racial justice, gender and sexuality, economic disparity, definitions of “family,” the environment, and much more.

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The long-awaited new translation of the Book of Common Prayer.Based on modern translation principles, this newly authorized translation of the Book of Common Prayer contains French-language liturgical materials for use in the Episcopal Church. A monumental liturgical and literary work is available in an accessible French translation. Created using dynamic equivalence, with an eye toward inclusive language throughout, the translation supports the liturgical and pastoral needs of French-speaking Episcopalians. This hardcover edition is designed for use in churches, with a sturdy binding and cover.La nouvelle traduction tant attendue du Livre de prière commune.Basée sur des principes de traduction modernes, cette traduction nouvellement autorisée du Livre de prière commune contient des documents liturgiques en français à utiliser dans l’Église épiscopale. Une œuvre liturgique et littéraire monumentale est disponible dans une traduction française accessible. Créée en utilisant l’équivalence dynamique, avec le regard tourné vers le langage inclusif tout au long du texte, la traduction répond aux besoins liturgiques et pastoraux des épiscopaliens francophones. Cette édition à couverture rigide est conçue pour être utilisée dans les églises, avec une reliure et une couverture robustes.

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