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Published July 03, 2008 12:00 am - St. Michael's Episcopal Church congregation and visitors will step back in time Sunday. The Rev. Canon David Egbert, interim pastor, said the Book of Common Prayer of 1662 will be used in Sunday's service. Gonna worship like it's 1776 By Meghan McCormick St. Michael's Episcopal Church congregation and visitors will step back in time Sunday.
The Rev. Canon David Egbert, interim pastor, said the Book of Common Prayer of 1662 will be used in Sunday's service. "That is the prayer book used in the colonies at the time of the American Revolution," he said. Egbert said he believed the weekend following Independence Day was the perfect time to include the prayer book in a worship experience. "I think we need to be aware of our history," he said. "It reflects on changes that have come about." Egbert said this type of service has been widely done in Episcopal churches around the July 4th holiday. The pastor plans to dress in attire similar to what a clergyman wore 232 years ago. He said each person who attends church will be given a copy of the Order of the Administration of the Lord's Supper or Holy Communion as it was printed in 1776. The congregation has been told that Sunday's worship service will travel back to the early days of the church. Anne Million, a charter member of St. Michael's, said it will be interesting to see how the experience turns out. "We have never done anything quite like this before," she said. "It's going to be quite an experience for all of us." Million said she's read over the Book of Common Prayer from 1662. "It's a little more difficult to read from the English script," she said. Egbert said the Episcopal Church has advanced and changed its outlook since the American Revolution. "Many of the things we accept today in the Episcopal Church such as holy water and signs of the cross were prohibited," Egbert said. He added the church was against women having a role in a worship service. In 1776, women could not read Scripture aloud in the church. "Women were not allowed to have a role but to bring the children to church," he said. 
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