raise awareness of liturgical development in the world church
enable leaders and people together to participate more deeply in the mystery of faith through movement, symbol, ritual and sacrament
foster interest in the history of liturgy
examine fresh patterns of worship and explore the creation and enhancement of the spaces in which we gather
engage with the theology of worship as indispensable for the evaluation and interpretation of liturgies
The Scottish Church Society invites members of the Church Service Society to join them for their annual All Saints Meeting on Wednesday 4th November 10am-3pm at the New Town Church, Edinburgh. The day will start with Holy Communion for All Saints. More information here.
The Church Service Society Annual was published from 1928 until 1970, the Liturgical Review from 1971 (the first one was called Liturgical Studies) until 1980, and the Record (which continues) from 1982 onwards.
Thomas Wode (or Wood) was a former monk who lived and worked in St Andrews after the Protestant Reformation in Scotland (1559-60). Over a period of about 30 years, Wode collected a variety of music into what is now called the Wode or St Andrews Psalter. At the heart of this collection was a set of four-part harmonisations of the psalm tunes that were used in Scottish churches after the Reformation.
