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Anglican  Communion See also  Episcopal Church	About the Anglican Communion Anglican Church of Canada Anglican Communion  Official site that ties it all together.  Archbishop of Canterbury  His office and role.  He's not our pope, but he is important to us. Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion  Church of England Church of Nigeria  Anglican Dioceses of the World  Episcopal Church, USA Iglesia Anglicanade México
Anglicanism	Anglican Library  Online full text of Christian literature from the Anglican tradition and other works of interest to Anglicans. Anglican Liturgical Library  Online texts of authorized and other texts used in the Church of England and in the wider Anglican Communion and elsewhere. Anglicans Online  Perhaps the biggest of the Anglican on-line resources, with over 9500 links.  A good place to start a search. Full Homely Divinity: Resources for Anglican Parish Life  An interesting containing a variety of reviews, icons, essays on Anglican spirituality, and articles on church customs such as Easter egg painting, Mothering Sunday, and boy bishops. Anglican Resources at Society of Archbishop Justus Anglican Timeline 44 AD to the present.  No, Virginia, Henry VIII did not start our church. Project Canterbury  Online texts.  Emphasis is placed on documents expressing the Catholic identity of Anglicanism. SPEAK (Society for Promoting and Encouraging Arts and Knowledge of the Church) Home of the Episcopal Book Club, Anglican Digest, and pass along program for unused anglicana. Wondering about Anglicans? What we believe, how we worship.
Art & Architecture	Icon Gallery From the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America Splendors of Christendom Even includes a virtual visit to Canterbury Cathedral Symbolism Christian Art & Architecture
Bible	All-in-One Biblical Resources Search Bible Gateway Thirteen English versions of the Bible.  Nineteen different languages, and large print.  Alas, no RSV Bible, King James Version  Includes the deuterocanonical books (aka Apocrypha) Can be viewed side by side with the Revised Standard Version. Bible, Revised Standard Version  Includes the deuterocanonical books (aka Apocrypha) Can be viewed side by side with the King James Version. Guide to Reading the Bible for Beginners  New Testament, J B Phillips Translation Resource Pages for Biblical Studies  Focusing on early Christian writings and social world
Biography	Biography.com Fewer people, but more information on them than in Biography Index.  Christian Biography  Biographies of saints and other notable Christians Patron Saints
Bookstores	Anglican Bibliopole   Saratoga Springs, NY  Rare and out-of-print  Anglican Book Centre  Toronto, Canada Church House Bookshop  Official Church of England bookstore Episcopal Book Club Four  books per year, 30 to 70% off list.  Donate them to the library when you're done with them Episcopal Booksellers Association Directory of bookstore in the US and Canada SPCK Online Bookshop  England, founded in 1698, though it wasn't online then
Change Ringing	Bells Applet: Change Ringing on the Web  Hear 13 different peals.  You can modify the number, tone and rhythm of the bells, and even see the change combinations as they are rung.  Speakers and sound card required. Change Ringing Resources  Links Change Ringers Web Directory  Links North American Guild of Change Ringers  St. Paul's is a member.
Charities	Crop Walk  Annual event.  Funds go to local and international relief.  Sign-up forms will be given out when it's time. Episcopal Charities in the Diocese of Chicago  Help the less fortunate here at home. Heifer International Sustainable help, worldwide.
Christian Education	National Association of the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd  We use the Catechesis program for children 3 through 12.  Also offered as an elective in our Building Blocks Preschool.
Dictionaries	Episcopalian Terminology   Hyperlinked for easy navigation.  From the Church of the Holy Cross, Sullivan's Island, SC Langenburg Translators  Timesaving suite of  translation software.  Not polished, but you can usually get the gist of a text. Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary  A favorite of librarians for its accuracy, clarity, and authority.  One Look Dictionaries Search in 635 dictionaries at once.  Various languages and subjects
Episcopal Church See also  Anglican Communion	Church of the Advent  Home church of Fr. Benjamin King, who was with us when he was a seminarian.  Stop in to worship and visit when in Boston. Church Pension Group Parish Finder  Search by street and zip code. You can restrict searches to churches, cathedrals, chapels, schools, seminaries, or diocesan offices.  Also has a clergy locator ECUSA Directory  Episcopal Church Congregations Web Sites Episcopal Church Related Organizations  Links to support groups Episcopal Church, USA Episcopal Disability Network  Episcopal Diocese of Chicago, Illinois  Our home diocese. Episcopalian Terminology   Hyperlinked for easy navigation.  From the Church of the Holy Cross, Sullivan's Island, SC Morehouse Episcopal Church Locator  Search by zip code.  Wondering about Anglicans?  What we believe, how we worship.
Lectio Divina	Accepting God: The Ancient Art of Lectio Divina  Letting God's word soak into your soul
Libraries	Anglican Online Library Directory  You can see their catalogs, but can't order from them. Anglican Library Society   Help for Anglican and Episcopal libraries, websites, and archives.  An outreach service of St. Paul's. Illinet Online Interactive catalog of 45 Illinois academic libraries.  Order their materials through your local public library. Internet Public Library Free public access to reference, 13,000 full text books, and current periodicals. Library of Congress The holdings of the world's largest library.  You can't order anything from them, but it's a great place for a literature search. Online Books Page  Full text of over 14,000 books Virtual Illinois Catalog  Interactive catalog of over 680 Illinois public libraries. A good source for the general reader.  Order their materials through your local public library.
Monasticism  See also  St. Paul's Benedictine Community Links	Anglican Religious Communities Worldwide listing Benedictine Web Ring  A rotating listing of links to various sites for those interested in Benedictinism.  Benedictinism  From an Anglican point of view.  An article on this site, together with book reviews. Order of St. Benedict  Run by St. John's Abbey, it has a great deal of general information. Rule of Benedict   Our Rule of Life is derived from the Rule of Benedict as is much of Anglican theology. St. Gregory's Abbey  Our friends at the Episcopal Benedictine monastery in nearby Three Rivers, Michigan.  Visitors welcome. St. Paul's Benedictine Community  Our parish Christian Community
Music See also  Change Ringing	Gregorian Chant  We use chant for the mass setting during Advent. Oremus Hymnal  Words and also music if you have a sound card and speakers.  Sounds like a harmonium and lacks technique, but still incredible. "Hymns used in much of the English-speaking world, with particular emphasis on the Anglican tradition."
News	Anglican Communion News Service  Read the news of the worldwide Church, or get it e-mailed to you. Episcopal News Service  Read the news of our national Church, or get it e-mailed to you. Living Church Magazine  Selected articles.  Our rector is a board member.
Prayer	Anglican Rosary  Book of Common Prayer  Online texts of the Books of Common Prayer of 1979, 1928, 1892, 1789, 1786, 1662, 1559, 1552, & 1549 Centering Prayer  Never mind the name, the site is actually about contemplative prayer, which is something every Christian should know about. Daily Office from The Mission of St. Clare Grace Before Meals Hail Mary  Text and a sermon on the Anglican perspective The Lectionary Daily office The Lectionary Page  Oremus Daily prayer Stations of the Cross  Virtual stations from Trinity Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Missouri
Reference (General Resources)  See also  Biography;  Dictionaries	Encarta Encyclopedia  Derived from the old Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia, a mid-level work, but it's free. Google The best search engine for serious research.  The best sites tend to come up first.  Still, this is the web, and anyone can post anything they like.  Caveat emptor. LibrarySpot Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations, dictionaries and more Merriam-Webster Collegiate Thesaurus Refdesk.com  A compendium of reference links -- currency converters, quotations, statistics, dictionaries, etc. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Religion	About Christianity General news and links for Christianity Belief System Selector  A 20 question self-test more for amusement than spiritual guidance.  Anglicanism is clumped with both liberal and conservative mainline protestantism, so both may be at the top of your list.  Don't be surprised if you find Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism there too. Beliefnet.com General news and links for all religions Christian History & Biography Newsletter  Free weekly online newsletter with excerpts from the magazine and all topics in Christianity.   Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance  As the world grows less tolerant, the need for this site grows ever greater.  Tries to fairly present different viewpoints on contentious issues.  Highly recommended. Ship of Fools: the Magazine of Christian Unrest  Christian humor with a British accent.  Sometimes irreverent, but never unbelieving.  Not necessarily everyone's cup of tea, but,  hey,  we're Anglicans, and we can deal with that.
Theology	Christian Classics Ethereal Library  Encyclopedia of Christianity Internet Theology Resources  Full text scholarly church history and historical theological works online.