What the Prayer Book Society Is

THE PRAYER BOOK SOCIETY OF THE U.S.A.
P.O. Box 35220, Philadelphia, PA 19128-0220
1-800-727-1928 & www.episcopalian.org/pbs1928

• ACCEPTS that there is one Book of Common Prayer which has appeared in many editions, of which the first was in 1549.
• SEEKS to keep in print the latest American edition of this Book, the edition of 1928.
• ENCOURAGES the use with understanding not only of the American edition, but also of the Canadian (1962) and the English (1662).
• RECOGNIZES that some recent Prayer Books which bear the title of “Common Prayer” are not editions of the authentic, one Book of Common Prayer, but are in fact Books of varied services and thus have the wrong title.
• BELIEVES that the Formularies of the Anglican Way are the authentic Book of Common Prayer, the Ordinal and the Articles.
• PRODUCES books, booklets, and CDs to educate people in the nature and content of Common Prayer ( www.anglicanmarketplace.com).
• PUBLISHES in fine leather the Altar Edition of the American edition of The Book of Common Prayer (1928).[call 1-800-727-1928 for information]
• COMMUNICATES with its members and friends bi-monthly through its magazine, Mandate (call 1-800-727-1928 for a copy).
• WORKS both within the Anglican Communion and also amongst Anglicans outside it.
• COOPERATES with similar Societies in Canada, Great Britain and Australia.
• INVITES people who care for the integrity of the Anglican Way to join the Society and thereby seek to keep Anglican Churches worshipping the Lord our God in the beauty of holiness, in spirit and in truth.