Society to press for an updated Prayer Book (Prayer Book Society will work with Anglican Church)

From: Anglican Journal | Date: April 1, 1996 | Copyright information

Regina

Prayer Book Society concerns go far beyond what service is used in church on Sunday. The group, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in January, wants to preserve the Book of Common Prayer as a "system" for daily living, says Theodore (Ted) Siemens, the society's new national chairman.

Mr. Siemens, a Winnipeg-based sales manager, became head of the society last year after former chairwoman Carolyn Westin of Montreal moved to Sweden.

In an interview in Regina, he said serious differences over the future direction of the society now are "put to rest." Membership is steady at about ...

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