A Note about Inclusive Language in our Liturgy

You may notice a few changes to our liturgy this coming Sunday. These changes are slight – you may not even notice them! But they are also a long time in coming, and reflect the Church’s commitment to inclusive language – using spoken and written words that acknowledge the diversity of humanity (not simply “mankind”), and an expansive view of God.

These changes are supported by a resolution passed at the Episcopal Church General Convention in 2018 (Resolution 2018-A068), and reflects a wider movement of the Holy Spirit in the Church to use liturgies that reflect our experience of God in the present. Some of the changes, like saying “God’s kingdom” rather than “his kingdom” in the words of the Opening Acclamation, may be familiar to you already.

We invite you to pray with us on Sunday with your whole heart, as always. And if you have any questions about changes you notice in the liturgy, feel free to contact one of the clergy to talk more.

Faithfully,

The Rev. Luk De Volder

The Rev. Heidi Thorsen