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April 2021

This Month's Featured Titles

The US

150 Years of Service: Illustrated by 150 Orders of Service and Key Artefacts From the Collection of Professor David Latchman

By The United Synagogue

For 150 years The United Synagogue has marked key events with services of thanksgiving, intercession, and celebration. This book opens a window into the community which has never been seen in its entirety before. The US, established by an Act of Parliament, is the bedrock of the Anglo Jewish community. Orders of service contain prayers said in synagogues to commemorate someone or something: a memorial, opening a building, or a royal occasion. In this ground-breaking book you will find a selection of rare Judaica, the order of service marking the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria, the coronation of King George VI, or the end of World War II. These orders of service are grouped by theme: Monarchy, Chief Rabbis, Lifecycle, Religious Life, Persecution and War, and Israel and Zionism. In the book you can see letters to Montefiore concerning prayers of thanksgiving following the attempted assassination of Queen Victoria, Chief Rabbi Hertz standing in the bombed ruins of the Great Synagogue, and the kosher china used on Cunard liners. As a reference volume or just to read and reflect on 150 years of the United Synagogue and its unique position in British society, this is a very special book.

ISBN 9781909004146

Vallentine Mitchell

Pilgrim Prayer

The Ecumenical Prayer Cycle

By World Council of Churches

"One of the greatest treasures of the ecumenical movement is the globally oriented spirituality engendered by Christians from different regions and confessions. This legacy thrives today in the ecumenical prayer cycle—the annual prayer sequence in which Christians everywhere join each other each week to pray with and for Christians in particular countries and regions." —from the Foreword. Pilgrim Prayer, the new edition of the ecumenical prayer cycle, is a unique resource for global spiritual solidarity. Connecting us each week with the unique gifts and challenges of a particular region and context, this spiritual practice creates an annual pilgrimage across the world in prayer, uniting us in the Spirit and in witness and service to justice and peace. For use by individuals and groups, in common prayer, liturgies, and newsletters, this new edition features updated regional and country introductions and intercessions, a multiyear calendar, and of course a rich treasury of prayers from the many countries and regions. Ten new sections also present prayer resources on specific themes of contemporary import, such as migrants and refugees, climate and creation, global health and gender justice. Nurturing a world community of prayer, Pilgrim Prayer and the ecumenical prayer cycle provide deep and broad accompaniment for our faith journey to a better world.

ISBN 9782825416662

World Council of Churches