[retiredtexan]

The episcopal church left me 40 years ago. In the 30's and 40's I attended sunday school, confirmation classes sang in the youth choir, and served the altar until 1950.The book of common prayer was the guide to the service, but that was tossed aside.This church is on a downslide,with no stop insight.

[RonF]

The Book of Common Prayer is still the guide to the service, at least in my parish. Every word is right out of it, or the Bible, or the hymnal. I'm in our choir, and the anthems we sing generally take their text from Scripture as well.

Other parishes may not do the same, but I have no experience in other parishes other than the one I'm in.