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Would you like to know more about the Christian Faith, the Bible, the Episcopal Church and its companion members of the Anglican Communion or even about the Altoona community? Here are some links you might find helpful. If you come across any other sites that you think we might want to include here, please tell us, or just drop us a line with your comments.
The Episcopal Church and its Anglican Companions
Follow these links to learn more about the Episcopal Church in Central Pennsylvania and throughout the USA, and about the Anglican Communion throughout the world.
www.episcopalchurch.org
This is the official site for the Episcopal Church. It has links to all of the church's departments, news releases and much other information.
www.diocesecpa.org
St. Luke's is a member of the Diocese of Central Pennsylvania, one of five dioceses in Pennsylvania. In addition to information specifically related to the diocese, its resources section has links to many other sites of general interest to Episcopalians.
www.anglicancommunion.org
This is the official website for the Anglican Communion. The Episcopal Church is the U. S. member of this group of independent, regional churches with close ties to the Archbishop of Canterbury.
www.anglicansonline.org
This privately maintained site has many links to resources of interest to the worldwide Anglican community.
www.anglican.org
The Anglican Domain is another privately maintained site. It's a good resource for answers to the questions about what Anglicanism is all about.
Our Way of Worship
There is a saying: "The law of prayer is the law of belief." In other words, "If you want to know what we believe, come and pray with us!" Here are some worship resources to help you.
www.satucket.com/lectionary
This website offers the lectionary resources for the Episcopal Church, including feast days and the Daily Office readings.
www.io.com/~kellywp/lectionary
This privately maintained site that allows easy access to the assigned Bible readings for any date. The site also has links to the Book of Common Prayer.
www.missionstclare.com/english
An on-line source for the Daily Office, including the scheduled readings.
www.afp.org
This is the on-line location of The Anglican Fellowship of Prayer, a group that seeks to unite Anglicans worldwide in common prayer.
www.gracecathedral.org
The Episcopal cathedral in San Francisco offers webcasts of many of its services.
The Bible
Look here for information about the Bible, suggestions on how to approach it and access to the daily lectionary.
http://bible.oremus.org/
Various bible resources, allowing you to choose the translation that you prefer. This easy-to-use site offers the New Revised Standard Version (NRSV), which St. Luke’s uses for worship.
www.torreys.org/bible
More Bible resources, especially good for in-depth studies.
The Christian Faith
What's Christianity all about? How did it become the multi-dimensional faith it is today? Take a look here!
www.explorefaith.org
A good place to go with questions about the faith from an Episcopal perspective.
www.christianitytoday.com/history
A good place to go for information on Christianity in general. Their history section has a good assortment of articles about various aspects of this subject.
www.philosophy-religion.org
This privately-run website has information on a wide range of topics in the area of religion and philosophy, with an Episcopal orientation. It has an extensive set of links to other relevant sites .
The Altoona/Blair County Community
Have you recently arrived in our area, or are you thinking about coming here? Check out these sites to become better acquainted with our part of the world.
www.altoonapa.gov
The official website for the city of Altoona
www.altoona.com
A commercial website for the Altoona area
www.ilovealtoona.com
A website with an in-depth listing of local events
www.pavisnet.com/blair
Information about the Blair County area, with emphasis on material for tourists.
TV Stations and Newspapers
Here are sites for some of the area media outlets:
www.wtajtv.com
www.wjactv.com
www.altoonamirror.com
Other Stuff
These web sites don't really fit into any of the other categories, but they're so unique that we knew we had to include them!
www.k4t.org
A web page for kids' questions about Christianity.
www.cathedral.org
This is the web site for Washington National Cathedral.
www.cyberhymnal.org
Links to music resources.
www.oremus.org/hymnal
more links to hymns.
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