God is love; and he that abideth in love abideth in God, and God in him.
Since I was in PEI again, I was able to attend said communion, this time at St John’s Church in St. Eleanor (Summerside), PEI. It was a combined service of St. Mary’s and St. John’s as they held their Annual Memorial Flower Service. (And apparently Stir-Up Sunday as well (time to start the Christmas puddings).)
All the pews were filled (since it was a combined service) and it was a sung communion but the congregation did not sing, just the guitarist who sang while he played.
BAS Collect of the Day: Stir up, O Lord, the wills of your faithful people, that richly bearing the fruit of good works, we may by you be richly rewarded;
through Jesus Christ our Lord, who is alive and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen
BCP Collect of the Day: Almighty and merciful God, of whose only gift it cometh that thy faithful people do unto thee true and laudable service: Grant, we beseech thee, that we may so faithfully serve thee in this life, that we fail not finally on to attain thy heavenly promises; through the merits of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
High Anglican Haligonian 
Feels odd to hear “stir up” in the Collect when there is not pudding to be found. Makes me wonder what the Anglican Church of Canada is thinking about sometimes with their texts. 🙂
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Honestly, as a Prayer Book adherent, I don’t know much about the history/reasoning behind Book of Alternative Services liturgy, all I know is that it follows the Revised Common Lectionary.
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