Christ Church is an Episcopal Church in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Our worship is grounded in both the Anglican and Catholic traditions with its rich symbolism connecting us across time with the church of earlier ages. 

As part of our connection to the larger Anglican communion, we use a set liturgy found in The Book of Common Prayer (or “BCP”), that gives words, structure, and direction to our worship and ritual actions alongside the rest 

You will notice that incense is an important part of our worship as Anglo-Catholics. It is burned every week as a reminder that all our prayers, especially those prayers that we offer together in the liturgy, ascend into God’s presence “through Jesus Christ our Lord.”  Incense signifies the “fragrant offering” of that “sacrifice acceptable and pleasing to God” (Philippians 4:18), offered on our behalf by Jesus Christ (Ephesians 5:2).

At an anglo-catholic service, you’ll use every sense to worship God. You’ll hear beautiful music and bells, see colorful robes (called vestments) denoting different seasons of the church year, watch candlelight, and smell incense under historic stained glass windows depicting the lives of the saints. 

Church is where we renew our union with Jesus in his death and resurrection, and celebrate the mysteries of our salvation, offering our common prayer to God together.