Does the Episcopal Church's hymnal need revising?

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Episcopal congregations, music directors and clergy are being asked to participate in the Hymnal Revision Feasibility Study, a landmark research study being conducted via online surveys and focus groups from fall 2010 to spring 2011.

The Church Pension Group's Office of Research is assisting the Episcopal Church's Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music in fulfilling its General Convention mandate in Resolution B004 to determine whether a revision of The Hymnal 1982 is needed and wanted by the Episcopal Church.

If you have not already participated in the Hymnal Revision Feasibility Study, you are invited to become involved.  Go to the study's dedicated web page: //www.cpg.org/hymnalstudy2, where you will find complete information about the study and links to the particular survey appropriate to your role in the church.

The Hymnal Revision Feasibility Study surveys are also available in Spanish for Spanish-speaking members, music directors, and clergy in the Episcopal Church. Links to the Spanish surveys can also be found on the study's web page.

Further information about the Hymnal Revision Feasibility Study may be found here on the Episcopal Church's Office of Public Affairs "Newsline" website. (Please note that the survey deadline of January 31, 2011 mentioned in that article has been extended to April 30, 2011.)

If you have any questions or difficulty logging into the appropriate survey, please send an email to hymnalsurvey@cpg.org