The Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church

Being a liberal and non-dogmatic church the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church does not restrict its clergy to particular form of service order or liturgy. Instead, it welcomes an expanding outlook and the embracing of new and contemporary material in addition to classic and historic material. The only requirement insisted upon is that the worship liturgies and material must be appropriate and relevant. Not all material will be suitable, even if popular and well intended. As a start point the Liberal Catholic Apostolic Church offers guidance on the use of Liturgies within the Church as follows:

Approved Liturgies
The Church has approved these Liturgies for use.

- All rites of the Ancient Catholic Church pre-1968, including Services of Love and Blessing (1950)
- All rites of The Liberal Rite and the Society of Free Christians
- All rites of the Liberal Catholic Church and Liberal Catholic Church International
- All rites of the Catholic Apostolic Church of Antioch
- The Latin Mass according to the form of the Council of Trent (1962 or earlier)
- The Mass in the vernacular version of Archbishops Gul and Mathew (1909)
- The Eucharist according to the form of the Catholic Apostolic Church
- The English Missal
- The Liturgy of Marqos
- The Byzantine Rite
- The Glastonbury Rite
- The Mass of the Mother
- The Celtic Eucharist

Conditionally Approved Liturgies
These Liturgies are approved for use, but the Church does not endorse their full theological content.
- The English Prayer Book (1549)
- The Book of Common Prayer (1662)
- The Book of Common Prayer (1928 revisions)
- All liturgies of the Catholic Apostolic Church (Irvingites)
- The Book of Common Prayer of the King's Chapel, Boston

Liturgies Approved in Special Circumstances
These Liturgies are not approved for normal use, but in may be used in certain pastoral circumstances.

- The "Novus Ordo" Mass
- Common Worship (with specific endorsements)

Use of other liturgies
The use of experimental liturgies is generally permitted in the Church providing these are theologically in keeping with the ethos of the Church. Clergy are encouraged to devise their own funeral and marriage/blessing  and life event services.

Use of liturgies in ecumenical or interdenominational services
When participating in ecumenical or interdenominational services, clergy may find that they are requested to use a liturgy that has not been approved by the Church. It is understood that such occasions demand compromise, although such compromise should not go as far as publically endorsing theological positions or beliefs that the clergyperson cannot hold in conscience. Clergy are in general free to use their judgement on such occasions, although advice on such matters is always available from their Ordinary.

Use of Bible translations
Clergy are in principle free to use any Bible translation they wish.