A new iPhone application has brought the traditional Book of Common Prayer together with today’s technology, courtesy of a group from a Nichols Hills church.
The new app, iPray, became available in mid-April, much to the delight of the group of people who helped create it.
David Hill, CEO of Kimray Inc. and a member of All Souls’ Episcopal Church, 6400 N Pennsylvania, came up with the idea for the app as a way to help his children navigate the Book of Common Prayer more easily.
Interesting. I’m not sure I’ll be downloading this one – I’ve got a good hardbound copy at home. OTOH, I’ve had the current Book of Common Prayer app on my iPhone for a couple years now.
While living in OKC I became a member of this excellent parish. This parish is as great an example of the success that can happen with traditional values, dedication and great clergy and vestry.
As an update) there is now a You Tube video at the following link:
http://www.youtube.com/user/iPrayBCP
GB46 you might want to at least go to the demo before you decide not to download this app. This is a totally professional application developed over a two year time span with a professional software development company.
The interaction of the app and the beautiful photography they acquired on a trip to London alone is worth at least examining.
Although a very traditional parish the youth involvement, youth choirs, sports facilities etc are huge. When David Hill stated part of the idea was to take the traditional and merge with his own children’s technology it is simply representative of the parish outlook.
I would recommend to anyone that has any appreciation of the traditional Anglican form of worship. I think you will be as impressed as I was.
I have an ESV Daily Lectionary bookmarked on my new phone and it is there when I have a few spare minutes. I do not always have a prayer book and besides, this is easier to use.