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Has anyone heard about Episcopalian churches who follow a sort of version of an Eastern rite?

I stumbled across this by accident and was quite stunned:
http://www.saintgregorys.org/

They say:
"St. Gregory's worship draws on many sources, including the Book of Common Prayer used throughout the Episcopal Church. It is also influenced by very early Christian practice, Orthodox and Eastern liturgies, and music from around the world."

Interesting... The have icons of Queen Elizabeth I and Malcom X in their church, too....

Sean,

We discussed this particular church early this year at some length, including its unusual iconography (you have only seen the tip of the iceberg, if I remember correctly). See: The Holy Can-Can

Many years,

Neil

Hope I am not too uncharitable but, Can anything good come from the Episcopal Church. Just for a chuckle, at one hospital I was serving in they were listed as Epizpickles along with nazireens!
LOL
Stephanos I

thanks,

I looked back at old posts but didn't see anything (I guess I didn't look hard enough). the pictures on the site are very interesting indeed

Yes, plenty of good has come from the Anglican tradition especially the Oxford Movement and the Caroline poets. We should not be too haughty.

Sean,

There' actually another thread from a few years earlier, as well

Eastern Episcopal Church

The trick with this search engine is to search by something far out of the ordinary realm here - you gave me the text to use - Malcolm X

Many years,

Neil

Brian, I would also add Kallistos Ware, Ephraim Lash, Isabelle Hapgood and Hugh Wybrew to that list of those from the Anglican tradition who have made great contributions to Orthodoxy.

From what I can see from the pictures, the liturgy is an absolute aesthetic abomination, in my opinion. Hope they have a lot of pious reverence and love for the Lord to make up for their horrendous worship style.

Logos Teen

There have been some good and holy people who came from the Anglican tradition in times past. Unfortunately, the Anglicans in North America and England have so departed from tradition, that they are now at odds with the majority of the Anglican Church. A Catholic priest of holy memory came from that church, and referred to Episcopalians as "the good taste people." They still have beautifully staged liturgies and great music, but in many places, the faith doesn't exist anymore. Look to Asia and Africa to see what the authentic Anglican tradition should be, for those churches are vibrant and filled with faith.

An interesting but puzzling website. The church building is impressive, some of the MP3s of the singings is good, but what a strange mix of vestments, everything from midlle ages Roman to something like syriac and Ethiopian. Seems like a "smorgasbord" of traditions. The presiding leaders do not seem to be ordained priests, and then theres the ladies in vestments. These people could use some guidance but stranger things have been seen in certain other churches lately.

I've got a strange feeling....


Makes me want to get up an' dance!

Do you mean you want to get down and boogie in the church of what's happening now? I haven't used or heard any of those terms in a long, long time.

Charles

Dear Charles:

You and I could be one or two generations removed from guys like Michael as this is the first time also for me to hear "get up (or down) and boogie!"

Amado

Joliet Jake sees the light!

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The "get down and boogie" is from the disco era. But I think the "church of what's happening now" actually dates back into the late 60s and the flower children era. Of course, there is also "shake your booty" from KC and the Sunshine Band - disco era, of course. But anyway, do those Episcopalians know how to rock? Was it boogie in 19th century Russia? It was not! Is outrage! Boogie is new-calendarist papist heresy. Is outrage!