Ozzie,
Thank you for the information. I will take your good advice tomorrow. I am really looking forward to my visit which is odd for me, I didn't think that I would ever look forward to going to a church.
Robyn
Are There Any Episcopalians Out There?
by Robdar 26 Replies latest jw friends
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PurpleV
Robdar!
How did it go??? It's funny I mentioned the great annual Sunday School bake sale, ours was today! I'm scarfing down homemade toll-house cookies as I
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Robdar
Purple,
My ride cancelled on me at the last minute....very disappointing. I plan to attend when I get over my surgery in late December. That should be fun because it will be Christmas. Thank you for asking and enjoy those cookies!
Love,
Robyn
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SixofNine
I can't believe I'm saying this, but, I too think of Episcopalians as perhaps the healthiest form of Christianity I've come across.
At one point, I thought about attending, but it was only a short time of transition between the JW's and realizing all churches have people up front who claim to be closer to god than others. hahah, how funny is that?
A good friend of mine's sister (yes sister) is an Episcopalian Priest.
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simplesally
As mentioned before, they do believe in everything the Catholics do, except for the primacy of the Pope.
So that means: Trinity, hellfire, immortality of the soul, etc. My grandfather attended Episcopalian masses after he was excommunicated by the Catholic church. I don't remember about their policy on Mary or confession.
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PurpleV
Hi Sally!
they do believe in everything the Catholics do, except for the primacy of the Pope.
Close, but not 100% true. They differ about Mary, and about the fact that the bread and wine PHYSICALLY BECOME the literal flesh and blood of Christ. Also, women and gays can be priests and bishops no less, and there is no celibacy or poverty requirement. As for the rest, you don't have to believe all the doctrines if you don't want to. If you don't believe in immortality of the soul, you're not going to get disfellowshipped for it! LOL
Also, you don't need an annulment to get remarried, and other Christian denominations are welcome to accept communion, whereas the Catholics want only other Catholics to receive in their church.
Never heard mention of purgatory, either. I think that's uniquely Catholic. And I'm not sure about hellfire. I've not heard a sermon about it in 6 years. I'll have to go look that one up. I don't believe in it, so even if my church teaches it, I reject it.
They don't make a big deal out of joining the church either, no little girls in fancy white dresses having their "first communion," and confirmation is usually done when you're a little older, and consists of renewing your baptismal vows and a laying on of hands by the bishop.
And there's no requirement that you raise your children Episcopalian in order to remain in good standing.
Interestingly, my JW "baptism" didn't count, so I got baptized in my 30's along with a lot of babies!!! [big grin]
OH confession. Everyone confesses together, right before the eucharist. We don't have little confession booths and each individual sin is not detailed. We do a general confession and then we all get forgiven immediately!
Hugs 2 U
V
[Edited because I forgot about confession! LOL)
Edited by - PurpleV on 25 November 2002 15:44:19
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ozziepost
they do believe in everything the Catholics do, except for the primacy of the Pope.
Not necessarily, and certainly not in the way that the Dubs believe they believe! See my earlier post. There are three strands of Anglicans: Anglo-Catholic, Evangelical, and Liberal.So that means: Trinity, hellfire, immortality of the soul,