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To: Gorzaloon; sionnsar

I have good news for you. The church you remember and love is still alive and growing. It is no longer called "Episcopal" but it carries various names from Anglican to Reformed Episcopal to Traditional Anglican. I belong to a parish within the Province of Christ the King (St Bartholomew's, Woodinville, Washington) where we use the 1928 BCP, the Hymnal 1940 and sometimes the Anglian Missal. The original Diocese of Christ the King was born in the ashes of the infamous (P)ECUSA convention that saw the promotion of women priests and the "new" (read theologically revised) prayer book, among other things. Shell shocked Episcopalians left the church in droves - some sadly never returned to any church at all, others went Roman, or Lutheran... the exodus began back then and has been increasing over the years. St Bartholomew's founders were all refugee episcopalians, but todays' membership includes many former lutherans, presbyterians, methodists and baptists. Anytime you are in or near Seattle, come visit. You will all find a welcome here.


105 posted on 12/26/2004 10:41:42 PM PST by LibreOuMort ("...But as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" - Patrick Henry)
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To: LibreOuMort; Gorzaloon

Just a footnote: I haven't run a tally lately, but the "refugee episcopalians" in St. Bartholomew's are quite the minority now.


106 posted on 12/27/2004 10:12:52 AM PST by sionnsar († trad-anglican.faithweb.com † || Iran Azadi || All I wanted for Christmas was a legitimate governor)
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