I’m in Plano so Arlington is quite a way. Christ Church in Plano has already broken with ECUSA so there is a good possibility I will try there. One of the reasons I’m hesitating is because my son is being married in a few months and I don’t want to do anything to upset him or my future DIL. Time enough after the wedding to lay this other news on him. He isn’t having the struggle I am. I suspect because he has different social views than I do, being younger and more liberal - socially, not politically, thank goodness. He’s still a staunch conservative politically.
I guess it really depends on whether you are a "low church" or a "high church" Episcopalian. St. Mary the Virgin will be very high . . . a long time ago we had an ECUSA rector who came to GA from CC Plano, and he was pretty low when he arrived (he was much higher by the time he left). CC Plano is more evangelical, which may mean "low", or it may not. Depends. You'll have to go and see.
As for our family, we were so high our noses bled . . . as my dad says, "up in the rafters with the bats." If there were an Anglican Use rite church here, we would definitely attend now and then. We love our home parish though, and I don't think we'd change.
Under Canon 844, it is possible for those who ask for it, are 'properly disposed', and who are unable to reach a minister of their own faith, to receive the Eucharist in the Catholic Church. Our rector (who used to be the Vicar General) opined that we fell within this Canon because (1) we were 'high church' and thus believed in the Real Presence and the validity of priestly orders; (2) we couldn't access a minister of our own church because they had all gone stark raving mad; (3) the archbishop of Atlanta had already cleared another family of "high church" Episcopalians to receive in a similar situation (well before 2003 GC, but they had moved to a remote location in the N.GA mountains where no Episcopal Church was available within several hours' drive); (4) I specifically asked if there was any way we could 'receive the consolation of the Sacrament' while in OCIA/RCIA. As it turned out, we never went through instruction, because after meeting for a couple of hours with the rector it was clear that the only theological points we disagreed on were the validity of Anglican Orders and the supremacy of the Pope. And we were happy to concede those points, seeing as how the Anglicans had made a mess of it and Adult Leadership was clearly indicated . . . . < g >
So you might inquire of the rector where you are attending classes if this is a possibility. That would certainly tide you over until after the wedding, when you wouldn't run the risk of upsetting the kids.
Again, it depends on how 'high' an Episcopalian you are. In talking with my daughter, she has said she didn't notice much change because we already said the Rosary, had a crucifix and saints' pictures in the house, had incense and sang chant in church, etc. But somebody coming from a 'low church' parish might have a lot more difficulty than we did.