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David Virtue is wrong. What was pinged was what actually happened. I was there.

The union envisioned between the APA & REC has not been abandoned and is still moving forward. Is there some opposition within the ranks? Yes, as there has been since the agreement was first formulated in 2000 and the opposition is on both sides, not just the REC. This was, from the beginning, envisioned as a VERY slow process, intended to be at least a decade long. A Unity Synod has been set for 2008 to continue the process.

The FACA idea was the APA & REC taking the lead to try to get something done regarding unity among traditionalists to show a united front, responding to the call of the Global South Primates of the Anglican Communion, who have asked us to "get together." The AMiA apparently saw some value in this and decided to sign on. Other traditional bodies in the US have looked at this and are considering allying with it.

For traditional Anglican in the Westchester Co. area, try St. Elizabeth's in Tuxedo, NY. Here's a link. http://acahome.org/dne/elizabeth/index.htm

Don't know hoe far you want to travel but its basically due west of White Plains off NY Hwy 17 (?) Merry Christmas

I have seen it and have a copy. The New REC Prayer Book is, in actuality, the 1662 BCP with changes for the American Church. They added the 1928 Communion Office as an alternate communion service in the new BCP itself. (Kind of funny--the 1928 service is "Rite 2" for the REC). The REC does have a rule that any previous prayer books that were used in a parish can continue to be used. No hammer here---as was done in ECUSA.