anglican catholic

Im thinking of going to an anglo catholic church tomorrow which is church of england what can I expect? Should I go here or to the local baptist church that I have been to before?

There are two things here to consider. The first is that, since you are using the terms "mass" and "anglo-catholic," I am presuming you are attending a high-church service. If this is, in fact, the case, this will be a very formal service. The other is, since it is CofE, they will most probably be using the 1662 BCP (Book of Common Prayer), which you can find online. By reading through the BCP, you will have a much better idea of what to expect.

If you are a baptized Christian, you will most likely be welcomed to the alter for Communion. (Using the term "mass" precludes Morning or Evening Prayer.) However, this is not a given and you should verify this with the priest before the service. There will be usually be a "program" to let you know what is going to happen and when, or a board at the front of the sanctuary with the psalms and hymns listed, or both. Finally, in general, you kneel for prayer, sit for instruction, and stand for hymns and praise. Don't worry about crossing yourself or prostrating yourself, as these are completely voluntary and are not expected of guests in any case.

You can find the 1662 BCP here:
http://www.eskimo.com/~lhowell/bcp1662/i ndex.html

And last, but not least, enjoy the service. Anglican Communion services are usually very beautiful, peaceful, and spirit-filled. They usually contain wonderful music and you will most likely recognize several hymns.

(On the chance that I'm mistaken about where you're planning to attend the service, you can find the rest of the prayer books here:
http://justus.anglican.org/resources/bcp /
If you are attending in the US, there are 2 prayer books currently in use, and you will need to find out which the local congregation is using. If you can't find out before, don't worry, as they will have copies there for you to use.)

2009-10-24 08:27:26 by foxfire

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Hey!

I'm just curious because I know for a fact that the Anglican Church believe in two sacraments - Baptism and Holy Communion, while the Catholic Church believe in all seven sacraments. But is there anything else? Like.. do both religions do the rituals differently etc etc

Thanks!

On the books, Anglicans have only two sacraments, but in practise many churches still hold to all seven.

Anglicans do not have confession.

Anglicans do not believe in the Real Presence and regard The Eucharist as only a symbol.

2009-07-24 21:24:37 by *__CHERiiSH

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do anglicans think they are true church? do anglicans pray to saints? do anglican are divided in catholic and protestants? is the anglican church a protestant church? why do anglicans are separated of Roman catholic because of Henry VIII? what are the doctrines are not possible for a anglican ?

Catholic doctrine says that during communion, the bread and wine literally become flesh and blood.
Anglicans think of it as a metaphor.

The changes happened gradually- Originally, Henry's version of the Church was identical to the Catholicism it replaced, the main difference being the pope was out of the loop, and Henry hadn't been married to his brother's widow in the eyes of god.

Coughton Court, in Warwickshire http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-v h/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-coughtoncourt/ has in it's grounds both a Pre reformation catholic church and an anglican one.
What's interesting is that the catholic church looks just like a rural anglican one, as opposed to the more modern catholic churches that were built later. the reason this catholic church looks anglican is because all the anglican churches WERE catholic when they were built.

If you read about the troubles during Elisabeth's reign, there was a lot of trouble over the location of the table (alter); traditionally, it had been between the priest and the congregation, serving as a barrier. After the change, it moved so that the priest was on the same side of it as the congregation. Many saw this as a symbolic reduction of the priest's status- he moved away from god.

(By the way The Wife-
Roman Catholic wasn't the first christian Church- that honour goes to what is now the Greek Orthodox Church. This was the church of Constantine.

Roman Catholicism didn't gain prominence until the time of Charlemagne, when the Greek church was swamped by the Roman.)

2008-12-23 12:53:52 by Duper2098

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Whats the difference between roman catholic and anglican wedding

The bride isn't normally pregnant at an anglican wedding because they are allowed to use contraception.

2009-10-06 13:09:43 by Jakeyboy

My husband is Anglican and I am Catholic, sometimes he goes with me to mass in the catholic church and the last time the priest did not give him the communion. Is that discrimination ?

I am sorry, but the Roman Catholic Church is not in communion with the Anglican Church although it reconizes that Church as apostolic and holy.

There are priests who would not recognize your husband as Anglican and give him communion, but that is a mistake. If you have become more outspoken in the parish and people know your husband is Anglican, someone should have taken you aside and asked you to have him not participate in the reception of the Eucharist.

All separation into boxes is discrimination, however, this is not illegal discrimination for the Catholic Church to include only members and select non-members in their Communion Service.

The Church believes that this is scandalous and brings ill repute to Christianity and we hope that it will some day be no longer necessary. Unfortunately, that day is not today.

2010-03-15 11:17:04 by luna