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The Missionary Diocese of the West. The Most Reverend Richard Boyce, Bishop.
You are our
visitor. . . Many Thanks. . See you in Church.
STYLE OF WORSHIP
The Traditional Anglican worship, doctrine, and theology is based on the
three great foundations;
Scripture, The Great Councils, and Tradition.
Most continuing Anglicans in the Western U.S. use the 1928 edition of the Book of Common Prayer. Older versions are also authorized. The Traditional Anglican Missal is more likely to be found in the East. An exception is St. Paul in Seattle, which uses the Anglican Missal. The Missal is only slightly different from the 1928 BCP. The Missal is more formal, and has all the responses printed therein. The 1928 BCP was derived from the Missal and was originally intended for pew use as an outline or guide, not as a service-book in its own rite. The editors expected that the worshipers would know the correct responses and actions. Over time in many PB parishes these have faded into history and as a result you will note a variety of responses and actions or lack of responses in PB parishes. The Missal brings them back into focus and it is an excellent introduction to the practice of using traditional worship forms for those new to the Anglican tradition.
WHERE TO FIND A FAITHFUL CHURCH IN THESE TROUBLED TIMES:
THE MISSIONARY DISTRICT OF THE WEST
(WESTERN UNITED STATES)
of the
THE ANGLICAN PROVINCE OF AMERICA
IN SEATTLE -- There are several Continuing (Traditional) Anglican Churches in the Seattle Area.
Ours are:
In North Seattle ---- St Paul Anglican Church.
Seattle, Washington
EMail bross@seanet.com
Telephone Rector Bp. R. Boyce 206-526-9020
Jr. Warden Bruce Ross 206-935-4891
North of Seattle -- St. Barnabas Anglican Church
2340 M/ 155th St.
Seattle, Washington, 98133
The Rev. Douglas J. King
206-365-6565
Oregon --
Anglican Chapel of St. Francis
2162-B Lafayette Place NE
PO box 854
McMinnville, Oregon, 97128
The Venerable Norman P. Aldred
503-472-4984
California -- Saint Elizabeth's Anglican Church
PO Box 415
Saratoga, California, 95071
The Rev Gerad M. Flynn, CSI
408-982-0634
Email -
rector@stelizabeths-anglican.org
secretary@stelizabeths-anglican.org
Arizona -- Episcopal Church of the Holy Spirit
311 B, Hayden Road
Scottsdale, Arizona
The Venerable Christopher J. Hoffman
Texas -- St. Charles the Martyr
613 NW 17th Street
Grand Prairie, Texas
The Rev Lloyd E. Humphreys
214-263-1257
Or Consult your Telephone directory for Traditional Anglican Churches in other parts of the U.S. and Canada. Look for words like "Anglican" (not to be confused with Episcopalians or the Church of Canada), "1928 BCP", "Traditional", "Orthodox" (not to be confused with Eastern Orthodoxy), or "Continuing".
Episcopalians, Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Eastern Orthodox, and Anglicans from all over the world all find our services "like it used to be".
Holy Communion, Anglican Rite, 10:00 AM.
We have no dispute with our Lutheran Brethren on the Biblical teachings
that really matter.
We particularly welcome our Lutheran friends to join with us for
Worship and Communion.
Call the Church office for details and schedule.
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE CONTINUING ANGLICAN MOVEMENT:
Legend has Christianity introduced into Anglia by Paul and/or Joseph of Arimethia. Just who introduced it is not important, The Church was in Anglia (England) before the Roman Legions arrived. The Church of (or IN) England is NOT an offshoot of Roman Catholic. It was put under the patrimony of Rome by one of the early councils. Although, through the years the RC rites and practices were melded into the Church in England, it remained more or less independent until Queen Elizabeth I, King Henry VIII's daughter, completed the separation from Rome.
Note: The Henry VIII unpleasantness was not about divorce and re-
marriage in the modern sense, it was mostly over Papal and Spanish
meddling with English Sovereignty. In particular, meddling relative
to producing an heir to the Throne of England.
Remember, at that time, Spain was
the "darling" of the Papacy and Henry's wife, Katherine of Aragon,
was Spanish. Henry VIII blamed her (wrongly according to modern science)
as the cause of why there was no male heir to the English throne and a
new wife would solve the succession problem.
Ironically, the throne eventually was given to two of Henry's GIRLS;
Katherine's Mary I, then Anne Boleyn's Elizabeth I.
In approximately 1976, the recognized branch of the Anglican Church in the United States, then known as the Protestant Episcopal Church, USA (Episcopalians, PECUSA) made unwarranted changes in the denomination and took a dramatic turn to the "Left" ecclesiastically and socially, and failed to censure some Bishops clearly preaching heresy.
Several conferences of concerned clergy and laymen were held and out of these meetings several new provinces of Anglicanism were organized. Unfortunately for reasons beyond scope of this paper, not one, but many were formed.
These were and are independent denominations which usually call themselves either the "Continuing [Anglican] Church", "[Anglican] Orthodox", or "Traditional Anglican". All have proper Apostolic Succession and all adhere to the doctrine and traditions. Tradition allows considerable latitude in details among parishes and the tradition continues. Most use the 1928 Episcopal Book of Common Prayer for their primary service format. Some use the proper and traditional Anglican Missal. The differences are minor, and in fact, the 1928 BCP was intended to be an interim book for pew use. The Great Depression and WW II delayed its replacement and because of long usage, the 1928 BCP took on a mantle of permanency and authority as a rite. The Altar Edition of the BCP is closer to the Missal. There are no doctrinal conflicts and only minor procedural differences. In contrast, the newer service book adopted by the Episcopal Church has been changed sufficiently to incorporate new-ageish, politically correct, and doctrinal error. Some accuse the Episcopal Church of straying far enough from tradition to have forfeited the title "Anglican".
Although there is little or no animosity on any biblical or theological precept among the various groupings of the Traditional Anglican Movement, at present, union among them is essentially impossible; too many strong wills and organizational (business) differences. Depending on how you classify them, there are now essentially 4 dominant independent provinces of the continuing Anglican movement. The others often are absorbed into one of the 4 when their leaders pass on.
I can always be reached at bross@seanet.com
The Missionary
Diocese of the West. The Most Reverend Richard Boyce, Bishop.
You are our
This page last modified November 20, 2000
visitor. . . Many Thanks. . See you in Church.