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We'll be glad to have you Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #1
Thanks, I appreciate the welcome, arely staircase Dec 2011 #3
Welcome to the fold! markpkessinger Dec 2011 #2
That's all encouraging, especally this part: arely staircase Dec 2011 #4
She's actually called the Presiding Bishop--there are only two Archbishops, and they're both in Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #5
Thanks arely staircase Dec 2011 #6
Yes, the Episcopalians have their own terminology for things Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2011 #7
This isn't quite the case . . . markpkessinger Jan 2012 #14
Sorry, you're right Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #15
True, because... regnaD kciN Feb 2012 #38
Thanks for the history lesson! xmas74 Feb 2012 #39
Congratulations, glad you found somewhere that works ButterflyBlood Dec 2011 #8
"...a liberal-leaning charismatic evangelical church, yes they exist" arely staircase Dec 2011 #11
Yep, getting dunked ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #13
episcopalians beachguy Dec 2011 #9
thank you arely staircase Dec 2011 #10
your new church needs you beachguy Dec 2011 #12
I was raised Lutheran - my mother is even a Diaconal minister sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #16
"Too happy-clappy"--great Brit expression Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #17
That might be true, but pretty close to all people at my current church are converts ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #19
We've got a chunk of cradle Episcopalians sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #25
Ha ha, if you can't stand the contemporary Lutheran services I know you won't like my church ;) ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #18
There's a place for that... sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #24
I missed that show xmas74 Feb 2012 #37
That sounds like a really cool church. arely staircase Jan 2012 #20
That's not true about all contemporary service music, though perhaps most ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #21
i thought about that after i posted - i'm sure there is everything under the sun arely staircase Jan 2012 #22
Hey no problem ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #23
actually, i still very much like to listen to a jimmy swaggart "show" arely staircase Jan 2012 #30
A lot of my aversion to praise bands comes from my previous church's pastor. sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #26
So apparentely even pastors do LSD! ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #28
He was actually a really good preacher for quite a while... sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #29
Speaking of Country Club Republicans at liberal churches sweetloukillbot Jan 2012 #27
this is another subject, but i must say the gop gets more fanatical with each generation arely staircase Jan 2012 #31
George H. W. is an Episcopalian. kwassa Jan 2012 #32
i know. that is what i was saying, though not well - as i reread my post arely staircase Jan 2012 #33
He used to prefer the Roman Catholic bishop of Washington DC to Lydia Leftcoast Jan 2012 #34
DC has had a long line of very liberal Episcopal bishops. kwassa Jan 2012 #35
I went to my first Episcopal service yesterday 47of74 Feb 2012 #36
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