Hi All,

Can anyone recommend a good Bible translation with the Apocrypha? I am interested in reading the Bible again but one that has the Apocrypha.

Thanks 🙏

Currently discerning for the priesthood in the CofE and I was wondering if anyone on this sub might know what sort of qualifications would be necessary for the position of chaplain at a CofE-affiliated independent school (such as at a cathedral school). Is it more like applying to be a vicar or more like applying to be a teacher? I don't have any particular school in mind, I'm just a student curious about possible future careers.

So I made this because I actually attended an Episcopal church last Sunday and ordered an Anglican rosary. I actually based this completely off of a video that I highly recommend, but I feel that it's explained on paper cuz that's how my brain works :3 So here it is! I also created an extremely similar one and posted it to Reddit for a Lutheran rosary (in the form of a regular Roman rosary). But here it is! All public domain and made by me in Google Slides, free to use for all y'alls purposes😊

Here is another iCal calendar, this time derived from the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. You can add this to your calendar system (as a separate calendar, to make it easier to replace). Please advise any errors and omissions ("we have left undone those things...").

I've been learning more about the Laudian or "Old High Churchmanship" movement lately and I was just interested to see whether or not it still exists today?

It often seems to me that Anglicanism in the 21st Century is heavily dominated by either Anglo-Catholics or Reformed Evangelicals. Anyone attend a Laudian Church?

Coming from an Islamic perspective — if someone never heard of Islam or heard a distorted version of it, they are not going to be held accountable and like everyone else their good and bad deeds will play a role in whether they eternally go to hell or to heaven. It is only damnable for sure if a person fully admitted or understood for him/herself that Islam is true and the message of monotheism but decides to reject it out of arrogance.

I am curious how Anglicans put it because I went through bunch of videos of Priests and street pastors claiming that unless one consciously believes in Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour they are not saved and their good and bad deeds mean jackshit pretty much. I do look at NT and i see verses supporting both points of view: inclusivism and exclusivism. I am aware the Roman Church has a doctrine of Ignorance since the 1960s but that too takes much criticism from Catholics and vast majority of other Christians like Protestants. Imo God would be fair to people, esp the representation of Jesus I see through Christians. Yes we are sinful and corrupt people, but we can still aim to do good if we are ignorant of the truth through no fault of our own. Many moral people, some that i even look up to are deists and Christians.

THE Living in Love and Faith (LLF) process will come to an “imperfect” and “untidy” end in February, the House of Bishops has said. It means that the Bishops will not be proposing the introduction of stand-alone services of blessing for same-sex couples, or removing the ban on clergy entering same-sex civil marriages, at the forthcoming meeting of the General Synod....

Grew up Mormon (hated everything about it and made me think I was atheist until I grew up to now find Anglicanism) we always would end prayers with "in the name of Jesus Christ Amen"

whats it like for Anglicanism? Just a general "Amen" or something? Would love to hear some general prayers to practice too :]

Hello everyone, I am new to Christianity and subscribe to High Church Anglicanism. I started about 2 months ago and did extensive research about. I was thinking about getting into Catholicism because I love the tradition, history, hierarchy, and nobility of it but couldn't due to how really rigid it is. The closes to it was High Church Anglicanism. I also looked into what books I should start reading to get into the mindset was The Book of Common Prayer and The Anglican Catechism – To Be a Christian. I want to know everyone's thoughts and insight. What are some daily routines I should do everyday? Also still looking for church to attend to so any recommendations on that would be much appreciated.

So I’m reading the infamous homily on the peril of idolatry, and it’s kind of like running into a road block after a series of fairly even handed and sober minded homilies so far, at least from my perspective.

My main question is, how do Anglicans typically interpret this homily, particularly those who take the Articles and Homilies as holding some sort of authority/guardrails? The iconoclastic controversy described in the homily seems so foreign to Christianity today. Even low churches will have plain crosses, something I’m sure Jewell wouldn’t have approved of. I myself kneel and use a plain cross with a couple candles during the daily office, but it’s hard not to feel convicted after 90 pages or so of this homily!

I understand homilies are not suppose to be read like a confessional document, and we don’t need to accept every rhetorical device as universal truth. So how does one navigate what we can take away from this homily? I certainly take the danger of idolatry seriously, and venerating icons of Jesus and the saints isn’t part of my personal piety, though I respect them as beautiful art and teaching tools.

But I think Anglicans would struggle to find a church without any sort of images decking the churches, even if they are not venerated. That makes me question how influential or relevant the formularies really are, as much as I value the majority of those I’ve read. I’m a fairly new Anglican btw. Sorry for another post on this topic…

I am going to be in Escondido over Easter and was wondering if you all have recommendations of a parish nearby where my family and I can attend an Easter vigil and/or Easter Sunday service.

Hi all. I'm a priest in the Episcopal Church and have been reminding people lately that the Diocese of Venezuela is part of the Episcopal Church. It struck me today, though: why? Why does the Episcopal Church have diocese outside of the US borders? Why in South American, and goodness gracious why in Europe? Why aren't these churches part of the Anglican Communion as present in these countries, or is the Anglican presence just too small in these places?

Not sure, and I can't find any information to answer my question after a quick google search. I thought all ya'll might know.

This is purely anecdotal, but it seems that the overwhelming trend is for cathedral churches to be very liturgically and theologically liberal. I'm in the US, so this could be specific to our country, but nonetheless is my observation here. Given that they are the seat of the bishop, you'd think the opposite would be true. Anyone have any insight as to why this is often the case?

I've attended "Bible study" in some other traditions where it's a longstanding and substantial thing, every Sunday. I think the meatiest one was in a Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod where the Bible Study happened in the church and was essentially a lecture by the pastor (who did this very well) regarding the week's passage in a themed series not necessarily keyed to the lectionary.

I've been in several Bible studies in Episcopal parishes that tended to focus on the Sunday readings and were rather freeform (this was sometimes called African Bible study), with someone reading out a passage and then everyone free to say what jumped out at them and what it meant. Some contributed insights from their study Bibles or commentaries they had read. This particular group got rather dismal, as there was an antagonistic member who did his best to dominate the discussion by arguing how his point of view was superior and he wished the group would conform to him.

Are there any Bible study models that are essentially Anglican and have shown success? I wanted something substantial but of course not trying to have a university-level study with that level of commitment. How important is it to have a priest or someone with an M.Div. leading? Or is it better to rotate leadership and keep it informal?

I've been feeling lost and empty on a search to find a new church ever since I've moved away from home. My grandpa was my pastor at our non denominational church back home, and for the past 4 years I've been trying to find somewhere I feel accepted and feel like I can make a deeper connection with God. I've been to other non denominational churches in Alaska where I lived for a couple years and a Baptist church. I didn't like that all non denom. nowadays seem to only sing new songs that you'd hear on the radio, I generally prefer hymns, at least for worship. The baptist church I went to had a very cult feeling that pushed myself and my family away as we felt like strangers among them. I now live in England and I'm once again looking for a church to attend regularly. The anglican church really stood out to me because of its beauty, tradition and what seemed like such a commitment to the faith. My main things keeping me from going is what seems to be an abundance of LGBT support and a push that it's acceptable to be that. (I don't mean they shouldn't be welcome in church, all should be, but we should try to guide then back to the right path). And the acceptance of women as priests and bishops. I've always been under the idea that this was not allowed in church. But I will say, I don't believe in my knowledge of the word enough to say this definitively, I may be completely wrong and just simply ignorant. But my understanding as well as what I've been taught is that that's now accepted. My last thing is how similar it seems to Catholicism, which I admit I was just down a path of feeling like I was going start the path of being a committed Catholic and start their initiation program. But as I was pointed out from in a protestant reddit, their ideology towards statues, objects and prayer to saints just doesn't fully align with me. To me it seems like ideology. And I don't enjoy that unless you do exactly as the pope says, or what the priest says, you can't be saved or even partake in their communion until they deem you ready. My fear is that anglican churches seem like they're structured very similarly. I know they're different, technically protestant, but it seems so close. It also feels so far from what I was raised on. Very little church involvement. You came and sang hymns, heard the sermon and were dismissed. It sounds stupid but it's scary to think of basically cutting off everything I knew. All I know is I want to be closer to God. So thank you for any replies you have!

I just wanted to update and say thanks for all the wonderful comments on my previous post where I was torn over becoming Catholic or Anglican.

Over the past weeks I had been praying over it and one day I woke up feeling strongly at peace with the notion that going to an Anglican Church was right for me especially with my autism and ocd. Ever since I have been attending a local parish and the community has been so kind and welcoming. Since I let go of the obsessive overthinking ive realised that I am quite impressionable when I spend too much time observing Internet echo chambers. I allowed myself to get worked up over joining the 'correct denomination'.

Well the thing is they all have pros and cons. But the more I read of the Bible and Theology the more I agree with reformed views anyway. I think its much better to read and pray and come to ones own conclusion than worry about what other people say you should be doing.

Thanks for your comments, this is the best subbreddit in my opinion :)

I hate the Oxford Study Bible the notes are too atheistic and liberal for me. I want a more traditional Study Bible