And in the Anglican Church you read only the Scripture or the Traditions of the Church and the Fathers too? And on what principle is the Scripture interpreted in the Anglican Church?
We do not have a prescribed form for reading, say, the church fathers, though of course many of us do.
Scriptural interpretation would be underpinned by these statements (sorry about the slightly archaic language):
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Holy Scripture containeth all things necessary to salvation: so that whatsoever is not read therein, nor may be proved thereby, is not to be required of any man, that it should be believed as an article of the Faith, or be thought requisite or necessary to salvation."
"The Old Testament is not contrary to the New: for both in the Old and New Testament everlasting life is offered to Mankind by Christ, who is the only Mediator between God and Man, being both God and Man. Wherefore there are not to be heard, which feign that the old Fathers did look only for transitory promises. Although the Law given from God by Moses, as touching Ceremonies and Rites, do not bind Christian men, nor the Civil precepts thereof ought of necessity to be received in any commonwealth; yet, notwithstanding, no Christian man whatsoever is free from the obedience of the Commandments which are called Moral."
"The Church hath power to decree Rites or Ceremonies, and authority in Controversies of Faith: And yet it is not lawful for the Church to ordain anything contrary to God’s Word written, neither may it so expound one place of Scripture, that it be repugnant to another. Wherefore, although the Church be a witness and a keeper of holy Writ, yet, as it ought not to decree any thing against the same, so besides the same ought it not to enforce any thing to be believed for necessity of Salvation."
What is a typical week of an Anglican priest?
I don't know that there really is any such thing. It varies a great deal by context, and by parish. For example (I think I mentioned this before) my parish runs a food bank three mornings a week, and that has a massive impact on my week, where another parish priest would have quite a different week based on the activities of that parish.
To give you some idea, my week this week (which is not particularly typical, and is a bit more relaxed than normal, but is a starting point for discussion):
Sunday - morning service, afternoon meeting to plan Lent/Holy Week/Easter things
Monday - morning parish office/food bank, afternoon food bank volunteers team meeting (monthly), evening parish council meeting (monthly)
Tuesday - afternoon professional supervision (monthly), evening meeting with a couple wanting to be married
Wednesday - morning service followed by parish office/food bank, afternoon spiritual direction (for me, monthly)
Thursday - morning service, afternoon pastoral visit
Friday - public holiday (parish office and food bank closed when they would normally be open); I also get an extra day off
Saturday - regular day off.
Around those set items, I then fit in:
- A bunch of admin (at one point I worked out that I spend about the equivalent of one working day a week just on admin)
- Preparing two sermons
- Other bits and pieces for the services
- Whatever other random demands arise.
@Deegie, our annual meetings are in November. Which makes the end of the year interesting, but at least here January tends to be the "quiet" month for the year (helped by the fact that it is, for many Australians, the month of long summer holidays).
