"Eastern Rite Anglicanism" - does it exist?

[Albion]

there is some kinda Oriental-Rite Anglicanism....or rather an Oriental church that is in communion with the Anglican Communion; The Malankara Mar Thoma Syrian Church

But it's not an Anglican church, so we still have not turned up a bona fide example of an "Eastern Rite Anglican" church.

 

[EasternAnglicanism]

I came across this thread in a Google search for "Eastern Rite Anglicanism." I wanted to share with you all about our forthcoming nonprofit: Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism.

Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism (SERA)
Website: easternanglicanism.org
Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism is a forthcoming nonprofit organization committed to promoting and sustaining a movement towards an established Eastern Rite in the Anglican Communion.

-SERA

 

[Albion]

You "came across" it? It appears that are you ARE it.

 

[rhartsc]

There is a Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism on Facebook and I believe they will be creating their own website shortly that will also have a forum component.

 

[EasternAnglicanism]

You "came across" it? It appears that are you ARE it.

Albion, I am co-founder of Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism (SERA), but in my post I was mentioning that I came across this thread here on christianforums.com through a Google search. I joined because I wanted to share with you all about our society.

 

[EasternAnglicanism]

There is a Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism on Facebook and I believe they will be creating their own website shortly that will also have a forum component.

Yes, that is us. We have a Facebook site and landing page for our website where people can join the email list to be notified about the launch of the website. We are also seeking seed funds to help us found as a nonprofit and develop the website.

 

[rhartsc]

Yes, that is us. We have a Facebook site and landing page for our website where people can join the email list to be notified about the launch of the website. We are also seeking seed funds to help us found as a nonprofit and develop the website.

I am a member of your group on FB and find the idea intriguing. I was a member of the EO Church before joining the Episcopal Church. I have many questions regarding how it would work out.

 

[Cappadocious]

I'd much rather see some sort of reconciliation.

One can dream.

 

[MKJ]

Eastern Rite Anglicanism.

I guess then we can fiddle with their liturgies too.

 

[AngCath]

The Lutherans in Ukraine have a modified liturgy: The Divine Liturgy of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church

May I ask, is the interest in an Eastern Rite within Anglicanism part of an effort to evangelize and/or welcome Eastern Orthodox converts? A reverse of the Western Rite within Orthodoxy to reach out to Westerners?

 

[gordonhooker]

I know some Indian and Sri Lankan Franciscan First Order Brothers (Anglican Franciscans), and they place their Christian heritage with St. Thomas so I guess we have Anglicans who were bought up in the Eastern Rite.

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

The Lutherans in Ukraine have a modified liturgy: The Divine Liturgy of the Ukrainian Lutheran Church

May I ask, is the interest in an Eastern Rite within Anglicanism part of an effort to evangelize and/or welcome Eastern Orthodox converts? A reverse of the Western Rite within Orthodoxy to reach out to Westerners?

Hi Dunstan; also in Lutheran Service Book, in the back, there are various "Eastern" elements which can be used in the Liturgy, including a Greek Kyrie.

I know some Indian and Sri Lankan Franciscan First Order Brothers (Anglican Franciscans), and they place their Christian heritage with St. Thomas so I guess we have Anglicans who were bought up in the Eastern Rite.

I work with a fellow from India who's home Congregation's origins were Thomasian, but following colonization came under the administration of the Anglican Communion. His Church's theology and practices (concerning female and gay ordination) are much more conservative that those of the Anglican Church here in Canada. I have never discussed their liturgical practices, so I'm not sure if they use the BOCP, or use a modified liturgy. Next time I get talking to him, I will ask.

 

[AngCath]

Hi Mark Yes we Lutheran do have some Eastern elements to our liturgies, but so do Anglicans (particularly the Scots and Americans with their emphasis on the Epiclesis). But a full blown modified Divine Liturgy of John Chrysostom (or I suppose one could modify the Lit. of Basil or Mark, etc.) is a different thing altogether. I think, in general, that we have an easier time with a plurality of worship elements than Anglicans because our identity isn't rooted in our order of worship the way Anglicanism is rooted in the BCP.

Another question: would an Anglican Eastern Rite follow an Eastern calendar or still follow the calendar of the Book of Common Prayer of that particular province/church, which I assume would still be authoritative or at least normative?

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Hi Mark Yes we Lutheran do have some Eastern elements to our liturgies, but so do Anglicans (particularly the Scots and Americans with their emphasis on the Epiclesis). But a full blown modified Divine Liturgy of John Chrysostom (or I suppose one could modify the Lit. of Basil or Mark, etc.) is a different thing altogether. I think, in general, that we have an easier time with a plurality of worship elements than Anglicans because our identity isn't rooted in our order of worship the way Anglicanism is rooted in the BCP.
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Indeed, as we have always treated the format of the Liturgy (not Liturgy itself) as Adiaphora and our Churches have freedom in such things.

 

[Albion]

Eastern Rite Anglicanism.

I guess then we can fiddle with their liturgies too.

Too good for just a congratulatory PM!

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Too good for just a congratulatory PM!

Could "Lutheran Rite" Anglicanism be just around the corner also?

 

[Albion]

Could "Lutheran Rite" Anglicanism be just around the corner also?

Gee, it wouldn't be much of a change, would it?

We would just have to print the music in the Anglican Prayerbook (BCP) along with the wording that's already there...and we'd have the Lutheran blue book!

In fact, this would be so easy, maybe you and I could set up a nice-looking website claiming we're an association that is working to gain recognition from the Anglican Communion and the Lutheran World Federation, and see who signs up.

 

[EasternAnglicanism]

I'd much rather see some sort of reconciliation.

One can dream.

Reunion is being worked on through:

Fellowship of St Alban & St Sergius (sobornost.org)
&
Anglican & Eastern Churches Association (aeca.org.uk)

 

[MarkRohfrietsch]

Gee, it wouldn't be much of a change, would it?

We would just have to print the music in the Anglican Prayerbook (BCP) along with the wording that's already there...and we'd have the Lutheran blue book!

In fact, this would be so easy, maybe you and I could set up a nice-looking website claiming we're an association that is working to gain recognition from the Anglican Communion and the Lutheran World Federation, and see who signs up.

No, not much of a change at all, considering when our Churches adopted English early in the last century we looked not only to the KJV for our Liturgical translation, but to the BoCP as well. In our traditional Liturgies, we have also grown quite fond of 4 part "Anglican Chant".

I think that headway could be made with the Lutheran World Federation, however we are not members of that organization; rather we are part of the "International Lutheran Council" so participation in such a venture would be frowned upon.

 

[Albion]

I think that headway could be made with the Lutheran World Federation, however we are not members of that organization; rather we are part of the "International Lutheran Council" so participation in such a venture would be frowned upon.

I know. I put it that way because the post (#22) that announced the Society for Eastern Rite Anglicanism said something about getting the Anglican Communion to recognize the project, and as you may know, we are not part of that organization, either. So, I just followed the format.