VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – A church that has offered blended Roman Catholic and Episcopal services for three decades has been told by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Richmond to meet in separate rooms for Holy Communion.
Clergy at the Church of the Holy Apostles were told to devise a plan that allows parishioners to remain under the same roof but worship separately. The plan is subject to approval by Roman Catholic Bishop Francis X. DiLorenzo and Bishop Herman Hollerith of the Episcopal Diocese of Southern Virginia.
Parishioners told the Virginian-Pilot ( http://bit.ly/Ugpi8P) the blended church has allowed families in mixed marriages to worship side by side and strengthen their community.
The Rev. Michael Ferguon, the parish’s Episcopal leader, said representatives of the Catholic diocese were supportive of the ecumenical congregation at a meeting this week but were firm on some degree of separation of worship. For instance, the use of a combined liturgy in which the priests move to separate altars in the same room was deemed unacceptable, he said.
They instructed the parish to come up with a plan that provides for separate liturgies in separate rooms, Ferguson said.
“What was left in our laps was to develop a way to be together in those parts of the service where it would be acceptable to the diocese for us to be together and then to separate.” Ferguson said.
Ferguson said he is confident an acceptable arrangement can be worked out. “It could have been much worse,” he said. [Source]
I didn’t realize this situation still existed. I had posted on it several years back and thought it would be cleared up after they received their new bishop. Though I did have fun with the idea back then and created a possible bulletin for such a blended church.
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4 comments
“That They May Be Two” — HA HA HA. great post!
Jeff, I’ve only read all up to ( http://bit.ly/Ugpi8P) and when I read comments like,
(((We were raised Catholic and made the ultimate mistake of having our daughter baptized in the Catholic Church. It is a mistake I regret.)))
Long story short, if “I” was to write what me, myself and i truly want to write, I know that you would most likely allow “IT” bu t then I would be in big trouble with all of our immediate family and “I’M” not just referring to our spiritual Christian Family.
In other words “I” will simply ask St. Cecilia
http://www.americancatholic.org/features/saintofday/default.aspx
and the rest of God’s Angels to pray for me, me and me and just leave “IT” at that for NOW!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vxYZRYx4rKE
What’s that ya say sinner vic? Don’t worry folks Victor will most likely get back to ya all if we have anything to say about “IT”! 🙁
Go Figure! 🙂
Peace
heh. 🙂
I find this both funny and incredibly sad. Also, and most important, you forgot the meeting where it will be decided whether or not we shall have pink or green cookies at the ladies tea, this year. 🙂