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[tree_and_leaf]

I've not been participating in Three Weeks For Dreamwidth, because I couldn't think of anything sensible to do, but it occurs to me I could do a Frequently (Or Not So Frequently) Asked Questions About Anglicanism/ the Church thing. Which may not actually meet with all that much interest, but I do actually know about it... It would also be a rather good exercise for me, as, while I know intellectually that the Church is a pretty strange and at times esoteric world of its own, I have a tendency to think it's normal.*

So: the way a FONSNAQ works is simple: you leave me questions/ prompts, and I respond to them. So if you're dying to know... oh, I don't know. What an ordinand does all day (when not faffing about on the internet). How people get to be priests. Why the Royal Wedding looked the way it did. What vicars actually do. What 'tat' is, and why Anglo-Catholics won't shut up about it.


... but I'm sure you'd think of better questions, anyway. Have at it - any question/ prompt, however serious or silly, welcome.

(Anyone have any suggestions for comms that might be interested in a link?)


* To quote Fr Gandalf, a wise priest of my acquaintance, "What you must never forget, Tree, is that the church does some very peculiar things to some people."

Comments

[pashazade.livejournal.com]

What 'tat' is, and why Anglo-Catholics won't shut up about it.

Is Anglo-Catholic tat like Roman Catholic tat? My friend once found a loo roll holder that played Ave Maria, although my own personal favourite is the clock that plays Tantum Ergo on the hour. (I am also the proud owner of the 2010 Westminster Cathedral Chapter Calendar. Vince Nichols is Mr January.)

I've got a couple

[kivrin]

This is a neat idea!

"High Church" and "Anglo-Catholic" - synonyms or not?

What's the financial relationship (if any) between the CofE and the government? Do parishes pay taxes? Do parishes get money from the government (either central or local) for regular operating expenses?

[necromommycon]

When people convert to Anglicanism, as opposed to being born to it, what sort of process do they go through?

[fallingtowers]

A related question: If one does not live in the UK, can one even convert to Anglicanism? To which denomination does one then belong (Episcopalians?), and which parish does one attend?

[cjbanning]

I identify as Anglo-Catholic, and I've never even heard of "tat." So I'll give: what is it?

[izhilzha.livejournal.com]

This might not be a proper question, but... I'm rather new to the Episcopal church and the BCP liturgy, especially the trappings of it, which all seem beautifully symbolic, so far.

Is there a particular meaning to the pattern on the robes that the priest and his deacon/sub-deacons wear during Mass? One looks (sensibly) like a cross, but the other like an "H" (seen from the back).

[aedifica]

Something I hesitated to ask, because I'm not sure it's within the subject (but have clearly decided to ask anyway): in novels set in Great Britain, I keep seeing references to people being "church" or "chapel". What does that mean?

[sporky_rat]

I know it's quite late.

Why did the Royal Wedding look like it did?

[tree_and_leaf]

If you mean the trees, I have no idea....