Order of Service for a 'Modern' Coronation'?
On May 6, King Charles III will be crowned in Westminster Abbey in an ancient ceremony echoing biblical ideas of kingship and containing rituals that have been used since the first English king more than 1,000 years ago. But Charles will undergo the ceremony in an England unlike any other - different even from that of his mother, 70 years ago … On March 21, 2021, the day of Britain’s decennial census, 1 in 6 residents, about 10 million people, reported they had been born outside the United Kingdom, up from 7.5 million in 2011. India is the most common country of birth of migrants, but significant numbers list Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Jamaica and other former colonies, as well as former European Union partners such as Romania and Poland. The ethnic diversity is matched by changes in the country’s religious makeup. Just 46% said they were Christian on census day — a drop of 11 percentage points in 10 years. Meanwhile, other faiths, including Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and Si...
I had no idea young Calvin had embraced Catholicism with such alacrity. Perhaps this is the real reason there was no room at the diocese of London for him.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, great wig Calvo.
A peaceful and blessed Christmas day to one and all.
Calvin has been ordained as a Deacon in the Free Church of England after his disgraceful treatment by the Established Church of England earlier this year.
DeleteAccording to Wiki, the Free Church of England is "a conventional Anglican church body, worshipping in the Low Church tradition and holding to the principles of the Book of Common Prayer and the Thirty-Nine Articles."
It then describes itself as "Episcopal, Liturgical and Evangelical."
Wiki continues:
"It was founded principally by Evangelical or Low Church clergy and congregations in response to what were perceived as attempts (inspired by the Oxford Movement) to re-introduce medieval Roman Catholic dogmas and practices into the Established Church."
[But like all protestant 'churches' it has 'reformed' a couple of times and divided into opposing sections]
"In 1956, the FCE published a revision of the Book of Common Prayer to form the primary text of the denomination's liturgy. The stated intention of the revision was to remove or explain "particular phrases and expressions" from the Church of England's 1662 edition of the prayer book that "afford at least plausible ground for the teaching and practice of the Sacerdotal and Romanising Party.
In 2003, due to the adoption of High Church practices by the FCE, two bishops and ten congregations split from the main Church ... and formed the Evangelical Connexion of the Free Church of England. Two churches in Farnham and Teddington having become independent altogether, the ECFCE currently has five churches ...
"The provision of contemporary language liturgies has been approved by convocation and a process of drafting and authorisation has begun. The church has continued to ordain bishops in the apostolic succession, with Moravian, Church of England and Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church bishops taking part on occasion. ....
The presiding bishop is chosen annually by convocation and has the title "Bishop Primus". Only baptised males are ordained to Holy Orders as bishops, presbyters, and deacons, or admitted to the public teaching office of Reader."
@Chef
DeleteIt's his real hair, from when he was a member of seminal rock bank The Calvin Robinson Experience.
Nice to see you here, to see you nice, have a great Christmas.
@Jack
DeleteIt also seems relevant to mention that the denomination's theology is said to be Calvinist.
Jack may consider himself wished a happy and blessed Christmas.
I'd be more than happy to hear a message of hope from Calvo, but I'm just getting depressing news from that link.
ReplyDeleteScroll forward a few minutes. Robinson's contribution includes carols (in Latin) and thoughtful interviews with Catholic and Orthodox figures such as Gavin Ashenden.
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