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3 Responses to “St. Matthew’s Abbotsford, Diocese of New Westminster on how to observe Lent”

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   odd Anglican says:

   March 16, 2013 at 2:00 pm

   They appear to be catering to the “consumers of religion and charitable donors”- as the Episcopal church puts it.
   I wonder if the clergy will be wearing green?

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   Douglas MacAdams says:

   March 17, 2013 at 2:46 am

   March 16, 2013: I found your caption most curious given that it implies that celebrating St. Patrick’s Day 2013 is somehow inconsistent with observing Lent. How can that be given that falling on a Sunday as it does, St. Patrick’s Day 2013 is not part of Lent at all? Traditionalist orthodox Anglicans (myself included) can only shake our heads in dismay at this heresy, or might one say, apostasy? ‘Tis enough to make one reach tomorrow for a non-Lent green beer or other suitable Sunday beverage to salute the Hibernians and their patron saint!

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     David says:

     March 17, 2013 at 7:29 pm

     Douglas,
     Thanks for the response: fair enough – I’m sure it depends on exactly how St. Patrick’s Day was celebrated.

     Traditionalist orthodox Anglicans (myself included)

     I’m relieved to hear it. It does leave me wondering, though: as such, how do you reconcile that with acting as Provincial Chancellor for the Diocese of New Westminster, whose bishop by all appearances is an antipode to traditionalist and orthodox?

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