Orthodox worship to a Western Rite

[John Charmley]

Dear Peter and Edward,

I shall leave it to those with a greater knowledge of matters liturgical to answer Edward's specific questions on these matters.

'Our Daily Life' is an excellent source for the texts of the BOC services. There is a guide, on line to the liturgy of St. John Chrysostom at <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.frmichel.najim.net/liturgyvid.pdf">http://www.frmichel.najim.net/liturgyvid.pdf</a><!-- m -->
There is more information on the Western Rite at
<!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://westernorthodox.com/western-rite">http://westernorthodox.com/western-rite</a><!-- m -->

As one who was drawn to Anglicanism by the BCP, I share your view about the Anglican Church being the Church of the English - but that Church needs, for me, to be Orthodox, and I have real problems with recognising the CoE as that any more. What attracts me to the BOC is that it seems to offer Orthodoxy with an English tone - which is what I thought I had in the CoE.

Like Peter, I hope that you will find whatever it is you are seeking in the BOF. It is, I think, typically English to have such a Fellowship where we can all seek as much or as little as we may need - with no one ever attempting to prosletyse. It is also very English that the BOC does not bang on about ethnicity!

In Christ,

John