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hedgehog

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5. You took the words out of my mouth:

Reply to 47of74 (Reply #4)

Sun Nov 11, 2012, 06:38 PM

Nov 2012

" Services there just felt so right to me,....

It was a great weight off my shoulders to move beyond the Catholic church. It was a great weight off my shoulders to be free of all the baggage that came with the church."

Like I said, I don't want to engage in sour grapes, but I was in a spiritual desert.

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Recall the old joke about the Episcopal Church as Roman Catholic Lite? [View all] hedgehog Nov 2012 OP

Welcome aboard! Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #1

I prefer to think of myself as still Catholic, but former Roman! hedgehog Nov 2012 #2

Episcopalians/Anglicans are members of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #6

I keep thinking of doing exactly the same thing for the same reason Fortinbras Armstrong Nov 2012 #3

Our slogan wryter2000 Feb 2013 #13

I was formally received into the Episcopal Church today 47of74 Nov 2012 #4

You took the words out of my mouth: hedgehog Nov 2012 #5

Welcome! Lydia Leftcoast Nov 2012 #8

I considered two denominations 47of74 Nov 2012 #9

So glad you have found a nice new spiritual home. :^D GreenPartyVoter Nov 2012 #7

Once you mentally and emotionally mykpart Jan 2013 #10

It was and is very liberating 47of74 Jan 2013 #11

Welcome wryter2000 Feb 2013 #12