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Catholic, Anglican and Episcopalian churches follow liturgical calendars containing set Scripture passages to be read, with sermons or homilies to be derived from those passages.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
My dad is an actor and an Episcopalian priest, so we talked more about nuns and religion in preparation for this part.
From Salon ● May 2, 2023
I told Garrick that I had reviewed every invocation since the beginning of 2022 — a parade of Catholic deacons, Episcopalian priests, rabbis, evangelical Christians, an imam, a Methodist and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2023
Dr. Evans, an Episcopalian, often spoke of feeling called by God to care for children.
From New York Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
He was an Episcopalian priest, and his wife, Julie, was a music teacher.
From "Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High" by Melba Pattillo Beals
Now I'll tell my father, get his episcopalian benediction, and wire the news to Lucy and the mater.
From The Bishop's Secret by Hume, Fergus
He had no idea what mad schemes might lurk beneath Carter's episcopalian frock, and was determined to gain any headway he could.
From Kathleen by Morley, Christopher
So here in the episcopalian palace of Beorminster were three people, each one masking his real feelings in intercourse with the others.
From The Bishop's Secret by Hume, Fergus
She was looking as beautiful as only the younger sister of a High Church episcopalian rector can look, dressed in white, the colour of saintliness, on a beautiful morning in July.
From Arcadian Adventures with the Idle Rich by Leacock, Stephen
Dr. Hewet was an episcopalian divine, permitted to preach at St. Gregory's, and had long been one of the most active and useful of the royal agents in the vicinity of the capital.
From The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 by Belloc, Hilaire
The mainline is a collection of long-established Protestant denominations: the Episcopalians, United Methodists, Presbyterians and so on.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 25, 2026
This “dechurching,” as they call it, is apparent in most denominations, reducing the numbers of Presbyterians and Episcopalians and also of evangelicals like Southern Baptists.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2023
Such developments have split the global church family, where conservative Episcopalians in the United States and African Anglican leaders have protested the moves and, in some cases, boycotted the decennial Lambeth Conference assembly.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 9, 2023
For years, stories have appeared in media outlets about how many of the more theologically moderate denominations like Episcopalians and the United Church of Christ have suffered staggering losses in membership.
From New York Times ● Oct. 26, 2021
In this country the Episcopalians have done some good, and I want to thank that church.
From The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 1 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Lectures by Ingersoll, Robert Green
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