From Honesdale PA-Grace Episcopal Church in Honesdale will be the site of an historic event on Sunday, March 3 at 4 p.m.
In the late 1700s, The Methodist movement started by brothers John and Charles Wesley spun off from the Church of England (the ‘Mother Church’ of the Anglican Communion, of which the Episcopal Church is the American branch).
Both Wesleys remained priests in the Church of England throughout their lives.
March 3 is considered in the Episcopal Church a date of commemorating the Wesley brothers as important saints of the Church.
The service that afternoon will be a festive service of Holy Communion as United Methodist Church and the Episcopal Church move toward Full Communion at their next national conventions.
Full Communion is not a merger, but a recognition of the ministries and mission of each individual church. It particularly allows for the inter-change of ministers between the churches.
More here-
http://www.wayneindependent.com/article/20130225/NEWS/130229912/1003/NEWS
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