Hello everyone. Today, Saturday, was my last sermon at the Adventist Church. It went well; people liked it a lot, but I felt more than once that I don’t belong there. I don't share that liturgy (besides, it’s very modern) or that tradition. I left, but with a strange feeling in my heart. I'm wondering: How can I start being Anglican without having any nearby church? Can I attend Roman services while reading my Book of Common Prayer and studying the Anglican faith?
First of all, you are a Disciple of Jesus Christ. That is what defines your standing with God. Next, if you feel that the Anglican way of being a follower of Jesus Christ is preferable to all the other many ways of living according to the guidance of His Spirit, you are an Anglican. If you are far from an Anglican Communion regard yourself as a 'missionary' and get your fellowship with other followers of Our Lord Jesus Christ wherever you may meet them, in whatever denomination is available to you. If the only other Catholic (i.e. Universal Church) denomination available to you is 'Roman', then by all means attend their assemblies for fellowship. There you may find other disciples of Jesus Christ to support you in your commitment. .
You might want to contact the Anglican Church of South America. It might be possible, with a bit of training, to start holding Anglican non-Eucharistic, Morning Prayer services (using the Book of Common Prayer) in one's home. People in your community can be invited. Eventually when enough people are attending, a priest might be sent on a periodic or even permanent basis to your community.
Hi Raoul, welcome among us, Geography can be an issue for Anglicans in the far-flung reaches. I am not sure, but I presume you have looked at https://anglicana.org.ar/. However, I have no idea what part of Argentina you are in. There is no doubt that the faith journey is always easier in the community, and sometimes that isn't easy, however thankfully, with the help of the internet, we now have forums like this that help us find something of that community.
Raoul, I am curious how you came to the position of the Anglican faith. Thanks be to God you did, but just curious. More importantly, is it the reformed church that keeps you from embracing Roman catholicism or something else?
Near where I live, there is no Anglican church, but when I go to work from Monday to Friday, I can slip away to the Anglican Cathedral of St. John the Baptist to pray. A bishop from the Orthodox Anglican Church / Continuing Anglican Church lent me a Book of Common Prayer. This is not the first time I have had such material; as a former Roman Catholic, I had the "Misal del Pueblo", and later, when I turned to traditionalism, a "Daily Missal" from 1958. Later, when I was involved in Adventism, I lost that habit. This week, I went to a Roman Catholic parish when there was no service, and I started reading the Book of Common Prayer. I also read it in the morning and at night before sleeping. Apologies for my poor English, but I am from Argentina and I still find the language a bit challenging.
I am seriously considering it. My wife and I have always been committed to the Church. When I was in Brazil, I stayed at a friend’s house who is a bishop of the Igreja Brasileira (non-Roman), and among his followers, there was an Anglican who attended because he did not have a church nearby.
Yes, I know the website of the Anglican Church in my country. It has many resources, but here the Anglican Church is small. I have a parish quite a distance away, and the Cathedral is about 3 km from my workplace. I go there during the week. Thanks!