Reply #7: Yes, I attended an Episcopal church in the 1970s before [View All]

[Lydia Leftcoast]

the 1979 prayer book was introduced, and we said exactly that general confession every Sunday:

"Almighty God, Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, maker of all things, judge of all men: We acknowledge and bewail our manifold sins and wickedness, Which we, from time to time, most grievously have committed, by thought, word and deed, Against thy Divine Majesty, Provoking most justly thy wrath and indignation against us. We do earnestly repent, And are heartily sorry for these our misdoings. The remembrance of them is grievous unto us; the burden of them is intolerable. Have mercy upon us, have mercy upon us, most merciful Father; for they Son our Lord Jesus Christ's sake, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may ever hereafter serve and please thee in newness of life, to the honor and glory of thy name though Jesus Christ our Lord."

If they're going to send someone to report on a church service, they really ought to send someone who knows the standard routine and can tell which parts really are unusual.

This Confession was not.