Do I address an Episcopal clergyman as Father or Reverend or Vicar or something else? This is in the US, if that makes any difference. Thanks.
2007-10-05 07:54:46 · 13 answers · asked by Adoptive Father 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am beginning to feel sorry I asked. So it is either Father or Revered.
What if he is a she?
2007-10-05 08:06:15 · update #1
Look in the bulletin/handout when you arrive.
If there is only one cleric, they will be listed as "Rector", "Vicar", or in a very unlikely event, "Deacon".or "Bishop".
When you shake hands with them at the door after the service, just say, "I enjoyed the Service, Rector." (or whatever they are) This goes for both male and female clergy.
In the Episcopal Church,
REVEREND IS ONLY USED IN THE THIRD PERSON and properly with "The" preceding it.
---that is talking ABOUT the cleric, and is used as a title on a door or in print;
Thus, "The Rev. Sam Smith",
NEVER"Reverend Smith" or "Nice to meet you, Reverend"
If the Church has statues of Mary, or the cleric is wearing a Biretta (hat with a pompom, not a 9 mm. pistol), then you may optionally address him as "Father".
2007-10-05 15:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by mongoemperor 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First in answer to your question, Rev. will work male or female.
I must defend Father K. There is nothing that he said that is not in Scripture, nor is it taken out of context. I'm a Confessional Lutheran and for the same reasons as Father K. stated I can no longer enter an Anglican (Episcopal) (I'm in Canada) Church. I do understand that there is a movement to split the Anglican Church in Canada and the US into a separate conservative Province. When this happens, those I will attend.
Mark
2007-10-05 23:58:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If High Church call him Father
If Broad Church or Low Church call him or her Reverend or Pastor
You can ask if the priest is rector or vica r in the parish and call him or her that
Some Episcopal priests are called Presbyter and some like to be called by their first names and some like to be called Doctor if they have that degree
If in doubt call him or her reverend or let him or her introduce himself and use the title he or she uses
2007-10-05 14:43:05 · answer #3 · answered by James O 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Priest suspended after saying she also is Muslim
SEATTLE — An Episcopal priest who announced last month that she is also a practicing Muslim has been suspended from the priesthood and other Episcopal leadership roles for a year.
http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2007/07/06/episcopal_priest_suspended_after_saying_she_also_is_muslim/
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2007-10-05 08:03:50 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We tend to be on a first name basis with our priests.
And don't listen to Father K. He's bitter, and a misogynist to boot when it comes to the subject of women in the pulpit. He loves to cite scripture forbidding women as priests, but doesn't have the honest to cite Paul letters that support women as priests in the church.
2007-10-05 15:21:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Some sources say "Father", others "Reverend".
2007-10-05 08:00:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dude.
2007-10-05 08:01:55 · answer #7 · answered by bryanccfshr 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
How about Bob or John?
2007-10-05 07:59:51 · answer #8 · answered by Meat Bot 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
"Father". Unless it's a Priestess. Then....run for the hills.
[EDIT] "Father" is always proper (unless you live in Virginia and they tell you not to).
If "he" is a "she" - then she is no Priest by any stretch of the imagination and I would politely walk toward the nearest exit and go find a real church.
2007-10-05 07:58:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 3⤋
You should call him the leader of sheep.
2007-10-05 08:02:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋