A PROFESSION OF FAITH
The Progressive Episcopal Church
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We believe that God is Love and Power and Truth and Light;
that perfect justice is the ultimate law of the universe;
that all people shall reach God's presence, however far they stray.
We recognize the unity of God and the unity of creation,
We serve God best when best we serve others.
So shall God's blessing rest on us and peace for evermore.
Amen.
The Progressive Episcopal Church
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We believe that God is Love and Power and Truth and Light;
that perfect justice is the ultimate law of the universe;
that all people shall reach God's presence, however far they stray.
We recognize the unity of God and the unity of creation,
We serve God best when best we serve others.
So shall God's blessing rest on us and peace for evermore.
Amen.
OUR MISSION
The mission of the Progressive Episcopal Church is to proclaim and demonstrate the Good News of Love.
The Progressive Episcopal Church seeks to explore, discover and experience the universal principles found among the great religions of the world in the context of the ancient Christian faith tradition. These universal principles form a truly catholic faith, which is catholic because it is a statement of universal principles.
"The identical thing that we now call the Christian religion existed among the ancients and has not been lacking from the beginnings of the human race until the coming of Christ in the flesh, from which moment on the true religion, which already existed, began to be called Christian." ~St. Augustine of Hippo
The Progressive Episcopal Church seeks to maintain continuity with the ancient Christian traditions received from the past, while remaining open and adaptable to the changes new situations and understandings require. This is a progressive faith with an ancient heritage.
OUR MISSION PRINCIPLES
1.God is the first cause and the ultimate source of all life and creation. In creation, God is both immanent and transcendent, as much Mother as Father, as much Child as Parent, as much God in mystery as God in history and is beyond all words, images, forms and beings. (Isaiah 55:8)
2. There are universal principles common among the religions of the world which cannot be claimed as the exclusive possession of any, namely the unity and goodness of God, the immortality of the human spirit and ultimate divine justice. The Progressive Episcopal Church does not limit spirituality to the Christian or the Jewish tradition, but also celebrates the experiences, writings and rituals of many Wisdom Traditions, including indigenous cultures, Eastern and Western spiritualities and contemporary science.
3. The Progressive Episcopal Church finds that God was clearly revealed in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who eternally lives as a mighty spiritual presence in the world. The Christ nature which was fully manifested in Jesus is gradually being unfolded in each human person. (Luke 17:21)
4. The Human spirit is made in the image of God and is eternal and cannot cease to exist. The universe is the theater of an ordered plan in which the Human spirit expresses itself in varying conditions of life and experience for its continual evolution and progress. This spiritual evolution takes place under an inviolable law of cause and effect. (Galatians 6:7).
5. All of creation is inseparably linked together. What harms one, harms all. The service of Humanity and reverence for all life and creation are necessary for spiritual progress. The summit of morality is clearly expressed in the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. (Matthew 7:12)
6. Humanity is a link in the vast chain of life which exists throughout the universe. Humanity is inspired on the spiritual evolutionary journey by a Communion of Saints from all cultures, times and religions, “the spirits of the righteous made perfect” (Hebrews 12:23).
7. There are various sacraments in which the awareness of an inward and spiritual grace is communicated through an outward and visible sign. The Progressive Episcopal Church recognizes and administers sacramental rites, particularly the seven traditional sacraments of the ancient Christian tradition: Baptism, Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Absolution, Holy Unction, Holy Matrimony, and Holy Orders. (Luke 22:19)
8. To maintain continuity with the heritage of the ancient Christian traditions, the Progressive Episcopal Church continues the sacramental ministry of the Historic Episcopate. Christ is the founder and living head of the Church and is the true minister of all sacraments. (Colossians 1:18)
The mission of the Progressive Episcopal Church is to proclaim and demonstrate the Good News of Love.
The Progressive Episcopal Church seeks to explore, discover and experience the universal principles found among the great religions of the world in the context of the ancient Christian faith tradition. These universal principles form a truly catholic faith, which is catholic because it is a statement of universal principles.
"The identical thing that we now call the Christian religion existed among the ancients and has not been lacking from the beginnings of the human race until the coming of Christ in the flesh, from which moment on the true religion, which already existed, began to be called Christian." ~St. Augustine of Hippo
The Progressive Episcopal Church seeks to maintain continuity with the ancient Christian traditions received from the past, while remaining open and adaptable to the changes new situations and understandings require. This is a progressive faith with an ancient heritage.
OUR MISSION PRINCIPLES
1.God is the first cause and the ultimate source of all life and creation. In creation, God is both immanent and transcendent, as much Mother as Father, as much Child as Parent, as much God in mystery as God in history and is beyond all words, images, forms and beings. (Isaiah 55:8)
2. There are universal principles common among the religions of the world which cannot be claimed as the exclusive possession of any, namely the unity and goodness of God, the immortality of the human spirit and ultimate divine justice. The Progressive Episcopal Church does not limit spirituality to the Christian or the Jewish tradition, but also celebrates the experiences, writings and rituals of many Wisdom Traditions, including indigenous cultures, Eastern and Western spiritualities and contemporary science.
3. The Progressive Episcopal Church finds that God was clearly revealed in the life and teachings of Jesus Christ, who eternally lives as a mighty spiritual presence in the world. The Christ nature which was fully manifested in Jesus is gradually being unfolded in each human person. (Luke 17:21)
4. The Human spirit is made in the image of God and is eternal and cannot cease to exist. The universe is the theater of an ordered plan in which the Human spirit expresses itself in varying conditions of life and experience for its continual evolution and progress. This spiritual evolution takes place under an inviolable law of cause and effect. (Galatians 6:7).
5. All of creation is inseparably linked together. What harms one, harms all. The service of Humanity and reverence for all life and creation are necessary for spiritual progress. The summit of morality is clearly expressed in the Golden Rule: “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. (Matthew 7:12)
6. Humanity is a link in the vast chain of life which exists throughout the universe. Humanity is inspired on the spiritual evolutionary journey by a Communion of Saints from all cultures, times and religions, “the spirits of the righteous made perfect” (Hebrews 12:23).
7. There are various sacraments in which the awareness of an inward and spiritual grace is communicated through an outward and visible sign. The Progressive Episcopal Church recognizes and administers sacramental rites, particularly the seven traditional sacraments of the ancient Christian tradition: Baptism, Confirmation, the Holy Eucharist, Absolution, Holy Unction, Holy Matrimony, and Holy Orders. (Luke 22:19)
8. To maintain continuity with the heritage of the ancient Christian traditions, the Progressive Episcopal Church continues the sacramental ministry of the Historic Episcopate. Christ is the founder and living head of the Church and is the true minister of all sacraments. (Colossians 1:18)