COE Parish in London, UK

[Christina]

shlama paul/christina/enarxe,

I am a shamasha (deacon) at the london parish of the assyrain church of the east. Please dont hesitate if you require any assistance to any questions.

Christina,

It would be a pleasure to meet you at our parish. Our morning prayer starts from 8am until 9.15am. Unfortunately not many people attend this service, and it usally just consists of the priests and deacons. This morning prayer is then followed by our holy mass which begins from 9.30am till about 11.15am.

Shlama Younan,

Thank you for reply, and I'll definitely pay a visit to your parish sometime after I arrive in the UK, I'm getting more excited by the day <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/happy.gif" alt="" title="Happy" /><!-- s -->

In the CoE tradition, there is no condition on anyone attending as long as they have been baptized. It doesn't matter what branch of the Church they were baptized in. For instance, my wife is German and baptized in the Roman rite of the Catholic Church. They are all considered equal, and conversion is strictly forbidden as that would deny the concept of the One Church. So there is nothing to "convert" to.

This is really refreshing as most liturgical churches tend to insist that you be baptized in their church before you can partake in Holy Communion. And your reasoning is spot on, there is only one body of Mesheikha.