About
the Cathedral
The Cathedral of the Incarnation is the home church of the Rt.
Rev. Louis Campese, Bishop Ordinary, who presides over the Diocese
of the Eastern United States of the Anglican
Church in America.
About the Anglican Church in America and the Traditional Anglican
Communion
The Anglican Church
In America (ACA) is among the largest of several "Continuing
Churches" which emerged from the Affirmation
of St. Louis and the 1977 gathering of faithful Anglicans which
produced that document. The current President of the ACA House of
Bishops is the Rt.
Rev. George Langberg. The ACA is part of the Traditional Anglican
Communion (TAC).
The Traditional
Anglican Communion is a worldwide body of some half million
members on six continents. The Primate of the TAC is Archbishop
John Hepworth of Australia. The TAC is orthodox and solidly traditional
in its teaching and practice. By contrast, the Canterbury-based
Communion, which includes The Episcopal Church in the USA (TEC),
emphasizes "inclusiveness" and embraces a wide range of
belief, practice, and moral teaching. The TAC shares a common ancestry
with Canterbury, including Apostolic Succession, but there is no
direct hierarchical or organizational connection between us. As
stated in the Affirmation of St Louis, however, we remain in communion
with "all faithful parts of the Anglican Communion."
About Our Faith
We maintain and uphold the essentials of the Catholic faith
in its Anglican expression. Our ways are ancient and our
faith is unchanging. In the midst of the turbulent sea of the ever-changing
world around us, we stand on the Rock of Jesus Christ as He has
been made known to us in the teaching of the Holy Apostles, the
Holy Church and the Holy Bible as the sole source of that peace
which the world cannot give; the peace of God, which passes man's
understanding.
We joyfully affirm the Three
Catholic Creeds.
The principles of the "Continuing Church" are set forth
in Affirmation
of St. Louis.
A brief pamphlet entitled "The
Anglicans - Who are they? What is their faith?",
written by The Most Rev. Louis W. Falk, former Primate of the ACA,
provides a summary of our history, principles and practice.
About
Our Vision
As a part of the Church, our primary goal is to prepare people for
the world to come. We preserve the keys to the gates of heaven:
the Word and the Sacraments. We offer the Living Water to all who
thirst, free of charge. We aim to love each other and all people
the way Christ has loved us. We aim to be like a city on a hill,
our light so shining before men that they will be moved to praise
God.
We are also committed to our Lord's command to "Go therefore
and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name
of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them
to observe all things that I have commanded you." (St. Matthew
28:19-20) To that end we teach and encourage the laity to "always
be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for
the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear" (1 St. Peter
3:15).
We pray that you will soon visit our church with the expectation
that you will be able to worship with a church family that will
welcome you with open arms, a loving spirit, and a solid commitment
to bringing the Gospel of Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world.

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