As I’m in the Great White North and there are actually Anglican (Episcopal) churches to be found up here, I went Anglican today and enjoyed it. Everything was done well and the people were very friendly. The sermon was an 8.5 out of 10 (9 is reserved for those who can keep my attention for the whole thing and 10 is reserved for Dr. Paul Harms) and the preacher mentioned Neil Young and compared him to Bob Dylan in terms of who was the worse singer. He stuck to the text (Matt 3:13-17) and he also did a lovely job in performing the two baptisms during the service. Talking to him afterwards was lovely though he seemed shocked that I could tell that he was from mainland BC. (He has the BC accent with lots of “eh’s” — I experienced that accent every summer growing up so I can tell it apart quite easily.)

The only bad part was the three kids messing around two rows in front of me while their father ignored them or told them half-heartedly to knock it off. (Eventually, the elderly gentleman in front of me took it upon himself to sternly tell the kids to knock it off and get back in their pew. They thankfully listened to him.)

For those who were interested, the church I attended was St. Augustine’s in Lethbridge. I would definitely return there if I was back here on a Sunday morning.