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[quote=Anonymous][quote]In fact, let me take that back. It wasn't the casual-ness. It was more the lack of ritual, the more "praise the Lord" aspect of the music, behavior and sermon. 
 Again, I'm not criticizing or judging. It was simply not at all what I was expecting considering how many times I've heard that Episcopal services are practically indistinguishable from Catholic. Other than the very brief Eucharistic portion of the service, this was not at all like any Catholic church I've attended. [/quote]

I'm a cradle Episcopalian, but attended a Catholic college and have been to Catholic mass in several churches.  Although there is variation in Episcopal church from "High" (more ritual, incense, latin, etc.) to "Low" (may not have any crucifix, etc) in general, in my experience, Episcopal masses actually tend to be more formal/ritualistic than Catholic masses.  I've been to lots of Episcopal churches across the country and have never encountered the type of service you describe.

As an Episcopalian, I can follow the Catholic mass easily.  It is very similar.  Some differences: the end of the Lord's Prayer, when you kneel (and when you don't), whether you kneel to take communion, length of sermon.  But all of these things vary from Episcopal church to Episcopal church.

To be honest, the biggest single difference I've noticed is the congregation.  Episcopalians tend to be serious old-money WASP.  The "diversity" in Episcopal churches tends to come from former Catholics and from people with origins in former English colonies around the world.  Episcopalians tend to be The Establishment.  I thought seriously about converting to Catholicism for this reason!  Didn't agree with the many Catholic doctrines, but I do appreciate the universality of the church and its diversity. 
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