Description of the animation: The colors of the Episcopal Church flag are red white and blue not only to remind us of it's origins in the United States but also to serve as reminders of:
- Red for the shedding of Christ's blood at Calvary.
- Blue for the remembrance of the Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus.
- White for the symbol of purity.
The center of Episcopal teaching is the life and resurrection of Jesus Christ. The basic teachings of the church, or catechism, include:
- Jesus Christ is fully human and fully God. He died and was resurrected from the dead.
- Jesus provides the way of eternal life for those who believe.
- God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ), and God the Holy Spirit, are one God, and are called the Holy Trinity ("three and yet one").
- The Old and New Testaments of the Bible were written by people "under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit." The Apocrypha are additional books that are used in Christian worship, but not for the formation of doctrine.
- The two great and necessary sacraments are Holy Baptism and Holy Eucharist.
- Other sacramental rites are confirmation, ordination, marriage, reconciliation of a penitent, and unction.
- Belief in heaven, hell, and Jesus' return in glory.
- Emphasis on living out the Great Commandment to love God and neighbor fully, as found in the Gospel of Matthew 28:18 - 20
The full catechism is included in the Book of Common Prayer and is posted on the Episcopal website.
The threefold sources of authority in Anglicanism are scripture,
tradition, and reason. These three sources uphold and critique each
other in a dynamic way.
The Episcopal Church follows the via media or "middle way" between Protestant
and Roman Catholic doctrine and practices: that is both Catholic and
Reformed. Although many Episcopalians identify with this concept, those
whose convictions lean toward either evangelicalism or Anglo-Catholicism may not. Read more . . .
- Official website
- Profile of the Episcopal Church on the Association of Religion Data Archives website
- Resources at the Archives of the Episcopal Church
All flag animations are made by the staff at our blog and are
created with graphics attributed to the public domain at both Wikipedia
and by some visitors that have requested that flag animations be made
for their own Denominations or church groups.
To read about how we make the flags go the the index page. To request animated flags for your own church:
- Visit your churches denominational pages to request that they contact our gallery staff via email to make inquiries about including their own versions on our web pages. Many logos are copyrighted and are only free to use under special permissions. So if you do not see your Denomination's flag represented here, it may be because it has not been filed at Wikipedia under "fair use" or tagged as public domain.
- If your flag design is for a church youth group or a missions organization we will make the animation for you. However, if we make it, it will be included on this blog for others to download.
- There are no fees for the making of flag animations.
- You may contact Kathy Grimm at pickandprintgallery@yahoo.com and she will pass on the information.
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