[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by SWTXBelle

Fun fact - when OLOW was just starting out in our small building (which is now our parish hall) we had an altar on wheels; the then-bishop would roll it out when he came so he was facing the congregation, but our priest would roll it back and face it when he was officiating.

LOL.

In these parts, priest-facing-the-altar (ad orientem) is frequently seen even in fairly low Episcopal churches. It's just how the churches were built and "how it's always been done."