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I am quickly running out of those pink, wax wicks and I also need the floats for my oil lamps. Can anyone suggest a place where I can find a large box (500) pink, wax wicks plus some floats? Thank you!
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Father, bless! St. Isaac of Syria Skete has 'em. www.skete.com [ skete.com] Sharon Sharon Mech, SFO Cantor & sinner sharon@cmhc.com
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At St. Elias in Brampton, we have 60 oil fed lamps. The wickholders are wire and come from the Nativity of Christ Church, Old Rite in Eire PA. I use 30lb cotton kitchen cord as wick, fold it over and insert it into the wick holder. This is inexpensive and easy to care for given the large number of lamps burning at the services. The wick holders will not wear out or need to be replaced. I have been using these holders for the last 12 years. They keep the flame in the center and at the top of the glass. The oil burns down and needs to be refilled and I generally trim the wick after every 6-8 hours of burning time. The one I burn at home gives about 14 hours of burning time before I trim it. This is due to less air movement in the home than in the temple.
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Another source of wicks and floats is Eastern Christian supply at this url: http://www.easternchristian.com/page36.html Frank
"As for myself, I personally do not want to live any more with enmity." Father Zenon of Pskov, Iconographer
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Dear Brother, Christ is Risen!!
The custom of having oil lamps burning before the home icons is still very common among Greeks. (It's the metal form at 120 degree angles, with cork inserts and a hole in the middle for the metal holder for the wick.)
They are available from any Greek food store anywhere in the country. For us, it is 3/4 water, 1/4 olive oil in a glass container. My grandparents (Eternal Rest!) took an old potato chip multi-gallon container, trimmed out half of it with metal snips, placed it on the dish-rail 2 feet below the ceiling, and placed the lamp under it. (It kept the black oil smoke from staining the ceiling of the rented apartment!!!) Adjacent to it were their stephana (marriage crowns), icons from the home village in Greece, paper icons for the saints of their children and bay leaves from the most recent celebration of the Anastasi/Resurrection. (Its a Greek thing!!)
Brother Silouan, if you can get transportation to a local Greek store (check out the yellow pages -- our people ADVERTISE!!) they will provide you with whatever you need. And if you appear in riasson, you'll get a hefty discount or even some freebies like the 3 foot candles. Greeks are highly respectful of the clergy, even the non-Greek Orthodox.
Many blessings to you and your community. Please remember me and my family in your prayers.
Christ is Risen!!!!
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