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#94449 - 05/19/03 12:31 PM
Re: Support Your Local . . . . Priest?
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Registered: 12/26/02
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Loc: Yantai, Shandong, China
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Originally posted by David AOJN:
At my Episcopal parish in Richmond, VA our principal service, Holy Eucharist at 10:30 typically lasts 1 1/2 to almost 2 hours.
I admire that!
As far as evangeliziation, we do this mostly through our programs to help the homeless, the poor, and local charitable org's....
Most of our new members don't come from other churches- they come from no religious background at all.
I think Eastern Christianty has a lot to offer "seekers" who find "standard brand" protestant churches to cut & dried and lacking in a sense of the mystical
Michael, sinner
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#94450 - 05/19/03 12:46 PM
Re: Support Your Local . . . . Priest?
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Originally posted by Diak:
The evangelical mission we have from the Gospel know no distinction between western Pennsylvania and western Kansas, North Dakota, New Mexico, wherever. Part of the "identity crisis" here we have to come to terms with is that any mission parish can come to be a stronghold of orthodoxy... "Our people" as defined by the Gospel whom we are to evangelize are everywhere and of all races and languages.
I agree!
Mission parishes out in the hinterlands can in effect "start from scratch" in terms of the liturgical and spiritual life...
It would be beautiful to see places like Houston, Kansas City and Manilla become the centers of new Eparchies.
There is so much to be done!
Michael, sinner
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#94451 - 05/22/03 03:39 AM
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XB! Aha, but I'd insist the Eparchy for South-East Asia be based in Singapore! After all, the oldest church building in my little former British-Colony is an eastern one - the Armenian church of St Gregory the Illuminator. Many will be surprised, but it appears the rich Armenian merchants raised money to buy land and build a church faster than the government-supported Anglicans  Just my two obols, Edward
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#94452 - 05/28/03 11:54 PM
Re: Support Your Local . . . . Priest?
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I wonder if those who are unhappy with the new pastor could have mentioned these things to him first, maybe they could have done this before starting a petition drive.
I wonder too if they have given any thought to the idea of not having a priest? Typica/Reader Services or no Services would be better?
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