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http://www.ulc.org/ Truly Absurd! (Meaning no offence to Alex, for his consecration of Mor Ephrem) Gaudior, who only wishes such a thing were a joke
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I don't think Alex has valid orders.  LOL. Was it the founder of Scientology who said that if one really wanted to make money, one would found a religion?
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Hmmm. I've always wanted to be a monk. Look at THIS! Sanctified MOUNTAIN SPRING holy water! WOW!
Sanctified Mountain Spring Holy Water $6.95 Click to enlarge This Sanctified Mountain Spring Holy Water can be used also for Christenings, to anoint the sick, it can even be utilized for Exorcisms. Most people use Holy Water to anoint the forehead, christen babies, give blessings and use it as a liquid to slide the thumb across the forehead in the sign of the cross.
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Originally posted by sam: Sanctified Mountain Spring Holy Water $6.95
I'd sell dehydrated holy water: JUST ADD WATER! Dave
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Originally posted by Chtec: I'd sell dehydrated holy water: JUST ADD WATER! Dave [/QB] LOL: you are shameless...
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Originally posted by sam: Sanctified Mountain Spring Holy Water ... use it as a liquid to slide the thumb across the forehead in the sign of the cross. Sam, Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I know that I, for one, have gotten some nasty friction burns from sliding my dry thumb across my dry forehead :rolleyes: . The really scary thing is how these endure. The ULC has been around since before the internet; they used to peddle* ordinations by mail. *whoops, I mean "grant" - a natural mistake, the two words are phonetically dissimilar - anyone could have made the same substitution error  , Many years, Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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I've heard stories of some of the non-canonoical's ordaining people by having them place a phone over their head as the "candidate". Now I suppose - it's the mouse? I had a conversation with a classmate of mine at an evangelical graduate school last year. She indicated that she thought it was perfectly acceptable for people to attend church online. To her, it seemed the natural next step for the Christian church - virtual services for a virtual generation. I said - "I'm sorry - but where do you find the phrase 'point and click' in the original NT Greek?" I suppose if you appreciate disembodied worship, the virtual chapel is a good fit! Gordo
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When I was deeply involved in the Neo-Pagan it seemed that every "High Priest" and "High Priestess" was using this site to become "Legit."
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Does anyone know how Holy Water is made? You take out a pan put water in it, set it on the stove and boil the H^&l out of it. Stephanos I :rolleyes:
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[qb] We offer other services as well like the Absolution of Sins & Granting of Plenary Indulgence, confidential counseling, private communication by telephone [qb] Saves me the trouble of going to Church and waiting in line. WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE SACRAMENT ISN'T VALID!!!!????!!!!
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Thanks for bringing this to our attention. I know that I, for one, have gotten some nasty friction burns from sliding my dry thumb across my dry forehead . Neil, Yes! Perfecting that 'slide' takes some work! LOL Sam
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Holding the phone over the head of the candidate could work. At a goverment agency where I worked for 20 years, we did something similar. When the computers crashed, we waved a rubber snake over them. It actually did about as much good as the in-house tech reps most of the time. 
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Hey Stephanos I!
Know how to make Pittsbugh Archeparchial holy water? You first change the recipe then boil the h___ out of it!
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Dear Gordo, That's exactly how I consecrated Mor Ephrem a Patriarch! It was with his mouse, he kissed it thrice, walked around his computer in a kind of liturgical dance and then kneeled as he read the words of consecration . . . Now I know I don't have valid Orders. But on the other hand, if all these guys on the internet can do it, I think I'm slightly above their league!! In any event, I'm not taking any chances and continue to refer to Mor Ephrem as the "Catholicos." I think he's grown into his role over the years . . . don't you? Alex
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Originally posted by Marc the Roman: [qb] We offer other services as well like the Absolution of Sins & Granting of Plenary Indulgence, confidential counseling, private communication by telephone [qb] Saves me the trouble of going to Church and waiting in line.
I wonder how much they charge for those services? Tammy
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