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"500 people used to regularly turn up for 2 liturgies on Sunday"
How common is it for a church to offer more than one liturgy on a Sunday?
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I don't actually know. The church I usually attend has two, and St Nicholas, and Sts Volodymyr and Olha in Chicago have at least 3 on Sunday. In fact, if I remember right, St Nicholas might have 4.
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Lawrence,
Isn't one of the Liturgies at St. Nicholas English only and there is one that's Ukrainian only?
God Bless You,
Dr. Eric
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I believe one Liturgy at St Nicholas is in English, and the rest are in Ukrainian. At Sts V & O they're all in Ukrainian, but I don't mind.
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ROCOR. 100-125. If it snows, a bit higher, as the Old Riters can't get to Erie.
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Byzantine Ruthenian, 200, 60% are too tired or too shy to stand.
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Ruthenian Parma Eparchy - 120-150 average sunday.
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A mix of Ruthenian and Ukrainian I think. A mission actually. The Liturgy is on Saturday night and when I'm able to attend approx 15 to 20.
We have Liturgy in a chapel of an RC church.
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Ruthenian Byzantine Catholic. 250 split between two Liturgies.
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In my Latin Rite Church, attendance at Mass is quite good. On Sunday we have three Masses and one on Saturday evening. At the daily Mass we have about 30 coming and the Rosary is prayed before daily Mass. We have a very active and vibrant choir as well. Our priest recently placed an article on our Bulletin saying that people should not leave the Church until the celebration of Mass has been completed. I admire him for doing that.
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Orthodox (OCA) -- about 30-40 for Divine Liturgy.
My church is in a village. Half of the Eastern Christians attend the Bynatine Ruthenian Catholic parish down the road, and the other half attend the OCA Orthodox parish.
Both pastors are quite good. Both congregations are warm and welcoming: including with each other (since most of them are relatives and in-laws and childhood friends). Indeed, both parishes were once one parish: founded by St. Tikhon of Moscow. But, a split took place at the beginning of the last century, and (so I have heard) the people had a coin-toss to decide who got the temple.
-- John
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On the practical side, how do these small parishes survive?
Numbers become critical when we start considering the viability of a parish.
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On the practical side, how do these small parishes survive? Halupki ! The annual halupki festival, candles sales, contributions, and bake sales help to keeps us financially afloat. And lots of prayers. :-) -- John
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John - you forgot to say the determination of the Parish to survive
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On the practical side, how do these small parishes survive? Halupki ! The annual halupki festival, candles sales, contributions, and bake sales help to keeps us financially afloat. And lots of prayers. :-) -- John You must be overpricing your halupkis! 
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