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Any traditional gifts given when a new priest comes to the parish?
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Ministry-related items: Vestments, Vessels, Books.
I think a warm welcome and a friend greatly surpass any of those, but fortunately they are not mutually exclusive.
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Get him a personal devotional icon! Or like Memo said, vestments et al. would be good, but some can get really expensive, as you know.
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A genuine painted icon is expensive, and so are good vestments. Since Priests are not paid much money, either - or both - gifts will be more than welcome (particular if he is given a share of the choice of the subject of the icon and the materials, size, and cut of the vestments).
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These handpainted icons from Greece are *very* reasonable in price, and they will keep in touch with you as to the progress and delivery date...I have ordered from them myself: http://www.hellenic-art.com/sterling/jesusp.htmNote that the sterling silver icons are just as reasonable in price! From my experience in Greece, giving and receiving sterling silver icons for occassions as a gift is sometimes considered even more special..as they would be extremely expensive in the U.S.
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Attended his first Divine Liturgy with us last night. He proved to be quite well spoken. Being Ukrainian and only visiting for the summer I had no idea what to expect. Most interesting (I know I'm getting off topic here) was that Ukraine has a glut of priests; men graduating from seminary with no parish to go to. Makes me want to go teach English for a year in preparation for their mass immigration to the US (a la the Irish priests of old).
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