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I wasn't just talking Ruthenian or just talking Ukrainian, but all Byzantine Catholic Churches across the board in our area, they are close together.
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We have a similar situation in northwest Pennsylvania...there is a small parish whose closest BC neighbor is an hour and 15 minutes away.
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I agree on the commend ... what are the slavic and greek words or terminology for that? Do you know?
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Fr. Loya was right. We will either learn to evangelize or we will die in this country. I just met Fr. Loya's parents today at St. John the Baptist Cathedral here in Parma, coincidentally, and his mother was speaking to my mother and myself this morning. I reminded them of my history with the BCC, as an altar boy at Holy Spirit back about 20 years ago, with my familiarity with the Byzantine Faith, even though I was born, baptized, and raised Roman (although I think the Loya's had a member of their family as a RC Priest, too, that once served at St. Charles). However, it's my interest in returning to the Byzantine Rite for good that I feel that this was a very influential family in both Rites, but especially with the Byzantine Rite. In fact, I think Fr. Tom's brother or cousin, or whatever, was a deacon at St. John's Cathedral (the older of the two deacons, I think). Good family to meet, once you get to know them.
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Also, unlike the Akron area, where you only have one Byzantine Church in, like, a 10 mile area, in Cleveland/Parma, you have Byzantine Rite parishes (if you include the UGCC Parishes), like one within every 1 - 2 miles of each other, so that would make things more convenient, if one parish closes, they won't have too much further to go to get to the next one. I feel for how much further the St. Michael's congregation has to go to get to St. Nicholas in Barberton, though, that's an even tougher drive. You all back east have no idea... If our parish closed, the nearest Byzantine Catholic church is 130 miles away. According to everyone on this forum you should have no problem driving 130 miles every weekend with small children and $3 gas. Don't forget Holy Days as well. Oh yeah, what about Vespers? Yes, there are some BCC that have Vespers.
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Well, I had a nice Nativity supper at church with a family that drives 75 miles each way, every Sunday, with four kids under the age of seven. They are present every Sunday, rain or shine (blizzards being one great exception). They are not alone in doing this. It is a matter of commitment.
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Good for them, they are to be commended. For some, however, it is a matter of time and/or money. Please don't imply that those who can't do it aren't committed to their faith.
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