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Interesting

Posted by Herman on 7/15/2011, 2:37 pm, in reply to "Re: Sooo..."
Message modified by user Herman 7/15/2011, 2:40 pm

All I know is that our parish, which just finished a NEW BUILDING, appears to be growing, because of people who are NOT immigrants, but are running AWAY from "contemporary" "relevant" feel-good services for the timeless, eternal worship of Orthodoxy. Our priest wears traditional vestments, we do serve Orthros (lightly attended I do admit but we don't let that stop us) and we try to present a Faith uncompromised and people seem to be responding.





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