Sorry I'm posting so much, but I've had a ton of questions on my mind. I've been a part of the Orthodox-Convert list on Yahoo for more than year, but I'm tired of folks who want to read and debate about Orthodoxy, but not actually experience it.
What do y'all think about couples who don't get married in their home parish? Of the five couples getting married in my parish this year, and the four that are getting married in our city, only two are getting married at our parish (one couple got married out of town to be near the bride's family). Our building now has room for 200 or a little more, since we ripped the pews out several months ago, but instead, for the two weddings, we'll have to drive more than a hour to monastery in our town's far, far north suburbs. It just seems as if our parish "isn't good enough" for the grand wedding. I guess it just smacks of something, I can't figure out, that doesn't sit well with me.
Theodora Elizabeth
I think that the Priest's rule is a really fantastic idea, btw. 