A thought

Nikodemus · Post by **Nikodemus** » Wed 21 September 2005 1:09 pm

Did you know that there exist not one single traditionalist orthodox church in whole Scandinavia? Don´t you think it is time for some traditional jurisdiction to start a mission here?

OrthodoxyOrDeath · Wed 21 September 2005 1:29 pm

Many times missions are started by a few people just like you.

Priest Siluan · Post by **Priest Siluan** » Wed 21 September 2005 5:24 pm

it is Correct

Anastasios · Post by **Anastasios** » Wed 21 September 2005 8:23 pm

Forgive my ignorance, but isn't Sweden considered Scandanavia? If so, you could attend one of the two or three parishes of Metropolitan Cyprian that exist there.

http://www.synodinresistance.gr/Dioikis ... denen.html
http://hem.passagen.se/ortodoxi/

I don't like the fact that he is aloof from the lawful Synod of Archbishop Chrysostomos II, but when you don't have a huge selection to choose from, this might be a good fit at least temporarily.

Anastasios

尼古拉前执事 · Wed 21 September 2005 8:31 pm

S'prazdnikom

We have one in either Sweden or Switzerland, I forget which off hand.

Грешник · Post by **Грешник** » Wed 21 September 2005 9:39 pm

Sweeden if I am not mistaken Father Deacon.

Nikodemus · Post by **Nikodemus** » Thu 22 September 2005 8:42 am

Scandinavia is the name of the northern countries in Europe...more specifically: Sweden, Norway, Island and Denmark

Finland used to be Swedish territory and many people still speak swedish there.

Sweden also have a historical connection to Russia...not just through war, since in there actually existed russian orthodox monasterys in Island like Gotland (a Island that has the place of Crete in the Baltic Sea). The first saint in sweden was Ingegerd who late became shema nun under the name of Anna and is now venerated as Holy Anna of Novgorod.

I have noticed that several americans confuse Sweden with Schweiz. And there are some resemblances. Both countries are very small and wants to be neutral in war. Sweden is though a germanic country, while Schweiz is both germanic and frensch.

We only have Cyprianos here, but I was in first hand thinking of GOC or ROAC. We have many greeks in sweden. I myself is 50% percent greek on my fathers side, and many russians (my wife is russian), and many swedish converts. So a traditional priest would have much work to do here.