Christ is Risen!
Below find a link to an E Rite Episcopalian parish. Examine it. Go through all the pages. If the ecumenists have their way. this is future they would have for YOUR parish. This is "21st. century orthodoxy." Do you want this? Oppose ecumenism and renovationism in your communities now.
R
http://www.saintgregorys.org/Liturgy/Ph ... index.html
http://www.saintgregorys.org/Liturgy/Ph ... index.html
(Dancing, icons of "malcolm x," and every manner of innovation...)
Love is a holy state of the soul, disposing it to value knowledge of God above all created things. We cannot attain lasting possession of such love while we are attached to anything worldly. —St. Maximos The Confessor
Dancing, icons of "malcolm x," and every manner of innovation...
Yeah, they do indeed have some "innovations". Like a food pantry. Pffh. You'd never see an outreach program like that at a traditionalist Church! Well ok, maybe you would, but you surely wouldn't know it from the way traditionalists talk online. I know of world Orthodox projects, such as the Eastern Orthodox Foundation (and it's sister project, the Eastern Orthodox Foundation of Steel Valley), who help the handicapped, victims of various catastrophies, homeless, abused, etc. I'm sure there are similar projects by traditionalist Churches--not projects just to help Orthodox seasoned citizens who need some assisted living, but projects who help their "neighbors," whether Protestant, Catholic, Jew, or whatever. I'd hope that there are, anyway... but again, from the way that traditionalists online talk, you have to wonder...
Christus Resurrexit!
I'm sure the moslems have plenty of charities too--Maybe they should be emulated? In other words you dig St. Gregory of Nyssa?
R
Love is a holy state of the soul, disposing it to value knowledge of God above all created things. We cannot attain lasting possession of such love while we are attached to anything worldly. —St. Maximos The Confessor
Wow, what a "unique" mixture of different services. They even have umbrellas like the Ethiopian Orthodox Church uses.
The one thing that I was trying to figure out where they got it from was this:
A deacon introduces the tripudium dance step -- Three steps forward, one back.
Maybe that is from the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as well.
I have to admit, kinda chuckling, wrong on my part, but when I read it, I though about it being like a "do the hokey pokey and you turn yourself around, that's what it's all about."
In other words you dig St. Gregory of Nyssa?
What's wrong with St. Gregory of Nyssa (the saint)? I dig him, using your vernacular.
I am assuming you are asking Justin if he digs the St. Gregory of Nyssa Episcopal Church?
Your fellow struggler in Christ,
Rd. Chrysostomos
Christ is Risen!
I think he really digs St. Gregory of Nyssa church--it's very relative after all.
R
Love is a holy state of the soul, disposing it to value knowledge of God above all created things. We cannot attain lasting possession of such love while we are attached to anything worldly. —St. Maximos The Confessor
One of their former deacons, last I heard, was converting to Orthodoxy. This was a few years back but I remember him having a blog discussing why he was making the move. As far as charities are concerned- I think Justin brings up a good point. The Orthodox Church is sorely lacking in them. The Catholic Church has us beat in many respects. Though, we did have a food pantry at my old OCA parish.
