Glory to Jesus Christ now and forever. Amen
Dear Justin,
I too am a convert and have been ordained a Reader. There are enough dedicated people in the parish that I am not called upon for any liturgical functions. In previous parishes I regularly helped in a variety of ways—which I, having been a pastor—miss. In addition to holding an M.Div I’ve degrees in English and art.
As an Anglo-Catholic I never met a fellow member of the devotional groups I joined. I never had a chance to visit a parish like St. Clement’s Episcopal in Philadelphia (suggest you check their web site). Repeated attempts to make contact with the WR inevitably fail . I live in SW PA and while there are a number of Orthodox parishes most are marginally attended and appear comatose.
. If you would like to see my art site or the OLW you can google or I will supply the addresses. Let me know. Of what jursidciction are you a member, is it WR and does your parish have a web site? Yours in Christ, +George
--- On Mon, 11/2/09, Justin Griffing <griffingjm@gmail.com> wrote:
> From: Justin Griffing <griffingjm@gmail.com>
> Subject: + OrthodoxWest Group + Introduction
> To: orthodoxwest@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Monday, November 2, 2009, 11:00 AM
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> Lest I forget, I am going
> to go ahead and post my
> introduction. My name is Justin Griffing and I live
> in the New England
> region of the US, though I am originally from the Southern
> US. Attempts at
> geneaological research have shown that my father's
> family came to the colonies
> from Wales in the mid 17th century or so. My
> mother's family is from
> England, though I've never been able to quite pinpoint
> when the migration took
> place. I am a convert to Orthodoxy, having been
> received into the OCA
> about eight years ago with a catechumentate of a year prior
> to that and a year
> or two of research into Orthodoxy before that. I was
> raised Southern
> Baptist and most of my family remains Baptist or
> Methodist. My family,
> thanks be to God, has always been supportive of my
> conversion. After
> moving to New England, I have attended a parish of the
> Greek Orthodox
> Archdiocese of America in the Metropolis of Boston, under
> his Eminence,
> Metropolitan METHODIOS of Boston. I was tonsured a
> reader at his
> hand. I have been married to a wonderful woman for
> almost three and a half
> years now. I met her through her father, who is the
> priest of the parish
> here, during my conversion to Orthodoxy after meeting him
> on one of the online
> lists.
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> My interest in the
> Orthodox West group lies in the
> fact that I am an English major with a focus on Anglo-Saxon
> literature and so
> the Orthodox heritage of England is of great interest to
> me. Beyond this,
> I also find it beneficial to be in contact with other
> Orthodox Christians living
> in the West to see how others live out our faith in a
> contradictory, and
> sometimes outright hostile, environment.
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> In Christ,
> Justin
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