... JRS: In Jackson, NJ, at St. Vladimir's Memorial Church, long ago there were some kindly parishioners who decided that the elderly priest ought to have a...
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Father Maximos
FatherMaximos
Feb 7, 2004 11:03 pm
... I have never seen price lists anywhere I have been ( Russia, Egypt, Georgia, the Holy Land and the USA) But I have heard tell of such things. Sometimes...
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RevManduke@...
revmanduke
Feb 7, 2004 10:02 pm
In a message dated 2/7/2004 1:43:14 PM Eastern Standard Time, vrevjrs@... writes: JRS: In particular, the Slavonic Trebnik has a great richness of ...
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Fr. John R. Shaw
vrevjrs
Feb 7, 2004 6:47 pm
... JRS: Not just the Protestants: I think any denomination whatever, except our Church, would present far different finances! And, if the various sects did...
2631
Fr. John R. Shaw
vrevjrs
Feb 7, 2004 6:41 pm
... educated so ... down upon ... JRS: In particular, the Slavonic Trebnik has a great richness of special Molebens for various occasions in life: before a...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 7, 2004 6:18 pm
... the ... ***I think that the sentence would be more accurate if it read "...that most people donate so little." Most people can afford to donate more, but...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 7, 2004 6:18 pm
... ***It does kinda smack of indulgences, doesn't it? Al...
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RevManduke@...
revmanduke
Feb 7, 2004 6:03 pm
In a message dated 2/7/2004 1:00:13 PM Eastern Standard Time, vrevjrs@... writes: There is a constant demand for memorials of the departed, but ...
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Fr. John R. Shaw
vrevjrs
Feb 7, 2004 5:55 pm
... JRS: In many or most places, it seems, Moliebens today have become rare -- as compared to Pannikhidas. There is a constant demand for memorials of the...
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Fr. John R. Shaw
vrevjrs
Feb 7, 2004 5:47 pm
... they ... bills, ... happen even ... JRS: Yes, thank God, there are still such people -- and in fact, they are often the ones who keep a parish afloat! It...
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phillip nina
philivanoff
Feb 7, 2004 4:53 pm
Red herring warning. What an idea... that never has been "an unfortunate Russian custom" of that sort. Soviet, maybe, but not Russian for sure. Phil ... Well,...
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Irene Dmitrieff
irene_in_au
Feb 7, 2004 4:52 pm
... From: "Fr. John R. Shaw" <vrevjrs@...> The truth is, our people, for the most part, still put only $1 in the Sunday collection plate -- and then,...
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Fr. Alexis Duncan
fralexisduncan
Feb 7, 2004 4:47 pm
Nothing. Donations are accepted, but we as Orthodox Christians do not pay for prayer. Unfortunately there are places that have "price lists", but that really...
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bonadykov
Feb 7, 2004 4:46 pm
... In our parish - nothing...
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Romano Byzantine
rbsocc@...
Feb 6, 2004 10:15 pm
What do parishes usually charge for moleibens? Father Timothy...
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Fr. John R. Shaw
vrevjrs
Feb 6, 2004 10:04 pm
... JRS: Perhaps one could say something like this: I know of ROCOR churches where a Pannikhida (or just an added slip at a Pannikhida) cost $65, as of several...
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Father Maximos
FatherMaximos
Feb 6, 2004 9:26 pm
... Well, what can one say? An unfortunate Russian custom...... V. Rev.Archimandrite Maximos <http://monastery.org>Epitropia of the Holy Sepulcher Jerusalem...
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Fr. Alexis Duncan
fralexisduncan
Feb 6, 2004 9:17 pm
$100.00 to have a commemoration read at moleibens?????? Well, what can one say? ... From: Al Green [mailto:aggreenjr@...] Sent: Friday, February 06,...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 6, 2004 9:15 pm
Your reaction warms my heart. Note that the author is a Roman Catholic. Would it not be nice if all adherents of the Latin church were so perceptive about the ...
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Barbara Manninen
barbara_mann...
Feb 6, 2004 4:59 pm
Thank you Al Green for posting this review. My heart beats a little faster today, my spirits lifted, to read about this woman who loved so much! Who cuts...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 6, 2004 2:29 pm
TODAY'S NEWS from http://www.3saints.com The miracle-working icon of the Mother of God "Tikhvinskaya" will visit St. Nicholas Cathedral on March 12-14, 2004. ...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 6, 2004 2:28 pm
A fool for Christ - Mother Maria Skobtsova's faith was passionate, severe, even insane http://www.ncronline.org - Reviewed by JERRY RYAN National Catholic...
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StephenATL/????????
tutorespanol
Feb 5, 2004 6:35 pm
The Cross with a crescent at the bottom does commemorate (Russian) Orthodoxy's victory over (Tartar) Islam. I think the Abbot was just being "politically...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 5, 2004 3:00 pm
The Moscow Times http://www.moscowtimes.ru/stories/2004/02/05/044.html Thursday, Feb. 5, 2004. Page 7 Tax Avoidance Is Theft, Says Orthodox Church By Alex Fak ...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 5, 2004 3:00 pm
Europaica 32 Bulletin of the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions The Socio-Political Relevance of Orthodoxy in Russia ...
2610
Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 5, 2004 2:58 pm
When NASA first started sending up astronauts, they quickly discovered that ball-point pens would not work in zero gravity. To combat this problem, NASA...
2609
Joshua Fraese
jfraese
Feb 5, 2004 2:58 pm
... hope ... I had heard that the crescent was emblematic of the triumph of Christianity over Islam. Does anyone know more about this symbolism? ... Neva's ...
2608
Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 4, 2004 6:28 pm
http://tinyurl.com/32mdc Mass. High Court Rules for Gay Marriage By JENNIFER PETER, Associated Press Writer BOSTON - The Massachusetts high court ruled...
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Fr. John R. Shaw
vrevjrs
Feb 4, 2004 4:11 pm
... JRS: However, Ekaterinburg and St. Petersburg are very different cities, located far apart in Russia. Ekaterinburg (or Yekaterinburg) was the site of the...
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Al Green
canonical_or...
Feb 4, 2004 4:06 pm
from TODAY'S NEWS http://www.3saints.com Cross made of glass installed on a church in St. Petersburg 03.02.2004, YEKATERINBURG, February 3 (www.itar-tass.com) ...
