Monday, May 07, 2012

 

HOUSTON: Cowboys & Cassocks


For the locals and those staying through Sunday following the Parish Life Conference in Houston!  

Buy tickets ONLINE.

Or, call the church office - 713.973.7001 - to reserve tickets.

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Sunday, May 06, 2012

 

Priest Needed

Dear Priest,

Greetings to you in Jesus Name. Please may i know your availability to attend my child's naming ceremony as my Wife and I have both agreed to have the naming done by a Priest. Please may i know your location so that i can factor out how to convey you to the venue and have your effort well appreciated by a bountiful love offering. Hope to hear from you soonest.


Best Regards

(A real email found in my real Spam Folder.  Unreal.)

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Tuesday, May 01, 2012

 

HOUSTON: Assembly of Bishops Research Coordinator



Alexei D. Krindatch, Research Coordinator for the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America will present the Keynote Address at the 8th Annual DOWAMA* Parish Life Conference - Hosted by St Joseph Church - at the Westin Galleria.
* - Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America 

The title of the Keynote:  Orthodox Reality in America.

Mr Krindatch will also present a workshop:  Ten Facts about US Orthodox Churches from the FACT study.

Register TODAY. 

Click HERE for Mr Krindatch's Bio and a list of other scheduled speakers. 

The workshop will utilize new - never published or discussed - data on US Orthodox parishes in general and AOCA churches in particular. These data are from the FACT survey (Faith Communities Today) which was major US national interdenominational survey in which three Orthodox churches participated: GOA, OCA and AOCA. In the case of AOCA, about 100 parishes participated and completed extensive questionnaires reflecting on various aspects of the local parish life.

The workshop in question would address the following areas of parish life:
- Demography
- Parish-based programs and activities
- Ecumenical involvement
- "Style" of worship 
- Finances (including impact of 2008-2009 recession on parish life).

The workshop will also compare:
- situation of AOCA parishes versus OCA and GOA churches
- situation of US Orthodox parishes versus other American Christian denominations.



Alexei D. Krindatch, Research Coordinator
Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America
www.assemblyofbishops.org
Office: 510-647-9427 Cell: 773-551-7226
Ongoing research and information on Orthodox Christianity in the USA: www.orthodoxreality.org

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My Beloved Christians,

Christ is Risen!

With the help of God we celebrated this year again the great days of the salvific Passion and the glorious Resurrection of our Lord.

However, despite the great blessings of these days, temptations were not absent. Thus, during Holy Week, the so-called Jehovah's Witnesses launched in the region of Mesogeion and Lavriotiki proselytizing activity among Christians, with the purpose of confusing and acquiring unsuspecting followers.

What is even more unfortunate is that along the same lines others were moving, purporting to be preachers of the Gospel and self-proclaimed Christians, that is, followers of the Lord Jesus; people that we are supposedly in dialogue with for mutual understanding, were the same "deceiving and deceived", in the middle of Renewal Week, in the area of Pallini and Pikermiou, sent phone messages by SMS, in an effort to attract "friends" who belong to the blessed body of our holy Church, to possibly include them in their religious organization, what they call "Abundant Life", in order to, as they write, "save people".

These, known by the name Evangelicals, have...
 
Read it all HERE.
 
 

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