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Priests Hold Inaugural Ceremony for ‘Ice Church’ in Mountains of Romania
The Catholic Herald (UK) ^
| 1/30/15
Posted on 01/30/2015 2:42:06 PM PST by marshmallow
The ceremony was attended by Catholic and Orthodox priests
A group of priests celebrated the inauguration of a church made entirely from ice at the Balea Lac resort in the Fagaras mountains of Romania this week.
Romanian Orthodox and Catholic priests as well as Protestant ministers took part in the ceremony.
(Excerpt) Read more at catholicherald.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Catholic; Mainline Protestant; Orthodox Christian; Worship
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To: marshmallow
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:43:19 PM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: marshmallow
Appears to be made of snow.
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:44:42 PM PST
by
Paladin2
To: marshmallow
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:44:44 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Dr. Ursus
And make sure the incense brazier doesn’t melt the altar!
CC
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:45:41 PM PST
by
Celtic Conservative
(Cogito ergo non liberalo: I think, therefore I'm not a Democrat)
To: marshmallow
I’ve seen snow castles, usually at some kind of festival, but this is a new one on me.
To: Paladin2
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:47:01 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Dr. Ursus
LOL!
These ice buildings seem to be quite the tradition in places that cold, though, and I guess most people survive the experience.
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:47:28 PM PST
by
livius
To: livius
Actually snow is a great windproofer and insulator. The temperature does not need to be far below freezing.
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:50:49 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: livius
Otherwise communion would be a problem... winesicles.
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posted on
01/30/2015 2:51:37 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: Dr. Ursus
“Keep the sermon short”
Keep the Baptisms shorter!
To: momtothree
Baptisms would be a challenge wouldn’t they.
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posted on
01/30/2015 3:02:45 PM PST
by
HiTech RedNeck
(Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
To: marshmallow
You’d think they would be wearing hats!
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posted on
01/30/2015 3:17:55 PM PST
by
Tax-chick
("It's always a longer trip when you defy God." ~ Msgr. Charles Pope)
To: HiTech RedNeck
Igloos, right? We all learned that in first grade!
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posted on
01/30/2015 3:21:03 PM PST
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: Loyalty Binds Me)
To: HiTech RedNeck
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posted on
01/30/2015 3:21:24 PM PST
by
miss marmelstein
(Richard the Third: Loyalty Binds Me)
To: marshmallow
So is this a Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant church?
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posted on
01/30/2015 3:32:40 PM PST
by
piusv
To: piusv
at least the parishioners won’t be falling asleep easily during the sermon?
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posted on
01/30/2015 3:56:59 PM PST
by
faithhopecharity
((Brilliant, Profound Tag Line Goes Here, just as soon as I can think of one..)
To: marshmallow
Will Al Gore be invited? Oh, wrong weather!
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posted on
01/30/2015 5:14:19 PM PST
by
Salvation
("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
To: marshmallow
Where would we be without globull warming?
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posted on
01/31/2015 7:10:48 AM PST
by
metmom
(...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith...)
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