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To: x5452

In Honolulu: http://www.inclusiveorthodox.org/index.htm (We have moved since then.)
I suppose the "inclusive" should have tipped us off, but we knew practically nothing about Orthodoxy at the time. We thought that "inclusive" merely meant "not ultra-Russian, ultra-Greek, etc." Don't get me wrong, we are more than willing to respect and accomodate ourselves to the ethnic background of the church we will attend (the one in our town is Greek). However, ashamed though I am to admit it, we found the prospect of attending a church where nearly 100% of the parishioners are, say, of Russian descent, rather daunting. When we were still members of a particular Anglican church, there was *one* black family in the entire congregation. Now we know how they felt.


35 posted on 11/19/2005 1:22:50 PM PST by Queen Beruthiel
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To: Queen Beruthiel

Normally we go to an OCA parish (though we're looking t moving to a ROCOR on.

Nearly 100% are Russian or Ukranian decendants but not nearly that many keep such traditions, most cannot even speak Russian (some in the choir can sing slavonic songs they've heard for years but have not idea outside those songs how to speak Russian)


36 posted on 11/19/2005 1:30:21 PM PST by x5452
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