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To: Alex Murphy

Notice, that was Vespers. It doesn’t say what day of the week. If it was any day other than Saturday and not the vigil of a major feast, an attendance of 12 would be a good turn out even at a big urban church in a traditionally Orthodox country. In the early 90’s, I’m fairly sure the parish in Ben Lomond served Vespers and Orthros (Matins for you Westerners), and maybe even Liturgy, daily. A typical Sunday Liturgy at Ben Lomond during that time period would have had, I’d guess, between 100 and 200 Orthodox faithful.


50 posted on 10/08/2009 7:40:08 AM PDT by The_Reader_David (And when they behead your own people in the wars which are to come, then you will know. . .)
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To: The_Reader_David; Alex Murphy

Bingo.

We have Vespers on Wednesdays, although we sometimes sing Akathist in its stead on Wednesdays if there is a particularly moving story surrounding the Saint whose nameday it is.

Weds night Vespers we usually have 20-25 people there. Or course, we have a Weds night dinner as well...


51 posted on 10/08/2009 8:06:45 AM PDT by Yudan (Living comes much easier once we admit we're dying.)
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