Last Sunday in my parish here in CA a young lady entered in a sleeveless dress and one of the senior ladies walked up to her and placed a shawl around her shoulders. The look on the young lady’s face was priceless. Its an awesome thing when the elder ladies of a parish take charge of the young ones and set them straight.
I grew up protestant and as a young man i didnt dare walk into services without a button down shirt and a tie on. Now its flipflops and shorts... Sigh.
Oh well, I’m happy I’m Eastern Orthodox now.
I heard of a church that offered wraparound skirts as well as shawlls to scantily dressed women.
I’d love to give one to a 40+ woman who wear skirt much too short for her.
I’ve never been to an Eastern Orthodox church, but a Brother once told me there are very strong traditions still in practice there, such as bread in wine at Communion.