After seven years of seeking and prayer I was accepted as a Catechumen at the liturgy this evening. It was a wonderful ceremony and the beginnings of a genuine homecoming. I'm actually joining the Coptic Church (British Orthodox Church) but although you might not be aware of it the answers and feedback I've had here on TAW has really helped me in this process, so just wanted to say thank you!
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May God bless you all of the days of your life because you want to enter into His Church! You can change your icon whenever you want if you fell you are Orthodox 
But I would wait until Chrismation to make it more "official"! God bless you again!
But I would wait until Chrismation to make it more "official"! God bless you again!
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You can always write something under your name to identify your Church?
Personally I waited until I was baptized. Nothing says you have to though? You have certain "Orthodox rights" as a catechumen ... God forbid of course, but as a matter of information, a catechumen who dies is given an Orthodox funeral, and that isn't possible for others outside the Church.
But it was something I wanted to wait until I was officially received into the Church. I was afraid I'd be too likely to accidentally misrepresent the Church, and I didn't want to risk that, especially since I wasn't even baptized.
Personally I waited until I was baptized. Nothing says you have to though? You have certain "Orthodox rights" as a catechumen ... God forbid of course, but as a matter of information, a catechumen who dies is given an Orthodox funeral, and that isn't possible for others outside the Church.
But it was something I wanted to wait until I was officially received into the Church. I was afraid I'd be too likely to accidentally misrepresent the Church, and I didn't want to risk that, especially since I wasn't even baptized.
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