That's how it was in boot camp!
I'll never forget this one particular Sunday there. Chaplain Butts starts off telling everyone "okay, this is the Eastern Orthodox service. If that's what you were looking for than you're in the right place. Who here is actually Orthodox? (6/12 recruits raise their hands) Great! Who knows how to sing? (1 of the Orthodox recruits and 2 non-Orthodox raise their hands) Great! For the Orthodox recruit, would you mind being the choir today? For the non-Orthodox singers, if you'd like to sing with the choir you are more than welcome to, just follow the Orthodox singer's melody because Orthodox chant is a bit different than Western singing. For everyone else, please sing if you'd like just be sure to follow the flow of our one-recruit choir. Now, do any of the Orthodox recruits know how to read? (I slowly raise my hand saying "kinda") Great! What jurisdiction did you come from? OCA? Cool, here's the Apostle and today's reading go over it a few times and if all you can do is in-tone the reading that's fine; I'm just happy to have a reader and a choir! Now, only the Orthodox may receive Communion, we have blessed bread for everyone else. Please give your church name when you come up to the chalice. Now, Blessed is the Kingdoooooom..."