From Michigan, but studying in Pittsburgh.
There's St. James in Williamston and then Holy Cross in Dorr.
There's St. James in Williamston and then Holy Cross in Dorr.
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cool, I didn't know about the latter. Dorr... cool, is it a mission? It's not on www.orthodoxyinamerica.org. You might want to check into see how you can inform them of you existence???From Michigan, but studying in Pittsburgh.
There's St. James in Williamston and then Holy Cross in Dorr.
yeah, defintely true. You can't beat the big cities. Detroit has quite a few too, although I dont' think it beats Chicago at all!I have a Serbian friend from Chicago and he tells me there are a TON of Orthodox in that area.
Just wanted to say thanks for all the great replies! It is good to hear from people all over the map. I guess I would like the best of both worlds....a good parish where we are comfortable and can grow spiritually as well as the benefits of frequent visits to a monastery where we could establish a rapport with nuns/monks and participate in their rythm of life and volunteer our time.i wouldn't let it dictate where i live per se... However, I would say that 40 miles is actually quite close... as opposed to 3-4 hours (or worse). 40 miles is really nothing at all even if you wanted to go once a month. Im not sure what she meant by "near" but if I said I were looking to be "near" a monastery... one an hour away would be a great blessing.
Oh wow!!!! That's why I recognized Dorr. Geez... I remember reading about your dad's conversion... a year ago or two? I forget. Fodor, Hogg, Fenton... who's the convert of the year going to be next year?Yup, it's a new mission We were established as a mission station about a year ago and just started holding services on our own at the beginning of September.
Originally there were about 30 people who came from Lutheranism and started the mission. In these 8 weeks, average attendance is already up to about 50! There was a family that had been reading about Orthodoxy, and they started to come, and they told friends of theirs, who started to come, and they told friends, etc... By God's grace, things are going remarkably well!
The priest is Fr. Gregory Hogg, my dad, so it's my home base when I'm home from college.
www.holycrossmission.org/
John
Yeah, people volunteer there all the time. Regular joes lie you and me. They seem to really appreciate any help you can give them too. They have big plans and no money... somehow it all happens in God's time anyhow. It's a wonderful monastery.Just wanted to say thanks for all the great replies! It is good to hear from people all over the map. I guess I would like the best of both worlds....a good parish where we are comfortable and can grow spiritually as well as the benefits of frequent visits to a monastery where we could establish a rapport with nuns/monks and participate in their rythm of life and volunteer our time.
Peace in Christ,
Marie
No, it isn't really...Not only do none of the RI Clergy Brotherhood acknowledge its existence, but ROCOR doesn't either.There's one in Rhode Island, at least. It's ROCOR.
I don't know about this number of parishes thing.... aren't a lot of the East Coast parishes empty/dying? I don't know at all - I've only been to the east coast once!
No, not at all. All of the churches I've been to in the DC area are growing. The local GO church is expanding because they can't fit anymore. They have 2 liturgies to fit everyone, one in the church and the other in the fellowship hall. They have over 5,000 families. I've been to a couple down town that were all big, and growing.
I don't know about this number of parishes thing.... aren't a lot of the East Coast parishes empty/dying? I don't know at all - I've only been to the east coast once!
Is the immigrant/cradle Orthodox population growing at your parish, or the convert demographic? If there're a lot of converts, what are many converting from?