Careers Within Orthodoxy?

[Orthodox Andrew]

I often wonder about what I will be when I get a little older, and it's really hard for me to decide. However, I would really like it to have something to do with Orthodoxy. What kinds of things could I do? Please list as many as you can, thanks.

 

[prodromos]

Monasticism?

 

[Amandine]

There seems to be a lot of Orthodox media (websites, televison programming, newspapers, magazines, and so forth). I'm sure that provides a wide variety of job options. (Take any basic job, I'm sure you can find some way to..uh.."Orthodoxize" it )
-Catherine

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Monasticism?

It's always a thought, but I doubt I could handle it.

There seems to be a lot of Orthodox media (websites, televison programming, newspapers, magazines, and so forth). I'm sure that provides a wide variety of job options. (Take any basic job, I'm sure you can find some way to..uh.."Orthodoxize" it )
-Catherine

That's kind of what I was thinking.

 

[MariaRegina]

Holy Cross - Brookline graduates in the United States don't always become priests. That's the neat thing about Orthodoxy. If a candidate for the priesthood is deemed not to have a vocation to the priesthood, they can stay at the Seminary and look into other jobs, such as music ministry, film and radio ministry, broadcasting, print media, editorial jobs at Orthodox publishing houses, teaching, computer website design, etc. Even women can study at the Seminary and often attend with their husbands who are studying for the priesthood. The Greek Orthodox Church offers a lot of job possibilities to Hellenic and Holy Cross graduates (as well as other college graduates) in the United States.

They even offer scholarships if you agree to work for the Archdiocese (and you don't have to be studying for the priesthood in order to get these scholarships).

Does Canada have a major seminary?

Lovingly yours in Christ our God,
Elizabeth

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Holy Cross - Brookline graduates in the United States don't always become priests. That's the neat thing about Orthodoxy. If a candidate for the priesthood is deemed not to have a vocation to the priesthood, they can stay at the Seminary and look into other jobs, such as music ministry, film and radio ministry, broadcasting, print media, editorial jobs at Orthodox publishing houses, teaching, computer website design, etc. Even women can study at the Seminary and often attend with their husbands who are studying for the priesthood. The Greek Orthodox Church offers a lot of job possibilities to Hellenic and Holy Cross graduates (as well as other college graduates) in the United States.

They even offer scholarships if you agree to work for the Archdiocese (and you don't have to be studying for the priesthood in order to get these scholarships).

Does Canada have a major seminary?

Lovingly yours in Christ our God,
Elizabeth

That sounds pretty great, thanks! I'm going to have to look into what kind of schools we have here. However, I know there is an Orthodox school of theology in Toronto.

 

[Matthias]

Orthodox faith teacher at a high school?

 

[Suzannah]

Andreas,
I know you like to read...what about opening an Orthodox bookstore as a "mission" to your community??? (I'm self employed and love it, so I promote self-employment!)

This is how my church started: A wonderful Orthodox woman found a small storefront and opened her bookstore. She just kept at it, and did not give up and eventually her "store" became a missionary Orthodox church, with a beautiful chapel in the back. And now they have a wonderful priest to lead them and guide them. Think about it!

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Orthodox faith teacher at a high school?

I thought about it, but I don't think I could ever put up with teaching teens.

Andreas,
I know you like to read...what about opening an Orthodox bookstore as a "mission" to your community??? (I'm self employed and love it, so I promote self-employment!)

This is how my church started: A wonderful Orthodox woman found a small storefront and opened her bookstore. She just kept at it, and did not give up and eventually her "store" became a missionary Orthodox church, with a beautiful chapel in the back. And now they have a wonderful priest to lead them and guide them. Think about it!

That really would be something great! I would love to be my own boss and make my own rules. However, one of the main things that is holding back is that I doubt I would want to spend that much time in North America.

 

[Matthias]

LOL, yeah, teenagers can be a bit rough!

 

[MariaRegina]

I thought about it, but I don't think I could ever put up with teaching teens.



That really would be something great! I would love to be my own boss and make my own rules. However, one of the main things that is holding back is that I doubt I would want to spend that much time in North America.

Have you thought of going to the missions through OCMC? - Check the website reference thread we just recently started.

 

[Matthias]

Hi Chanter! What's the time where you are right now? Did you have a nice sleep?

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Have you thought of going to the missions through OCMC? - Check the website reference thread we just recently started.

Very interesting stuff. Thanks, chanter.

 

[II Paradox II]

I often wonder about what I will be when I get a little older, and it's really hard for me to decide. However, I would really like it to have something to do with Orthodoxy. What kinds of things could I do? Please list as many as you can, thanks.

Official Church Barber...

oh, wait... sorry. Probably wouldn't get much work doing that

my apologies if anyone was offended, I just had to say it...

ken

 

[Orthodox Andrew]

Official Church Barber...

oh, wait... sorry. Probably wouldn't get much work doing that

my apologies if anyone was offended, I just had to say it...

ken

I'm offended.

 

[Oblio]

Official Church Barber...

oh, wait... sorry. Probably wouldn't get much work doing that

my apologies if anyone was offended, I just had to say it...

ken

Strictly speaking it is only monastics that are unshorn. Meticulous attention to appearance being a sign of vanity or pride.

 

[Archimandrite Maximos]

The only way one can determine if one has a monastic vocation is to visit a monastery for some significant period of time. It is hard, but ultimately anything worth doing is hard.

In Christ

the sinful monk

+Maximos

 

[II Paradox II]

Strictly speaking it is only monastics that are unshorn. Meticulous attention to appearance being a sign of vanity or pride.

hmm... I always thought orthodox priests also go unshorn for the most part...

ken

 

[Suzannah]

Christ is Risen!
Welcome Maximos!

 

[ChoirDir]

Welcome +Maximos