Militants of TAW starting January 2006 (Introduction Thread)

[Constantine_Orthodox]

Thank you. I agree

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Here is the Info that would be good to post:

1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional)
2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.)
3. Status: Cradle Orthodox, Convert, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean that you have started attending an Orthoodox Church and meeting with the Priest or someone they designate to teach you about the faith)
4. Any other interesting pits of information you want to share such as: marital status, children, pets, hobby's, church activies such as singing in the choir, etc.

Thanks.

Greetings.My name is Steve and I live in Texas. I have just converted to Orthodoxy recently so I suppose I am still in the "cradle" though I have been in JESUS since 2003.
Been married to my present wife since '74 and I would have to say my hobby is studying Hebrew and Greek of the Bible.
Haven't attended a church in almost a year, the last one being a Pentecost church [coincidentally the same one my wife and I were married in, though at that time I was more agnostic].
Anywho, that is just a short summary of me and hope I will be welcomed on TAW by others here. God bless

 

[Kristos]

Greetings.My name is Steve and I live in Texas. I have just converted to Orthodoxy recently so I suppose I am still in the "cradle" though I have been in JESUS since 2003.
Been married to my present wife since '74 and I would have to say my hobby is studying Hebrew and Greek of the Bible.
Haven't attended a church in almost a year, the last one being a Pentecost church [coincidentally the same one my wife and I were married in, though at that time I was more agnostic].
Anywho, that is just a short summary of me and hope I will be welcomed on TAW by others here. God bless

Really? That's great! I thought you were just messin' with people by changing your faith icon.

Where in TX? I went to A&M

 

[LittleLambofJesus]

Really? That's great! I thought you were just messin' with people by changing your faith icon.

Where in TX? I went to A&M

Austin......ex- UT Longhorn fan...."hook 'em horns" "gig the aggies"!

 

[Kristos]

Can we still be friends?

 

[Rhamiel]

I am so happy for you Steve, how long have you been thinking about the Orthodox Church? In GT you always seemed favorable to it but I never would have thought you would seriously think about converting, how is your family reacting to the news?
how close are you to the local Orthodox parish? have you met with the priest yet? have you gotten a prayer rope yet?

 

[nestoj]

Greetings.My name is Steve and I live in Texas. I have just converted to Orthodoxy recently so I suppose I am still in the "cradle" though I have been in JESUS since 2003.
Been married to my present wife since '74 and I would have to say my hobby is studying Hebrew and Greek of the Bible.
Haven't attended a church in almost a year, the last one being a Pentecost church [coincidentally the same one my wife and I were married in, though at that time I was more agnostic].
Anywho, that is just a short summary of me and hope I will be welcomed on TAW by others here. God bless

In my book, you're always welcome to TAW brother - Orthodox or not. May God protect and uphold you on His path.


Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord of Sabaoth, heaven and earth are filled with Thy glory. Praise the Lord in the highest! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!

 

[Dn Patrick]

1. Brian, but my middle name is Patrick and that's what I use at church. (St. Patrick of Ireland, March 17)
2. OCA
3. Convert
4. Married with three beautiful college-age children. I was ordained a deacon in 2007.

 

[jamescarvin]

1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional)

James, James

2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.)

OCA

3. Status: Cradle Orthodox, Convert, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean that you have started attending an Orthoodox Church and meeting with the Priest or someone they designate to teach you about the faith)

Converted in 1992. Had been RC/charismatic and have attended, even Post-Orthodoxy many Protestant denominations and non-denominations to accomodate the wider interests of my family members. Was originally introduced to Orthodoxy through a Ukranian group but moved over to the Antiochians in 1995, where I was chrismated and married canonically. So I suppose you should count me as Orthodox from 1995 instead. My move to the OCA was in 2009, after I discovered there was a new mission nearby. This would have always been my preference.

4. Any other interesting pits of information you want to share such as: marital status, children, pets, hobby's, church activies such as singing in the choir, educational background, what you do for a living, etc

I attended an RC seminary for four years and an Orthodox seminary for two. Occassionally I serve as a cantor.

I have been married since 1990 (if you count the non-canonical years) or since 1995 if you want to count only the "legitimate" years under canonical Orthodoxy. We have two children. One fit beautifully into an altar boy robe about a month ago, but the poor priest hadn't realized he had Asbergers syndrome, (with its accompanying ADD), before fitting him into it and trying him out for a liturgy. He was called up while I had my back to him for a few seconds and then it was just too late. He hasn't been called up since. My other son's only interest in coming is to demonstrate to one of his skater-boy friends that the cantor at our church is even funnier than the one in his own. The ironic thing is she is much better than I am and on the day he invited his friend, the regular cantor was out of town and who was there to chant but me?

Both sons have very strong wills but for completely different reasons. Father Philip, our priest, pointed out to me that the type of cleansing in Psalm 50/51 is that of a Hebrew laundry - so they beat the dirt out with a fuller's club. Now when I say "exaleiupson to anomima mou" I know to think of being beaten by a fuller's club. And I can think of my patron saint's martyrdom. I'm sure the apples don't fall far from the tree. How else can you deal with strong wills?

Grateful for such great mercy and patience

 

[SeraphimSarov]

Wow, I never did this! Here we go...

1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional)
Seraphim

2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.)
ROCOR... ftw!

3. Status: Cradle Orthodox, Convert, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean that you have started attending an Orthoodox Church and meeting with the Priest or someone they designate to teach you about the faith)
Convert

4. Any other interesting pits of information you want to share such as: marital status, children, pets, hobby's, church activies such as singing in the choir, etc.
Married, no children, altogether too many cats, ham radio operator, marathon runner, hope to be a priest someday.

 

[DesertRat62]

Name: Loren (Methodios)
Jurisdiction: Antioch
Convert
Married with 5 children (11-19)
Teach church school, serve in altar, parish council.
Bureaucrat.

 

[-Kyriaki-]

I never got around to doing this despite being here for three years or so

1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional)
Kyrie is my legal name. For Kyrie-Eleison. My parents are slightly nuts, yes. Baptised Kyriaki.

2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.)
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia

3. Status: Cradle Orthodox, Convert, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean that you have started attending an Orthoodox Church and meeting with the Priest or someone they designate to teach you about the faith)
Convert, baptised Holy Saturday 2008.

4. Any other interesting pits of information you want to share such as: marital status, children, pets, hobby's, church activies such as singing in the choir, etc.
I'm not engaged yet but past the "dating" stage, it's a bit weird. His name is Andrew and he's our parish neokoros and I love him to bits. No kids, would love a bunch one day. Andrew wants a few as well. I have a very fluffy half-ragdoll cat called Koukla, who is obnoxious but adorable enough for us to keep her. I stitch, a lot, usually fine embroidery and petit point with a nice dose of straight cross stitch (on linen) thrown in. Do not mention aida around me or I will have a heart attack

I'm at college studying linguistics, and enjoying that most of the time. And I've been lurking here since early 2007, posting since June or so.

 

[HandmaidenOfGod]

So despite being on this forum for 5+ years, somehow I've missed this...

1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional)

Maureen. (Means "little Mary" in Irish)
Patron Saint: The Theotokos

2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.)

Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the USA (Under the eparchy of the Ecumenical Patriarch.)


3. Status: Cradle Orthodox, Convert, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean that you have started attending an Orthoodox Church and meeting with the Priest or someone they designate to teach you about the faith)

Cradle that took a detour through the Baptist Church and came back home.

4. Any other interesting pits of information you want to share such as: marital status, children, pets, hobby's, church activies such as singing in the choir, etc.

Marital status: Single, never married

Children: No

Pets: One very stubborn tuxedo cat.

Hobby's: Hiking, cooking, reading about history and theology

Church activities: Maintaining parish website, running parish library, singing in the choir, activities director, whatever task my priest thinks to give me this week.

Other: After working 9 years in Telecom, I'm currently going back to school full time to pursue my BA in History and my MA in Education at the same time.

 

[mysho44]

1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional)
2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.)
3. Status: Orthodox, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean that you have started attending an Orthoodox Church and meeting with the Priest or someone they designate to teach you about the faith) Inquirer (not yet fully serious but interested.)
4. Any other interesting bits of information you want to share such as: marital status, children, pets, hobby's, church activies such as singing in the choir, educational background, what you do for a living, etc, IM information can be shared if you are willing to have anyone here add you.


1) Christian
2) Bulgarian Orthodox Church - Sofia Eparchy
3) At the moment I am an inquirer, but the more I inquire the more serious I become
4) I have a BA and MA in History and am waiting to start a PhD. Am also an avid soccer fan.

 

[ProtectionofMotherofGod]

1. Real first name or Nameday Name (this like everything is optional)
2. What jurisdiction your parish is in. (OCA, Greek, etc.)
3. Status: Cradle Orthodox, Convert, Catecumen, Serious Inquirer (by this we mean that you have started attending an Orthoodox Church and meeting with the Priest or someone they designate to teach you about the faith)
4. Any other interesting pits of information you want to share such as: marital status, children, pets, hobby's, church activies such as singing in the choir, etc.


1.Masha
2.OCA
3.Cradle
4.Married, children, newest child is a dog, taught Sunday school X 18 years, sing in choir, make ethnic food for festivals, bake prosphora, run errands for parish and priest, spread love!

 

[Apophatic80]

1. Ignatius

2. Antiochian

3. Convert from the Church of Rome

4. I hope to become a Sub-Deacon and then complete the St. Stephan's course then end up a full fledged Deacon. I work in the Unemployment System (we're kinda busy)

 

[St.PaultheApostle]

1. Paul
2. OCA
3. Cradle
4. I am a single guy who is a full-time student. I enjoy reading, video games, theology, and watching tv. I am an active member of the Orthodox
Church and an acolyte.

 

[Rafaela]

My Hebrew name is Rafaela.
Just began attending Serbian Orthodox Church
Like to read and knit/crochet for others

 

[MariaRegina]

My Hebrew name is Rafaela.
Just began attending Serbian Orthodox Church
Like to read and knit/crochet for others

Welcome to TAW. I also like to crochet for others and sew flannel pillowcases.

 

[Megaloskhemos]

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