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We had a similar situation in my former GC parish. When the pastor wanted to remove the stations, a couple of people who's ancestors donated them complained. The priest offered to give them to the families but them did not want them. Many parishioners were glad to see them go because "they aren't of our rite." They ended up with an SSPX parish somewhere in OH along with the old tabernacle, altar railings which were up in choir loft and a Latin style processional cross. At least they are being used. The donation tags that were below each station were mounted on a plaque and hung in the vestibule.
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John,
That sounds like a wonderful way to handle it.
BTW, I really liked the pic of the dome!
God bless,
Fr. Deacon Daniel
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Father Yaroslav is a wonderful priest with a delightful family who is also very involved in hospital ministry in the area.
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The donation tags that were below each station were mounted on a plaque and hung in the vestibule. I've seen this done before and it often works to quell the (understandable) anguish of seeing the family's historical ties to a parish's early history otherwise disappear. Many years, Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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"Traditional" is in the eye of the beholder. Certainly the Rusyn wooden churches that we all admire were not "traditional" but were a forced deviation.
Our early American eastern churches weren't "traditional" but mostly seemed to be variations of a "master" blueprint. (Brick, rectangular, with a bell tower in the front.) Either that or they were variations of the Roman Catholic gothic style. Sts Peter and Paul in Punxsutawney was an exception.
Our "tradition" is more focused on general interior features, not exterior.
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I've used the beautiful photo of the iconostasis and the exterior photo (pirohi sale sign and all  ) to illustrate St Josephat's entry in the online Directory. Regretably, within the past week, St Josaphat apparently allowed its website subscription to lapse. If anyone knows the liturgical schedule or has the parish email address, I'd appreciate receiving the info, so I can add it to the directory entry. You can post it here, PM me, or email me at ec_parish_webmaster@yahoo.com Thanks. Many years, Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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