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Thanks Steve.
Remember us in your holy prayers as well.
Now, back to two more websites.
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This website - St Andrew UGCC in Sacramento [uhc-of-nc.org] - could be great. There aren't a lot of resources but the effort to put the entire site on-line in both English and Ukrainian, side-by-side, was a wonderful idea. Regretably, that may have been its downfall since it must have required a considerable amount of time and effort. The consequence is that the continuity is spotty and there's little to nothing current. 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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Neil, thank you for posting this website! It brought back fond memories, as this was the site of my parish until we moved in 2000 or so. The Ukrainians purchased the property and have fixed it up quite nicely. The temple was formerly a detached garage.
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Dave, Agreed and the sections (excerpted from St Tikhon's "These Truths We Hold - The Holy Orthodox Church: Her Life and Teachings") on such things as Clergy, Vestments, Church Architecture, etc, are a wonderful set of teaching tools. Another site, recently updated I believe (because I do remember the extraordinary photo album, but not some of the other material) is that of Holy Angels Byzantine Church [holyangelssandiego.com] in San Diego. As with St Paul's that Dave referenced above, one could wish for a bit more educationally focused materials - but there are some excellent pieces excerpted from past bulletins that do provide some real substance. Visually, it is a beautiful, beautiful temple and a very nicely done website. Many years, Neil
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I especially like the part on the Devine Liturgy! ;-)
Deeevine!
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I especially like the part on the Devine Liturgy! ;-)
Deeevine! LOL, I couldn't spot that one, Father John, but ... there are some excellent pieces excerpted from past bulletins that do provide some real substance. which could, at a second glance, use some editorial pruning, as there are several excerpted pieces that occur, again and again, as one scrolls through the material. Still, all in all, it's a healthy beginning (and I am drawn, repeatedly, to the extravagant - in a good sense - use of iconography in the temple). Many years, Neil
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Nice to find one of my own parishes to add here. The site is not especially flashy, but it has some nice materials on it, including photos of its icons, each accompanied by a link to the Prologue. (I wish they had provided the photos of the icons in place, so as to be able to visualize the interior, but one cannot have everything - at least not every time). St George Melkite [stgeorge-melkite.org] in Sacramento Many years, Neil
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Yes, St Elias certainly bears mentioning. It's link is to a wonderful resource that many of us have posted over the years. (I wish they'd get rid of that color though. I can't truly name it, but my 6 year old - enamored of all things in the pink spectrum - tells me "it's cran-raspberry juice with vanilla ice cream, Daddy" - and I think she's right  ) Many years, Neil
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I agree about that pink color. Hopefully, the St Elias website will be upgraded someday. I'd love to see some broadcasts of liturgical services from St Elias someday.
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There are services out there--do a search on Youtube.
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Holy Transfiguration Melkite [holytransfiguration.org] in McLean VA, just recently revised their website and did a nice job in doing so (except the gallery link doesn't work from the welcome page, altho it does from all the other ones). Father Joe (Francavilla), the pastor, is an old and dear friend of mine - and, as I just told him in an e-mail, I especially liked his letter to parents reminding them that, if their children were communed and chrismated at baptism, they ought not to be first communicants or confirmands at the Latin school they might attend. Many years, Neil
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I love the website! It would be nice to see some more pictures of the church. By the way, how did you embed the bulletins like that? Very nice.
Elizabeth
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