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From the Choir Director to the Choir at All Saints of Kamchatka Orthodox Church
DATE: 01/15/12
FROM: Elizabeth Blankenship
TO: Kamchatka_Choir_Mailing_List@yahoo.com
SUBJECT: No Practice This Thursday
For those of you not in church this Sunday, or not paying attention, there is no choir practice this Thursday (January 19th). We will resume normal practices on the 26th. It’s important we’re all there on the 26th. We have to learn the new Cherubic Hymn since Father thinks the one we’re using now is sucky, his word not mine.
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Orthodox Chorister Doesn’t Like “When Augustus Ruled”
TACOMA, Wash. – In a move that has sent shock waves through spleens north and south of the Mason-Dixon line, tenor Bob “Reader Alexiy (Alexiy the Tsarevich and Passion-Bearer (or Martyr, Depending Upon Whom You Ask))” Bridges of Holy Redirection Orthodox Church’s choir complained that he didn’t like the traditional Orthodox Christmas hymn, “When Augustus Ruled.”
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Long-Bearded Priest (in a Black Dress)
(apologies to the Hollies)
Saturday night I was downtown,
Working at the IGA.
Wishin’ I could be at vespers,
Where the people stand and pray.
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