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Apology Hour Saves Young Adult Event
NORTH DAKOTA – Despite narrow votes on both sides, the Church of All Saints of Southwestern North Dakota held its quarterly young-adult social event last week, bringing together the 18-30 crowd from both the Church of All Saints, and the Church of Some Saints of the 29th of February. The young adults shuffled in silently to the walled patio in front of the church. The first to speak was Father Alexander.
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Guide to Orthodox Vocabulary for Catechumens and Converts
From the January, 2012, church bulletin
In Orthodoxy we use a lot of words and phrases that are not common, or are used in an uncommon way, or are from languages other than English. Some of our catechumens and convert families have expressed dismay at learning them. Here’s a handy guide to some of the ones people most commonly trip over.
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A Letter to the Youth Group at All Protestant Convert Saints of North America Orthodox Church
The following letter fell into the hands of the Onion Dome staff. We will not say how.
To the servants and handmaidens of the Lord in the high school youth group at All Protestant Convert Saints of North America Orthodox Church:
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Orthodox Tattoo Parlor Opens in Iowa
IOWA CITY, IOWA – “It’s hard to be young and Orthodox,” explained Bartholomew (“the mad”) Zybek. “We aren’t supposed to act all cool and sullen, since the fruits of the Spirit are peace, love and joy. We have to love our neighbors, even when they act like toddlers on crack. We can’t get up to any hanky-panky before marriage. And we can’t smoke or get worldly tattoos, since our bodies are temples.
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