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my church (uk) does about half in english and the rest mostly in arabic (some people are new or refugees from eritrea who came via sudan and speak arabic) and a bit in coptic. we have visitors fairly often, and the translations are on the projector.…
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He should discuss with his FOC, as the priest is the one to understand his spiritual needs. You can put on a lot of weight eating peanuts, as they are 50% fat, or chips (i eat quite a lot of chips during fasting periods to prevent weight loss, espec…
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lovely posts. i will join my small prayers to yours. may God transform our lives to be more like Him so our loved ones and the people we pass in the street will be blessed by our lives and our prayers. People are often touched by our witness more th…
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welcome, andrew. i've been to an antiochian church, the theology is the same but our liturgical prayers are not 'hidden', so everyone can join in and worship. the hidden prayers were a fairly late development in the history of liturgy, i, personally…
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thanks all for your answers. andrew (i hope you don't mind me shortening your 'name'!) in which country were the monasteries you mention? superman(bam), i'm so glad u write icons and not me! ;)
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it's because you tell a story as you paint the icon, including things like symbols appropriate to the saint (a lion for saint mark, for example), small mouths as a sign of humility and willingness to learn etc. if i was painting what i thought saint…
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thanks for your concern, the_least, i discuss all dogma/ doctrine issues with abouna or my friends who are church servants, and often i tell people in the other churches about our church and stimulate their interest. i recommend people who visit ot…
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about resuscition, not resuscitating someone is NOT the same as killing them. if someone has a terminal illness, the decision not to try and re-start their heart with a defibrillator or their lungs with a ventillator is a decision that recognises th…
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thank you for your explaination. are you EO? it is great to have your insight. i think i will continue to do left to right in EO churches and right to left in catholic and OO churches. (i am coptic but i like to visit other churches).
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150 dollars is a lot cheaper than the ones i saw in moscow airport. i suppose the price varies from place to place. i met an antiochian priest who complained they were too expensive, so i guess i should send him to egypt! thanks 4 yr answers :)
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going to take a look. not sure i can do short answers though! ;)
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i have but i am quite old ;) u should definately read it, and i agree the new testament is a good place to start. there are children's Bibles as well which have some of the main parts of the Bible in simple language with nice pictures and we should…
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i don't want to say if it's wrong or not, u can't say that unless u know the context of this church, which obviously i don't. but for all those affected i want to say, trust in God. He knows your pain. it is only He who can comfort you when u feel u…
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this sounds great! what time will it be (approx) in what time zone? will there be a recorded program for those of us in other time zones to watch? it is a great subject and we should all discuss it (and then do it!) :)
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nice point, superman(bam)! i think the query about communion is that you're not supposed to wear lipstick if you take communion, something about 'eating' the lipstick (some of it will come away when you swallow) together with the precious body and b…
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ok, so maybe u would like us to pray for u so that when u come to post it, it won't be a problem anymore! like the king who asked daniel, 'what was the dream i had and what is it's interpretation?' may God give u rest and refreshing and pray for me …
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good news for the church in north america: this video from sept 08 was found by my friend, and shows jim baker, the architect of the prosperity gospel, which deceived a lot of american protestants, repenting of his sins, and saying the message he…
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the least, this is so true. ioannes, i pray for you. please pray for me too in my weakness.
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thank you john_s2000 and may God bless you and your family as well mabsoota
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like i said, cool people :D
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thanks for your thoughts, father peter, we will try to take good care of the enquirers who visit us :)
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lovely post, egypt45. hos erof, i'm sorry i can't upload my paper version of the british orthodox liturgy, but i can describe it briefly. this is how it sounds from a coptic perspective: it is a bit shorter (never mind!) ;) and the order looks like…
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hey, i took catholic communion as a protestant (i didn't know about the rules in those days) and am still alive ;) i think it's not such a big deal. i'm not saying our communion is not a big deal, if i thought that i wouldn't have spent so much tim…
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mmm, perhaps this is a bit too much critism for a public forum. anyway, what i think he meant to say is that we can't just stand back complacently and think 'i was born coptic and baptised so i'm sorted'. from what i have seen, the church is doing o…
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amin amin amin! lets start working together first, then each area will soon see which way they should go with regards to liturgy etc. so, i have a challenge for you all! he he, i always like to challenge people ;) when did you last go to a differ…
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hi ashamed and ep chois nai nan, keep up the good work, don't despair, keep living for Jesus, we love you :) pray for me too in my weakness.