Wishing all my blog friends a most joyous Feast of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! I’m not sure if the photo caption will show up, so — this is a photo of the Kouvouklion, or Tomb of Christ, at my parish church. I am always ambivalent, at best, about Greek Orthodox practice, but [...]
Archive for April, 2008
Christ is Risen! Христос воскресе!
Posted in Church Life, Orthodox Christianity on April 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
“Greetings! I Am the Priest!”
Posted in Church Life, Music on April 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I hope I don’t wear out “Father Count’s” welcome on this blog, but last night’s experience was a first for me, and I told him I was going to plaster it all over the internet. (He grinned and said, “Uh-oh.”)
Last night, our parish choir was singing the Hymn of Kassiane. Now, this choir [...]
Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh
Posted in Church Life, Orthodox Christianity on April 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »
For whatever reason, I’ve been thinking back a good deal lately, to when I first became Orthodox. Tonight was no exception.
Seventeen years ago, there I was, fumbling around in The Book, desperately trying to keep up with a priest and a chanter who had been doing this thing all their lives, literally. And for some [...]
Four Things About Me
Posted in Personal on April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Cribbed from Philippa.
A) FOUR PLACES I GO OVER AND OVER: Church, supermarket, school, Dad’s.
B) FOUR PEOPLE WHO ENCOURAGED MY FAITH ALONG THE WAY: Fr. Dean, Fr. Basil, Fr. Costin, and all my internet cronies, who are far better Orthodox Christians than I’ll ever be!
C) FOUR OF MY FAVORITE FOODS: hamburger, salmon, rote [...]
Father Count
Posted in Uncategorized on April 12, 2008 | 3 Comments »
(Mimi knows what’s coming.)
Elsewhere on this blog, I have commented about my priest’s Romanian accent, and that he sounds a bit like Count Dracula. But it took my husband to hit the nail on the head: “That’s who he reminds me of, The Count, from Sesame Street!”
In case there is anyone reading this [...]
Can It Really Be?!?!
Posted in home on April 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Mimi wrote me the other day to ask if we still had snow in New Hampshire, and the answer is: Yes and No.
I went to visit my stepfather yesterday. It’s confirmed that he had a mild stroke at the end of last month, and now he needs 24/7 supervision, so yesterday was my [...]
Update on Fr. Costin
Posted in Church Life on April 5, 2008 | 2 Comments »
It occurs to me that it’s been awhile since I posted anything about our “new” priest, who has now been with us for nine months. As you know, I’ve been working three days in the church office, and so far it’s been working out all right, except that over the past seven years, I [...]
The Five Things Meme
Posted in Uncategorized on April 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
At least, I think that’s what it is. That’s what it appears to be. From Emma’s site:
What I was doing 10 years ago:
On my way to a Bachelor of Science in Accounting (which I actually never use, but it was interesting, anyway).
Wondering if the guy my daughter was dating was The One (he was!).
Directing the [...]
Commitment to Loveliness
Posted in family, home on April 1, 2008 | 3 Comments »
It’s either that, or commitment to the funny farm.
Before I Go There (to the topic, not to the funny farm), quick update on Dad: So far, so good. He appears to have had nothing more than a bladder infection, and is responding well to antibiotics. They continue to insist that he’s senile, but [...]
