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Our church was built by Greek immigrants in 1924; hundredth anniversary coming up.

 

A few years back the local paper did a series on 'work clothes' and interviewed our priest, Fr. Seraphim Majmudar, focussing on the vestments, but showing more of the church.

 

Fr. Seraphim, though a priest of the Greek Archdiocese of America, is the son of immigrants from India, and was raised as a Hindu. He has a very interesting story, which can be found here and there on the internet.

 

Here's the short (2 min.) clip:

 

 

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3 hours ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said:

Our church was built by Greek immigrants in 1924; hundredth anniversary coming up.

 

A few years back the local paper did a series on 'work clothes' and interviewed our priest, Fr. Seraphim Majmudar, focussing on the vestments, but showing more of the church.

 

Fr. Seraphim, though a priest of the Greek Archdiocese of America, is the son of immigrants from India, and was raised as a Hindu. He has a very interesting story, which can be found here and there on the internet.

 

Here's the short (2 min.) clip:

 

 

 

Love it.  An ethnic Indian, converted to Orthodoxy, ordained a priest under the Jerusalem Patriarchate serving in a Greek parish in America.

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Yes, Joe, he's a remarkable man. His first service as a priest was at a women's monastery in Cyprus, where he perfected his Greek. The older Greeks in our parish (I'm not Greek) say that his Greek is better than theirs.

 

He's a California boy; was at U of Cal/Santa Barbara. One day rode his skateboard past an Orthodox church, saw and heard, and the rest is history. His family is high-caste Hindu, and his conversion story is very moving. One can find it online.

 

Our Texans will like this story: He was born in Texas. His parents, both professionals, were recent immigrants. The obstetrician suggested that at least his middle name should be 'American'. He suggested Tex. So his legal name is Nitant Tex Majmudar.

 

We are very, very happy to have him here.

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1 hour ago, Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 said:

Yes, Joe, he's a remarkable man. His first service as a priest was at a women's monastery in Cyprus, where he perfected his Greek. The older Greeks in our parish (I'm not Greek) say that his Greek is better than theirs.

 

He's a California boy; was at U of Cal/Santa Barbara. One day rode his skateboard past an Orthodox church, saw and heard, and the rest is history. His family is high-caste Hindu, and his conversion story is very moving. One can find it online.

 

Our Texans will like this story: He was born in Texas. His parents, both professionals, were recent immigrants. The obstetrician suggested that at least his middle name should be 'American'. He suggested Tex. So his legal name is Nitant Tex Majmudar.

 

We are very, very happy to have him here.

 

Yep.  Sometimes we seem to decline, or is it conjugate, the United Nations.

 

Like this, Paschal Troparion in Appalachian Shape Note style sung in Japanese by a priest in, I think, Pennsylvania

 

 

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Getting ready for more painting.

From the notice:

A large scaffold is being erected in front of the west wall in preparation for its painting. There is still plenty of room in church, since the scaffold is only against the back wall. The painters who will be assisting Father Patrick and Father Moses have arrived in the US yesterday and will be in Santa Rosa next Monday.
 

 

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