What I've learned

[ProScribe]

Orthodox Churches are not commonplace in my area. What I've learned is that Orthodox Churches are hidden and mysteriously out-of-sight from the common buildings and structures that could be easily identified by highway travels or sight seeing trips. They're hard to find. Also, the Bishops are even harder to find. Having a mysterious lack of presence anywhere. The only Orthodox Churches I see are in convenient photos or image searches made in Google search. I only read or hear about such and such from news or media source. Wouldn't you feel a slight disappointment after coming to realize this fact? Such a church would be found in a story or novel.

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[JustinHesychast]

It really depends on where you are. Here in the South, for example, they are hard to find. Only about 6 in Tennessee. Some southern states do not have one. A lot of northern states and California tend to have quite a few Orthodox Churches. Orthodoxy in America is a relatively new thing, the last 100-150 years or so. And the Church is so different from the commonplace Western mindset, it also, in my opinion, a bit difficult to get American converts.

[Xpycoctomos]

www.orthodoxyinamerica.org

[Julina]

^^^ i was just about to post that!

[Xpycoctomos]

Well.. I am a man. you're a woman. Need I say more.


Kidding.. of course :)

(roll over from another thread)

[ProScribe]

Thank you for the link but I'm not interested in a website. I want to see an actual Cathedral or a monumental/historic Orthodox Church. They're in Europe, Russia, and the Middle East but not in America. America, the great land of liberty,liberal values, and moral freedom (salute)

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[Nichole]

Thank you for the link but I'm not interested in a website. I want to see the actual Cathedral or a monumental/historic Orthodox Church. They're in Europe, Russia, and the Middle East but not in America. America, the great land of liberty,liberal values, and moral freedom (salute)

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Dude........what are you talking about? There are many Orthodox churches in America (Greek, Russian, Antiochian, Serbian, OCA, etc.). Those links were posted for you so you could find one near you and attend. We have two near us and then 3 more 2 hours in one direction and 2 more in 2 hours another direction. In the midwest, where we use to live, there were not many......a small parish where the priest comes once a month. Anyway.......I guess you are a bit confusing on your post.

[Xpycoctomos]

Oh, well, that's a history, archeological question. If you are interested in actual Orthodoxy then it won't matter if it is a small mission parish in an abandoned laundromat. ;) Sorry we can't help you with that.

God bless!

[Nichole]

And of course the historical ones you are talking about are in "the East", because that is where Orthodoxy originated. Maybe you could take a vacation and go visit some?!

[ma2000]

Thank you for the link but I'm not interested in a website. I want to see an actual Cathedral or a monumental/historic Orthodox Church. They're in Europe, Russia, and the Middle East but not in America. America, the great land of liberty,liberal values, and moral freedom (salute)

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I think he meant http://www.orthodoxyinamerica.org/lr_v10/locator.php

[Rowan]

Next time you're in Brooklyn, check ouk St. Nicholas on State St.

It's historic enough -- St. Raphael of Brooklyn, one of the pioneers of Orthodoxy in America, was made a Bishop there.

[Mary of Bethany]

K3,

I think you're in Fort Worth. There is a Greek church downtown - I doubt it's hidden away. There's St. Peter and St. Barbara, both on the southwest side.

There are a few parishes - with recognizeable Orthodox architecture - in the mid-cities. There's Holy Trinity GOA in North Dallas. The OCA Cathedral is near downtown. Both are very recognizably Orthodox. Several of the suburban OCA parishes are getting ready to build their own temples.

For an area that hardly had any Orthodox presence outside of the Greek community until 20 years ago - that's not bad. God is working - be patient. :)

Mary

[Xpycoctomos]

Ah, this is K3... okay.

[ProScribe]

I'm not very good with directions.

Really, its hard for me to locate anything without help or someone to travel with.

These are (travelling instructions)

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[Julina]

...there's a Russian Cathedral right by me (in NJ).
what's k3?

[Anhelyna]

ProScribe was - until he locked himself out accidentally - Knowledge3

Most of us abbreviated it to K3 when replying to him

[Julina]

ok