The Holy Family Orthodox Church will bring something new to the area as it is the only Western Rite Orthodox church in the northern Shenandoah Valley.Read the rest here.
The Rev. Richard Reed was recently ordained in New York, and is in the process of establishing the parish. He is holding liturgies at 10 a.m. on Sunday mornings in a temporary chapel in his Woodstock home.
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A promising start--head coverings and no pews.
ReplyDeleteOdd choice of name: "Holy Family" is not an Orthodox concept or feast. When will they celebrate their patronal feast-day?
ReplyDeleteHoly Family is a Western Orthodox mission presumably following the Roman calendar, in which case it will celebrate its feast on the Sunday after the Epiphany.
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