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Old 07-07-2010, 05:17 AM
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Default What days of the week do Eastern Orthodox members go to church?

Are there any Eastern Orthodox people out there? What days of the week do you go to church? How long are the services? What time of day are they? I want to know all of this because I want to go to and Eastern Orthodox Church. Do I have to be baptized before I can even go to the church? Please answer. ^_^ It'll be cool! I can't give you a cookie, but you will get points.
Jared D, I don't understand a word you just said and I don't think anyone else will understand either. Just because you reject God doesn't mean you need to reject grammar, too.
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Old 07-10-2010, 05:17 AM
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Wow, you think atheists have got it all wrong, but it seems like Christians can't even remind each other what color underwear they have on.

edit: The grammar in the preceding sentence is flawless. Your logic is beyond flawed; stop making yourself look stupid.
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Old 07-12-2010, 05:17 AM
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I was an Orthodox church goer some years ago. So people go to church, in Russian tradition, on Saturday evenings for Night service (often from 6 PM to 8), and pray and confess at that time if they want to take the communion the day after. Then Sunday morning is the day of the weekly liturgy (they don't like calling it mass like Catholics), beginning at 9 AM and ending at 12. People feel free to show up at any time between the beginning of the service and the end. During Lent time, the 40 days before Easter, people often go everyday to church, and fast and pray. There are at least 200 days of fasting in Orthodoxy, some of total fast, others of abstinence (from animal fat, meat, wine, fish, oil...)

You can go to any Orthodox church and pray there, even if you are not baptized. If on the other hand, you want to become a member of the community and take the communion, you'll have to be baptized and accepted officially by the church. Even if you're not baptized, you'll be given a piece of bread at the end of the services, with a blessing. This bread is not the communion, more like a cookie and a blessing from the priest.
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Old 07-16-2010, 05:17 AM
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I am a member of the Indian Orthodox Church and we have parishes all around the world.

Sunday morning is the prime worship time. Normally it begins at 7.30 AM and ends at 10.30 AM. There are prayers every evening at 6.00 PM. Our church teaches us to pray seven times a day. Wednesdays and Fridays are considered holy days in addition to Sunday and the Church asks us to abstain from non veg food during these days. There is no compulsion on anything by the Church as everything is left to the believer's choice. Church observes 50 days lent which ends with Easter, 25 days lent ending with Christmas, 15 days lent, 8 days lent in the name of St. Mary and 3 days lent remembering Jonah.

The holy mass is truly a journey through bible as it starts with old testament and ends up with blessings by the priest. It is truly the best form of worship as compared to other Churches. If you want to have holy communion, you must become a member of the Church. There is no issues in attending Church services for anyone.
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