Feast of Saint Nicholas Pan-Orthodox Vespers 2009

[Jenx10sen]

Oh, and I have seen wedding photos of the Serbian Church in Fresno, beautiful...they have pews there too.

[Jenx10sen]

Also, even though we have pews, we do not sit in them except during the announcements and the sermon.

[Jenx10sen]

Every Orthodox Church I have been to in California regardless of jurisdiction has pews. I've been to 2 Antiochians parishes (St. Nicholas Cathedral/L.A., St. Barnabas/Costa Mesa), 8 Greek under Constantinople (St. George/Bakersfield, St. George/Fresno, St. Paul/Irvine, St. John/Anaheim, St. Sophia Cathedral/L.A., St. Katherine/Redondo Beach, Annunciation/ Modesto, Assumption/Long Beach , 1 Jerusalem parish (St. Matthew/Milpitas) Only the monastery Life Giving Springs/Dunlap didn't have pews.

[adamantis4657]

This is NOT AN ORTHODOX CHURCH because in Holy Orthodoxy PEWS ARE FORBIDDEN - we do not sit on pews during PRAYER - this would be BLASPHEMOUS.

Women also have to cover their hair 

[Cildara]

What an extraordinary church!

[nopcbinfishoilplz]

Thanks for posting