Divine Liturgy at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church 08/02/09

[sawman3333]

Hey I know that church! :)

[hartmanalen]

Hristos a Inviat !!!

[x6801]

good to see orthodoxy flourishing in the US

[warszawianka]

Interesting that the Creed is spoken. Every OCA church I have attended sings it. On the other hand, every Antiochian church I have attended speaks it. Traditions develop over the years...

[GREEKxISLANDxGAL]

ahhh ok. thanks, I didn't know that! 

[OrthoArchitectDU]

@GREEKxISLANDxGAL It is a tradition in the Orthodox Church that if you have bells, to sound them at different points in the service, most notably during things like the Creed, the Anaphora, and other points...

[OrthoArchitectDU]

@GREEKxISLANDxGAL There are also multiple websites you can check out that have more information, just Google Orthodox Bell Ringing. The OrthodoxWiki site has a good article on it. There are also many YouTube videos with bells in Orthodox Churches.

[GREEKxISLANDxGAL]

why does a bell keep going off? we don't have that at my church...

btw the choir is really good. my church choir isn't that good :-/

[1Thorefan]

@GREEKxISLANDxGAL Isn't it rung for the twelve articles of faith in the creed?

[warszawianka]

@1Thorefan It is in our church. We ring it 12 times at the conclusion of the Sixth Hour (the call to prayer - blagovest), during the Creed, and also during the consecration of the Gifts ("We praise Thee...")

[GREEKxISLANDxGAL]

why does a bell keep going off? we don't have that at my church...

[Presbyter3]

Keeping the camera still would have been nice.

[OrthoArchitectDU]

Sorry it isn't still, but not much I could do since I was standing and holding it for a long period of time...