Christ is SIMPLY Risen!

Christ is RISEN!

Or is it
CHRIST is Risen!

Or, maybe
Christ IS Risen!

Orthodox are a peculiar lot; where else would you find folks arguing over which syllable to stress in proclaiming the Lord’s Resurrection?

Christ is RISEN!

CHRIST is Risen!

Christ IS Risen!

Oh, no, it’s not heard so much in English – I mean, hey, most of us are new to this whole thing, we’ll take your word for it …

But, among Middle Easterners, if you say Al Masseh Qam! — you’ll hear anything from stuff like: Haqqan Qam … to Hock EN Qam … to Hock-n’am.

How they say it depends on which part of the Middle East they are from. (And which part of the Middle East they’re from may determine whether they’ll correct you or not.)

Then there’s that whole nuther accent which sorta sounds like Elvis is not home!

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St Peter the Aleut Summer Camp

The following notice was sent to me by Matushka Elizabeth Perdomo …

St. Peter the Aleut
Orthodox Summer Camp
Monday June 29th – Friday July 3th, 2009

UPDATE: Get it all HERE.

St. Peter the Aleut Orthodox Summer Camp (since 1993) serves the OCA Diocese of the South, Southcentral Deanery and any other Orthodox youth and their friends who would like to attend. Camp will again be held at the YMCA Camp Grady Spruce at Possum Kingdom Lake, South of Weatherford, Texas (about 2 hours S. of Ft. Worth).

Dates: Monday, June 29th (after Lunchtime) – Friday, July 3th (after Breakfast). Note: Everyone will be home on Friday afternoon, before the 4th of July weekend.

Cost: $260.00 per person (per youth, junior or senior counselors or adult chaperones) PRIOR to JUNE 1st. After June 1st: $280.00 per person. In addition to younger campers, older youth, college students and adults or parents are needed as camp staff. Note: It is recommended that another $10.00 be sent per student, for meals while traveling to and from camp.

Camper Participant Ages: About 3rd Grade through 12th Grade (Ages 8 – 18) – Children need to be of an age and maturity capable of being away from home for overnights and of caring for their basic needs.

Camp Staff: Older Teens, College Students, Young Adults and Parents are needed to serve as Junior and Senior Camp Staff.

Space Limitations: Camper Spaces are Limited, so Register SOON! You Must Register Prior to the Cut Off Date of June 22nd.

Registration Packets: Packets include: Items to Bring, Medical Information, Registration Form, Parent Release, etc. It is very important to complete and return these as soon as possible! All forms can be found online HERE. If you need camp scholarships, please speak to Fr. John Anderson to see if any are available.

Location: Go HERE for information and driving directions. Camp activities include swimming, canoeing, sailing, shooting, archery, horse back riding, crafts, fellowship, prayers, liturgical services, spiritual sessions and much, much more!

Information: For more information, send any email questions to Father Antonio Perdomo at padreantoniop@aol.com or call Father John Anderson in Dallas at: 214-528-3741. Make payment checks out to St. Seraphim Cathedral, earmarked “Summer Camp” and mail payment along with registration packet forms to Fr. John Anderson, c/o St. Seraphim Orthodox Cathedral, 4112 Throckmorton, Dallas, TX 75219.

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He is Risen — INDEED versus TRULY

Father Andrew Damick wades into the real meat of the Paschal matter —

When someone says Christ is Risen!

Should we respond Indeed or Truly He is Risen?

Regardless, please don’t verbalize HAS.

Read it.

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Antiochians … Running on Empty

Now that the Metropolitan and Bishops of the Antiochian Archdiocese have met — statement here — I am repeating the teaser (below) for this week’s Orthodixie Podcast …

Christ is Risen!

So, there I sat …

I was sitting in a dark room and tied to a chair, when suddenly:

Whoooosh!

Bright lights were shining in my eyes so that I couldn’t see my surroundings.

A strange voice asked: “So, Fr Joseph, what is your opinion on the current state of affairs in Antioch?”

The wha-? I replied.

“Oh, you know exactly what I’m talking about … it’s all over the Internet … it was in your parish bulletin … you’ve heard all the chatter … why have you not commented on the current controversy in the Antiochian church?”

There I sat, being interrogated by this menacing man about my opinion on the current state of affairs, when into the room burst none other than …

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Blue, Blue, Blue … Pascha


Following the Paschal Agape Vespers on Sunday afternoon, we headed out toward Chappell Hill, Texas, to take in the Bluebonnets.


Does this dress make me look fat?


She looks better in a dress anyway.


The teen is missing, but the dog subs.


Life as an eleven year old boy in Texas …


… is probably twice as nice when you’re a soon-to-be-seven girl.


Happy Bright Friday!

Christ is Risen!

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