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**ToifvT5S** · 12-19-2009, 12:46 PM

I was going to ask this question. But I don't think it is because of any of these reasons--most Greek, Russian, and other parishes in the US use English, I believe, and all likewise welcome new converts--trust my experience! Perhaps also we just don't know exactly what proportion of the faithful the converts make up in each jurisdiction.

Not necessarily true. We have alot of Orthodox churches here in Houston and very few of them are 100% english. The more ethnic churches use their ethnic languages. They may have an occassional service a month in english, but by and large, not. Even those that do try to accomodate "American" converts to their ethnic churches still have a high percentage of the Liturgy in the native language.

The OC in America needs to get away from ethnicity and coddling to the immigrants from the Mother lands (not that they don't have a responsibility to coddle them) and pay attention to the english speaking convert wanna-bees in front of them.

Paul

12-19-2009, 12:46 PM	#15
ToifvT5S Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 367 Senior Member	I was going to ask this question. But I don't think it is because of any of these reasons--most Greek, Russian, and other parishes in the US use English, I believe, and all likewise welcome new converts--trust my experience! Perhaps also we just don't know exactly what proportion of the faithful the converts make up in each jurisdiction. Not necessarily true. We have alot of Orthodox churches here in Houston and very few of them are 100% english. The more ethnic churches use their ethnic languages. They may have an occassional service a month in english, but by and large, not. Even those that do try to accomodate "American" converts to their ethnic churches still have a high percentage of the Liturgy in the native language. The OC in America needs to get away from ethnicity and coddling to the immigrants from the Mother lands (not that they don't have a responsibility to coddle them) and pay attention to the english speaking convert wanna-bees in front of them. Paul
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