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A personal welcome...
I welcome you to Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church; I pray that your visit will be a source of blessing for you. Though our manner of Christian worship is centuries old, most Americans find it a bit different at first - but watch and listen, and the timeless beauty of heavenly, eternal worship will begin to reveal itself to you. You don't have to worry about "doing the right thing," we count it a sin to judge others while we pray (Luke 18:10-14). As you will see, we like to stand, but if you need to sit, please do so! While the worship of theHoly Trinity is the very heart and foundation of our community and faith, we also find encouragement in fellowship with one another through our various parish organizations for children, youth, women and men. You will find that we simply enjoy being with each other!
Ours is a growing community, actively moving into our new home in Tacoma, Washington, and obediently responding to the Lord Jesus Christ by laying plans for further development. There is no hiding the fact that we are very excited to be a part of one of the fastest growing faiths in North America, while at the same time a part of the oldest Christian Church in the world. Most of us were first visitors once, and most of us, including myself and our diocesan bishop, are converts to Orthodox Christianity!
Whether you spend a morning or a lifetime, you will at least have come away with the experience of how, for centuries, countless millions of Christians have worshipped the Most Holy Trinity throughout Eastern Europe and the eastern Mediterranean. It is a way shaped by the churches of Jerusalem, Antioch and Constantinople, a way inspired by Kiev and Moscow: now its our turn in Pierce County Washington, and we would be blessed to have you be a part of it!
God bless you,
Fr. John Pierce
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