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New Convert

Anastasia1Anastasia1
edited December 1969 in Personal Issues
Do you have any advice for a new convert?

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  • Theophilus 1Theophilus 1
    Find a good confession father and stick with his advices.

    On the social arena - Buckle Up! You might experience some cultural shock. Almost all Orthodox communities are good at heart but navigating through the cultural nuances can be a challenge - so don’t be discouraged easily.

    In Christ
    Theophilus 
  • Anastasia1Anastasia1
    [quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13930.msg161448#msg161448 date=1353874913]
    Find a good confession father and stick with his advices.
    That is the priest that I confess to, right?

    And thanks. :)
  • Theophilus 1Theophilus 1
    [quote author=Anastasia1 link=topic=13930.msg161450#msg161450 date=1353875710]
    [quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13930.msg161448#msg161448 date=1353874913]
    Find a good confession father and stick with his advices.
    That is the priest that I confess to, right?

    And thanks. :)


    Yeap - its the same one. I was not sure that you already have a father confession (thats why I said find one).


    In Christ
    Theophilus 
  • Anastasia1Anastasia1
    [quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13930.msg161451#msg161451 date=1353876134]
    [quote author=Anastasia1 link=topic=13930.msg161450#msg161450 date=1353875710]
    [quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13930.msg161448#msg161448 date=1353874913]
    Find a good confession father and stick with his advices.
    That is the priest that I confess to, right?

    And thanks. :)


    Yeap - its the same one. I was not sure that you already have a father confession (thats why I said find one).


    In Christ
    Theophilus

    I've never had a formal confession. I touched on this in my thread about visiting a Coptic church.

    [quote author=Theophilus 1 link=topic=13930.msg161448#msg161448 date=1353874913]On the social arena - Buckle Up! You might experience some cultural shock. Almost all Orthodox communities are good at heart but navigating through the cultural nuances can be a challenge - so don’t be discouraged easily.

    In Christ
    Theophilus

    The weird part is that I feel like I should fit in better than I do because I am a little bit Armenian.  That is part of why, as the only convert in my family, I went for Armenian. I have a complicated relationship with that part of my heritage though as I've come to acknowledge and explore it more.  I visited a Coptic church a while before I considering converting, and it was CULTURE SHOCK from the moment stepped into the sanctuary. I am hoping to visit there again and a Syriac church to see what it is like.
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