Enjoying my Pipe Again!

[SBC]

I was an Anglican priest for 32 years, serving mostly as a school chaplain - a missionary to teenagers!
My dear wife died 12 years ago and I decided to retire early, and leave the Church of England (frustrated by the liberal direction it was taking). I had visited Russia and Greece a number of times, and was drawn to the Orthodox Church. Last year I was ordained by the Greek Archbishop here in England to serve in the church in the town of Margate (about 20 miles from where I live).
I am very happily settled!

Glad that you're here, sir!

I'm a member in the ACC, myself, which as you know bid adieu to the AC in the 70s for just the reasons you mention.

I moved a couple of years ago to a region with no conservative Anglican parish, and keep dithering over the possibility of entering the OC. There's an Antiochian parish very close to me with a truly outstanding priest. I'm not persuaded of all the claims of Orthodoxy, but when I mentioned that to the priest, he told me that being persuaded of those claims would be the wrong reason to enter the OC anyway -- he said that the only good reason to enter is because I want help repenting of my sins.
Boy, that answer keeps running around in my mind...

Welcome to the forums, from Wisconsin, USA!

 

[MtnGeo]

Hello and welcome from Northern Colorado USA

 

[RobNYC]

Welcome back from New York City!

 

[djgilx]

Glad that you're here, sir!

I'm a member in the ACC, myself, which as you know bid adieu to the AC in the 70s for just the reasons you mention.

I moved a couple of years ago to a region with no conservative Anglican parish, and keep dithering over the possibility of entering the OC. There's an Antiochian parish very close to me with a truly outstanding priest. I'm not persuaded of all the claims of Orthodoxy, but when I mentioned that to the priest, he told me that being persuaded of those claims would be the wrong reason to enter the OC anyway -- he said that the only good reason to enter is because I want help repenting of my sins.
Boy, that answer keeps running around in my mind...

Welcome to the forums, from Wisconsin, USA!

What a great response from the Antiochian priest!

 

[Fralphog]

Welcome back from Idaho, USA!

 

[djgilx]

Welcome back from Idaho, USA!

Thank you!

 

[jpmcwjr]

Welcome back from Idaho, USA!

I didn't note him saying he had just been to Idaho!


(ok, that's a pretty lame attempt at comma humor.)

 

[btp79]

I had no idea there was a tobacco named Margate! I found some on the ‘net but it was out of stock.
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A member of the clergy who likes pipes and is serving in Margate? This man deserves to try some lol. I'll private message (PM) you.

 

[OSOBUCO]

Welcome from the Rocky Mountains

 

[DanWil84]

 

[Ahi Ka]

Kia ora from Aotearoa New Zealand