Today when I stopped at the Greek place to get some mousaka, gyros, and baklava, I asked the woman, on a hunch, if she could tell where the closest Orthodox Church was. She looks at me and says, "What- are you Greek?"
"Um, no, but my family and I are sorta converting to the Orthodox Church."
"Oh, we go up to St. Louis, to St. Nicholas or Assumption."
"We've been going up to an OCA church in the St. Louis area, too. I have a friend who is trying to start an Orthodox Christian Fellowship on campus at SEMO, and so I wanted to see if there were other Orthodox people around."
"Well, there's a lot around here. There's Greeks, Bulgarians, Albanians... We always wished there was at least some sort of chapel here, but where do you get the priest from?"
"If you get one started, let me know."
"Oh, you start it."
That was my interesting conversation with the Greek Orthodox woman who cooked my lunch. The gyro was good, by the way.
I guess it'll be interesting to see if I can get her to connect with the other Orthodox in town.
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hey. i think your blog is pretty awesome. by the way, i am in your class (modern philosophy). also, i am so excited to see that you like some emergent stuff...i didn't know anyone in this area who is interested in that. i would love to hear more about what you and your famliy is up to. thanks again.
Stacy-
You know, Greek food is almost a good enough reason by itself to convert to Eastern Orthodoxy.
Lauren-
Awesome! Thanks. Cool.
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