In the vein of sticking with Antioch, there is positive news to report about life at the parish I attend.
In recent weeks, we've instituted a "children's sermon" during the 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy, a monthly Holy Unction service, and a monthly Intercessory Prayer session during the Adult Sunday School hour.
I also have hopes to preview "The Way" Orthodox evangelism program at some point in the future.
My hope to see more Orthodox churches planted in our region is nothing more than a dim and flickering dream at this point in my life. I have a wife and two young children and I work 40 plus hours a week. There isn't much time left over to work with in pursuing the evangelism dream.
Perhaps when the time comes in my life when my schedule opens up a bit, the "mess in Antioch" will be nothing more than a distant memory.
My prayers still include a future Western Rite Orthodox Church in Parker and elsewhere around the state of Colorado. Perhaps years of prayer can help to lay a foundation for actual later concrete results in this area.
In the meantime, I shall continue my endeavor to be "Orthodox in Parker."
Blessings in the Holy Trinity, One God
Columba Silouan
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