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Orthodox Community Education

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Orthodox Church suffers from nationalist divisions among the orthodox people. In the name of a "nationalist pride" brother kills brother and annulates Christ's message to the world.Let's stop this madness!

This group is for those who are interested in teaching or learning English as a Second/Foreign Language - or, more specifically, English for Academic Purposes. Please look for teacher/student resources, and feel free to add your own! I hope that we can also support each other with questions/concerns - with an eye toward improving our witness to Christ through the offering of our skills and good work.

Did you know that the Churches in the Italian regions of Sicily and Calabria were once part of the Church of Constantanple? Not to mention the fact that the Eastern Orthodox Liturgy was celebrated in many different areas of pre-schism Italy. Many of us who are Orthodox of Italian ancestry(especially converts) may not even know that we could have ancestors from way back when who were Eastern Orthodox Christians. Let's have our Rum Cake and eat it too by cherishing our Orthodox faith and traditions, while at the same time celebrating our Italian heritage.

For anyone interested in Italian/Italian-American/Italian-Canadian or Italian-Australian culture, customs and traditions whether they are from the above ethnic backgrounds or from other backgrounds to share and discuss experiences or to learn more about us. Postings can be in Italian but should also be in English for those who do not know Italian.

Desert Calling is a website and message board devoted to the inquiry and fellowship of the Orthodox Christian faith. We welcome all catechumens, inquirers, and members in good standing of the Faith, as well as all who come for sincere fellowship. Visit us at http://www.desertcalling.com

This is a group that is dedicated to Orthodox Christians throughout the Appalachian Region, from Quebec to Alabama.

Citizens of the Orthodox Village Online Intentional Community

Whether your ethnic ancestry is Vardar Macedonian, Pirin Macedonian, Aegean Macedonian, or if you just enjoy the Macedonian culture and history...feel free to join this group.

Il y a beaucoup de chretiens orthodoxes qui ont le francais comme premiere ou deuxieme langue. Ce groupe nous permet de discuter sur n'importe quel sujet orthodoxe dans la langue de Moliere, de Behr-Siegel et de Clement. Venez nombreux!

For folks who attended and/or graduated from Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, OK (there are apparently quite a few of us!).

Discussion group for fellowship with former Episcopalians & Anglicans. Support and information in and after the conversion process.

Exploring, discussing and relating all things about Great Britain. Vivat Regina Elizabeta !!

Holy St. Olaf, pray to God for us! A cyberplace for Orthodox Christians who are: Scandinavians, hyphenated descendants of the Scandinavian diaspora, Upper Midwestern Americans, and/or interested in Scandinavian-Slavic and early Christian North Sea cultures or the Orthodox heritage of Scandinavia: The Lake Wobegone of Orthodox Circle. A friendly shoutout to the Finno-Ugric Orthodox group from Ambassador Angela. Helpful web addresses (please add to this list): Holy Martyr-King Olaf http://www.orthodox.net/western-saints/olaf-martyr-king-of-norway.html, Feast Day July 29 St. Sunniva(r) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Sunniva Feast Day July 8 St. Halvar(d) http://travel.aol.co.uk/travel-guides/europe-guides/norway/oslo/view-guide/history Feast Day, May 15 St Anskar, www.fordham.edu/halsall/basis/anskar.html Feast Day, Feb. 3 Early Orthodoxy in Iceland, http://orthodoxengland.org.uk/oeiceland.htm Denmark's Jelling-stenene, http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelling-stenene, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelling_stones Orthodoxy in Norway, St. Nicholas Chuch, Oslo, http://home.online.no/~thorosl/Kirkeside/ Moscow Patriarchate in Norway http://www.ortodoks.no/norsk.html Orthodoxy in Finland, http://virtual.finland.fi/netcomm/news/showarticle.asp?intNWSAID=25813 Holy Protection of the Theotokos Church, Copenhagen, http://www.ortodoks.dk/ History of Russian Orthodox Church in Sweden, http://www.sweden.orthodoxy.ru/Engelska/index.htm---------------------------------- History of early Orthodoxy in Greenland and Vinland, http://www.orthodoxytoday.org/articles6/PhillipsAmerica.php Varangians (Scandinavians in Rus and Byzantium), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians early Finland, http://www.finland.com/viking.htm Learn Old Norse at home in your spare time, http://www.hi.is/~haukurth/norse/ ------ Varangians and the Kievan Caves, http://www.wumag.kiev.ua/wumag_old/archiv/2_98/lavra.htm-----"Orthodox Viking" blog, http://orthodoxviking.blogspot.com/ Scandinavian diaspora in the U.S. http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/911.html, Scandinavian food in the U.S. (besides the IKEA cafeteria), http://www.wikstromsgourmet.com/, http://www.michigan.org/travel/detail.asp?m=&p=B7234, http://metromix.chicagotribune.com/dining/28769,0,2064028.venue?coll=mmx-dining_brunch_features--------------------Kierkegaard and Dostovesky, http://www.metanexus.net/conference2003/pdf/WOLPaper_Cherkasova_Evgenia.pdf