[Magdalen] Philiowhy? - Re: Philiioque

[Mahoney, W. Michael]

On Tue, Sep 13, 2016 at 11:13 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> When I was a kid in Madison, WI, there was no Orthodox church of any
> variety. Most of the Orthodox folks ended up in Episcopal churches around
> town and many of the immigrants became faithful parishioners. I remember
> particularly one family of Armenian origin who were pillars of the downtown
> parish. The Greek Orthodox congregation came into being when I was in high
> school. I attended the consecration service because my dad, along with a
> number of other members of the Madison Philharmonic Chorus, had been asked
>

Somewhere around 1950, our rector was elected Suffragan Bishop of Chicago.
I was part of an "honor guard" of crucifers and torch bearers at his
installation.  I don't know what branches of the Orthodox Church the funny
old guys with long beards and crowns were from but there were a bunch of
them in the procession.  I thought it very exotic.

Mike M.