Reply To: Let’s Introduce Ourselves

I’m Paul Fallon, from Fredericksburg, Virginia. I’m supposedly 77% of the way through my actuarial journey through life. My church is the Nativity of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church. I have sung in the choir for about 15 or more years. In recent years, though, I realized if we wanted more in English, I’d have to step up. So I’m essentially self-taught. I’ve leaned heavily on DCS. So I’ve been one of the chanters and in the last two years, the English language chanter and backup for when the main chanter can’t make a service. On 9/8/2024, I was tonsured a Reader.

I’d like to know things like why during the Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos on a Sunday, the prescribed reading for the feast was not used. I don’t know if we’ll cover any of the lectionary.

I’m disappointed that the EP’s typikon on the website has been under construction for years. I’m disappointed that the red ΕΠΕΤΗΡΙΣ is so expensive and only in Greek. So I hope this course will help me understand the variables and changes in especially vespers, orthros, and liturgy.