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It is indeed a “come as you are” church. The Orthodox Church has the view that it is a hospital not a court. After liturgy every Sunday we have a potluck and usually a dozen bottles of wine get emptied. After the midnight Pascha service (Easter) is concluded the fast of Great Lent is broken around 2 am in the fellowship hall with feasting. The Ukrainian family has vodka and beer. We feed hot meals to any homeless that come every Sunday. I know of several parishioners that smoke weed as I have accidentally heard them in passing. That’s between them & God. That’s what confession is for.


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