StanWildman
Orthodox Inquirer
Picking up from the thread earlier in the year...
My catechumen period is over and I was recently baptized and chrismated into the Russian Orthodox Church. For the most part catechism consisted of reading and conversations because it is a pretty small congregation and no one else happened to be up for being catechized at the same time - which I think made it end up taking less time than it would have with a number of others going through the process.
One of the biggest challenges has been working the prayer regimen that I want to follow into my everyday life. Morning, Evening, and Preparation for Communion comprise a formidable new segment of the week to find quiet time for! It is manageable though; sometimes especially with Evening prayers I end up doing sort of an abbreviated process but hope to become more consistent in the coming months.
There have been a few more challenges that crept in particularly just before and in the weeks after Baptism. Maybe this is simply a matter of the focus required for the events giving me a clearer perspective on all of the thoughts and passions I was already thinking about.
Anyway, it is a good thing I decided to look seriously into ROCOR before any of the opportunities that might have seemed more convenient.
(BTW not sure how to change my status from "Inquirer" to "Orthodox")
My catechumen period is over and I was recently baptized and chrismated into the Russian Orthodox Church. For the most part catechism consisted of reading and conversations because it is a pretty small congregation and no one else happened to be up for being catechized at the same time - which I think made it end up taking less time than it would have with a number of others going through the process.
One of the biggest challenges has been working the prayer regimen that I want to follow into my everyday life. Morning, Evening, and Preparation for Communion comprise a formidable new segment of the week to find quiet time for! It is manageable though; sometimes especially with Evening prayers I end up doing sort of an abbreviated process but hope to become more consistent in the coming months.
There have been a few more challenges that crept in particularly just before and in the weeks after Baptism. Maybe this is simply a matter of the focus required for the events giving me a clearer perspective on all of the thoughts and passions I was already thinking about.
Anyway, it is a good thing I decided to look seriously into ROCOR before any of the opportunities that might have seemed more convenient.
(BTW not sure how to change my status from "Inquirer" to "Orthodox")
