Today at 12:00 PM for the forty forth time in our nation's history we have peacefully transferred power from one president to another. George W. Bush walks away, going back to civilian life. Pres...
Today at 12:00 we said goodbye to President George W. Bush. Love him, Hate him or have no opinion, I believe you will have to agree me with me in saying thank you for keeping us all safe for the ...
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Well another year has come and gone. It seems like it was just the beginning of fall a few weeks ago. As you get older the time seems to speed up. Our little grandson Nathan will be Three this co...
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This time of year you read about people and families dying or suffering tragic house fires in most cases caused by the lack of common sense than any other cause. Especially around the Holidays it...
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Well, winter is still not here and we have had one of the biggest ice storms in recent memory. Here in town we were very lucky. very little icing, but a lot of water running off the frozen ground...
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In a town of some 16,000 people of whom only 1/2 of 1% claim to be Orthodox, we have three separate churches all within one mile of each other. Two of the churches are less than 1/4 mile apart. G...
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Nathan my little grandson who is a month short of his third birthday is looking forward to Santa Claus coming in a few weeks. His parents have told him he needs to be good, and at his young age h...
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I have been quiet for the past several weeks due to illness , the flu and bronchitis on top of it. I have not had the energy to do much of anything never mind blogging. Now that I am feeling bett...
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Well, my time for mourning the outcome of Tuesday's election is now over. We Republicans must tip our hat to President - Elect Obama, he ran a great campaign. Sen. McCain gave a valiant effort bu...
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Today we elect a new president. Who ever wins wether it be John McCain, or Barack Obama we must put aside our differences for the betterment of the country. Pray to God that He guide the new pres...
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I saw this video this morning, and had to share it with all of you. This young man says what I feel that our brave men and women are doing in Iraq. Thank You Joe for your sacrifice. May God bles...
It has not stopped since the election of 2000, the cry that every vote must count. Al Gore and the Democratic party in 2000 cherry picked certain precincts in Florida to try to win the presidency...
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In one week we will end over 18 months of presidential politics. Now is the time to decide what direction this country will take for the next four years. Some have said the decision we make on No...
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It's been a few days since I have posted anything, I've been busy and unlike Laura, I was not staying up till 1:30 in the morning to blog. After work Friday, I picked Laura up and went to St. Mik...
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Well it's that time of year again at St. Michael's Church the big turkey shoot party. The event is this Friday, October 24, at 16 Romanian Ave, in Southbridge MA. The evening begins at 5:00PM to ...
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Fr. Peter has a good discussion going on at his blog about what the Church can do to make things easier for people to go to church. We are not talking about changing the service or the theology o...
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I came across this today and felt it was quite interesting. The Orthodox Church is quiet when it comes to political matters and has not given any guidance in this coming election. I am not a sin...
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Yesterday My wife Laura, and I were fortunate to witness the Chrismation of over 100 people from Emmanuel and St. Stephen's into the Orthodox Church. Emmanuel is located in Warren MA a short driv...
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Unless you've been under a rock or in outer space for the last week, by now you've heard of Joe the plumber. To recap, Joe Wurzelbacher an Ohio man who works in the plumbing business asked Sen. O...
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In my job I have been seeing people who feel that they are entitled to get everything for free or take no responsibility for their actions. Part of my job in bank operations is dealing with custo...
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I don't know about you, but I am seeing more and more people who feel that this bailout was the wrong thing to do. Just look at the bailout, banks, investment companies, insurance companies, and ...
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I am finally entering the world of blogging. Following my wife's lead who has been blogging for more than a month now. Visit her blog at the right at Kiss the boo-boo. In this blog if you are on...
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