tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post8353510786733376025..comments2024-03-22T11:37:52.668-05:00Comments on Byzantine, Texas: OCA gets serious about clergy compensationByzantine, TXhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845681957622343484noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-30842883050855401082021-01-22T11:27:29.301-06:002021-01-22T11:27:29.301-06:00How does this apply to deacons? In my experience, ...How does this apply to deacons? In my experience, the deacons that I have served with told me that they had to work other jobs because none of them received compensation for their Church service. Almost all of them have other jobs (the exception was the deacon who serves at a women's monastery, probably because they serve Liturgy every day and need him so often that it makes sense to pay him). Have deacons been considered in the guidelines, or were they only designed with priests in mind?Ilya Zhitomirskiyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15771379190858691422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-82011003005405056592021-01-19T19:16:57.799-06:002021-01-19T19:16:57.799-06:00Based on the track record of theodosius, herman, a...Based on the track record of theodosius, herman, and jonah do you blame them for keeping ownership of their churches they raised the money, they raise the money,,,,so why, in some cases, turn over millons to possible miss management. For example I heard a rumour that six n y area greek parishes were destined to be closed to raise money to cover possible miss use of archdiocese funds. True or not true, this can be Scarry. Back one hundred years ago in the oca when Moscow tried to take over, those churches owned by the diocese were in danger and many had to defend against law suits. So this subject is a double edged sword.r j klanckohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18000371679565046691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-12200627912664903112021-01-18T10:03:03.368-06:002021-01-18T10:03:03.368-06:00Afraid there will be no way still to enforce any s...Afraid there will be no way still to enforce any standards in OCA parishes, most of whose PCs feel they are entitled to exempt themselves ‘because of hardship’. The bylaws are so frequently put aside and bishops do not own the churches. This is a deep flaw in the design of the OCA. Lance H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16533031442254954096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-10960209308173412772021-01-17T17:45:02.823-06:002021-01-17T17:45:02.823-06:00This is encouraging. The mission parish that broug...This is encouraging. The mission parish that brought me into the Church was constantly struggling with its finances. Our priest and his family had the patience of Job and endured a great deal that in all honesty they should not have had to. John (Ad Orientem)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14329907942477160166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-14040502848003361702021-01-16T16:50:05.841-06:002021-01-16T16:50:05.841-06:00Yes, now that so many are "staying away in dr...Yes, now that so many are "staying away in droves" we up the ante? Bozo2Uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135391107531325048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73042886598650075.post-52956634621766460672021-01-16T14:42:24.895-06:002021-01-16T14:42:24.895-06:00"The OCA has set a standard. Parishes are fre..."The OCA has set a standard. Parishes are free to do more than the standard, but there is no confusion here..."<br /><br />Good for them. My experience as a treasure and board member has been enlightening. It turns out in many parishes there is a 20/80 or 25/75 split. 20 percent of the members are contributing 80% of the balance sheet. This split is not along the lines of income either - some relatively well off families give little, and middle/working class income families are firmly in the 20%. Beyond this, the more upper income the family is, the more likely (exceptions of course) they are to be, what's the word, "scrupulous" about the priest's income, his time, general parish expenditures, etc. All this is tied up in culture/history of Orthodoxy in america (no matter the jurisdiction), but much of it is tied to simple faithfulness to the Gospel.Jakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16152024447008244670noreply@blogger.com