Румынский храм Святой Марии (Калгари)

Some Things You Should Know while in Church
The traditional posture for prayer and worship in the Orthodox Church has been to stand. In the Orthodox «old countries», there are usually no pews in the churches. Chairs or benches on the side walls are usually reserved for the elderly and infirm. In North America, we have tended to build our churches with pews, and since we have them, we need to figure out when we may sit and when we should stand. First of all, it is fully acceptable (even preferable) to stand for the entire service. When should you definitely stand? Always during the Gospel reading, the Little and Great Entrances, the Anaphora, the distribution of Holy Communion, whenever the priest gives a blessing, and the Dismissal. In many parishes, the Divine Liturgy books in the pew have suggested times when sitting is acceptable. Follow those instructions (it’s probably safer than to follow what the people are doing in the first couple of rows). When in doubt, stand. It is never wrong to stand in church.

Parish Office Phone: (403) 288-4699
Church Address: 3511 3rd Ave.
SW, T3C 0A7, Calgary, Alberta Canada

Источник: http://www.saintmaryscalgary.org