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Ancient History meets American History

August 30, 2009 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

On Saturday the 15th of August, after we completed services for the Dormition, members of the Orthodox Church of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, manned a booth at the festival marking the 250th anniversary of the founding of the Borough of Emmaus. One could say that we are a church obsessed with history, and so it is only fitting that we should make one small footprint into…

“This ancient and honorable name”

July 31, 2009July 23, 2016 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

The image above is of the Knauss Homestead, one of the founding family homes in Emmaus, established in 1777. It was the patriarch of the clan, Sebastian Knauss, who first donated land in 1759 on which Emmaus was to be built. The Homestead property borders directly on that of St. Paul Orthodox Church, where I am pastor. It’s probably a decent assumption that we…

Religion’s Changing Face in Emmaus

July 22, 2009 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

My koumbaro (fancy Greek term for “ecclesiastical relative,” in this case, my daughter’s godfather) is visiting with us here for a few days, and this afternoon, he and I visited my favorite local coffeehouse to get a little caffeination and chat in. While we were there, we talked a bit with the proprietor, as well as with a fellow who stopped in and was…

In the world, but not of the world

July 9, 2009 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

Fourth Sunday after Pentecost, July 5, 2009 Rev. Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick Emmaus, Pennsylvania In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Yesterday was the 233rd anniversary of our country. This year marks the 250th anniversary of the town of Emmaus and its 150th anniversary as an incorporated borough of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.…

Arrival

June 28, 2009 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

For my inaugural post after arriving here in the Lehigh Valley of eastern Pennsylvania, I will simply point you to two defining texts that I’ve put together for this weblog: This Work and The Road to Emmaus.

The Road to Emmaus

February 17, 2009 · Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick

This weblog will be activated in the summer of 2009, when its author will take up his abode in the borough of Emmaus, Pennsylvania.