Best State to move to for EC

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I suppose part of the question would be how many different ECs do you want to be around? Some cities may have more parishes of a few different EC churches, while others may have fewer parishes of each EC church but more different particular EC churches.
 
Diak said:
I suppose part of the question would be how many different ECs do you want to be around? Some cities may have more parishes of a few different EC churches, while others may have fewer parishes of each EC church but more different particular EC churches.
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Well my priorties are locating cities with a Maronite parish in the area. Chaldeans are also a definite possibility (I was once in a Protestantized Assyrian Church that used Addai and Mari years ago).

I am half Czechoslovak (but Lutheran raised) and would love to be near some of those Slovakian Bzantine churches. (I defintely felt closest to my dad’s side of the family then my American side growing up and would love some more adopted Slovak relatives now that half of my real ones have passed on).
 
Addai said:
Well my priorties are locating cities with a Maronite parish in the area. Chaldeans are also a definite possibility (I was once in a Protestantized Assyrian Church that used Addai and Mari years ago).

I am half Czechoslovak (but Lutheran raised) and would love to be near some of those Slovakian Bzantine churches. (I defintely felt closest to my dad’s side of the family then my American side growing up and would love some more adopted Slovak relatives now that half of my real ones have passed on).
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I wish the job market was better in Detroit. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we have 3 Chaldean parishes within 10 miles of my house with a Maronite parish about 7 miles away.

And my Latin parish is heavily Slovak ( 2 Slovak priests with regular Slovak Masses). It’s not Byzantine Slovak but it would give some of the cultural and linguistic experience 🙂
 
Brendan said:
I wish the job market was better in Detroit. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we have 3 Chaldean parishes within 10 miles of my house with a Maronite parish about 7 miles away.

And my Latin parish is heavily Slovak ( 2 Slovak priests with regular Slovak Masses). It’s not Byzantine Slovak but it would give some of the cultural and linguistic experience 🙂
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Wyandotte has Polish RC masses at OLMC.

St. Stevens is Byzantine Ruthenian…

My dad grew up in Wyandotte (part of the Detroit metro for the unaware… Greater Detroit Metro: 100+ communities in search of a common identity…), and I’ve been there a number of times.
 
Shlomo,

I second the suggestion for Roanoke, VA. I attend the Maronite parish and it’s awesome. The priest is thoroughly orthodox and is in the process of slowly purifying the parish from Latinizations. He’s also my spiritual father. He allows the parish to be used once a month for the Syriac Orthodox mission, but there is a Coptic Church, a Greek Orthodox, Bulgarian mission and OCA mission in Roanoke. It’s a great place to live!

Alloho minokhoun,
Andrew
 
Harpazo said:
Shlomo,

I second the suggestion for Roanoke, VA. I attend the Maronite parish and it’s awesome. The priest is thoroughly orthodox and is in the process of slowly purifying the parish from Latinizations. He’s also my spiritual father. He allows the parish to be used once a month for the Syriac Orthodox mission, but there is a Coptic Church, a Greek Orthodox, Bulgarian mission and OCA mission in Roanoke. It’s a great place to live!

Alloho minokhoun,
Andrew
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Yes I think I talked to you or someone from your parish before. :)Roanoke was one of the few places I was interested in your state.
 
Brendan said:
I wish the job market was better in Detroit. As I mentioned in an earlier post, we have 3 Chaldean parishes within 10 miles of my house with a Maronite parish about 7 miles away.

And my Latin parish is heavily Slovak ( 2 Slovak priests with regular Slovak Masses). It’s not Byzantine Slovak but it would give some of the cultural and linguistic experience 🙂
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Do you guys have church potlucks/ dinners with goulosh, poprikosh, porkolt, Stroganoff etc? I love the food… 🙂 OF course our food is a little more “Austro Hungarian” (we use sour creme not butter in the Slavic food as well as German fare).
 
Think Rust Belt!

This is where a good majority of immigrants from the Eastern Catholic Old World came and settled due to the abundance of jobs in labor industries. In my opinion, the most prolific concentration is in the corridor between Pittsburgh, PA and Cleveland, OH.
 
Addai said:
Tenn has zip. I looked at virginia it has some good churches in the major cities. But considering other factors like industries I didn’t like it.

Now NC was much better. There is a region called “Research Triangle Park” that is like a small Silicon Valley

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Research_Triangle_Park

And from I can tell it has a good mix of churches, cost of living should be good (compared to California). etc.
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My Mom has an old HS girlfriend who lives in just that area of NC. She went there in the early 80’s and loved it, so she decided to move there. That might just be an ideal area for you career wise, etc., although probably a lot more humid than CA.
 
Allyson said:
My Mom has an old HS girlfriend who lives in just that area of NC. She went there in the early 80’s and loved it, so she decided to move there. That might just be an ideal area for you career wise, etc., although probably a lot more humid than CA.
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Thanks. Yeah I was expecting the humidity.🙂
 
Does anybody know about what Eastern Catholic churches are in Charlotte NC area?
 
Formosus said:
As far as NC goes, there is Maronites in Fayettville, UGCC missions near Raleigh and near Charlotte, and a Ruthenian parish in Raleigh.

I do not know if Tenn. has any EC parishes.
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yes so far that UGCC is all I’ve seen in Charlotte so far…
 
Brendan said:
Detroit has a very large Chaldean community. I can think of 3 Chaldean parishes within a 10 mile drive of my house.

Metro Detroit is home to the Catheral for the Chaldean Diocese for the Eastern US ( the Cathedra for the Western US is in San Diego)

Also, the Seminary here ( Sacred Heart), in addition to being a Latin Church Seminary, also trains Chaldean men for the priesthood in the Chaldean Church. To my knowledge, it is the only Chaldean seminary outside of Iraq.

There are also at least two Maronite parishes in the Metro Area.

Not quite as many Byzantine parishes as Penn or Cleveland though.

As a side note, we actually have a Chaldean Sub Deacon in our Latin parish. With the permission of both bishops, he vests as such for Mass.
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From what I’ve read, there are more different kinds of Catholic Churches in the Detroit area than anywhere else in the United States.

Let me clarify: there are the Latins, the Latin Mass Latins, the Maronites, the Melkites, the Chaldeans, the Byzantine Catholics, the Ukrainian Catholics, the Armenian Catholics, the Romanian Catholics, and probably more that I have forgotten. :o
 
Addai said:
Well my priorties are locating cities with a Maronite parish in the area. Chaldeans are also a definite possibility (I was once in a Protestantized Assyrian Church that used Addai and Mari years ago).

I am half Czechoslovak (but Lutheran raised) and would love to be near some of those Slovakian Bzantine churches. (I defintely felt closest to my dad’s side of the family then my American side growing up and would love some more adopted Slovak relatives now that half of my real ones have passed on).
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Peoria has an awesome Lebanese community and a holy Maronite parish. If you seek Maronites and want to live in Chicago Jr. move to Peoria. It is the second largest city in the state and has a small town feel while still having things to do and to see. Plus there are at least 3 other really great Latin churches in Peoria. Most cities might have 1 great parish.
 
I would recommend the Washington DC area. True, the cost of living is pretty high here (although you can live a bit out and it’s more reasonable), but the job market is one of the best in the country, and we are not that far from some beautiful areas of the country. It has a large number of Eastern Catholic parishes: Melkite, Ruthenian, Maronite, Ethiopian, etc.

The DC area is also home to Holy Transfiguration Melkite Church in Northern Virginia, which in my opinion is one of the best and most authentically “Eastern” parishes in the country!
 
I would recommend the Washington DC area. True, the cost of living is pretty high here (although you can live a bit out and it’s more reasonable), but the job market is one of the best in the country, and we are not that far from some beautiful areas of the country. It has a large number of Eastern Catholic parishes: Melkite, Ruthenian, Maronite, Ethiopian, etc.
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Eric,

What would be the typical range of rent for a single room apartment/house in the DC area? How about a bit further out?

I’m applying for a doctoral program at the Catholic University of America, and if I get accepted, I might be moving down there.

God bless,

Rony
 
eric_sammons said:
The DC area is also home to Holy Transfiguration Melkite Church in Northern Virginia, which in my opinion is one of the best and most authentically “Eastern” parishes in the country!
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I recall that church from many years ago. Could well be it has changed a lot in the interim.
 
Rony,
What would be the typical range of rent for a single room apartment/house in the DC area? How about a bit further out?
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I’m not sure about downtown, as I live in the 'burbs. I’m willing to bet it will run you somewhere north of $1,000/month. Most of the students share apartments. You could live further out for less, but then you have to deal with the price (in money and time) of the commute.
 
I recall that church from many years ago. Could well be it has changed a lot in the interim.
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I’ve only been aquainted with it for about 5 years, but the pastor has been there for over 25 years, so I imagine it is much like it has always been.

Perhaps we just have a different view of what makes a “best” parish. 🙂
 
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