St Mark Coptic Orthodox Church

I have been a parishioner at St. Mark since September of ’08. It was due to a series of very odd «coincidences» that I ended up calling St. Mark my church, and I am so fortunate to have found it.
If you want to find out how the earliest church fathers and apostles of Christ worship, come here. Coptic Orthodoxy was founded by St. Mark himself, in the first century AD, and they have preserved the early Christian form of worship since then.
Now, if you’re like me, and you’re an American searching for truth, and you’ve landed on this review, ready to start the journey, you’ll need to know these things about the church:
1. The church’s website says that they start liturgy at nine am. Now, if you come from a non-​Orthodox background, know that people walk into the service at various times throughout the service. It is best, if you are a newcomer, to come at 10 am on a Sunday. That way, you come right before the gospel reading and sermon.
2. The liturgy is done in Coptic, Arabic and English. You may not understand everything going on. It is, therefore, a good idea to contact the priest (whom we know as «Abouna Yacoub»), so he can have a regular parishioner greet you and sit with you, so you’ll know what’s going on.
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