Can Eastern Orthodox Receive Communion From Oriental Orthodox?

[dzheremi]

Originally Posted by andrewstx

We have had Copts to commune in my former OCA church (now closed) and in my current Antiochian parish.

Here as well there are no Coptic churches for 100s of miles.

Are there few Coptic churches in the US?

There are actually quite a few; I don't know the exact number, but I think our Southern U.S. diocese has about 30. The problem is that they are concentrated in a few specific areas, so for instance if you are in Southern California or New Jersey you have many churches, but if you are in New Mexico, where I am, the closest actual church is about five hundred miles away, in Phoenix (so guess where I get to go on Sunday to get baptized? ). For places that don't have physical churches, they often have "Coptic communities", which are those that are large enough to request and be granted a priest to serve them, but too small to have their own church and permanent priests. This is our situation in NM, and also in OK and AL. Other places have many churches and Coptic communities, like TX and FL, while still other places have more communities than churches (LA), or an even number (AZ and GA).

[wynd]

Originally Posted by dzheremi

so guess where I get to go on Sunday to get baptized?

Off-topic, but congratulations!

[andrewstx]

Originally Posted by dzheremi

There are actually quite a few; I don't know the exact number, but I think our Southern U.S. diocese has about 30. The problem is that they are concentrated in a few specific areas, so for instance if you are in Southern California or New Jersey you have many churches, but if you are in New Mexico, where I am, the closest actual church is about five hundred miles away, in Phoenix (so guess where I get to go on Sunday to get baptized? ). For places that don't have physical churches, they often have "Coptic communities", which are those that are large enough to request and be granted a priest to serve them, but too small to have their own church and permanent priests. This is our situation in NM, and also in OK and AL. Other places have many churches and Coptic communities, like TX and FL, while still other places have more communities than churches (LA), or an even number (AZ and GA).

Congrats on your upcoming soon baptism. I was born in NM myself and now live right across the border in Texas

[dzheremi]

Thanks for your good wishes, wynd and andrewstx.

[Hesychios]

Originally Posted by dzheremi

... so guess where I get to go on Sunday to get baptized? ...

Originally Posted by wynd

Off-topic, but congratulations!

Originally Posted by andrewstx

Congrats on your upcoming soon baptism. ...

Count me in!

Prayers my friend. Many years!

[Nine_Two]

Yes, congratulations.

[dzheremi]

Thanks everybody. Please pray for me and for little baby Katherine, who is a new addition to our community in Albuquerque and will also be baptized that day. Also that I don't ruin the ceremony somehow. Haha. I'm a little nervous.