Dinner with an Anglican bishop

So there's some ecumenical world churches' organization humanitarian relief something or other, having some meetings today and tomorrow here on campus. It's always funny seeing how Protestants react to Orthodox worship. There's about sixty of them. They came to Vespers. They ALL came to Vespers. Late.

"O Lord, I have cried unto you...", a few people walk in.

"Κατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου, ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου...", Deacon Nick starts censing. The rest of them [about 40-50] come in. 

"Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth...", Deacon Nick comes out of the Altar, ready to cense every which way and they're just getting situated, some still in the aisle trying to find a seat. I was worried Deacon Nick would run into them censing. He didn't.


At the end of the Trisagion (after "Lord, now let Your servant depart in peace") towards the end of Vespers, we hear:
Everyone: ...but deliver us from evil.
Visiting non-Orthodox: For Thine is... [they trail off, as Fr. Nick's booming voice cuts them off]
Fr. Nick: For Yours is the Kingdom, and the Power, and the Glory, of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, now and forever and to the ages of ages.
Chanters: Amen.


Afterwards I decided to welcome them and shook a lot of hands. I ate dinner with an Anglican bishop, an Anglican priest's wife, an ex-Catholic Protestant guy, and another Protestant guy. We talked about all different stuff and it was nice.


Now off to read Nicomachean Ethics.