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Old 02-25-2014, 11:38 AM
 
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Hello!

My fiance and I are looking at purchasing in Charles Town, WV vicinity. The only downfall is that the closest greek orthodox church is in Frederick, MD.

Our questions are:

1) Are there any families that live in this area and travel to Frederick for the church?

2) How reasonable is the drive when bringing children to greek school each week?

Any further information would be very helpful!!

Thank you!

Erin
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Old 02-25-2014, 12:11 PM
 
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Hi Erin -- calling the church might be your best option.

Greek School might also be configured for the Frederick County Schools -- like if FCPS lets out at 3:20, then Greek school starts at say 3:45pm -- not enough time for out of the areas students to come over.

Charles Town to Frederick is not far, especially if you're north of Charles Town on 340.

If church is a major part of your life then you may wish to consider places in/around Frederick.

Good luck
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Old 02-25-2014, 02:34 PM
 
Location: Cumberland
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Hello!

My fiance and I are looking at purchasing in Charles Town, WV vicinity. The only downfall is that the closest greek orthodox church is in Frederick, MD.

Our questions are:

1) Are there any families that live in this area and travel to Frederick for the church?

2) How reasonable is the drive when bringing children to greek school each week?

Any further information would be very helpful!!

Thank you!

Erin
Charles Town is about equidistant from St. Peter and Pauls' in Frederick and the Dormition of the Virgin Mary in Winchester, VA.

Saints Peter and Paul

Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church | Welcome to Our Parish Website

St. Peter and Pauls' has members (like my family ) that travel from further away than Charles Town, since it is a virtual Orthodox desert in Maryland and WV west of the Blue Ridge. Because of the distance, we don't make it every Sunday, but have attended both parishes in question depending on where we are going to be on the weekend.

St. Peter and Pauls' has many more immigrant and 1st generation members, has a younger membership, and uses more Greek in the Divine Liturgy than DVM in Winchester. DVM has more of a "pan-Orthodox" feel in its membership, an older population, and more English. I see the worth in both. Frederick allows more interaction with individuals closer to the old world, more Greek is spoken around the parish hall, etc. But at the same time my kids can't speak Greek and have a xeno daddy (me) so the Divine Liturgy with more English, and the more mixed parish population is closer to what our family is.

Here is the time for Greek school in Frederick. I didn't find the times in Winchester, but I didn't dig very deep on the site either.

Saints Peter and Paul - Calendar - Greek School
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