Divine services are the core of Orthodoxy and of the parish. Especially the Divine Liturgy is the centre of Orthodox life. In the service, the parish strives to be in connection with God through prayer, both as individuals and as a community. Attending the services and familiarising yourself with them is very important if you are considering joining the Church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can come to a service without registering and without any prior knowledge. Times and places are in the service calendar<\/a>, and practical guidance for a first visit is on the page Your first visit to church<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The parish offers catechumen education for those considering joining the Church. The teaching is currently given in Finnish; details are on the page Liity kirkkoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have questions about joining the Church, do not hesitate to contact the clergy of our parish. You can discuss your personal process of joining the Church in more detail with a priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The office books an appointment with a priest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All contact details: Contact us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Divine services are the core of Orthodoxy and of the parish. Especially the Divine Liturgy is the centre of Orthodox life. In the service, the parish strives to be in connection with God through prayer, both as individuals and as a community. Attending the services and familiarising yourself with them is very important if you… Continue Reading Join the Church<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Join the Church - Turun ortodoksinen seurakunta","description":"Divine services are the core of Orthodoxy and of the parish. Especially the Divine Liturgy is the centre of Orthodox life. In the service, the parish strives to"},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-12396","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12396"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12535,"href":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12396\/revisions\/12535"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ort.fi\/turku\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Catechumen education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
When you want to talk about joining<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The parish office<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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