I am a parishioner of St. Elias Cathedral in Ottawa Ontario, Canada. I am a convert to Orthodoxy. I was married in the Orthodox Church in 1976 and after six years of learning about Orthodoxy I decided to convert. My Roman Catholic background had taught me about Christianity, but what impressed me the most about the Orthodox faith was how I learned about the LOVE OF GOD—it still amazes me to this day. I am a Church School teacher and a member of the Antiochian Women. I am constantly learning about our one true Orthodox faith and feel privileged to belong to it. I am the mother of four children and 2 grandchildren. I never realized how much joy grandchildren could bring into one‘s life. For those of you who have not yet experienced this joy—it truly is wonderful!

Faye Thomas
Religious Coordinator,
Diocese of Ottawa, Eastern Canada and Upstate New York of the Antiochian Orthodox Church

(Published in DIAKONIA*, Spring 2006. DIAKONIA is a Newsletter published quarterly (September, December, March and June) by the North American
Board of the Antiochian Women, an organization of
the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North America).