Serving In:
Romania (In-Field)
Address:
Str. Calea Floresti, No.1
Bloc T1, Scara 2, Etaj 3, Apt. 53
Cluj-Napoca
Romania
Phone:
E-mail:
c.semon@ocmc.org
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Ms. Christina N Semon
RECENT ARTICLES
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Beginning my Second Year in Romania
by Christina Semon (Posted 6/22/2010)
| | |  | | Dear Supporters,Doamne ajuta! (May God help us!)First I want to acknowledge that I would not be here another year if it was not for our communication through prayer, and God's love and mercy for us. Through your sacrifices and offerings my ministry can progress and adapt more into the Romanian life. I am touched in my heart through your participation with me, especially those supporters who have committed to monthly donations to make it possible.After Pascha my goals had... | | | 
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: Fraudulent email sent in Christina's name through her personal email account
by Fr. David Rucker (Posted 5/21/2010)
| | | To all who received the SPAM message from the personal e-mail account OCMC Missionary Christina Semon:On behalf of OCMC and Christina we can assure you that the Email message saying Christina was stranded in London and needed money wired to her was a forgery. Christina is safe and secure working very happily in Romania, and is not in need of emergency funds. You can be assured that if that were the case, OCMC would be taking proper care... | | |
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My Closer Look at Great Lent and Pascha in Romania
by Christina Semon (Posted 4/29/2010)
| | | During this Great Lent I was faced with new struggles; yet, at the same time, I was given new ways to take on the pains. Living in Romania, I would like to share with you more of my Great Lent and Pascha experiences.I had a tremendous spiritual blessing in that a monk who I became acquainted with shared with me some spiritual advice when I needed it the most. He suggested I ask myself reflection questions during my day to day life. From this suggestion I received a lot of... | | |
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Semon Spring Newsletter 2010
by Christina Semon (Posted 3/29/2010)
| | |  | | Hristos a inviat! Adevarat a inviat!Greetings in the Resurrection of the Our Lord Jesus Christ! Participating in Great Lent here in Romania has given me a deeper experience of my faith. Many of my neighbors truly kept the fast and encouraged me with Lenten recipes. Through the stricter physical fasting, it helped bring attention to my soul that needed to be brought to repentance, and to fight the good fight in order to participate in... | | |
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The Romanian Spring Tradition of Martisoare
by Christina Semon (Posted 3/6/2010)
| | |  | | By the end of February, most Romanians get ready to celebrate the beautiful tradition of Martisoare on March 1st, as Spring begins. "Martisoare" are brooches that usually are handmade with red and white thread tied to them. The white represents purity and the red represents life. Both women and men give them to women as a symbol of the rebirth of nature.People had such creative designs! It seemed like the whole city was covered with martisoare. I tried to visit many places to see all... | | |
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Ending the Year in Romania and Beginning a New One
by Christina Semon (Posted 2/19/2010)
| | | Dear Friends,Greetings in the Lord!I would like to share with you some events that took place at the end of 2009. I ask for your forgiveness for not updating you sooner, and ask your continued prayers that do indeed help me in many situations.First Annual Romanian Benefit Dinner for the St. Dimitrie Program and the Protection of the Theotokos Family CenterA little piece of history was made for both programs in December. That event was a benefit... | | |
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