This RTOC parish of St Joseph of Petersburg was clearly founded on trust in God. When a new building was purchased for the use of the TOC Church, members had to take out 3 mortgages [ quite a financial burden ], and some acquired mortgages on their own homes.
However difficult the struggle, the sale went through on the Feast Day of the Church's patron, Holy New Martyr Joseph of Petersburg.
"We were able to purchase a 100-year-old protestant church in the small town of Boring Oregon. This was done through three mortgages.
The first mortgage is coming due in November of 2018. We only need $11,000 to pay off this debt. However, this is a huge amount for our tiny congregation.
Your donation could help. No matter how big or small this donation might be, we will pray for you at each Liturgy as a founder of the church. Your donations are tax deductible."
https://www.stjosephpetersburg.org/projects
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According to a 2012 survey, Time magazine listed Boring, Oregon as tieing for 3rd place amongst top unusual American town names. However, the word doesn't HAVE to be taken as dull. It can also be thought of as a verb, as in boring a hole through the darkness, so that the light can shine through. Surely the St Joseph of Petersburg parish has done this now for 9 years and will continue to, God willing !
P.S. Also in 2012, according to wikipedia,
"Boring was paired with the village of Dull, Perthshire, Scotland, followed by a grouping with Bland, New South Wales, Australia, each due to their unusual and etymologically-similar names."
This alliance, however, seems to be informal as it is not yet recognized by the authoritative Sister Cities International. Hazarding a guess at why not is the fact that Dull boasts only 84 inhabitants : hardly worthy of the description of a city.