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[[Image:Altar girl.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A girl vested in [[sticharion]] and serving in the altar area at an [[OCA]] parish, an image which erupted controversy in Fall of 2004]]
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==Altar girls==
Generally, Orthodox [[parish]]es do not allow females to serve liturgically in the [[sanctuary]] of the church. In October 2004, a statement was issued by the Chancellor of the OCA forbidding this practice and citing the position of the OCA's [[Holy Synod]].[http://www.oca.org/Docs.asp?ID=104&SID=12]