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Returned Ordinations

Some of the Australia-bound ordinations are coming back in the mail — there is some disruption to mail service because of Covid it sounds like. We are re-sending all the ones that have come back in the mail, but there may be more lost Ordinations that we don’t know about. If you’re still waiting on […]

Happy Holidays

Happy Holidays everyone. Feel free to use the holiday e-Card machine to send greetings to your family and friends.

Vaccine exemption letters

Many people have asked what is the Church’s stance on vaccinations and vaccination mandates. Many have asked if we provide exemption letters. I find it weird that religious exemptions are an accepted thing in general, seems like it would be best to leave public health policy to the most knowledgable, not religious leadership. But if […]

Church of FSM denied legal recognition in Australia once again

Some sad news from our Pastafarian friends down under – The CoFSM Australia has been denied again in its goal for formal recognition by the state. (The legal designation they’re aiming for is the same idea as a religious non-profit organization in the US.) The original application had been denied some time ago and then […]

If your Ordination never arrived

If your Ordination never arrived in the mail, please let me know, I will send another set. Delivery times are *usually* 1-2 weeks in the US and 3-4 weeks for the rest of the world, but it varies.

Map Nearby FSM People

There’s a few new things on the Registry page for the Ordinated people. First, scan the QR code on your card to go to your Registry page. You can download PDFs of your credentials etc. Newest feature is a map of the Pastafarians near your location. I’m working on way for you to contact these […]

Check out this artwork

I was blown away by this pop-out card on twitter. Amazing right? I’ve contacted Penkin in the hopes that he can create some artwork for us. We’ve got a lot of ideas for projects. Please check out his portfolio: here

Join us on Discord

Hey eveyrone, we set up a Discord server, please join us. https://discord.gg/7rndRTETHt

Mikhail is in prison

Bad news — our friend Mikhail Iosilevich has been arrested and has been taken to prison.

Mikhail founded the first Church of FSM in Russia. The group he organized is very active, and by all measures a positive influence in the community. I remember many times seeing photos of their activities and being impressed with what he had put together.

You may remember Mikhail had been under investigation by the Russian government for some time. After Mikhail hosted a training session for election observers in October 2020, his apartment was raided and his devices confiscated. He was charged with ties to the banned political group Open Russia (something Mikhail denies). The criminal case has been moving along since that time.

Police opening the apartment by force

Mikhail is now in prison on political charges.

I don’t know what we can do, but for a start we’re asking people to help spread the word. The more attention we can bring to the case, the better his chances for justice.

Below are some news articles about the case. Some are in Russian but can be translated through the browser.

Please let me know if you can offer any help or suggestions and I will pass them on to Mikhail’s team.

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/russias-flying-spaghetti-monster-chief-22837053

https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/4671899

Here are some google news listings for this topic:

https://bit.ly/3tLTX59

Photos of Mikhail:

Happy new year

artwork by Gail