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4-27-24 Holy Week & Pascha Schedule

All the divine services for Holy Week 2024 are as follows : PDF: LITURGICAL SCHEDULE FOR LAZARUS SATURDAY through HOLY WEEK, PASCHA & BRIGHT WEEK 2024 Lazarus Saturday (4/27) – Thomas Sunday (5/12) (New Sunday)

4-10-24 Notes from the Kliros

Notes from the Kliros Third Saturday of Great Lent, 2024 Why did you change that??? Blessed Fast! During the first week of Great Lent I started using a different musical setting for the Creed and a couple other places in the Liturgy. Why on earth would I do such a thing? I know change can upset people. We miss the familiar and feel awkward, maybe even displaced, with the new. As the choir is to facilitate worship, we do not…

8-29-23 Bible in a Year Plan

Welcome to our Bible in a Year plan! Here’s how it will work: Pick up or print out a plan Read daily Watch for posts or emails with thoughts to help you through Join in the zoom meetings every 3-4 weeks FAQ: Who can join? ANYONE! How often must I read? Well, ideally daily, but if all you can do is read sporadically, join us anyway. You might learn some things to help you in your reading journey. What translation…

8-22-23 Notes from the Kliros

Greetings, my lovely parish! I spend most of my time with my back turned toward you as I direct the choir during services. Many, many things happen in the kliros…what’s that, you say? Kliros?? The kliros is the area where the singers and readers stand. The word apparently comes from the Greek κλῆρος, meaning “lot”, as the singers of ancient times were chosen by lot. As I was saying…many, many things happen in the kliros. I thought perhaps from time…

Eastern Orthodox Apostolic Succession to the Present

Here is a wonderful PDF produced by our very own Sbdn Peter Learned on Apostolic succession. It shows the Apostolic succession from the Apostle Andrew to the present with your very own parish priest.  🙂 What is important to note is that for historical Apostolic succession to be true, it also needs to have the true Apostolic faith which has been maintained intact in Christ’s Holy Eastern Orthodox Church. Glory to God for all things!

February 23rd, 2020 Weekly Bulletin

Weekly bulletins are distributed every Sunday at the Divine Liturgy. They contain Sunday scripture readings, commemorate birthdays and anniversaries, communicate parish announcements, and highlight divine services in the coming week. Click the link below to view the PDF

February 2nd, 2020 Weekly Bulletin

Weekly bulletins are distributed every Sunday at the Divine Liturgy. They contain Sunday scripture readings, commemorate birthdays and anniversaries, communicate parish announcements, and highlight divine services in the coming week. Click the link below to view the PDF

January 26th, 2020 Weekly Bulletin

Weekly bulletins are distributed every Sunday at the Divine Liturgy. They contain Sunday scripture readings, commemorate birthdays and anniversaries, communicate parish announcements, and highlight divine services in the coming week. Click the link below to view the PDF