Holy Tradition tells us that all the Apostles, with the exception of St. Thomas, were transported mystically to Jerusalem in order to be with the Mother of God – the Theotokos – as she reposed, and to be present at her burial. When the Apostle Thomas arrived the next day, the Apostles opened the tomb so that […]
Fr. Peter
Blessing of Fruit at Holy Transfiguration
The blessing of grapes, as well as other fruits and vegetables on this day is the most beautiful and adequate sign of the final transfiguration of all things in Christ. It signifies the ultimate flowering and fruitfulness of all creation in the paradise of God’s unending Kingdom of Life where all will he transformed by the glory of […]
Parish Bulletin – July 21, 2013
4TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST ST. SYMEON FOOL-FOR-CHRIST, HOLY PROPHET EZEKIEL TONE 3 Rom 6:18-23 Matt 8:5-13 Choir Director: Veronika Welcome We welcome you to the Orthodox Church. Please feel at ease and free to participate in the singing. As a visitor you are welcome to come forward at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and venerate […]
St. Olga the Princess of Russia
Saint Olga, Equal of the Apostles, was the wife of the Kievan Great Prince Igor. The struggle of Christianity with paganism under Igor and Olga, who reigned after Oleg (+ 912), entered into a new phase. The Church of Christ in the years following the reign of Igor (+ 945) became a remarkable spiritual and […]
Parish Bulletin – July 7, 2013
ALL SAINTS OF NORTH AMERICA TONE 1 Rom 2:10-16, Heb 11:33-12:2 Matt 4:18-23, Matt 4:25-5:12 Choir Director: Veronika Welcome We welcome you to the Orthodox Church. Please feel at ease and free to participate in the singing. As a visitor you are welcome to come forward at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and venerate the […]
On Same-Sex “Marriage” and the Orthodox Church
By Fr. Andrew Harmon “Over the last few years I have been asked many times about same-sex marriage. Especially in the last few months, as this issue has become so big, the question repeatedly comes: “What does the Eastern Orthodox Church say about this matter?” Some denominations will now perform such ceremonies. Within some denominations, […]
Parish Bulletin – Holy Pentecost, 2013
HOLY PENTECOST FEAST OF THE HOLY TRINITY TONE 7 Acts 2:1-11 John 7:37-52, 8:12 Choir Director: Veronika Welcome We welcome you to the Orthodox Church. Please feel at ease and free to participate in the singing. As a visitor you are welcome to come forward at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and venerate the Cross […]
Parish Bulletin – June 16, 2013
SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTER PASCHA FATHERS OF THE FIRST ECUMENICAL COUNCIL TONE 6 Acts 20:16-18, 28-36 John 17:1-13 Choir Director: Veronika Welcome We welcome you to the Orthodox Church. Please feel at ease and free to participate in the singing. As a visitor you are welcome to come forward at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and […]
St. Eskil of Tuna
Today, June 11, the Church celebrates the memory of St. Eskil of Tuna, the Apostle of Södermanland. Eskil was one of the many missionaries who came to Sweden and Scandinavia from England in the mid 1000’s. He was a monk and was ordained a bishop in order to establish churches with full hierarchical authority – […]
Parish Bulletin – June 9, 2013
SIXTH SUNDAY AFTER PASCHA SUNDAY OF THE BLIND MAN TONE 5 Acts 16:16-34 John 9:1-38 Choir Director: Veronika Welcome We welcome you to the Orthodox Church. Please feel at ease and free to participate in the singing. As a visitor you are welcome to come forward at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy and venerate […]