7TH SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST TONE 6 HOLY MYRRHBEARER AND EQUAL-TO-THE-APOSTLES MARY MAGDALENE Romans 15:1-7 Matthew 9:27-35 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 […]
Fr. Andreas
Life of the Holy New Martyr Grand Duchess Elizabeth
by Metropolitan Anastassy Not every generation is destined to meet along its path such a blessed gift from heaven as was the Grand Duchess Elizabeth Feodorovna for her time, for she was a rare combination of exalted Christian spirit, moral nobility, enlightened mind, gentle heart, and refined taste. She possessed an extremely delicate and multifaceted […]
A Word on Confession
In Scripture we read: “He that covers his sins shall not prosper, but whosoever confesses and forsakes them shall have mercy” (Proverbs 28:13). In the Old Testament, confession was never exclusively a private affair between God and man. Rather, we have evidence that confession was always made in the presence of others. Lamak, by confessing […]
Parish Bulletin – Sunday, July 15th
6th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Tone 5 ~ Today we commemorate the Holy Equal-to-the-Apostles Great Prince Vladimir (in holy baptism Basil), Enlightener of the Russian Land. Vladimir was the son of Prince Svyatoslav, and grandson of Igor and Olga, and was at first completely pagan in faith and life. Learning of the existence of various […]
Resignation of His Beatitude Met. JONAH
Dear faithful in Christ, You may have heard the news that His Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH tendered his resignation on Friday, July 6th. I would encourage you to avoid any gossip, Internet rumors, and personal speculations at this point. Rather remember His Beatitude and the Holy Synod of the OCA in your prayers. Also, be aware […]
Patronal Feast Day!
Our Patronal Feast is coming up! On Thursday night we will celebrate Great Vespers with a Litya at 5.30 PM. Right after the service we will have a barbecue at the Newman Center for anyone that is willing to come and celebrate. Feel free to invite your friends and neighbors! For the meal, please bring […]
Parish Bulletin – Sunday, July 8th
5th Sunday after Pentecost ~ Tone 4~ Today we commemorate the The Holy Great Martyr Procopius, in the world Neanius, a native of Jerusalem, lived and suffered during the reign of the emperor Diocletian (284-305 AD). His father, an eminent Roman by the name of Christopher, was a Christian, but the mother of the saint, […]
Athlete of Virtues – St. Sergius of Radonezh
The lives of the saints as well as their writings are one of the ways that we learn about the spiritual life. In reading attentively the lives of saints, one of the first things we learn is that the saints are neither distinctively Rus Man or Greek (nor any other nationality); they are at all […]
Services this week
Monday, July 2nd – Hours, Divine Liturgy (St. John of San Francisco), 6.40 AM Wednesday, July 4th – Vespers, 5.30 PM (Note the time – earlier due to Independence Day celebrations!) Thursday, July 5th – Hours, Divine Liturgy, 6.40 AM Saturday, July 7th – Great Vespers, 5.30 PM Sunday, July 8th – Hours, Divine Liturgy, […]