Right now, we typically have to Liturgies every week: Saturday, 9.00 am and Sunday 9.00 am. This may vary depending on special feasts and celebrations. We will also have weekly Vespers on Saturday night at 6.00 pm. Observe the following: We are limited to around 40 people in any service. Therefore, in order to attend you will need to […]
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Church Reopening (Phase 1)
We will begin to open the door for people to come back to services again. However, it will be a gradual re-opening with several temporary measures that you need to be aware of and observe. They have been directed by our Archbishop but are also in compliance with the recommendations of the State of Oregon. Some will likely […]
Abbot Sergius – Fall Retreat 2018
Dear ones in Christ, Here are the Saturday lectures from last weekend’s Fall Retreat with Abbot Sergius from St. Tikhon’s Monastery. Unfortunately we did not get Friday evening’s session recorded. Fr. Andreas
New Martyr Vasily Martysz
Commemorated May 4 The holy New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz was born on February 20, 1874 in Tertyn, in the Hrubieszow region of southeastern Poland. His father Alexander was a judge in Molczyce near Pinsk. After his retirement, he was ordained a priest and became rector of a local parish. EDUCATION In 1884, […]
Why do We Fast before Nativity?
Tomorrow (November 14th) we begin the Nativity Fast. We fast before the Great Feast of the Nativity in order to prepare ourselves for the celebration of Our Lord’s birth. As in the case of Great Lent, the Nativity Fast is one of preparation, during which we focus on the coming of the Savior by fasting, […]
“Why do you wear that black cassock?”
People have sometimes approached me and asked why Orthodox priests (as well as deacons, monks and bishops) traditionally wear black cassocks. In the earliest Church, it does not seem that clergy wore any distinctive garb, except of course liturgical vestments, which in some cases also were worn outside the Divine services. For example, sometimes […]
Staying Orthodox in an Anti-Christian Environment
The summer months are coming to a close and many young people will be facing the prospect of heading off to college, some for the very first time. A scripture passage comes to my mind as I think of these wonderful young people preparing to leave home: “I am sending you out like sheep […]
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 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, […]