We are extremely pleased and grateful to announce that the Matching Grant of $30,000 has been met by your generous contributions! We now have a remaining $55,000 to raise for the completion of the Design/Development phase of our building project. We are two-thirds there! Glory be to God!
UPDATE: Matching Grant
VERY GOOD NEWS: The matching grant between now and Pascha (for our Building Fund) has increased by $10,000, bringing it to a total of $30,000! As of right now we have received $13,858 of that. Thank you for all your generous donations. May God bless you!
MATCHING GRANT ANNOUNCED!
Thanks to the generosity of kind benefactors, we are pleased to announce a dollar-for-dollar matching grant, up to $20,000. From now until Pascha, every donation to the building fund of Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church will be matched! Don’t miss this opportunity. Your $50 donation becomes a $100 donation. Your $500 donation becomes a $1,000 donation! […]
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Saint Demetrius Saturday
In the spiritual experience of the Russian Church, veneration of the holy Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica is closely linked with the memory of the defense of the nation and Church by the Great Prince of Moscow, Demetrius of the Don (May 19). St Demetrius of the Don smashed the military might of the Golden […]
Why Do We Address the Cross in Prayer?
By Archpriest Andrei Nikolaidi For many Orthodox Christians, beginning to explore the treasury of Christian prayer and trying to delve into the meaning of the prayers, upon reading the prayers to the Cross the question may arise: “Why do we address the Cross, the Wood, in prayer directly as if to a person?” Indeed, in the […]
Successful Rummage Sale
The Church held our 2nd Annual Parish Rummage Sale. The over-flowing abundance of goods that were donated could have easily filled two trapeza halls. By God’s grace we were able to have a financially successful sale with all the money going toward the Building Fund for the new Temple. The unity of purpose, the oneness of mind and […]
Rings on the Wrong Hand?
This Sunday I will have the pleasure of performing a wedding. Weddings are always happy events, and I always look forward to performing them. Orthodox weddings are especially beautiful, and it’s actually composed of two ceremonies: the betrothal and the crowning. The betrothal service, according to Fr. John Meyendorff, is the “…new form of marriage contract… It […]
Fall Classes – Orthodoxy 101
Classes will usually take place immediately following Wednesday Vespers (with a couple of exceptions – see online calendar), and will last for approximately one hour. The topics are subject to change. Wednesday, September 7, 2016 – The True God (Dogma, Faith and Orthodoxy) Wednesday, September 14, 2016 – Orthodoxy Q&A Wednesday, September 21, 2016 – […]