“The trouble is that we live far from ourselves and have but little wish to get any nearer to ourselves. Indeed we are running away all the time to avoid coming face to face with our real selves, and we barter the truth for trifles.” I recall being in seminary, every day we would wake […]
Monthly Archives: January 2021
Sunday Bulletin 01/31/21
Sunday of the Prodigal Son WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, January 31 – Sunday of the Prodigal Son 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, February 1 – Tryphon, Martyr 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 6:30 PM Vespers 7:30 PM Divine Liturgy +JPII Institute at CSUN from Mary Horey Tuesday, February 2 – Meeting of […]
Sunday Bulletin 01/24/21
Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, January 24 – Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, January 25 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy +Richard Parrot from Jerome Parrot Wednesday, January 27 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy +Warren&Rita Snyder […]
Lives of the Saints for Kids: Three Holy Hierarchs
The devil is very good at taking things that are good and beautiful, and twisting them into something evil and ugly. God though, is even better at untwisting them to reveal the original goodness and beauty that He gave them. Such is the case with a feast that we will celebrate on this coming Saturday […]
Photina Walks
One of the signs of a healthy parish is a confidence in the gifts God has given its members, and a desire to share these gifts with the wider world. Another sign is a desire to improve the human lives of those who live within a parish’s circle of influence. A third sign is an understanding of […]
Sunday Bulletin 01/17/21
Sunday of Zacchaeus WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, January 17 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, January 18 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy +Richard Parrot from Jerome Parrot Wednesday, January 20 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy +John Bosak from George Bosak 4:00 PM Evening Prayer Thursday, January 21 […]
PROSKOMEDIA: Preparing the Gifts
The Proskomedia takes place before the public Divine Liturgy begins. The practical purpose of the Proskomedia is to prepare the bread and wine to be offered and sanctified at the Anaphora of the Liturgy. But there are other wonderful layers of meaning that are expressed in the Proskomedia. One major theme is the unity of […]
Sunday Bulletin 01/10/21
Sunday after the Theophany WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, January 10 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy 11:30 AM Procession and Lake Blessing Monday, January 11 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy +Tom Ham & Dorothy Ham from Gary Edginton Wednesday, January 13 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy Thursday, January […]
Sunday Bulletin 01/03/21
Sunday before the Theophany WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, January 3 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, January 4 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy Zuzula Family from Maryann Zuzula Tuesday, January 5 8:30 AM Royal Hours 7:00 PM Vespers-Liturgy and Great Blessing of Water Wednesday, January 6 – Theophany of Our […]
Theophany- January 6
Christ is Baptized! In the Jordan! In the early church, many of the feast days that we now celebrate in December and January were all celebrated together on January 6th. That’s why this feast day is called “Theophany” or “the revelation of God” in Greek. (“Epiphany,” the name used by our Roman Catholic brothers and […]