Is Sheltering our Kids in the Church Wrong?

From our text, Community of Grace, Chapter 4, “It Takes a Village” we read that an elderly grandmother who, in response to someone who claimed focusing on church community shelters children too much, retorted “What’s wrong with being sheltered?…It meets my needs.” The author goes on to note, “Thinking later about this lively discussion, I wondered […]

Sunday Bulletin 05/23/21

WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, May 23 – Pentecost Sunday          8:30 AM          Matins 9:30 AM          Divine Liturgy Monday, May 24 – Pentecost Monday         7:30 AM          Morning Prayer 7:30 PM          Divine Liturgy            Sister Mary Wednesday, May 26 – Carpus, Apostle 7:30 AM          Morning Prayer 4:00 PM          Evening Prayer 6:30 PM          Divine Liturgy            Advisory […]

Sunday Bulletin 05/16/21

Sunday of The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, May 16          8:30 AM          Matins 9:30 AM          Divine Liturgy Monday, May 17        7:30 AM          Morning Prayer 4:00 PM          Evening Prayer Tuesday, May 18        7:30 AM          Morning Prayer 4:00 PM          Evening Prayer Wednesday, May 19   7:30 AM          Morning Prayer 4:00 PM          Evening Prayer […]

Bulletin 5/2/2021

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! Christos Voskrese! Voistinnu Voskrese! Dearest Proto-Cathedral and Ventura Country Byzantine Community Parishioners, Father Nathan and his family (and Sister Natalia) have all tested negative for COVID multiple times this past week. I (Father Michael) will be self quarantining into this coming week, but Father Nathan will be covering […]

Photina

Saint Photina The Church has given the woman in today’s Gospel passage the name “Photina”. Her name is based on the word “light” because she is both enlightened herself, and directs the whole town back to Christ who is the Light of Life. What does it mean that she is enlightened? First, remember we are […]

Sunday Bulletin 4/25/21

Christ is Risen!    Indeed He is Risen! Christos Voskrese!    Voistinnu Voskrese! WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, April 25  –  Sunday of the Paralytic Man            8:30 AM          Matins 9:30 AM          Divine Liturgy Monday, April 26  –  Basil, Bishop-Martyr     7:30 AM          Morning Prayer Tuesday, April 27  –  Simeon, Bishop Martyr 7:30 AM          Morning […]

Sunday Bulletin 04/18/21

Christ is Risen!    Indeed He is Risen! Christos Voskrese!    Voistinnu Voskrese! Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearers WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, April 18         8:30 AM          Matins 9:30 AM          Divine Liturgy Monday, April 19       7:30 AM          Morning Prayer 4:00 PM          Evening Prayer Wednesday, April 21  7:30 AM          Morning Prayer 6:30 PM          Divine Liturgy            +Michael Sumandra from […]

Saint Stories for Families:  Holy Great-Martyr George – April 23

George had a tumultuous childhood.  His father died when he was young, and his mother moved him far from his hometown.  When he grew up, he became a soldier in the military, achieving a very high rank.  He treasured his faith much more than the treasures of the world, and when the emperor began to abuse and kill […]