WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Nov. 21 – Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Nov. 22 – Philemon and Others, Apostles 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 4:00 PM Evening Prayer Tuesday, Nov. 23 – Amphilochius and Gregory, Bishops 8:30 AM Morning Prayer […]
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Additional Philip’s Fast Resources
The Phillip’s Fast began Monday, Nov. 15th. This 40-day fast in preparation for Christmas, like the others (The Great Fast etc.), involves prayer (our communication with God takes on a tone of anticipation), fasting (denying ourselves certain earthly goods so that we are yearning for Christ’s coming with our body as much as we are […]
Philip’s Fast
The 40-day fasting period that prepares our minds, souls, and bodies for the Nativity of Our Lord begins Monday, Nov. 15th. I’ll be sending out my own thoughts on the fast in an email to the parish, but here are some reflections from Bishop Kurt that I found helpful. Why do we fast? There are three […]
Sunday Bulletin 11/14/21
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Nov. 14 – 25th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Nov. 15 – Philip’s Fast Begins Tuesday, Nov. 16 – Matthew, Apostle-Evangelist 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 4:00 PM Evening Prayer Wednesday, Nov. 17 – Gregory Wonderworker, Bishop 8:30 AM […]
Acquiring Spiritual Friendships
Acquiring Spiritual Friendships: St. John tells us, “Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in them” (1 John 2:15). So many of our friendships are with the world. St. Teresa of Avila offers the following guidelines for spiritual friendships, or friendships […]
Sunday Bulletin 11/08/21
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Nov. 7 – 24th Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Nov. 8 – Archangel Michael and all the Angels 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 6:30 PM Divine Liturgy Anna Tombazzi from her parents 7:30 PM Fire Pit Social Tuesday, […]
Blessed Theodore Romzha – Feast November 1
Unable to intimidate Bishop Romzha, the Soviets decided to liquidate him, and staged a highway accident. A military truck rammed the horse drawn carriage in which the Bishop was returning home from the rededication of the parish church of Lavki, near Mukachevo. Bishop Romzha was badly injured, but survived; and passersby took him to the […]
Sunday Bulletin 10/31/21
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Oct. 31 – 23rd Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Nov. 1 – Cosmas and Damian, Unmercenaries 8:30 AM Morning Prayer 4:00 PM Evening Prayer Tuesday, Nov. 2 – Akindynos and Others, Martyrs 8:30 AM […]
And Who Is My Neighbor
A special obligation binds us to make ourselves the neighbor of absolutely every person, and of actively helping him when he comes across our path, whether he be an old person abandoned by all, a foreign laborer unjustly looked upon, a refugee, a child born of an unlawful union and wrongly suffering from a sin […]
Sunday Bulletin 10/24/21
WEEKLY SCHEDULE Sunday, Oct. 24 – 22nd Sunday after Pentecost 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, Oct. 25 – Marcian and Martyrius, Martyrs 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 4:00 PM Evening Prayer Tuesday, Oct. 26 – Demetrius, Great Martyr 7:30 AM Morning […]