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 […]
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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 […]
Sunday Bulletin 12/27/20
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Christos Razdajetsja! Slavite Jeho! Merry Christmas! Sunday after the Nativity WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, Dec. 27 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Wednesday, Dec. 30 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy +John Bosak from George Bosak 4:00 PM Evening Prayer Thursday, Dec. 31 7:30 AM Morning […]
Circumcision of Our Lord – January 1
On the eighth day after His Nativity, our Lord Jesus Christ was circumcised in accordance with the Old Testament Law. All male infants underwent circumcision as a sign of God’s Covenant with the holy Forefather Abraham and his descendants [Genesis 17:10-14, Leviticus 12:3]. After this ritual, the Divine Infant was given the name Jesus, as […]
Sunday Bulletin 12/20/20
Christ is Born! Glorify Him! Christos Razdajetsja! Slavite Jeho! Merry Christmas! Sunday of the Ancestors / Sunday Before the Nativity WEEKLY LITURGICAL SCHEDULE Sunday, Dec. 20 – Sunday of the Ancestors 8:30 AM Matins 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy Wednesday, Dec. 23 7:30 AM Morning Prayer 8:30 AM Divine Liturgy +Scott Collier from […]