Originally Published: July 16, 2020 At the very end of every Divine Liturgy at our parish, we sing these two hymns before we break for the meal at trapeza: The Church is shown to be a many-lighted heaven, That doth shine a guiding light upon all them that do believe,…
Partakers of the Light
NB: From our print bulletin for the months of May & June. See the Service Schedule page for June's schedule. The Church is adorned with Light! Her Bridegroom has appeared, more beautiful than all creation and more radiant than the sun, risen from the dead and raising all of creation…
Bestowing Life
You can download the May Pocket Calendar here or you can visit our Schedule Page. May the Light of Christ shine on all this Paschal season! We revel in the Resurrection for 40 days, chanting hymns that declare Christ's triumph over death for us: Christ is risen from the dead,…
The Light of Christ
Out of the night my spirit waketh at dawn unto Thee, O God, for Thy commandments are a light upon the earth.
Prayers for Those in Ukraine
During this time of tremendous hardship and suffering for our brothers and sisters in Christ in Ukraine, let us as Orthodox Christians apply ourselves to prayer. Last Sunday and at every service since the new violence began, we have prayed the following as a community, and you are encouraged to…
Service Schedule 2022 February
You can download the February Pocket Calendar or you can visit our Schedule Page. Tomorrow we will read the Gospel lesson about Zaccheus, which signals that the period of the Triodion and Great Lent are fast approaching! Next weekend, the Triodion will be processed from the iconostasis to the chanter's…
Nativity Youth Performance, 2021–2022
On the great feast of Nativity, Mrs Ulyana Machneva and a few youths performed songs with instruments and voices. There were guitars, metal drums, harps, and more! There were Orthodox and non-Orthodox songs including: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, Jingle Bells, Joy to the World, and more! Some of the…
Church New Year
Some call the Dormition of the Most-holy Theotokos our "Summer Pascha." Having witnessed Christ honoring His mother by accompanying her soul into heaven and raising up her body after her dormition, we now celebrate a "Summer New Year," since the Church year begins on September 1. What kind of resolutions…