Category archives: Newsletter
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7 years ago
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Preparation for Lent
What is the purpose of a Lenten journey? Among more serious Christians that I have asked they answer “It is a time of fasting from certain foods, to keep Christ as constant reminder in our daily lives during this spirituals season. The rewards being Christ’s resurrection in ... [read more]
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8 years ago
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SACRAMENTAL AND SPIRITUAL PRIESTHOOD
“With fear of God, with faith and with love draw near.”
This is how God calls you forward to receive His Blood and Body through Holy Communion. Let us take a minute to examine this calling, my dear brothers and sisters in Christ. We are first called to approa... [read more]
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8 years ago
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We: God and I
On this past Sunday we celebrated the Great Feast of Pentecost. This should always be a joyous occasion for us Christians. But in this past year we have seen too much sorrow, suffering and death. This past month we witnessed the terrible terrorist attack on our young people in Orlan... [read more]
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8 years ago
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Birthday of the Church
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ;
Everybody loves a birthday. ON Pentecost we celebrate the feast day of the Decent of the Holy Spirit, which is often referred to as the birthday of the Christian Church, Let us examine this word “Church.”
Will begin by defining wh... [read more]
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8 years ago
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Dear Parishioners and Friends
Looking around us we can still see the ravages of the bitter winter. Much of the plush greenery of a few months ago lies scorched and lifeless. Amidst much of that browned landscape, however, can be detected a surge for life. Young, tender new growth is beginning ... [read more]
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8 years ago
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Epiphany Shining Forth of God
We celebrate the great feast of Epiphany and Theophany on January 6, 2016. Epiphany means "shining forth" or "manifestation”. The feast is often called "Theophany", which means the shining-forth and manifestation of God. The emphasis in the present-day celebration is o... [read more]
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8 years ago
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Anticipation of Advent and a Time of Thanksgiving
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
November is the beginning of a 40-day period of spiritual and moral preparation for each of us. It is the forty days we anticipate and prepare for the coming (Advent) of Christ into the world and into our li... [read more]
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8 years ago
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Happy New Year
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
As your parish priest, I wish you all a blessed New Year!
Let us consider this matter of the happy New Year for us Christians! What makes it happy for us as Christians is that we let the spirit of Christ enter in the New Year. We shall be happ... [read more]
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8 years ago
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This is the Day that the Lord has Made
“Yesterday I was in anguish with Christ on the cross; today I am glorified with Him. Yesterday I was buried with Him; today I arise together with Him.” – St. Gregory of Nazianzus
Go to any cemetery any place in the world. There you will find buried beneath th... [read more]
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8 years ago
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Because of the length of the two mandated protocols, Father John has chosen not include a sermon in the bulletin.
Christ is Risen!
Parish News
Holy Week
We would like to extend our deepest appreciation to everyone that was involved with making Holy Week such a tremendous success! Speci... [read more]
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8 years ago
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THE FALLING ASLEEP OF THE THEOTOKOS
The first two weeks of August are set aside each year by the Orthodox Church as a fasting and prayer period in Commemoration of the Falling Asleep of the Virgin Mary, Birth-giver of God. The fasting ends with the celebration of the Feast itself.
The Lord’s ... [read more]
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8 years ago
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ECCLESIASTICAL NEW YEAR INDICTION
The first day of September, for the Orthodox Church, is the first day of the ecclesiastical year. It is called the beginning of INDICTION. The word INDICTION is a Latin word and means to impose. It was first used in connection of taxes. The Romans began their fir... [read more]
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