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                      Sunday Divine Liturgy is 9:30 a.m. in the Church Building.


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Ort
hros (Matins)
8:30 a.m.

Divine Liturgy
9:30a.m.


Feast Day Services
9:00a.m. in the chapel

 

 

Our Faith

Articles and Resources of the Orthodox Church.

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Introductory Articles

The Orthodox Church: An Introduction
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Introduces the non-Orthodox to Orthodox Christianity

History
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Sketches the great epochs of Orthodoxy.

Special Services and Blessings
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Describes the non-sacramental services which
contribute to spiritual life.

Spirituality
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Discusses the meaning of theosis as a general goal of Christian life

Teachings of the Orthodox Curch
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Outlines the salient points of doctrine and basic credal affirmations.

The Calendar of the Orthodox Church
Lewis Patsavos, Ph.D.
Understanding the religious calendar its history and development.

The Church (Membership)
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Outlines the procedure for becoming a member of the Orthodox Church.

The Holy Eucharist
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Describes the meaning and celebration of the Eucharist

Worship
Rev. Thomas Fitzgerald
Discusses the form and characteristics of Orthodox worship.

The Sacrament of Confession
Fr. Peter Orfanakos
A description of how one should approach coming to Holy Confession.

The Sacrament of the Holy Priesthood
(Ordination)
Fr. Peter Orfanakos
The Sacrament, its origin, and a discussion about it
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General Articles

And Then they will Fast
Bishop Isaiah of Denver
An examination of the history and development of fasting and its role in the life of the Orthodox Christian.

Dating Pascha in the Orthodox Church
Dr. Lewis J. Patsavos
How the dating of Pascha (Easter)
is determined each year.

Holy Week Meditation and Study Guide
Fr. Andrew Demotses
A day by day account of the meaning
of each service in Holy Week.

On Fasting
Metropolitan Maximos
The practical and spiritual dimensions of fasting - our guide to union with the resurrected Lord.

Saints of the Orthodox Church
George Bebis, Ph.D.
An examination of how saints and
sainthood is understood in the
Orthodox Church

Tradition in the Orthodox Church
George S. Bebis, Ph.D.
An examination of the Orthodox
Christian understanding of tradition as a history of the work of the Holy Spirit.

The Icon Controversy in the Early Church
Fr. Peter Orfanakos
About icons and how they help in prayer and more about iconographic history.

Why Orthodox Christians are
Not Cremated

Fr. John Touloumes
Why the church prohibits this practice, an explanation of why.

On the Protection of the
Natural Environment

His All Holiness
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I The Church teaching on the destiny of mankind and its relationship with the created environment in which we live.

Daily Prayer
Fr. Peter Orfanakos
On prayer as the spiritual food that
strengthens our whole being.

 

     
 
     


 

 

Sunday Worship

8:15 A.M. -- Orthros (Matins Service)
 9:15 A.M.
-- Awaken Your Faith
(Adult Religious Instruction)


 9:30 A.M. -- The Divine Liturgy

 

 

 

Feastday Services:   

Divine Liturgy     --      9:00 A.M. in the chapel


(All other special service during the Lenten periods and Holy Week would be highlighted in the weekly Church bulletin.)

 
 

Welcome to our Church's web site. As a national Church, we are an eparchy of the Patriarch of Constantinople, His All-holiness Bartholomew I. As a parish within the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, led by Archbishop Demetrios, we fall under the episcopal authority of His Eminence Metropolitan Methodios of Boston. In short, we hope that your experience on this site or, perhaps in our Church, will be a good one and that you will feel free to call upon us if you would like to join our community or would simply like to know more about the Orthodox Christian Faith

   Fr. Christopher H. Stamas, Pastor -- Church Telephone via: (413) 737-1496,  fax Number (413) 737-1065

 
 

 

 

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