Reflections on Holy Week While every Holy Week and Resurrection service is beautiful, this year was especially memorable in that it was immensely joyful to see our church filled once again to celebrate this most important event of our Orthodox faith. COVID certainly has had an impact on all of...
Let Pascha Become Our Way of Life While there have been countless articles written about the joy of Christ’s Resurrection as our promise of salvation it bears repeating so that we understand why this event, our Lord’s Passion, Death and Resurrection is so significant for not only us as Orthodox...
What Happens During Great Lent? The services of Great Lent are constructed to aid us in a somber review of the gap between who we are and what we should be, as the image and likeness of God. The royal gates to the altar area remain closed as a physical...
Updating the Liturgy One of the more hotly debated topics in the Orthodox Church over the last 20 or so years has been the need for reform of the Orthodox Divine Liturgy, with voices on both sides. When considering the idea of liturgical reform in our Church, I can’t help...
Progress Report 2022 2022 has been quite a year! Although we were still feeling the effects of the COVID pandemic, we made quite the return bringing our community back to life. As I have done in previous years, I wanted to provide a summary of the wonderful things that have...
The Nativity Icon All of us appreciate the importance of icons as part of the expression of our Orthodox faith. In addition to enhancing the beauty of a church, icons serve a number of purposes for our spiritual development. Instructing the laity in matters pertaining to the Christian faith. A...
From Fr. Angelo, In my October Good News article, I spoke of the need for a sound strategic (long term) plan for our church and community. This month I’d like to talk about sound strategic (long term) plan for you personally. And specifically, I’m speaking about our long-term strategy for...
A Vision for the Future As we approach another Parish Election year it is important that we consider two critical items: 1. The need for a sound strategic (long term) plan for our church and community 2. An understanding of the relationship between Parish Council, Laity and the Priest 1....
The theme of this year’s Clergy-Laity Conference (4-7 July) was “Legacy, Renewal, Unity.” In his remarks during the opening ceremony the Archbishop urged all of us to recognize the great legacy our Greek forefathers and mothers created for us. He spoke of our individual as well as collective responsibility to...
With the completion of the Pascha and having experienced the joy of Christ’s resurrection, the message of His promise of salvation bears repeating in the context of what that means in our understanding of our Orthodox faith. Of course, the Christian faith can no more be expressed in the content...