Some Parish announcements

February 27, 2022 Editor 0 Comments

Glory to Jesus Christ! We all know that Ukraine is in the middle of war. The first unprovoked war since 1939 in Europe. One of our parishioners, Maryana Chahine, is Ukrainian and has family and friends in Ukraine. So you can imagine the anxiety of not knowing the safety of loved ones or the personal …

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Even closer to God’s Kingdom: Forgiveness, Cheese-fare Sunday

February 26, 2022 Editor 0 Comments

This weekend we are even closer to the Kingdom of God. The Kingdom is not found because we give up meat and cheese and follow the prescriptions of the Great Fast like a robot. No, we enter into the Kingdom of God as a result of our being in good relationship with God and our …

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Forgiveness Sunday

February 14, 2021 Editor 0 Comments

Deacon: “Let us love one another that with oneness of mind we may confess:” People/Choir: “Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Trinity, one in essence and undivided.” (Byzantine Divine Liturgy, just before the exchange of the Kiss of Peace) Tomorrow is “Forgiveness Sunday,” when in our churches we have a special, pre-Lenten Rite of Forgiveness (asking …

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