Busy Day of Celebrations Tomorrow!
Tomorrow, Dec. 24th, is a busy day! We have: Friday: Dec. 24 10:00 am. Royal Hours: The Royal Hours give us a whole atmosphere surrounding the birth of Our Lord: Read more…
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Holy Supper
Many Eastern Orthodox peoples have a special Christmas Eve tradition – The Holy Supper. This last meal of the Nativity Fast is made special with many different dishes and traditions, Read more…
St. Nicholas Day Party
Don’t forget to put candy canes in the shoes left out for St. Nicholas. They are one of the symbols of St. Nicholas because he carries a staff, as do all Read more…
Virtual Assembly held by the Archdiocese of Canada, Orthodox Church in America
Don’t forget to mark this event in your calendar! We are having a virtual meeting with the entire Canadian Diocese of the OCA with 3 guest speakers on the topic Read more…
St. Nicholas Day on Dec. 6th
Remember to put shoes out the evening of Dec. 5th for St. Nicholas to fill with the traditional chocolate coins and oranges (or chocolate oranges!) as well as other little Read more…
Does it feel like the world is falling apart?
I say this to you and I counsel you, even if the sky were to fall down, even if the earth would rise up, even if the whole world were Read more…
Fasting Recipes
We are well into the Nativity Fast now. Click on the link below to see many Fasting friendly recipes and cookbooks recommendations. http://saintaidancook.blogspot.com/
Nativity and The Twelve Days of Christmas
Plan ahead to get the most out of the twelve days from Christmas Day to the Eve of Theophany. Orthodox Christians fast for forty days before the Nativity of Christ Read more…
The Cross, the Goo, and the Butterfly
Fr. Jeremy writes often on his blog, Orthodox Road. His Sept. 11, 2021 post is The Cross, the Goo, and the Butterfly. Our Orthodoxy 101 Lesson 1 is “Is this Read more…
Orthodoxy 101
Here are Father Thomas Hopko’s 55 Maxims of the Christian Life. Have questions? Register for our 8-week Orthodoxy 101 education class starting Tuesday, November 23rd. 55 Maxims of the Christian Read more…