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Parables

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community | Tagged Orthodoxy, parables, pascha, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Parables

Lenten services have lots of parables. Father Jeremy of Orthodox Road recommends the following books to learn more about them: There’s a tendency for us modern folks to feel that Read more…

2022 Pascha Dates

Posted in Children and Parents, Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | - by Rebecca
2022 Pascha Dates

Join us in our Paschal celebrations!! Feb.   6 – Zacchaeus Sunday Feb. 13 – The Publican and the Pharisee. This is a fast free week. Feb. 20 – Prodigal Son. Read more…

Great Feast of The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple

Posted in Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community | Tagged Feast, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Great Feast of The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple

Introduction This feast, celebrated on February 2, is known in the Orthodox Church as The Presentation of Christ in the Temple. Another name for the feast is The Meeting of Read more…

Thank you for your Patience

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Thank you for your Patience

Thanks for your patience as we switch to a new calendar system. We will have it updated soon! In the meantime, if you have any questions, please contact us!!

Tomorrow is the Great Feast of The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple

Posted in Children and Parents, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged candlemas, great feast, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan, temple - by Rebecca
Tomorrow is the Great Feast of The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple

Join us Feb. 2nd, 2022 at 10:30am for a Divine Liturgy feast day service. Hope to see you there! This is a very ancient and precious feast, one of the Read more…

Theophany and Dragons

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged Orthodoxy, St. Aidan, Theophany - by Rebecca
Theophany and Dragons

Tomorrow is the Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of Theophany. Here is another article from ancientfaith.com and the podcast version of it if you prefer to listen rather than read. Read more…

Theophany, one of the greatest feasts of the Orthodox year.

Posted in Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community | Tagged bless water, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan, Theophany - by Rebecca
Theophany, one of the greatest feasts of the Orthodox year.

The third day of the Afterfeast of Theophany is this coming Sunday, January 9th, 2022. We will join together for the Divine Liturgy of the Afterfeast of the Theophany and Read more…

The Feast of Theophany is Today!

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy | Tagged baptism, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan, Theophany, water - by Rebecca
The Feast of Theophany is Today!

From ancient times this Feast was called the Day of Illumination and the Feast of Lights, since God is Light and has appeared to illumine “those who sat in darkness,” Read more…

Water

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community | Tagged Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
Water

The season of Theophany revolves around water. Here are some thoughts on water and prayer from Fr. Jermey at orthodoxroad.com: Moving like a glacier Glaciers have been known to very Read more…

House Blessings

Posted in Children and Parents, Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged house blessing, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca
House Blessings

House Blessings begin after Theophany. Here is a nice idea from oca.org, we would maybe have to tweak it a bit due to Covid. Communal House Blessings By Vicki Jones Read more…

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