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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…

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…

Great Vespers tomorrow

Posted in Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged blessing water, Holy Water, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan - by Rebecca

Come join us for Great Vespers tomorrow, Jan. 1st, 2022 followed by the Great Blessing of the Water, 5:30pm to 7:00pm, in English. I love this essay from ancientfaith.com: Adventures Read more…

Great Blessing of the Waters Jan. 1st

Posted in Children and Parents, Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged blessing water, Orthodoxy, St. Aidan, Theophany - by Rebecca
Great Blessing of the Waters Jan. 1st

Come join us for Great Vespers on Jan. 1st, 2022 followed by the Great Blessing of the Water, 5:30pm to 7:00pm, in English. What Happens at Theophany at the Great Read more…

Ortho 101 Tomorrow Night

Posted in Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | - by Rebecca
Ortho 101  Tomorrow Night

We are getting together on ZOOM for another Ortho 101 class. You are free to join in any Tuesday that works for you as each Tuesday will be a stand-alone Read more…

Busy Day of Celebrations Tomorrow!

Posted in Children and Parents, Events, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | - by Rebecca
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…

St. Nicholas Day Party

Posted in Children and Parents, Events, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged St. Nicholas - by Rebecca
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…

St. Nicholas Day on Dec. 6th

Posted in Children and Parents, Events, St. Aidan Community, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged St. Nicholas - by Rebecca
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…

Nativity and The Twelve Days of Christmas

Posted in Children and Parents, Events, Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Uncategorized, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged Nativity, twelve days of christmas - by Rebecca
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

Posted in Exploring Orthodoxy, St. Aidan Community, Uncategorized, Youth and Young Adults | Tagged orthodox, Orthodoxy - by Rebecca
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…

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