On Saturday, November 2, All Souls Day, we will celebrate a Requiem Mass at 10:00 am (with Lauds of the Departed at 9:30). Please give Fr. Nicholas the names of those you would like to have remembered at the altar. The Feast of All Saints will be observed on the Sunday within the octave, November […]

We welcome Stephen Borthwick to the Holy Orthodox Church and to the parish family of St. Gregory’s. Stephen was chrismated on Holy Cross Day and has taken St. Augustine of Hippo as his patron saint. In response to Metropolitan PHILIP’s request for parish contributions for Syrian refugee relief, we have collected $1308. This money will […]

There are three major holy days in this month which we celebrate in the Orthodox Western Rite: the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (September 8), the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (September 14), and the feast of St. Michael and All Angels (September 29). Since the first and last of these holy days fall […]

We welcome Sarah Sparks into the Holy Orthodox Church and to the family of St. Gregory’s. Sarah was Chrismated on Pentecost and took Photini – the Samaritan woman at the well – as her patron saint. Congratulations to Paul and Allyson Higgins, who were married at St. Gregory’s on June 27 in a wonderful celebration. […]

We will celebrate several of the great feast days in the liturgical year in the month of June. On June 9, the Fifth Sunday after Easter, we anticipate the Rogation days (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of the following week) by ending the service outside (weather permitting) to offer prayers for God’s creation and bless the […]

We begin this month with the holiest week of the liturgical year. Time stands still as we follow Our Lord’s steps from His triumphal entry into Jerusalem until his Crucifixion and glorious Resurrection on Easter. We will share a bountiful Paschal feast at the meal following the Liturgy on Saturday, May 4. The Liturgy on […]

Each Friday evening during this Lenten season, we will meet at 6:30 for a pot-luck supper, followed by a class and discussion on our Lord’s Sermon on the Mount. We end with the service of Stations of the Cross and the Litany of the Holy Name of Jesus. Coin boxes are available for your offerings […]

We will celebrate three important liturgical occasions this month: the feast of our patron, St. Gregory the Great, will be observed on the Eve of his feast day, Monday, March 11 and the Feast of the Annunciation on the evening of Monday, March 25. On both occasions, Vespers will be sung at 7PM, Mass will […]

We will celebrate the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple (or the Purification of the Blessed Virgin Mary, or Candlemas) on Saturday, February 2 with Matins at 9:30AM and Mass at 10:00, followed by a pot-luck brunch. This feast day is rich in historical and liturgical material. From the Biblical story, we have the […]

Axios! He is worthy! We give thanks for the election of Patriarch JOHN X as the new Patriarch of Antioch, even as we pray for the respose of the soul of our beloved Patriarch IGNATIUS IV. Thank you to all who made our Christmas services so beautiful: acolytes, choir singers, those who decorated, those who […]