On Wednesday, March 4, we begin the penitential season of Lent with the Blessing and Imposition of Ashes and Mass at 7:30pm, followed by a pot-luck Lenten meal. Vespers for the Sunday of Orthodoxy will be celebrated at St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Washington DC at 5PM on March 8. This very moving service, […]

We rejoice to welcome Penelope Irene, daughter of Mark and Thaomy Neuhoff, into Christ’s holy Orthodox Church. Penelope’s Baptism and Chrismation took place during the morning Mass on January 19. At the annual Parish Meeting, Sharon Green and Nathaniel Green were elected to the Parish Council, and Karl Tsuji was appointed as Treasurer (a position […]

Thanks to all who helped to make our Christmas celebrations beautiful – to those who decorated, who sang, who served at the altar and who cooked for the bountiful feast. Despite a ‘flu epidemic’ in the parish, we managed to joyfully give thanks to God for coming into this world as a little Child to […]

Advent is a time for preparing – preparing for the coming of Christ, the second Person of the Trinity in human form at the Nativity and, ultimately, preparing for His coming again at the end of time. At the same time that we are preparing for decorating our homes at Christmas, buying and wrapping gifts […]

On the last Sunday of October, we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King, a reminder to all of us that governments – emperors, monarchs, premiers, presidents – come and go but that our true ruler is Christ, our Savior and Redeemer. At the end of Mass on this day, we sing an ancient chant […]

Two important feast days fall on Sundays this month: the Nativity of the Theotokos on September 8 and the feast of St. Michael the Archangel on September 29. The Exaltation of the Holy Cross, on Saturday, September 14, will be celebrated with Matins at 9:30AM and Mass at 10AM. The annual Parish Picnic will follow […]

We begin the month of June with the episcopal visit of Bishop JOHN on the weekend of June 1 and 2. Sayedna JOHN is the Bishop for the Antiochian Western Rite parishes but also serves as the Bishop of Worcester and as the editor of the Word magazine. He will be with us for Vespers […]

Thank you to all who helped to make our Holy Week and Paschal observances so beautiful this year: to those who served at the altar, who sang, who arranged flowers, who cleaned and cooked, and to all who were here to celebrate the “feast of feasts”. Thanks also to David and Nathan Caldwell and Fr. […]

On the remaining Fridays in Lent (April 5, 12, and 19), we will meet at 7pm for study of the First Epistle of St. Paul to the Thessalonians, and continue with the service of Stations of the Cross and the Litany of the Cross around 8pm. You are invited to attend all or any portion […]

We begin the season of Lent on Ash Wednesday, March 13, with Vespers at 7PM and the blessing and imposition of ashes and Mass at 7:30. In the weeks following, the Church calls us to more intense prayer, fasting, repentance, and alms-giving in order to better prepare for the celebration of the Feast of Feasts, […]