Travelogue 1: St. Petersburg
Thursday, February 4, Bishop BENJAMIN and Mr. Barry Migyanko arrived in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia to take part in the visit of a delegation from the Sister Churches Program of Seattle to St. Petersburg (SCPS). The work of the SCPS began in the late 1980’s when members of several Christian Churches of the [...]
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Parish Life
Colorado Winter RetreatIn a world where God and church can be distorted to appear just as commercial and superficial as your next big pop culture fad, Orthodox Christianity is not something easily comprehended, nor accepted. Today’s youth culture tells us to shun committment and spurn truth in favor of artificial replacements, and often it’s all too easy [...]
Fremont Mission moves to new home
On Sunday, December 20, 2009, the faithful parishioners of St. Christina’s Mission in Fremont, California, celebrated the last Divine Liturgy in the little “house church” that we had been using until a suitable replacement could be found. Following the liturgy, a procession led by our pastor, Father Michael Anderson, took all the church appointments to [...]
St. Spiridon Cathedral profiled
As we approach the celebration of the Nativity, a very interesting article about bell-ringing and the sounds of the city appeared recently in the Seattle Times. Bells have such a connection, emotionally and aesthetically with our celebrations. John Cox, bell-ringer at the cathedral, was interviewed and the article included links to the sounds of the [...]
Hierarchical Visits
Travelogue 1: St. PetersburgThursday, February 4, Bishop BENJAMIN and Mr. Barry Migyanko arrived in the city of St. Petersburg, Russia to take part in the visit of a delegation from the Sister Churches Program of Seattle to St. Petersburg (SCPS). The work of the SCPS began in the late 1980’s when members of several Christian Churches of the [...]
Orthodox News
Fr David Lowell brings message of FOCUS North America to Diocese of the WestFr David Lowell, Orthodox Action of Volunteer Director of Orthodoxy’s newest charitable organization, FOCUS North America, brings the group’s message to Holy Trinity Cathedral in San Francisco on Saint Thomas Sunday.
