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This weekend - Meatfare Sunday
February 14, 2012
This weekend - Meatfare Sunday

Fr. John Erickson will serve Divine Liturgy at the mission Sunday morning.  There will be a BBQ lunch afterward, location to be announced.

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Educational resources for Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha
February 13, 2012
Educational resources for Great Lent, Holy Week and Pascha

SYOSSET, NY [OCA] - - A variety of lenten resources for class and individual study are available free of charge on the web site of the Orthodox Church in America’s Department of Christian Education.

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Christian Stewardship Statement for St. John the Evangelist Mission
Christian Stewardship Statement for St. John the Evangelist Mission

The simple rule for Christian giving is clearly stated by Saint Paul in 2 Corinthians 9:6-8: “But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

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Words from St John Maximovitch on Theophany
Words from St John Maximovitch on Theophany

St John Maximovitch, a saint of the contemporary era, was especially influencial in shaping how Orthodoxy became accessible to American Converts from 50 years ago until today.  His relics are venerated today in San Francisco at Holy Virgin Cathedral, and Orthodox Christians the world over petition his intercession before our Lord.

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Prayerful Preparation For Communion
Prayerful Preparation For Communion

Of all the days in the life of a Christian, the happiest is the day when we worthily, with complete attentiveness and preparation receive Holy Communion. At Confession, we washed away all our sins, we opened up our whole soul to the Lord and we received into the house of our soul the Holy, Heavenly Guest - Our Lord Jesus Christ... 

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The Nicene Creed - the Orthodox Symbol of Faith
The Nicene Creed

The Nicene Creed is also referred to as the Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed since it was formally drawn up at the first ecumenical council in Nicea (325) and at the second ecumenical council in Constantinople (381).

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