The Feast Day of our Parish
January 14, 2010 was the feast day of St. Basil the Great, our parish's patron saint. To celebrate the occasion His Grace Bishop Peter, administrator of the Chicago and Mid-America Diocese of ROCOR visited us and served an All Night Vigil and a Hierarchal Divine Liturgy. He was joined by ...
To Know Our Own Infirmity and to Seek Healing for It
2nd Sunday of Lent - Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas Bishop of Thessaloniki (born 1296 - reposed 1351) "For a man to know God, and to know himself and his proper rank - a knowledge even possessed by Christians who are thought to be quite unlearned - is a knowledge superior to ...
Prayer
An ever-new Creation by Archimandrite Sophrony (Sakharov) Prayer is infinite creation, far superior to any form of art of science. Through prayer we enter into communion with Him that was before all worlds. Or, to put it in another way, the life of the Self-existing God flows into us through ...
Sacred Space
Beauty and the Church The Orthodox Church believes that God is the Creator of heaven and earth. The Creator is present through His handiwork. This means that the material world, being valuable and good, is an important means through which God expresses Himself. The Orthodox Church affirms this conviction through her ...
The Veneration of the Cross
Third Sunday of Lent Troparion, First Tone: Save, O Lord, Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance; grant Thou unto Orthodox Christians victory over enemies; and by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth. Kontakion, Fourth Tone: O Thou Who wast lifted up willingly on the Cross, bestow Thy mercies upon the ...
Moving Towards Calvary
The Meaning of Forgiveness by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom (Feb. 2001) The weeks that have preceded Forgiveness Sunday are weeks during which, in the form of stories that actually took place or of parables, we are presented with the basic sins, the basic brokenness of ourselves. This was the time when we should ...
Announcements
Attention…Fr. Martin will be out of town Monday, 3/2 and Tuesday, 3/3. In case of emergency please contact Fr. Radomir Chkautovich at (314) 776 – 3262 (Office) or (618) 281 – 8051 (home). [Read More...]
Panikhida
Lent is a time of inner thought and reflection of ourselves as Orthodox Christians. It is also a time to remember those Orthodox Christians who have departed. While a Panikhida can be served at any time of the year, it is a service that is held on the Saturday before Meatfare Sunday, and on the second, third, and fourth Saturdays of Lent. These... [Read more...]
Presanctified Liturgy
Presanctified Liturgies are held each week during Lent, on Wednesday mornings at 8:00, and on Friday evenings. Make sure to check your Parish Calendar each week if you plan to attend one of these services. The starting time on Friday evenings varies in order to accomodate other events on the same evening. Presanctified Liturgies are held during Lent... [Read more...]
Bible Study Class Begins
Bible Study will be held each Wednesday evening during in the church Hall beginning at 7:00 p.m. Fr. Martin will lead the class. Please be sure to check your Parish Calendar closely each week if you plan to attend to be sure the class will be held. There are some weeks that will not have class due to other obligations. All scripture is given by... [Read more...]
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