We are a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, and all are welcome to worship with us! Our services are in English. Please join us at our coffee hour downstairs after the service.


                           Saturday Vigil                  5:00pm
                           Sunday Divine Liturgy     9:30am
                          Monday Inquirers Class    5:30pm
                          Tuesday Matins                6:30pm
                          Wednesday Liturgy           6:30pm
                           Friday Compline               6:30pm


Sunday Troparion, Tone 5:  Let us, O faithful, praise and worship the Word * Who is co-unoriginate with the Father and the Spirit, * and Who was born of the Virgin for our salvation; * for He was pleased to ascend the Cross in the flesh * and to endure death, * and to raise the dead by His glorious Resurrection.

Troparion of St. Theodore Stratelates, Tone 4: By true strategy, O trophy-bearer * thou wast an illustrious general of the Heavenly King, O Theodore. * For thou didst wisely arm thyself with the weapons of faith, * and didst utterly annihilate the hordes of demons, * and didst prove a victorious athlete, * wherefore with faith * we ever call thee blessed.

Troparion of St. Theodore the Tyro, Tone 2: Great are the triumphs of faith! * The holy martyr Theodore rejoiced in a fountain of flame as in refreshing water. * For having been made a whole burnt offering by fire, * he was offered as a sweetbread to the Trinity, * By his prayers, O Christ God, save our souls.

Troparion of St. Gregory Palamas, Tone 8: Light of Orthodoxy, pillar and teacher of the Church, * adornment of monastics, invincible champion of theologians, * O Gregory, thou wonderworker, boast of Thessalonica, * herald of grace, ever pray that our souls be saved.

Kontakion of St. Theodore Stratelates, Tone 2: Armed with faith and courage of soul, * and having taken in thy hand the Word of God as a spear, * thou didst conquer the enemy, * O glory of martyrs, Theodore. * With them cease not to intercede with Christ God for us all.

Kontakion of St. Theodore the Tyro, Tone 8: Having received the faith of Christ in thy heart as an inner shield, * thou didst overcome all the opposing forces, O great champion, * and thou hast been crowned with a heavenly crown, O Theodore, * for thou art eternally invincible.

Kontakion of St. Gregory Palamas, Tone 8: O sacred and divine organ of wisdom, clear trumpet of theology: * we praise thee with one accord, O Gregory of divine speech; * but as a mind standing before the Primordial Mind, direct our mind to Him, O father, * that we may cry: Rejoice, O herald of grace!

Kontakion of the Second Sunday of Lent, Tone 4:  The season of the virtues hath now been revealed, * and judgment is at the doors; * therefore let us arise and keep the Fast, * offering tears of compunction together with our alms, * and let us cry: Our sins are more than the sands of the sea; * but do Thou pardon us, O Creator of all, * that we may receive incorruptible crowns.

Today’s Readings
Epistle: Hebrews 1:10-2:3; Hebrews 7:26-8:2
Gospel: Mark 2:1-12; John 10:9-16

Parish News

+ Tonight’s Pan-Orthodox Vespers and lecture will be at Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Church at 5:00pm. Bishop Daniel of the Ukrainian Church will be speaking on the Sacrament of Ordination.

+ Fr. Peter and Matushka leave today for the Lenten Pastoral Retreat in Mayfield PA, and then to Newport RI for Nicolas Jackson’s graduation from Officer Development School. They return Friday night. There will be no weekday classes or services this week.

+ Next Sunday is the Veneration of the Precious Cross. Please remember to make prostrations before the Cross. This is the only exception to the practice of not making prostrations on Sundays.

+ Please remember in your prayers those traveling: Galina Bahanovich, Silouan Dudley, Valentina Jaffri and Marcus Bursik.

Words of St. Gregory Palamas




   "Do not imagine that deification is simply the possession of the virtues; but rather that it resides in the radiance and grace of God, which really comes to us through the virtues.”

“One recognizes the uncreated light when the soul ceases to give way to the evil pleasures and passions, when it acquires inner peace and the stilling of thoughts, spiritual repose and joy, contempt of human glory, humility allied with a hidden rejoicing, hatred of the world, love of heavenly things, or rather the love of the sole God of Heaven.”

“Men of divine character know God as well as God knows them. How? Not by the feeble efforts of the reason, but by virtue of the fact that they know God in God, that they are united to Him and so have already acquired the form of God.”


If you are visiting today:

+ There are service books underneath the candle stand that you may borrow and follow along in. If you get lost, ask your neighbor to help you find the page.

+ As you can see, we stand for most of the service. If you are not accustomed to this, please feel free to sit if you feel the need. No one will mind! You should still stand during the Scripture readings and when the priest comes through.

+ In the Orthodox tradition, women cover their heads in church, and extra scarves can be borrowed from the candle stand at the entrance.

+ You will see people making the sign of the cross and bowing. Feel free to follow suit or not, however you are comfortable. Again, no one will mind either way.

+ Feel free to venerate (kiss) the icons and purchase a candle to light. Commemoration slips for Orthodox, living and reposed may be placed on the tray by the candle stand. Please write down how many prosphora you would like (suggested donation: $1/ea.)

+ At the end of the service, you may come forward to venerate the hand-cross if you wish.

+ At our parish we do not pass a collection plate. Gifts are voluntary and can be left at the candle stand.

+ Anyone who wishes to receive Holy Communion must be an Orthodox Christian and make their Confession beforehand. Please speak with Fr. Peter for more information.

Confessions are heard at all evening services.