On God
Now, we both know and confess that God is without beginning and without end, everlasting and eternal, uncreated, unchangeable, inalterable, simple, uncompounded, incorporeal, invisible, impalpable, uncircumscribed, unlimited, incomprehensible, uncontained, unfathomable, good, just, the maker of all created things, all-powerful, all-ruling, all-seeing, the provider, the sovereign, and the judge of all. We furthermore know and confess that God is one, that is to say, one substance, and that He is both understood to be and is in three Persons—I mean the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost—and that the Father and the Son and the Holy Ghost are one in all things save in the being unbegotten, the being begotten, and the procession. We also know and confess that for our salvation the Word of God through the bowels of His mercy, by the good pleasure of the Father and with the co-operation of the All-Holy Spirit, was conceived without seed and chastely begotten of the holy Virgin and Mother of God, Mary, by the Holy Ghost and of her became perfect man; and that He is perfect God and at the same time perfect man, being of two natures, the divinity and the humanity, and in two intellectual natures endowed with will and operation and liberty—or, to put it simply, perfect in accordance with the definition and principle befitting each, the divinity, I mean, and the humanity, but with one compound hypostasis. And we know and confess that He hungered and thirsted and was weary, and that He was crucified, and that for three days He suffered death and the tomb, and that He returned into heaven whence He had come to us and whence He will come back to us at a later time. To all this holy Scripture and all the company of the saints bear witness.
†St. John of Damascus
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith, Writings, The Fathers of the Church, pp 167–168.
Next Sunday, June 4th, we celebrate the Great Feast of Pentecost during which John Koehler will be Chrismated! Make plans to join us on Saturday evening, June 3rd, for a festal Great Vespers that will include a litya service - an anointing and blessed bread.
All those who still have not submitted their summer camp paperwork, please do so ASAP!
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Troy (Constantine) & Ekaterina Bergwall are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Margarita. She was born on Tuesday, weighing in at 6 pounds, 10 ounces. Please continue to keep the family in prayer as they recover. A mealtrain has also been organized for them.
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Thank you to all who expressed their sympathy at the passing of my mom. The outpouring of love is appreciated. We look forward to being back home and celebrating Pentecost with you all.
-Father & Madrecita
| Date | 3rd Hour | 6th Hour | Epistle |
| Jun 4 | Stultz | D'Orazio | Burns |
| Jun 11 | Skomorucha | D'Orazio | Lewis |
| Jun 18 | Jones | TBD | Peck |
| Date | Coffee Hour | Service Duty | Church Cleaners |
| May 28 | Morjana / Hamwi / Tsegay | Telep / Baldychev | Koehler / Long |
| Jun 4 | Diehl / Kendall / Koehler / Riddle | Bunitsky / Morjana | Clause / Whalen |
| Jun 11 | Baldychev / Prior / Pacienza / Bergwall / Crozier | TBD | Skomorucha / Ashton / Stultz |
| Jun 18 | Fathers Day - Women host potluck | Hojnicki / Najemy | S. Peck |
| Date | Servers |
| Jun 4 | Crozier / Jones |
| Jun 11 | Burns / Crozier |
| Jun 18 | Burns / Jones |
| Jun 25 | Jones / Mordasov |
| Jul 2 | Crozier / Mordasov |
| Jul 9 | Bergwall / Ricks |
| Jul 16 | Burns / Mordasov |
| Jul 23 | Crozier / Ricks |
| Jul 30 | Bergwall / Jones |
31 May 2023 at 1:51pm
19 May 2023 at 12:01pm
Bishop (now Metropolitan) Tikhon celebrates Liturgy assisted by Deacon (now Metropolitan) Nicholas Olhovsky on October 6, 2010 at Our Lady of Kazan Church in Sea Cliff, NY during the meeting of the Dialogue Commissions of the OCA and ROCOR.14 May 2023 at 6:45pm
9 May 2023 at 5:42am
This Week's Schedule
06/04/23
Tuesday, May 30th
† No Tuesday Vespers †
Saturday, June 3rd
Great Vespers with
Litya & Anointing
at 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, June 4th
Pentecost
Hours
at 8:40 a.m.
Divine Liturgy
at 9:00 a.m.
followed by
Fellowship
Important Dates
06/30/23
Monday, June 5th - Friday, June 9th
Fast Free Week.
Monday, June 12th
Apostles Fast Begins
(June 12th - June 30th)
Thursday, June 29th
Holy Apostles Peter & Paul
