Christian Life Education Begins Sept. 19th
The St. George Christian Life Education Program begins Sunday, September 19th. The school year has begun for our students and our Christian education program is about to kick off. Pre-K to 8th grade students will be receiving Holy Communion first with their teachers, and then departing to class. High School and College aged students will be meeting Sunday evenings at 5 pm. This year’s theme will be the Great Commandment of Christ. Our program is more than “Sunday School,” as we will be [Read more...]
September is National Preparedness Month
You are your family’s first responder, and in many ways you are your neighbor’s first responder. All of us as participants in our communities and members of our families need to take concrete steps to proactively prepare for emergencies and disasters. Local, state, and national authorities are going to help, but they may not be able to get to you right away.
Modesty Revisited
Wendy Shalit’s essays have appeared in such publications as The Wall Street Journal, Commentary, City Journal and other publications. Her book, A Return to Modesty, was published by Free Press in 1999, and last year was reissued in paperback by Simon & Schuster. This article was excerpted from a speech delivered at Hillsdale College. (www.hillsdale.edu) It is my hope that both men and women, and particularly parents, will take note of this important issue, and provide appropriate direction for their children. There is [Read more...]
Sept. 12th is National Back to Church Sunday!
Everyone is Invited and Welcome Back to Church on September 12, 2010! Are you one of those people who “used to go” to church, but just don’t anymore? Are you tired of trying to figure out life yourself? What about the Bible? What about things like faith, salvation, discipleship, grace, and most of all – forgiveness? If you are like most Americans, you know quite a few, or maybe you are one of them yourself. According to the book American Church in Crisis by [Read more...]
Managing Your Finances God’s Way
August 19, 2010 by frjohn
Filed under Biblical Studies, Education, Featured
Sept. 22nd to Oct. 27th, St. George Church will be hosting a 7 week DVD based seminar called “Managing Your Finances God’s Way.” This class will be held on Wednesday evenings, immediately following our regularly scheduled 6 pm Vespers service at the Church, and is a part of the Crown Financial Ministries group of courses designed to introduce Christians to the very real Biblical principles for money and possessions set out in the Holy Scriptures. The Bible is packed with wise counsel about [Read more...]
Patriarch Celebrates Historic Liturgy in Ancient Monastery
Orthodox Christians held the first Divine Liturgy in almost 90 years at an ancient monastery on the side of a Turkish mountain Sunday, after the government allowed worship there in a gesture toward religious minorities. At least 1,500 pilgrims, including from Greece and Russia, traveled to the Byzantine-era monastery of Sumela for the service led by Patriarch Bartholomew I, the spiritual leader of the world’s Orthodox Christians. The Islamic-oriented government, which is aiming to expand freedoms as part of its bid to join [Read more...]
New Member Class: October 2
Inquirers, those seeking to enter and join the Orthodox faith, or those transferring from other parishes are invited to attend our New Member Class. For those interested in more, our series of Catechumen Classes follow the New Member Class, and provide a deeper look at the Scriptures, basic Orthodox Christian doctrine and practices, and spiritual life. The next New Member Class will take place on Saturday, October 2nd at 11 am. This class is the introductory class for entrance into the Church and [Read more...]
Catechumen Classes Beginning
For those who have attended our New Member Class, and are ready to begin serious preparation for entrance into the Church, our series of catechumen classes is starting up! Our classes for catechumens will begin again on Saturday, July 31st at 11 am. Catechumen classes at St. George Church are typically are held on the 2nd and fourth Saturday of the month, and are for those interested in learning about the Orthodox Christian faith and preparing for entrance into the Orthodox Church. Though [Read more...]
Coming To Trust The Liturgy
From the author of the First Lights Blog A couple of weeks ago I was having a conversation with an old friend about my spiritual journey. We had attended church together at a contemporary evangelical charismatic Protestant church as college students. At the time, I ardently defended contemporary worship. The songs stayed in my head for a great length of time, generally they reinforced the themes of what was being talked about in church, they were fun to listen to, and I could [Read more...]
The Orthodox World-View
By Hieromonk Seraphim Rose Born Eugene Dennis Rose in 1934, Fr. Seraphim, was a hieromonk (monastic priest) of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia in the United States, whose writings have helped spread Orthodox Christianity throughout modern America and the West. They have also been widely read in Russia. He died in 1982. Although not formally canonized, he is venerated by some Orthodox Christians as a saint in iconography, liturgy, and prayer. He spent virtually his entire life in his native California, but [Read more...]
