Every Saturday evening service begins at 5:00 pm
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Our parish has established a fund to support the countless refugees worldwide. Donations are accepted in the basket in the back of the church or via postal mail. Checks can be made out to Three Saints Church, with the memo line "IOCC Relief Fund." All donations will then be collected and sent to the International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) for further disbursement.
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As Orthodox Christians, our spiritual journey in the life of the Church begins with the Sacrament of Baptism. It is during this 'mystery' that we are cleansed of the original sin of man and made pure through ... ENG
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Освящение квартиры или дома изначально совершалось как благословение строительства нового дома, затем — благословение входа в этот дом. То же самое относится к освящению других вещей... RUS
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What We Believe
The Orthodox Church has upheld the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Apostles (the 12 Disciples), and the Church Fathers for the past 2,000 years. We believe in the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son, timelessly begotten of the Father. We believe that the Son was Incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man so that he might restore all people and all of creation to Himself.
We believe that it is our mission, as Christ’s followers, to bring the “good news,” the “Gospel,” to all men. We seek to do this in all aspects of our lives.
Orthodox Life
Worship is central in the life of an Orthodox Christian. Worship in the Orthodox Church is also different than any other worship experience. In the 10th century, emissaries were sent from Russia to various places in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to explore potential faiths for the Russian Empire.
While the emissaries were in the Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey), they experienced something they had never experienced before. The emissaries reported, “We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth, for surely there is no such splendor or beauty anywhere upon earth. We cannot describe it to you: only this we know, that God dwells there among men, and that their service surpasses the worship of all other places. For we cannot forget that beauty.” The Orthodox service that these ambassadors experience is the same service used in the Orthodox Church today. It is a service that touches all of the senses.
Touch.
This may be the most foreign aspect of Orthodox worship to someone who has not witnessed it before. In the Orthodox Church, the service is very “hands-on.” Orthodox Christians make the sign of the Cross at various points during the service and venerate icons and the Cross when entering the Church or after the service has concluded.
Taste Every Divine Liturgy in the Orthodox Church uses the sense of taste as the faithful partake of communion. In a very literal manner, we “taste and see” (Psalm 33/34) that the Lord is good.
The worshipper will utilize their sense of sight during the service. A few paragraphs up, you read that we venerate icons and the Holy Cross. Icons are images that depict various members of the Christian community.
These include Christ Himself, the Virgin Mary (commonly referred to as the Theotokos – the Greek word for God-bearer), and other saints of the Church and events in the life of Christ or salvation history. We do not worship these images, but rather venerate, respect, or honor them, knowing that the honor is received by those depicted in the images, not by the materials used to create the actual image or icon. That brings us to the last two senses, those of smelling and hearing. It is for this reason that we are often known as the Church of “smells and bells.”
Our sense of smell is activated when we encounter various types of incense used during services. Historically, incense was used in the Tabernacle and Temple of Israel, and it was also offered to pagan gods. It is also used in most forms of worship in the Middle East and Asia. We use it in the context of Psalm 140(141), which says, “Let my prayer be set before you as incense, the lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”
And of course, we used our sense of hearing. We hear the bells, the singing, the homily (or preaching), and in this way, we can understand the service and the message that our Lord is giving us. Our worship should permeate every aspect of our lives; this is part of the reason it involves all the senses. Our worship shows our gratitude to God for the gifts He has given to us, and in that gratitude, we seek to minister to others.
The Orthodox Church has upheld the teachings of Jesus Christ, the Apostles (the 12 Disciples), and the Church Fathers for the past 2,000 years. We believe in the Holy Trinity, one God in three persons, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
We believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son, timelessly begotten of the Father. We believe that the Son was Incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man so that he might restore all people and all of creation to Himself.
We believe that it is our mission, as Christ’s followers, to bring the “good news,” the “Gospel,” to all men. We seek to do this in all aspects of our lives.
Orthodox Life
Worship is central in the life of an Orthodox Christian. Worship in the Orthodox Church is also different than any other worship experience. In the 10th century, emissaries were sent from Russia to various places in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia to explore potential faiths for the Russian Empire.
While the emissaries were in the Church of Holy Wisdom in Constantinople (modern-day Istanbul, Turkey), they experienced something they had never experienced before. The emissaries reported, “We knew not whether we were in heaven or on earth, for surely there is no such splendor or beauty anywhere upon earth. We cannot describe it to you: only this we know, that God dwells there among men, and that their service surpasses the worship of all other places. For we cannot forget that beauty.” The Orthodox service that these ambassadors experience is the same service used in the Orthodox Church today. It is a service that touches all of the senses.
Touch.
This may be the most foreign aspect of Orthodox worship to someone who has not witnessed it before. In the Orthodox Church, the service is very “hands-on.” Orthodox Christians make the sign of the Cross at various points during the service and venerate icons and the Cross when entering the Church or after the service has concluded.
Taste Every Divine Liturgy in the Orthodox Church uses the sense of taste as the faithful partake of communion. In a very literal manner, we “taste and see” (Psalm 33/34) that the Lord is good.
The worshipper will utilize their sense of sight during the service. A few paragraphs up, you read that we venerate icons and the Holy Cross. Icons are images that depict various members of the Christian community.
These include Christ Himself, the Virgin Mary (commonly referred to as the Theotokos – the Greek word for God-bearer), and other saints of the Church and events in the life of Christ or salvation history. We do not worship these images, but rather venerate, respect, or honor them, knowing that the honor is received by those depicted in the images, not by the materials used to create the actual image or icon. That brings us to the last two senses, those of smelling and hearing. It is for this reason that we are often known as the Church of “smells and bells.”
Our sense of smell is activated when we encounter various types of incense used during services. Historically, incense was used in the Tabernacle and Temple of Israel, and it was also offered to pagan gods. It is also used in most forms of worship in the Middle East and Asia. We use it in the context of Psalm 140(141), which says, “Let my prayer be set before you as incense, the lifting of my hands as the evening sacrifice.”
And of course, we used our sense of hearing. We hear the bells, the singing, the homily (or preaching), and in this way, we can understand the service and the message that our Lord is giving us. Our worship should permeate every aspect of our lives; this is part of the reason it involves all the senses. Our worship shows our gratitude to God for the gifts He has given to us, and in that gratitude, we seek to minister to others.
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