A Proud Portland Tradition
For more than three decades, the city of Portland has received waves of refugees and immigrants from Africa, the Middle East, Eastern Europe, Asia and Latin America. Our own parish […]
Posts & Updates
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A Little Theology – Sermon, 14 July 2019
The Lord said to his disciples, “You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Nor do men light a lamp and put […]
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Be an Explorer! – Sermon, 7 July 2019
It’s words like today’s Gospel reading (Matthew 6:22-33) that make many people smirk at the name of Jesus. And I don’t just mean people who don’t believe in him. I […]
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Happy 4th of July
A beautiful day today to celebrate this greatest of all American holidays. But do we remember why we even celebrate the 4th? Over the years it has become a big […]
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POETIC HONESTY ABOUT THE CHURCH
O strange Orthodox Church, so poor and weak, with neither the organization nor the culture of the West, staying afloat as if by a miracle in the face of so […]
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A Kingdom of Living Icons
Today we celebrate the Feast (Synaxis) of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospel reading we heard: At that time, when Jesus saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because […]
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Kneeling Prayers of Pentecost
Sunday of Pentecost is one of the most important days of the year in the Orthodox Church. The highlight of Pentecost services are the Kneeling Prayers, usually done at the […]
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JUNE 24: Nativity of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist, John
A wonderful feast of the Orthodox Church celebrates the birth of the man who came before Christ to prepare the way of the Lord’s incarnation. It is a feast that […]
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He had the grace – Sermon, 23 June 2019
A tough Gospel reading today – one of those “hard sayings of Jesus”. Perhaps it was not shocking in the early centuries of Christianity when people often had to abandon […]
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A Day of Inspiration
Pentecost, a day to inspire all who joined in the Liturgy of worship and praise and eucharist. The Kneeling Prayers once again brought us face to face with the loving […]