Our Metropolitan’s 40th Anniversary
Last Sunday, November 13th, the parishes of Portland, Saco, Lewiston, Portsmouth and Dover jointly held a family gathering and dinner at the St Nicholas Church in Portsmouth in honor of […]
Posts & Updates
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Sermon: Jesus, the Good Samaritan
Sunday November 13th was the 8th Sunday of Luke, but also the feast day of St. John Chrysostom. The conjunction of Chrysostom’s memory with the Gospel reading of the Parable […]
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A Reminder of what you are as a Christian
Here is a wonderful passage by Saint Sophrony, one of the most recent saints of the Orthodox Church. He started a monastery in Essex, England, in the 1950s and lived […]
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The Healing Restoring Touch
Jesus called her ‘daughter’ – θυγάτηρ. Most likely no one had called her that in a real face-to-face encounter. Certainly not in the 12 years that she had the flow […]
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Blanket Drive, Nov 13-Dec 18
As part of our Health and Wellness mission, we will again have our annual Blanket Drive for the Preble Street Homeless Shelter, Florence House, Homeless Family Shelter, Elena’s and other […]
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Accept No Imitations
In his Commentary on John’s Gospel, the great theologian and Bible scholar of the early church, Origen of Alexandria (c. 185-253 AD), wrote the following amazing paragraph. To the extent […]
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October 30th Sermon
A Personal Note from Father Constantine, the author of this sermon: I posted this sermon last Sunday. But as I thought about it and what is happening in the world […]
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Influenza Update from Parish Nurse
The US Center for Disease Control and Prevention has confirmed that influenza rates are already higher and earlier than usual, and case numbers are higher than they have been in […]
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Animal Refuge League Collection Drive
Our parish has often pulled together to support worthy organizations and major relief situations around the world. Every year we collect blankets for the homeless, we have an ongoing food […]
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October 23rd Sermon
It seems some people liked today’s sermon. Maybe it’s meaningful to you too. Give a listen if you have 11 minutes to spare.