Posts by Fr. Marty Watt
Weekly Bulletin – January 5, 2020 (with Vespers and Blessing of Water for Sunday evening)
2020 01 January 05 29th APE Tone 4 Great Vespers 2020 01 January 05 29th APE Tone 4 Divine Liturgy 2020 01 05 Music Holy Transfiguration Theophany Outdoor Blessing of Water 2020 2020 01 06 Great Vespers Music Sunday evening
Read MoreNothingtime.
Homily 389 – Circumcision/St. Basil Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa January 1, 2020 Epistle: (254) Colossians 2:8-12 (Circumcision) and (318) Hebrews 7:26-8:2 (St Basil) Gospel: Luke 2:20-21, 40-52 (Circumcision, p 323) and (24) Luke 6:17-23 (St Basil, p 118) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,…
Read MoreSpecial Bulletin – January 1, 2020
For the circumcision of our Lord, vespers on 12/31 at 6:30 pm, Divine Liturgy on 1/1 at 10:00 am. 2020 01 01 Music 2020 01 01 OT Readings
Read MoreA slap to the face.
Homily 388 – 28th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 29, 2019 Epistle: (200) Galatians 1:11-19 (Sunday after the Nativity) Gospel: (4) Matthew 2:13-23 (Sunday after the Nativity) In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. In the middle of the Christmas season…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – December 29, 2019
2019 12 December 29 28th APE Tone 3 Great Vespers 2019 12 December 29 28th APE Tone 3 Divine Liturgy 2019 12 29 Music
Read MoreNativity 2019
Please note: services will NOT be printed due to their length. Please feel free to print or bring electronically to the services as you desire! 6:30 PM Tuesday evening: 2019 12 24 Vespers Liturgy 10:00 AM Wednesday morning: 2019 12 25 Divine Liturgy Nativity of Christ
Read MoreGod’s family.
Homily 387 – 27th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 22, 2019 Epistle: (328) Hebrews 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40 Gospel: (1) Matthew 1:1-25 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The Sunday of the Genealogy of Christ is always challenging for clergy and…
Read MoreWeekly Bulletin – December 22, 2019
2019 12 December 22 27th APE Tone 2 Great Vespers 2019 12 22 OT Readings 2019 12 December 22 27th APE Tone 2 Divine Liturgy 2019 12 22 Music Catechumenate and Chrismation Allison Justus
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Homily 386 – 26th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 15, 2019 Epistle: (257) – Colossians 3:4-11 Gospel: (76) – Luke 14:16-24 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We live in a transactional society. Around this time of year, there are…
Read MoreKnowing healing.
Homily 385 – 25th after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 8, 2019 Epistle: (224) Ephesians 4:1-6 Gospel: (85) Luke 17:12-19 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We’ve just come through our annual Thanksgiving holiday. Most of us, I think quite sincerely,…
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