Weekly Bulletin – Nativity of Christ (December 24-25, 2017)
Sunday, December 24: Vespers (12/23): 2017 12 December 24 29th After Pentecost Tone 4 Great Vespers 2017 12 24 OT Readings Liturgy (12/24): 2017 12 December 24 29th After Pentecost Tone 4 Divine Liturgy 2017 12 24 Music Monday, December 25: Vespers for Nativity (4:00 pm 12/24): 2017 12 25 Vespers Music Divine Liturgy of St. Basil (10:00…
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Homily 291 – 28th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 17 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Sometimes people ask me why a loving God sends people to hell. They are bewildered occasionally when I tell them God doesn’t…
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2017 12 December 17 28th After Pentecost Tone 3 Great Vespers 2017 12 December 17 28th After Pentecost Tone 3 Divine Liturgy 2017 12 17 Music
Read MoreGiving thanks is the key.
Homily 290 – 27th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 10 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. We are all lepers. Let me repeat that. We are all lepers. Our soul, our nature, our humanity is stained with the…
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2017 12 December 10 27th After Pentecost Tone 2 Great Vespers 2017 12 December 10 27th After Pentecost Tone 2 Divine Liturgy 2017 12 10 Music
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Homily 289 – 26th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa December 3, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. St. Paul could have been writing to us today. I’m not one to watch the news, but you cannot have missed the…
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2017 12 December 03 26th After Pentecost Tone 1 Great Vespers 2017 12 December 03 26th After Pentecost Tone 1 Divine Liturgy 2017 12 03 Music
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Homily 288 – 25th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 26, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. The Jewish law commanded that no work be done on the Sabbath day. This was not a minor point, but one of…
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2017 11 November 26 25th After Pentecost Tone 8 Great Vespers 2017 11 November 26 25th After Pentecost Tone 8 Divine Liturgy 2017 11 26 Music
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Homily 287 – 24th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church, Ames, Iowa November 19, 2017 In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Ever wonder how we define a fool? In the New Testament, we don’t use that word much. But this morning, our Lord…
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