Services and upcoming events

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taS UPCOMING SERVICES:

Saturday, August 23 – NO Great Vespers

Sunday, August 24 – 9:00 – Divine Liturgy

Thursday, August 28 – 7 PM – Vesperal Liturgy for the Beheading of St. John the Baptist

Saturday, August 30 – 5 PM – Great Vespers

Sunday, August 31 – 9 AM – Divine Liturgy

Saturday, September 6 – 5 PM – Healing Service led by Archbishop Michael (reception following)

Sunday, September 7 – 9:30 AM – Divine Liturgy with Archbishop Michael (reception following)

Monday, September 8 – 9 AM – Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of the Theotokos

Saturday, September 13 – Great Vespers for the Elevation of the Cross

Sunday, September 14 – 10:00 – Divine Liturgy for the Elevation of the Cross

Saturday, September 20 – 5 PM – Great Vespers

Sunday, September 21 – 9:30 AM– "Explanatory Divine Liturgy"

Saturday, September 27 – 5 PM – Great Vespers

Sunday, September 28 – 10 AM – Divine Liturgy

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CROSSROADS – our weekly bulletin

August CALENDAR

Saturday, October 18 - 7th Annual Fantasy Auction - Learn More Here

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The Liturgical and Educational Opportunities of the New Liturgical Year

We’re reaching the end of our liturgical year and the beginning in September of the New Year. Here are some of the liturgical and educational events that will be taking place:

The image that we’ll be keeping in mind is the establishment of a “life-giving” foundation, thinking about the Trinity Church in Vincentown, shown above.

For more information about our parish and activities and to receive preparatory materials about the Orthodox Faith and our parish, contact Fr. John at:

holycrossmedford@gmail.com

1) SEPTEMBER 6-7: VISIT OF ARCHBISHOP MICHAEL:

Saturday, September 6 – 5 PM – Healing Service with Archbishop Michael: as usual everyone – both Orthodox and non-Orthodox are welcome to attend and be anointed during this Service and to stay for the Reception.

Please see the sign-up sheets for helping to provide food for the receptions on Saturday and Sunday.

Sunday, September 7 - 9:30 – Divine Liturgy with Archbishop Michael

2) SEPTEMBER 13-14 – OUR PARISH FEASTDAY – THE ELEVATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS:

Saturday, September 13 – 5 PM – Great Vespers for the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross

Sunday, September 14 – 10:00 – Divine Liturgy for the Elevation of the Holy Cross

3) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 – ”EXPLANATORY DIVINE LITURGY” – 9:30 – as was offered last year, this Liturgy will be celebrated from the center of the church and will allow Fr. John to explain the various moments of the service and will include the acts of getting vested and the preparation of Holy Gifts of Bread and Wine (Proskomedia), beginning at 9:30.

In preparation for this Liturgy, during September, passages from Fr. Alexander Schmemann’s book, Liturgy and Life, will be sent out which will offer a reflection on the Liturgy and help in developing a liturgical vocabulary.

Also, I'll welcome additional questions during Coffee Hour.

4) SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 – during Coffee Hour: The beginning of our Catechetical Classes: Learning, Professing, Receiving, and Keeping the Faith – The Creed.”

Our classes again will be offered to everyone interested in learning more about the Orthodox Faith and especially for those wanting to become members of the Orthodox Church.

We’ll primarily focus on learning the Creed and will add other aspects as appropriate. Our approach, however, will be a little different – we’re going to start from the end of the Creed and work towards the beginning.

But in our first session, we’ll begin our Classes, as we did last year, with the opportunity to share the stories of how “we got here.”

Here is the schedule for the Fall classes, which is subject to change.

4) SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5: First Class – during Coffee Hour–

Learning, Professing, Receiving, and Keeping the Faith – The Creed – Looking Backwards:

“I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come. Amen.”

November

Sunday, November 9 – Learning, Professing, Receiving, and Keeping the Faith – The Creed – Looking Backwards:

“I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Giver of Life, who proceeds from the Father; who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; who spoke by the prophets.”

Sunday, November 17 – Learning, Professing, Receiving, and Keeping the Faith – The Creed – Looking Backwards:

“He/Jesus shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; whose Kingdom shall have no end.”

December

Sunday, December 7 – Learning, Professing, Receiving, and Keeping the Faith – The Creed – Looking Backwards:

“He/Jesus sits at the right hand of the Father.”

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A Review of the Retreat with Dr. Peter Bouteneff held on Saturday, November 9, 2024

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BELOW is the final entry for our Daily Paschal Reader:

You can find complete archived copies of our past Lenten and Paschal readers by clicking here.

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SEE OUR:

50TH ANNIVERSARY VIDEO:

50TH ANNIVERSARY SLIDESHOW:

50TH ANNIVERSARY SERMON COLLECTION

NOTES AND SERMONS ON ATTENDING THE 2023 R.S. THOMAS FESTIVAL IN WALES

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