Services and upcoming events

UPCOMING SERVICES:

Saturday, July 26 – NO Great Vespers

Sunday, July 27 – 9:00 AM – Divine Liturgy

Saturday, August 2 – 5:00 – Great Vespers

Sunday, August 3 – 9:00 – Divine Liturgy

Tuesday, August 5 – 7 PM – Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration

Friday, August 8 – 7 PM – Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of St. Herman

Saturday, August 9 – NO Great Vespers

Sunday, August 10 – 9:00 – Divine Liturgy

Thursday, August 14 – 7 PM – Vesperal Liturgy for the Dormition

Saturday, August 16 – 5 PM – Great Vespers

Sunday, August 17 – 9:00 – Divine Liturgy

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

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CROSSROADS – our weekly bulletin

July CALENDAR

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ON THE WAY TO ORTHODOXY:

"What About the Other Nine?"

Considering Baptism and Entrance into the Church for Others and Ourselves"

We call our "Catechesis Program" – "On the Way to Orthodoxy." While designed for those inquiring about the Orthodox Faith, it is also meant to renew and instill a sense of wonder in those who are already Orthodox and are encouraged to attend and participate.

Classes wil resume in September. For more information about our Program and to receive preparatory materials about the Orthodox Faith and our parish, contact Fr. John at:

holycrossmedford@gmail.com

for more information

As we approach studying Baptism and the Bible in our Sunday sermons and in the “On the Way to Orthodoxy” Sessions we’re going to use a version of this image that Frances Young presented in her book, “Biblical Exegesis and the Formation of Christian Culture” – a spider’s web!

Her book seeks to develop a way of studying the Bible that is not based on “a linear argument or chronological account, but something more like a spider’s web.

Such a web is made up of strands carefully placed in relation to one another.

The radiating segments of the web are analogous to the sections of the book: they represent the major themes, each of which is traced in second-century material and then broadened out by consideration of material from subsequent centuries.

These segments, however, are interlinked by connecting threads, issues which keep recurring, and which defy simple organization.

Scattered over the web are dew-drops that highlight issues by providing depth of focus through detailed inspection of particular texts.

The hope is that by a combination of panoramas and close-ups, new perspectives may emerge as the complete web is contemplated.”

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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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