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Building/Servers

  • The Clergy
  • The Altar and Its Furnishings
  • The Bells
  • The Candles and Their Symbolism
  • The Church Building
  • The Iconostasis
  • The Sacristy and Vestry

Feasts of the Church

  • The Feast of Feasts – Pascha
  • The Twelve Great Feasts
  • Various Other Feasts

Orthodox Dogma & Doctrine

  • Holy Tradition
  • The Beatitudes
  • The Christian Ethic
  • The Mother of God
  • The Symbol of Faith
  • The Ten Commandments

Orthodox Icons

  • Icon Not-Made-By-Hands
  • Icons of the Mother of God
  • Holy Icons

Orthodox Monasticism

  • The Monastic Grades
  • The Monastic Tonsure

Orthodox Prayer

  • Communing with God in Prayer
  • The Church’s Prayer for the Dead

Orthodox Scripture

  • The Holy Bible
  • The New Testament
  • The Old Testament
  • The Old Testament Apocrypha
  • Used in Church
  • Where to Find

Orthodox Symbolism

  • The Cross
  • The Other Symbols

Orthodox Worship

  • Liturgical Music
  • Services of the Daily Cycle
  • The Divine Liturgy
  • The Five Cycles
  • Orthodoxy in the World
  • Fasting
  • Fasting Rules
  • Fasting Seasons and Days
  • Glossary of Liturgical Terms
  • Great Lent and Pascha
  • Liturgical Books
  • Liturgical Gestures

Sacraments of the Church

  • Holy Orders
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  • Holy Unction
  • Church Mysteries
  • Holy Baptism
  • Holy Chrismation
  • Holy Communion
  • Holy Matrimony

Latest News & Events

  • Virtual Vacation Church School

    Virtual Vacation Church School

  • From the desk of Fr. George H. Shalhoub – August 2020

    From the desk of Fr. George H. Shalhoub – August 2020

  • Holy Dormition Services

    Holy Dormition Services

  • Meaning of Life: A Basilica of St Mary Youth Discussion

    Meaning of Life: A Basilica of St Mary Youth Discussion

  • Fundraising Programs

    Fundraising Programs

Latest Reflections

  • 2020 Easter Message

  • Palm Sunday Reflection

  • March 23, 2020 Reflection by Fr. Jim King

  • Fr. George Reflection – March 18, 2020

  • COVID-19 Letter to Parents

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