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Welcome to
Christ the Savior ~ Holy Spirit Orthodox Church
a parish of the Orthodox Church in America.
We're glad you've found us, and hope you will visit with us soon and often, and perhaps find your spiritual home here with us. Our parish website has numerous helpful resources, which will tell you a great deal about our church family and life, as well as about the Orthodox Christian Faith. Here is a brief overview of what you can find here; just click on each section link to learn more:Home — A quick and thorough look at everything current and important in the life of the parish. Includes direct links to our address and phone, directions to the church from every point on the compass, our worship and education schedule, parish news, and feature stories and items of interest. Also features a Google-powered site search engine, and Google Translator. Updated throughout the week.Worship Schedule — The center of our life is our worship of the Holy Trinity: the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Please join us for Great Vespers on Saturday evenings at 6:00pm, when we begin the cycle of the Lord's Day services. Sunday morning services begin at 9:10am with the Hours of Prayer, leading into the Divine Liturgy at 9:30am. During the Summer, we typically have weekday Vespers on Wednesdays at 7:00pm, leading into our Bible Study. A pop-up, printable calendar makes it convenient to plan ahead for special feasts and saints' days.Parish News — Here you'll find items of interest about our parish life, with archives covering prior years.Meditations — Our pastor, Fr. Steven Kostoff, sends out regular
meditations via email, which are also posted on Father's blog, Orthodox
Christian Meditations. We also feature an archive of Father's
meditations dating back almost a decade. Education — With a thriving Church School program for our many youth,
annual Summer Bible Study and Fall Adult Education Classes, a
longstanding tradition of Spiritual Retreats led by some of Orthodoxy's
most noted speakers, and a variety of other opportunities for young and
old alike, our Christian Education Ministry seeks to not only instruct
and inform, but to truly help form in us an ever deepening faith, imbued
with the 'savor of Orthodoxy'. Ministries — With inreach to our own parish community, as well as
outreach to our neighborhood and region, national and international
charities and ministries, the faithful of Christ the Savior strive to
put the love of Christ into action. Come and see where you might feel most led to serve.About Orthodoxy — Designed for inquirers and those wishing to learn more
about the Orthodox Christian Faith, this special section hosts a broad
range of resources, from articles to suggested book titles, to podcasts
and more. If you're new to Orthodoxy, this is the place to start.Media and Links — Updated quarterly, this page seeks to highlight unique
and significant Orthodox 'new media' which can greatly enrich our faith
and equip us for living an authentic Christian life in our challenging
21st century.
Hogar Rafael Ayau — For over a decade, Christ the Savior has been
sponsoring and sending mission teams to assist in the building up of the
Hogar, an orphanage in Guatemala run by the Orthodox nuns of the
Orthodoxo Lavra Mambre monastery. This is our main international
ministry.Feasts, Fasts and Saints — Foundational resources on the Twelve Great
Feasts of the Church, Fasting in the Orthodox Tradition and the Four
Major Fasting Seasons, Saints who have shown forth in North America
(including one of the finest pages on the internet on our beloved St
Herman of Alaska) and more.
RSS News and Podcasts — Automatically updated news briefs from the
Orthodox Church in America and other Orthodox news sources, plus select
podcasts covering the daily scripture readings and the saint(s) of the
day. Photo and Video Gallery — Get to know us through these glimpses into life at Christ the Savior ~ Holy Spirit!
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