Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit Orthodox Church
Archpriest Steven C. Kostoff
4285 Ashland Ave, Cincinnati OH 45212 - (513) 351-0907
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Today's Scripture  |  Today's Saints  |  Today's Prologue

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  • 21

    Jun

    Saturday
    Martyr Julian of Tarsus
     
    9:30AM Multiple Baptisms
    8:30AM - 11:30AM CTS Food Pantry
    6:00PM Great Vespers
    Fast
  • 22

    Jun

    Sunday
    All Saints of America
    St. Alban, Protomartyr of Britain
    9:10AM Hours
    9:30AM Divine Liturgy
    11:30 Moleben to our holy and righteous mother Olga of Alaska
    4:00PM-6:00PM FOCUS Meal Serving and Food Pantry at CTS
    Fast: fish, wine, & oil
  • 23

    Jun

    Monday
    Martyr Agrippina of Rome
    6:00PM Vesperal Liturgy for NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
    Fast
  • 24

    Jun

    Tuesday
    Nativity of St. John the Forerunner
    9:00PM Compline
    Fast: fish, wine, & oil
  • 25

    Jun

    Wednesday
    Virgin Martyr Febronia
    7:00PM Vespers
    7:35PM Bible Study
    Fast
  • 28

    Jun

    Saturday
    Ven. Sergius and Herman of Valaam
    6:00PM Great Vespers
    Fast
  • 29

    Jun

    Sunday
    Holy Apostles Peter and Paul
    9:10AM Hours
    9:30AM Divine Liturgy
  • 30

    Jun

    Monday
    Synaxis of the 12 Apostles
    7:00AM Akathist Hymn to the Apostles Peter & Paul
  • 1

    Jul

    Tuesday
    Unmercenaries and Wonderworkers Cosmas and Damian
    7:30PM Anniversary Committee Meeting
  • 2

    Jul

    Wednesday
    St. John the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco
    7:00PM Vespers
    7:35PM Bible Study
    Fast: fish, wine, & oil
  • 5

    Jul

    Saturday
    Relics of Ven Sergius of Radonezh
    6:00PM Great Vespers
  • 6

    Jul

    Sunday
    Ven. Sisoes the Great
    9:10AM Hours
    9:30AM Divine Liturgy
  • 8

    Jul

    Tuesday
    Greatmartyr Procopius
    6:45PM Choir Rehearsal
  • 9

    Jul

    Wednesday
    Hieromartyr Pancratius, Bishop of Taormina
    7:00PM Vespers
    7:35PM Bible Study
    Fast
  • 10

    Jul

    Thursday
    Ven. Anthony of the Kiev Caves
    1:00PM-3:30PM FOCUS Meal Prep at HTSN
    5:00PM-7:00PM FOCUS Meal Serving at CTS
All Saints of North America - The Second Sunday after Pentecost

 
The Sunday of All Saints of North America is always the Sunday following All Saints, the second Sunday after Pentecost.
 
This popular section features resources on numerous saints and righteous ones, beloved pastors, archpastors and defenders of Orthodoxy who have shown forth in North America!

 

SPECIAL FEATURES:


 

America's Newest Saint:

MATUSHKA OLGA

OF ALASKA

 

Dear Parish Faithful,


Please read this letter and directives from our Midwest Diocese carefully. We intend on following these directives here in the parish, beginning with the Memorial Service on Thursday evening at 7:00 p.m.  
— Fr Steven

 

  • Thu. June 19, 7:00pm - Last Memorial Service for Matushka Olga of Alaska
  • Sun. June 22, 11:30am, following the Divine Liturgy - Moleben to our holy and righteous mother, Saint Olga of Alaska

 

June 17, 2025: Livestream Announcement: Glorification of Saint Olga of Alaska (links to OCA Diocese of Alaska, with links for livestreams of all glorification services)

 

June 16, 2025: The Schedule for St Olga's Glorification June 19-22, 2025, plus her Life and new Icon added...

 

Explore our new Special Resource Page for Matushka Olga, with more info, icons, and video, and which we hope to greatly expand over the coming years.

Parish Ministries and Church School

 

FOCUS Cincinnati Chapter

Facing the Needs of our Neighbors... Together

 

Thank you for your constant support to this ministry!!!!!!

 

Yours in Christ, 
Charlene Myers,  Director,  FOCUS, Cincinnati


LIVESTREAM MINISTRY

We livestream on our YouTube channel most of our services, including Great Vespers on Saturday evenings at 6:00pm, and the Hours & Divine Liturgy at 9:10am on Sunday mornings. As always, we invite you to "come and see" and join us in person, but we hope our livestream ministry may be a help and blessing whenever needed.


 

'TORCH'

Teen Orthodox

Revealing Christ’s Hope

 

Join our Parish Youth Group,  'TORCH',  led by Rhett & Jenny Harkins — please contact them for more info.

 

Our vision is to engage more with our teens, who are willing and open to sharing the real challenges and questions of their current contexts.  Our goal in attaining this vision is to provide more for our teens:  More outings, events, and possibly even more gatherings. 

 

This active ministry meets weekly during the Church School Year, from September through May.  Learn more on the TORCH page


 

INQUIRERS CLASS

For those who are attracted to the Orthodox Church and who would like to take the "next step" in drawing closer, this class is essential. If you are interested, please contact Kevin Rains or Fr Steven.


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CHURCH SCHOOL

This year we are studying The Old Testament, classes began on September 15, 2024.

 

Late registrations are welcome!  Please contact Fr Steven or our Church School Director, Terrie Sauer.


PRAYERS & AID FOR UKRAINE

  • Message from Met. Tikhon on Peace in the Ukraine
  • UNICEF Update; ways to donate to aid for children in Ukraine
  • Articles & Commentary on the war
  • Suggested prayers for the suffering during the conflict,
  • Visit our UKRAINE RELIEF PAGE...

Monastery Pilgrimages

From our 2022 Pilgrimage
From our 2022 Pilgrimage

 

MONASTERY

PILGRIMAGES

 

The monastic life is alive, vibrant, and a central dynamic force in the life of the Orthodox Church, and has been since the early 4th century, with roots going back to the Apostolic period and St John the Baptist & Forerunner, and even to some of the Old Testament prophets, such as Elijah.

 

Did you know there are nearly a hundred Orthodox monasteries spread across North America? We are fortunate to have a few monasteries in our region, only three to four hours away, and we make a group pilgrimage to one of them each year. One of our parishioners has even become a monastic! 

 

See our special page on monasticism, and contact Fr Steven if you are interested in learning more.

Our Bishops

 

His Beatitude, The Most Blessed

TIKHON
Archbishop of Washington,

Metropolitan of All America and Canada,

Orthodox Church in America (OCA)

Metropolitan Tikhon's Biography

Read Metropolitan Tikhon's Message for Pascha

 

His Eminence, The Most Reverend

DANIEL
Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest,

Orthodox Church in America (OCA)

Archbishop Daniel's Biography

Read Archbishop Daniel's Message for Pascha

New Parish Photo

Our Parish Family, Autumn 2023!
Our Parish Family, Autumn 2023!
Our Parish Family, Autumn 2023!

 

PARISH FAMILY PHOTO PROVIDES 'TEACHABLE MOMENT'

Hope you were here this past Sunday, October 22, for the taking of our parish photo, our first one since 2017! A large group was indeed present, and the results are posted here, and on our Welcome Page, Photo Gallery, and Stewardship Page.

 

Following the photo, a perhaps understandable outburst of cheering and clapping broke out since it took some patience to set things up "just right," but here is a reminder that neither cheering nor clapping is appropriate for any services or events in the nave of the church.

 

Special thanks to Subdeacon Ron (Myron) Skulas for his photographic skills.

Contemporary Classics of Orthodox Literature

 

Read Fr. Steven's important new article, an "apologia" and guidepost on some of the great Orthodox writers and books of the 20th century, those pillars on whom our contemporary Church and writers stand. — Excerpt:

 

Contemporary Classics of Orthodox Literature

 

by Fr. Steven Kostoff


...A steady Orthodox reading discipline/program is essential in today's world perhaps more than ever. We are so ideologically bombarded from so many disparate quarters, that we need to remember who we are and what we believe! I am writing, though, with a particular concern in mind: Perhaps we are only - or mostly only - reading the most contemporary literature...

 

I want to make a heartfelt plea for the great writers who nurtured me, who nurtured an entire earlier generation or two, and who wrote the classics of twentieth century Orthodox literature. This is a great literature that placed Orthodoxy on the "map" both in America and in Europe and beyond - into Russia and other parts of the world. I strongly believe that we need to read these classics of the twentieth century, because these are the very books that served as the foundation for others to build on. These were books that allowed Orthodoxy to emerge from its sheltered ethnic communities; books which revived an abiding and lasting focus on the Fathers of the Church; books which completely restored the apostolic vision of the Liturgy and the Eucharist; and books that penetrated deeply into our genuine spiritual Tradition with the insights and practices that lead us to lives of holiness...

 

Read the complete article, with an extensive book list and brief line about each title...

 

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Recent Featured Stories, Events and more

Get to know us through recent parish news and feature articles...


 

CELEBRATING 30+ YEARS

On June 30, 2020, the parish celebrated Fr Steven & Presvytera Deborah's 30 years of ministry here at Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit. View some wonderful images from the special program and meal, and read some of Father Steven's reflections on this significant anniversary.

AXIOS! and Thank you, Father Steven and Presvytera, and may God grant you Many Years!!!

View photos on our Photo Gallery...

 

For Our Daily Rule

Today's Scripture, Saints & Prologue

- The daily readings right here on our website

 

PODCASTS on the SCRIPTURES:

The Path - Daily scripture & commentary, inspired by the Saints

 

Search the Scriptures - Accessible Bible study for busy people

 

Daily Orthodox Scriptures - Reading Through the Bible in One Year

 

The Whole Counsel of God - Verse By Verse Through The Scriptures


PARISHIONER DELIVERS TALK AT ORTHODOX CONFERENCE

 

Christ the Savior parishioner Natasha Frasch delivered a talk at the 2019 conference, Speaking the Truth in Love, held at St Tikhon's Orthodox Seminary in South Canaan PA over the November 7-9 weekend.

 

You can learn more about the conference here, and listen to and download the presentations at Ancient Faith Radio.

SPECIAL VIDEO ON OUR ICONOGAPHER,

FR. ANDREW TREGUBOV

Dear Parish Faithful,
 
I just discovered this wonderful YouTube video featuring our parish iconographer, Fr. Andrew Tregubov, explaining the traditional method and theory behind icon painting. Quite fascinating. It is relatively short and very nicely produced. Please take the time to watch this. I invited Fr. Andrew to the parish many times, but he always had to decline because of his responsibilities in caring for his parents and in-laws. His wife, Galina, hand stitched our burial shroud that we venerate during Holy Week.
 
With Fr. Andrew as our iconographer, our parish is blessed with some of the best iconography being created today in North America. 
 
Fr. Steven

MONDAY MORNING MEDITATIONS

Fr Steven's book is available through the church office/bookstore, and online.

"For almost twenty years now, parishioners at Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit in Cincinnati, and friends in Christ from places near and far, have been receiving from Father Steven his 'Monday Morning Meditations' via email, or have been visiting his Orthodox Christian Meditations Blog. Now at long last a selection of Father Steven's reflections have been published in book form by Kaloros Press!"

Learn more on this special page, and purchase at the church, or order online here.

 

Parish Icon - The Holy Mandylion

The Patronal Icon of our Parish, by the hand of Fr. Andrew Tregubov
The Patronal Icon of our Parish, by the hand of Fr. Andrew Tregubov
The Patronal Icon of our Parish, by the hand of Fr. Andrew Tregubov

The 'Image Not Made By Hands'

Celebrated on August 16 - Learn about our Parish Patronal Feast, the Miraculous Image of Christ associated with it and its amazing story, through these special resources:

Read this OCA article about the history and feast of the 'Image Not Made By Hands', the 'Holy Mandylion'.

 

UPDATED FOR 2024! - Download our Orthodox bibliography on the Holy Mandylion and the Shroud of Turin 

This special PDF handout was originally produced for our 2019 Fall Retreat on the Shroud of Turin, and contains embedded links to books, articles, videos and more.

More Parish Features and Info for Newcomers . . .

 

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION — From our Church School program, to our Summer Bible Study, Fall Adult Classes, and Spiritual Retreats, and more, Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit offers many opportunities for deepening our faith while growing in fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ. Come and join us!


 

MONASTIC MATTERS  —  Monasticism is essential to the life of the Orthodox Church. Did you know there are about 100 Orthodox monasteries in North America,  several within only a 3-4 hour drive from us? Explore some unique features, videos and articles on Orthodox monastic life, including our annual Parish Monastery Retreats, and much more. On our Monasteries page...


An Ideal Guide to the Liturgy . . .

The DIVINE LITURGY of the ORTHODOX CHURCH
Meaning, Preparation & Practice

by Archpriest Steven C. Kostoff

 

Third Edition, with a new Epilogue by the author

 

Seekers, catechumens and Orthodox faithful alike will be blessed by this trustworthy and inspiring guide to the Divine Liturgy and the Life in Christ, composed by our pastor, a faithful presbyter of the Orthodox Church in America.

 

Paperback, 64 pages, full color cover.

Reduced price, only $7.99! Learn more and order here...


 

WELCOME - LET'S GET ACQUAINTED! — Get to know us through photos of parish life and of new members to Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit. Also, photos honoring Fr Steven's 30 years at Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit. All this and much more on our Photo & Video Gallery page.


 

PARISH MINISTRIES  —  Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit members serve in various capacities within the church, and our parish helps support various ministries in our local neighborhood, as well as regionally and even internationally. Our Ministries page describes this vibrant area of parish life in more detail. Select ministries have their own pages with additional information. If you're wondering where you might put your God-given talents to work, this is a good place to start!



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