Today, 26 September, is the Commemoration of St. John the Theologian and the patronal feast day of our parish.
Apostle beloved of Christ our God, / hasten to deliver a defenceless people. / He Who allowed thee to recline on His breast / receives thee bowing in prayer, O John the Theologian. / Implore Him to dispel heathen persistance / and to grant us peace and mercy.
As a reminder, we will celebrate the Divine Liturgy tomorrow, 20 September 2020, at 9:00am. The Liturgy will be held outside on the church property. We hope to see you!
In keeping with parish and Maryland state guidelines, we will continue to enact social distancing measures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Please join us Sunday evening, June 13, at 5:00pm, as we celebrate Vespers for the Feast of the Elevation of Holy and Life-Creating Cross.
O Lord, save Your people, / and bless Your inheritance. / Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians / over their adversaries. / And by virtue of Your Cross, / preserve Your habitation. — Troparion for the Feast
The Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross is one of the twelve Great Feasts in the Church and commemorates the finding of the Holy Cross by St. Helen, mother of St. Constantine. For more information on this feast, see this article from the Orthodox Church in America website.
Please join us this evening, Monday, September 07 at 6pm, as we celebrate the first Great Feast of the new Church year with Vespers for the Nativity of the Mother of God. All are welcome!
Your Nativity, O Virgin, / has proclaimed joy to the whole universe! / The Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, / has shone from You, O Theotokos! / By annulling the curse, / He bestowed a blessing. / By destroying death, He has granted us eternal Life.
Troparion for the Feast
As a reminder, please practice safe social distancing measures during this time as we gather. Thank you!
May Our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, who rose from the dead, trampling down death by death, grant you a joyous and blessed Pascha! Christ is Risen!
Dear members and friends of Four Evangelists Orthodox Church,
Glory to Jesus Christ!
As we continue deeper into Lent – this very different and isolated Lent – we want to bring to your attention our new online-giving link via PayPal.
With that, a caveat: First, giving or tithing is an act of worship and an act of faith (cf. Luke 21:1-4). Therefore, this is not a blanket appeal nor are we sending this message out to our normal social media outlets. This is an opportunity for our members and regular guests to continue their normal giving, should they choose. Second, this method of giving has been in the works for some time, even before the COVID-19 pandemic appeared. We want to avoid the appearance that only now are we asking for your continued and generous giving.
Should you choose to utilize our new online giving during this season of isolation or beyond, you can access our online giving portal via PayPal here. All transactions are secure and confidential.
