Glory to Jesus Christ! Come out on Sunday, 16 March 2025, at 3pm, to hear a concert to support peace in Ukraine, featuring our own Dr. Andrew Nowakowski. St. Matthew Lutheran Church, 1200 E. Churchville Rd., Bel Air, Maryland 21014 Admission is FREE. Details below.
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1st Sunday of Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy
Glory to Jesus Christ! This coming Sunday, 09 March 2025, is the 1st Sunday of Great Lent and the Sunday of Orthodoxy. All are invited to bring an icon from home or to use one available in the church for the Rite of Orthodoxy following the Divine Liturgy. What is the Sunday of Orthodoxy and […]
Calendar of Services for Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha — 2025
“Come, O ye people, and today let us accept the grace of the Fast as a gift from God and as a time for repentance, in which we may find mercy with the Savior”— Matins of Monday in the First Week of Lent 1st WEEK OF LENT Monday, 03 March, at 6 PM ᛭ Great Canon […]
Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare Sunday) and the Beginning of Lent
Glory to Jesus Christ! This coming Sunday, 02 March 2025, is Forgiveness Sunday, the last day before we enter the season of Lent. This day is also known as Cheesefare Sunday, as it is the last day we consume dairy items before we break the Fast together after the Paschal liturgy. (Please see Fr. Gregory […]
Weekly Happenings for Meatfare Week – Baptism; Parish Council Mtg; Inquirer’s Class; Brotherhood Night; Meatfare
Glory to Jesus Christ! Congratulations to the Hillman family, who were baptized and received into the Orthodox Church on Sunday, 16 February 2025, before the Divine Liturgy! It was a joyous morning! Please continue to keep the Hillman’s in your prayers, as well as all of our church family. Please note that there will be […]
Weekly Happenings – House Blessings; Great Fast; Baptism; Panikhida; Prodigal Son
Glory to Jesus Christ! House blessings continue through the beginning of Great Lent. Please see Fr. Gregory to schedule a time if you would like to have your house blessed. In preparation to enter into the Great Fast, please note that this week is fast free! The weekly Wednesday/Friday fast will resume next week, Meatfare […]