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Vespers for the Feast of the Holy Cross

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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.

Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy 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.

Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God

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Feast of the Nativity of the Mother of God
Icon for the Nativity of the Mother of God

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!

A Blessed Pascha to All!

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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!

Christ is Risen

Online-Giving

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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.

Four Evangelists Orthodox Church - PayPal Online Giving

Feast of the Annunciation

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A blessed Feast of the Annunciation to all!

On this day long ago, announced to the Virgin, is the beginning of our salvation!

Today is the beginning of our salvation / and the manifestation of the mystery which is from eternity. / The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin, / and Gabriel announces grace. / So with him let us also cry to the Mother of God: / Rejoice, thou who art full of grace! / The Lord is with thee.

Full Closing of All Parish Churches During the COVID-19 Threat

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Glory to Jesus Christ!

Dear parishioners, family, and friends of Four Evangelists Orthodox Church,

Please see the following directive from our bishops as we face the difficult task of closing our parish churches in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

UOCUSA COVID-19 DIRECTIVES

As we face this difficult time as a church family, please make every effort to reach out to one another in love via phone, email, or letter. And as always, please keep everyone – including those physically affected by the coronavirus, nurses, physicians, care staff – in your prayers.