Easter Egg Hunt

Absolutely perfect weather on Pascha for the egg hunt!
Christos anesti! Alithos anesti!

PASCHA!

"Yesterday I was buried with Thee, O Christ.
Today I arise with Thee in Thy resurrection.
Yesterday I was crucified with Thee:
Glorify me with Thee, O Savior, in Thy kingdom."
(Ode 3, Paschal Canon)
CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN!

Do not lament me, O Mother, seeing me in the tomb, the Son conceived in the womb without seed. For I shall arise and be glorified with eternal glory as God. I shall exalt all who magnify you in faith and in love.

This is the day which the Lord has made! Let us rejoice and be glad in it!
Christos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!

St Basil Vesperal Liturgy: The Descent into Hades by Christ

“Arise, O God, and judge the earth, for to Thee belongs all the nations!”

Holy Saturday Matins

... with Lamentations at the tomb of Christ and procession.

Great and Holy Friday Vespers

"The noble Joseph, when he had taken down Thy most pure Body from the tree, wrapped it in fine linen, and anointed it with spices, and placed it in a new tomb."

First Confession

Congratulations to Elianna and Jacob, who made their First Confessions! They studied hard all of Lent to prepare. May God continue to guide them on their spiritual journey. Many years!

Entry of Our Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)

“Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord!"

Holy Unction

The Sacrament of Holy Unction during the final week of Great Lent.

Deanery Lenten Vespers

On the Fifth Sunday of Great Lent (St. Mary of Egypt) we had the privilege of hosting a Lenten Vespers for the Northwest Deanery of our Archdiocese.

Special thank you to Fr. John Mikita, Dean of St. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, for delivering the homily.

Third Sunday of Great Lent: Veneration of the Cross

Before Thy Cross we bow down in worship, O Master, and Thy holy Resurrection we glorify!
We thank the family who donated the beautiful flowers adorning the cross in memory of their departed loved ones. Memory eternal!

Chandelier Cleaning

Pascha preparations of our temple have begun! Many thanks to those who gave their time to clean the chandelier this week!

When we think of "serving the church", we often only think of the Liturgical services and the clergy (priest, deacons, altar servers.) But giving of time and talents, such as this endeavor, is another example of that. Glory to God!

Presanctified Liturgy

Tom Zelesnik - Memory Eternal!

It is with much sorrow, yet hope in the Resurrection, that we share the news of the passing of our Church Council President, Tom Zelesnik. Tom has faithfully served our church for decades in various administrative capacities, and for the last 9 years as our president. Tom was always calm under pressure, professional, and most importantly first and foremost, a Christian. We will miss him immensely. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family. Memory Eternal!

1st Sunday of Great Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy

The first Sunday of Great Lent is called the Sunday of Orthodoxy because it commemorates the restoration of the Holy Icons and the triumph of the Orthodox Faith against the terrible heresy of the Iconoclasts, i.e. those heretics who refused to honor the Holy Icons. To this day, we commemorate this triumph with a procession of icons!

Halfway through Clean Week!

Two more opportunities to hear the Canon of St. Andrew leading up to the first Presanctified Liturgy of the season on Friday night!

Some scenes from the first half of the week.

Annual Parish Meeting

This past Sunday, we held another fruitful annual parish meeting. In addition to the regular business of the Parish, the meeting body approved moving forward with a very exciting and significant iconography project. More on this to come in the near future!

Diocesan Skating Party

Over the weekend, some of our youth enjoyed a nice outing to go ice skating at the Rink at PPG Plaza in downtown Pittsburgh!

The Meeting of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ in the Temple

Blessing of candles for the Feast.

Troparion — Tone 1
Hail, Virgin Theotokos, full of grace; / for from you has shone forth the Sun of Righteousness, Christ our God, / giving light those in darkness. / Be glad, O righteous Elder; / for you received in your arms the Redeemer of our souls, / Who bestows upon us resurrection.

Theophany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ

When Thou, O Lord, was baptized in the Jordan the worship of the Trinity was made manifest for the voice of the Father bear witness to Thee and called Thee His beloved Son. And the Spirit, in the form of a dove, confirmed the truthfulness of His word. O Christ, our God, Who has revealed Thyself and has enlightened the world, Glory to Thee!