Please feel free to pray and worship with us. On most Sundays, please join us for coffee hour after Divine Liturgy. You are also welcome to come to our Saturday evening Vespers and to our occasional midweek services. Please see our worship schedule for exact times. If you wish to learn more about Orthodoxy you may consider attending the weekly Orthodox bible studies classes sponsored by the area Orthodox parishes - check our calender for more information.

Orthodox worship is liturgical worship (ask the person at the candle desk for service book). Liturgical worship is the traditional form of glorifying God in the Old Testament, the early Church, and through most of Church history. If you have not worshiped this way before, the Orthodox service may seem a unfamiliar at first. The services are essentially a prayer that is "sung" from beginning to end. Although at times it may seem that the only persons verbally praying are the priest or the choir, all present, including you and the unseen angels are joining in on this prayer as well.

Many worshippers stand during the services. This reminds them that we have not come to be entertained, but to worship the living Lord Jesus Christ. If your legs are tired, though, please sit down.

The images you see around you are icons. They remind us of the humanity of our Lord God Jesus Christ and of the faith of many Saints and Martyrs who have followed Him as their Savior throughout the centuries. Standing, making the sign of the cross, and venerating icons are only tools to help our hearts, not legalistic rituals to show how religious we are.

You do not have to cross yourself or venerate icons. God judges what's in your heart. If you have any questions about our Church, its history, and its forms of worship, please don't hesitate to ask us after service. You may be surprised how many present parishioners were once "newcomers" themselves!

One note: taking communion is reserved only for Orthodox Christians - members or visitors. (If you are a new Orthodox visitor, it is a good practice and a courtesy to let Fr. John know beforehand if you wish to take communion. You may do this by calling ahead.)