Comforting Words about Pestilence & Liturgy from a Monastic Father of Our Time
Archbishop Benjamin forwarded to his clergy the text of a homily by Archimandrite Zacharias of Essex, England, a well-known Orthodox monk. Drawing on his spiritual formation under the direction of Elder Sophrony and other Athonite elders, he has many beautiful and powerful things to say about our identity and lives as Christians. [NOTE: What follows […]
Nativity Schedule
Monday, December 23rd 6 PM – Royal Hours of Nativity Tuesday, December 24th 1 PM – Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil for Nativity Tuesday, December 24th 6 PM – Matins of Nativity Wednesday, December 25th 8:30 AM – Hours Wednesday, December 25th 9 AM – Divine Liturgy of Nativity Sunday, December 29th, 10 AM – […]
New Location
St. Jacob Now Meets at a New Location! We have moved into our new location. We now meet at the new Agia Sophia Coffeehouse and Bookstore. It is located at 155 NE Greenwood Avenue, Bend, OR 97701 UPDATE: Notice this post is from 2019. We have since moved into our own building at 62855 Powell […]
Holy Week & Pascha (Easter)
The Eastern Orthodox Church around the world celebrates Pascha on April 28 this year. Called Easter in Western Christianity, we journey to Pascha, observing the Divine Services that take us from the raising of Lazarus from the dead, His Entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, through each day of Holy Week as our Lord approaches […]
Theophany – God Reveals Himself!
The Manifestation of God in Trinity Theophany is the Feast which reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt.3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by Saint John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the […]