Thank you, Father Damian
Father Damian Kuolt and his wife Matushka Joanna have faithfully served St. Jacob’s mission here in Bend the the last several years. We are thankful for their service and especially all he completed in the last year in preparation for Father Ignatius Strange and family to arrive, notably finding what will (hopefully) be our new […]
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Celebration of The Nativity
December 20th begins the Forefeast of the Nativity. The liturgical structure is similar to the Holy Week preceding Pascha. The Orthodox Church sees the birth of the Son of God as the beginning of the saving ministry which will lead Him, for the sake of man’s salvation, to the ultimate sacrifice of the Cross. Of […]
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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 […]