Saint John Orthodox Church

08/03/2026

Glory to God!

Today we Chrismated 2 and enrolled 22 new catechumens - making a total of 53 Catechumens in our little parish!

Please keep George, Lucia, Maximus, Porphyrios, Joseph, Macrina, Cecilia, Anna, Photini, Mariamne, Philip, Ephraim, Elijah, Joshua, Michael, Monica, Hesychius, Dorothy, Lawrence, Augustine, Moses, and Brigid in your prayers!

07/18/2026

Garage sale & Bake sale happening now until 4pm!

1101 S Bell St
Amarillo TX 79106

07/09/2026

Our fundraising committee is getting ready for our garage sale!

If you are local and have items you'd like to donate, please reach out.

Thank you! 🙏🏼

04/18/2026

Christ is Risen!
What a beautiful Bright Saturday! ☦️

We Baptized and Chrismated 13 and enrolled 26 new catechumens. Glory to God!

Please keep Benjamin, Emmelia, Marina, Zenaida, Justin, Monica, Augustine, Seraphim, Catherine, Amos, Demetrios, John, Mary, Nicholas, Demitrius, Elizabeth, Bethany, Constantine, Haralambos, Catherine, Paul, Luke, John, Vladimir, Lydia, David, Olga, Anthony, Olga, Joshua, Mark, Zlata, Juliana, Photini, Paisios, Mary, Abraham, Michael, and Jacob in your prayers!

04/13/2026

Christos Anesti!! ☦️
CHRIST IS RISEN!!!

135-/+ of you showed up last night. What a joy it was to celebrate with each of you!

We had people drive from Oklahoma, New Mexico, and all over the Texas panhandle (Borger, White Deer, Fritch, Quanah, Plainview, to name a few) to join us. Thank you!!

So many of our newer inquirers and Catechumens were there for every service - across all ten days! Thank you for showing up, helping set up, bringing food, and for attending with such prayerful reverence.

Finally, thank you to Fr Dan Suciu. His energy truly is unmatched! It was an honor to hear his wisdom and soak up so much time with him over the week.

Glory to God!

04/08/2026

Behold the Bridegroom comes in the midst of the night..

04/06/2026

Palm Sunday morning with Fr Dan Suciu - beautiful time for a churching! 🌴

We also had our first Bridegroom Orthros tonight.

It is a joy to see our church so full, all the way to the front doors!

04/05/2026

Fr Dan Suciu
Lazarus Saturday

04/02/2026

** HOLY WEEK SCHEDULE **
Come and see!

Friday, April 3rd
6:00pm - Great Vespers w/ Fr Dan
After Vespers - Talk Session - "The Good News of the Book of Exodus and Our Holy Week, Pt 3"

Saturday, April 4th - Lazarus Saturday
9:00am: Orthros w/ Fr Dan
10:00am - Divine Liturgy w/ Fr Dan
Following Liturgy - Talk Session - "The Good News of the Book of Exodus and Our Holy Week, Pt 4"
6:00pm - Great Vespers w/ Fr Dan

Sunday, April 5th - Palm Sunday
9:00am: Orthros w/ Fr Dan
10:00am - Divine Liturgy w/ Fr Dan
6:00pm - Bridegroom Orthros

Monday, April 6th - Holy Monday
6:00pm - Bridegroom Orthros

Tuesday, April 7th - Holy Tuesday
6:00pm - Bridegroom Orthros

Wednesday, April 8th - Holy Wednesday
6:00pm - Holy Unction Service

Thursday, April 9th - Holy Thursday
10:00am - Institution of the Eucharist (Vesperal Liturgy)
6:00pm - 12 Gospels of Christ's Passion (Crucifixion of our Lord)

Friday, April 10th - Holy Friday
9:00am - Royal Hours
2:00pm - The Apokathelosis (Entombment of Christ)
6:00pm - Lamentations Service

Saturday, April 11th - Holy Saturday
10:00am - Protoanastasis Divine Liturgy
11:15pm - Vigil Preceding Midnight Service

Sunday, April 12th - Great and Holy Pascha
12:00am - Midnight Divine Liturgy of the Resurrection
12:00pm - Agape Vespers

Photo credit: Brick & Elm Magazine
Brick & Elm took such lovely photos of our parish and we are so grateful! Be sure to pick up their latest issue that features our parish along with other lovely churches in the Amarillo area.
Christ is in our midst!!

03/04/2026

Saint John's was featured in the newest edition of Brick & Elm Magazine!

As we like to say.. "Come and See!"

For Panhandle people, “church” can be a singular aesthetic: the specific grain of a wooden pew, the hardware of a pendant light, the way the sun hits the carpet at 11 a.m. on a Sunday morning. We know our own sanctuaries intimately. But apart from weddings and funerals, our experience with other church interiors is minimal.

We wanted to change that. In "Beneath the Steeples," Jason Boyett guides readers through the history, architecture and design details of local churches—from soaring cathedrals like First Baptist Church Amarillo to humble chapels like Saint John Orthodox Church.

See photos and read more in the latest Brick & Elm: https://brickandelm.com/inside-amarillo-sacred-spaces-church-interiors