St George Orthodox Church Community Events

05/17/2026

Christ is risen!

Today Christ opens the eyes of a man born blind, and the blessedness, the happiness, of such a miraculous event seems self-evident. Yet the Pharisees react with hostility, and the formerly-blind man’s parents react with fear. What are we to make of this?

Christ says that he is the Truth, and that the truth will set us free (Jn. 14:6, 8:23). When he opens the blind man’s eyes to see the bright world that he made, the latter is no longer subject to the lies he was told, to the misconceptions that he nurtured, when once he was blind. When Christ opens his eyes, he is no longer subject to the false narratives woven by others; he sees clearly past the distortions of those Pharisees who desire to rule and control.

This is why, throughout the ages, the tyrannical authorities of oppressive regimes have hated the Christian faith. From the centuries of the Roman Empire to the decades of the Soviet Union, the petty Pharisees of the ruling ideology have feared the power of Christ and the Christian faith to open the eyes of the blind.

This is not because Christ’s kingdom is in competition with the kingdoms of this world: Christ’s kingdom is not of this world (Jn. 18:26). But when our eyes are opened, and we behold the light of the Resurrection, and we see ourselves as sons of the light and of the day, then we know that we are living for the age to come. Knowing the promise of the Resurrection, we are able to obtain to an inner freedom that no power in this world can overcome. “The kingdom of God is within you” precisely because it is unlike an earthly kingdom; one cannot say of it “Here it is” or “There it is” (Lk. 17:21).

Christ desires to open our eyes to this reality, too; he wishes that we would no longer see ourselves merely as part of this passing world. Blinded no longer by the power of sin and passions, we are called to understand our place in his eternal kingdom, and to live unbound and unburdened by the heavy-pressing chains of the lies told to us by the world, the demons, and by our own misguided and passionate thoughts.

The formerly-blind man’s confession of faith resounds with a deep power and unsurpassed peace: “Lord, I believe.” In the face of all life’s troubles and cares, let us also find strength and consolation in these words, knowing clearly who we are in Christ and to how great a salvation he has called us.

04/11/2026

Join us for Great and Holy Saturday!

Order of services today:

Now-9:30am - Reading the Psalms over Christ’s tomb
10:00 am - Vesporal Liturgy The Resurrection is Declared in Hades
9:00 pm - Reading the Book of Acts-the Birth and Life of the Early Church
11:20 pm - Blessing of the Baskets at St Seraphim House
11:30 pm - HOLY PASCHA/ Wine & Cheese Reception in Pavilion

More about why we observe Great and Holy Saturday from the OCA website:

“Popular piety usually reduces Holy Week to one day—Holy Friday. This day is quickly replaced by another—Easter Sunday. Christ is dead and then suddenly alive. Great sorrow is suddenly replaced by great joy. In such a scheme Holy Saturday is lost.

However, In the understanding of the Church, sorrow is not replaced by joy; it is transformed into joy. This distinction indicates that it is precisely within death that Christ continues to effect triumph…

We sing that Christ is “...trampling down death by death” in the troparion of Easter. This phrase gives great meaning to Holy Saturday. Christ’s repose in the tomb is an “active” repose. He comes in search of His fallen friend, Adam, who represents all men. Not finding him on earth, he descends to the realm of death, known as Hades in the Old Testament. There He finds him and brings him life once again. This is the victory: the dead are given life. The tomb is no longer a forsaken, lifeless place. By His death Christ tramples down death by death.”

04/11/2026

Today, we observe Great and Holy Friday. Following our evening liturgy at St. George, the church will continue in prayer through the night, reading the Book of Psalms over Christ’s tomb from 9:00 PM until 9:00 AM on Saturday as an ongoing offering of worship.

From the OCA website:

“Near the end of the Vespers, the priest vests fully in dark vestments. At the appointed time he lifts the Holy Shroud, a large icon depicting Christ lying in the tomb, from the altar table. Together with selected laymen and servers, a procession is formed and the Holy Shroud is carried to a specially prepared tomb in the center of the church...

At this ultimate solemn moment of Vespers, the theme of hope once again occurs—this time more strongly and clearly than ever. As knees are bent and heads are bowed, and often tears are shed, another troparion is sung which penetrates through this triumph of evil, to the new day which is contained in its very midst:

The Angel came to the myrrh-bearing women at the tomb and said: “Myrrh is fitting for the dead, but Christ has shown Himself a stranger to corruption.

A new Age is dawning. Our salvation is taking place. The One who died is the same One who will rise on the third day, to “trample down death by death,” and to free us from corruption.

Therefore, at the conclusion of Holy Friday Vespers, at the end of this long day of darkness, when all things are apparently ended, our eternal hope for salvation springs forth.

03/19/2026

03/14/2026

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01/16/2026

📣 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT 📣

We’re excited to share that we’ll soon be under construction to make improvements to our community dining and kitchen spaces, the very places where we gather each week for coffee hour meals and fellowship!

As we prepare for renovation, we need volunteers to help pack up the kitchen and move items out of our dining spaces tomorrow, JANUARY 17th.

🕘 Kitchen packing and moving: starting around 9:00 a.m.
🕚 Dining area and remaining spaces: beginning around 11:00 a.m.

Whether you can help for an hour or stay longer, every set of hands makes a difference. ☕ Coffee will be available for our morning volunteers, and 🍕 pizza will be provided later in the day.

Thank you so much for your continued support and willingness to serve our community—we couldn’t do this without you!