Orthodox Church St Clement Ohridski

05/31/2026

05/31/2026

Schedule for

04/15/2026

Hope everyone had an amazing Pascha!

Christ is Risen!
Христос воскресе!

Photo credit Lorraine Reptsis Abbott

See you soon at church!

FrAnthony Poposki

02/14/2026

What Can We Do for the Departed?

Our sorrow for loved ones who have fallen asleep would be endless and inconsolable if the Lord had not granted us eternal life. Our life would be meaningless if it ended with death.
What, then, would be the benefit of a virtuous life and good deeds?

In that case, those who say, “Let us eat and drink, for tomorrow we die,” would be right. But man was created for immortality, and through His Resurrection Christ opened the gates of the Kingdom of Heaven—eternal blessedness for those who believed in Him and lived righteously.

If someone wishes to show love for the departed and truly help them, this can best be done by praying for them—especially by submitting their names to be commemorated at the Divine Liturgy, when particles are taken out for the living and the departed and then placed into the Blood of the Lord with the words: “Wash away, O Lord, with Thy holy Blood, the sins of Thy servants here commemorated, through the prayers of Thy saints.”

Nothing greater or better can we do for those who have departed than to pray for them, commemorating them at the Divine Liturgy. This is always necessary for them, but especially during the first forty days, when the soul of the departed journeys toward its eternal dwelling places.

At that time, the body feels nothing: it does not see the loved ones gathered around, it does not breathe the fragrance of the flowers, it does not hear the funeral speeches. But the soul senses the prayers offered for it, and it is grateful to those who pray, and is spiritually close to them.

O relatives and friends of the departed! Do for them what is within your power and what they need most.
That path awaits you as well, and know that when that time comes, all of us will desire someone to remember us in prayer. Therefore, let us also be merciful toward the departed.

— Venerable Seraphim Rose

01/31/2026

February's Schedule

Sunday, February 1st - Publican and the Pharisee Sunday Divine Liturgy 10:30 am ; Youth Bible Study

Thursday, February 5th - Coffee & Orthodoxy 7 pm

Saturday, February 7th - Vespers 4 pm

Sunday, February 8th - Prodigal Son Sunday Divine Liturgy 10:30 am

Wednesday, February 11th - Vespers 6 pm ; Coffee & Orthodoxy following Vespers

Thursday February 12th - Divine Liturgy 9 am

Friday February 13th - Graveside prayers, evening, by appointment only (for those unable to come on Saturday)

Saturday, February 14th - General Panikhida at the Church, 11 am; Graveside visits, morning, by arrangement; Vespers, 4:00 pm

Sunday, February 15th - Last Judgement Meatfare Sunday Divine Liturgy 10:30 am; Youth Bible Study

Thursday, February 19th - Coffee & Orthodoxy 7 pm

Saturday, February 21st - Vespers 4 pm

Sunday, February 22nd - Sunday of Forgiveness Divine Liturgy 10:30 am

Monday, February 23rd - Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, 7 pm

Tuesday, February 24th - Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, 7 pm

Wednesday, February 25th - Presanctified Divine Liturgy 6 pm Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, following the Presanctified

Thursday, February 26th - Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete, 4 pm

Friday, February 27th - Akathist Hymn, 6 pm Coffee & Orthodoxy, following the Akathist (Lenten schedule)

Saturday, February 28th - Divine Liturgy, 10 am Saturday of St. Theodore; Vespers, 4:00 pm

See you at church!