St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church - Fort Wayne, Indiana

09/07/2026

Services for the Nativity of the Theotokos (Mon., Sept. 7):

5 pm Orthros, 6 pm Liturgy

08/30/2026

Orthros and Divine Liturgy - Sunday, August 30th - Live Stream

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08/23/2026

Orthros and Divine Liturgy - Sunday, August 23rd - Live Stream

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08/16/2026

Orthros and Divine Liturgy - Sunday, August 16th - Live Stream

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08/14/2026

Services for the Dormition on Fri., 8/14:

- 6 pm Orthros & Divine Liturgy

08/09/2026

Orthros and Divine Liturgy - Sunday, August 9th - Live Stream

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08/06/2026

Paraklesis Service tonight at 6:30pm.

During the Dormition Fast August 1-15, at St. John Chrysostom we hold a supplication service to the Mother of God on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

We encourage everyone to attend in person. If you are not able to attend, consider tuning in to our YouTube live stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/gfg2gnIQPnA?is=tETDLNElYldRoICM

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08/06/2026

In the annual liturgical cycle, the Feast of the Transfiguration comes forty days before the Feast of the Cross, demonstrating the connection that exists between Christ's glory and the cross. The word “exodus” reveals that Christ's passion is the realization of the Passover of the Old Testament and the true exodus from slavery to salvation.

The unveiling of this divine glory likewise confirms that Christ's imminent death is, not something forced on Him by outside powers, but rather a free offering of love, for no soldier would have been able to resist such a glory when Jesus was arrested, had Christ not remained silent (cf. Matt. 26:53). We chant in the kontakion for the feast, "Your disciples, insofar as they were able, beheld Your glory, so that when they should see You crucified, they would remember that Your suffering was voluntary."

The account of the event of the transfiguration is preceded by the Lord's speaking to His disciples about His impending passion and of the value of self-denial for salvation. This is an indication of the connection between the cross and the resurrection. The event of the transfiguration was an anticipatory revelation of Christ's glory in order to strengthen the disciples who saw Him and to make firm their faith in their teacher and His being the Messiah. The Gospel recounts that the Lord took His chief disciples (Peter, James and John), so that they might see this glory of His.

The apolytikion for the feast says, "When You were transfigured on the mountain O Christ God, You revealed Your glory to the disciples as much as they were able." This confirms that the disciples saw to the degree that they were able to see. The Holy Spirit had not rested upon them yet.

From “Meditations on the Feast of the Transfiguration” by His Eminence Metropolitan Saba. Read more about this great feast at https://www.antiochian.org/regulararticle/118.

08/03/2026

Blessed Dormition Fast!