Christ The Good Shepherd Orthodox Mission

09/08/2026

Blessed Feast of the Nativity of the Holy Theotokos!

"The Most Holy Virgin Mary surpassed in purity and virtue not only all mankind, but also the angels. She was manifest as the living Temple of God, so the Church sings in its festal hymns: "the East Gate... bringing Christ into the world for the salvation of our souls" (from Great Vespers).

Blessed great feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos! Read all about it at https://www.antiochian.org/regulararticle/137.

09/06/2026

On September 6 in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate the dread miracle of the Chief
Commander Michael that took place in Colossae of Phyrgia; and we also commemorate Saint
Archippos of Hierapolis.

Verses
Most mighty in thy temple, O Michael, Great Marshal,
Thou hast marshaled the river’s floods into a funnel.
On the sixth, Michael, Prince of Angels, hid the confluence of rivers.

The Archangel Michael delivered from destruction a church and a holy, miraculous spring
named for him. The pagans, moved by malice, sought to turn the course of two rivers against
the church and the spring. But the Archangel appeared by the prayers of the holy Archippos
and, by means of the Cross and a great earthquake that shook the entire area, diverted the
waters into an underground course. Henceforth, the name of that place changed from Colossae
to Chonae, which means “funnels” in Greek. Archippos lived there until age 70, when he
entered peacefully into Heaven.
On this day, we also commemorate the Martyrs Eudoxios, Zeno, Romulus and Makarios
at Melitene in Armenia. By the intercessions of Thy Saints, O God, have mercy on us. Amen.

08/29/2026

Come early for liturgy tomorrow and stay after coffee hour for a day full of sacraments! We have Holy Baptisms and Chrismations in the “hut” in place of the weekly Orthros service, immediately to be followed by a procession to the church for Divine Liturgy, and then after coffee hour we will return to the church for an Orthodox Marriage Blessing (wedding service).

Please join our community in celebrating these sacraments tomorrow!

08/17/2026

Attention All:
This Sunday, 8/23, we have been graciously given the opportunity by the wonderful community at St. Stephen’s to move our start time earlier in the day for Orthros and Divine Liturgy.

This will mean Orthros starts at 9am and Divine Liturgy will begin directly after at 10am. This information will also be reflected in the weekly newsletter. Make plans and set your reminders so that you don’t miss church! We will see everybody Sunday morning!

08/05/2026

Dear parish family,

Please ensure you are following the new website calendar for service times (https://orthodoxconcord.com/calendar )

If you have saved off the retired Google Calendar you will have the Transfiguration service incorrectly showing as tonight. The services takes place tomorrow August 6th starting at 9:00 am for Orthros and 10:00 am for Divine Liturgy.

Thank you!
-Dimitri

07/19/2026

THE SYNAXARION

“On July 19 in the Holy Orthodox Church, we commemorate the Venerable Macrina, sister of Basilthe Great; and Venerable Dios of Antioch.

On this Sunday, we commemorate the 630 holy and God-bearing Fathers of the Fourth
Ecumenical Council, which convened in Chalcedon in 451 against the Monophysites.

Shunning opposite errors like the sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis,
The Fathers steer the Church on a straight course to safety.

The Holy Fathers were, once again, concerned with the nature of Jesus Christ. The false teaching
arose that Christ’s human nature (considered by heretics as less perfect) dissolved itself in His
divine nature (considered by heretics as more perfect): like a cube of sugar in a parcel of water.
Thus, in that scenario, Christ had only one nature, the Divine. These false preachers were called
Monophysites (“mono”, meaning “one” and “physis”, meaning “nature”), and they were led by
Eutyches and Dioscorus. Monophysitism overemphasized the divine nature of Christ, at the
expense of the human. The Fourth Ecumenical Council condemned Monophysitism and
proclaimed that Christ has two complete natures: the divine and the human, as defined by previous
Councils. These two natures function as equally perfect, without confusion, and are neither divided
nor separate. The Fathers declared that at no time did they undergo any change.

By the intercessions of Thy Saints, O Christ God, have mercy upon us. Amen.”

07/19/2026

The 630 Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council (451) were the light of the world (Matthew 5:14) because they reaffirmed the truth that our Lord Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man, not like the monophysites erroneously taught.

In this same spirit of truth, our Savior calls us to be the light of the world, His Eminence Metropolitan Basilios of

https://www.antiochian.org/regulararticle/978

06/28/2026

If you or someone you know needs a bit of help with food: the two blessing boxes downtown (Behind First Presbyterian and at Rotary Square) as well as the blessing box at St. Stephen's Lutheran Church, Gold Hill, NC have been stocked and prayed over! This was the alms giving project for the CTGS Antiochian Women chapter during the Apostle’s Fast.

Blessed Feast of the Apostles Sts. Peter and Paul tomorrow!

05/31/2026

Blessed Feast of Pentecost! Today is our parish’s feast day so come ready to celebrate immediately following Divine Liturgy!
Orthros: 12pm
Divine Liturgy: 1pm
Festal Picnic: 4-7pm

"God the Holy Spirit has many abodes in this vast universe, but a pure heart is the place in which He most delights to dwell. This is His true abode; all others are only His workshop." - St. Nicholai of Zica

Blessed feast of Pentecost! Read more at https://www.antiochian.org/regulararticle/390