St. Nicholas Orthodox Church of Grand Junction, CO

11/30/2025

Order holiday treats at stnicholasmarketplace.com - and blessed Nativity to all!

01/29/2025

You can feel it, can't you? It's FREEZING out there. Now is the time to break out the donations, Grand Junction-- your neighbors need your help.

Please bring donations of clean, gently used blankets & sleeping bags to 2853 North Avenue so we can distribute to our guests as well as the many others who come to our window for meals and resources.

Donations can be left in the bin out front. Thank you for keeping our community warm.

12/06/2024

Blessed feast of St Nicholas to us all! Please join us for our feast day this Friday, Dec 6 (9am Orthros, 10am Divine Liturgy). May St Nicholas intercede for us, and for all who live in poverty, fear, and desperation.

https://www.saintnicholasgj.org/about/saint

11/14/2024

Fr Jeremy has started a podcast! Check out Synaxarion for readings of the lives of the saints, available here:

Listen to Synaxarion on Pandora - Lives of the Saints from the Orthodox Christian Tradition. Saints from throughout the Orthodox Christian world will be covered, including the early Martyrs, Saints from the Byzantine Empire, Greece, Russia, and the pre-schism West.

08/31/2024

The new Liturgical Year begins tomorrow! As we head into shorter days, may our hearts be filled with gratitude, as in these lines from the Akathist of Thanksgiving:

“Glory to You for calling me into being; glory to You, showing me the beauty of the universe.

Glory to You, spreading out before me heaven and earth, like the pages in a book of eternal wisdom.

Glory to You for Your eternity in this fleeting world; glory to Your for Your mercies, seen and unseen.

Glory to You through every sigh of my sorrow; glory to You for every step of my life’s journey, for every moment of glory.

Glory to Thee, O God, from age to age!”

This simplified visual representation of the Liturgical Calendar is taken from our Beautiful Days coloring book, illustrated by Abigail Holt ( .holt.art ) available in the Ancient Faith Store: https://store.ancientfaith.com/beautiful-days-an-orthodox-coloring-book-for-children/

08/04/2024

"Although the gospel message of Jesus Christ is one of joy, the Paraklesis service recognizes that everyone, from time to time, experiences emotional and spiritual pain. Rather than isolating ourselves or feeling shame over our distress, the Paraklesis extends to us an invitation to share that pain with the Theotokos, asking for her prayers and comfort."

Most Holy Theotokos, save us!

READ the full article → https://blogs.goarch.org/blog/-/blogs/the-paraklesis-servi-1

06/05/2024

05/20/2024

Why did the resurrected Christ appear first to women?

Today is the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women, and the Gospel teaches us about the Myrrh-Bearing Women's love for Christ.

Who were these women, and how did they care for Jesus? Why did the resurrected Christ appear first to these women instead of His Apostles? What does this teach us about the role of women in the Church?

→ To find out, read today’s Sunday Sermon Series from the Department of Religious Education (DRE): www.goarch.org/departments/religioused/sermons/sunday

SUNDAY SERMON SERIES is an easy-to-download weekly sermon on the Sunday Gospels with insights and analyses about the readings.

Subscribe → www.religioused.goarch.org to receive these in your inbox during the week.

05/17/2024

Axios!

Christos Anesti! Christ is Risen!
With a heart full of gratitude, we announce to you with great joy and solemnity that, guided by the Holy Spirit, on May 17, 2024, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has elected Bishop Constantine Moralis as Metropolitan of Denver. May his Eminence continue to shepherd you with wisdom, compassion, and faith. AXIOS! God grant him many years!

05/17/2024

The Myrrhbearing Women played a very important role in spreading the news after Jesus rose from the dead. Learn about them together as a family!

05/05/2024

“Do not be amazed; you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He has risen, He is not here; see the place where they laid Him. But go, tell His disciples and Peter that He is going before you to Galilee; there you will see Him, as He told you.” (Mark 16:1 – 8)

Before midnight on Saturday evening, the Odes of Lamentation of the previous day are repeated. The Orthros of the Resurrection begins in complete darkness. The priest takes light from the vigil light and gives it to the faithful, who are holding candles. The priest sings: "Come ye and receive light from the unwaning light, and. glorify Christ, who arose from the dead", and all the people join him in singing this hymn again and again. From this moment, every Christian holds the Easter candle as a symbol of his vivid, deep faith in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ as Savior. https://www.goarch.org/pascha