St. John the Forerunner Orthodox Church

04/13/2025

Schedule of services for Holy Week and Pascha.

"Today He who hung the earth upon the waters is hung on the tree.
The King of the angels is decked with a crown of thorns.
He who wraps the heavens in clouds is wrapped in the purple of mockery.
He who freed Adam in the Jordan is slapped on the face.
The Bridegroom of the Church is affixed to the Cross with nails.
The Son of the Virgin is pierced by a spear.
We worship Thy passion, O Christ!
We worship Thy passion, O Christ!
We worship Thy passion, O Christ!
Show us also Thy glorious resurrection!"

- 15th Antiphon from Matins of Great and Holy Friday

03/01/2025

Schedule of services for the first week of Great Lent. "Let us begin the fast with joy!"

10/23/2024

The Moleben for the Unborn originally scheduled for this evening at St. John will not be served due to Fr. Zachariah's illness and recovery.

04/29/2024

Holy Week and Pascha service schedule!

12/24/2023

The revamped Book Corner is back open for business just in time (barely) for Christmas! Products will continue to be added over time, but stop by to see what’s been included so far! We hope what’s offered here can be of use to you on your spiritual journey and provide inspiration for your life in Christ.

2024 St. Tikhon’s Monastery Wall Calendars are also currently available, free of charge.

(Purchase instructions are posted on the bookshelves)

04/15/2023

+ Great & Holy Saturday +

9:30am - Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday
11:30pm - Nocturnes

Today, in a unique and rather dramatic Liturgy, we hear the first whispers of the Resurrection and rejoice as Christ descends to Hades, destroying its power. Join us as we take our final steps to Pascha!

“Today Hades cries out groaning:
I should not have accepted the Man born of Mary.
He came and destroyed my power.
He shattered the gates of brass.
As God, He raised the souls I had held captive.
Glory to Thy cross and resurrection, O Lord!”
(Vesperal Liturgy of Holy Saturday)

Great and Holy Saturday is the day on which Christ reposed in the tomb. The Church calls this day the Blessed Sabbath. “The great Moses mystically foreshadowed this day when he said:God blessed the seventh day.This is the blessed SabbathThis is the day of rest,on which the only-begotten Son…

04/14/2023

+ Great & Holy Friday +

10:00am - 1st Hour
12:00pm - 3rd and 6th Hours
3:00pm - 9th Hour
6pm - Vespers and Burial
8pm - Vigil
12am - Lamentations with continued Vigil until Holy Saturday Vesperal Liturgy at 9:30am

02/19/2021

Memory Eternal to James (Jim) Hunt, former member of Holy Trinity E.O.C. who fell asleep in Christ earlier this week. Christ is Risen!
On behalf of the Hunt Family, here is information for the funeral that will take place at St. Paul Evangelical Orthodox Church:
Address: 2001 E Pleasant Run Pkwy S Dr, Indianapolis, IN 46203
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Viewing: 10am-12pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Funeral: 12pm (followed by the graveside service in the Garden of Hope at Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, IN)
Notes: There will be a vespers service on Monday night at 7pm.
A late lunch will be served at St. Paul Evangelical Orthodox Church following the graveside service.
Zoom: The funeral service will be livestreamed and recorded.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85088036847?pwd=c2tzSEdsZ3pDYW4xa0I5NVY5ZkI1QT09
Meeting ID: 850 8803 6847
Passcode: 645527
For more information please call the church office at 317-419-3009.

01/20/2021

Brothers and Sisters - The family has asked me to convey that our beloved friend, father, Abba and brother in Christ, the Archpriest Joseph Gibson, has passed from this life into Glory. May he rest in joy with the saints, where there is no sickness, nor sorrow, nor sighing, but life everlasting, and may God make his memory to be eternal! CHRIST IS RISEN! CHRISTOS ANESTI! CHRIST IS RISEN!