Church of St. Nicholas

04/17/2026

Христос воскресе! Воистину воскресе!

г. Николаевск. 12 апреля 2026 г. Службу возглавил Архиепископ Софроний

03/23/2024

Great Lent

The season of Great Lent is the time of preparation for the feast of the Resurrection of Christ. It is the living symbol of man’s entire life which is to be fulfilled in his own resurrection from the dead with Christ. It is a time of renewed devotion: of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It is a time of repentance, a real renewal of our minds, hearts and deeds in conformity with Christ and his teachings. It is the time, most of all, of our return to the great commandments of loving God and our neighbors.

In the Orthodox Church, Great Lent is not a season of morbidity and gloominess. On the contrary, it is a time of joyfulness and purification. We are called to “anoint our faces” and to “cleanse our bodies as we cleanse our souls.” The very first hymns of the very first service of Great Lent set the proper tone of the season:

Let us begin the lenten time with delight . . . let us fast from passions as we fast from food, taking pleasure in the good words of the Spirit, that we may be granted to see the holy passion of Christ our God and his holy Pascha, spiritually rejoicing.

Thy grace has arisen upon us, O Lord, the illumination of our souls has shown forth; behold, now is the acceptable time; behold, now is the time of repentance (Vespers Hymns).

It is our repentance that God desires, not our remorse. We sorrow for our sins, but we do so in the joy of God’s mercy. We mortify our flesh, but we do so in the joy of our resurrection into life everlasting. We make ready for the resurrection during Great Lent, both Christ’s Resurrection and our own.

Glory to God for all things!
Слава Богу за всё и за вся!

12/01/2023

We’re doing a fundraiser for our church. This weekend only! Come out and enjoy some Russian Food, some live music and do some Christmas shopping at all the local vendors. See you soon! 💒💕💒💕

01/18/2023

Here’s the schedule of services for the HOLY THEOPHANY OF THE LORD.

Tuesday- 5 pm (short service)

Wednesday morning- (strict fast day!) 8 am Royal Hours, Vespers, Saint Basil’s Liturgy and around noon time The Great Blessing of Holy Waters. (Великая Вода) It’s very important to drink this water within an hour. If you take it home then you must drink it all don’t save ~Break-until evening service.
Wednesday evening-6 pm

Thursday- 8 am Holy Liturgy and Blessing of Waters (малая Вода) Bring a jar to take home. Save for a year!

May God Bless You All ☦️☦️☦️

01/05/2023

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ! The schedule of services for the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ is as follows:

January 5th: 5:00pm
January 6th: 8:00am
January 6th: 3:00pm
January 7th: 8:00am

Hope to see you all :)

12/01/2022

09/19/2022

Hello brothers and sisters in Christ,

We have found another neat opportunity to donate to our church. Everyone now a days shops through Amazon. Amazon has a neat program set-up to donate a percentage for each Amazon purchase. It's called " Amazon Smile," its very easy to set up. You can find instructions here:

https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/community/how-to-sign-up-for-amazonsmile

When you select get to the section to select your charity, our church's name is "Russian Orthodox Old Believers Apostolic Church Inc."

Instead of selecting your normal amazon app or webpage, just shop through Amazon-Smile.

Hopefully this is not too confusing. Please reach out to Eric Mametieff if you have questions or need help setting it up.

Please share,

Thank you and may God bless you all :)

09/04/2022

Church meeting next Sunday, September 11th in the zala at 1pm

08/09/2022

https://www.facebook.com/114034725343890/posts/5630304887050152/

Holy Fathers on the Jesus Prayer

Saint John Chrysostom says: "It is necessary for everyone, whether eating, drinking, sitting, serving, travelling, or doing anything, to unceasingly cry: 'Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me,' that the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, descending into the depths of the heart, may subdue the pernicious serpent, and save and quicken the soul.

Saint Seraphim of Sarov: "Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner": let all thine attention and training be in this. Walking, sitting, doing, and standing in church before the divine service, coming in and going out, keep this unceasingly on thy lips and in thy heart. In calling in this manner on the name of God thou wilt find peace, thou wilt attain to purity of spirit and body, and the Holy Spirit, the Origin of all good things, will dwell in thee, and He will guide thee unto holiness, unto all piety and purity."

Saint Theophan the Recluse: "In order to more conveniently become accustomed to the remembrance of God, for this the fervent Christian has a special means, namely, to repeat unceasingly a brief prayer of two or three words. Most often this is: 'Lord, have mercy!' or 'Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me a sinner.' If you have not yet heard of this, then hear it now, and if you have not done it, then begin to do it from this time. "Those who have truly decided to serve the Lord God must train themselves in the remembrance of God and in unceasing prayer to Jesus Christ, saying mentally: 'Lord Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner.' "Through such practice, by guarding one self from distraction and by the preservation of the peace of one's conscience, it is possible to draw near to God and to be united with Him. For, according to the words of Saint Isaac the Syrian, 'Without unceasing prayer we cannot draw near to God.’ Saint John of Kronstadt likewise frequently counseled the doing of the Jesus Prayer.

06/10/2022

Dear brothers & sisters in Christ, we will be having a potluck at the AP beach 🏖 this Sunday(Pentecost) June 12th following after Holy Liturgy. Everyone is welcome! 😎