St. Elijah Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church - OKC, OK

Founded in 1920 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, we are a vibrant parish dedicated to being a life-giving community of Orthodox Christian faith, worship, love, and service, proclaiming and protecting the Ancient Faith of Jesus Christ. More on Service times and importance:

VESPERS
WEDNESDAYS 6:15 PM | SATURDAYS 5:00 PM
Vespers (εσπερινός) is first service of the Daily Cycle of divine services celebrat

ed in the Orthodox Church. Because the liturgical day begins at sunset, Vespers is traditionally served in the early evening. For many parishes, Vespers is the principal evening service. Learn more here…

ORTHROS
TUESDAYS 7:00 AM | SUNDAYS 8:50 AM
Matins (also spelled Mattins, from the Latin, matutinae, “morning”), also called Orthros (from Greek, meaning “morning”, “dawn” or “day break”), is the longest and most complex of the daily cycle services. Matins is celebrated in the morning, unless it is celebrated as part of a vigil in the evening. Thomas Hopko

The word liturgy means common work or common action. The Divine Liturgy is the common work of the Orthodox Church. It is the official action of the Church formally gathered together as the chosen People of God. The word church, as we remember, means a gathering or assembly of people specifically chosen and called apart to perform a particular task. The Divine Liturgy is the common action of Orthodox Christians officially gathered to constitute the Orthodox Church. It is the action of the Church assembled by God in order to be together in one community to worship, to pray, to sing, to hear God’s Word, to be instructed in God’s commandments, to offer itself with thanksgiving in Christ to God the Father, and to have the living experience of God’s eternal kingdom through communion with the same Christ Who is present in his people by the Holy Spirit.