Assumption of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church

06/12/2026

Assumption Weekly Newsletter - June 14, 2026 - Join us for Services this Weekend

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Please join us this weekend for services! Great Vespers will be held on Saturday evening at 6:00 pm. On Sunday, Orthros will begin at 9:00 am followed by the Divine Liturgy. Fr. Gabriel Bultz will be leading services this weekend at our parish, so please welcome him back. Our fellowship/coffee hour will follow in the parish hall.

Services will be available livestream from Holy Cross in Wichita Falls at https://www.youtube.com//streams ​Also, the Typika (Reader's Service) for use at home and with your families has been sent by email if you are not able to join us.

Catechism Session - June 18 - 7:00 pm - Zoom and Livestream

We will continue our series on Early Christianity and our Life in Christ. For this week's session we will focus on the writings of St. Clement of Alexandria. You can read about his life at https://orthodoxwiki.org/Clement_of_Alexandria Over two sessions, we will look at various themes throughout his writings that related to living the Christian life. You can access his writings at https://www.earlychristianwritings.com/clement.html The following texts will be helpful in connecting with the sessions: Exhortation to the Heathen, Chapter 1; The Instructor, Book 1; Stromata, Books 2 and 7, and Who is the Rich Man That Shall be Saved?

Previous sessions of this series are available on YouTube at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlXWb4VBuVDw2riyQ7_AcOwuFKeeB5f3m&si=RVHZo0c4YX9w2T8e

Byzantine Chanting Class - June 18 - 6:00 pm - Zoom

Our next session of our chanting class will be on Thursday, June 18 at 6:00 pm. Please email me if you have not done so already if you wish to be added to the email list for this class. We have had four sessions, and I can send the Zoom recordings as well as the lessons for any who would like to catch up.

Vacation Church School - July 20 - 23

Our annual Vacation Church School is scheduled for July 20 - 23. VCS will be each morning from Monday through Thursday. If you can assist as a volunteer to help on one or more of the days, or you can assist with supplies for snacks and lunches, please let me know. Our theme this year will be the Church in the Home, and our focus will be on our practices as Orthodox Christians and how we connect our home and church through worship, prayer, fasting, and more in our family life.

Schedule of Upcoming Services - https://orthodoxsanangelo.org/worship-schedule

Saturday, June 13
6:00 pm Great Vespers
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Sunday, June 14 - Second Sunday of Matthew
9:00 am Orthros - 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
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Sunday, June 21 - Third Sunday of Matthew
10:00 am Reader's Service
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Saturday, June 27
6:00 pm Great Vespers and Holy Confessions
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Sunday, June 28 - Fourth Sunday of Matthew
9:00 am Orthros - 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
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Sunday, July 5 - Fifth Sunday of Matthew
10:00 am Reader's Service
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Sunday, July 12 - Sixth Sunday of Matthew
10:00 am Reader's Service
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Saturday, July 18
6:00 pm Great Vespers and Holy Confessions
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Sunday, July 19 - Sunday of the Holy Fathers
9:00 am Orthros - 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
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Monday, July 20 - St. Elijah the Prophet
7:30 am Orthros - 8:30 am Divine Liturgy
9:30 am - 1:00 pm Vacation Church School
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Tuesday, July 21 - Thursday, July 23
9:00 am - 1:00 pm Vacation Church School

With love in Christ,

Fr. Nektarios

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06/11/2026

05/31/2026

Are you filled with the Holy Spirit?

This week, find insights about the upcoming Gospel reading, where we learn about Jesus making us vessels of living water.

What is the mission of the Church? How can we understand God as a Trinity? How does the Holy Spirit sustain the Church as a community of believers?

→ 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.

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05/31/2026

As we conclude Mental Health Month, the Assembly of Bishops shines a light on the many incredible saints we have in the church that we can pray to for intercessions and help.

How many Saints do you recognize?

To learn more about the Assembly of Bishops' Mental Health Ministries visit: https://buff.ly/z5y5ama

05/30/2026

Join us Saturday Morning - Orthros/Divine Liturgy - Saturday of Souls - Readers Service on Sunday

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Just a quick reminder that we will commemorate the Saturday of Souls tomorrow morning with Orthros starting around 9:20 am followed by the Divine Liturgy (10:00 am) and Memorial Service.

Our Readers Service will be on Sunday morning at 10:00 am. Fellowship/coffee hour to follow. To learn more
about the Feast of Holy Pentecost visit https://www.goarch.org/pentecost

There will be no Byzantine Chanting class or Catechism Session on June 4 due to my travels this next week.

Our service schedule is online at https://orthodoxsanangelo.org/worship-schedule

With love in Christ,

Fr. Nektarios

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05/23/2026

Assumption Weekly Newsletter - May 25, 2026 - Join us for Services this Weekend

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Christ has Ascended!

Please join us this weekend for services! Great Vespers and Holy Confessions will be held this evening at 6:00 pm. On Sunday, Orthros will begin at 9:00 am followed by the Divine Liturgy. We also have the blessing of welcoming in several new catechumens on Sunday morning. Our fellowship/coffee hour will follow in the parish hall.

This week is the Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, and you can learn more about this commemoration at https://www.goarch.org/fathers-first-ecumenical-council The Typika (Reader's Service) for use at home and with your families has been sent be email if you are not able to join us. Services will also be available livestream from our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com//streams

Saturday of Souls - May 30

We will have Orthros and Divine Liturgy on Saturday, May 30 for the commemoration of the Saturday of the Souls. This is commemorated each year on the Saturday before Pentecost. We will also have a Memorial Service at the conclusion of the Liturgy, so you are welcome to bring Koliva. Also, please send me your lists of names of those who have reposed so that they can be remembered in the service. Following the Divine Liturgy, we will offer a Memorial Service at Fairmount Cemetery for the repose of all of the faithful of our Assumption Church who have reposed in the Lord. May their memory be eternal.

Catechism Session - May 28 - 7:00 pm - Zoom and Livestream

We will continue our series on Early Christianity and our Life in Christ. For this week's session we will be focused on the Demonstration of the Apostolic Preaching by St. Irenaeus of Lyons, a second century Bishop and Martyr of the early Church.
You can read about his life at https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2000/08/23/102379-hieromartyr-irenaeus-bishop-of-lyons
You can access the text at
https://www.documentacatholicaomnia.eu/03d/0130-0202,_Iraeneus,_Demonstration_Of_The_Apostolic_Preaching,_EN.pdf
The text of the Apostolic Preaching is found on pages 36-71.

Previous sessions of this series are available on YouTube at https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlXWb4VBuVDw2riyQ7_AcOwuFKeeB5f3m&si=RVHZo0c4YX9w2T8e

Byzantine Chanting Class - May 28 - 6:00 pm - Zoom

Our next session of our chanting class will be on Thursday, May 28 at 6:00 pm. Please email me if you have not done so already if you wish to be added to the email list for this class. We have had two sessions, and I can send the Zoom recordings as well as the lessons for any who would like to catch up.

Vacation Church School - July 20 - 23

Our annual Vacation Church School is scheduled for July 20 - 23. VCS will be each morning from Monday through Thursday. If you can assist as a volunteer to help on one or more of the days, or you can assist with supplies for snacks and lunches, please let me know. Our theme this year will be the Church in the Home, and our focus will be on our practices as Orthodox Christians and how we connect our home and church through worship, prayer, fasting, and more in our family life.

Schedule of Upcoming Services - https://orthodoxsanangelo.org/worship-schedule

Saturday, May 23
6:00 pm Great Vespers and Holy Confessions
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Sunday, May 24 - Sunday of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council
9:00 am Orthros - 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
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Saturday, May 30 - Saturday of Souls
9:00 am Orthros - 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
Memorial Service and Cemetery Visits
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Sunday, May 31 - Holy Pentecost
10:00 am Reader's Service
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Saturday, June 6
6:00 pm Great Vespers
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Sunday, June 7 - Sunday of All Saints
9:00 am Orthros - 10:00 am Divine Liturgy
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Wednesday, June 10 - Eve of Holy Apostles Bartholomew and Barnabas
6:00 pm Vesperal Divine Liturgy
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Sunday, June 14 - Second Sunday of Matthew
10:00 am Reader's Service

With love in Christ,

Fr. Nektarios

Icon of the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council

05/21/2026

Many years Your Eminence!

On this blessed Feast of the Holy Ascension of our Lord, we also wish many years on his name day to the Archbishop and Chief Shepherd of the Holy Metropolis of Denver, His Eminence Metropolitan Constantine! May God grant you many years of blessed service to Him and His Church!

https://www.denver.goarch.org/his-eminence-metropolitan-constantine

05/20/2026

Livestream of Vesperal Divine Liturgy - Feast of the Holy Ascension of our Lord

Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ,

Christ is Risen!

I greet you on this day of the Leavetaking of Holy Pascha. My hope is that this Paschal season has renewed the light and joy of our Lord's glorious Resurrection in your hearts, and that in the assurance of the power of our resurrection to life with Him, you continue to live in faith and love.

This evening, a Vesperal Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Holy Ascension of our Lord will be held at St. Stephen Orthodox Mission in Stephenville. You can watch the livestream at https://www.youtube.com/.stephenorthodoxmission8116/streams

Please join us in prayer as we live in the anticipation of the glorious return of Christ!

You can learn more about the Feast of the Holy Ascension at https://www.goarch.org/ascension

Sermon on the Holy Ascension by Fr. George Florovsky - https://www.oca.org/saints/lives/2025/05/29/42-the-ascension-of-our-lord

With love in the Risen Christ,

Fr. Nektarios