St. Stevan Decanski Church

03/05/2026

02/21/2026

Today is the day !

02/18/2026

Come out and support our dance group!

02/16/2024

02/14/2024

Save the Date ! Great music from Chicago .

03/10/2022

Here is the COCC Detroit 2022 Lenten Vespers Schedule.

01/13/2022

Tonight the celebrate according to the Julian calendar, also known as the Serbian New Year, Orthodox New Year or the Old New Year. According to the Julian calendar, January 14th is the first day of the New Year and, besides the Serbian Orthodox Church, this Calendar is also followed by the Russian Orthodox Church, Patriarchate of Jerusalem, the monks of Mount Athos, the Georgian Orthodox Church and Greek Old Calendarists.
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#Срби вечерас дочекују Нову годину по јулијанском календару, познату као српска Нова година, православна Нова година или стара Нова година. Према јулијанском календару, 14. јануар је први дан нове године, а овај календар, осим Српске православне цркве, поштују и Руска православна црква, Јерусалимска патријаршија, монаси са Свете горе, Грузијска православна црква и старокалендарци у Грчкој.

01/10/2022

We Give God Our Lives
When we accept the offering of bread while at church, it's a symbolic act because it indicates that we offer our lives to God. In Greek, the world for altar bread is Prosfora. This literally means, “an offering to God.” When we accept the bread and eat it, it becomes part of our lives.

Role of Bread in the Orthodox Church
Written by GreekBoston.com in Greek Orthodox Religious Information

While in church, Orthodox Christians can get bread on two separate occasions – after they receive communion and after the dismissal. At first glance, it may seem as if the parishioners are getting bread to eat on while in church. However, there is a lot more to it than that. Here’s an overview of the role bread plays in the Greek Orthodox Church.

Jesus is the “Bread of Life”
In the New Testament, Jesus is referred to as the “Bread of Life.” He said, “I am the living bread which came down from heaven” (John 6:51). The bread that is offered during church services represents Jesus. In fact, it is Jesus who instructed us to do so. During the Last Supper, He broke apart pieces of bread and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this in remembrance of me” (1 Corinthians 11:23). This is a practice that has been done since the early days of the church.

We Give God Our Lives
When we accept the offering of bread while at church, it’s a symbolic act because it indicates that we offer our lives to God. In Greek, the world for altar bread is Prosfora. This literally means, “an offering to God.” When we accept the bread and eat it, it becomes part of our lives. Our digestive system breaks down the nutrients and distributes them throughout our bodies. In doing so, this bread is now a part of who we are. However, this would have been possible if we hadn’t offered the bread in the first place. That is why it is the parishioners who usually bake the bread.