Category: parish life

Catherine’s Chrismation

On November 23, 2025,
Viri was received in the Orthodox Church.
She chose Saint Catherine of Alexandria as her patron saint.

Here are a few pictures of the event:

Click here to see a video montage of the Chrismation rite

Catherine receives communion for the first time,
accompanied by her godmother Catherine:

Catherine with her godparents,
Catherine and Father Deacon Victor:

We now have three Catherines in our parish:

Catherine and her family:

New catechumens and annual picnic

September 14, 2025 was a special day at St Innocent.
First, during the Divine Liturgy,
James and Jonah were received as catechumens:

Then after Divine Liturgy, we had our annual picnic.
Here are a few pictures:


We also celebrated Matushka Sophia/Sharon’s birthday.
Have you ever seen a pickle birthday cake, or pickle candles?

Earlier on in the month, we celebrated Elena’s birthday with a real “cheese cake“!:

And to finish with a more serious picture,
we recently had the joy of Father Jeremiah‘s visit: