parish life – Page 7 – Saint Innocent Orthodox Church

Three new Readers

On Sunday September 24, 2023, our Parish received the visit of Archbishop Peter.
On this occasion, he tonsured three new Readers:
Victor, Timothy, and Silouan.

Here are a few pictures and videos:
Click on first picture in each gallery to see it bigger,
then click on the right arrow to see next pictures.

Here is a video of the rite of Readers:

More pictures of the Divine Liturgy:

You can listen to Archbishop Peter’s Homily here,
on Sts Sergius and Herman.

And here is a video, combining the Great Entrance,
and Archbishop Peter’s concluding words:

The liturgical celebration was followed by a picnic:

Some of the beautified grounds:

Pentecost 2023

Here are a few pictures of our Pentecost celebration:

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then click on the right arrow to see next pictures

This was a very special day for many reasons.
Besides celebrating the coming of the Holy Spirit, our parish community had more to be thankful for:

Gladys and her son Jared were received in the catechumate

And Father Michael started officially serving as the new rector of our parish.
After several years, Father John stepped down, but is still attached to Saint Innocent and will keep serving our community.

Great Week and Pascha 2023

Here are a few pictures of Great Week 2023 at Saint Innocent.
As usual, to see each picture bigger, click on the first in each gallery
and then use the arrow on the right side of a picture to access the next one.

Great Tuesday – Bridegroom service

Great Thursday
which happened to be also the Feast of Saint Innocent this year

Great Friday services:

And you can listen to Father Jeremiah’s homily here.

Great Saturday
Elizabeth and her son Michael
were received in the Orthodox Church during the service.
See more pictures here, especially of their chrismations.