Tag: Catechumen

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:

Our new catechumens

On December 1st, on the feast of St Romanus the Deacon,
Viri and John were received into the catechumenate.

As you can see on our monthly calendar, Catechumenate classes are usually given every Wednesday at 7pm, after a Canon/Akathist service.

Come visit us on Sunday for Divine Liturgy or any other service!

Click on the first picture to zoom on it, and use the arrows to see the others

Spring 2024: new beginnings

During this Spring 2024, our parish has been experiencing some new beginnings.

First, we received, blessed, and inaugurated our beautiful new lectern.
We purchased it thanks to a generous donation in loving memory of Reader Edwin.
The lectern is now in the church area where Reader Edwin served our parish for many years:

To begin Great Lent, we met during four days to pray the Great Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete.
At these times, our church seemed on fire:

On the first Sunday of Great Lent, Dash was received into the catechumenate:

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