Tonight and every Wednesday of Lent, we will have Vespers, Bible Study, and Dinner at the Church. Don't miss out on this very rewarding event.

Tonight and every Wednesday of Lent, we will have Vespers, Bible Study, and Dinner at the Church. Don't miss out on this very rewarding event.

Tonight we will look at the Epistle and Martyrdom of Polycarp. If you don't own a hard copy of these texts, a version is in this email below. I recommend pasting it into a word doc and printing it off for tonight.

2/8/2017

Tonight we will look at the Seven Letters of Ignatius of Antioch. If you don't own a hard copy of these texts, a version can be found here http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/ignatius.html. I recommend printing it for tonight.

2/15/2017

The Study tonight is the beginning of our new series on the Apostolic Fathers. These are the disciples of the Apostles of Jesus. Tonight we will look at the earliest of the writings: The Didache. If you don't own a hard copy of the Didache, a version of the text is in this email below. I recommend pasting it into a word doc and printing it off for tonight.

1/11/2017

Today is the celebration of the Presentation of our Lord, also known as the Encounter with Simeon. We will break from our series on the Apostolic Fathers to hold a special study on this wonderful feast followed by the celebration of the Divine Liturgy with the St. Basil community.

2/1/2017

The Study tonight is the third of our new series on the Apostolic Fathers. These are the disciples of the Apostles of Jesus. Tonight we will look at the Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians. If you don't own a hard copy, a version of the text is in this email below. I recommend pasting it into a word doc and printing it off for tonight.

1/25/2017

The Study tonight is the second of our new series on the Apostolic Fathers. These are the disciples of the Apostles of Jesus. Tonight we will look at the Epistle of Barnabas. If you don't own a hard copy, a version of the text is in this email below. I recommend pasting it into a word doc and printing it off for tonight.

1/18/2017

This is a reminder that we begin tonight our Lenten services. Tonight at 6pm, and every Wednesday of Lent, we will have Vespers, Bible Study, and Dinner at the Church. Don't miss out on this very rewarding event.

3/1/2017

Do you know why the Eastern Churches Confirm infants? Did you know that the Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that it is proper, even in the west, for one to be confirmed before receiving their 1st communion? In the last few Bible studies we have been discussing the growth of the early Church after Pentecost, the "good news" that the apostles announced, and the relationship of this good news to the liturgy and the sacraments. Tonight we continue our study with a look at the sacrament of Chrismation/Confirmation, it's Old and New Testament background, and the history of it's celebration in the Church. We will also address the modern differences of how this sacrament is celebrated in the Eastern and Western traditions. If you have ever wondered what this sacrament is all about and why the Early Church still gives this sacrament to infants, and always before receiving 1st communion, this study is for you! Did you know that up until 1920, no Christian ever received the Eucharist without first being Chrismated (Confirmed)? Did you know that in an emergency Baptism, the priest, even a Roman Catholic priest, Christmates the person, regardless of age?

6/15/2016