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| Greetings in the name of our Lord and God and Savior, Jesus Christ!
We welcome you to the website of St. Nicholas Orthodox Church. We are a growing community made up of members from a variety of backgrounds and drawn together by the healing and transfiguring Light of Christ, which we've found in the Orthodox Christian faith. The purpose of this website is to provide a brief introduction to the Orthodox Church and to our parish. We welcome visitors to our services, which are all in English. If you are a newcomer or a visitor from another parish, please contact our pastor, Fr. Daniel, with any questions you may have. If you are discovering Orthodox Christianity for the first time, we invite you to "come and see" as you join us in worship of the Holy Trinity: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
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The Nativity Fast: November 15 - December 24
On November 15 we begin to prepare for the Feast of our Lord's Nativity (Christmas). During this season, as during other Fasts, we abstain from certain foods and seek to strengthen our prayer life and to give alms "of such things as we have" (Luke 11:41). While prayer, self-control and generosity are all habits we want to acquire by God's grace and practice throughout the year, we intensify our effort to do these things as we contemplate the coming ("Advent") of our Lord into the world through His incarnation. And so, confessing our sins and casting aside earthly cares, let us go forth to meet the Messiah who comes to be born of a Virgin in a cave for our salvation.
"Make ready, O Bethlehem; for Eden hath been opened for all. Prepare, O
Ephratha; for the Tree of Life hath blossomed forth in the cave from the
Virgin. For her womb did appear as a supernatural paradise, in which is
planted the Divine Plant, whereof eating we shall live and not die as
Adam. Verily, Christ shall be born, raising the image that fell of old."
(Prefeast of the Nativity, Troparion, December 23)
For the specifics of keeping the fast, click on "More Information".
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| Glory to God! By the grace of God, through the prayers of St. Nicholas, St. Raphael, St. John the Divine and many others, we had a very blessed 7th annual DOWAMA PLC in Shreveport, LA! Here's a picture of the St. Nicholas members who were present, along with His Grace, Bishop BASIL, at the conference banquet (which took place on Friday, June 17). More pictures are available here.Thank you to all who worked hard to make this such a wonderful conference, and thank you to all our DOWAMA family members who came to be with us, or who supported us in so many ways. God grant you many years!
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Assembly of Bishops News RSS
News from the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America website.
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Thursday, 26 Jan 2012 Annual Assembly Secretariat Meeting
26 Jan 2012 at 1:18pm
The Secretariat of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America held its annual "face-to-face" meeting, January 24th and 25th, 2012. The hosts for this year's "face-to-face" meeting were Father Josiah Trenham and the congregation of St Andrew Church in Riverside, CA. An overview of the work accomplished at the Riverside meeting will be included in a soon-to-be issued media release which will report to the Church-at-large on the work of the Assembly during the past year.
(show less)Tuesday, 17 Jan 2012 Interview with Metropolitan Jonah
17 Jan 2012 at 10:13am
The latest interview as part of our series of "Conversations with our Bishops" is now available for you to hear online or download. Metropolitan Jonah of the Orthodox Church in America offers his reflections on the Assembly.
(show less)Wednesday, 4 Jan 2012 We Are Asking For Your Help
4 Jan 2012 at 5:23pm
The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops is a conference comprised of all active bishops of North and Central America, of every jurisdiction. Its purpose is to preserve and contribute to the unity of the Orthodox Church by helping to further her spiritual, theological, ecclesiological, canonical, educational, missionary and philanthropic aims. Please consider supporting the Assembly’s work by making a tax-deductible contribution.
(show less)The latest interview as part of our series of "Conversations with our Bishops" is now available for you to hear online or download. Bishop Michael of the Orthodox Church in America offers his reflections on the Assembly.
(show less)Wednesday, 28 Dec 2011 Assembly of Bishops Condemns Imprisonment of Archbishop Jovan
28 Dec 2011 at 12:30pm
Upon receiving the information that Archbishop Jovan of Ochrid was arrested on December 12, 2011, while entering the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) from the border with Greece, the Hierarchs of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America reaffirm the position taken by the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA) in August 2005, and furthermore restate that the persecution and new imprisonment of Archbishop Jovan by FYROM are an outrage, and ask for his immediate release.
(show less)Monday, 26 Dec 2011 Nativity Greetings 2011
26 Dec 2011 at 4:57pm
To the Christ-loving Priests, Deacons, Monastics and the whole People of God: Christ is born! Blessings and prayerful best wishes for a glorious Feast of the Nativity and a New Year filled with God's peace which passes all understanding.
(show less)Tuesday, 20 Dec 2011 Interview with Bishop Tikhon
20 Dec 2011 at 5:18pm
The latest interview as part of our series of "Conversations with our Bishops" is now available for you to hear online or download. Bishop Tikhon of the Orthodox Church in America offers his reflections on the Assembly.
(show less)Monday, 19 Dec 2011 New Bishops Join Assembly
19 Dec 2011 at 6:42pm
Five new bishops have recently been consecrated for the Church in North America and have joined the Assembly of Bishops of North and Central America:
(show less)Thursday, 8 Dec 2011 Interview with Metropolitan Methodios
8 Dec 2011 at 5:54pm
The latest interview as part of our series of "Conversations with our Bishops" is now available for you to hear online or download. Metropolitan Methodios of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America offers his reflections on the Assembly.
(show less)Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011 January 2012 Orthodox Christian Youth Worker Conference
16 Nov 2011 at 6:02pm
This historic gathering will be held Wednesday January 25 to Saturday January 28, 2012 at the Antiochian Village Conference Center in Bolivar, Pennsylvania, and will be hosted by the Departments of Youth Ministry and of Camping of the Antiochian Archdiocese.
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