News Archive

• Fr. Ray has canceled his Introductory Seminar on Orthodoxy for Monday, February 15th because of the new snow. (posted 2/06/10.)

• Divine Liturgy on Sunday, February 7th has been canceled due to the record snowfall this weekend (38.3 inches reported in Elkridge, MD at 4pm Saturday). (posted 2/06/10.)

• Due to the projected snowfall (up to two three feet!), the Souls Saturday Liturgy and the Vigil originally scheduled for Saturday, February 6th has been canceled. (posted 2/05/10.)

• Mark your calendars and plan to attend the Annual Metropolitan Baltimore Area Orthodox Churches' Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers. The vesper service will be held at Ss. Mary Magdalene & Markella Church in Darlington, MD (NE Harford County) on Sunday, February 21st at 6pm with a reception to follow. The church is located at 3714 Dublin Rd, Darlington, MD 21034. This is their first time to host our Baltimore Area Orthodox Community. Fr. George Farraj from Honduras, the Dean of St. John the Baptist Cathedral in San Pedro Sula, Honduras will be our speaker. He will speak on the work of the Orthodox Church there. Join us for an evening of unity in worship. (posted 1/31/10.)

• Baltimore Area Pan-Orthodox Teen Retreat will be held on Friday, February 12th to Saturday, February 13th at St. Mary Church, 909 Shawan Rd., Hunt Valley. The retreat speaker will be Fr. Michael Kallaur, priest of Presentation Church in Pittsburgh, PA. Cost is $35, including 4 meals. The registration deadline is February 5. For registration and other forms, contact Jean Byrnes at office@StMatthewOCA.org. (posted 1/31/10.)

• St Matthew House is hosting a Tastefully Simple tasting party on Saturday, February 6th in the dining room. The tasting begins promptly at 3:30pm and will end at 5:30pm. Everyone is invited. (posted 1/31/10.)

• Souls Saturday will be served at 9am on Saturday, February 6th. If you would like to have your loved ones departed this life commemorated, please email your names to Fr. Ray. (posted 1/31/10.)

• Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple will be held on Monday, February 1st at 7:00pm. (posted 1/31/10.)

• Dana Pott's Marina's Delights had samples for taste-testing during Fellowship Hour on Sunday, January 31st. Twenty-five percent of proceeds from orders in the month of February will go toward our Festival start-up costs. The price list and contact information are on http://www.marinasdelights.com/ordercontactus.html. (posted 1/31/10.)

• Vigil on Saturday, January 30, 2010 is canceled due to the weather. Divine Liturgy on Sunday will take place at the regular time. (posted 1/30/10.)

• The Liturgy of Pre-Sanctified Gifts will be celebrated on the Wednesday evenings during Great Lent, beginning February 17th at 7:00pm. A series of talks entitled "One in Christ" by Fr. Ray will follow the Pre-Sanctified Liturgies. The Divine Services and talks offer each of us an opportunity to deepen our relationship with the Lord and each other. Don't pass up these opportunities. For those who stay for the presentation/teaching, time is available for dinner. (posted 1/21/10.)

• Introductory Seminar on Orthodoxy will be held at 7:30pm on Monday evenings during the six weeks of Great Lent. The seminar will begin on the first day of Great Lent, February 15th. It is a survey of the Church, its beliefs, life and history. Although it is designed primarily for the uninitiated in the faith, it is open to all. If you plan to attend, please call or email Fr. Ray to register. (posted 1/21/10.)

• Many church school students have expressed a desire to help the people of Haiti who have been devastated by the recent earthquake. We will be assembling hygiene kits which will be sent to IOCC for delivery to Haiti. These kits provide much-needed supplies to people who have nothing.

  Each kit includes:

  • One hand towel
  • One washcloth
  • One comb
  • One metal nail file or nail clipper
  • One bar of soap (bath size, new and wrapped in original packaging)
  • One toothbrush (NO TOOTHPASTE)
  • Six Band-Aids

  If you would like to help us in this endeavor, please bring in any of the necessary supplies listed above. Also necessary are gallon size ziploc bags — all of the above listed supplies are placed inside the sealed plastic bags.

  The children will assemble the kits on Sunday, January 31. Please join us if you would like to help assemble the kits. Thank you for your generosity! (posted 1/21/10.)

• Vesperal Liturgy for the Feast of Theophany/Epiphany of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ will be celebrated Tuesday, January 5th at 7:00pm. The Blessing of the Waters will be celebrated at Tuesday evening's Liturgy. (posted 1/05/10.)

• House Blessings! Anyone wishing to have their home blessed during January or February please sign up the sheet on the bulletin board in the lower-level lobby near the banquet hall. Fr. Ray or Fr. Duane will call you to arrange a mutually convenient date and time. (posted 1/05/10.)

• Installation of the 2010 Parish Council of Stewards took place at the end of Liturgy on Sunday, January 3rd. The members of the 2010 Council are: Marianne Larkin (Chair), Wayne Hajos (Vice Chair), Tom Lentscher (Treasurer), Selma Allen (Secretary), Melissa Edens, Bob Garrett, Andrea Misner and Eugenia Ordynsky. Our appreciation goes to Anastasia Borichevsky for the dedicated servant leadership she has given to our parish family by serving on the Council over the last four years. (posted 1/05/10.)

• An Icon Workshop by Wayne Hajos will be held at church from February 4th through February 6th (Thursday to Saturday) and on February 13th (Saturday). The icon of Extreme Humility will be written. Please register by January 15, 2010. A registration fee of $35 is due on January 15th. Class tuition is $110, due by the first class. For more information go to waynehajos.com. (posted 1/05/10.)