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Great Lent – A Time of Renewal

February 17, 2018

Extreme Humility - JesusOn Monday, February 19, we begin the holy season of Great Lent. It is a very valuable season of the Church Year and the appointed time for our spiritual renewal. In truth, it is a Gift from God.

Great Lent is an excellent time to put aside all those things that make us displeasing to ourselves, to others and to God. Someone once suggested an item called a spiritual wastebasket.

The wastebasket is a very valuable piece of equipment. A generous use of this item is important for efficiency in an office or a home or wherever needed. Possibly, a wise and generous use of a spiritual wastebasket could also be the secret for spiritual efficiency & blessedness. Many of our lives are encumbered with things that should go into this type of wastebasket. [Read more…]

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Sunday of Orthodoxy & Greater Akron Area Lenten Mission Vespers Schedule

February 15, 2018

Sunday of Orthodoxy IconSUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY

Our Greater Akron Community will gather together on Sunday evening, February 25, 2018, at 5:00 pm, for Vespers of the Sunday of Orthodoxy at Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church. Our speaker is Father Ian Pac Urar, Rector of Presentation of Our Lord Orthodox Church, Fairlawn, Ohio. A dinner presentation will be given by Dr. Orwa Nasser on Christianity in the Holy Land: Building Churches in Palestine. [Read more…]

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Pray Your Way Through the Psalms This Lent!

February 5, 2018

book of psalmsIt’s almost that time again! This Lent, join the St. Elia Prayer Group as we once again unite to pray the Psalms together throughout the fast, which for Orthodox Christians begins this year on February 19. You do not need to be a member of St. Elia Akron to join. All you need is a Bible and a little bit of time to set aside each day.

The prayer group also offers the opportunity for us to pray for one another, for our parish, and for any special intentions any of us may have. [Read more…]

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Feast of the Meeting and Presentation of Our Lord

February 2, 2018

The Meeting of Our Lord in the TempleForty days after Christ was born, He was presented to God in the Jerusalem Temple according to the Mosaic Law.  At this time as well, His mother underwent the ritual purification and offered the sacrifices as prescribed in the Law.  The, forty days after Christmas, the Church celebrates the Feast of the Presentation called the MEETING (or Presentation or Reception) of the Lord.

The meeting of Christ by the Elder Simeon and the prophetess Anna (Luke 2:22-36) is the main event of the Feast of Christ’s presentation in the Temple.  It was “revealed to Simeon by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he had seen the Lord’s Christ” (Luke 2:26), [Read more…]

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St. Elia Spirit Wear Sale: Time is running out!

September 10, 2017

St. Elia T-shirtTime is running out to order your St. Elia T-shirts and hoodies! If you’d like to place an order, please click here to download the order form and mail it to us or drop it off at church by September 24. Items are expected to arrive in mid-October. Don’t miss out!

 

 

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