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Please submit photos to [email protected]
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Do not submit photos of children without their parent's permission.
Please limit photos to 5-10 of each event, depending on the number of submissions all photos may not be published.
St. Mary Magdalene | Fenton, MI
In April of 2024, our parish of St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Church in Fenton, Michigan has welcomed home 24 newly illumined warriors for Christ.
Keep the servants of God; Marina, Photini, Spyridon, Sophia, Lubov, Vera, Nicholas, Alexandra, Alexi, Sophia, Paisios, Ignatius, Elizabeth, Theodore, Raphael, Olga, Joseph, Maximums, Boniface, Veronica, Catherine, Nathan, Thomas, Mary Magdalene and their sponsors in your prayers as they prepare for their first Holy Week and Pascha in the Church! Many Years!!
Keep the servants of God; Marina, Photini, Spyridon, Sophia, Lubov, Vera, Nicholas, Alexandra, Alexi, Sophia, Paisios, Ignatius, Elizabeth, Theodore, Raphael, Olga, Joseph, Maximums, Boniface, Veronica, Catherine, Nathan, Thomas, Mary Magdalene and their sponsors in your prayers as they prepare for their first Holy Week and Pascha in the Church! Many Years!!
60th Annual Diocesan Conference | St. Nicholas - Ft. Wayne, IN
St. Nicholas - Burton, MI
2023-24 Church School Kick-off
St. Mary Magdalene -Fenton, MI
Feast of Holy Dormition
St. Mary Magdalene -Fenton, MI
Blessing of the Harvest for Transfiguration
St. Elia - Akron, OH
Blessing of the Harvest for Transfiguration
St. Nicholas -Burton, MI
Reader John Joseph Tome receives the Order of St. Romanos
Diocesan Clergy Retreat
Holy Dormtion Monastery
Holy Week & Pascha around the Diocese
St-Mary Magdalene -Fenton, Michigan
Parish Pilgrimage to the Holy Land November 2022
St. Mary Magdalene -Fenton, Michigan
Beginning of the expansion of the new temple.
59TH ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONFERENCE
58TH ANNUAL DIOCESAN CONFERENCE
St. Elia - Akron Ohio
75th Anniversary Celebration
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
Holy Dormition Matins & Lamentations
St. Elia - Akron Ohio
Holy Dormition and Blessing of the Flowers
Saints Cyril & Methody Orthodox Church -Granite City, Illinois
The faithful of Sts. Cyril & Methody sponsored the first FOCUS Sunday Supper after taking a break in 2020, serving cheeseburgers, potato salad and chips along with the usual drinks and deserts. This was done in addition to the work the parish does with the FOCUS food pantry twice a month!
St. Elia - Akron, Ohio
Blessing of the Fruit on the Eve of Transfiguration
St. Mary Magdalene Parish - Fenton, Michigan
Holy Transfiguration Blessing of the Harvest
St. Mary Magdalene Parish- Fenton, Michigan
Bringing 5 new souls into the Catechumenate
On Sunday, July 25th, St. Mary Magdalene Parish welcomed 5 new catechumens into the Church, as they began their journey towards becoming Orthodox Christians! Please keep these Catechumens in your daily prayers as they continue their journeys!
St. Mary Magdalene Parish - Fenton, Michigan
Parish Family week for the feast of St Mary Magdalene 7/18-7/25
This week the faithful of St. Mary Magdalene hosted the 2nd annual community blessing of the fleet and kayak float. Archbishop Alexander lead the faithful for Divine Liturgy on their Patronal Feast. Archbishop Alexander also ordained Subdeacon John Auxier. The week was rounded out with the 5th annual community first responders & community vehicle blessing and chicken BBQ! Glory to God for all things!
St. Elia - Akron, Ohio
Patronal Feast & Blessing of the Vehicles for the feast of St. Elijah 7/20
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
Glory be to God! At the end of June 2021 St. Mary Magdalene Parish saw a wedding and celebrated the 10th anniversary of Deacon Michael's Ordination. In early July the parish saw two baptisms, an infant blessing (thanksgiving of health from an extremely premature birth) and a Chrismation!
Holy Ghost Macedono-Bulgarian Orthodox Church
Youngstown, Ohio
July 2020 The faithful of Holy Ghost gathered together for the Church beautification project.
Psalm 26:8 "Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells.
Psalm 26:8 "Lord, I have loved the habitation of Your house, and the place where Your glory dwells.
St. Nicholas Cathedral - Fort Wayne, Indiana
July 10, 2021 Hard working volunteers and faithful on the parish clean-up day!
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
Holy Pentecost
St. George Orthodox Cathedral - Rossford, Ohio
May 2021 the faithful of St. George Diocesan Cathedral came together for a parish clean-up day. Many worked hard cleaning up the church yard, raking, weeding and pruning. Many helping hands!!!
St. Nikolai Orthodox Church - Alliance, Ohio
Great & Holy Friday & Pascha
Holy Week & Pascha around the Diocese 2021
Sunday of Orthodoxy around the Diocese 2021
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
On Sunday, April 4, 2021, St. Mary Magdalene Parish welcomed 4 new catechumens into the Church, as they began their journey towards becoming Orthodox Christians! Please keep these Catechumens in your daily prayers as they continue their journeys!
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
On Sunday, February 28, 2021 St. Mary Magdalene Parish welcomed the newly baptized Aurelia.
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
Pre-Lenten Archpastoral Visit from Archbishop Alexander
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
Archbishop Alexander blessed the St. Mary Magdalene Parish's newly renovated and restored classroom and office space.
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
The Meeting of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Temple.
As is a pious custom in the Orthodox Church, the faithful of St. Mary Magdalene Parish brought their candles to the church to be blessed on the Feast of The Meeting of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, in the Temple.
St. Mary Magdalene - Fenton, Michigan
The faithful of St. Mary Magdalene Parish came together to create "Lazarus Bags". These blessing bags are put together for the homeless population in the community and contain several necessary items. These bags were blessed and distributed to those in need.