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Christ is risen!
Christ is risen! Indeed He is risen!
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs, bestowing life!
Take a look at our Facebook photo gallery from Holy Week and Pascha 2012.
Watch video clips from previous years.
Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs, bestowing life!
Take a look at our Facebook photo gallery from Holy Week and Pascha 2012.
Watch video clips from previous years.
St. Tikhon's Mission Choir Visit
On Sunday, February 5th, St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary Mission Choir performed at St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church.
The choir sang the Divine Liturgy in the morning and then gave a concert in the afternoon
The choir sang the Divine Liturgy in the morning and then gave a concert in the afternoon
Patronal Weekend
St. John’s welcomed His Grace Bishop Thomas on the occasion of our annual patronal feast day celebration. Sayidna Thomas began the weekend festivities by attending a dinner with the parish council members and their spouses on Friday evening.
On Saturday morning, His Grace blessed the icons in the dome which were written this past Spring. He was accompanied by the Reverend Fr. Peter Pier, pastor of St. John Chrysostom, and Dn. Jerome Atherholt. Following the blessing, the children learned about the Prophets in the dome from Kh. Pam. Great Vespers was then concelebrated by Fr. Peter, Fr. Joseph Butts and Fr. Theodoros Daoud of St. Mary’s in Hunt Valley, MD, with Bishop Thomas presiding. Following Great Vespers, a gala banquet was held at the Golden Stories Restaurant in Columbia, PA.
On Sunday, Orthros and a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy were celebrated which included the elevation of the Reverend Fr. Joseph Butts to the rank of Arch Priest. Fr. Joseph is leaving Holy Ascension in West Chester, PA to join the United States Navy as a Chaplin. Fr. Daniel Meyer of Holy Ascension was also in attendance. After Divine Liturgy, the women of the parish provided a lovely reception for Bishop Thomas and our visitors. On behalf of the entire Parish, we thank His Grace for celebrating the Feast day of St. John Chrysostom with us and we look forward to seeing him again in the coming year.
On Saturday morning, His Grace blessed the icons in the dome which were written this past Spring. He was accompanied by the Reverend Fr. Peter Pier, pastor of St. John Chrysostom, and Dn. Jerome Atherholt. Following the blessing, the children learned about the Prophets in the dome from Kh. Pam. Great Vespers was then concelebrated by Fr. Peter, Fr. Joseph Butts and Fr. Theodoros Daoud of St. Mary’s in Hunt Valley, MD, with Bishop Thomas presiding. Following Great Vespers, a gala banquet was held at the Golden Stories Restaurant in Columbia, PA.
On Sunday, Orthros and a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy were celebrated which included the elevation of the Reverend Fr. Joseph Butts to the rank of Arch Priest. Fr. Joseph is leaving Holy Ascension in West Chester, PA to join the United States Navy as a Chaplin. Fr. Daniel Meyer of Holy Ascension was also in attendance. After Divine Liturgy, the women of the parish provided a lovely reception for Bishop Thomas and our visitors. On behalf of the entire Parish, we thank His Grace for celebrating the Feast day of St. John Chrysostom with us and we look forward to seeing him again in the coming year.
Dome Icons are complete
For those who have not been back to St. John Chrysostom since the scaffolding was taken down, the icons around Christ the Pantocrator are complete. Many thanks to our friends Elias and Elaine Katsaros for their hard and beautiful work
