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Sts Joachim and Anna, parents of Blessed Mary (Theotokos)

09/09/2026

Commemorated September 9 So much attention is paid by Christians to the Blessed Virgin Mary, the Theotokos, sanctified in every conceivable way, that there is a tendency to overlook her parents. Commemorated the day after the commemoration of their daughter, who is remembered on other days as well, Joachim and Anna were the parents of a flesh-and-blood human being they called Mary and, therefore, the grandparents of a flesh-and-blood human being, in form at least,

Farewell Letter from Father Steve

09/08/2026

Sunday, September 13: 1st Day of Sunday School (please register online). Father Steve will celebrate his last Orthros and Divine Liturgy as Protopresbyter of Saint Sophia Cathedral, and immediately following the Divine Liturgy in the EAC Ballroom, the Clergy and Parish Council will hold a Reception to Honor and say Farewell to Father Steve. Sunday, September 20: Father Avgoustinos (Augustine) will celebrate his first Orthros and Divine Liturgy as Protopresbyter of Saint Sophia Cathedral and immediately

Homily on the Birth of the Theotokos

09/08/2026

Published by Pemptousia Partnership on September 8, 2020 Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios “Your birth, Oh Theotokos, brought joy to the whole world, for from you dawned the sun of righteousness, Christ our God.  Freeing us from the curse, He gave us His blessings.  Abolishing death, He granted us eternal life.” Apolytikion (the Dismissal hymn) of the Nativity of the Theotokos The birth of the ever virgin and Mother of God, Mary, which is celebrated on the 8th of September, is the

Saved by the Stuff of Grace

09/07/2026

By Father Stephen Freeman, August 29, 2025 I can think of few phrases in modern Christian speech that have been more abused through misuse and overuse than “we are saved by grace.” As a young Protestant, this was explained to me thus: “We are saved by God’s unmerited favor.” This has the unfortunate implication that, whatever salvation may be, it’s something that’s happening in the mind of God – His unmerited favor. It strikes me

His Appearing in the Liturgy

09/04/2026

~By Fr. Stephen Freeman, January 20, 2025 Standing in the Church, listening to the choir or chanter sing while priest censes the icons, words swirl with the rising smoke and connections and associations multiply as words evoke images and images evoke thoughts: participation, coinherence, incarnation, mystery, timeless form and formless time, fullness and emptiness, fulfillment and… And then the thought comes, full-formed or teasing, but it arrives. Not as a result of logic or reason,

Love Never Fails

09/03/2026

Published by Pemptousia Partnership on December 15, 2019 Fr. Andreas Agathokleous It can be readily understood that, when we get to know a person and our hearts combine, we are enthused at this and overjoyed. It’s the practical implementation of our reason for being, which consists in the image with which God has endowed us. This means that we can unite among ourselves in the same manner as the Triune God, Who is a communion of Persons, which

On Earth as it is in Heaven

09/02/2026

Sermon preached by Dn. James Wilcox on Sunday, October 6, 2024 Scripture Readings from Luke 7:11-17 and 2 Cor. 6:16-18; 7:1 When Jesus meets the funeral procession spoken of in today’s Gospel reading, He does what we commonly see Him do when encountering a person grieving the loss of a family member. He has compassion on them. For review, Jesus and the disciples are entering the ancient city of Nain, while a group of mourners

Parish Community Letter – September 2026

09/01/2026

Dear Saint Sophia Parishioners and Guests, HAPPY ECCLESIASTICAL NEW YEAR!!! With the blessings of Father Steve and Father Gregory, the Parish Council is providing this update. We have a very busy Saint Sophia Fall Planned!!! LITURGICAL CALENDAR: Every Sunday 8:30 AM Orthros and 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy. Please see the website, website calendar, bulletins, and emails for other services and updates. SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Sunday, September 13, 2026: Father Steve will celebrate his last Orthros and

Good Beginnings

09/01/2026

Sermon preached by Dn. Jeff Smith on Sunday, September 1, 2024 Good morning! Christ is in our midst. In today’s gospel, Jesus introduces himself in Nazareth among the people where he had been brought up. He proclaims that the prophecies he reads to the congregation in Isaiah have been fulfilled in their midst. He reads, “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to preach good news to the poor.

Reading Scripture in the Kingdom

08/31/2026

~By Fr. Stephen Freeman, July 2, 2025 That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. (Joh 3:6) It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh profits nothing. The words that I speak to you are spirit, and they are life. (Joh 6:63) Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does corruption inherit incorruption. (1Co 15:50) The

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