Welcome
Our mission began with the blessing of Bishop BASIL, bishop of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America, and we were originally sponsored by the St. Joseph Orthodox Christian Church of Houston, Texas. Follow the links at the left of the page to learn more about the mission, upcoming services, and the Orthodox Faith.
We are a pan-Orthodox group and welcome new members from any of the Eastern Orthodox Churches, as well anyone who is interested in learning more about Orthodox Christianity.
Visitors are always welcome at any of our services or other events!
News
+ Father Matthew MacKay +
The founding priest of our mission, Fr. Matthew MacKay, fell asleep in Christ Monday morning, July 26. Please pray for him, his family and the entire church community of the St. Joseph Orthodox Church in Houston. We are tremendously grateful for his care and love for our own mission during the years that he travelled here regularly to minister to us from 2001 until 2007.
We will say the Trisagion Prayers of Mercy in association with our own Daily Vespers service Wednesday evening, July 28 at 6:30 PM.
The funeral services, to be held
at the St. Joseph Orthodox Church,
are scheduled as follows:
Thursday, July 29:
5-7 PM - Visitation
7 PM Funeral Service for the Departure of a Priest
Friday, July 30:
10 AM - Funereal Divine Liturgy
May his memory be eternal!
Dormition Fast
The Dormition Fast extends from August 1 to the Feast of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos on August 15. It is a time when we set aside time and energy to help us grow spiritually and to prepare to celebrate the Dormition in a good state in our relationship with God. We therefore prepare with fasting and participation in the Sacrament of Confession. To learn more about this important Feast, check out the resources on our Archdiocesan web site.
We will begin the fast season with the service of the Lesser Sanctification of Water Saturday, July 31 immediately after Vespers, and with the Procession of the Holy Cross near the end of Orthros Sunday August 1.
During this fast, we abstain from meat, poultry, eggs, cheese, milk or other dairy products, fish, wine, or olive oil except on Saturdays and Sundays when we may take wine and olive oil, and on the feast of the Transfiguration (Friday, August 6th) when we have fish, wine and olive oil.
New Study - Visitors Welcome
We are beginning a new study in our Saturday afternoon study and discussion group on Saturday, June 5. We'll be basing our discussion on a book by Bishop Kallistos (Ware) entitled How Are We Saved? The Understanding of Salvation in the Orthodox Tradition. However, excerpts will be provided, so you don't need to worry about obtaining the book ahead of time! All are invited to participate at any time - we'll meet at 4:30 PM on Saturdays, followed by the Great Vespers service at 5:30 PM.