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Sunday before the Cross: John 3:13-17 & Galatians 6:11-18

Adult Sermon: "Christ Makes Us New Creations" (2008) Fr. Andrew

"Make Me A New Creation" (2009) Allan Boyd, Pastoral Assistant

 

"Are You Born Again?"- (September 7, 2008, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos)

 

 Sunday of the Cross "Upward Mobility" (September 14, 2008, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos)

Sunday after the Cross: Mark 8:34-9:1

 The Martyrs bearing witness to the Risen Christ (Rev. Andrew J. Barakos, 9.18.11)

Children's Sermon: "Basil as a symbol of the Resurrection" (2007)

Adult Sermon: "On the Meaning of the Cross"

"The Hidden Blessings of Afflictions" (September 21, 2008, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos)

1st Sunday of Luke: Luke 5:1-11

Children's Sermon: "What is a Missionary?"

Adult Sermon: "Leaving Everything and Following Christ"

Discipleship - Fishing for Souls (1st Sunday of Luke: Luke 5:1-11) Allan Boyd, Pastoral Assistant (2009)

"Christ is Pilot- We are Co-Pilots" - (Feast of St. Luke10:16-24, October 18) Fr. Andrew -2009

 

2nd Sunday of Luke; Luke 6:31-36

Children's Sermon: "You are the keepers of the Treasure"

Adult Sermon: "The Riptides in Life"

Adult Sermon: The Promises of God- You are a Temple ( 2nd Sunday of Luke, Luke 6:31-16, II Cor. 6:16-18, 17:1) Fr. Andrew, October 4, 2009

3rd Sunday of Luke: The Widow of Nain, Luke 7:11-16

Children's Sermon: "Are You Saved?"

Adult Sermon: "The Widow of Nain"

Life- Givers"  Fr. Andrew Barakos

 

4th Sunday of Luke: Luke 8:5-15 The Parable of the Sower

"I am miracle Grow" (4th Sunday of Luke, Luke 8:5-15) Allan Boyd, October 11, 2009

"Sowing In a Bad Economy" (Fr. Andrew, September 28, 2008)

 

5Th Sunday of Luke: Luke 16:19-31 - Rich Man & Lazarus

What Matters Most? - On 1 Corinthians 13 - The Power of Love (Nov. 1, 2009)

 

8th Sunday of Luke: Luke 10:25-37 - The Good Samaritan

 Love Changes the Nature of Things (Fr. Andrew, Nov., 15, 2009, 8th Sunday of Luke)

Children's Sermon: "Stewardship and the Good Samaritan"

 

9th Sunday of Luke: Living Thankfully in Christ - The man who died suddenly: Luke 12:16-21 - Fr. Andrew 2009

 

10th Sunday of Luke 10:13-17

Blind Side - Fr. Andrew 12/6/09

"It's a Wonderful Life" ~ no one is an orphan (Rev. Andrew J. Barakos, 12.4.11)

  11th Sunday Luke (14:16-24)

The Books that We Write" (Banquet Invitation):  Allan Boyd 12/13/09 

The Excuses We Make (Invitation to Orthodox Unity), Rev. Andrew Barakos 12.11.11

  13th Sunday Luke (18:18-27)

 God's Grace: Inheritance or Gift?: Dcn. Drew Maxwell 11/27/11

 Two Different Journeys to Christ (Sunday before Nativity), Matthew 1:1-15 - Fr. Andrew 12.20.09

 

A Personal Extreme Makeover (Sunday after Nativity) Allan Boyd

 

Sunday of the Ten Lepers:Luke 17:12-19

Adult Sermon: "The Renewal of Ephiphany"

Children's Sermon: "A Child's Soul"

12th Sunday of Luke, Sunday of the Blindman:Luke 18:35-43

Adult Sermon: "Spiritual Blindness"

Children's Sermon: "Using your 5 Senses"

 

13th Sunday of Luke

 I Almost Made It ( Fr. Andrew, 11/29/09) Luke: 18:18-27

 

Feast the Three Hierarch: January 30

Fr. Andrew: "You are the Light of the World" (2011)

 

  

15th Sunday of Luke: Sunday of Zacchaeus: Luke 19:1-10

Adult Sermon: "Making Changes/ Growing in Christ"

Sunday, January 30, 2011 "Sunday of the Three Hierarch"

Adult Sermon: Fr. Andrew: "You are the Light of the World"
Children's Sermon : Fr. Deacon Drew Maxwell ~ "Our Friends the Fathers"

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

Adult Sermon: "Publican and Pharisee"

Judgement Sunday (MeatFare Sunday)

"Can You See Him?" Fr. Andrew Barakos, 2011

 

Forgiveness Sunday (CheeseFare Sunday)

"Returning to Paradise"  Fr. Andrew Barakos, 2011

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

"Life in the Pig Pen" Fr. Andrew Barakos on the Prodigal Son (2011)

Children's Sermon: "The Prodigal Son Today"

The Prodigal Son (2010) - Fr. Andrew Barakos

Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)

"Can You See Him?" Fr. Andrew Barakos, Meatfare Sunday, Matthew 25 (2011)

        

 "Judgment - What is Lent" (Fr. Andrew)

Children's Sermon: "Fasting for Children"

1st Sunday of Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy

"Lord Come" Rev. Andrew J. Barakos (2011)

Heaven is nearer than we think Rev Deacon Drew Maxwell ~ Sunday of Orthodoxy 2011

2nd Sunday of Lent: Gregory of Palamas

Turning Something Bad into Something Good: Rev. Dn. Drew Maxwell
Sunday March 20, 2011

 

 3rd Sunday of Lent: Sunday of the Cross

The Cross & Discipleship: Rev. Andrew J. Barakos (2011)

 

 4Th Sunday of Lent: St. John Climicus of the Ladder

Sunday, April 3, 2011
4th Sunday of Lent - faith & the ladder: Rev. Dn Drew Maxwell

St. Mary of Egypt

St. Mary of Egpyt - the "dead works" of sin (Fr. Andrew)

Sunday, April 10, 2011
5th Sunday of Lent ~ Mary of Egypt & Finding Your Lost Coin: Rev. Andrew J. Barakos

 

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday (2009) Fr. Andrew

Myrrh-bearers Sunday (3rd Sunday of Pasha) : Mark 15:43-47, Acts 6:1-7

Adult Sermon: "The Fruit of Pascha"

Childrens Sermon: "We are Chosen as Deacons"

Sunday of the Paralytic (4th Sunday of Pasha) / Mother's Day: John 5: 1-15, Acts 9:32-42

Adult Sermon: "The Motherhood of God"

Sunday of the Blind Man (6th Sunday of Pascha) : John 9:1-38, Acts 16:16-34

Adult Sermon: "Having a Living Faith"

Childrens Sermon:"On God's Protection"

Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council (7th Sunday of Pascha): John 17:1-13, Acts 20:16-18,28-36

Childrens Sermon: "St. Paul and the Father - What is Truth?"

7th Sunday of Matthew

On the 15 Days of August, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos (2011)

Feast of Transfiguration (August 6)

On the Icon of the Trasnfiguration, Rev. Dn Drew Maxwell (Aug. 6, 2011)

Our Transfiguration allows us to see Christ, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos (Aug. 7, 2011)

Assumption Feast Day Vespers Homily (Dormition of the Theotokos)

The Virgin Mary - Unexpected Salvation, Rev. Deacon Drew Maxwell (August 14, 2011)

9th Sunday of Matthew (Peter Walks on Water)

 Trials Perfecting our Imperfect Faith, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos (August 14, 2011)

 10th Sunday of Matthew(Pentecost)  Matthew 17:14-23

  

"Christian Impossible & Demonic Influences" ( August 21, 2011: Rev. Andrew Barakos)

"It takes Warrior's Faith" - (Sunday, August 24, 2008, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos)

 

11th Sunday of Matthew (Pentecost): Matthew 18:23-35

Parable of the Unforgiving Servant - Matthew 18:23-35

12th Sunday of Matthew

 "Back to the Basics of the Gospel" August, 30, 2009 - Allan Boyd, Pastoral Assistant

13th Sunday of Matthew 21:33-42 (The Parable of the Vineyard and the Tenants

"I am the Vine, You are the Branches- what it means to be a member of the body of Christ" (2009 - Fr. Andrew

 

Special Guest Homilists

V. Rev. Thomas Hopko -"On the Theotokos" ~ Homily given at Holy Trinity Cathedral Akathist Service 2006

Vasilis "Basile" Kouvelas ~ Eulogy Rev. Dn. Paul Kalina

"Jesus Heals the Demon Possessed Man" - Dr. David Jasmer

"On the Rich Man & Lazarus" - Fr. John Peck

"Missions" October 12, 2008 - Fr. Martin Ritsi OCMC Director

"Nation Church Musician Sunday", 2nd Sunday of Luke: Dr. David Jasmer, October 5, 2008

"It takes Warrior's Faith" - Matthew 17:1-23 (Sunday, August 24, 2008, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos)

  

On Stewardship

"Stewardship" ~ Shannon David

Craig Lewandowski - On Stewardship (11/09)

Eleni Tucker (On Stewardship) (Nov. 1, 2009)

Coming Home To The Orthodox Faith: Testimonials

Sheryl Cox Christenson - "My Journey to the Orthodox Church"

"Mission To Alaska" - Steve Acheson