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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

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, Luke 10:13-17

Blind Side - Fr. Andrew 12/6/09

 

 11th Sunday Luke (14:16-24)

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

 

Sunday Before The Nativity

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

 

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

Adult Sermon: "Making Changes/ Growing in Christ"

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

Adult Sermon: "Publican and Pharisee"

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Children's Sermon: "The Prodigal Son Today"

The Prodigal Son (2010) - Fr. Andrew Barakos

Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)

           Heresy Quiz - Judgement Sunday, Matthew 25: Allan Boyd

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

Children's Sermon: "Fasting for Children"

 

St. Mary of Egypt

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

 

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?"

9th Sunday of Matthew (Pentecost) 14:22-34

"Walking With Christ Through the Storms of Life" - (Sunday, Augsut 17, 2008, Allan Boyd, Holy Cross Seminarian)

 

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

"It takes Warrior's Faith" - Matthew 17:1-23 (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