Yes. All of our services are in English.

During our Pascha/Easter Service (and the season that follows), we often will say and sing “Christ is Risen” in many different languages, from English, to Greek, to Russian, to Spanish, to Romanian, and many, many, more. This is a very small portion of these services, however.

Neither are most of us!

No, we belong to the Orthodox Church in America.

Yes! We welcome all. If you visit us, feel free to sing with the choir. Service books are available, and someone will help you follow along if you wish.

Children are absolutely allowed. Children and adults have the same worship service and we do not separate children from their families by taking them to a nursery.

The short answer is no. The longer answer is that the general rule for men and women is to dress appropriately, modestly and respectfully, because we stand before the living God. We wear everything from jeans to suits, long dresses to skirts, tee shirts to shirts with ties, dress shoes to sneakers. We ask, however, that you do not wear shorts, mini-skirts, tank tops, low-cut or strapless dresses (unless covered by a sweater, etc.). Some Orthodox women wear head coverings, but this is not required. Men are asked not to wear head coverings (baseball caps, etc.) in the Nave.

Yes, you may sit at any time or even during the whole service. We generally stand the entire service, except during sermons. Those of us who can’t stand the entire service will general stand during processions/entrances, the reading of Scripture, the Lord’s prayer, and the Anaphora.

Only Orthodox Christians in good standing in a canonical Orthodox Church may partake of the Holy Eucharist. This is the ancient tradition of the Holy Church for the 2,000 years of its history. The Orthodox Church understands the Holy Eucharist as a mystery of the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist, not simply as a memorial, or merely in a spiritual sense, as many other non-Orthodox Christians do. Rather than trying to accommodate to often varying “interpretations” or revisions of this and other doctrines of the ancient faith, we simply ask that you respect the ancient, apostolic tradition. We will likely bring you pieces of non-communion bread to welcome you, however.

We give the bread to welcome you. This bread is not “communion bread.”

Ask questions after Sunday liturgy or speak with Fr Bartholomew (see our Contact page).

Please speak with Fr Bartholomew before or after one of our services.