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Welcome to St. Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

Dear Parishioners of St. Michael’s,

Christ is
born! Glorify Him!

In his thesis “On the Incarnation” (4th cent.), St. Athanasius
the Great sums up the purpose of the birth of Christ in the flesh and,
therefore, the purpose and goal in our life in Christ with the following words:
“God became man so that man might become God.” In Christ’s birth and in His
life, death on the cross and Resurrection, we are not merely “saved from our
sins”, but we are given the Person in whom we may become, by God’s grace,
participants in the divine life of the Holy Trinity. In Christ, the Father
gives us the Way to become, by his grace, all that He is by nature.

Much too commonly, this understanding of the cosmic
mystery of the Incarnation is romanticized and reduced to quaint and
sentimental images of a baby in a manger. And while the manger is a real
manger, the animals are real animals, and the “flesh” of the Christ Child is
real human flesh, the Son who is born in the manger continues to sit on the
throne of the Godhead as the pre-eternal Word of God, by whom all things were
made. This is the One whom we worship today and who calls us to receive the
Gift of Himself that we may be lifted up by and in Him to the fullness of His
divine stature. May we approach Christ and receive the awesome gift in holy
fear, humility, thanksgiving and love.

When we are drawn to Him in the miracle of love that
is Christ’s Nativity, and begin to fathom the wondrous, unique gift that He
gives us, we are moved to share this Good News with everyone we know. May God
grant that the coming years will find emboldened to do so, all of us who
sojourn toward Christ’s Kingdom here at Saint Michael’s Church in Greensburg.


It is with great joy that I greet you as we enter into
the feast of the Nativity of Christ. Thank you to everyone for your gifts to me
and my family, May the blessing of the new-born Christ be with you and your
families.

  A
joyous feast-day to all,

     Fr. John, Juliana,

 John
and Chloe

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EXAMINE YOURSELF  to see whether you have within you a strong sense of your own self importance, or negatively, whether you have failed to realize that you are nothing.  This feeling of self-importance is deeply hidden, but it controls the whole of our life. Its first demand is that everything should be as we wish it, and as soon as this is not so we complain to God and are annoyed with people.”

 

           - Saint Theophan the Recluse

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Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer


CLICK HERE to enjoy!!!

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2012 Parish Life Conference Bible Bowl

St. Paul’s Letter to the Romans is the book of the Bible to be studied for the 2012 Parish Life Conference Bible Bowl. A user-friendly, beautifully designed study guide can be found online at www.orthodoxyouth.org/romans.

 

We know we should read our Bibles. We know we should study God’s Word. We know where our Bibles are located in our homes. Now all we need to supply is the desire and the willingness to ACT! Do that right now. Pick up your Bible. Go to your computer. Navigate to the website and get to work. You will be glad that you did!

  www.orthodoxyouth.org/romans.

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St. Michael's Antiochian Christian Orthodox Church Tour
Please click "View Slideshow" for the tour of the church of pictures from - 12/01/10

(66 images)

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THE GENEALOGY OF JESUS CHRIST
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3 DAY CALENDAR
Saturday, January 28th
6:00 Great Vespers
Sunday, January 29th
8:45 Matins
10:00 Divine Liturgy
11:20 Church School
Saturday, February 4th
6:00 Great Vespers
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January is EDUCATION MONTH

January 15th Epistle Reader is Nicole Rogos from the Church School staff.


St. Valentine's Day Dance

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January 8th 2012 Attendance
121

2011 Graduates
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Son Harvest Bible School Slideshow
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St. Michael\'s Mission Statement

The mission of St. Michael's Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church is to tend to the flock of our Lord Jesus Christ and to spread the Good News of Christ to those outside the flock.  The mission is to be accomplished by:

  • Living a full and liturgical and sacramental life
  • Proclaiming the Orthodox Christian Faith to all people
  • Providing effective charitable and social programs
  • Establishing strong spiritual leadership and educational resources

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