It would be good if each and every member THANKED GOD for the Church and parishioners He has planted in our lives! Consider what is happening before our very eyes:

A “next generation” of Orthodox Christians is entering the Church to pray and continue the Holy Traditions that were brought here by our brothers and sisters nearly 100 years ago.

Young families come with their children, to baptize, to pray together and to learn about the Faith in Sunday School.

We come more than on Sundays, we come for Vespers, Feastdays and Molebens and Oh how we seem to love the Lenten services and Pascha. More than that we come to study the Scriptures and we visit other churches, monasteries and holy places.

We come not only to pray but to serve. The choir gains voices nearly every week, young boys serve in the Altar and some advance in their faith, aspiring to the Diaconate and soon to the Priesthood!

We labor for the Church. It seems you only have to ask once and a volunteer appears for the task, lists asking for volunteers are quickly filled and jobs are completed.

Our intentions are always good, for the betterment of our church and for our salvation. When there is a misunderstanding, it rarely lasts long and we are quick to forgive and move on, we are a family in Christ!

Are we perfect? No, but we are “on the way”! Could we be better? Of course, that’s what we are working on! We are following God’s teachings and trying our best to live honestly with Christ in our hearts. This is what God asks from us, to simply come and follow Him.
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