O Christ God, Thou hast ascended in Glory, granting joy to Thy disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit. Through the blessing they were assured that Thou art the Son of God, the Redeemer of the world!
– Troparion of the Feast
We will celebrate this feast with the Vesperal Divine Liturgy on Wednesday, June 12, at 7:00 PM.
With sadness, but with hope in the resurrection, we share the news of the falling-asleep in Our Lord of the newly-departed servant of God +Peter Andromanakos. Well known to our community, Peter is a faithful Orthodox Christian and in recent years frequently prayed with us.
Continue reading Memory eternal: +Peter AndromanakosLet all mortal flesh keep silent, pondering nothing earthly minded. For lo, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords comes to be slain, to give Himself as food to the faithful. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Continue reading Great & Holy WeekBy raising Lazarus from the dead before Thy passion, Thou didst confirm the universal Resurrection, O Christ God! Like the children with the palms of victory, we cry out to Thee, O Vanquisher of death: Hosanna in the Highest! Blessed is He that comes in the Name of the Lord!
Continue reading The Entrance of Our Lord into JerusalemWith sadness, we announced on Sunday that our brother +Robert (Bob) Skirkanich has fallen asleep in Our Lord, on Friday, March 29. Bob was a beloved member of our community for many decades, and will be dearly missed by all of us. For a prolonged period, he suffered with severe illness which he bore with grace. May he be an example to us, and may his memory be eternal!
We will gather as a community to bear him onwards with prayer on Thursday, April 4, with a memorial service (panikhida) at 6:00 PM, here at St. Andrew’s.
At Bob’s family’s request, his funeral will be held on Saturday, April 6, at St. John the Baptist Church in Bridgeport, Connecticut at 10:00 AM. Additional funeral details can be found in the below PDF provided by Bob’s family:
Continue reading Memory eternal: +Robert Skirkanich
