Holy Cross Orthodox Church
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
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This Week at Holy Cross

 

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++ 15th Sunday After Pentecost ++

Great Vespers - Saturday October 5th at 5:00

Hours & Divine Liturgy - Sunday October 6th at 9:40

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++ Church open for private prayer/Confession ++

Tuesday October 8th 7-9:30am

 

++ Compline/Bible Study ++

Wednesday October 9th at 5:30

 

++ Church open for private prayer/Confession ++

Tuesday October 10th 7-9:30am

 

Sunday Bulletin - October 6th, 2024

October 2024 Parish Calendar
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Venerable Pelagia the Penitent
Venerable Pelagia the Penitent

Saint Pelagia the Penitent was converted to Christianity by Saint Nonnus, Bishop of Edessa (Saturday of Cheesefare Week). Before her acceptance of Christianity through Baptism, Pelagia was head of a dance troupe in Palestinian Antioch, living a life of frivolity and prostitution. One day Pelagia,…

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Venerable Dositheus, Abbot of Verkneostrov, Pskov

Venerable Dositheos, the first Igoumen of the Peter and Paul Verkhneostrov (Upper Island) Monastery at Pskov, was a disciple of Venerable Euphrosynos of the Savior-Eleazar Monastery of Pskov (+ May 15). In 1470, Saint Dositheos founded the Peter and Paul Monastery on Lake Pskov, where he was the…

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Venerable Tryphon, Abbot of Vyatka

Saint Tryphon, Archimandrite of Vyatka, was born in the middle of the XVI century in the remote northern province of Mezen, in the village of Malaya Nemyushka (or Nemigozhka) in the Pinega District. He was the youngest son of the wealthy peasants Demetrios and Pelagia, who lived in the Diocese of…

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Venerable Thais of Egypt

Saint Thais of Egypt, raised by her mother in a spirit far removed from Christian piety, led a depraved and dissolute life. She was famed for her beauty, leading many on the path to perdition. The account about the prodigal Thais spread throughout all Egypt and reached even Saint Paphnutius, a…

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Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Antioch
Virgin Martyr Pelagia of Antioch

The Holy Virgin Martyr Pelagia (Πελαγία) came from Antioch in Syria and was descended from a prominent family during the reign of Emperor Numerian (282- 284). When the ruler of Antioch discovered that Pelagia was a Christian, he sent soldiers to rape her. They had…

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Monastic Martyr Ignatius the Monk of Bulgaria

The holy New Martyr Ignatius was born in the village of Eski Zagora in the Trnovo region of Bulgaria, and was named John in Baptism. While he was still a young child, his parents George and Maria moved to the city of Philippopolis and enrolled him in a school there. Although he did well at school,…

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HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHURCH

1725 Holy Cross Lane, Williamsport PA 17701

570-322-3020

Saturday Vespers, 5:00pm / Sunday Hours & Liturgy, 9:40am


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The Mission of The Orthodox Church in America, the local autocephalous Orthodox Christian Church, is to be faithful in fulfilling the commandment of Christ to “Go into all the world and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit…”

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Holy Cross Orthodox Church is part of the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania, which is presided over by The Most Reverend Mark (Maymon), Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania. Our mission is bringing the joy of Christ's resurrection to those who have never heard the Good News, and to strengthen and encourage the faithful who reside within Williamsport and the local area. 

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The Holy Scripture is a collection of books written over multiple centuries by those inspired by God to do so. It is the primary witness to the Orthodox Christian faith, within Holy Tradition and often described as its highest point. It was written by the prophets and apostles in human language, inspired by the Holy Spirit, and collected, edited, and canonized by the Church.

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Holiness or sainthood is a gift (charisma) given by God to man, through the Holy Spirit. Man's effort to become a participant in the life of divine holiness is indispensable, but sanctification itself is the work of the Holy Trinity, especially through the sanctifying power of Jesus Christ, who was incarnate, suffered crucifixion, and rose from the dead, in order to lead us to the life of holiness, through the communion with the Holy Spirit.

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