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++ Great Vespers - Saturday May 21st @ 5pm ++
++ Sunday of the Samaritan Woman - Divine Liturgy May 22nd @ 10am (Hours @ 9:40) ++
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++ Compline/Bible Study/Adult Education - Wednesday May 25th @ 5:30pm ++
++ Great Vespers - Saturday May 28th @ 5pm ++
++ Sunday of the Blind Man - Divine Liturgy May 29th @ 10am (Hours @ 9:40) ++
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++Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ++
Vesperal Liturgy - Wednesday June 1st @ 5:30pm
Urgent Financial Appeal for Ukrainian Refugee Relief - Feb 28th, 2022
Please help the Ukrainian refugees during this humantarian crisis, and May God Bless You for your kindness!
UPDATE from the OCA: 3/16/2022
The OCA’s donation collection page for the Ukrainian relief fund is now closed. Thank you for your generosity! Please continue to give alms and support those who are fleeing the violence and hostilities in Ukraine. Donations can be made at International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC).
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Parish CalendarFacebook Live StreamOn the fourth Saturday of Pascha, the Russian Orthodox Church commemorates the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors who suffered at Butovo (Бутово). This movable feast was added to the Menaion of the Russian Orthodox Church, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Alexei II of Moscow…
The Church calls Saint Constantine (306-337) “the Equal of the Apostles,” and historians call him “the Great.” He was the son of the Caesar Constantius Chlorus (305-306), who governed the lands of Gaul and Britain. His mother was Saint Helen, a Christian of humble birth. At…
The Holy Princes Constantine and his sons Michael and Theodore of Murom lived during the eleventh-twelfth centuries. Prince Constantine, a descendant of Saint Vladimir, asked his father, Prince Svyatoslav of Chernigov, to give him the city of Murom, which was inhabited by pagans, so he might…
Today we commemorate the namesake of Saint Cassian (in the world Constantine). See October 2.
The Celebration of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God was established to commemorate the deliverance of Moscow from an invasion of Tatars led by Khan Makhmet-Girei in 1521. The Tatar hordes approached Moscow, burning and destroying Russian cities and villages, and exterminating their…
The sacred Tenderness Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos was painted and brought to the Pskov Caves monastery through the efforts of the devout Pskov merchants Basil and Theodore. It was transferred it to the town of Pskov in the year 1521, and was glorified by miracles of healing in 1524. The…
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HOLY CROSS ORTHODOX CHURCH
1725 Holy Cross Lane, Williamsport PA 17701
570-322-3020
Saturday Vespers, 5:00pm / Sunday Liturgy, 10:00am
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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…”
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.
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.
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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