St. Paul Lutheran Church, 1123 Washington St. in Gloucester, holds worship services every Sunday at 10 a.m., in-person and on Zoom. All ages, genders, sexual orientations, races, and faiths — ...

at His baptism. Thus, this was a time of manifestation of Jesus’ identity as God’s Son. It was also a time of Jesus’ committal to dying on the cross and rising again, which baptism symbolised. As to ...

Rising from her baptism in the Jordan River ... A bejeweled icon, or encolpion, worn by Theophilos III, Greek Orthodox patriarch of Jerusalem and all Palestine, venerates the Virgin Mary and ...

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received a group of catechumens into the Orthodox Church through Baptism and Chrismation at Ss. Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church in Astoria, ...

His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America received a group of catechumens into the Orthodox Church through Baptism and Chrismation at Ss. Catherine and George Greek Orthodox Church in Astoria, ...

One example. When Abigail and Dov discuss Beshalach, the Torah portion in Exodus when the Israelites cross the parted waters ...

Tadhg Fleming has shared adorable photos of his daughter Rae’s christening. Tadhg and his wife Alannah welcomed baby Rae into the world back in May, after announcing last year that Alannah was ...

The Vespers service commemorates the leave-taking of the Feast of the Elevation of the Holy Cross , one of the 12 Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church. It is celebrated on Sept. 14, and commemorates ...

The cross is the sign of Christians because it is at the heart of Christian life. From baptism, the Christian is marked with the sign of the cross, immersed with Christ in death, to live a new ...

Besides baptism for those who desire it, sacramental preparation is integral to the catechism years: the sacrament of reconciliation and first communion around age 7 or 8, and often confirmation ...