Events

Forgiveness Sunday evening, February 22 5:00 PM —Forgiveness Vespers (Downtown)   First Week of Great Lent Pure Monday, February 23 6:30 PM —Great Compline with Great Canon (North Campus) Tuesday, February 24 6:30 PM —Great Compline with Great Canon (North Campus) Wednesday, February 25 6:30 PM — Presanctified Liturgy (Both Campuses) Thursday, February 26 6:30 PM —Great Compline with Great Canon (North Campus) Friday, February 27         9:30 AM — Presanctifie

Saturday, March 7 9:00 AM —  Orthros  10:00 AM — Hierarchical Divine Liturgy with ordination to the Holy Priesthood of Deacon Chris Abdelahad at  St. Elias Downtown   Sunday, March 8 8:30 AM —  Orthros  9:30 AM — Hierarchical Divine Liturgy at  St. Elias North Campus

St. Symeon the Stylite Challenge St. Symeon the Stylite was a monk living in Syria in the 5th Century.  A great ascetic and an example to the other monastics and laity, he eventually moved his cell to the top of a pillar to avoid the crowds who came to see him and get his advice every day.  Following his example of living in the city but trying to stay away from the constant barrage of information, chatter, and disturbances, a priest in Arizona came up with the St. Symeon the