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Bishop's Visit Celebration
November 22, 2023
Bishop Constantine's first visit to St. John's Read more »
Lenten Prayer of St. Ephrem the Syrian
March 23, 2023
O Lord and Master of my life! Take from me the spirit of sloth,
faint-heartedness, lust of power, and idle talk.
But give rather the spirit of chastity,
humility, patience, and love to Thy servant.
Yea, Lord and King! Grant me to see my own errors
and not to judge my brother, for Thou art blessed unto ages of ages. Amen.
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The Presentation of Our lord Jesus Christ in the Temple
February 02, 2023
“Lord, now You are letting Your servant depart in peace, according to Your word; for my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples.” Read more »
The church as the Body of Christ
November 01, 2022
“They continued steadfastly in the Apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of the bread, and in the prayers . . . and the Lord added daily to the church those who were being saved.” Acts 2:42,47 Read more »
Χριστός Ανέστη! Christ is Risen!
May 03, 2022
It’s no accident that our Lord’s Crucifixion and Resurrection occurred at Passover, and the promised coming of the Holy Spirit occurs at Pentecost. Both events are the fulfillment of all that had been promised before. Read more »
Preparing for Pascha
April 01, 2022
What we celebrate each year at Pascha is nothing less than God’s intervention in His
creation, to bring about the transformation of all things.
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New Icon of Christ Pantocrator
March 13, 2022
Gift of new icon of Christ Pantocrator installed just in time for Christmas
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September 2020 Reflections
October 13, 2020
Happy New Year
The Church begins again our Circle of Feasts Read more »
August 2020 Reflections
September 01, 2020
“Let There Be Light”
It’s becoming almost cliché to talk about what strange days we are living in. Read more »
April 2020 Reflections
April 01, 2020
As these days of “social distancing” extend into the coming weeks, I urge us all to continue to reach out to one another in love and compassion, - Read more »
January, 2020 Newsletter
January 08, 2020
The passage of time leaves a mark, as it were, on our bodies. We are not as young today as we were yesterday. Read more »
Remarks of Archbishop Elpidophoros on June 22
March 12, 2019
The Enthronement Luncheon remarks of Archbishop Elpidophoros on Saturday, June 22, 2019 are a call to action for every Orthodox Christian to take up the Cross and follow the Lord. Read more »
St. John the Baptist: Craig, Colorado Visioning Retreat—March 2, 2019
March 05, 2019
On March 2, we welcomed Fr. Theodore Dorrance from our Metropolis of Denver, who led a Parish Council Retreat, in which we developed a strategic plan for St. John’s for the coming 3 – 5 years. Read more »