Holy Cross Orthodox Church
Williamsport, Pennsylvania

 

Therefore I, the prisoner of the Lord, urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling with which you have been called, with all humility and gentleness, with patience, bearing with one another in love, being diligent to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.

Ephesians 4:1-3

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We welcome and invite anyone to attend our services!

 

 

++ Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos ++

+ Vesperal Liturgy - Monday March 25th at 5:30

Lenten Potluck Fellowship following in the Parish Hall

 

++ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ++

Wednesday March 27th at 5:20

Lenten Potluck Fellowship following in the Parish Hall

 

++ Church open for prayer/Confession ++

Thurs March 28th 7-9:30am

 

++ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ++

Friday March 29th at 5:20

Lenten Potluck Fellowship following in the Parish Hall

 

++ Weekend of March 30/31 ++

2nd Sunday of Great Lent

St Gregory Palamas

+ Great Vespers - Saturday March 30th at 5

+ Hours, Divine Liturgy - Sunday March 31st at 9:40

Lenten Fellowship following in the Parish Hall

 

++ Church open for prayer/Confession ++

Tuesday April 2nd 7-9:30am

 

++ Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts ++

Wednesday April 3rd at 5:20

Lenten Potluck Fellowship following in the Parish Hall

 

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Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelekete
Venerable Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelekete

Saint Hilarion the New, Igumen of Pelekete Monastery, from his youth devoted himself to the service of God and spent many years as a hermit. Because of his holy and blameless life he was ordained to the holy priesthood, and later he was made igumen of the Pelekete monastery (near the Dardanelles).…

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Venerable Stephen, Wonderworker, Abbot of Triglia
Venerable Stephen, Wonderworker, Abbot of Triglia

Saint Stephen the Confessor, Igumen of Triglia Monastery, suffered under the iconoclast emperor Leo the Armenian (813-820). From a young age, the holy ascetic dedicated his life to God and received monastic tonsure. He later became head of the Triglia monastery near Constantinople. When…

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Monastic Martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Near Caves
Monastic Martyr Eustratius of the Kiev Near Caves

Martyr Eustratius of the Caves was born in the eleventh century at Kiev into a wealthy family. As an adult, he received monastic tonsure at the Kiev Caves monastery, after giving away all his possesions to the poor. Saint Eustratius humbly underwent obediences at the monastery, strictly fulfilling…

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Venerable Hilarion of Pskov, Lake Gdov

Saint Hilarion of Gdov and Pskov Lake, was a disciple of Saint Euphrosynus of Pskov (May 15). In 1460 on the banks of the River Zhelcha, not far from Gdov, he founded the Ozersk [Lake] Monastery of the Protection of the Mother of God. The monastery bordered the territory of the Livonian Knights,…

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Martyred brothers Barachisius and Jonah, and those with them, in Persia

Saint Barachisius was the brother of Saint Jonah. They were Christians who lived in the village of Yasa in Persia during the time of the emperor Sapor (310-331), a fierce persecutor of Christians. Learning that Christians were being tortured in the city of Baravokh, they went there to the prison…

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Martyr Boyan, Prince of Bulgaria

The Holy Martyr Boyan, Prince of Bulgaria, suffered for Christ around the year 830. When his pagan brother Malomir [Vladimir] ascended the Bulgarian throne, Prince Boyan asked him to free the learned Christian Kinamon, who had been in prison for a long time for refusing to participate in pagan…

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Venerable John, Bishop of Manglisi
Venerable John, Bishop of Manglisi

Saint John (Saakadze) of Manglisi was born in 1668 and spiritually nurtured in the Davit-Gareji Wilderness. Outstanding in virtue, John was quickly ordained a hieromonk, and soon after consecrated bishop of Manglisi. In 1724 Saint John left Davit-Gareji for Derbend, Dagestan, where he constructed…

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Saint Hesychios the Presbyter of Jerusalem

Saint Hesychios lived a life of asceticism in Palestine in the IV century, and distinguished himself by writing spiritual treatises. He was born and raised in Jerusalem. After studying the depths of the Holy Scriptures, he enriched himself with the knowledge of God. Then, after he left, he became a…

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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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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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