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Lenten Resource Center
This page is designed to be a 'hub' for various articles, schedules and documents related to Great Lent in our parish.
Agenda
Here is a quick glance at the coming days' services and activities. View the full calendar here.
Articles
- Fasting and Great Lent
from the Triodion - Sources of Nutrition During Lent (PDF)
- The Meaning of Lent
from +THOMAS (03/05) - The Ethos of Lent
V.Rev. Fr. George Morelli, Ph.D. - Great Lent is here. What will you do?
from +THOMAS (03/08) - Making Lent Great for your Family
by Philip Mamalakis, PhD
Books
These books are available in both the parish bookstore and libary.
- The Lenten Spring Buy from Amazon.com
By Fr. Thomas Hopko - Great Lent Buy from Amazon.com
Fr. Alexandar Schmemann - First Fruits of Prayer Buy from Amazon Buy Signed Copy
Kh. Frederica Mathewes-Green - Moosewood Cookbooks
a variety of cookbooks favorable to Lenten cooking
Links
- Persecuted for Christ (mp3),
Kh. Frederica's Podcast: He was a Lutheran pastor and was severely persecuted for his faith by communists in Romania. He is Rev. Richard Wurmbrand and Frederica has a rare recording of his voice singing a hymn to the Theotokos that he wrote himself. - Speaking the Truth in Love,
Fr. Tom Hopko's initial podcast episodes focus on the pre-Lenten and Lenten services - Great Lent and Holy Pascha,
Archdiocesan Portal - Sisterhood Discussion Group
The women of Holy Cross church have formed an online discussion group for edification and fellowship this Great Lent. Under the guidance of Fr. Gregory, they will be discussing the 40 spiritual maxims of Fr. Thomas Hopko, which can be found at the group's site: fortymaxims.blogspot.com. Each day, one of the women will give her thoughts on the day's maxim, and others will contribute to the discussion as they feel led. If any of our Orthodox sisters missed the invitation and would like to participate, please e-mail Emily Lowe at
Recipes
In addition to the recipes submitted by parishioners below, Moosewood Cookbooks are also great resources for Lenten cooking!
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Also see Sources of Nutrition During Lent (PDF).
Retreats
- March 22, 8:30am – 3pm. St. Matthew Orthodox Church.
Fr. Raymond Valencia will speak on Entering the Kingdom: Tradition and Grace. RSVP $15 by March 18 (410) 313-8550. - April 5, 9am – 4:30pm. The Greek Cathedral of the Annunciation.
Fr. Stanley S. Harakas & Dr. Gayle E. Woloschak will present The Orthdoox Perspective on Bioethics. RSVP $30 410-252-6021 - April 11-13, The Antiochian Village.
Fr. Michael Dahulich, Dean of St. Tikhon's Seminary, will present: How God turns broken dreams into beauty/Handling life when it doesn't turn out as expected. Info/RSVP: events@antiochianvillage.org Call 724-238-3677 for registration forms. - April 12, 12:30 – 6pm. St. Andrew Orthodox Church.
Fr. Paul Lazor will present: Holy Week: Our Journey to Pascha. RSVP, $5 by April 6th or call 410-276-3422).
