
Fr. Gregory's Chrismation

Fr. Gregory's Ordination
at Ss. Peter & Paul, Bethesda

Fr. Gregory's Ordination
Bishop ANTOUN vests Fr. Gregory

Serving Communion
Father Gregory serving Communion for the first time as an Orthodox priest.

First Communion

The Very Beginning
Most of the original group of people who were chrismated. Missing: Jay, Jared, William, Greta & Lydia.
Rectory at St. Timothy's
This is the building where our first services were held.

Our First Altar

Turning the Space into a Church

Our First Pascha

Our first icon of the Cross
Written by Carolyn Shuey

Learning the Music

Father Gregory at St. Timothy's

St. Timothy's Altar

Coffee Hour at St. Timothy's

Exterior of Revisions

Entrance to the Church

Street Sign at Revisions
"Narthex" at Revisions

Packing up the Altar

The Altar at Revisions

The "Nave" at Revisions

Bookstore at Revisions

Packing up the bookstore
The bookstore was limited to what would fit in the trunk of a car.

Dining Hall at Revisions

Matins at Revisions

Liturgy at Revisions
The Congregation at Revisions
With Fr. Peter Gilquist
Proclaiming the Gospel

Procession at Revisions
Procession at Revisions

Pascha Processions at Revisions

Baptism at Revisions

Paschal Feast

Choir at Revisions

Congregation at Revisions

Liturgy at Revisions

Liturgy at Revisions

Altar at Revisions

Adult Baptism at ReVisions

Service at the Athas' House

Vespers at the Athas' House

Baptism at Revisions

Veneration of the Cross


Procession at Revisions

Cleaning up
Since the space at ReVisions was rented, we had to clean up after every service

Blessing the Potential Church Site

Blessing the Potential Church Site

Goodbye Revisions
Holy Cross, Linthicum MD

Interior of Church
This is what the church looked like before we purchased it.
First Look at the New Building
The meeting that decided if we were going to buy the Church building in Linthicum.
Preparing the New Building
Fr. Gregory with his sons
Installing the New Sign
Preparing the New Church

Preparing the Sacristy
Installing shelves

Cleaning the New Building
Yia-Yia and Kh. Frederica

Preparing the building
Cleaning and repairing the floors

Installing the icons

Our first Vespers in Linthicum

The Choir
Our first service in the new building

Our first Vespers

Honoring our Patrons
The Tsaklos'

Bookstore
At last, a place for a bookstore

Building the Iconostasis

Building the Iconostasis
Installing the Iconostasis
Our First REAL Iconostasis
Installing the Iconostasis
The New Altar

Iconography for Linthicum
Installing the Icons
Installing the Icons
Installing the Icons
Installing the Icons
Installing the Icons
Paschal Sanctuary

Entrance of Bishop Basil
The service started with the greeting of Bishop Basil at the entrance of the church.

Procession through the Congregation
Bishop Basil enters the church

The Service Begins

Consecration

Consecration
The altar table is prepared

Preparations
The altar is prepared for the Consecration

Consecration

Washing the altar
The altar is washed with water

Washing the Altar
Yes, those are bars of soap in their hands.

Consecration
Gluing icons on the corners of the altar

The Congregation
Over 200 people attended the Consecration

The Consecration

Anointing the Walls
The walls of the church are anointed with oil.

Consecration
Great Entrance

Consecration
Great Entrance
Epitaphios
Designed by Shelia Pritchard, embroidered by Joan Gundlach
Closeup of Epitaphios








































































