Transfiguration Orthodox Church

Today/Tonight - Tuesday, June 9, 2026

+ Stitchers group at Diane Kostaris' home (9:00am)

+ Online Study Group (6:30pm)

Book Study on The Orthodox Way by Kallistos Ware

Chapter on God as Eternity
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Daily Spiritual Vitamins for June 9

Wisdom from Metropolitan Kallistos Ware - on Repentance

Correctly understood, repentance (metanoia) is not negative but positive. It means not self-pity or remorse but conversion, the re-centering of our whole life upon the Trinity. It is to look not backward with regret but forward with hope - not downwards at our own shortcomings but upwards at God's love. It is to see, not what we have failed to be, but what by divine grace we can now become; and it is to act upon what we see. To repent is to open our eyes to the light. In this sense, repentance is not just a single act, an initial step, but a continuing state, an attitude of heart and will that needs to be ceaselessly renewed up to the end of life.

To repent is to wake up. Repentance, change of mind, leads to watchfulness. The Greek term used here, nepsis, means literally sobriety and wakefulness - the opposite to a state of drugged or alcoholic stupor; and so in the context of the spiritual life it signifies attentiveness, vigilance, and recollection.

Watchfulness means, among other things, to be present where we are - at this specific point in space, at this particular moment in time. All too often we are scattered and dispersed; we are living not with alertness in the present, but with nostalgia in the past, or with misgiving and wishful thinking in the future.

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Tomorrow - Sunday, June 7, 2026

+ Matins at 8:15am - Divine Liturgy at 9:30am

Download and print or follow the Matins service on your phone
https://digitalchantstand.goarch.org/goa/dcs/p/s/2026/06/07/ma/en/se.m06.d07.ma.pdf

+ Four Windows into Christ Bible study following fellowship meal

digitalchantstand.goarch.org

Just a few more special moments from our parish visit to the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA.

Several members of our parish along with our Father Alex and Presvytera Lisa are enjoying a time of peace and fellowship on a short spiritual retreat to the beautiful and serene Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA this weekend.

Daily Spiritual Vitamins for June 5

Whatever Fr. Macarius advised, he always put humility at the forefront of his counsels; from that virtue he brought forth all the subsequent virtues which make up the character of a true Christian. Here is the essence of the lessons Fr. Macarius taught to all who thirsted for his instructions and edification: to examine your conscience; to continually struggle with your passions; to cleanse your soul of sins; to love God in the simplicity of your heart; to believe in Him without calculating; to have unceasingly before you His limitless mercy, and with all the strength of your soul to praise and bless Him in all of life's unpleasant circumstances; to forgive any trespass of your neighbor against you in order to obtain God's forgiveness for your sins; to try to establish love for your neighbor in yourself; to preserve peace and tranquility in your family and acquaintances; to recall more often the commandments of God and to try to fulfill them, as well as the decrees of the Church; to go to confession and partake of the Holy Mysteries; to observe all four fast periods, as well as Wednesdays and Fridays; to attend Vigil and Liturgy on every feast day; to say morning and evening prayers and even a few psalms every day, and, to read a chapter of the Gospels or the Epistles of the Apostle; to pray every morning and evening for the repose of the departed and the salvation of the living. Pray even for those against whom you bear some ill will, for this is the surest means towards reconciliation in Christ.
From the "Reminiscences of a Spiritual Son" in Elder Macarius of Optina (Platina, CA: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood Press, 1995), pp. 357-358.

On Sunday, we honored our high school and college graduates. Congratulations on all your hard work and accomplishments Stephanos, Yiorgos, Lucas and Jay! May God bless you in all your future endeavors.

Today we welcomed into the Church through Baptism Sophia Hartman, daughter of Irene and Austin Hartman, and granddaughter of Chris and Vicky Lascarides!

Today - Saturday, May30, 2026
Baptism of Sophia Hartman
(child of Austin/Irene Hartman & grandchild of Chris/Vicky Lascarides)

Tomorrow - Feast of Pentecost
Hours at 9:00am - Divine Liturgy at 9:30am
Followed by Kneeling Prayers

Tonight - Thursday, May 28, 2026
Paraklesis to St Anastasia of Rome (6:30pm)
St Anastasia Fellowship follows the service (an Archdiocese ministry offering hope and healing for addiction)

A lovely day for Senior Breakfast at Zig's Bakery & Cafe