Here you will find youth and main sermons given on Sundays...Recording of various homilies or guest speakers...Various Liturgical Services or chanting to the Glory of God...Bible Study Sessions...Orthodox Life Series topics
For the past few Sundays, we have heard the following:Sept 7 Sunday before Holy Cross: "For God so loved the world that He gave His Only Begotten Son..."Sep 21 Sunday after Holy Cross: ""If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me."Sept 28: Had to do with obedience Click here for that SermonToday we hear something else, how we are to live, love and treat others...
We have all heard the saying "treat others the way you want to be treated", but who may have said that to you first? Was it a parent? a teacher? a coach?Do you know WHO said it first?Listen...
In the Gospel Passage today we hear about how fishermen worked all night and caught nothing. Our Lord spoke to the crowd and then told Peter to cast out his net (who just put them away because they caught nothing prior) and immediately there was so much in the net that a second net was needed.What does this mean for us today, one word...obedience!Listen
At the beginning of this sermon a question was asked "How many of you have been afraid of something?"Like us the Apostles were afraid too? What were they afraid of and how can we become strong like them?Listen...
On this the Sunday after The Holy Cross, we hear in the Gospel Passage on this day, we hear "The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me...."Last Sunday we were offered basil and flowers from the Church, are we offering ourselves back to her?Listen...
In our faith, there are many ways to pray. We have community prayer, like The Divine Liturgy and other liturgical services. We have personal prayer, that can be offered at any time of the day to God. But did you know that there is a prayer that can be done that doesn't have any words to it?Listen
Having again been face to face with evil and terror from the events of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and the senseless acts of violence in the world, we may feel numb, grief-stricken, horrified, in pai or full of anger.We must remember that when evil and hatred are shown, we have the greatest power a believer has against all the powers of the evil one, that being...The Holy Cross! Listen
On this the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross (which will take place next Sunday, September 14), this sermon offers the followingHistory of how the Holy Cross of our Lord and Savior was found by St. HelenThe Meaning of the Holy CrossWhy September 14 is to be a day of prayer and fasting
This past week evil was shown while children and adults were participating in the Liturgy of the Roman Catholic Church at the Annunciation Day School.This sermon offers words on "Why" and "How" and even addresses "Where God is" during horrific events like this take place.Please keep in your prayers those students who are still in the hospital, including a Greek Orthodox 14yr old student named Sophia, who was struck with a bullet to her head. Please pray that our Lord continue to be with those suffering, their families, doctors, surgeons, nurses and school staff. May the souls whose lives were tragically taken be eternal!
Today we hear in the Gospel Passage about forgiveness (please take a moment to read the passage). We hopefully always ask God for His mercy and forgiveness on a regular/daily basis along with hopefully participating in the Mystery of Confession and Repentance. We also hear in the Lord's Prayer "...Forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us..." What does this mean for us today? How do we say/pray this line of the prayer?Listen...
In the Gospel Passage today we hear about Christ feeding the 5000 (besides women and children).Do you know what happened before this miracle took place?St. John the Baptist was beheaded and after hearing about this, Christ retreats privately to pray and we hear that the multitudes followed after Him.What does this mean for us today, are we hungry for Christ in this life???Listen
There is a lot in a name, especially when a name has deep meaning.On July 27, we celebrate the memory of St. Panteleimon. Some things that you may learn from this sermon:DId you know that was not his original name (original name was Pantaleon). What does Panteleon or Panteleimon acutally mean?Did you know that St. Panteleimon's vocation was a physician?Listen to learn more!
On this day, July 20, we remember and celebrate the fiery ascent of the Prophet Elias into the Heavens. What do we know about him and the way he lived? What can we learn about ourselves from his life?Listen!
On Sunday, May 4 our Parish Family held our Spring General Assembly. Fr. Demetri offered his sermon and his report to the faithful at the end of The Divine Liturgy.Some highlights:Paschal Season and the beauty we find at this time of yearSpecial Thank you‘sGreat and Holy Week & PaschaA few ministriesAdult Education
Today is Palm Sunday and we hear in the Gospel Passage about those who cried out to our Lord, "Hosanna in the Highest...". We know that yesterday, Lazarus Saturday and today begin Great and Holy Week for us.Yet are we going to make this week Greater than the other 51 weeks of the year?Are we going to make this week "set apart" (that's what αγιος/holy) means.What can you and your household do this week? Listen...
In the Gospel Passage today we hear how our Lord and Savior was greeted with palm trees and branches. We too are holding palms today imitating those who cried out to Him.But are the palms blessed? What do with them at home?Well, listen...
Today we are blessed to have Fr. Nicholas Andruchow who is the Executive Director of the Project Mexico St Innocent Orphanage in Tijuana, Mexico.Fr. Nicholas offers the Main Sermon today and how we are not to forget those in need especially the orphans.Please listen to his words and we pray that you share this message so many can offer their support in all ways!
Today Fr. Demetri offers a visual in the sermon, two ropes that are tied together. The first rope has to do with our lifespan here on earth, from birth to elementary school, to high school, to college/careers, to retirement. Yet we know that this life is not forever.What does the other rope have to do with this and what does it mean?Listen...
The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me..."One of the most discouraging aspects of sharing the Gospel is knowing that so many people will reject the message, and yes, even at times reject the messenger…you.At times, we might think that if we could just be a bit more like Jesus then everyone would accept this message because we would minister the way He wants us to minister. We would share the exact words they need to hear to make the decision for Christ.Yet, let me remind you that even Jesus Himself was often “despised and rejected”, and in fact was rejected so much that He was crucified on a Cross! Listen...
On this the 3rd Sunday of Great Lent, we begin the next 20 days of Great Lent. Yes, 20 days have been completed and 20 days are ahead of us. What can give us the strength to continue to move forward towards Christ?His Holy Cross!Listen...
St. Gregory of Palamas focused on stillness and finding time to be alone with God.What is our stillness like? Do we spend quality time with our spouse? WIth our children.One highlight of this sermon is the following quote:"If the devil can't make you sin, he can make you busy."Listen for more
We are blessed once again to have our Metropolis Youth & Young Adult Director Panos with us this morning. His youth sermon (which begins at the 30 second mark) focuses on the Saint we remember on this 2nd Sunday of Great Lent, St. Gregory of Palamas and a practice that is done at MBC.What is it?LISTEN!
Today we celebrate the Triumph of Orthodoxy remembering the restoration of Holy Images - Iconography.In the sermon Fr Demetri asks an individual to see how many icons he sees in a particular pew? Want to know the answer and how we are to see each person in this life?Listen…
Today, the day before Great Lent begins is known as Forgiveness Sunday, and in the Gospel Passage today we hear our Lord giving us the lessons we need to learn before we start Great Lent, so we can be "clean" and ready for this beautiful Lenten Journey.What are the lessons?Listen
When you think of treasure, what comes to your mind? Is it gold? Special artifacts? Jewels? Pirates?Have you ever thought of Heaven as treasure?Listen...
Today Fr Demetri offers the sermon on the first three Sundays of the Triodion Period, because we were not able to have The Divine Services for two consecutive weeks!What can happen when we allow pride to enter the root of our souls and forget to have the love God in and through us?Listen…
Today we are blessed to have our Metropolis Youth and Young Adults Director Panos Coufos to offer the youth sermon (the first 1min is an intro by Fr Demetri and sound quality is not great)Panos talks about the Gospel passage of the day and the importance of having love especially before we enter Great Lent!Listen…
On February 2nd, 40 days after the Birth of our Lord in the flesh, we celebrate the Feast of the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple. But what does that mean for us today? Is it an event that we remember and celebrate liturgically or is there something that allows us to see where we are in our current relationship with our God?Listen...
Today Feb 2 we celebrate the Presentation of our Lord in the Temple, yes 40 days ago was Christmas Day! What do we see in Icon of the Feast? Have we really looked at it? Who is depicted in it?Listen...
Today is the final of three sermons, the first two focused on time and talent, while todays focus is on treasure.As Orthodox Christians we see the worlds as God's gift, as a sacrament of God's presence and means of communion with Him. We witness to Christ by the way we set our priorities in life. Same thing can happen with regards to our finances.Do we commit more to the streaming services a month more than you do to our Church? Do we pay more for apps on our mobile devices that we support the spreading of the Good News?God does not ask us for a contribution, because His Church is not a club in which we pay dues. He is asking for a total commitment of --- OUR LIFE!Listen...
Today in the Gospel Passage we hear about Zacchaios and what he did to see Christ. When this happened Christ called him down from the tree (he did this in order to see Jesus) and told him he was going to his home.What is our home like (meaning our soul)? Is it ready to receive Christ?No??? LISTEN...
Today Fr. Demetri continues the second of three sermons focused on the theme of Stewardship, todays focus is on Talent. In this sermon we hear a short story about an owner checking up on his work which leads to us making sure we are doing the right thing in this life.How does the topic of talents connect with Vasilopita Cutting?Does God have the first rights of your life? Does He get the first slice of you... or does He get the crumbs that are left over?LISTEN...
Today we hear the Gospel Passage about 10 lepers who asked Christ to heal them. We hear Christ say "go and show yourselves to the priests" and while they were walking one noticed that he was healed and returned to thank Him?What about the other nine? They didn't.Are we like the one who came back to say thank you or like the other nine who didn't???LISTEN...
This is the first of three sermons that will focus on our Stewardship in the life of the Church. Our brief time on earth is God's gift to us. We are accountable for our stewardship of this precious gift. Yet what are we doing with it? Of the 168 hours in every week in which we have been blessed, how much do we REALLY offer back to God?We are all busy, but not all of that busy time is well-spent. How can we improve the gift of time that God gives us?Listen...
In the youth sermon today Fr offers a reflecting question seeing if we have improved ourselves into the New Year. What were the answers that were given and how does it tie into our Faith?Listen...
On Election Tuesday, many will go and vote at the polls. Yet we must remember that before we do anything we must do the following:1. Pray - it's ok to make the sign of the Cross over your ballot before filling it out, asking God to guide you through the process.2. Make sure you are aware of what is on the ballot3. Pray after - not that your candidate or for the outcome you want, rather that God's will be done here "on earth as it is in Heaven."4. Pray regardless of the final tally. We hear in the petitions in our Divine Services "For our country, the president, all those in public service, and for our armed forces everywhere, let us pray to the Lord." This comes from St. Paul himself as he writes to Timothy - and during those times, the civil leadersWERE PERSECUTING THE CHRISTIANS WHO WERE IN FACT PRAYING FOR THEM -WOW!!!Let that sink in for a moment.
On Election Tuesday many will go to the polls to vote for either candidates or on ballot questions that will affect ones area and possibly change laws.But did you know that as an Orthodox Christian, we vote everyday?No? Listen How...
Yes it's the fall season and many are already watching or listening to Christmas music. One character that comes to mind during this time of year is Scrooge. How he was stingy and only thought of himself, yet we know that after his visit from 4 spirits, he repented and changed his life.This makes us ask ourselves the following question:Are we generous or being stingy in our daily lives?
Today during the Divine Services we hear about a couple in different places being remembered for different things. At every Divine Liturgy we say in the Creed and remember the husband when we say "...and He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate". Today we remember the wife, St. Procla.Yes, you read that right, the wife of Pontius Pilate is a Saint of the Church?This makes us ask the question...How do we what to be remembered???Listen...
Today we hear in the Epistle Reading , "you are the temple of the living God" and todays sermon focuses on the topic of Cremation and the view/practice of the Orthodox Church when a member of her falls asleep.Please listen and share with others...
"Clean Your Room" this phrase has been said to every single person at some point as they were growing up (unless they were the 1% that kept it clean). Did you know that we are to keep other things clean too?What are they?Listen...
It is October, and the senses of the season are in full affect, pumpkin spice flavors, apple cider, leaves changing colors, etc. In the Gospel Passage for today we hear about the Parable of the Sower and how our Lord goes into detail explaining the seed and each area that it landed/rooted in.Some questions that need to be asked are:What kind of "soil" best represents you right now?What kind of soil would have represented you five years ago?What kind of crop are you going to yield this year?
(Fr. Demetri offers his parish priest report during his sermon)When it is a rainy day out and we are leaving from one place to another, a strong sturdy umbrella is very helpful. The same thing can be said about our stewardship in the life of the Church.Listen to the sermon to see where you (or your household) fall in line with the two umbrellas shown.For a visual of this sermon and to see what happened/why one umbrella is ripped in various places click here to watch (fast foward to 2:45:20
In the Epistle Reading today we hear how the church of Corinth was beginning to doubt St. Paul, because they feel he let them down. We also hear in the Gospel Passage about loving our enemies.How do these Scripture Passages connect?Listen...
In the Gospel Passage today, we hear our Lord mention loving people, and he mentions that we are to love our enemies?HOW???Listen...
In the Gospel passage today we hear about Christ needing to get into a fisherman's boat in order to preach/teach, because the crowd was so large. Then something amazing happened to those fisherman who caught NOTHING and were packing up and getting ready to go home.What happened? How does this relate to us today???LISTEN!
Today is the first day of Sunday School classes for the 2024-25 Church year. Many things will be taught and discussed in these classes, yet ALL of us must remember what we need to on a daily basis.What is it?Listen!
The world defines success with either acquisitions, possessions or financial success. In the Gospel passage this past Sunday we hear our Lord say "For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?"What does it mean to deny ourselves?How do we pick up our cross and follow Him?Listen
Those of the Orthodox Faith know that the Chalice used for the Divine Liturgy is an important vessel. We would treat it when not used with respect (we would never use it for anything else other than to hold the Holy Eucharist).Did you know that you are a walking Chalice?What does this mean?Listen...
Today, September 1st is the first day of a New Ecclesiastical (Church) Year. What better way to begin a New Church Year than by bringing someone into the Sacramental Life of the Faith!!!When someone has been previously Baptized the individual may be brought into the Faith through the Mystery (Sacrament) of Holy Chrismation.What is Holy Chrismation and what does this mean about being a soldier for Christ?Listen...Want to learn how/when Holy Chrism is made? Click here to learn more
In the Gospel Passage today we hear the continuation of what happened after the Miracle of the feeding of the 5000 men (not counting the women and children). The apostles were caught in a storm on the boat and Christ walked on the water to them.What happened miracle happened next?What's the difference between Faith and Fear?What does this passage have to do with our fear and anxieties today?Listen...
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