by Fr. Jeremy | Jul 30, 2024 | Classes
Fr. Tom Hopko of blessed memory gave a talk in 2008 about teaching doctrine. At that point, he had been a priest for over 50 years, been the dean of St. Vladimir’s Seminary for a long time, and had probably taught hundreds of thousands of people (including...
by Fr. Jeremy | May 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Indeed He is risen! A joyous Pascha to all of you. Since we have our own space, we had a busy Holy Week and Paschal season, adding many more services to the schedule than we’ve ever been able to do. Additionally, we had the joy of bringing three souls into the...
by Fr. Jeremy | Mar 19, 2024 | Services
Great Lent began for us Orthodox Christians on Monday March 18. Pascha (Easter) will be on May 5 for us this year. Now that we have our own space in a storefront, we’re able to offer more services for the first week of Great Lent, which is called Clean Week. The...
by Fr. Jeremy | Jan 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
The ice storm delayed our celebration of Theophany, but we made up for it today! Twelve people were baptized and/or chrismated this morning before Divine Liturgy. May God grant them many blessed years!
by Fr. Jeremy | Dec 7, 2023 | Uncategorized
A joyous feast of St. Ambrose to everyone! We had a historic moment today for Roanoke Valley Orthodox churches. The clergy and faithful of all three of the local Orthodox Churches (St. Ambrose (OCA), Holy Trinity (GOA), and St. Innocent (Bulgarian)) gathered today at...
by Fr. Jeremy | Nov 9, 2023 | Classes
Given the news about Israel, Gaza, and Palestine in the past month, some of our people have questions. We’ll be holding a Bible study about Israel after Divine Liturgy on Sunday. We’ll avoid getting bogged down in worldly politics as much as possible and...
by Fr. Jeremy | Oct 23, 2023 | Classes
This month, we brought in a few new catechumens (Nathan, Bre, and Riley), and we’ve restarted the catechism classes. If you’re interested in attending, please reach out to Fr. Jeremy. Classes are held at our church at 5pm on Saturdays. They’re about...
by Fr. Jeremy | Oct 2, 2023 | Uncategorized
We had the joy of receiving three new catechumens (Nathaniel, Bre, and Riley) this past weekend while celebrating the Divine Services in our new location. Work on the iconostas and other parts of the building are still underway, but it’s coming along very well!...
by Fr. Jeremy | Sep 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
On Sunday, September 24, we had our last Divine Liturgy at the Roanoke Council of Garden Clubs. From this point forward, we will be worshiping in our new space in the Valley Commons Plaza in Salem: 1772 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA 24153
by Fr. Jeremy | Aug 30, 2023 | Uncategorized
Great news! We have signed a lease for a storefront! Starting Sept. 30, 2023, we’ll be worshiping at: 1772 Apperson Dr, Salem, VA Until our move-in date, we have some light remodeling to do so that we can get it set up as an Orthodox church. We hope to begin...
