4th Sunday After the Holy Cross

Welcome, Friends in Christ~
For those who are visiting us a first time, please click on the July archives at right. There you will find a brief introduction to our Church.

This Sunday we celebrate the Holy Mysteries at 11am in the chapel of
St. John's in Olympia, WA.

From the Gospel of this Sunday, Luke 9.10-13:
"He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little is dishonest also in much. If then you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will entrust to you the true riches? And if you have not been faithful in that which is another's, who will give you that which is your own? No servant can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon."

From St. Ephrem in his second mêmrâ "On Reproof":

Let us be builders of our own minds
into temples suitable for God.

If the Lord dwells in your house,
honor will come to your door.

How much your 'honor' will increase
if God dwells within you.

Be a sanctuary for him, even a priest,
and serve him within your temple.

Just as for your sake he became
High priest, sacrifice, and libation;

you, for his sake, become
temple, priest, and sacrificial offering.


The Peace of Christ be upon you, Fr. Michael +