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Christmas 2023 Newsletter
Christmas, 2023Beloved in Christ,The Lord bless you! We contemplate the birth in the flesh of Jesus, the Son of God, from the ever-virgin Mary, conceived of the Holy Spirit, and taking on our humanity. The Son of God is eternally being begotten of God the Father, as the Holy Spirit is eternally proceeding from the Father. On this day we celebrate that God the Father has begotten His Son in human form, as a manifestation of His love for us. The Son is the Creator, with the Father and the Spirit. All things came forth from Him, and in Him...
Met. Nicholas Visits the Monastery!
On October 27, 2022 Met. Nicholas visits the monastery with Fr. Alexander to meet the brotherhood. The visited started with Divine Liturgy and ended with a festive meal and exchange of gifts.
Pascha Newsletter from Metropolitan Jonah
PASCHA 2022 Beloved in Christ, Χριστός Ανέστη! Христос Воскресе! Christ is Risen! The fathers and a brothers of St Demetrios Monastery greet you with joy in the Resurrection of Christ! We give thanks to God for all the multitude of blessings he has showered upon us, and especially for the gift of spiritual illumination that He imparts to us in this radiant Feast of grace. Celebrating Pascha we celebrate not only the rising of Jesus, 2000 years ago, but that He has raised us from the tombs, from our imprisonment in our fallen state, and raised us to participate, even...
Ordination of Hieromonk Silouan
Father Silouan Brown, a member of our brotherhood now living in Uganda, was recently ordained to the holy priesthood by our Abbot, Metropolitan Jonah. Let us all pray for him in this new stage God has put him in as he begins full-time his mission work in Africa with Orthodox Africa.
Kursk Root Icon Visitation
We had the immense blessing of having the miracle-working Kursk Root icon in our presence during a Divine Liturgy service on Thursday. The peace the Mother of God brings is incredible. May she intercede for and save us all.