May 17, 2013
An ancient people of Guatemala are discovering the Ancient Christian Faith!
Fr. David Rucker (former Executive Director of OCMC, and soon to be missionary to Guatemala) will be presenting information on the exciting work taking place among the ethnic Mayans, among whom the Orthodox Faith is growing by leaps and bounds! Join us to hear about this exciting work, and to see how you can help.
March 17, 2013
Archbishop DMITRI, on the Great Fast
“In the not too distant past, a minister of one of the denominations was quoted as saying: “Almost no one in my Church observes Lent in the traditional way any longer. The people simply cannot find a place for fasting and self-denial in their current lifestyles. They are, however, attracted by the idea of a period of intensive sharing and helping others. This is what we are concentrating on in our Church nowadays. After all, isn’t that what Lent is all about?
February 26, 2013
Up With Trees
This past Saturday we were blessed to receive over 50 trees from Up With Trees, a Tulsa based non-profit organization dedicated to re-foresting the greater Tulsa Area. We had a wonderful workday planting, staking, and mulching. May the Lord bless all who took part in beautifying His property!
January 18, 2013
4th Annual Tulsa March for Life
Tuesday, January 22nd at 7:00pm
Starting at 8th & Boulder, downtown Tulsa
We are approaching the 40th anniversary of the Roe V. Wade Supreme Court Decision. In the 40 years since, approximately 1 out of every 4 Children in America have been aborted. Just here in Tulsa, there are on average 8 children killed a day, 41 a week, 2,132 a year. On the 40th anniversary of so dreadful a decision, let us stand in solidarity, united in one voice, and pack the streets of Downtown Tulsa!
January 06, 2013
Holy Theophany
Theophany is the Feast which reveals the Most Holy Trinity to the world through the Baptism of the Lord (Mt.3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22). God the Father spoke from Heaven about the Son, the Son was baptized by the St John the Forerunner, and the Holy Spirit descended upon the Son in the form of a dove. From ancient times this Feast was called the Day of Illumination and the Feast of Lights, since God is Light and has appeared to illumine “those who sat in darkness,” and “in the region of the shadow of death” (Mt.4:16), and to save the fallen race of mankind by grace.
“While praying, a person should not have any thoughts but rather become selfess. Even the Holy Fathers say this: ‘While at prayer, behave as though there were no one else in the wolrd, just you and God.’ When praying, we should not be preoccupied with ourselves, because in that case we are so absorbed in our own needs that we ourselves are detrimental to our prayer.”
~ Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica
