On the feast of Holy Theophany/Epiphany we again walked down to the stream that runs next to our church and blessed the waters that supply our North Kitsap aquifer.
Ordination of Deacon Daniel Lattier
Deacon Daniel Lattier, our former parishioner, was ordained to the holy diaconate yesterday by Archbishop Michael at Saint Tikhon’s Seminary. May God grant him and his family many years of life and ministry in the Church! Axios!
Father John Appears on Ancient Faith Radio
Our rector Father John recently co-hosted Father Evan Armatas’s popular live call-in program Orthodoxy Live on Ancient Faith Radio. Click here to listen.
Seminary Year Opens with Parishioner Family in Attendance
Saint Tikhon's Seminary launched its 2018-2019 year with our former parishioner Daniel Lattier in attendance. He, his wife Kelly, and their five children moved to Pennsylvania over the summer to begin a course of formation that may, God willing, lead to ordination to the holy priesthood. They are all in our prayers!
New Homily by Deacon James
Go to the Sunday Homilies page of our website or click below to hear Deacon James's recent homily about the faith of the Centurion in Matthew 8.
http://stelizabethorthodox.org/new-page-5/
Receiving Converts during the Paschal Season
Two of our catechumens making their statement of the Orthodox faith prior to Holy Chrismation.
Preparing for Baptism
On Holy Saturday five of our catechumens were received into our parish through holy baptism. Here they are with their sponsors.
Saint Elizabeth Parishioner Rings Bell for Charity
One of Saint Elizabeth Church's parishioners, Stan Arshan, is helping to collect money for the needy at the Silverdale Walgreens. Stop by to say hello! If you make a donation, he'll even let you ring the bell!
Parishioners Contribute to Local Habitat for Humanity Build
A group of parishioners from Saint Elizabeth Orthodox Church participated in a building project recently in Port Orchard.
Saint Elizabeth Church at the Kitsap Fair
Our parish's annual booth at the Kitsap Fair is up and running. Some very impressive people have stopped by. Come be one of them!
New Orthodox Studies Series
This evening following Vespers at 6:30 we begin a new series on our parish Orthodox Studies Inquirer Course. It is entitled "With All the Saints: Human Sanctity in the Orthodox Tradition" and explores who the saints are, why we commemorate them, and how we are called to enter their ranks.
Christ is Risen!
We at Saint Elizabeth Church greet all of our friends with the radiant celebration of Christ's Resurrection. To hear a sample of the hymns sung during Passion Week, go to the Liturgical Chant page of our website and choose the link there to a recording of the Canon for Holy Saturday.
The First Presanctified Liturgy of Great Lent
This evening we celebrate the first Presanctified Divine Liturgy of Lent. Join us at 6:30 for this solemn and majestic service. A lenten potluck meal will follow, so bring something to share with others if you can.
The First Week of the Great Fast
Join us at Saint Elizabeth every evening at 6:30 this week as we enter the Holy Fast. Great Compline with the Canon of Saint Andrew of Crete will be served Monday through Thursday, and the Presanctified Divine Liturgy will be served Friday.
The Beginning of the Lenten Triodion
Icon of the Publican and the Pharisee in Saint Michael's Orthodox Church in Louisville, Kentucky.
Throughout the world today Orthodox Christians mark the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, known for the Gospel account in Luke 18 read at the divine liturgy that juxtaposes the self-righteousness of the Pharisee with the deep humility and repentance of the Publican.
On this Sunday we also begin singing hymns in preparation for the Great Fast, which itself begins on Monday, February 27. These hymns are taken from the ancient book of lenten hymnography called the Triodion. One is Open to Me the Doors of Repentance, sung in English beautifully below.