Welcome to Saint Olympia Orthodox Christian Church
COME AND WORSHIP WITH US!
Weekly Service Schedule:
Saturdays
Great Vespers – 5:00 PM
Sundays
Divine Liturgy – 10:00 AM (9:40 Hours) with fellowship meal following the services
Weekdays
Wednesday Vespers – 5:00 PM
See calendar
Weekly Bulletin and Message
Posted: December 9, 2025
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Dear Faithful,
How is your prayer?
Saints Joachim and Anna prayed through decades of barennes to arrive at this joyful day—the Blessed Feast of the Conception of the Most Holy Theotokos! They remind us to keep praying through our own spiritual barrenness and the trials which beset us.
St. Theophan the Recluse recalls a wise custom of the ancient Holy Fathers:
"When greeting each other, they did not ask about health or anything else, but rather about prayer, saying "How is your prayer?" The activity of prayer was considered by them to be a sign of the spiritual life, and they called it the breath of the spirit."
Here is some excellent practical advice on prayer from St. Theophan.
Attached is the bulletin. Please note that we will have a bonus service at 4pm before Saturday Vespers in honor of the Mother of God "The Inexhaustible Cup." This akathist service focuses on freedom from addictions. This Sunday we will continue the Know Your Faith class following Liturgy and fellowship. We are in need of Coffee Hour volunteers if you feel so inspired.
Lastly, stay tuned for more information on our Christmas service schedule, including our Holy Night Supper on Christmas Eve.
Have a prayer-filled week!
Your servant in Christ,
Fr Gregory
Announcements
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Parish Needs
Take-out containers; trash bags (39 gal); help with shoveling before services
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We need Church Cleaning volunteers; sign up below!
We also need: Take-out containers
NORWOOD FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: There is a special need for canned fruits and veggies. See box in the side room.
Prayers for:
Portia, Raphael, Andrei, Alexander, James; our building restoration; our college students, professors, and university workers as we near finals; Mother Sophronia and the hermitage!
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Ongoing Work Notice
SAFETY – Please steer clear of work zones in the basement and outside the church.
NOTE:
The Parish needs Building Maintenance volunteers; We can use people to help with caulking and painting around windows, pressure washing, indoor/outdoor mortaring, etc. Contact Father if you are interested.
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Sign up for Coffee Hour
We encourage you to bring a dish or another item to share during fellowship. If you would like to sponsor a meal after Liturgy, please sign up here or on the list at Church.
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Boot & Coat Drive
Alice Hyde Medical Center is collecting new and lightly-used boots and coats for people in need.
Donations go in the side room by 12/15. Contact Serena Butterfield with questions.
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Nativity Fast 2025
Begins November 15th (40 days before Christmas)., after which Wednesday Vespers will move to the Hermitage.
Click below for a Primatial Letter from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon for Nativity Fast 2025.
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Angel Tags & Toys for Tots
THANK YOU TO ALL WHO CONTRIBUTED!
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St. Olga's Closet
St. Olga’s Closet is a newly founded organization which provides assistance to seminarians of St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary and their families by means of clothing, baby supplies, housewares, etc.
For more information, and especially if you wish to make donations of goods to St. Olga’s Closet, please email stolgascloset@gmail.com; or call 240-606-3398. Follow St. Olga’s Closet on Facebook by clicking here.
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Primatial Letters from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon
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Archpastoral Letters from His Eminence Archbishop Michael
Upcoming Events
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Book Club - A Christmas Carol
12.18
Thursday, December 18, 5:45 PM – 7:15 PM.
St. Olympia Orthodox Church in Norwood, NY,
is a young, and God-willing growing, community of worshippers
under the Orthodox Church in America,
Diocese of New York/New Jersey.
Parishioners of St. Olympia Orthodox Church are from many different backgrounds: American, Greek, Russian, Albanian, Ukrainian, English, Eritrean, Hispanic, Native American, etc. Services are primarily in English, and the music is from both the Byzantine chant and Russian choral traditions.
Our community is cared for by
Rev. Gregory Fedorchak, Ph.D.
Parish Rector
607-427-3286
father.fedorchak@gmail.com
Visit us at
St. Olympia Orthodox Church
34 N Main St.
Norwood, NY 13668
2025 Stewardship Appeal
Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
St. Lawrence County is the largest county, by area, in our state.
What an incredible opportunity to build the Orthodox Church here in the North Country.
We are not here to cater to a certain demographic or cultural group.
We are here to bring Christ to everyone.