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 (at St. Olympia Hermitage, 10 Prospect St.)
See calendar
Weekly Bulletin and Message
Posted: December 23, 2025
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Dear Faithful,
Merry Christmas Eve Eve!
Attached is the bulletin along with a special bulletin for the Nativity of our Lord. We also have two excellent archpastoral letters for the Feast—one from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon and another from His Eminence Archbishop Michael.
Also, we will be blessed with another Chrismation at St. Olympia's tomorrow at 8:40 AM before the Vesperal Liturgy for Christmas Eve. Please plan to get to church a little early and pray for Erik (Augustine) Cervantes as he prepares for holy illumination.
May our eternal God, who was born as a little child for our sake, fill the days to come with immense joy. I look forward to joining you and the angels in heavenly worship.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr Gregory
Special Bulletin
Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord
Announcements
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Parish Needs
We need Church Cleaning volunteers; sign up below!
We also need: Paper towels, coffee cups, help with shoveling before services, and weekly cleaning.
NORWOOD FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: There is a special need for canned fruits and veggies. See the box in the side room.
Prayers for:
Portia, Raphael, Andrei, Alexander, James, Eric, Lori, Tim, Peter (Casey), Zenia Nina (Bronwyn), and newborn David, Becky; our building restoration; Mother Sophronia and the hermitage!
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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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Primatial Letters from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon
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Archpastoral Letters from His Eminence Archbishop Michael
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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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Mother's Group
Every Friday at 9:45am for an Akathist and children’s activities.
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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.
Upcoming Events
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New Year’s Eve “All Night” Vigil for St. Basil the Great
12.31
Wednesday, December 31, 10:00 PM. Vespers, Matins, Divine Liturgy. Refreshments to follow!
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Lenten Women’s Retreat, “Becoming Myrrhbearers”
3.27 - 3.29
Friday, March 27 – Sunday, March 29, 2026, at St. Andrew’s Camp.
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.