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

See calendar

Weekly Bulletin and Message


Posted: September 9, 2025

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Dear Faithful,

Blessed Feast!

This week, we find ourselves in the midst of two Great Feasts of the Church: the Nativity of the Theotokos (9/8) and the Exaltation of the Cross (9/14), which you can read more about in the attached bulletin (thank you, Peggy!). The nearness of these two celebrations reminds us that the closer we are to Christ, the closer we are to His Cross. 

No one was closer to Christ than His Mother, and no one suffered more than she, who with a mother’s love stood beneath the Cross.  And yet, there is another side to pain and suffering. It's called glory. In the words of Fr. Hopko, "the Cross does not conceal the glory of God, it reveals it." 

All are welcome to join for Wednesday vespers (5pm) and our Thursday Book club (5:45pm), both at St. Olympia.

Have a great week!  

Your servant in Christ,

Fr Gregory

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Announcements

  • 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.

    I WANT TO BRING SOMETHING

  • Primatial Letters from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon

    MOST RECENT MESSAGE 8-29-25

  • Archpastoral Letters from His Eminence Archbishop Michael

    MOST RECENT LETTER

  • Ongoing Work Notice

    SAFETY – Please steer clear of work zones in the basement and outside the church.

  • Happy Birthday Vladyka Michael!

    8-29-2025

    Grant, O Lord, to Thy servant, the Most Reverend Michael, Archbishop of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, a peaceful and prosperous life, good health and salvation, and preserve him for many blessed years! Mnogaya Lyeta!

    “Eis Polla Eti, Despota!”

Upcoming Events

  • 4th Annual Mountain Men's Respite

    9.19 - 9.21

    The theme for this year's retreat is "The Work of a Man of God: Walking Worthily in Christ." Fr. Martin Kraus will be leading us through some campfire activities and reflections on what it means to labor for God with our hands, hearts, and souls in our time and place. Our goal is to set up camp on Otter Brook in the Moose River Plains Wilderness as we have done on our last few retreats. More details will be sent out as we get closer to the trip. Visit the website here and register below.

    Register

  • Norwood's Annual Harvest Festival

    9.20
    10:00AM-3:00PM

    Saturday September 20th is the day of this year’s Annual Harvest Festival once again “celebrating the works of our hands.” If you thought last year was wonderful, this year will be amazing! There will be food, music, artwork, vendors, and crafts and games for kids.

    RSVP

  • Distinguished Diocesan Benefactors (DDB) Dinner

    10.5
    6:00 PM
    St. Basil’s Church Hall, 23 Archibald Street, Watervliet, NY 12189

    Join host, His Eminence Archbishop Michael, for an evening of thanks and fellowship in Watervliet, NY. for an appreciation dinner for distinguised donors from throughout the diocese and beyond who support and make possible vital ministries to parishes and seminarians.

    Hosted by H.E. Archbishop Michael at St. Basil’s, Watervliet

    EVERYONE IS INVITED AND EVERYONE IS WELCOME!

    RSVP - Fr. Peter Olsen using link below.

    RSVP

  • Annual NY/NJ Diocesan Assembly

    10.29-10.30
    Ss. Peter and Paul in Endicott

    More Information

  • St. Andrew's Camp Thanksgiving and Dedication

    11.1

    Please join us on Saturday, Nov. 1, as we celebrate the growth of St. Andrew’s Camp from its beginning in 1957! We are dedicating our buildings with the names of saints to protect and guide our campers.

    More Information

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.

Daily Readings

Members of St. Olympia Orthodox Church are from many different backgrounds: Greek, Russian, Albanian, Ukrainian, 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.