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Welcome to St Mary Orthodox Church, Chambersburg, PA

 

Welcome to Saint Mary Orthodox Church

St Mary is an Orthodox Christian Church. Organized in August 1995, with its first Divine Liturgy September 15, 1995, it is the only Orthodox Church in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, and serves the entire community, without regard to ethnic background. Our membership includes people of Greek, Russian, Bulgarian, Egyptian, and Iraqi descent, as well as people whose families came from Italy, England, Germany, Slovakia, and Slovenia, and the dates of immigration to what is now the United States range from 1621 to1990.

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ABOUT OUR PRIEST We are very fortunate in having as our Priest one of the most outstanding Priests of the Antiochian Archdiocese, Fr Theodore Pulcini.

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PASCHA

In the Orthodox Church, the feast of Christ's resurrection is commonly referred to as "Pascha" (PAS-ka), the Greek term for "Passover."

Just as the angel of death passed over the homes of the Israelites in Egypt, all humanity is delivered from death through Christ's death and resurrection. Jesus' rising from the dead is the point of reference for all Eastern Orthodox thought and life. We enter the Church through baptism, which is our participation in the Lord's death and resurrection. Additionally, every Sunday is dedicated to the resurrection of Christ, so that we never lose sight of the centrality of Christ's victory over death.

Yet in the Feast of Feasts--after a period of fasting and spiritual preparation that lasts almost two months called Great Lent-- the Orthodox faithful celebrate the greatest of all holy days, Pascha. "Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!" we sing.

 

 

 

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