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
Past Bulletins


Posted: October 20, 2025

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Dear Faithful,

Glory to Jesus Christ! 

The Church prescribes readings for each day of the year. You can find them on the OCA website or at the bottom of the St. Olympia website. Today's reading from St. Paul's letter to the Philippians hits home with a good reminder, "Do all things without complaining and disputing ..." (Phil. 2:14)

It is so easy to fall into the trap of murmuring and negativity (especially on a rainy Monday). St. John Chrysostom says, “To murmur is to accuse God in secret. It is better to cry out in prayer than to complain in silence.” 

By refraining from complaining, we become "blameless children of God" [who shine as] lights in the world" (Phil. 2:15).

Attached is the weekly bulletin for your enjoyment, information, and edification. 

We will have Liturgy for the departed this Saturday at 9 am. Please submit to me any names of people who you would like to be prayed for. Also, if you would like to bring koliva, I can bless it at the end of Liturgy. 

Have a blessed week!

Your servant in Christ,

Fr Gregory

Past Messages
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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

  • Parish Needs

    We need Church Cleaning volunteers; sign up below!

    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, Mikhael (thanksgiving for healing), and the newly departed Johann; for our building restoration, especially Torrey, Roger, Luke, Brooks, and Frank; for Mother Sophronia and our iconography project!

    I WANT TO HELP

  • Ongoing Work Notice

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

    Upcoming Workdays:

    Friday, October 24, from 2 PM - 5 PM

    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.

  • 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. 

    MORE INFO HERE

  • Primatial Letters from His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon

    MOST RECENT MESSAGE

  • Archpastoral Letters from His Eminence Archbishop Michael

    MOST RECENT LETTER

Upcoming Events

  • Fall Fellowship

    10.25

    We continue our 9-week series this Saturday, October 25th with a costume party and games! We will start around 6 pm.

  • Christian Education Online Workshops: St. Olga of Alaska

    10.28
    Tuesday, October 28, 7:00 PM (Part 2)

    REGISTER HERE

  • 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

  • Distinguished Diocesan Benefactors (DDB) Appreciation Dinner for the NYS Deanery

    11.2
    6:00 PM
    St. John the Baptist Orthodox Church in Rochester, NY.

    The DDB has made it possible for us to support a full-time priest.

  • Women's Group

    11.11
    6:00 PM

    All women of the parish are invited to attend this monthly gathering!

    Click Here

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

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

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