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 on 8-4-26
Dear Faithful,
Blessed Feast of the Seven Sleepers of Ephesus!
You can read their remarkable story in this week’s bulletin and call upon their prayers whenever sleep is difficult.
Inside, you’ll also find an inspiring firsthand account of the canonization of Elder Herman of Alaska, as well as a reflection on the glorious Feast of the Transfiguration, which we will celebrate this Wednesday evening (6pm) and Thursday morning (8am).
Please bring grapes, as well as other fruits and vegetables to be blessed after Liturgy on Thursday morning. This blessing "signifies the ultimate flowering and fruitfulness of all creation in the paradise of God’s unending Kingdom of Life where all will be transformed by the glory of the Lord."
You can read a recap of our Parish Feast Day, written by one of our parishioners and posted to the Diocesan website here.
Lastly, congratulations to Meg Marie and Drew Laemmermann (St John the Soldier) on the birth of their daughter, Ada Marie, who was born Friday, July 31, weighing 10 lbs, 1oz. May God grant Ada Marie and her family many blessed years!
Have a blessed week and a spiritually profitable Dormition Fast.
Your servant in Christ,
Fr Gregory
Announcements
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Parish Needs
A local family is in need of: paper towels, Lysol wipes, Swiffer cleaner fluid, laundry detergent, dryer sheets, sponges and/or dish cloths, baby food storage containers. Please leave items in the upstairs side room.
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Coffee hour goods: Assorted cutlery, paper plates, coffee cups.
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NORWOOD FOOD PANTRY NEEDS: There is a special need for canned fruits and veggies. See the box in the side room.
Prayers for:
Mat. Vanessa, Tyler, Xenia-Nina, Peter, Lori, Marina, Raphael, Alexander, Hilda-Elizabeth, Roxanne, Lazarus Michael, Juliana, Jimmy, Joan, Trent, Manfred, Andrey, Olga, Elesabeth, Alice, Cheryl, Abbe, Samuel Lucas, Megan, Bill; Sergey, Atonhiatase, Pres. Maria, Evan, Arch. Sergius, Matthew, Patrick, Tanner, Julia, Jenn, Elise, Ethel, Apr David, Larissa, Anna w/ child, Olena; newlydeparted: Patricia, Matthew; our building restoration; Mother Sophronia + iconography work.
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Wednesday Hermitage Vespers
Will start an hour later (6pm instead of 5pm) for July and August.
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Ongoing Work Notice
SAFETY – Please practice caution in any small work zones in the basement and outside the church. Practice a buddy system if young ones will be down there.
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain.-Psalm 126 (127)
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NOTE: The Parish needs Building Maintenance volunteers. Contact Father if you are interested.
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Confession
Fr. Gregory will hear confessions after Saturday Vespers and by appointment.
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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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NEW Diocesan Ministry Resource
What’s Your Ministry? is a new online resource hub designed to help parishes and families reflect on their unique callings, find clergy-vetted tools for youth and young adult ministry, and connect with others doing this work throughout the Church.
It is a hub of vetted resources from across all canonical jurisdictions and includes curated resources, ministry stories, and practical tools, with additional courses and events being added over time.
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St. Olga's Closet
St. Olga’s Closet is a newly founded organization that 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!
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The TIKHONAIRE
St. Tikhon's Theological Seminary’s biannual publication.
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KOINONIA
Our Diocesan Newsletter.
Upcoming Events
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St. Andrew’s Camp
6.29 - 8.8
Registration is still open! Scholarships available. Volunteers are also welcome. Fr. Gregory and family will be there for Horse Week (July 12-18).
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Diocesan Evangelism School: Catechizing Newcomers
8.10 - 8.11
Monday, August 10 - Tuesday, August 11, Wappingers Falls, NY.
Archbishop Michael seeks both clergy and lay participants from across the Diocese to come and learn successful approaches to teaching the Faith to our many newcomers. Let Fr. Gregory know if you are interested.
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BIBLE STUDY: THE GOSPEL OF LUKE
8.13
Thursday, August 13, 2026, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM; and each subsequent non-Book-Club Thursday @ St. Olympia Orthodox Church.
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Book Club
8.20
6-7 PM at St. Olympia. Book TBD.
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Mother's Group
7.31
Next meet will be Friday, July 31 beginning at 9:45AM at the church for an Akathist.
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Youth Day: A Day of Faith, Fun, and Family
8.22
Saturday, August 22 at Christ the Saviour in Paramus, NJ.
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2026 Diocesan Clergy Conference: "Forming the Faithful: Catechumens, Converts and Cradles"
9.2 - 9.3
Wednesday, September 2 – Thursday, September 3, Wappingers Falls, NY.
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Youth and Young Adult Ministry Summit
10.22 - 10.25
Oct 22-25, 2026 at the Antiochian Village. The invite comes by way of His Eminence Met. Saba of the Antiochian Archdiocese.
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2026 Diocesan Assemble – Save the Date
10.29 - 10.30
Thursday, October 29 – Friday, October 30, Mother of God Church, Princeton, NJ. His Beatitude Metropolitan Tikhon will deliver the keynote address.
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.
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Parishioners of St. Olympia Orthodox Church are from many different backgrounds: American, Greek, Russian, Albanian, Ukrainian, English, Coptic, 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
2026 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.