Church guide

Please note that Fr. Gregory will be on vacation during the weeks of July 14 and July 21. In his absence the Typika service will be held, led by Fr. Dcn. Charles. Following the morning service there will be a facilitated discussion and Q+A session loosely centered on the theme of “living an Orthodox life in the modern world”. Please join us!

You look upon God’s glory in heaven, / and bring grace from on high to earth, / wise Gabriel, leader of angels, / minister of God’s glory, and divine defender of the world! / Save and preserve those who cry to you: / “Be our defense, so that no one can be against us!” — Kontakion for the Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel

Attention all gardeners, weed pullers, and mulchers! We will be having a yard cleanup day at the church on Saturday, July 6, 2019, starting at 10:00 am. #OrthodoxChurch #BelAirMD https://4evangelists.com/2019/06/yard-cleanup-day/

Please note that the Wednesday evening Bible study has been moved to Tuesday evenings. The study will begin at the the same time (8pm), following choir practice. Thanks and we hope to see you there! #OrthodoxChurch #BelAirMD https://4evangelists.com/2019/06/new-bible-study-time/

Thanks to a generous gift, we have this wonderful stack of books heading our way. Check the library soon!

Congratulations to our students who completed the 2018-2019 Youth Group / Sunday School year! #OrthodoxChurch #BelAirMD https://4evangelists.com/2019/06/youth-group-sunday-school-wrap-up/

Reminder: we will be holding a yard sale at the church on Saturday, June 15, from 8am - approximately 11am. All proceeds will go to the church. Tell your friends! Location: Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, 528 N. Hickory Ave., Bel Air, Maryland 21014 https://4evangelists.com/2019/06/yard-sale/

Reminder: we will resume our Wed evening study tonight as we continue through Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy by Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick. Study begins at 8pm at the church. Don’t have a book or Bible? No problem. We’ve got you covered! See you there! #BelAirMD https://4evangelists.com/2019/06/book-study-resuming/

Please join us this Sunday, June 16, as we celebrate the Feast of Pentecost. Following the Divine Liturgy, the Kneeling Vespers of Pentecost will be held. #OrthodoxChurch #BelAirMD https://4evangelists.com/2019/06/feast-of-pentecost/

‪A blessed Feast of the Ascension to all! “O Christ God, You have ascended in Glory, / Granting joy to Your disciples by the promise of the Holy Spirit. / Through the blessing they were assured / That You are the Son of God, / The Redeemer of the world”!

Please join us tonight, June 5th, as we celebrate the Vigil for the Feast of the Ascension. The vigil will begin at 7PM.

Today is St. #Thomas Sunday! Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! “Thomas touched Your life-giving side with an eager hand, O Christ God, / When You did come to Your apostles through closed doors. / He cried out with all: You are my Lord and my God!” #OrthodoxChurch

Christ is Risen! Please note that as of this coming Sunday, May 5th, and every first Sunday of each month, coffee hour will be changed to a pot luck coffee hour fellowship... https://4evangelists.com/2019/05/new-coffee-hour-schedule/

On Great & Holy Pascha 2019, parishioners, family, and friends of Four Evangelists Orthodox Church celebrated the glorious Feast of Our Lord’s Resurrection with much anticipation, joy, and excitement. You can view a few photos... #BelAirMD #OrthodoxChurch https://4evangelists.com/2019/04/photos-from-pascha-2019/

A wonderful collection of hymns for Bright Monday and the Feast of St. George! (St. George day is transferred to today from the 23rd due to Passion Week) https://play.google.com/music/m/Bha5agi3sjk7lqmeptmnquuadza?t=Hymns_of_Saint_George_and_Bright_Monday

‪Christ is Risen! May the joy and hope of Our Lord’s life-giving #Resurrection be with you all on this blessed #Pascha and in this coming Bright Week and beyond! #ChristIsRisen #OrthodoxEaster #BelAirMD ‬

“Do not lament me, O Mother, seeing me in the tomb, the Son conceived in the womb without seed, for I shall arise...” Please join us tonight at 11:30 for the Midnight Office w/ procession, followed by Paschal Matins, the Festal Divine Liturgy, and the blessing of #Pascha baskets.

Please join us at 10AM on Holy Saturday, April 27, as we celebrate the Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil the Great. “Today Hades cries out groaning: I should not have accepted the Man born of Mary...” #BelAirMD #OrthodoxChurch #HolySaturday

Placing the Plashchanitsa (Epitaphios) on the holy tomb in the center of the church during the Vespers of Holy Friday. #HolyWeek #BelAirMD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epitaphios_(liturgical)

The tomb is prepared and decorated for Vespers of Holy Friday. “The noble Joseph, when he had taken down Thy most pure body from the Tree, wrapped It in fine linen and anointed It with spices, and placed It in a new tomb”. (Troparion of Holy Saturday) #BelAirMD #OrthodoxChurch