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Annual Scholarship Awards 2022 and Teacher Appreciation - 06/11/22

Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Southbury recently presented scholarship awards to two of their college students for the coming school year.

 

Pictured from right to left is Father Moses Locke, Pastor presenting a scholarship to Mark Yuschak. Mark will be entering his fourth year as an Architecture student, at Marywood University in Scranton, PA.  Also receiving a scholarship, but not pictured, is Alban Stamper.  Alban will be entering his second and final year at Tunxis Community College in Farmington, CT.  There he will be earning an associate degree in fine art with a concentration in photography.

 

Sunday was also a day to give special recognition to the hard working teachers in the “Live Wires” church school program at Christ the Savior Church in Southbury.  A beautiful potted plant was presented to each teacher in appreciation of their dedicated service at Christ the Savior Church. Pictured from left to right are Sarah Cole, Sandra DiResta, Daniela Polonyova, Father Vladimir Aleandro, and Liana Berry.  Missing from the photo are Rebekah Lee and Ron Sullivan.

 

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Celebration of Pastoral Transition - 07/07/19

On July 7th, 2019, we celebrated the transition of Pastoral Authority from Fr. Vladimir Aleandro (pastor for 24 years) to Fr. Moses Locke. After the reading of the Akathist “Glory to God for All Things”, Fr. Moses was presented with the parish metrical book (a record of church activities) and a Shepherd’s Crook (which Fr. Vladimir had received during his mission to Turkana). Joining the parish were many visiting clergy (both Orthodox and non-Orthodox) and guests who came to wish Fr. Vladimir well on his retirement and Fr. Moses well on his appointment. Close to 200 people were in attendance, showing the love that is felt for not only both men, but our parish as well.

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Divine Liturgy - 06/30/19

On June 30th, we celebrated Divine Liturgy. It was an especially meaningful service as it was the last liturgy with Fr. Vladimir as Pastor of Christ the Savior. Fr. Vladimir did a special homily, using the time to help educate us on the preparation of the Gifts. Anne Wilkinson, representing the stewards and parishioners, presented Batushka and Matushka with their official retirement Hawaiian shirts and a gift for their dedicated and tireless service. Fr. Claudio Petrescu, visiting from Romania, also served.

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    1Dec

    8:30 Matins

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    2Dec

    6:00 Great Vespers

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    3Dec

    9:15 Divine Liturgy

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    4Dec

    8:30 Matins

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    7Dec

    8:30 Matins
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St. Nektarios, help us find the Path to Happiness

“A Christian must be courteous to all. His words and deeds should breath with the grace of the Holy Spirit, which abides in his soul, so that in this way he might glorify the name of God. He who regulates all of his speech also regulates all of his actions. He who keeps watch over the words he is about say also keeps watch over the deeds he intends to do, and he never goes out of the bounds good and benevolent conduct. The graceful speech of a Christian is characterized by delicateness and politeness. This fact, born of love, produces peace and joy. On the other hand, boorishness gives birth to hatred, enmity, affliction, competitiveness, disorder and wars.”

“How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves, in foreign lands and journeys, in riches and glory, in great possessions and pleasures, in diversions and vain things, which have a bitter end! In the same thing to construct the tower of happiness outside of ourselves as it is to build a house in a place that is consistently shaken by earthquakes. Happiness is found within ourselves, and blessed is the man who has understood this. Happiness is a pure heart, for such a heart becomes the throne of God. Thus says Christ of those who have pure hearts: “I will visit them, and will walk in them, and I will be a God to them, and they will be my people.” (II Cor. 6:16) What can be lacking to them? Nothing, nothing at all! For they have the greatest good in their hearts: God Himself!” - St. Nektarios of Aegina, The Path to Happiness

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Christ The Savior Orthodox Church
1070 Roxbury Road
Southbury CT 06488