Welcome to St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Iron Mountain!
St. Mary's is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. As a member of the Antiochian Archdiocese we follow the liturgical practice and canonical discipline of our Archdiocese and Patriarchate. All our services are in English.
We are located at 311 West D Street in Iron Mountain, MI; on the corner of West D Street and Stockbridge Ave.
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Announcements
* CONFESSIONS: Time for confession is available by appointment. No confessions will be heard following midweek or Sunday Liturgy's. Please contact Fr. Mark in advance to schedule confession time.
* LIBRARY: Quite a few of the church's lending library books are currently out in homes. If you are finished reading the book(s) you have borrowed please return them to the church. There is a waiting list for several of the titles. If you loved the book you borrowed and would like to purchase a personal copy please speak to Michelle for assistance in ordering. Thank you!
Upcoming Services (all services are listed in Central Time)
15
Feb
Saturday
5:30pm Great Vespers
16
Feb
Sunday
Sunday of the Prodigal Son
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
22
Feb
Saturday
Saturday of Souls
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
5:30pm Great Vespers 6:30pm Antiochian Men's Group
23
Feb
Sunday
Sunday of the Last Judgement (MeatFare)
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
1
Mar
Saturday
1:00pm Pre-Lenten Retreat 5:30pm Great Vespers
2
Mar
Sunday
Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare)
9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy
5:30pm Forgiveness Vespers
3
Mar
Monday
Great Lent Begins
5:30pm Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew
4
Mar
Tuesday
5:30pm Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew
Today's Scripture Readings
ST. JOHN'S FIRST UNIVERSAL LETTER 2:7-17
Brethren, I am writing you no new commandment, but an old commandment which you had from the beginning; the old commandment is the word which you have heard. Yet I am writing you a new commandment, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining. He who says he is in the light and hates his brother is in the darkness still. He who loves his brother abides in the light, and in it there is no cause for stumbling. But he who hates his brother is in the darkness and walks in the darkness, and does not know where he is going, because the darkness has blinded his eyes. I am writing to you, little children, because your sins are forgiven for his sake. I am writing to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because you know the Father. I write to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one. Do not love the world or the things in the world. If any one loves the world, love for the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the pride of life, is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world passes away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides for ever.
MARK 14:3-9
At that time, while Jesus was at Bethany in the house of Simon the leper, as he sat at table, a woman came with an alabaster flask of ointment of pure nard, very costly, and she broke the flask and poured it over his head. But there were some who said to themselves indignantly, "Why was the ointment thus wasted? For this ointment might have been sold for more than three hundred denarii, and given to the poor." And they reproached her. But Jesus said, "Let her alone; why do you trouble her? She has done a beautiful thing to me. For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you will, you can do good to them; but you will not always have me. She has done what she could; she has anointed my body beforehand for burying. And truly, I say to you, wherever the gospel is preached in the whole world, what she has done will be told in memory of her."
Today's Commemorations
Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain, Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles & Teacher of the Slavs, Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth, Abraham, Bishop of Carrhes in Mesopotamia
Today's Thought
Be dead in life, and you will not live in death. Let your soul die strenuously, and not live in weakness. Not only those who suffer death for the sake of faith in Christ are martyrs; but also those who die because of their observance of His commandments. - St. Isaac the Syrian
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What is Orthodoxy?
"Sometimes called the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church is the first Christian Church, the Church founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and described in the pages of the New Testament. Her history can be traced in unbroken continuity all the way back to Christ and His Twelve Apostles. For twenty centuries, she has continued in her undiminished and unaltered faith and practice. Today her apostolic doctrine, worship, and structure remain intact. The Orthodox Church maintains that the Church is the living Body of Jesus Christ."
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Venerable Auxentius of Bithynia
Saint Auxentius, by origin a Syrian, served at the court of the emperor Theodosius the Younger (418-450). He was known as a virtuous, learned and wise man, and he was, moreover, a friend of many of the pious men of his era. Distressed by worldly vanity, Saint Auxentius was ordained to the holy…
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Troparion & Kontakion
Repose of Saint Cyril, Equal of the Apostles and Teacher of the Slavs
Saint Cyril Equal of the Apostles, Teacher of the Slavs (Constantine in the schema), and his older brother Methodius (April 6), were Slavs, born in Macedonia in the city of Thessalonica. Saint Cyril received the finest of educations, and from the age of fourteen he was raised with the son of the…
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Venerable Isaac the Recluse of the Kiev Near Caves
Saint Isaac was the first person in northern lands to live as a fool for Christ. His name in the world was Chern. Before becoming a monk, he was a rich merchant in the city of Toropets in the Pskov lands. Having distributed all his substance to the poor, he went to Kiev and received the monastic…
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12 Greeks who built the Dormition Cathedral in the Kiev Caves, Far Caves, Lavra
The Kiev Caves Icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos (May 3) is one of the most ancient icons in the Russian Orthodox Church. The Mother of God entrusted it to four Byzantine architects, who in 1073 brought the icon to Saints Anthony and Theodosius of the Caves. The architects arrived at…
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Translation of the Relics of Martyrs Michael and his councilor, Theodore, of Chernígov
The Right-believing Prince Michael of Chernigov and his Boyar Theodore were put to death by Batu of the Golden Horde on September 20, 1244. At first, some devout Russian Christians secretly took their relics. Later, the relics of the holy wonderworkers were transferred to the city of Vladimir, then…
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Venerable Maron the Hermit of Syria
Saint Maron was born in the fourth century near the city of Cyrrhus in Syria. He spent almost all his time beneath the open sky in prayer, vigil, ascetical works and strict fasting. He obtained from God the gift of healing the sick and casting out demons. He counselled those who turned to him for…
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Saint Abraham, Bishop of Charres, Mesopotamia
Saint Abraham, Bishop of Charres, lived during the mid-fourth and early fifth centuries, and was born in the city of Cyrrhus. In his youth he entered a monastery. Later he became a hermit in Lebanon, a place where many pagans lived. Saint Abraham suffered much vexation from the pagans, who wanted…
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Saint Hilarion the New of Georgia
Holy Hiero-schema monk Hilarion the Georgian (Ise Qanchaveli in the world) was born in 1776 in the village of Losiantkhevi, in the Shorapani district of Kutaisi. His parents, Khakhuli and Mariam Qanchaveli, were pious and God-fearing nobles. According to God’s will, Ise’s uncle, the…