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You're more than welcome. You're wanted.
Emmanuel Orthodox Church is a family — a place you can call home. Here you will encounter ancient Christianity, unbroken: the same faith of the Apostles, handed down undivided and unchanged for nearly two thousand years. It's where you can find hope, healing, and purpose.
Over the years, this family has grown and changed, but one thing will always stay the same: our love for Jesus Christ and for each other. Regardless of where you're at in your journey, you can be confident that you're more than welcome at Emmanuel — you're wanted.
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The Word Magazine
The Word Magazine shares the life, thought, history, and witness of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese through featured articles, archival treasures, parish stories, and reflections from across the Church.
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XVII Sunday After Pentecost - Worthy Walking
Fr. Christopher Nerreau · Sunday, September 27, 2026
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September 20, 2026
Emmanuel Orthodox Church Acquires St. Mary’s
After a year of dedicated negotiations, ownership of St. Mary’s Catholic Church officially transferred to Emmanuel Orthodox Church on September 17th at 3:00 p.m. Bishop John has blessed the building, marking the beginning of a hopeful future. We are grateful for the stewardship of our parish and the blessing from Our Lord.
September 21, 2026
The Word Magazine
From the September–October 2026 issue of The Word Magazine, Bishop John introduces the renewed editorial vision for The Word.
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September 21, 2026
Celebrating 50 Years of Our Ministry
Join His Eminence Metropolitan SABA and many of our Church hierarchs as we celebrate the 50th Anniversary of The Order. Gala Dinner-only tickets are now available for $225, and everyone is welcome—members and non-members alike. Unable to attend? You may also sponsor a ticket for a seminarian or member of the clergy.
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Sunday Service Times
Every Sunday we gather to pray, to hear the Word of God, and to offer the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. All are welcome to worship with us.
English Office
Matins
8:45 a.m.
The Church's morning prayer of psalms, canticles, and readings that prepares our hearts for the Mass.
Gregorian Rite
Holy Mass
9:30 a.m.
The celebration of the Holy Eucharist according to the ancient Western liturgy of the Church.
Confession
Sunday after Mass, or by appointment.
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This Week's BulletinThe Gregorian Rite
What to Expect at the Liturgy
The liturgy you will experience today is the Gregorian Rite, one of the approved forms of Western Rite Orthodoxy in the Antiochian Orthodox Church. It is the ancient Roman liturgy of the Christian West, carefully restored and celebrated in full communion with the Orthodox Church.
What does that mean in simple terms?
You will see a form of worship that many people from traditional Western Christian backgrounds will find familiar in shape: the procession, the readings from Scripture, the Creed, the great prayer of thanksgiving over the bread and wine, and Holy Communion. The prayers are ordered and reverent. The music is most often Gregorian chant — the quiet, flowing plainsong that has carried Christian prayer in the West for more than a thousand years. The atmosphere is intentionally calm and focused, allowing space for prayer rather than performance.
At the same time, everything you see and hear is fully Orthodox. The faith we confess is the faith of the Apostles and the Church Fathers. The Creed is prayed without the Filioque. The Eucharist is the true Body and Blood of Christ. The priest serves in the name of the Orthodox Church and under the authority of an Orthodox bishop. There is no difference in the Mystery itself — only in the liturgical language and form through which that Mystery is offered.
In other words, this is not a hybrid or a compromise. It is the Orthodox Church praying in the traditional Western voice.
You are welcome to participate as fully as you are able. Visitors are invited to stand, sit, and kneel with the congregation, and to join in the responses and the Creed. If you are Orthodox and prepared, you are welcome to receive Holy Communion. If you are not Orthodox, or if you are unsure, you are still warmly welcome to remain and pray with us. No one will single you out.
We know that liturgical worship can feel unfamiliar at first. That is all right. Simply be present. Listen. Watch. Let the prayers and the silence do their work. Over time, many visitors find that the quiet dignity of this liturgy becomes a place of deep peace and encounter with God.
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A Family Gathered Around Christ
From longtime members to those just beginning their journey, we are people of every age and walk of life, united by our love for Jesus Christ and for one another. When you visit Emmanuel, you don't join a crowd — you become part of a family.