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St. Symeon Orthodox Church is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of the South, composed primarily of American converts to Orthodoxy, along with Romanians, Ukrainians, Russians, Serbs, Greeks, Arabs, and Bulgarians. The community is committed to keeping the Faith as transmitted by the Apostles to the first Fathers of the Church and preserved in the Holy Orthodox Church. There are links on this site for further information on Orthodoxy. Visitors are always welcome at St. Symeon! Many of us started our journey as “visitors.” We say to all, "Come and see!” Come and see and experience the unchanged Christian Faith – the Orthodox Church!
Our services are in English and open to the public. "Come and see!"
Holy Week 2024
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Upcoming Services Friday, May 3 HOLY FRIDAY 10:00AM Royal Hours 4:00PM Vespers of the Unnailing 7:00PM Matins of Holy Saturday (Lamentations) Saturday, May 4 HOLY SATURDAY 10:00AM Vesperal Divine Liturgy (Blessed Sabbath) 11:00PM GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA (Nocturnes/Midnight Office) Sunday, May 5 GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA 12:00AM Great and Holy Pascha (Matins and Liturgy) 3:00PM Agape Vespers Monday, May 6 BRIGHT MONDAY 10:00AM Divine Liturgy Wednesday, May 8 BRIGHT WEDNESDAY Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian 6:30PM Great Vespers |
Our Bishops
His Eminence, the Most Reverend ALEXANDER Archbishop of Dallas and the South
Archbishop Alexander's Biography
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For people seeking an Orthodox community in Tuscaloosa, AL, visit St. Herman of Alaska Mission (www.sthermantuscaloosa.com). You can also email them at orthodoxtuscaloosa@gmail.com. |
Today's Saints
Great and Holy Friday On Great and Holy Friday, Christ died on the Cross. He gave up His spirit with the words: “It is finished” (John 19:30). These words are better understood when rendered: “It is consummated.” He had accomplished the work for which His heavenly Father had…
Saints Timothy and Maura suffered for the faith during the persecution under the emperor Diocletian (284-305). Saint Timothy came from the village of Perapa (Egyptian Thebaid), and was the son of a priest named Pikolpossos. He was made a reader among the church clergy, and also a keeper and copyist…
Saint Theodosius of the Caves, was the Father of monasticism in Russia. He was born at Vasilevo, not far from Kiev. From his youth he felt an irresistible attraction for the ascetic life, and led an ascetic lifestyle while still in his parental home. He disdained childish games and attractions, and…
Saint Peter the Wonderworker, Bishop of Argos in the Peloponnesos, lived during the ninth and early tenth centuries, and was raised by pious parents. Saint Peter’s parents, and later his brothers Paul, Dionysius, Platon and Saint Peter himself, all became monks. Saint Peter zealously devoted…
The Svena Caves Icon of the Mother of God was painted by Saint Alypios of the Caves (August 17). In the Icon the Mother of God is depicted sitting upon a throne, and with the Divine Infant on her lap. Saint Theodosios is on the right side of the throne, and Saint Anthony of the Caves on the left.…
The Kiev Caves Icon of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos 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 the…
Saint Mamai served as chief shepherd of the Georgian faithful from 731 to 744. The information we have about his life is scarce, but it is known that Saint Mamai was abbot of Zedazeni Monastery and died a martyr for Christ. Outstanding in his achievements and endowed with profound spiritual wisdom,…
The biographies of Saints Michael and Arsenius the Georgians have unfortunately not been preserved. It is believed that at some point Arsenius moved from Khandzta Monastery to Palestine and labored there with a certain Macarius of Leteti. Afterward, Saint Arsenius founded a Georgian monastery on…
There is much disagreement about Saint Ekouménios (Οικουμένιος), concerning his identity and exactly when he lived. According to prevailing opinion, Saint Ekouménios lived in the late X century (ca. 995). He studied all the Fathers of the Church and became an excellent interpreter of…
The Holy Great Martyr Xenίa was born in Kalamata in 291 to devout and God-loving parents, Nicholas and Despina, who were from the eastern part of Italy. Because of the persecution of Christians at that time, they fled to Kalamata in the Peloponnesos, where they had a farm outside the city, because…
