CORONAVIRUS UPDATE: Attendance at Sunday Liturgy to be limited by Pastoral Care

Dear Parish Faithful,

I continue to monitor the tense situation with the coronavirus and I am in conversation with professional healthcare personnel and other Orthodox priests. At the same time, I feel a moral and pastoral responsibility to the parish and our larger community, to protect everyone's well-being.

Therefore, taking my lead from the directive of Archbishop Alexander Golitsin of the Diocese of the South, we are going to drastically limit the number of participants at tomorrow's Liturgy.

If you have not received a personal phone call from me, please do not come to the Liturgy here tomorrow morning.

I continue to believe that we should serve the Liturgy, which is offered on behalf of the entire parish, our city and "all humankind."

In Christ,
Fr. Steven 


NOTES: 

• Great Vespers this evening, March 14, is canceled.  

• Church School and Fellowship Hour are canceled until further notice. Please see Fr Steven's complete March 13 message for more information and directives during the coronavirus crisis.

• Updates will continue to be posted here and on our Parish website. 

• Those interested in following the Divine Services from home, may wish to view the live-streamed services from the Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City PA.
• The Monastery also records select Lenten services, which can be viewed on their YouTube Channel.

RELATED LINKS:

• Archpastoral Message from Archbishop Alexander (Golitzin) of the Diocese of the South, Orthodox Church in America (PDF) 

• Statement by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America

• Updates on the Coronavirus Crisis on our Parish Website