Christ God shatters the myth that being good is good enough. Inheriting the Kingdom of Heaven is not just about following God’s commandments, as important as they are, but doing so because of love for God, righteous ‘fear’ of Him, and a desire to be made compatible to be in His near presence, which is […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – November 17, 2013
“…God said to him, ‘Fool! This night your soul will be required of you; then whose will those things be which you have provided?’ So is he who lays up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.” How do we become ‘rich’ toward God? Christ God is meant to be everything to us […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – November 10, 2013
The Parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the most moving of the Gospel because it calls us to come outside ourselves, our own self-focus, to live as Christ in the midst of a world that is torn apart—a world that ravages the souls of those who are caught by the ‘thieves’ that rob […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – November 3, 2013
Holy Archangels Financial Update $1700 was pledged on Commitment Sunday for 2014, similar to 2013. We thank God for those who have stepped forward in faith and given to the Lord for the upbuilding of this church with their time, talents, and treasure! At the same time, our need is greater: having entered the second […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – October 27, 2013
Commitment Sunday “He who sows sparingly, will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully”—so begins today’s Epistle, challenging us to consider how ‘rich’ we are toward God in returning a portion to Him from that which He has so graciously given and entrusted to us. While the standard of giving […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – October 20, 2013
In the Orthodox Faith, when someone departs this life in the hope of the resurrection of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ, we pray “Memory Eternal” for that person. We remember their name before God in prayer. The Fathers of the Church assure us that our prayers avail them much, that the Communion (Koinonia) […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – October 14, 2013
Christ God presents us with an opportunity today to consider how we have responded and are responding to the treasure, “the pearl of great price,” that is our life with and in Him: A sower went out to sow his seed. And as he sowed, some fell by the wayside; and it was trampled down, […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – October 7, 2013
We remember this Sunday St. Innocent, Enlightener of North America and Metropolitan of Moscow who together with St. Herman, St. Tikhon, and others embody the evangelistic zeal of our spiritual forbearers in this Land. St. Paul reminds us this day that “the same God who commanded light to shine out of darkness, who has shone […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – September 29, 2013
Christ calls us through today’s Gospel to a deeper understanding of love. We are called as Christians not just to love those who are good to us, but even our adversaries. We love as Christ loves not by any power of ourselves, but only through our communion with the Author of that love, our Lord […]
Weekly Update and Bulletin From Fr. Robert Miclean – September 22, 2013
Today Christ calls His foremost disciples, Peter, James, and John, from the simple life of fishermen to being “fishers of men,” putting their lives on the line for the sake of the Gospel and the Kingdom of God. The Holy Spirit transforms these ‘simple’ fishermen into the great disciples and then Apostles of the Church. […]