Saint Andrew's Orthodox Church

The Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple

This feast will be celebrated with an All-Night Vigil at St. Vladimir’s Seminary (Yonkers, NY) by His Eminence, Archbishop Michael, on Thursday November 20, from 9:30 PM to 12:30 AM. More info.

According to Tradition, the righteous Joachim and Anna, the parents of the Virgin Mary, vowed to dedicate their child to God. When the girl was three years old, her parents brought her to the Temple at Jerusalem holding candles and singing Psalms.

Memory eternal: Larisa Williams

With sadness but hope in the Resurrection, we announce the falling-asleep of our beloved sister, +Larisa Williams, on Tuesday, September 16.

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

“Before Thy Cross, we bow down in worship, O Master, and Thy holy resurrection we glorify!”

We will celebrate the great feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, which celebrates the finding of the true cross by the Empress Helen in 326 A.D, with Festal Vespers on Saturday, September 13 at 7:00 PM, and the Festal Divine Liturgy on Sunday, September 14, at 9:30 AM.

The Feast of Holy Pentecost

Blessed art Thou, O Christ Our God / Thou hast revealed the fishermen as most wise / By sending down upon them the Holy Spirit / Through them Thou didst draw the world into Thy net / O Lover of Man, Glory to You!

– Troparion of the Feast

Memory Eternal: Thomas McDonald

With sadness, but with hope in the Resurrection, we announce the repose of +Thomas McDonald, husband of Viktoriya McDonald, and son-in-law of +Regina Lokshina, on the leave-taking of Pascha, May 28, 2025.