by Ginger Jerosh • from the June 2022 edition of “The Cupola”
We live in a society that values individualism: my rights, my importance, my needs, my growth, etc. And we expect that the community is there to fulfill all these wants. Each person is supposed to look out for himself in order to maintain independence and well-being. And it’s obvious the power of advertising often reinforces this belief that the individual is primary.
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Our parish family was deeply saddened to learn of the falling-asleep in Our Lord of +Linda Will, who for many years worshipped with us and attended to many needs such as decorating for Christmas or preparing palms for Palm Sunday.
Continue reading Memory Eternal: Linda WillOn Sunday, November 28, the parish of Saint Andrew’s Church in Dix Hills was privileged to host the well-known liturgical scholar, author, and podcaster Sister Vassa (Larin) as she helped facilitate a ‘teaching Liturgy,’ followed by a reception and lecture.
Continue reading The Visit of Sister VassaWe are very excited to host Sister Vassa (Larin) of “Coffee with Sister Vassa” fame here at St. Andrew’s! On Sunday, November 28 (the Sunday after Thanksgiving) we will welcoming Sister Vassa for a ‘Teaching Liturgy’ at which she will preach, as well as insert brief explanations of the Liturgy’s main parts, as it is celebrated.
Continue reading Liturgy with Sister Vassa!IN THE SUMMER in the city of Constantinople, sickness abounded, and the bishops would take the True Cross of Christ in a procession to pray for healing. We continue this practice in our present day, on the feast of the Procession of the Cross (Aug. 1) by taking up the cross in a procession and blessing our own means of spiritual (and, if God wills, physical) healing: Holy Water, and the season’s new honey.
At the conclusion of Liturgy on Sunday, Father John led us in the blessing of water and honey, and we made a procession around the church to bless our hives, and the faithful who assembled, with the Holy Water. Honey from the hives was distributed to all, and we enjoyed some melomakarona, spiced Greek honey cookies. Some photos are below:
