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3491
Pleasant Grove
Church Road
Morrisville, NC 27560
(Raleigh-Durham)
All Services in English
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The
Transfiguration of Our Lord
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face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as snow.
A bright cloud overshadowed them and a voice from the cloud
said, "This is my Beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased;
listen to Him". When the disciples heard this, they fell
on their faces with awe. But Jesus came and touched them saying,
"rise, and have no fear". (Matthew 17) |
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Welcome
to Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church
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Our
Mission:
To follow Christ’s commandment to “go therefore
and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them
in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy
Spirit, teaching them to observe all things that [He has]
commanded…”
Our Vision:
To be disciples of Jesus Christ who understand and embrace
the Apostolic Faith in our American context, through sacramental
communion with God and one another, for the life of the
world. |
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A
Note About Holy Communion - The Eucharist is served
to members of the Orthodox Church who have made
proper preparation through prayer, fasting and
recent confession and who are at peace with their
neighbors. If you have any questions, please see
Father Patrick after the Liturgy.
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| Last
Judgment, Meatfare Sunday |
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is love again that constitutes the theme of Meatfare
Sunday. The Gospel lesson for this day is Christ's parable
of the Last Judgment (Matt. 25:31-46). When Christ comes
to judge us, what will be the criterion of His judgment?
The parable answers: love-- not a mere humanitarian
concern for abstract justice and the anonymous "poor",
but concrete and personal love for the human person,
any human person, that God makes me encounter in my
life .... " (From "Great Lent" by Father
Alexander Schmemann)
The Sunday of the Last Judgment or Meatfare
Sunday is the Sunday after the Prodigal Son and before
the Sunday of Forgiveness. This is the third week of
the pre-Lenten season of the Easter cycle in the Orthodox
Church. It is called Meatfare Sunday because it is the
last day before Easter that meat is eaten.
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| The
Blessing of the Waters at Lake Crabtree |
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 We
Value:
Hospitality, Ongoing Christian Education and Formation, Liturgical
Worship, Shared Leadership, Open Communication, Active Service,
Authentic Community, Evangelism |
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| 2019
Angel Tree Project Thank You! |
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Dear
Fellow Parishioners,
There is so much need in this world, and our church
certainly helped ease things this Christmas. We adopted
4 families and two adults for the Holiday Cheer program
for our Angel Tree project. You were very generous
in your contributions and the recipients were very
grateful for your wonderful kindness. I wish you could
have shared in getting to know the members of the
families. Thank-you again.
Sincerely, Jane Wright, Terry Brooks
and the Mary and Martha Sisterhood
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2019 SOCKTOBER DRIVE
Each year, Holy Transfiguration Church participates in the "Socktober"
sock collection drive that is organized within our local pan-Orthodox
Christian community by Saint John the Merciful Outreach Ministry.
In 2019, HTOC's sock collection box was overflowing, much the
same as in years prior! Socks for all ages and of all sizes
were delivered to Haven House, Families Together, Lost Sheep
Outreach Ministry, and Tammy Lynn Center to support our neighbors
in need in time for the cold season.
Thank you to all who participated in this act of service!
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St John the Merciful |
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2019
Women's Retreat
"Living Love in Times of Discord" with
Dr
Albert Rossi
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Our
Saint Nicholas Fund
Over the last two months our St Nicholas
Fund has helped a single mother with two teenage children
pay her bills and avoid homelessness.
It has also provided toiletries and reading materials
to an inmate in a state correctional facility who is
seeking God in the Orthodox faith.
God bless you for your offering of mercy!
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Another Successful Haven House Back to School Drive!
"Thank you
to you and your parish for all of the items you donated
to the
back to school drive for Haven House. We exceeded all
of our goals and we could not have accomplished it without
help from your church. I dropped all the items off on
Wednesday and they were thrilled to see all of the donations.
Thank you so much again and have a great day."
Alex Hicks from the Haven House
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“Souper
Bowl of Caring”
on Super Bowl Sunday:
This is a national movement to change the largest day
of football into the largest day of caring, by giving
100% of proceeds to charity.
Once again, thank you for your overwhelming generosity
in supporting the Wrenn House in Raleigh. We even surpassed
last year's huge donation amount!
For more information visit: https://souperbowl.org |
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(IOCC)
International Orthodox Christian Charities
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From
the IOCC to HTOC,
"I cannot express to you enough how vital
your generous gift of support to IOCC's Hurricane
Harvey Response Fund has been. As the water receded,
assessments have determined that the storm damaged
at least 200,000 homes and destroyed more than 12,700
others in the area. With your support, IOCC has
been on the ground and responding... Thank you for
your gifts and for your prayers. Together, we will
help the region rebound."
Constantine M. Triantafilou, Executive Director
and CEO |
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 Archbishop
Alexander's Visit
His Eminence, Archbishop Alexander is bishop of Dallas, the
South and ruling bishop of the Bulgarian Diocese of the Orthodox
Church in America (OCA). He has also served as locum tenens
of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C. and the Diocese of
the Midwest.
Archbishop Alexander (Golitzin) is the second ruling bishop
of the OCA's Bulgarian Diocese. He succeeded His Eminence,
the late Archbishop Kyrill, who had overseen the diocese from
1964 to 2007.
On March 29, 2016, His Eminence, Archbishop Alexander was
elected to fill the vacant See of Dallas and the South, succeeding
His Eminence, the late Archbishop Dmitri. He was enthroned
on June 11, 2016.
We were honored to have Archbishop Alexander visit with us
on Sept 24th for Great Vespers and Sept 25th for the Hierarchical
Liturgy.
See Photos Here
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