St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church
Serving Emmaus and the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania
The Lehigh Valley Pan-Orthodox Lenten Service at St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church is on March 20, 2022 at 4 PM. There will be a Lenten Potluck Meal in the Social Hall after Vespers. We kindly ask everyone attending to bring a Lenten dish or dessert. Sign up below to notify us what Lenten dish or dessert your bringing to share.
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The St. Paul’s Antiochian Women of the East (AWE) are sponsoring the St. Paul’s Lenten Retreat 2022. Father Calinic Berger is discussing the person & personality of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever Virgin Mary. There will be two separate talk sessions presented. First Talk Session: Friday, April 1, 2022 at 7 PM (After Akathist Service). Second Talk Session: Saturday, April 2, 2022 at 9 AM. There is no charge for this event. We are accepting goodwill donation offerings. To assist us in our planning, please fill out the registration form: http://www.bit.
Biography: Father Calinic Berger currently serves as the Associate Pastor of St George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Cathedral in Wichita, Kansas. A graduate of Santa Clara University (1988), Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology (1994), and the Catholic University of America (PhD, 2003), he is also presently Adjunct Professor of Dogmatic Theology at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology in Brookline, Massachusetts, and has previously served as Visiting Professor of Dogmatic Theology at St. Vladimir’s Seminary. He has lectured and published on Orthodox theology and spiritual life in both popular and academic venues.
With the blessing of Fr. Joseph, starting at 7pm on Sept. 8 (following Wednesday Vespers), we will begin a weekly study of the new book ARISE, O GOD: The Gospel of Christ’s Defeat of Demons, Sin, and Death, written by our own Fr. Andrew. The study will be led by him.
Get your copy at the parish bookstore or order online here. (BOOK TO BE RELEASED IN LATE AUGUST.)
FROM THE PUBLISHER: The gospel of Jesus Christ is not about what Jesus can do for your life. It is not even the answer to the question, “How can I be saved?” It is the declaration of a victory. In His coming to earth, His suffering, and His Resurrection, Christ conquered demons, sin, and death. In Arise, O God, author and podcaster Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick introduces us to the spiritual war that Christ won by His victory, how we are caught in that war’s cosmic crossfire, what the true content of the gospel is—and how we are to respond.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: The Very Rev. Archpriest Andrew Stephen Damick is Chief Content Officer of Ancient Faith Ministries, the former pastor (2009–2020) of St. Paul Antiochian Orthodox Church of Emmaus, Pennsylvania, and author of several books from Ancient Faith Publishing: “Orthodoxy and Heterodoxy,” “An Introduction to God,” and “Bearing God.” He hosts the podcasts “Orthodox Engagement” and “Amon Sûl” and also co-hosts “The Lord of Spirits” and “The Areopagus.” He resides in Emmaus with his wife, Kh. Nicole, and their children.
Please contact Fr. Andrew if you are interested in participating.
SEPT. 8: Preface, Prologue, and Chapter 1
What is the point of this book?
What Is Not the Gospel?
How Did the Gospel Become a Sales Pitch?
What Is a Gospel?
Gospel Is a Pre-Christian Genre
Not Caesar’s Gospel, but Christ’s
SEPT. 15: Chapter 2: Why Is There a Gospel?
The Fall: Death
The Fall: Sin
The Fall: Rule by Demons
SEPT. 22: Fr. Andrew will be away on travel, but a session will be held on another catechetical topic.
SEPT. 29: Chapter 3: Who is Jesus Christ?
Worshiping God or Gods?
The Son and Word of God
The Messiah of Israel
The Savior of the World
The Life of Jesus
OCT. 6: Chapter 4: What Did Jesus Christ Accomplish?
Undoing the Fall: Exorcism
Undoing the Fall: Forgiveness of Sin
Undoing the Fall: Resurrection
OCT. 13: Chapter 5: What Does Jesus Christ Expect of Us?
The Covenant of Faithfulness with God
Switching Sides
Repentance: Abandoning the Demonic
Repentance: Joining with the Angelic
OCT. 20: Chapter 6: Responding to the Gospel
Saved from What?
What Happens When Someone is Saved?
What Must I Do to Be Saved?
The Gospel
With the blessing of Fr. Joseph, starting at 7pm on May 19 (following Wednesday Vespers), we will begin a weekly study of the new book The Religion of the Apostles: Orthodox Christianity in the First Century, written by Fr. Stephen De Young:
Father Dr. Stephen De Young traces the lineage of Orthodox Christianity back to the faith and witness of the apostles, which was rooted in a first-century Jewish worldview. The Religion of the Apostles presents the Orthodox Christian Church of today as a continuation of the religious life of the apostles, which in turn was a continuation of the life of the people of God since the beginning of creation.
About the Author: Father Stephen De Young is the pastor of Archangel Gabriel Orthodox Church (Antiochian) in Lafayette, Louisiana. He holds a PhD in Biblical Studies from Amridge University and is the host of The Whole Counsel of God podcast and co-host of the Lord of Spirits podcast on Ancient Faith Radio. He is also the author of The Whole Counsel Blog on the Ancient Faith Ministries website. For years Fr. Stephen has been teaching the Bible by taking ideas current in biblical scholarship and explaining them to laypeople to make both those ideas and the Scriptures more accessible.
It is essentially a one-volume Orthodox Biblical theology, giving an overall framework for understanding the Scriptures.
We’ll be looking at one chapter per week, tentatively to last 10 weeks.
Please contact Fr. Andrew if you are interested in participating.