Helpful Resources
All clergy of the Orthodox Church are ordained by the laying on of hands (Acts 8:14-17). Bishops are entrusted with this task through Apostolic succession. Every priest and parish is responsible to his/its Metropolitan (Bishop), the Archdiocese to which that Metropolis belongs, the Patriarch who oversees that Archdiocese, and ultimately to God.
Please visit the sites of the respective Church authorities to which our parish belongs:
- Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
- Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America
- Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Pittsburgh
Educational Resources:
- Meditation on the Divine Liturgy
- Proskomide & Instructions on Making Prosphora
- The Akathist to the Theotokos - Context, Content, Authorship, Liturgical Usage, and Music of the Akathist Hymn, by Fr. Dn. Emmanuel Maginas
Resources to grow your faith and devotion can be found here:
- Holy Cross Bookstore
- St. Tikhon's Monastery (located in South Canaan, PA)
- St. Nectarios Press
- St. Vladimir Seminary Press
- New Rome Press
- Holy Virgin Cathedral Bookstore
- Ancient Faith Store
- Legacy Icons
- Uncut Mountain Supply Icons
Podcast Suggestions:
- Signs In Our Times (Fr. Theodore Petrides)
- Glory to God (Fr. Stephen Freeman)
- Orthodoxy & Heterodoxy (Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick)
- Roads from Emmaus (Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick
- The Areopagus (Fr. Andrew Stephen Damick)
- Faith Encouraged (Fr. Barnabas Powell)
- The Morning Offering (Abbot Tryphon)
- The Whole Counsel of God (Fr. Stephen De Young)
- Time Eternal: Faith at the Intersection of Time and Eternity (Dr. Nicole Roccas)
- Family Matters: Empowering Marriages & Families in Faith (Fr. Alex Goussetis)
- Walking an Ancient Path: Living & Learning Orthodox Christianity (Lynnette Horner)
- Tending the Garden of Our Hearts: Meditations for Orthodox Families (Elissa Bjeletich)
- No Other Foundation: Reflections on Orthodox Theology & Biblical Studies (Fr. Lawrence Farley)
- Worship in Spirit & Truth: Commentary on the Divine Liturgy (Fr. Thomas Hopko)
- Becoming a Healing Presence: Through Christ We Learn to Bring Healing to Others (Dr. Al Rossi)
- Speaking the Truth in Love: Compelling Commentary on Christian Belief & Behavior (Fr. Thomas Hopko)