Please join us for a book study and discussion every
*Monday evening at 9 PM - 10 PM* in Room 104, South Fairbanks Hall .
FORMAT:
• No prior reading necessary
• Together we will sequentially read through the current book, taking the time to discuss the text and questions or thoughts that arise from it.
• All are welcome, including Orthodox Christians, individuals inquiring about the Orthodox faith, members of other denominations/faiths, and religiously non-affiliated.
• Hard copies of the book are available from Amazon, Ancient Faith Radio (https://www.ancientfaith.com/), St. Tikhon's Press (https://stmpress.com/). A few extra copies will be on hand at the meeting as well.
Next Book: TBA
An 'open source' effort to provide a detailed commentary on the Akathist to the Theotokos written by St Romanos the Melodist.
With the blessing of our clergy, we meet about once every other month to discuss the ongoing progress of the work and share insights.
Project members volunteer to work on sections at a time, building out the work in a collaborative process.
This is an opportunity to delve deeper into a foundational hymn of the Church, while learning skills in translation, writing, editing, and learning about Church history and theology.
If you're interested in participating, please contact the OCF.
Deacon Nicholas is an author, translator and teacher, who writes epic fantasy and science fiction inspired by Slavic fairy tales (see Waystone Press).
Nicholas comes from a family of Russian imigrants who moved from Russia after the Revolution, and grew up in Little Russia in San Francisco. His parents founded and directed St. John of San Francisco Orthodox Academy, where he attended, and then graduated from UC Berkeley with a degree in Russian Literature. He entered the Holy Russian Orthodox Seminary in Jordanville, where he presently serves as a deacon, conducts the male choir and teaches music.
Dn. Nicholas will give a public lecture on the importance of stories and fairy tales in how we make sense of the world, and how Orthodox Christianity offers an enchanted way of seeing the world compared with the western Christian traditions (exact lecture title TBA). The general public is welcome to attend, including the Vespers prayer service to follow in Rollins Chapel.
The Matins service is our prayer offered up with the rising sun. Each day, the prayers of the Church have the power to help orient ourselves towards God, and say "here I am Lord, send me." Matins begins with the usual beginning, and then the service of Six Psalms. Then, the singing of The Lord is God is sung followed by Apolytikia of the day. One of the most beautiful parts of the Matins service is the Canon--abbreviated for our purpose, but with biblical hymns and odes recalling the most pognient examples of God's deliverance found through the Scriptures. Following the Canon, the Lauds are read ("Praise the Lord, all ye Heavens"), along with the doxology and the Aposticha in the tone of the week, and ending with the Apolytikia.
All are welcome to attend this ancient prayer rite of psalms, hynms, and odes every Thursday Morning at Rollins Chapel.
Father Ambrose, our chapter spiritual advisor and attached priest in Claremont, NH, will travel to campus and celebrate the Service of Vespers in the South Fairbanks Hall (Tucker Center).
The Vespers service is meant to remind us of the Old Testament period, the creation of the world, the first human beings fall into sin, of their expulsion from Paradise, their repentance and prayer for salvation, the hope of mankind in accordance with the promise of God for a Saviour and ending with the fulfillment of that promise. It starts with Psalm 103(104) which describes the creation of the world by God, and moves into psalms of petition to God—"Lord, I cry unto Thee". The Vespers Entry is made to the hymn "O Gladsome Light" which is one of the oldest hymns known to the Church, recorded as early as the late 3rd century. After any appointed scripture readings, Vespers ends with the hymn "Now lettest Thou thy servant depart in peace" or St. Simeon's hymn.
All are welcome. This is an opportunity to enter into the prayer of the Church on campus.
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