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Sunday before the Cross: John 3:13-17 & Galatians 6:11-18

Adult Sermon: God's Love (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 9/9/2012)

Adult Sermon: Christ Makes Us New Creations (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2009)

Adult Sermon: Are You Born Again? (September 7, 2008, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos)

Sunday of the Cross:

Adult Sermon: Upward Mobility (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos, 9/14/2008)

Sunday after the Cross: Mark 8:34-9:1

Adult Sermon: Renunciation Brings the Kingdom (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 9/16/2012)

Children's Sermon: Harriet and Her Friends Save Jack (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 9/16/2012)

Adult Sermon: The Martyrs bearing witness to the Risen Christ (Rev. Andrew J. Barakos 9/18/2011)

Adult Sermon: "The Hidden Blessings of Afflictions" (Rev. Andrew J. Barakos September 21, 2008)

Children's Sermon: Basil as a symbol of the Resurrection (Rev. Andrew J. Barakos 2007)

Adult Sermon: On the Meaning of the Cross

1st Sunday of Luke: Luke 5:1-11

Adult Sermon: Washing our Nets (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 9/23/2012)

Children's Sermon: The Time Machine (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 9/23/2012)

Adult Sermon: "Leaving Everything and Following Christ"

Children's Sermon: "What is a Missionary?"

Discipleship - Fishing for Souls (Allan Boyd, Pastoral Assistant, 2009)

"Christ is Pilot- We are Co-Pilots" - (Fr. Andrew Feast of St. Luke 10:16-24, October 18 -2009)

"Sowing In a Bad Economy" (Fr. Andrew, September 28, 2008)

2nd Sunday of Luke: Luke 6:31-36

Adult Sermon: The Power of God (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 9/30/2012)

Children's Sermon: Children's Sermon - Joachim Saves a Neighbor (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 9/30/2012)

Children's Sermon: "You are the keepers of the Treasure"

Adult Sermon: "The Riptides in Life"

Adult Sermon: The Promises of God- You are a Temple (2nd Sunday of Luke, Luke 6:31-16, II Cor. 6:16-18, 17:1) Fr. Andrew, October 4, 2009

3rd Sunday of Luke: The Widow of Nain, Luke 7:11-16

Children's Sermon: "Are You Saved?"

Adult Sermon: "The Widow of Nain" Life- Givers" Fr. Andrew Barakos

4th Sunday of Luke: Luke 8:5-15 The Parable of the Sower

The Concrete Results of Sacrificial Sowing - (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 10/14/2012)

Children's Sermon - We All Have Vestments (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos - 10/14/2012)

"I am miracle Grow" (4th Sunday of Luke, Luke 8:5-15) Allan Boyd, October 11, 2009

5th Sunday of Luke: Luke 16:19-31 - Rich Man & Lazarus

What Matters Most? - On 1 Corinthians 13 - The Power of Love (Nov. 1, 2009)

If We Live By Bread Alone - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 11/4/2012)

Children's Sermon - When We Don't Do What We Should - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 11/4/2012)

6th Sunday of Luke: Luke 8:26-39 - Jesus Heals the Demoniac

Three Kinds of Possession - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 10/21/2012)

Children's Sermon - Holy Vitamins - (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 10/21/2012)

7th Sunday of Luke: Luke 8:41-56

The Full Meaning of Protection - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 10/28/2012)

Children's Sermon - The Signs of the Kingdom - (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 10/28/2012)

8th Sunday of Luke: Luke 10:25-37 - The Good Samaritan

Love Changes the Nature of Things (Fr. Andrew, Nov., 15, 2009, 8th Sunday of Luke)

Children's Sermon: "Stewardship and the Good Samaritan"

9th Sunday of Luke: Luke 12:16-21

Adult Sermon: Extraordinary Commitment and the Church - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 11/18/2012)

Children's Sermon: You Are an Amazing Temple of God - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 11/18/2012)

Adult Sermon: Living Thankfully in Christ - The man who died suddenly (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2009)

10th Sunday of Luke 10:13-17

Life is Lookin' Up - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 12/9/2012)

Blind Side - Fr. Andrew 12/6/09

"It's a Wonderful Life" ~ no one is an orphan (Rev. Andrew J. Barakos, 12.4.11)

11th Sunday Luke (14:16-24)

Children's Sermon: Joachim's Failed Party - (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 12/16/2012)

The Books that We Write (Banquet Invitation): Allan Boyd 12/13/09

The Excuses We Make (Invitation to Orthodox Unity), Rev. Andrew Barakos 12.11.11

12th Sunday of Luke (17:12-19 - The Ten Lepers)

Adult Sermon: Giving Thanks Brings Salvation - (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 1/20/2013)

Adult Sermon: "The Renewal of Ephiphany"

Children's Sermon: "A Child's Soul"

13th Sunday Luke (18:18-27)

Adult Sermon: God's Grace: Inheritance or Gift?: Dcn. Drew Maxwell 11/27/11

Two Different Journeys to Christ (Sunday before Nativity), Matthew 1:1-15 - Fr. Andrew 12.20.09

A Personal Extreme Makeover (Sunday after Nativity) Allan Boyd

I Almost Made It ( Fr. Andrew, 11/29/09) Luke: 18:18-27

14th Sunday of Luke, Healing of the Blind Man: Luke 18:35-43

Adult Sermon: The Conversion of the Blind Man - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 12/2/2012)

Children's Sermon: What's in Your Name - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 12/2/2012)

Adult Sermon: "Spiritual Blindness"

Children's Sermon: "Using your 5 Senses"

15th Sunday of Luke: Sunday of Zacchaeus: Luke 19:1-10

Adult Sermon: Be Lifted Up and Respond (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 1/27/2013)

Children's Sermon: We Are All Prophets (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 1/27/2013)

Adult Sermon: "Making Changes/ Growing in Christ"

Adult Sermon: The Liturgy is an Alternative Kingdom (Rev. Dcn. Drew Maxwell 1/22/12)

Sunday Before Nativity

Be Truly Selfish - (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 12/23/2012)

The Feast of Nativity - December 25th

Anointed to Glorify Him - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 12/25/2012)

Why Did God Become an Infant? - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 12/24/2012)

Sunday After Nativity

Resolve to Be a Person of Mercy - (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 12/30/2012)

Feast of the Three Hierarchs: January 30

Fr. Andrew: "You are the Light of the World" (2011)

Sunday, January 30, 2011 "Sunday of the Three Hierarch"

Adult Sermon: Fr. Andrew: "You are the Light of the World"

Children's Sermon : Fr. Deacon Drew Maxwell ~ "Our Friends the Fathers"

Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee

Adult Sermon: God is Humble (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/24/2013)

Chidlren's Sermon: The Humility of Jesus' Kingdom (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/24/2013)

Adult Sermon: "Publican and Pharisee"

Children's Sermon: The Strength of a Mother's Faith (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/5/12)

Sunday of the Prodigal Son

Adult Sermon: Liturgical Explanation: Anaphora (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/12/12)

Children's Sermon: Children's Sermon - Coming to Our Church Home (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/12/12)

"Life in the Pig Pen" Fr. Andrew Barakos on the Prodigal Son (2011)

Children's Sermon: "The Prodigal Son Today" The Prodigal Son (2010) - Fr. Andrew Barakos

Judgment Sunday (Meatfare Sunday)

Adult Sermon: Reflecting God (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 3/10/2013)

Children's Sermon: Who is Not the Judge? (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 3/10/2013)

Children's Sermon: When We Punish Ourselves (Rev. Dcn. Drew Maxwell 2/19/12)

"Can You See Him?" Fr. Andrew Barakos, Meatfare Sunday, Matthew 25 (2011)

"Judgment - What is Lent" (Fr. Andrew)

Children's Sermon: "Fasting for Children"

Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare Sunday)

Children's Sermon: Forgiveness and St. Patrick (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 3/17/2013)

Adult Sermon: "Returning to Paradise" Fr. Andrew Barakos, 2011

Children's Sermon: Pleasing God (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos (2/26/12)

Adult Sermon: The Holy Wrecking Ball of Lent (Rev. Dcn. Drew Maxwell 2/26/12)

Forgiveness Sunday Vespers

No Lent Without Forgiveness (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 3/17/2013)

Canon of St. Andrew

Monday: Our End and the Fig Tree (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 3/18/2013)

Tuesday: Our Father Speaks Through Us in Poetry (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 3/19/2013)

1st Sunday of Lent: Sunday of Orthodoxy

Adult Sermon: "Lord Come" (Rev. Andrew J. Barakos 2011)

Adult Sermon: Heaven is nearer than we think (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 2011)

2nd Sunday of Lent: Gregory of Palamas

Adult Sermon: Fixing the "Holes" in our "Roofs" (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 3/31/2013)

Children's Sermon: Learning and Teaching by Example (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 3/31/2013)

Children's Sermon: Turning Something Bad into Something Good (Rev. Dn. Drew Maxwell Sunday 3/20/2011)

3rd Sunday of Lent: Sunday of the Cross

Adult Sermon: Suffering and God's Grace (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/7/2013)

Adult Sermon: The Cross & Discipleship (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2011)

4th Sunday of Lent: St. John Climicus of the Ladder

Adult Sermon: Faith and the Ladder (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 4/3/2011)

5th Sunday of Lent: St. Mary of Egypt

Adult Sermon: Our Broken Hearts and God's Salvation (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 4/21/2013)

Children's Sermon: Who is St. Mary of Egypt? (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/21/2013)

Adult Sermon: St. Mary of Egpyt - the "dead works" of sin (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/10/2011)

Adult Sermon: 5th Sunday of Lent ~ Mary of Egypt & Finding Your Lost Coin: (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos)

Saturday of Lazarus

Jesus Christ Declares War on Death (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/27/2013)

Palm Sunday

Adult Sermon: Palm Sunday (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos, 2009)

Adult Sermon: The Keys to Holy Week (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/28/2013)

Children's Sermon: Seeing God in Us (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/28/2013)

Holy Week

Holy Monday

Bridgroom Matins (Served on Sunday Night in Anticipation)

Understanding the Spirit of the Law (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/28/2013)

Divine Liturgy

The End Times and Holy Week (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/29/2013)

Holy Tuesday

Bridegroom Matins (Served on Monday Night in Anticipation)

Adult Sermon: Entering the Wedding Feast (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 4/29/2013)

Holy Wednesday

Bridegroom Matins (Served on Tuesday Night in Anticipation)

Adult Sermon: The Women Truly Saw Christ (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/30/2013)

Holy Unction Services

Adult Sermon: Death and Resurrection (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/1/2013)

Adult Sermon: The Meaning of the Holy Oil (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 5/1/2013

Adult Sermon: The Bright Darkness of Lent (Rev. Dcn. Drew Maxwell 4/11/12)

Holy Thursday

Divine Liturgy

Adult Sermon: The Passover Meal and Jesus Christ (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/2/2013)

The Holy-Passion Crucifixion Service

Adult Sermon: Human Freedom and Christ's War on Death (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/2/2013)

Holy Friday

Un-Nailing Service

Adult Sermon: God's Universal Providence (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/3/2013)

Lamentations Service

Adult Sermon: Learning our Song from God (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/3/2013)

Adult Sermon: God Transforms We Choose (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/13/12)

Holy Saturday

Morning Divine Liturgy

Adult Sermon: The Foretaste of the Feast (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/4/2013)

Pascha

Adult Sermon: Resurrection Every Day (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/5/2013)

Thomas Sunday (2nd Sunday of Pascha): John 20:19-31, Acts 5:12-20

Adult Sermon: St. Thomas and Mothers (Rev. Virgil Suciu 5/12/2013)

Children's Sermon: Honoring Our Mothers (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 5/12/2013)

Adult Sermon: The Epiphany of Thomas and Us (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/22/12 - Sunday of Thomas)

Myrrh-bearers Sunday (3rd Sunday of Pasha) : Mark 15:43-47, Acts 6:1-7

Adult Sermon: "The Fruit of Pascha"

Children's Sermon: "We are Chosen as Deacons"

Children's Sermon: The Faithfulness of Women (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 4/29/12)

Adult Sermon: The Holy Fillin' Station and You (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 4/29/12)

Sunday of the Paralytic (4th Sunday of Pasha) / John 5: 1-15, Acts 9:32-42

Adult Sermon: "The Motherhood of God" (Also Mother's Day)

Sunday of the Samaritan Woman (5th Sunday of Pascha) / John 4:5-42, Acts 11:19-30

Adult Sermon: God's Will and Our Change (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 5/13/2012 - Also Mother's Day)

Sunday of the Blind Man (6th Sunday of Pascha) : John 9:1-38, Acts 16:16-34

Adult Sermon: "Having a Living Faith"

Children's Sermon:"On God's Protection"

Children's Sermon: Jack, Hernan and Rosa (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 5/20/2012)

Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council (7th Sunday of Pascha): John 17:1-13, Acts 20:16-18,28-36

Childrens Sermon: "St. Paul and the Father - What is Truth?"

Adult Sermon: Ascending with and Being Sent out by God

2nd Sunday of St. Matthew

Children's Sermon: Children's Sermon - Beepers and His Nest (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 6/17/2012 - 2nd Sunday of Matthew)

Adult Sermon: The Trees of Faith (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 6/17/2012 - 2nd Sunday of Matthew)

All Saints Sunday

Adult Sermon: A Cloud of Witnesses (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 6/10/2012 - All Saints Sunday)

Sunday of the Nativity of St. John the Baptist

Children's Sermon: St. John Shows Christ (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 6/24/2012 - Nativity of St. John the Baptist)

Adult Sermon: Practicing Repentance with St. John (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 6/24/2012 - Nativity of St. John the Baptist)

Sunday of the Holy Fathers

Children's Sermon: Jack's Sharing Complications (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 7/15/2012)

Adult Sermon: The Individual and the Spiritually Mature Parish (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 7/15/2012)

7th Sunday of Matthew

On the 15 Days of August, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos (2011)

8th Sunday of Matthew

Adult Sermon: The Community and the Spiritually Mature Parish (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 7/22/2012)

Adult Sermon: Walking In Joy (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 8/5/2012)

10th Sunday of Matthew(Pentecost) Matthew 17:14-23

"It takes Warrior's Faith" - (Sunday, August 24, 2008, Rev. Andrew J. Barakos)

"Christian Impossible & Demonic Influences" ( August 21, 2011: Rev. Andrew Barakos)

Children's Sermon: Liturgy as a Part of Sunday School (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 8/12/2012)

Adult Sermon: Rediscovering a Childlike Faith (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 8/12/2012)

11th Sunday of Matthew (Pentecost): Matthew 18:23-35

Children's Sermon: Feast Days and the Church (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 8/19/2012)

Adult Sermon: Three Characteristics of Ministry (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 8/19/2012)

Parable of the Unforgiving Servant - Matthew 18:23-35

12th Sunday of Matthew

"Back to the Basics of the Gospel" August, 30, 2009 - Allan Boyd, Pastoral Assistant

Children's Sermon: Distinguishing Heaven from the Snails (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 8/26/2012)

Adult Sermon: The Rich Man's Grief (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 8/26/2012)

13th Sunday of Matthew 21:33-42 (The Parable of the Vineyard and the Tenants

Children's Sermon: Jack's Noisy Week (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 9/2/2012)

Adult Sermon: Tending the Vineyard Given to Us (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 9/2/2012)

Adult Sermon: "I am the Vine, You are the Branches- what it means to be a member of the body of Christ" (2009 - Fr. Andrew)

15th Sunday of Matthew 22:35-46 (The Lawyer)

Adult Sermon: Spirit Management (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/3/2013)

Children's Sermon: Love Makes Us Who We Are (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 2/3/2013)

16th Sunday of Matthew 25:14-30 (Parable of the Talents)

Adult Sermon: Talents of Grace (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/10/2013)

Children's Sermon: Children's Sermon - Improving our God-Given Gifts (Rev. Fr. Andrew J. Barakos 2/10/2013)

17th Sunday of Matthew 15:21-28

Adult Sermon: Going Out of Our Borders (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 2/17/2013)

Children's Sermon: Saving Krista (Rev. Dcn. Drew K. Maxwell 2/17/2013)