St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Christian Mission
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Christ is Risen!
Christos Anesti!
Khristos Voskrese!
Al-Masih Qam!
Hristos a inviat!

When Christ God had been born for our sakes from the Virgin,
Thou faithfully didst follow Him keeping His statutes,
And heeding His sacred laws, O august Mary Magdalene.
Hence, as we today observe thy holy remembrance,
We receive the loosing of our sins and transgressions
Through thy holy prayers for us.
---The Troparion of St. Mary Magdalene (Tone 1)
St. Mary Magdalene Orthodox Mission is a mission of
the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America.
We are located at St. Mary Magdalene House, 913 Riley Lane, Manhattan, KS 66502 which serves us as a chapel, offices, and an intermittent residence for our priest-in-charge, Fr. Joseph Longofono, and other visiting clergy. (tel. (785) 539-3440). Because we do not yet have our own priest, we offer
the Divine Liturgy on Saturdays in the chapel at St. Mary Magdalene House with the assistance of Orthodox priests from nearby parishes.
- Most Saturdays: 9:30 AM Divine Liturgy (Typica when no priest is available); once monthly, Saturday Orthros 9:00 AM, Divine Liturgy 10:00 AM (exact schedule to be announced), on these weeks
a Friday evening service (Vespers unless another service is appointed for that Friday according to the Typicon) will be offerered.
- Great and Holy Saturday, 26 April, 10:30 PM, Midnight Office, Rush Procession and Paschal Orthros
- HOLY PASCHA, 27 April, 12:01 AM, THE PASCHAL DIVINE LITURGY OF ST. JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Archpriest Philip Vreeland celebrating
- See Special Events below for a more complete listing of services during Great Lent and Holy Week.
Online versions of these (with Western commentary--either Latin or protestant) can be found at
New Advent (From which the translations used
in the MSWord versions provided above were taken).
or
Christian Classics Ethereal Libary
(Both links are directed to the relevant page on the site, rather than the site homepage.)
A small reminder: the chapter and verse citations to the Scriptures were not in the original documents, and were added by the translators.
At St. Mary Magdalene:
- Thursday 17 April, 6:00 pm, Divine Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts
- Saturday 19 April, 9;30 am, Typica with Communion of the Holy Mysteries (Lazarus Saturday)
- The Great and Holy Week
at St. Mary Magdalene
Follow the link for a complete listing of services and times. Archpriest Philip Vreeland will celebrate the Mystery of Holy Unction on Great Wednesday, and the first Paschal Divine Liturgy to be celebrated in Manhattan, KS. All are welcomed!
Nearby:
- Patriarch Ignatius IV of Antioch
- Metropolitan Philip of the Antiochian Archdiocese of North America
- Bishop Basil, Bishop of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America
- Fr. Joseph Longofono, Priest-in-charge
jlongofono@cox.net
St. Mary Magdalene house is located at 913 Riley Lane in Manhattan, KS, and once one is on Riley Lane is easy to pick out: it is the tan house on the north side of the street with a large three-barred cross in the front garden and a large gravel parking area on the eastern half of its double lot.
Approaching from the east along Ft. Riley Boulevard, turn left at Juliette Ave., cross the railroad tracks and make an immediate right. Follow Riley Lane past 9th Street. St. Mary Magdalene House is on the right.
Approaching from the west along Ft. Riley Boulevard, turn right at 10th
Street (near Howie's Recycling), cross the railroad tracks and make an immediate left. Riley Lane at 10th Street appears to be an alley or driveway (sometimes obscured by the trailer
of a landscaping truck) directly opposite Pottawatomie Ave. Signs for both Riley Lane and Pottawatomie
Ave. are on the same pole, but the sign for Riley Lane is hidden by another utility pole until one has
almost reached the intersection.
St. Mary Magdalene House is on the left.
If our parking lot is full, please park on 9th Street, rather than in the parking areas belonging to neighboring houses or buildings.
A map is provided below (Yahoo Maps, Google Maps and Mapquest all have incorrect maps of this section of Manhattan, KS, so please use that provided here).