About this blog Welcome to the orthodoxkansas.org blog. This blog is authored by the clergy of the Kansas Deanery of the Diocese of Wichita and Mid-America.
The administrators hope the blog will be used for both spiritually edifying posts (whether original or from patristic sources) and parish announcements.
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By FrDanielG, on March 30th, 2011
Background of Orthodox Mission in India
India is the world’s largest democracy with an estimated population in 2011 of 1,194,134,000 & growing (by compari-son the population of the USA is 308,745,538). It does not have an estab lished state religion, but the following are the religious statistics for the year 2001:
Religious group
Population%
Growth (1991–2001)
Hindu
80.46%
20.3%
Muslim
13.43%
36.0%
Christian
2.34%
22.6%
Sikh
1.87%
18.2%
Buddhist
0.77%
18.2%
Jain
0.41%
26.0%
Animist, others
0.65%
103.1%
Christianity has deep roots [...]
By FrPhilipV, on January 12th, 2011
Year in Review: One year ago, we reported that the mortgage on our facility stood at $48,687.84. Today (January 4, 2011) it stands at $40,226.18. There is no way we could have reduced our moryage this much without the sacrificial tithing of our few members and the overwhelming generosity of our many [...]
By DNY, on October 15th, 2010
The Kansas visitation of the Wonderworking Kursk Root Icon will continue. The following night, Wednesday November 3rd, the Holy Icon will be at St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, 11001 Greenwood St., Lexana, KS. That night the Akathist will begin at 7:00 PM.
By DNY, on October 4th, 2010
THE WONDERWORKING KURSK ROOT ICON of Our Lady of the Sign is again scheduled to visit Wichita. The icon will arrive at St George Cathedral on Tuesday, November 2nd, and the Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos will be chanted before it beginning at 6:30 PM. All clergy and faithful of the Diocese [...]
By FrJosephL, on September 18th, 2010
SS Peter & Paul Orthodox Christian Church is pleased to announce our
6th Annual Ethnic Food Festival
Saturday October 9, 2010 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Featuring traditional culinary favorites from Greece and Lebanon, including:
Gyros- Grilled seasoned lamb sliced thin, wrapped in warm pita bread and garnished with tomatoes, onions and tzatziki (traditional garlic-cucumber-yogurt sauce)
Souvlakia- uniquely [...]
By FrEliasI, on September 10th, 2010
By DNY, on July 23rd, 2010
All Saints Orthodox Church’s 16th annual Vineyard Blessing
will take place Saturday, August 21st 2010 at the
Smoky Hill Vineyards and Winery
Blessing of the Vineyard: 5:00pm
Authentic Greek Dinner: 6:00pm
Please order tickets in advance: seating is limited!
Adults – $20.00 or two for $37.00.
Children 10 yrs and under – $10.00
For Credit Card orders, [...]
By DNY, on June 1st, 2010
In addition to the previously scheduled events at Holy Trinity, Overland Park; St. Mary, Wichita, and St. George Cathedral, Wichita, the Octet will join Fr. Chad Hatfield, Chancellor of St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary, and founding priest of both All Saints, Salina and St. Mary Magdalene, Manhattan, in celebrating a Divine Liturgy at St. Mary [...]
By DNY, on May 31st, 2010
Several years ago, at the Lenten Men’s Retreat organized by St. George Cathedral, Sayedna BASIL led us in considering the life and writings of Archimandrite Justin Popovich. The Holy Synod of the Church of Serbia has finally gotten around to formally declaring St. Justin’s glorification. His feast day is 1 June. I commend to all [...]
By FrPhilipV, on January 7th, 2010
The faithful of Three Hierarchs in Garden City will celebrate the patronal feast during the weekend of January 29-31. Here is the schedule of events:
Friday, January 29, 3:30 PM–Akathist Service
Saturday, January 30, 9:00 AM–Orthros, followed by Divine Liturgy for the feast
Saturday, January 30, 5:30 PM–9th Hour and Great Vespers
Sunday, January 31, 9:00 AM–Orthros
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By DNY, on January 2nd, 2010
Christ is in our midst!
This Wednesday the Church commemorates Holy Theophany–the revelation of God as the All-Holy Trinity given at Our Lord’s Baptism in the Jordan.
The day before, Tuesday, 5 January, at 9 a.m., we will serve the Royal Hours of Theophany (appointed for the Vigil) and, at 6 p.m. Readers’ Great Vespers.
The season from [...]
By DNY, on November 8th, 2009
This Friday, 13 November, beginning at about 5 p.m. Fr. Joseph will be at St. Mary Magdalene House, 913 Riley Lane to hear confessions. At 6 p.m. we will serve Small Compline.
Our 9:30 a.m. Saturday Divine Liturgy for 14 November will commemorate the Holy Apostle Philip.
The Nativity Fast begins on Sunday 15 November. [...]
By DNY, on October 12th, 2009
Two thirds of the Orthodox Christian parishes and missions in Kansas are under the omophorion of Bishop +BASIL of Wichita, and as such are part of the ancient Patriarchate of Antioch. We are generally familiar with the lives of the ancient martyrs who suffered under Roman persecution, and perhaps of the New Martyrs of [...]
By FrPhilipV, on October 7th, 2009
This letter was sent to the members and friends of Three Hierarchs Mission, Garden City, KS
Dearly Beloved in the Lord,
Please note that October 16 is designated World Food Day, sponsored by the national Committee for World Food Day. Our Antiochian Archdiocese is one of 456 sponsoring organizations throught the United States and 163 countries [...]
By FrJamesS, on September 30th, 2009
St. George Cathedral will be hosting its 76th Annual Lebanese Dinner October 10th and 11th at 7515 East 13th Street. The public dinner will open its doors at 4:00 p.m. – 8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 10 and 12:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 11.
The plate dinner includes Kibba, Stuffed [...]
By FrJosephL, on September 29th, 2009
SS Peter & Paul Orthodox Christian Church is pleased to announce our 5th Annual Ethnic Food Festival, Saturday October 10, 2009 11:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M.
Featuring traditional culinary favorites from Greece and Lebanon, including:
* Gyros – Grilled seasoned thinly-sliced lamb, wrapped in warm pita bread and garnished with tomatoes, onions and [...]
By FrPhilipV, on September 7th, 2009
October 6, 2009
Three Hierarchs Orthodox Christian Church
2009 North Main St.
Garden City, KS 67846
620-271-0811
Food for Hungry People: Our Handmaidens Group, under the leadership of Zoe McCallum, will conduct our on-going collection of canned goods and non-perishable items to be contributed regularly to the Emaeus House here in Garden City. During Great Lent, of course, the archdiocese [...]
By DNY, on September 2nd, 2009
Seven of the vices discussed in St. John Cassian’s On the Eight Vices are familiar to most Americans as “the Seven Deadly Sins”. The seventh in his list of eight is taught as a virtue in our schools. Here are St. John Cassian’s remarks
ON SELF-ESTEEM
Our seventh struggle is against the demon of [...]
By DNY, on August 31st, 2009
A brother asked Abba Sisoes, “Did Satan pursue them like this in the early days?” The old man said to him, “He does this more at the present time, because his time is nearly finished and he is enraged.”
By DNY, on August 15th, 2009
O Only Son of God, receive me into Your wisdom. You are the head of all the sons of men. You are their heavenly comprehension, illumination and jubilation.
You are the One who thinks the same goodness in all men: the same thought and the same light. A man recognizes another man through You. A man [...]
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