News & Announcements

Lessons & Carols 2018
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Featuring a guest conductor, a string quartet, a selection from Handel's Messiah, and favorite Christmas carols, this year's Lessons & Carols service will be held at St Michael's Church on Saturday, December 22, beginning at 6 p.m. Join us, and invite family and friends. This is a community event, intended for all we know and love! Read more...
Advent Retreat on December 8, 2018
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The Society of St Benedict will host the annual Advent Retreat on December 8. The Very Reverend Patrick O’Grady from St Peter the Apostle Church in Pomona will present the three Advent meditations on “Obedience, Repentance, & Pure Prayer.” This retreat is open to all persons. It is designed primarily to give, for at least a few hours, a respite from the many distractions in December so that one can focus on the gift of Our Lord in our flesh. The retreat begins with Prime at 9 a.m. and concludes... Read more...
Patronal Feast on September 30, 2018
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The celebration of the Patronal Feast will commence on Friday, September 28, with First Vespers at 6 p.m. Mass will be celebrated on Saturday, September 29 at 10 a.m. The Patronal Feast will be celebrated again on Sunday, 30 September, with Lauds at 9:15 a.m. and Mass at 10 a.m. Read more...
Lenten Retreat on March 10, 2018
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The Rt. Rev. John Abdalah, Bishop of the Diocese of Worcester and the Western Rite Vicariate, will present the annual Lenten Retreat at St Michael's Church on March 10. His Grace's three meditations on "Being Right with God" will draw attention to the Sacrament of Penance (Private Confession). This retreat, hosted by the parish's Society of St Benedict, will follow the Benedictine model of a “silent retreat.” Therefore, there will be ample quiet time for personal prayer, reflection, and meditation. This event is intended to provide a break from the busyness... Read more...
Metropolitan will visit St Michael's on March 25, 2018
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The Most Reverend Metropolitan Joseph will preside at Lauds and Mass on Passion Sunday, March 25. His Eminence is the Metropolitan Archbishop for the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, and had been scheduled to visit last August but was detained by a meeting of the Patriarchal Synod in Damascus. Several times since then he has expressed his love and desire to come to St Michael’s as soon as his schedule permits. The Metropolitan visited St Michael’s Church many times during his tenure as Bishop of Los Angeles and... Read more...
Lessons & Carols at St Michael's 2017
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A service of Christmas Lessons & Carols will be offered at St Michael on Saturday, 23 December, at 6 p.m. This year's rendition will feature the Pacific Coast Quartet and Scott Rieker, Guest Conductor. This service combines Scripture readings with familiar traditional Christmas hymns and carols. It is open to the community, in order to help foster the true spirit of the Lord's Nativity. Here are five reasons you may attend, and encourage others in your community to join us: You will hear the context, as well as the story,... Read more...
Holy Week at St Michael's 2017
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Holy Week: What to Expect (2017)
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PALM SUNDAY  Lauds: 9:15 a.m. Mass: 10:00 a.m. Palm Sunday is the first day of Holy Week, when we remember Our Lord’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Immediately after Lauds, the blessing and distribution of the palms take place. Each person receives a palm, and the clergy lead the faithful in procession around the Church, while joyful chants are sung culminating in the hymn “All Glory, Laud and Honor.” After the worshipers go to their seats, the Mass continues. During the Mass, the faithful hear the First of the Passion Narratives,... Read more...
2017 Lenten Retreat
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The Society of St Benedict will host their annual Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 4, at St Michael Orthodox Christian Church in Whittier. “The Character of the Godly Heart” is the theme of the retreat. Rev. Dr. Calinic Berger, Assistant Pastor at St Nicholas Cathedral in Los Angeles, will offer three meditations during the retreat. In addition to the meditations, this retreat follows the Benedictine model of a “silent retreat.” Therefore, there will be ample quiet time for personal prayer, reflection, and meditation. This event is intended to provide a break... Read more...