Fifth Home

August 21, 2013|vectorle

Our fifth home was the Miller, Mies, McComb Mortuary in Downey. The location was later destroyed by an earthquake.

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God Intimate with Us

June 20, 2025|vectorle

The Love that God is, the love that is poured into us by the Holy Spirit, the love that gives us hope, and transforms how we act, and animates our...

Martha & Mary Show us the Mother of God

August 16, 2024|vectorle

Today’s Gospel seems to be an odd choice for today’s feast. We are celebrating Mary’s resurrection and ascension; and yet we hear about Martha and a very different Mary. Martha...

Why “To Shepherds”?

December 25, 2023|vectorle

A Christmas Homily You’ve just heard that there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. Don’t let this mystery pass...

The Old Man is Ready

February 2, 2023|vectorle

Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin MaryLuke 2.22-32 The old man was not dying. But he was old. And he was realistic. And so he lived as St...

Jesus, Us, & the Father’s Business

January 10, 2023|vectorle

Sunday after the EpiphanyLuke 2.42-52 Perhaps you could blame the Holy Mother for losing the Son of God. But Jesus was not lost. Neither was He trying to get some...

The Lesson of the Magi

January 6, 2023|vectorle

The episode about the Magi visiting the infant God in our flesh is more about us, than the songs of the angels and the visit of the shepherds that we...

The Gift of Authority

October 30, 2022|vectorle

Our Lord’s grace, His gifts to us for our well-being, His compassion and goodness—all of that includes His authority. That’s part of the daily bread that we petition from Our...

Getting Comfortable with Silence

September 30, 2022|vectorle

Everyone in black. Precise movements. Dignity by both clergy and the people present. All the women in hats (of one sort or another). No one looking at a phone. Everyone...

O Give Thanks

September 11, 2022|vectorle

On the day the temple in Jerusalem was dedicated, when King Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven to consume the innumerable sheep and oxen offered in sacrifice, and...

Dormition or Assumption?

August 3, 2022|vectorle

The Feast has two different names. It’s the same feast, just with two different names. Some call it “The Dormition of the Theotokos” and some call it “The Assumption of...

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2025 Lessons & Carols special music

December 7, 2025|vectorle

A seasonal Vespers Service with special music will be held on Saturday, December 20th at 6 PM. Guest conductor David Hughes, DMA.

2024 Christmas Midnight service materials

December 24, 2024|vectorle

Download 2024 Mass Outline and Hymns 1 Download SAH 55-1 Download Sung Mass Missa Marialis Gregory with Gloria Download SAH 46 Download SAH 45 Download SAH 59

Iconography Master Class

November 20, 2024|vectorle

St Michael Orthodox Church is pleased to offer a Master Class in Iconography by Dom Joseph-Marie, an Orthodox monk specializing in early Roman iconography. The Master Class will offer students...

Walking with Jesus — Lenten Retreat

April 1, 2024|vectorle

The theme “Walking with Jesus: Reflections on the Via Dolorosa” will be the basis for the annual Lenten Retreat on April 13 at St Michael Orthodox Church. The Very Reverend...

Annual Advent Service: Lessons & Carols 2023

December 17, 2023|vectorle

– Saturday evening Lessons and Carols service Saturday the 23rd at 6:00 PM. Lessons & Carols 2023 And other services: Christmas services 2023

Feast of the Holy Spirit 2023

June 6, 2023|vectorle

Today is the Feast of the Holy Spirit. This is the day when the Holy Spirit wrote the 10 commandments on tables of stone after the children of Israel came...

Christ Mass at Midnight 2022

December 23, 2022|vectorle

This year's midnight Mass begins at 11 p.m. Those who wish to join in the liturgy and hymns are encouraged to use a digital device (tablet, iPad, Kindle) since the...

Celebrating the Ascension 2022

May 31, 2022|vectorle

The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ will be celebrated at St Michael’s this Thursday, June 2, with Mass at 7 p.m. Rosary will precede the Mass...

Dinner with Bishop John

September 12, 2021|vectorle

His Grace Bishop John, the bishop of the Western Rite Vicariate, will visit St Michael’s on the weekend of September 25-26. During His Grace’s visit, he will ordain a new...

Holy Hour

March 19, 2021|vectorle

Every Saturday in Lent we will have a Holy Hour beginning at 4:00 p.m. followed by Vespers and Benediction at 5:00 p.m. Holy Hour is a time of meditation and prayer...