Welcome to St. Mary's Orthodox Church!
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Welcome to St. Mary's Orthodox Church in Iron Mountain!

St. Mary's is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America, serving the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and Northern Wisconsin. As a member of the Antiochian Archdiocese we follow the liturgical practice and canonical discipline of our Archdiocese and Patriarchate. All our services are in English.

We are located at 311 West D Street in Iron Mountain, MI; on the corner of West D Street and Stockbridge Ave. 

Visitors & inquirers are always welcome at St. Mary's! Please visit our Inquirers Page and our Contact & Visitors Page

Please use the contact form to request more information, ask any questions, or join our mailing list. 

Thank you for visiting and have a blessed day!

Announcements

Coffee Hour Sign Up: The coffee hour food and kitchen help sign up sheet can be found on the COFFEE HOUR tab and on the left sidebar of the website. A direct link QR code can also be found in the church fellowship area & in the weekly bulletin. To ensure we have a good variety of food for everyone, please let us know what dish you are bringing. Thank you!

Classes: Inquirers & Christian Education classes are underway and meeting on Wednesday evenings at 6:00pm (central time). Classes will be held January 21-February 18th and then pause during Great Lent. More information about the classes can be found on our CATECHISM Page.

Confessions: Please contact Fr. Mark in advance to schedule confession time. No confessions will be heard following Liturgies or after catechism classes.

Lending Library: Quite a few of the church's library books have been out for an extended period of time.  Please check your bookshelves to see if a church book got mixed in with your personal library and if so return them to the church.  There is a waiting list for several of the titles. Thank you!

Upcoming Services (all services are listed in Central Time)

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Feb

Saturday

Saturday of Souls
9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy
5:30pm Great Vespers

15

Feb

Sunday

Sunday of the Last Judgement (Meatfare)
9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy

18

Feb

Wednesday

5:00pm Daily Vespers
6:00pm Christian Education Class

21

Feb

Saturday

Saturday of the Monastics & Ascetics
9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy
5:30pm Great Vespers

22

Feb

Sunday

Forgiveness Sunday (Cheesefare)
9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy
1:00pm Forgiveness Vespers

23

Feb

Monday

Great Lent Begins
5:30pm Great Compline & Canon of St. Andrew

Today's Scripture Readings
ST. PAUL'S FIRST LETTER TO THE THESSALONIANS 4:13-17
But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning those who are asleep, that you may not grieve as others do who have no hope. For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so, through Jesus, God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep. For this we declare to you by the word of the Lord, that we who are alive, who are left until the coming of the Lord, shall not precede those who have fallen asleep. For the Lord himself will descend from heaven with a cry of command, with the archangel's call, and with the sound of the trumpet of God. And the dead in Christ will rise first; then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air; and so we shall always be with the Lord.
LUKE 21:8-9, 25-27, 33-36
The Lord said, "Take heed that you are not led astray; for many will come in my name, saying, 'I am he!' and, 'The time is at hand!' Do not go after them. And when you hear of wars and tumults, do not be terrified; for this must first take place, but the end will not be at once. And there will be signs in sun and moon and stars, and upon the earth distress of nations in perplexity at the roaring of the sea and the waves, men fainting with fear and with foreboding of what is coming on the world; for the powers of the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of man coming in a cloud with power and great glory. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. But take heed to yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a snare; for it will come upon all who dwell upon the face of the whole earth. But watch at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that will take place, and to stand before the Son of man."
Today's Commemorations
Saturday of Souls, Holy Father Auxentius of the Mountain, Cyril, Equal-to-the-Apostles & Teacher of the Slavs, Nicholas the New Martyr of Corinth, Abraham, Bishop of Carrhes in Mesopotamia
Today's Thought

As a flower withers and a dream passes away, so is each man’s flesh dissolved at death. But at the sound of the trumpet all the dead as in an earthquake shall rise up again to meet Thee, Christ our God. - Orthros of Saturday of Souls

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"Sometimes called the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Orthodox Church is the first Christian Church, the Church founded by the Lord Jesus Christ and described in the pages of the New Testament.  Her history can be traced in unbroken continuity all the way back to Christ and His Twelve Apostles.  For twenty centuries, she has continued in her undiminished and unaltered faith and practice.  Today her apostolic doctrine, worship, and structure remain intact.  The Orthodox Church maintains that the Church is the living Body of Jesus Christ."      

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