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

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Thank you for visiting and have a blessed day!

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Upcoming Special Events:

  • August 1-August 15th:  Dormition Fast
  • August 6th:  Feast of the Transfiguration of Christ
  • August 15th:  Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos
  • August 16th: Church picnic

Lunch Sign Up: The lunch sign up sheet can be found on the COFFEE HOUR tab and on the left sidebar of the website. Thank you!

Christian Education Classes: Classes at St. Mary's are paused for July & August so all can enjoy the beautiful, and brief, UP summer.  They will resume in September.  More information 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 classes.

Lending Library Note: 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.

Upcoming Services (all services are listed in Central Time)

15

Aug

Saturday

DORMITION OF THE THEOTOKOS
9-11am Soccer Complex Cleanup
5:30pm Great Vespers

16

Aug

Sunday

9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy
Church Picnic following Liturgy

22

Aug

Saturday

5:30pm Great Vespers
6:30pm Antiochian Men's Group

23

Aug

Sunday

9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy

29

Aug

Saturday

30

Aug

Sunday

9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy

5

Sep

Saturday

10:00am Ironwood Liturgy
5:30pm Great Vespers

6

Sep

Sunday

9:00am Orthros
10:00am Divine Liturgy

Today's Scripture Readings
ST. PAUL'S SECOND LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 4:1-12
Brethren, having this ministry as we have received mercy, we do not lose heart. We have renounced disgraceful, underhanded ways; we refuse to practice cunning or to tamper with God's word, but by the open statement of truth we would commend ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. And even if our gospel is veiled, it is veiled only to those who are perishing. In their case the god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the likeness of God. For what we preach is not ourselves, but Jesus Christ as Lord, with ourselves as your servants for Jesus' sake. For it is the God who said, "Let light shine out of darkness, " who has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Christ. But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, to show that the transcendent power belongs to God and not to us. We are afflicted in every way, but not crushed; perplexed, but not driven to despair; persecuted, but not forsaken; struck down, but not destroyed; always carrying in the body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be manifested in our bodies. For while we live we are always being given up to death for Jesus' sake, so that the life of Jesus may be manifested in our mortal flesh. So death is at work in us, but life in you.
MATTHEW 24:13-28
The Lord said to his disciples, "He who endures to the end will be saved. And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached throughout the whole world, as a testimony to all nations; and then the end will come. So when you see the desolating sacrilege spoken of by the prophet Daniel, standing in the holy place (let the reader understand), then let those who are in Judea flee to the mountains; let him who is on the housetop not go down to take what is in his house; and let him who is in the field not turn back to take his mantle. And alas for those who are with child and for those who give suck in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For then there will be great tribulation, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been shortened, no human being would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be shortened. Then if any one says to you, 'Lo, here is the Christ!' or 'There he is!' do not believe it. For false Christs and false prophets will arise and show great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Lo, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, 'Lo, he is in the wilderness, ' do not go out; if they say, 'Lo, he is in the inner rooms, ' do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and shines as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of man. Wherever the body is, there the eagles will be gathered together.
Today's Commemorations
Apodosis of the Transfiguration, Maximus the Confessor, Our Righteous Fathers Sergius, Stephanus, Castor and Palamonus, Dorotheus, Abba of Gaza, Tikhon of Zadonsk
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