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St. Simon Orthodox Church
Welcome to St. Simon Church in Ironwood, MI!

St. Simon is a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. 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.

Liturgy is generally served at St. Simon once a month, usually at 10:00am on the first Saturday of the month.  Please check the calendar for upcoming services and us the "contact us" form below if you have any questions. 

Upcoming at St. Simon Church:

Saturday, July 12th: Divine Liturgy has been CANCELLED extensive road construction has made the church inaccessible at this time.  The St. Simon faithful are encouraged to join the St. Mary faithful in Iron Mountain for services the weekend of July 11-13th with Fr. Jeremy Davis, Archiepiscopal Vicar for the Diocese of Toledo & the Midwest, visiting the area.

Saturday, August 9th 10:00am-tentative depending on road construction status

Saturday, September 6th 10:00am

Road Construction Note: Major road construction on the streets around St. Simon Church has begun as the city of Ironwood replaces their water & sewer lines for the entire neighborhood.  Parking and access to the church are affected as Harding Ave is one of the streets ungoing large scale underground utility reconstruction. Services will be affected when the building is inaccessible or the water is off due to the work.  Please make sure you are on our text and email list for any last minute changes to the service schedule.

Services are all listed in Central TimeDates and times subject to change.  Adverse winter driving conditions can lead to change of service schedule, please make sure we have your current contact information to communicate any schedule changes. Please contact Fr. Mark in advance to schedule confession.

 

St. Simon Church

226 East Harding Avenue 

Ironwood, Michigan 49938 

906*774*3772  St. Simon & St. Mary's voicemail, please leave a message and someone will call you back.

St. Simon Church has on-street parking along Harding Ave. 

If this is your first visit to an Orthodox Church please visit our About Orthodoxy page and our Orthodoxy 101 page for more information on the church, the services and much more. 


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Historical Articles

St. Simon Orthodox Church celebrated its 100th anniversary in Sept. of 2015.   The church has a rich history and this is just a small glimpse of that history. Click on the link to see a PDF of the three part series about the history of the church, originally published in 1997.

St. Simon/St. Simeon Church is mentioned in the June 2015 edition of The Word magazine in the historical article on page 14.  Please click on the link to download the PDF version of the magazine from the Archdiocese website. June 2015 Edition of The Word

There are also multiple mentions of Ironwood in the following article.  Fr. Nicola Yanney: The First Antiochan Priest in Mid-America

Article by the Ironwood Daily Globe Newspaper regarding the Anniversary Celebration weekend.  St. Simon Church Celebrates 100th Anniversary

This photograph is from the church records.  It is of the wedding of Elias Yanney & Mary Abraham in 1916 at St. Simon Church. Clergy pictured are Metropolitan Germanos, Fr. Nicola Yanney & Fr. John Saba.

 



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What is Orthodoxy?

"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."      

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. 


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