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:
Sunday, April 20th: Great & Holy Pascha Services 11:00am
Saturday, April 26th: Divine Liturgy 10:00am
May & June Liturgy TBA
Saturday, July 12th: Divine Liturgy 10:00am
Services are all listed in Central Time. Dates and times subject to change. Winter storms and 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 to schedule a time for confession.
St Simon Church is located at 226 E. Harding Ave. Ironwood, MI 49938
St. Mary's & St. Simon Phone: 906*774*3772-this line goes directly to voicemail, please leave a message
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.
Palm Sunday + The Entrance of Our Lord Jesus Christ into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday: Printable Kids Activity Pack
Palm Sunday Appeal From Metropolitan Saba
The Experience of Orthodox Holy Week
Holy Week: Printable Activity Pack for Kids
The Bridegroom Matins of Holy Week
Holy Tuesday: The Hymn of St. Kassiane
Great and Holy Thursday: The Mystical Supper and Foot Washing
Great and Holy Friday: The Crucifixion
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.
"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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