St. Simon Orthodox Church
Welcome to St. Simon Orthodox 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.
Upcoming Divine Liturgy at St. Simon Church
Sunday, October 4th at 4:30pm
Special Announcement: Basement Closed
The basement at St. Simon Church is currently undergoing major repairs. Until further notice the basement will be closed to all use.
Thank you for your patience!
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.
Temporary Changes During the COVID-19 Situation
For the health and safety of all please keep the following temporary health guidelines in mind when attending in-person services.
If you are not yet comfortable returning to in person worship, we respect your choice to continue to worship with us from home. Please know that your church is waiting for you and will be there when you are ready to return. St. Mary's in Iron Mountain will continue live steaming all their services on their Facebook page. The page is set to public, so you don't need a Facebook account to view the services. Please follow this link to the the St. Mary's Facebook page www.facebook.com/stmarysironmountain
Thank you for your understanding during this time!
Prayer for the Sick
O Holy Father, heavenly physician for thy souls and bodies, who has sent thine Only Begotten Son our Lord Jesus Christ to heal all our ailments and deliver us from death: do thou visit and heal thy servant (names) granting him/her release from pain and restoration to health and vigor, that he/she may give thanks to thee and bless thy Holy Name, of the Father, of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit: now and ever and unto the ages of ages. Amen
St. Simon Suggested ReadingToday's Saints
The Conception of the Venerable Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of the Lord, John: The holy Prophet Malachi prophesied that before the Messiah’s birth His Forerunner would appear, and would indicate His coming. The Jews therefore in awaiting the Messiah also awaited the appearance of His…
The Monastic Women Xanthippe and Polyxene were sisters by birth and they lived in Spain in the time of the holy Apostles. They were among the first to hear the divine teaching of Christ the Savior from the holy Apostle Paul, when he preached in their land. Saint Xanthippe and her husband Probus…
The Holy Martyr Iraida lived at Alexandria. Once, she went to a well to draw water and saw a ship at the shore. On board were a large number of men, women, clergy and monks, all fettered in chains for their confession of the Christian Faith. Casting aside her water pitcher, the saint voluntarily…
The Holy Martyrs Andrew and John, and John’s children Peter and Antoninus, suffered in the ninth century in the time of the cruel African ruler Ibrahim. After the capture and destruction of the Sicilian city of Syracuse, Ibrahim captured and brought to Africa Saint John and his two children,…
The Slovenka Icon of the Mother of God manifested itself on September 23, 1635 at the village of Slovenka, Kostroma district. A certain hunter while hunting by chance discovered a small rickety church, overgrown with moss. He went inside and saw that all the church utensils had rotted with time,…
Parish HistorySt. 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.
St Simon Church Image Gallery
St. Simon 100th Anniversary Celebration
St. Simon Church
Nativity Orthros
Nativity Liturgy with His Grace Bishop Anthony
Pascha Matins
Come Ye And Receive the Light
Door Keeper Dialogue
Blessing of the Pascha basket
Abraham/Yanney Wedding at St. Simon Church in 1916
St. Simon Church at Pascha in the early 1900's
St. Simon Church-Early 1900's
Contact InformationSt. Simon Orthodox Church
226 East Harding Avenue
Ironwood, MI 49938
906-774-3772
