The Very Reverend Father Alex Shuter, Pastor
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11 AM Sunday mornings and on
Tuesday, Wednessday and Thursday at 8:30am.
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Confession is available before Divine Liturgyor by appointment
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Introducing: The Da Vinci Acadamy
The Da Vinci Academy is a micro school opening for the 2024-25 school year, serving students ages 6-10. Our students enjoy a small group environment with lots of teacher support; our student: teacher ratio is never greater than 6:1, and our class sizes are never larger than 12. If your student thrives in a smaller environment with supportive peers and teachers, lots of hands-on, STEM-based learning, and opportunities for advanced and individualized learning pathways, contact us today to schedule an interview and on-site trial day!
www.davinciacademyva.org
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Link to the music for Divine LiturgyDivine Liturgy Propers, September 8, 2024
SUNDAY AFTER THE EXALTATION
OF THE HOLY CROSS
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The Sign of the Cross (audio)
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This Week's Liturgical Scripture Readings
Beginning September 15, 2024
Readings
SUNDAY AFTER
THE EXALTATION
OF THE HOLY CROSS
10:40 Third Hour
11am Divine Liturgy
1pm - Young Adults Bible Study
Gal 2:16-20
Mk 8:34-9:1
18th Week after Pentecost
Monday
Eph 4:25-32
Lk 3:19-22
Tuesday
8:30am Divine Liturgy
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6 pm
Men's Club Meeting
Eph 5:20-26
Lk 3:23-4:1
Wednesday
8:30am Divine Liturgy
followed by
Moleben to the Theotokos
Eph 5:25-33
Lk. 4:1-15
Thursday
8:30am Divine Liturgy
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6pm Rosary
Eph 5:33-6:9
Lk 4:16-22
Friday
Eph 6:18-24
Lk 4:22-30/td>
Saturday
1 Cor 1:26-29
Jn 8:21-30
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About Us
Ascension of Our Lord is a Byzantine (Ruthenian) Catholic Church, an Eastern Catholic church, located in Williamsburg, Virginia. The church's ancestral origins are from Eastern (Slavic) Europe. The Byzantine Catholic Church follows the Holy Traditions of the Byzantine East, with roots in Constantinople, while maintaining union with the Catholic church of Rome. All services are conducted in English. Roman Catholics in good standing with the Church are free to receive the Holy Sacraments.
A Brief History
As the first Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholic Church in Southeastern Virginia, the parish family first came together with a Divine Liturgy celebrated at St. Mary Star of the Sea Roman Catholic Church at Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia on November 4, 1984, when Father John Lazarek began his missionary work. For four years, Fr. Lazarek travelled from Annandale, Virginia, to the Tidewater area to celebrate the Divine Liturgy.
In September of 1987, the mission purchased Greensprings Community Chapel. On February 4, 1988, Bishop Michael J. Dudick, D.D., The Eparchy of Pasasaic, granted canonical status to the newly-named Ascension of Our Lord Byzantine Catholic Church. On October 25, 1988, Father Edward G. Cimbala was assigned as the parish's first resident pastor.
In October of 1989, Father Edward Cimbala began his missionary work in Virginia Beach by founding Our Lady of Perpetual Help Byzantine Catholic Church while continuing to serve the Williamsburg parish.
Today
Ascension parish has grown from a parish formed to meet the needs of the ethnic Byzantine Catholics of the area into a parish home for many residents who have come to love the Catholic traditions of the Christian East. God has blessed our parish over the years and we look forward to all that He has in store for us in the years to come!
To read more about Byzantine Catholics
follow this link.
SUNDAY AFTER
THE EXALTATION
OF THE HOLY CROSS
10:40 Third Hour
11am Divine Liturgy
1pm - Young Adults Bible Study
Monday
Tuesday
8:30am Divine Liturgy
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6 pm
Men's Club Meeting
Wednesday
8:30am Divine Liturgy
followed by
Moleben to the Theotokos
Thursday
8:30am Divine Liturgy
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6pm Rosary
Friday
Saturday
Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory forever!