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St. Nicholas Orthodox Church is part of the Orthodox Church in America, within the Diocese of the West, and belonging to the Pacific Central Deanery.
We are located in the south end of the Santa Clara Valley serving the needs of members of the entire Orthodox Christian community. Our parishioners come from all directions and meet frequently to celebrate together and enjoy Orthodox Christian fellowship.
We welcome all visitors that are passing through or are new to the area to come and celebrate the divine services with us. We also welcome those that are curious about the faith to come and experience it for yourselves. We will be more than happy to answer any questions that you may have.
Retreat for St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Parishioners and Friends
Mon, 11/23/2009 - 02:49 john
Caring for God’s Gifts: Reflections on Christian Living
Guest Speaker - Archpriest John Dresko, from St. Paul the Apostle Church in Las Vegas
On October 8 the Myrrh-Streaming Softening of Evil Hearts Icon of the Theotokos Will Arrive in San Francisco.
Tue, 10/06/2009 - 22:45 john
On October 8, with the blessing of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill and Metropolitan Hilarion, the Myrrh-Streaming “Softening of Evil Hearts” Icon of the Theotokos from Russia will visit San Francisco. This is the Icon's first visit to the U.S. Since this icon from the Bogolubsky Cathedral in Pushkino began streaming myrrh thousands of faithful have venerated it.
St. Nicholas Russian/Slavic Festival - October 3rd and 4th
Thu, 09/03/2009 - 21:20 john
The Feast of Pentecost, also known as Trinity Sunday, is always celebrated 50 days after Pascha, the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. The word “pentecost” in Greek literally means “fifty.” At Pentecost, the disciples received the gift of the outpouring of the Holy Spirit, in the form of fiery tongues. This outpouring of the Spirit fulfilled the promise that Christ had made to His disciples while He was still with them.
Life in the Church is a constant victory over time. "Past," "present," and "future" in the usual human meaning vanish in the Church. "Past" becomes often truly "present," future has already been achieved in the past, and "present" loses its significance and wanes in the unfading light of the only Church measure of "time" -- eternity. Thus, through Christ's redeeming sacrifice, the future Kingdom of God and the future everlasting life have already been returned to us.
The most ancient Christian writers unanimously testify that the Holy Forty Day Fast was established by the apostles in imitation of the forty-day fast of Moses (Exodus 34), Elijah (3 Kings 19), and mainly by the example of Jesus Christ fasting for forty days (Mat. 4:2).
Clergy Guidelines Concerning The Mystery of Unction
Sun, 04/02/2006 - 23:03 admin
The services of healing through anointing of the sick must be understood and experienced as corporate acts of worship.
The One Way Community Church of God in Christ has been called to proclaim the gospel ministry for the holy man. This includes the development of man spiritually, physically, mentally and economically