St. Stephen Orthodox Church

As we draw closer to the Feast of St Michael the Archangel, the rectory grounds bloom with Michaelmas Daisies.

"We have recently received the news that the Ukrainian Parliament adopted Bill No. 8371 on banning the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, preventing Her from existence and depriving Her of all Her property. This ban amounts to a collective punishment inflicted upon millions of believers whose only "sin" is that they remain loyal to the Orthodox faith received from the saints according to the apostolic succession."

https://www.antiochian.org/regulararticle/2160?fbclid=IwY2xjawE78O9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHUoGFGmoyeQAlVL0PO2VqZ0D7ScqLZMRTI0wfeQiRxXXVQc67f3oPO2Ljw_aem_Q__itb_91bscPsW1iyjITw

Patriarch John X Expresses Solidarity to Leader of Ukrainian Orthodox Church "We would like to assure you that our Patriarchate of Antioch stands by the side of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, whose faithful people are confessors and witnesses," His Beatitude writes.