Good Deeds Stories: An American Parish (VIDEO)

Source: Catalog of St. Elisabeth Convent (YouTube)

April 4, 2017

Fr. Matthew Williams, of St. Tikhon Orthodox Church in Bristol, VA, speaks about growing up in the Church, seminary, his family and parish, the legacy of Met. Laurus (Skurla), and more in this interview given at St. Elisabeth Convent in Minsk, Belarus.

Catalog of St. Elisabeth Convent (YouTube)

4/6/2017

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"In this difficult period Elder Ephraim had so much grace that he exuded a sweet fragrance. Everything the elder touched began to sweetly smell. When he confessed children, covering their heads with his epitrachelion, their hair had this fragrance for a few days. If he touched napkins they began to emit this fragrance. His clothes and skufias emitted the fragrance. The stronger were the temptations, the stronger this fragrance was felt." “One service completely changed my life” “One service completely changed my life”
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So I stood there awkwardly, no young people near, I couldn’t understand the services, in fact I didn’t even speak very good Russian at the time… But then during the services something in my soul changed. It was just one incident, but it turned everything upside down in me. "Convey to Them the Joy of the Resurrection"
Jesse Dominick, Fr. Timothy Hojnicki "Convey to Them the Joy of the Resurrection"
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"Without the message of salvation you will not be able to rejoice in the rest of it. Christ has come into the world to save us. When we have friends that are suffering or sad or mournful, we must convey to them the joy of the Resurrection—that’s what we’re called to do. If you can’t do that, then just shut the doors. Start with the basics."
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