Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission

Welcome to Holy Apostles Parish Website!

Please feel free to browse our site to learn more about our parish community. As with anything in Orthodoxy, "Come and See", don't just take our word for it. Please contact Father Timothy if you have any questions. And, whenever you are in Mechanicsburg, please come and worship with us!

The ikon to the left is our parish anniversary ikon by the hand of Nikolai Tsai (www.nikolaitsai.us) donated in honor of the 5th Anniversary of the founding of Holy Apostles Mission (6/20/04), celebrated on Sunday, November 1, 2009.

LATEST UPDATES:

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COMING EVENTS:

8/1-8/15: Dormition Fast
8/5: Great Vespers & Litiya: 7:00 pm
8/6: Festal Divine Liturgy & Breakfast: 7:30 am (Transfiguration)
8/7: Baptism of Julia Sremanak: 10:00 am
8/14: Vigil (Great Vespers & Matins)
8/15: Festal Divine Liturgy: 9:00 am (Dormition)

Memory Eternal Robert!

Holy Apostles Parish was saddened at the sudden loss of our beloved Robert Wingert on Wednesday evening, June 9. One of the first to greet you when you came in, and surely the first to talk to you if you were a visitor, Rob was a gentle, humble, loving man who we will all miss dearly. We offer our prayers and support to Nancy and his family during this difficult time. As a community of faith in the Risen Lord we pray that our God would be merciful unto his soul, and that His memory be eternal!

Sunday, July 18, we will honor the 40th Day of Rob's repose with special prayers for the departed as well as a Memorial Potluck Luncheon Following the Divine Liturgy.

On Sunday, November 1, we celebrated our 5th Anniversary with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, and our annual Dinner Dance & Silent Auction. Click on the 5th Anniversary logo above for pictures of our anniversary weekend!

The Orthodox Parishes of Greater Harrisburg have proposed the idea for an Orthodox Coffee House in the Harrisburg area. For more information, please click on the above logo! May it be blessed!

Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission - Photo taken Fall 2008

About our Mission

Welcome to our home on the web!

Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission is a Mission Parish of the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania, of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

Our parish has been located since December 2006 in an office suite which we have purchased. This has allowed us to set up a permanent chapel for a full liturgical cycle of services. We rejoice to have Divine Services on Saturday evenings, Sunday mornings, and throughout the week on Feast Days and other special occasions, as noted on our monthly calendar.

Founded in June 2004, the Mission has over 75 members with more than 35 children! While a young community, it has become obvious that there is a real need for the Orthodox Church in this area, as people are looking for the Truth. Dismayed with the ever-changing face of modern Christianity today, our Orthodox Christian witness shows people looking for the truth that the Church of the Apostles can be found at the Mission of the Holy Apostles in Mechanicsburg, PA.

The Orthodox Church is evangelical, but not Protestant. It is orthodox, but not Jewish. It is catholic, but not Roman. It is not non-denominational, it is pre-denominational. It has been believed, taught, preserved, defended, and died for. It is the Faith that has established the universe...

ORTHODOXY: Proclaiming the Truth since 33 AD.

If you are without a spiritual home, we welcome you to ours.

Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission
5006 E. Trindle Road, Suite 101
Mechanicsburg, PA 17050
(717) 691-1600 (Church office)

(717) 645-5281 (Father's cell)

Not sure? Curious? Come and see! Look below for our schedule of weekly Divine Services and upcoming special events in the life of our parish.

Weekly Divine Services

Great Vespers - Saturdays at 6:00 pm
Divine Liturgy - Sundays at 9:30 am (9:00 am June-August)

Our Church School meets every Sunday after Liturgy (September-May)
Our parish catechism class "Orthodoxy 101" (everyone is welcome) meets every Saturday at 5:00 pm (off for the summer)
Daily Vespers every Wednesday evening at 7:00 pm following by a Christian Education Series. We are currently studying the Epistles of St. Peter
Our Orthodox Book Club (the OBC) meets on peridically on Wednesday's at 7:15 pm. Check with the parish office for the latest book topic
Our Pan-Orthodox (OCA, GOA) Bible Study meets every Thursday evening at 7:00 pm at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Camp Hill, PA. (off for the summer)
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