Welcome to St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church of Vicksburg, Mississippi      We are the oldest Antiochian Orthodox Church in Mississippi, having been established in 1906.  Worldwide, the Orthodox Church is the second largest of all Christian denominations, with over 300 million followers.  Our faith can be traced back to its beginnings during the days of Christ, and has remained unchanged throughout history.  Our parish consists of various ethnic backgrounds and a considerable number of our members are converts to Orthodoxy.  We are a small, warm church community of dedicated Christians, made up of people who care for each other and enjoy working alongside each other on various activities throughout the year.      We invite you to explore St. George through this web site and, more importantly, by actually visiting Divine Liturgy and other services to discover the Faith once delivered by Christ and His Apostles.  Come to St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, where we will always welcome you.        Also, please click here to discover more about Orthodox Christianity.   Service Schedule and Map     Our regular service schedule is as follows:   Sunday 09:30AM  Orthros 10:30AM  Divine Liturgy   Saturday 05:30PM  Great Vespers     Other special services and events throughout the year are found on the calendar page.    Click here for a map to St. George. Then, use the "Get directions" button to input your current address.

For extensive information about the Antiochian Orthodox Church, click on these links:  Our Archdiocese, Our Diocese.  Also, click here to read about the life of St. George, on the web site of the St. George Orthodox Church of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. To read about Metropolitan PHILIP or Bishop ANTOUN click on their photos, below. Click the link to read an excellent discussion of The Twelve Great Feasts of our Church on the Antiochian web site. Metropolitan PHILIP Bishop ANTOUN Register here  for the 2013 Parish Life Conference; go here for more information on the host parish web site. See 2012 Parish Life Conference photos on the Youth page. Click here to read the Winter 2012-2013 issue of DIAKONIA. Appeals for Syria from His Beatitude Ignatius IV and Metropolitan Philip Access the St. George Orthodox Church Facebook page by clicking here. Click here to read an excellent article on The Cross by our very own Father Michael Baroudy of St. George. Also, an article on the Ascension by Father Theodore Ziton, another priest of St. George, can be accessed here. Do you know about The Daily Readings Mobile App for your mobile device?  With it, you can find the Epistle and Gospel readings we hear in Church each Sunday, fasting information, lives of the saints, and much more.  It is available for many devices in free or pay versions.  Click on the link to find out which devices access it and how to get it.

Special Notes:   Due to Kh. Cheryl's recent illness, Fr. John is not attending the Parish Life Conference in New Orleans.  Therefore, all services and activities will take place as usual.  This includes the Ascension Service on Wednesday, June 12, at 6:00PM, as well as Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy as usually scheduled on June 15 and 16.   Thank you to everyone who helped make the Kibbee Fundraiser sale a big success.  This is greatly appreciated by our youth who benefit from your help and support!   On Sunday, June 2, we had a memorial dedication to commemorate the heroes from St. George who lost their lives in the service of our country.  Thanks go to everyone who helped make this event so special.  You can click here to see the Saint George Wall of Honor on our web site.   The next Parish Board meeting will be on Tuesday, June 18 at 5:30PM.  Board members will receive a summary of information for activities occuring since the April meeting.  This summary will be submitted for entry into the meeting minutes.   Thanks to all who helped make Holy Bread on April 27 and in the past.  Also, we still need donors for Holy Bread; you can offer to host either Holy Bread, Fellowship, or both.  Contact the St. George office to volunteer.   The Lebanese Dinner was a huge success again this year!  Thanks to everyone who helped make it such a wonderful event.  A recent issue of Bluffs & Bayous magazine has a great featured article about the dinner, written by Ellis Nassour.  It is free and can be found at various local businesses, or can be seen in its entirety by clicking here.   The 2013 Parish Life Conference registration and activities information is available in Baroudy Hall.  You can also go to the Antiochian Events site or to the site of the host parish, St. Basil in New Orleans.   Door locks have been changed and keys are available in the secretary's office.   Father John continues to bless homes and businesses and will be calling those who have signed up in order to schedule dates and times.  Please sign up in Baroudy Hall or the secretary's office if you have not already done so.   We still have a few of the beautiful stained glass "sun catchers" for sale for $20.00 each.  These would make lovely gifts at any time of the year.  See Gregory Thomas if you are interested.   Continue to pray for Fr. John's and Kh. Cheryl's full recovery.  If you can help them in any way, please contact them at their home.  Many thanks to all who have helped!         April 28 is Palm Sunday, a Great Feast day.  Click here, where all Great Feasts are mentioned, to read about Palm Sunday.  Also, a stained glass window in St. George Church commemorating Palm Sunday can be seen here.   May 5 is Pascha, the Feast of Feasts.  Click here to go to the Antiochian site to read about Great and Holy Pascha.  Also, click here to see a stained glass window in our church commemorating Pascha.   On May 6, we celebrated the Vesperal Liturgy for St. George, our Patron Saint.  Here, you can read about this Feast Day on the Antiochian web site.  You can also read, here, about the life of St. George.   Sunday, May 12, is Thomas Sunday, the first Sunday after Pascha.  Click here to read about Thomas Sunday.   May 19 is the Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women.  Click here to read about it on the Antiochian web site.   May 26 is the Sunday of the Paralytic.  Go here to read the Antiochian web site's narrative.   June 2 is the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman.  Click here to read about this commemoration on the Antiochian web site. June 9 is the Sunday of the Blind Man.  Click here to read about it on the Antiochian web site.   The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ is June 13, with the service at St. George being June 12.  Click here to read about the Ascension and here to see the stained glass window in our church that commemorates the Ascension.  Additionally, the Antiochian site has an article on the Ascension written by Rev. Fr. Theodore E. Ziton, one of our former priests, having served our parish 1962-1963.  Click here to read his article.

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