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. 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:   The Food for Hungry People boxes are on the tables in Baroudy Hall; please pick up one for your donations.   Good news!  The Youth Kibbee Sale is here!  Orders are due Sunday, May 26, and the sale is Saturday, June 1.  We need your help in preparing and selling the kibbee.  Please click here for complete information, including work times and prices.  The St. George Campers need and appreciate your help, so, come on out and have fun while serving a great purpose!   Remember that on June 2, we will commemorate the heroes from St.  George who lost their lives in the service of our country.  Also, check The Vicksburg Post this weekend for an article they are doing about the commemoration.   Due to the upcoming Memorial Day weekend, the last day of Sunday School was May 19, not May 26.   The Parish Board meeting, originally scheduled for May 21, has been cancelled.  Board members will receive a summary of information for activities occuring since the April meeting.   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 now 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!         Sunday, April 7, is the Third Sunday in Lent and a day in which we commemorate the Adoration of the Holy Cross.  Click here to read more.  Also, click here to read an excellent article on The Cross, written by our very own Father Michael Baroudy of St. George!   April 14 is the Fourth Sunday in Lent.  On this day, we commemorate St. John of the Ladder.  Read here about this commemoration.   April 21 is the Fifth Sunday in Lent and is the day when we commemorate St. Mary of Egypt.  Click here to read more about this day and to read about the life of St. Mary of Egypt.   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.

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