St. Elias Orthodox Church

Extreme Humility
Extreme Humility

Lent schedule:

**Great Compline: Every Monday @ 6.30 PM. No service Monday 2/22 & 3/8.

**The Pre-Sanctified Service: Every Wednesday during Lent @ 6.30 PM.

**Akathist to the Mother of God: every Friday during Lent @ 6.30 PM.

**During the month of March Vespers every Saturday @ 6 PM.

**Come worship with us next Sunday. Every one is welcome.

***Sunday School: We have every Sunday Christian education for children and adults.

St. Elias is not too small for you, our hearts are too big to take everyone. St. Elias community is living the Orthodox faith, come experience it. We are a very peaceful community with a lot of love for each other and God.

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Holy Week Services (all services are at St. Elias except the one mentioned St. Basil):

+ Palm Sunday- at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church

+Sunday Evening, Monday Evening, and Tuesday Evening- the Service of the Bridegroom at 6:30 PM.

+Wednesday Evening- Holy Unction @ St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church.

+Holy Thursday morning- 9:30 AM Liturgy.

+Holy Thursday Evening: The 12 Passion Gospels will be at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church.

+Holy Friday- The Hours 10 AM, 3PM Descend from the Cross, 7 PM the Service of the Funeral of Christ.

+Holy Saturday Morning- Holy Liturgy at St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church.

+Holy Saturday Evening- 11 PM The Celebration of PASCHA.

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***Our New Location: 3355 FM 1960 W. #A Houston, TX 77068, FM 1960W & T.C.Jester.

**Are you looking for the Church that gave us the Bible? Are you looking for the Biblical Church, the Church of the New Testament? Visit an Orthodox Church in Houston. To find an Orthodox Church near to you visit:

www.orthodoxhouston.org

OR Come visit St. Elias Orthodox Church.

We appreciate your donation. Our community is a small Orthodox Christian community, we need to buy some liturgical and church items, please help us.

St. Elias is our Patron Saint (Prophet Elijah)

Prophet Elias/Elijah
Prophet Elias/Elijah

Apolytikion in the Fourth Tone

The incarnate Angel, the Cornerstone of the Prophets, the second Forerunner of the Coming of Christ, the glorious Elias (Elijah), who from above, sent down to Elisha the grace to dispel sickness and cleanse lepers, abounds therefore in healing for those who honor him.

Kontakion in the Second Tone

O Prophet and foreseer of the great works of God, O greatly renowned Elias (Elijah), who by your word held back the clouds of rain, intercede for us to the only Loving One.

**St. Elias(Prophet Elijah) Church is a pan-Orthodox community. We are an international community: our community consist of people who are from the Middle East, Greece, Russia, America, Europe, Mexico, and South America. We respect our priest and honor him since he brings Christ blessings to us.

**Our community follows the teachings and the canons of the Holy Orthodox Church, we live in harmony, unity, and love one another. We live in an ascetical way where confession, and fasting plus work of charity are at the center of our lives.

**"Come and see" this is what Jesus said to his disciples. Come and see, come visit us.

OUR LOCATION: We are located at 3355A FM 1960 West at T.C.Jester inside Cleopatra Palace.

* Every Sunday: Orthros will be at 9:30 AM, followed by the Divine Liturgy.

Our Intecessors before the throne of God

St. Raphael of Brookline

St. Nektarios

St. John of San Francisco

Bishop Peter celebrating Liturgy at St. Elias

Our church

Father George and his family

*Fr. George and the community of St. Elias invite you to come and visit our parish of St. Elias. St. Elias is built on the great teaching of our Lord Jesus when He said: " This I command you, to love one another." St. Elias is a community of people who are seeking Christ through the ascetical life, and through repentance and have chosen the Orthodox Faith as the only true Faith. "Come and See", you will never leave disappointed.

*Are you searching for the Ancient, True, and Original Church? Come visit St. Elias.

*Are you an Orthodox who left the Holy Orthodox Church, I invite you to come back, come visit our church and speak to Fr. George, Christ is there waiting for you with open arms.

*NEW LOCATION: We are meeting now at 3355A FM 1960 West at T.C.Jester inside Cleopatra Palace.

* Every Sunday: Orthros will be at 9:00 AM, followed by the Divine Liturgy at 10:00 AM.

* WE NEED YOUR FINANCIAL HELP, PLEASE SEND YOUR DONATION TODAY TO ST. ELIAS. YOUR DONATION WILL HELP BUY NEEDED CHURCH ITEMS. THANK YOU FOR HELPING SPREAD THE GOSPEL OF CHRIST. MAIL YOUR GENERIOUS DONATION TO :

3355 FM 1960 W #A

Houston, TX 77068

Make checks payable to St. Elias Orthodox Church.