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St. Thomas the Apostle
Orthodox Church
With the blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas of Eastern America & New York
Sunday August 31st
Greetings St. Thomas family,
​We pray you are well and will join us for our upcoming services.
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​Treasurer's note: Tithing has dropped considerably, but our expenses have not changed. If we continue at this current pace, our bank account will be empty in less than a year. To quote Father, it is all of our responsibility to contribute to the upkeep of the church, with our prayers, time, and labor, but also financially. Cash and checks can be dropped off in the boxes at the back of the church, or consider signing up for automatic tithing via tithe.ly.
Our treasurer Marcian is always available to answer any questions. ​
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Please note, Father Mark has been taking a short break from Catechsim class. Classes resume September 3rd.
Reminder ** Ladies, Saturday is Charlotte ( Abigail)'s bridal shower! Here is a link with more information, where you can also RSVP: https://partey.io/zf1OrNjkeQR_ Yola is kindly hosting at her house-- the address in the event information. You can contact Mariana, Ava, or Yola with any questions!
Our cleaning rotation has recently been updated. Please reference the image below for the new details. ** Please note the Sakrayas and Millarys will be out for the 2nd 5 week cycle for the arrival of their babies. Please try to help on those dates, or whenever you see the need for extra hands to make it easier for the rest of the cleaning team.
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You can find our current parish needs by clicking the button below, please reach out to Cecilia (Noel) McDowell with any questions.
The Martyrs Florus and Laurus
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The Martyrs Florus and Laurus were brothers by birth not only in flesh but in spirit. They lived in the II Century at Byzantium, and afterwards they settled in Illyria (now Yugoslavia). By occupation they were stone-masons (their teachers in this craft were the christians Proclus and Maximus, from whom also the brothers learned about life pleasing to God). The governor of Illyria Likaion dispatched the brothers to a nearby district for work on the construction of a pagan temple. The saints toiled at the structure, distributing to the poor the money they earned, while themselves keeping strict fast and praying unceasingly. One time the son of the local pagan-priest Mamertin carelessly approached the structure, and a chip of stone hit him in the eye, severely injuring him. Saints Florus and Laurus assured the upset father, that his son would be healed. They brought the youth to consciousness and told him to have faith in Christ. After this, as the youth confessed Jesus Christ as the True God, the brothers prayed for him, and the eye was healed. In view of such a miracle even the father of the youth believed in Christ. When the construction of the temple was completed, the brothers gathered together the Christians, and having gone through the temple, they smashed the idols and in the eastern part of the temple they set up the holy cross. They spent all night in prayer, illumined with heavenly light. Having learned of this, the head of the district condemned to burning the former pagan-priest Mamertin and his son and 300 Christians. The martyrs Florus and Laurus, having been sent back to the governor Likaion, were thrown down an empty well and covered over with ground. After many years the relics of the holy martyrs were uncovered undecayed, and transferred to Constantinople. In the year 1200 the Novgorod pilgrim Antonii saw them; in about the year 1350, Stefan of Novgorod saw the heads of the martyrs in the Almighty monastery.