Our Orthodox Christian Metropolia stands firm in its adherence to the Holy Tradition of the Orthodox Church of Church, teaching and preaching the Holy Gospel of Our God and Lord Jesus Christ, following in the teachings and traditions of the Holy Apostles, Fathers, and Ecumenical Councils. Therefore, we resist and anathematize the Ecumenical and Modernist heresies, since they compromise the mission of the Orthodox Christian Faith.

Our Sacred Mission is to preserve unadulterated the Sacred Tradition of the Holy Fathers of the Orthodox Church; to continue the mission of the One, Holy Apostolic Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ to the nations to whom our service has been entrusted; to endeavor at every hour to spread the message of salvation granted to the Holy Apostles as Our Lord commands, to do, as the Canticle in the Gospel states: “to be a light to the revelation of the Gentiles, and the glory of Thy people Israel” (Lk. 2:32).

For a much clearer exposition of our Church’s position on the critical issues affecting Orthodoxy today, please read the Clergy Confession approved by our Metropolitan.

August 21, 2017

St. Hormisdas [+420] and Persian Martyrs

From Book V, Chapter 38, of St. Theodoret of Cyrus’  “Ecclesiastical History”: Of the Persecutions in Persia and of them that were Martyred there. At this […]
August 19, 2017

Feast of the Holy Transfiguration

  Homily by St. Gregory Palamas For an explanation of the present Feast and understanding of its truth, it is necessary for us to turn to […]
May 27, 2017

Sermon of Metropolitan John on the Feast of the Passion of St. John Before the Latin Gate May 6 / 19

Sermon of Metropolitan John at Holy Transfiguration Western Rite Orthodox Church on the Feast of the Passion of St. John Before the Latin Gate (May 6 […]
May 5, 2017

Event at Holy Transfiguration Western Rite Orthodox Church with Metropolitan John and Clergy

Join Metropolitan John and supporters for Pontifical Rite Holy Mass on May 19th at Holy Transfiguration Church in Woodstock. The Feast of the Passion of St. […]
February 4, 2017

Feast of the Holy Apostle Timothy, January 22 (OS) / February 4 (NS)

From the Prologue of Ochrid: Timothy was one of the Seventy Apostles. He was born in Lystra in Lycaonia of a Greek father and a Jewish […]