Welcome to
St. Elias Orthodox Church

On Sunday morning we celebrate two services: Orthros and Divine Liturgy.

Orthros is a prayer service dedicated to remembering Christ's resurrection from the dead and the work He continues to do through His people to this day. It serves as a preparation service for the Divine Liturgy that follows.

The Divine Liturgy is the most important service in the Orthodox Church focusing on receiving Holy Communion.

It is normal for Orthodox faithful to arrive either before Orthros, which begins at 9, or anytime between 9 and 10 o'clock, before Divine Liturgy begins.

You may notice that we stand a lot during our services. This is a historic Christian posture for prayer, and at St. Elias we continue this unbroken tradition.

St. Elias does have pews though! It is customary to sit and stand when others in the congregation do. But feel free to sit when you need to.

Take note of any questions you have and after the service meet with our priest or one of the members of the Church. We are happy to connect you to the right person!

While we have great respect for other Christian traditions, only prepared Orthodox Christians can receive the sacraments of the Church, which includes Holy Communion.

For Orthodox Christians, participation in Holy Communion means we are part of the same body, believe the same things, and live the same spiritual life.

If you would like to join that body, and become an Orthodox Christian, talk with our priest about joining the Orthodox Church.

We do, however, always invite all visitors, inquirers, and catechumens to venerate the cross and partake of the blessed bread at the end of the service.