St. Tikhon Orthodox Christian Mission
19035 Plaza Drive, Parker Colorado 80134

Welcome - Come and See!

Hello and Greetings in the Lord.

I’m Father Alexander Vallens, priest and rector of St. Tikhon Orthodox Christian Mission. We are a parish of the Orthodox Church in America. The Orthodox Church is the original, ancient Christian church founded by Christ at Pentecost, and continued by His apostles. It has been in unbroken existence for 2000 years. Throughout its history, Orthodox Christianity (sometimes called Eastern Orthodoxy) has remained faithful to the teachings and practices of the Apostles and the Early Church Fathers.

The beauty of Orthodox worship must be experienced to be appreciated, so I invite you to visit us. Please feel free to come as you are. We’re a diverse community – young, old, individuals, families, of various backgrounds, with many converts. You’re very welcome, regardless of your familiarity with the Church. Feel free to reach out to me by phone or email with any questions or concerns. You can also check out our Facebook site to get a better feel for the community. We are located in Parker, Colorado (metro Denver) but welcome visitors from anywhere.

This website lists upcoming services and a calendar for the month. Newcomers often find our Saturday evening services (Great Vespers) the easiest to follow, but you can attend any of our services.

I hope to see you here soon!

 

 

 

Upcoming Events and Services

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    Oct

    Sunday
    Protection of the Theotokos
    9:10am Hours
    9:30am Divine Liturgy
  • 4

    Oct

    Wednesday
    6:00pm Akathist to St. Tikhon
    Fast
  • 8

    Oct

    Sunday
    9:10am Hours
    9:30am Divine Liturgy
  • 14

    Oct

    Saturday
    5:30pm Great Vespers
    6:30pm Confession
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    Oct

    Sunday
    9:10am Hours
    9:30am Divine Liturgy
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    Oct

    Sunday
    9:10am Hours
    9:30am Divine Liturgy

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Today's Commemorations

Callistratus the Martyr & his 49 Companions, Mark, Aristarchos, and Zenon, Apostles of the 70, Akylina the New Martyr of Thessaloniki, Gideon the Righteous

Do you have a heart of steel? But there is no place for steel in paradise. Paradise has need of humility and the love of Christ, which pities all men. The grace of God is not in the man who does not love his enemies. – St. Silouan the Athonite

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Today's Scripture Reading

ST. PAUL'S LETTER TO THE EPHESIANS 3:8-21
Brethren, to me, though I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ, and to make all men see what is the plan of the mystery hidden for ages in God who created all things; that through the church the manifold wisdom of God might now be made known to the principalities and powers in the heavenly places. This was according to the eternal purpose which he has realized in Christ Jesus our Lord, in whom we have boldness and confidence of access through our faith in him. So l ask you not to lose heart over what I am suffering for you, which is your glory. For this reason I bow my knees before the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with might through his Spirit in the inner man, and that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith, that you, being rooted and grounded in love, may have power to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth, and to know the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with the fulness of God. Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to do far more abundantly than all that we ask or think, to him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, for ever and ever. Amen.
LUKE 5:33-39
At that time, the Pharisees came to Jesus and said to him, "Why do the disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink?" And Jesus said to them, "Can you make wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them? The days will come, when the bridegroom is taken away from them, and then they will fast in those days." He told them a parable also: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it upon an old garment; if he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins; if he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine desires new; for he says, 'The old is better.'
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St. Tikhon Orthodox Christian Mission
19035 Plaza Drive; Parker, Colorado 80134
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