Welcome to the official website of the
Orthodox Church of the Mother of God,
Joy of all the Sorrowful,
founded in 1966
We are a small parish in the Diocese of New York and New Jersey, of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).
We are in historic Mays Landing, New Jersey, easily reachable near where Route 40 meets Route 50 in Atlantic County.
Street address:
Church of the Mother of God
115 Hudson St.
Mays Landing, New Jersey 08330
Our Rector, Rev. Boris Slootsky
2B Pembrooke Lane
Manchester, New Jersey 08759
Our Bishop, The Right Reverend Michael
Bishop of New York and the Diocese of New York and New Jersey Orthodox Church in America |
Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev
In our church, rests the relics of our father among the saints, the holy New Martyr Metropolitan Vladimir (Bogoyavlensky) of Kiev and Gallich, the first bishop to be tortured and slain by the Communists at the time of the Russian Revolution.
Martyr Metropolitan Vladimir is remembered on the day of his martyrdom, January 25. The Synaxis of Russia's New Martyrs and Confessors is also observed on the Sunday closest to January 25.
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Our Time, Talent, and Treasure
By His Grace, Michael ~ Bishop of New York & the Diocese of New York and New Jersey
Lessons in Our Faith - offered by His Grace, Bishop Michael
The Diocese of New York and New Jersey (Orthodox Church in America) presents this video as part of its "Lessons in Our Faith" series. In this installment, Bishop Michael discusses an approach to Christian stewardship and the support of the local parish community.
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Annual Parish meeting.
Our annual parish meeting will be Sunday February 12, 2012 right after coffee hour. All members of the parish are invited to attend.
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Conversations with our Bishops
"Conversations With Our Bishops" is a series of audio interviews of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America's fifty-three member hierarchs for the purpose of providing a broad swath of perspectives to the Church-at-large on the significance and work of the Assembly. Each week, a new interview will be made available here. Last week, our Bishop Mi
Click here to listen to the interviews.
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Schedule for NJ Deanery Sunday Lenten Vespers 2012 is as Follows:
- March 4, Sunday of Orthodoxy :
Saints Peter & Paul Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Passaic, NJ - Gold or Bright Vestments
- March 11, St Gregory Palamas:
St. Gregory Palamas, Glen Gardner, NJ, - Purple or Deep Red colored vestments
- March 18, Sunday of the Holy Cross:
Mother of God, Mays Landing, NJ - Red vestments
- March 25, Annunciation of the Holy Theotokos:
Annunciation Church, Brick, NJ - Blue vestments
- April 1, Saint Mary of Egypt:
Ss. Peter and Paul, Bayonne, NJ - Purple or Deep Red colored vestments
Also:
- April 18, 2012, Bright Wednesday Vespers,
Christ the Saviour Church, Paramus, NJ - Full White Vestments
(More information comming.)
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Icon of the Presentation (Meeting) of Our Lord
This Icon of the Presentation (Meeting) of Our Lord , is found on the Iconostas of our church, in the row of great feasts.
The Feast day is
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The Feast of the Meeting of the Lord and is celebrated in the Holy Orthodox Church as one of the great feast days on the 2nd of February.
The Meeting of the Lord
According to the Law of Moses, all Hebrew parents must bring their first born son on the fortieth day after birth to the Temple to be consecrated to God. It was the custom to bring a sacrifice in thanksgiving to God. The law was established in remembrance of the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt — freedom from slavery — when the first-born Hebrews were spared from death.
In fulfilment of this law, the Mother of God with Joseph brought the infant Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem and brought for the sacrifice two fledgling doves.
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Written by Fr. Alexander Schmemann
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GREAT LENT Its Meaning For Orthodox Christians
by THE RT. REV. ALEXANDER SCHMEMANN (1970)
GREAT LENT The Time of Repentance
"Brethren, while fasting bodily, let us,.also fast spiritually; let us loosen every bond of injustice; let us destroy the strong fetters of violence; let us tear up every unjust writing; let us give bread to the hungry and let us welcome the homeless poor to our houses, that from Christ our God we may receive the great mercy." (Stichira, Wednesday of the First Week)
We are approaching again the Great Lent- the time of repentance, the time of our reconciliation with God. Repentance is the beginning and also the condition of a truly Christian life. "Repent!" was the first word of Christ when He began to preach (Matt. 4:17). But what is repentance?
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The Sayings of the Fathers
Abba Abraham told of a man of Scetis who was a scribe and did not eat bread. A brother came to beg him to copy a book. The old man whose spirit was engaged in contemplation, wrote, omitting some phrases and with no punctuation. The brother, taking the book and wishing to punctuate it, noticed that words were missing. So he said to the old man, 'Abba, there are some phrases missing.' The old man said to him, 'Go, and practise first that which is written, then come back and I will write the rest.'
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