St. Basil's Bread / New Year - 12/28/08
On Sunday, December 28th, the Sunday before the feastday of St. Basil the Great (January 1st) we kept the custom of the Vasilopeta. This year the coins were received by Frank and Susan Pappas (one coin each!). May the Lord grant them many blessed years!The tradition of Saint Basil’s Coin dates to the fourth century, when St. Basil the Great, the father of philanthropy, wanted to distribute money to the poor in his diocese. He commissioned some women to bake sweetened bread, in which he placed gold coins. Thus the poor families in cutting the bread to nourish themselves were pleasantly surprised to find the coins. This custom is kept to this day among Orthodox Christians, who on Saint Basil’s Day, January 1st, place gold coins inside a loaf of sweetened bread in honor of the Saint’s care for the poor. The one who finds the coin in his or her piece is considered commissioned by St. Basil to carry on his work for the poor, and in exchange he will ask the Lord for whatever is needful for the New Year.
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On the Sunday of All Saints of North America, June 14, 2026, we welcomed five new members into the Holy Orthodox Church: Samara (Svetlana) Parsells, Joshua (Moses) Fantigrossi, Joshua (Paul) McKelvey, Rachel (Matrona) Rinas, and Kyle (Maximus) Rinas. We congratulate them, their families, their friends, and all who joined us for this joyful occasion. May the Lord grant His newly-received servants health, strength, salvation, growth in every good work, and many blessed years!
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