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Parish Life Posts

February 23, 2023

We wrapped up our 8 Dates Parish Edition last week with a fun dinner and fellowship hour and our final session. It was the perfect wa...

Fellowship

Rooted Campus Ministry

Working with OCF

February 23, 2023

"I wish I would have known about the Orthodox church years ago." Those are words I have personally spoken and heard echoed by num...

Fellowship

Help Wanted

Fellowship Ministry Volunteers

February 22, 2023

Fellowship Ministry Needs Help! We have a wonderful time of Fellowship after Liturgy every Sunday. Teams of 9 - 10 serve only four times pe...

Resources

Great Lent 2023

Resources for the Journey

February 01, 2023

Our Lenten theme this year is Preparing to meet the Bridegroom: Day by Day. The Church in Her Wisdom invites us to step out of “chrono...

St. Spyridon Philoptochos Generosity Report January – December 2022 In help...

Great Lent is right around the corner! With all the busyness in our lives it can be difficult to take time to focus on our spiritual life. ...

Service

We need You!

Become a St. Spyridon Usher

January 18, 2023

Upon entering our church, you are greeted by candles glowing; Sacred music fills the air; voices lifted declaring glory. You are greet...

Reflection

Saying Goodbye to 2022

Team Ecuador

January 10, 2023

Saying Goodbye to 2022 As we look forward to 2023 we look back on 2022 knowing that with your generous gifts and giving hearts Panaghia'...

Service

Papa Noel Pays a Visit

Thank You For Your Support!

December 31, 2022

On the plane coming back from visiting family, friends, and our St. Spyridon family I was thinking and praying about Panaghia’s Pantry...

Charity

Bringing Joy & Blessings

to 3 Families this Christmas

December 13, 2022

St. Spyridon Brings Joy and Blessing to 3 Families This Christmas! 2022 Adopt-A-Family Project Success Philoptochos, or Friends of...

Charity

Thank You!

Walk & Give to end Hunger

October 04, 2022

Walk & Give to End Local Hunger – 2022 Many thanks to the walkers and donors! We ended our month’s long service proje...

News

Church School

Registration & Calendar

July 28, 2022

Dear families! Thank you for taking the time to register your child (or children) for the 2022-2023 Church School year! Registrati...

Service

Thank you for the Prayers

Panaghia's Pantry

July 11, 2022

National Strike in Ecuador Hampers our Deliveries June 13-June 30, 2022 We had completed our May food deliveries on Tuesday May 31 and plan...

Service

66,500 Pounds of Food!

Panaghia's Pantry- 2 Years

June 01, 2022

On May 26, 2022 it was two years since Panaghia's Pantry delivered the first 85 food kits. Total as of today 8050 food kits ...

Service

Opportunity to Serve

Fellowship Help Needed

May 26, 2022

Fellowship Help Needed! We need more Fellowship Team members! Your service to our parish is only four times per year. Help setup, bri...

News

Vacation Church Camp 2022

May 04, 2022

Vacation Church Camp 2022 June 13-16 8:30am - 12:00pm This year's theme: Full of Grace Register April 29th -...

Service

Panaghia's Pantry

Expanding the Ministry

May 02, 2022

The Panaghia's Pantry Team is excited to announce that we have expanded the ministry to include Housing. Panaghia's Housing ha...

News

2nd Annual Lenten Retreat

With Fr. Stephen Freeman

March 17, 2022

Nearly 80 people gathered in person to hear Fr. Stephen Freeman speak on The Christian Perspective on Shame. To date about 35 others have li...

The St. Spyridon Philoptochos held a beautiful Apokries Membership Social on Saturday, March 5. It was a wonderful event that a...

News

Lenten Confessions

The Sacrament of Repentance

February 10, 2022

"To repent is not to look downward at my own shortcomings, but upward at God's love. It is not to look backward with self-repr...

St. Spyridon Philoptochos Generosity Report January – December 2021 In helping others we he...

Reflection

Thank You from Ecuador

Panaghia's Pantry

January 18, 2022

A Year End Update from Ecuador and our Panaghia's Pantry Team We delivered 125 food kits to close out our 2021 deliveries wit...

Charity

Papa Noel Pays a Visit

Panaghia's Pantry

December 22, 2021

A Christmas Message from Yota and Vasili... Today , Wednesday, December 22nd, we went to a small village that is North and inland from us w...

Thank you for attending the Greek Gatsby Gala! We hope that you had an enjoyable evening as we stepped back in time and traveled th...

Community Update, October 27, 2021. Listen as Fr. Evan brings us an update on new and important items impacting the parish community of St. ...

Tuesdays 10 - 11 AM Current book: The Gospel according to Luke Taught by Fr. Evan Saturdays (Beginning November 13) Following 5...

News

COVID Update

County Health Mask Mandate

October 19, 2021

Dear St. Spyridon Family: As Orthodox Christians we are called to reflect Christ’s love to our brothers and sisters with grace and ob...

News

Bell Dedication

A New Voice at the Parish

October 03, 2021

This morning the community celebrated the completion of a new bell tower on the parish grounds. The 1200-pound bell which was cast in 1871 w...

Fellowship

Community Nights

7 Thursdays this Fall

August 16, 2021

We invite you to join us as we gather our community to spend time together worshiping God and building our parish family. September 16...

News

The Relationship Project

August 09, 2021

We are excited to annoucene that this year we will continue our joureny of exploring what it means to have good relationsips with God, ...

A Saturday with Habitat for Humanity Ten intrepid parishioners gathered in southeast Loveland on Saturday, July 31 and joined with Loveland...

News

Church School

New Format, starting Sep 12

July 20, 2021

This year, Church School will look a little different. We will be holding mini camps on 8 Sundays after Liturgy. Modeled after Vac...

Elder member Arlen Sarian shares his journey from evangelical church planter to a devout son of the Orthodox Church I was born in Cairo, Eg...

St. Spyridon founding member Angela Palmer talks about cross-culture adjustment, persistence, and the origins of our St. Spyridon parish AP...

Service

Shannon Todd

OCMC Missionary to Mexico

June 17, 2021

Shannon Todd, our missionary serving at Project Mexico and Saint Innocent Orphanage, is setting up a newsletter to update those who prefer n...

News

Catechism Class

Learn about the Church

May 27, 2021

This summer series will explore the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church. In our culture, we all know about Christmas and Easter, but there a...

News

Sunday Service Schedule

Important Things to Know

May 17, 2021

Dear Parishioners of Saint Spyridon: Christ is Risen! Throughout the pandemic the Parish Council and our clergy have striven to be obedien...

Fellowship

VCC 2021

May 09, 2021

You can register today for Vacation Church Camp 2021! We are excited to announce that our annual day camp for ages 4-14 will be hosted ...

Service

Acts of Love & Kindness

Come Join Philoptochos!

March 12, 2021

Acts of Love & Kindness In 2013 shortly after converting to Orthodoxy, my Greek Nouna (a word I had never heard before) “...

Dear Fr. Evan/St. Spyridon, Thank you for your generous donation to support my work at Project Mexico and Saint Innocent Orphanage. Your su...

News

Our Journey To Pascha

Services and Opportunities

February 17, 2021

We invite you to join us this Great Lent as you light the lamp of your soul, preparing yourself to meet the Bridegroom. Our goal is to provi...

Charity

St. Spyridon Philoptochos

2020 Generosity Report

January 28, 2021

St. Spyridon Philoptochos 2020 Generosity Report In helping others we help ourselves, and every act of kindness we show enriches our lives....

Panaghia’s Pantry Update We are most grateful for everyone’s support and that of the many wonderful Panaghia’s Pa...

Charity

St. Innocent Orphanage

Thank you!

January 20, 2021

My dear friends and spiritual family at Saint Spyridon, Thank you so much for your generous contributions to the Philoptochos December serv...

This year's Lent may once again look differently, and dare I say more "independent" than I'm sure the Church would ever ha...

Small towns have a way of getting in your blood. Rarely will you hear of people exclaiming when they are long in the tooth that they wish th...

It was another “banjo Sunday” at church. The worship team, perky in cowboy garb and with bright bandanas around their necks, led...

Resources

St. Basil & Vasilopita

History,Tradition & Coins

December 16, 2020

THE TRADITION OF THE VASILOPITA  (pronounced “ vă-sē-LŌ-pē-tă ”) The tradition of baking and c...

Our Stories

Pilgrim for a Long Time

Our Stories

December 07, 2020

A Pilgrim for a Long Time: An Interview with Church Sexton Darrell St. Spyridon: Tell me about your religious background, how you grew up. ...

The past several months have created a large amount of fear and hardship for many families in our community, state, and nation. From the ver...

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