Hosanna! Blessed is He who comes in the Name of the Lord! God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!

On Saturday, April 12 and Sunday, April 13 the faithful of Christ the Saviour (Harrisburg) celebrated the Great Feast of the Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday). At Liturgy we welcomed Gregory Woodbridge into the Orthodox Church through the Mystery of Holy Chrismation, and we enrolled Greg Beckley into the Catechumenate.  At the conclusion of the service we recognized several of our youth who participated in their first confession. A special thanks to Eleanor Herman and Marie Reba for teaching the class. May God grant them all many years!

(Troparion) By raising Lazarus from the dead before Thy passion, Thou didst confirm the universal resurrection, O Christ God! Like the children with the branches of victory, we cry out to Thee, O Vanquisher of Death: Hosanna in the highest! Blessed is he that comes in the name of the Lord!

The community of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church (Harrisburg, PA) hosted four talks for our 2025 Great Lent Adult Education Series - How to have a good Great Lent: Getting Right with God, your neighbor, and yourself. Each of the talks was preceded by Lenten Compline. Glory to God for all things!

To watch recordings please visit: https://www.ctshbg.org/greatlent2025

To watch/listen to recordings of previous series visit: https://www.ctshbg.org/lectures 

On April 6, St. Mary of Egypt Sunday, the St. Tikhon Seminary Mission Choir, visited the community of Christ the Saviour and sang the responses at the Divine Liturgy. Fr. John Parker (Seminary Dean) offered an inspiring homily (listen), and the choir lifted our hearts as they sang not only beautifully - but prayerfully! Our faithful especially enjoyed learning more about the seminarians at the fellowship hour. Glory to God for all things!

On Saturday, March 8th, our community joined the Orthodox parishes of South Central PA for the Pan-Orthodox Vespers at St. John Chrysostom Antiochian Orthodox Church in York, PA. The homilist was His Grace Bishop John (Abdalah) of the Diocese of Worcester and New England (Antiochian). What a blessing to witness the unity of our Orthodox Christian faith!

On Sunday, March 9th the community of Christ the Saviour celebrated the first Sunday of Great Lent (the Triumph of Orthodoxy) in thanksgiving to God for His many blessings. At the Liturgy the faithful participated in a procession commemorating the restoration of the holy icons. Finally, with the blessing of Archbishop Mark, we administered the oath of office to our newly elected parish council. Glory to God for all things!

This is the Faith of the Apostles.
This is the Faith of the Fathers.
This is the Faith of the Orthodox.
This is the Faith which has established the Universe.

On Saturday, Jan 18 the community of Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church celebrated the Baptism of Thomas (Luke) Keiper. On Sunday, Jan 19 he was joined by his fiancé Jessica Gaydos, as they were both received through the Sacrament of Holy Chrismation, and partook of the Holy Eucharist. May God grant them "many years" as faithful members of the Body of Christ!

On Sunday, January 12 the community of Christ the Saviour continued its celebration of the feast of Theophany, and participated in the Great Blessing of Water at the conclusion of the Divine Liturgy. Glory to God for all things!