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of St. Michael © by Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery.
Used with permission.
Our
parish exists for one reason: in order to "show forth"
the Kingdom of God in this world. The links below will
show you some of our activities and some of the fine people
who help to make this parish the warm and godly community
that it is. With all of the needs in the larger community
of Geneva, we are always cognizant that we must work harder
to broaden our outreach and to help those in need. We
know that we must reach beyond the needs of our own parish
to manifest the love of Christ to all. May God have mercy
on us as we seek to be a more godly parish (in Greek,
"paroikos" --parish-- literally means "neighbor"),
bearing the name of our dear Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
with honor --
the disciples were first called Christians at Antioch
(Acts 11:26).
The
old saying is true: "many hands make light work."
This is most true when it comes to carrying the love and
light of Christ to our neighbors in Geneva. If you are
looking for a loving community of sincere Christians,
who worship God in the "Beauty of Holiness"
and with the songs and sounds of the ancient liturgies
of the Church; if you are interested in reaching out in
love to those in need around us; if you desire to serve
God in His Church that He established first in Jerusalem
and which He spread through the Apostles to Antioch and
from there to the whole world, then St. Michael's Antiochian
Orthodox Christian Church is the place to be.
We
need many hands to do the work of Christ in this vineyard.
We welcome you to come and be part of our community. The
great Mystery and beauty of the Kingdom of God awaits.
