Thursday, April 10, 2014

WELCOME!

St. Polycarp of Smyrna
GREETINGS!                 

     WE HAVE A CHAPEL IN OUR HOME WHERE WE HAVE LAY SERVICES WITH AN OCCASIONAL VISIT BY A PRIEST TO SERVE THE DIVINE LITURGY. WHEN THERE IS NO PRIEST PRESENT WE READ VESPERS ON SATURDAY EVENINGS (CALL 615-971-4439 FOR TIME) AND THE HOURS AND TYPICA ON SUNDAY MORNINGS AT 9:00 AM FOLLOWED BY COFFEE HOUR AND A STUDY/DISCUSSION TIME. WE ALSO HAVE VESPERS ON THE EVE OF MAJOR FEAST DAYS (CALL FOR TIMES).  

     WE ARE LOCATED IN SMYRNA, TENNESSEE, 25 MINUTES EAST OF NASHVILLE ON I-24 TOWARDS CHATTANOOGA/ATLANTA. 

Unity of  Greek, American, Russian and Romanian Churches
       WE ARE A PART OF THE GENUINE ORTHODOX CHURCH OF GREECE UNDER ARCHBISHOP KALLINIKOS OF GREECE AND HIS EMINENCE METROPOLITAN DEMETRIUS OF NEW YORK OF THE GOC OF AMERICA. WE FOLLOW THE CHURCH CALENDAR AND ARE NOT A PART OF THE FALSE ECUMENICAL MOVEMENT AS EXEMPLIFIED IN THE WORLD COUNCIL OF CHURCHES AND THE WORLD PARLIAMENT OF RELIGIONS. CONSEQUENTLY, WE ARE NOT IN COMMUNION WITH WORLD ORTHODOXY.  

     OUR MISSION IS TO SEEK TO BE CONFORMED TO THE WAY, THE LIFE AND THE TRUTH OF CHRIST THE SAVIOR AS REVEALED IN THE CHURCH OF THE APOSTLES, FATHERS, SAINTS, MARTYRS AND CONFESSORS AND PRESERVED TO THIS DAY AS THE ONE, HOLY, CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF CHRIST - THE HOLY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH AND TO INVITE SEEKERS OF THIS TRUTH TO JOIN US.  
House Chapel
The Holy Table in our Chapel
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FOR INFORMATION CALL (615) 971-4439



Baptism of Nonna and Jason
Fr. Vassily and the faithful at St. Polycarp Chapel