Saints Peter & Paul Orthodox Church

1415 East Broadway Boulevard
P.O. Box 42816 · Tucson, AZ 85733-2816
Tel & FAX: +1-520-622-1566
E-mail: info@sspp-tucson.org


A Mission Parish of the Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Portland and the Western United States
of the Holy Orthodox Church in North America

What is HOCNA?

History of the Orthodox Church

The Orthodox Church is the True Apostolic Church of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, who founded His Church through His Apostles. By the grace of the Holy Spirit received at Pentecost, the Apostles established the Church throughout the ancient world. For a millennium, Orthodox Christendom was undivided, under the leadership of the Bishops of five Apostolic Patriarchates: Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem.

Over time, however, the Patriarchate of Rome introduced various heresies: changing the Nicene Creed, claiming supremacy of the Pope of Rome over the other Bishops, and promoting the false doctrine of purgatory. These and other innovations, unhistorical and unsupported by either Holy Scripture or Holy Tradition, resulted in the separation of Rome from the historical and true Church of Christ in 1054.

Drifting further from its origins, continuing to introduce innovations, the Western church in the 16th century was shattered into a myriad of sects by the Protestant Reformation. Also in that century, Rome introduced the Gregorian calendar, in direct contradition to the tradition of the Church, which followed the Julian calendar.

In Greece, Russia, the Balkans, the Middle East, and elsewhere, however, the True Apostolic Church of Christ continued to flourish, preserving the Faith of Christ pure and unchanged.

World Orthodoxy Today

Tragically, the Orthodox world was rent asunder in the 1920s by the innovations of the Patriarch of Constantinople, who, without consulting the other Patriarchs and Bishops, introduced the Gregorian calendar, replacing the Julian calendar. Since that time, as one after another of the historic Patriarchates adopted the Gregorian calendar, the pan-heresy of ecumenism has spread throughout the Church, aided by the superficial unity created by the use of the Gregorian calendar.

Ecumenism – in which all churches and organizations calling themselves Christian are said to be equal, each having some "part" of the truth – has been spread by the World Council of Churches and is now following its logical course of expanding to include all non-Christian religions as well. We live in an age in which the path Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ showed us is said to be just one path to "God" among many paths (i.e., Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Native American shamanism). This inclusiveness is called syncretism. Truth has been not only divided into parts, but is now relative and adaptive. (Truth, like the Church, is indivisible and cannot exist in "parts.")

Another result of the "new" Orthodoxy is that worship services have been shortened, pews and organs have been introduced, fasting is neglected, and many of the canons of the Church, decided upon by Ecumnical Councils many centuries ago, have been abandoned – all in the name of progress, relevance to modern lifestyles, and the goal of a superficial union with other churches and organizations.

HOCNA – The Holy Orthodox Church in North America

The Holy Orthodox Church in North America (HOCNA) is an Eparchial Synod of the True Orthodox Church of Greece. We follow the Julian calendar and oppose all changes and innovations which are undertaken in the name of ecumenism or modernism. We do not participate in syncretistic worship and we do not share the Holy Mysteries with other jurisdictions that do participate in syncretistic worship.

The Holy Orthodox Church in North America consists of three Metropolitan Dioceses – Boston, Toronto, and Portland and the Western United States. Metropolitan Ephraim is the ruling bishop of Boston; Metropolitan Makarios is the ruling bishop of Toronto; and Metropoltan Moses is the ruling bishop of Portland and the Western United States. Suffragan Bishop Archimandrite Sergios of Loch Lomond assists Metropolitan Moses. Suffragan Bishop Demetrius of Carlisle assists Metropolitan Ephraim.

Our faithful come from a wide variety of ethnic backgrounds. While English is the primary language of worship, some parishes use either Church Greek or Church Slavonic, some in combination with English.

Search our Directory to locate the HOCNA parish, mission, or monastery nearest you.

The Three Hierarchs of HOCNA

From left to right: Metropolitan Makarios of Toronto;
Metropolitan Moses of Portland and the Western United States;
and Metropolitan Ephraim of Boston.



HOCNA DIRECTORY OF NORTH AMERICA
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OUTSIDE OF NORTH AMERICA
Byelorussia · France · Georgia · Greece · Guatamala
Kenya · Russia · Switzerland · Uganda · Ukraine



Alberta, CANADA

Most Holy Mother of God, Keeper of the Portal, Orthodox Church
639 9th Avenue NE
Calgary, Alberta T2E 0W4
Phone: (403) 276-4347
(served by the Toronto clergy)

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Arizona, USA

Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox Mission Parish
1415 East Broadway Boulevard
PO Box 42816
Tucson, Arizona 85733-2816
Phone/Fax: (520) 622-1566
Internet: http://www.sspp-tucson.org
(services in English; served by His Eminence, Moses, Metropolitan of Portland and the West, and Diocesan Clergy)

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BAHAMAS

Saint Andrew's-by-the-Sea Orthodox Mission
Lochabar
P.O. CT 30360
Long Island, Bahamas
Phone: (242) 337-3218

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California, USA

Christ the Saviour Mission
620 Glenwood Avenue
Bakersfield, California 93305-1410 [Kern County]
Contact: John Engel joe@engelengineers.com
(services in English; served by His Grace, Sergios, Suffragan Bishop of Loch Lomond, and Diocesan Clergy)

Saint Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church
1459 Resevoir Street S.
PO Box 1984
Pomona, California 91769-1984 [Los Angeles]
Phone: (909) 623-9563
Rector: Father Nicholas Liberis, Archpriest
Deacon: Father Michael Whipple
(services in Greek/English)

Saint Gregory of Sinai Monastery
8252 Harrington Flat Road
Kelseyville, California 95451 [Lake County]
Phone: (707) 279-0488; Fax: (707) 279-0508
Internet: http://www.gsinai.com
Abbot: His Grace, Sergios, Suffragan Bishop of Loch Lomond

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Florida, USA

Saint John of Kronstadt Orthodox Church
15 Magnolia Street
Flagler Beach, Florida 32136 [Daytona Beach]
Phone: (386) 439-1237
Rector: Father Theodore Stavru
(services mostly in English)

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Illinois, USA

Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Mission
20662 Francisca Way
Frankfort, Illinois 60423 [Chicago]
(815) 806-8024
Parish Warden: Theodore Pappas
Phone: (262) 784-3373
Parish Officer: Aristides Ketsios
(services in English)

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Maine, USA

Cell of the Annunciation
Cape Neddick, Maine [York]

Holy Ascension Skete
647 Route 1, PMB #175
PO Box 3000
York, Maine 03909
Fax: (307) 351-1179
Abbot: Reverend Archimandrite Adrian

Holy Apostles Hermitage
Cape Neddick, Maine [York]
(served by the monastery clergy)

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Manitoba, CANADA

Mission Community of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
PO Box 512
Russell, Manitoba R0J 1W0
Phone: (204) 773-2364
Parish Warden: Nicholas Dohie
(services in English; served by Father Bohdan Borody)

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Maryland, USA

Saint Cosmas of Aitolia Orthodox Church
6315 Princess Garden Parkway
Lanham, Maryland 20706 [Washington, DC]
Phone: (301) 776-3189
Rector: Archpirest Seraphim Johnson
(services in English and Greek)

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Massachusetts, USA

Ascension of our Saviour Orthodox Mission Parish
62 Bow Street
Carver, Massachusetts 02330-1230 [Plymouth]
Phone/Fax: (508) 866-7254
Rector: Father George Liadis
(services mostly in English)

Holy Nativity Convent
70 Codman Road
Brookline, Massachusetts 02445-7555 [Boston]
Phone: (617) 566-0156
Fax: (617) 566-4183
Internet: http://www.holynativityconvent.com
Abbess: Reverend Mother Seraphima
(served by Archpriest George Kochergin and the clerty of Holy Transfiguration Monastery)

Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Boston
1476 Centre Street
Roslindale, Massachusetts 02131-1417 [Boston]
Phone: (617) 323-6379; Fax: (617) 323-3861
Internet: http://www.homb.org
Diocesan Council:
  His Eminence, Ephraim, Metropolitan of Boston
  His Grace, Demetrius, Saffragan Bishop of Carlisle, Chancellor
  Father Christos Constantinou, Protopresbyter, Diocesan Secretary
  Father John Fleser, Archpriest, Treasurer

Holy Transfiguration Monastery
278 Warren Street
Brookline, Massachusetts 02445-5927 [Boston]
Phone: (617) 734-0608; (617)277-3858
Fax: (617) 730-5783
Internet: http://www.thehtm.org
Elder: Rev. Archimandrite Panteleimon
Abbot: Rev. Archimandrite Isaac

Orthodox Church of Saint John the Confessor
244 High Street
PO Box 788
Ipswich, Massachusetts 01938-0788 [Boston]
Phone: (978) 356-5303
Rector: Father John Knox
Deacon: Father James Graves
Deacon: Father Michael Knox
(services in English)

Saint Anna's Orthodox Church
852 South Street
Roslindale, Massachusetts 02131-2448 [Boston]
Phone: (617) 327-5300
Internet: http://www.homb.org/st_annas/
Rector: Father John Fleser, Archpriest
Assistant Priest: Father Dimitry Kukunov
Deacon: Father Otari Deisadze Deacon: Father Yakov Tseitlin
(services in English)

Saint Mark of Ephesus Orthodox Cathedral
850 South Street
PO Box 129
Roslindale, Massachusetts 02131-0129 [Boston]
Phone: (617) 469-2380
Rector: Father Christos Constantinou, Protopresbyter
Protodeacon: Father Demetrios Houlares
Deacon: Father John Mihopoulos
(services in Greek and English)

Saint Philaret Orthodox Mission Chapel
Days Inn
450 Memorial Avenue
Chicopee, Massachusetts 01020 [Springfield]
Phone: 413) 848-0431
(served by diocesan clergy and Deacon Jacob Wojcik)

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Minnesota, USA

Prophet Elias Orthodox Church
1756 University Avenue
St. Paul, Minnesota 55104
Phone: (612) 644-4268
Rector: Father Andrew Boroda, Protopresbyter
Assistant Priest: Father Michael Waples (services in English)

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Missouri, USA

Saint Katherine of Sinai Mission Church
8400 New Hampshire Avenue
St. Louis, Missouri 63123-2553
Phone: (314) 352-2564
Rector: Father Michael Azkoul
(services in English)

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New Hampshire, USA

Orthodox Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos
4 Union Street
Concord, New Hampshire 03301-4249
Phone: (603) 225-4909
Rector: Father John Routos
Assistant Priest: Father Andrew Snogren
Deacon: Father Eugene Durkee
(services in English)

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New York, USA

Saint Tatiana Orthodox Mission Chapel
50-40 46th Street
Woodside, New York 11377-7325 [New York City]
Phone: (718) 482-1372
(services in English; served by diocesan clergy and Heirodeacon John Zatonski))

Holy Protection Orthodox Mission Chapel
143 Main Street
Tonawanda, New York 14150 [Buffalo]
Phone: (716) 634-2590
Parish Warden: Andrew Galarneau
216 Ivyhurst Road
Amherst, New York 14226
Phone: (716) 833-7665
(services in English)

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Ontario, CANADA

Church of the Prophet Elias
Wollaston Township, Ontario
(services in Greek; served by the Toronto clergy)

Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Toronto
150 Steeles Avenue East
Thornhill, Ontario L3T 1A5
Phone: (905) 762-0126; Fax: (905) 763-6713
His Eminence, Makarios, Metropolitan of Toronto
(Locum Tenens of the Church in Greece)
Diocesan Council:
  His Eminence, Makarios, Metropolitan of Toronto
  Reverend Sergius Pellegrini, Chancellor
  John Mitsilios, Diocesan Secretary
  Nectarios Dounas, Treasurer

Holy Theotokos Convent
4369 Faulkner Avenue
Newmarket, Ontario L3Y 4W1 [Toronto]
Phone: (905) 473-9009; (905) 473-5115; Fax: (905) 473-9749
Abbess: Reverend Mother Nectaria
(served by the Toronto clergy)

Orthodox Church of the Mother of God of Prusa
461 Richmond Street East
Toronto, Ontario M5A 1R1
Phone: (416) 364-8918
(services in Greek; served by the clergy of Saint Nektarios Greek Orthodox Cathedral in Toronto)

Saint Joseph of Arimathea Orthodox Church
275 Wilson Heights Boulevard
North York, Ontario M3H 2V3 [Toronto]
Phone: (416) 630-6525
Rector: Father Sergius Pellegrini
(services in English)

Saint Nektarios Greek Orthodox Cathedral
1223 Dovercourt Road
Toronto, Ontario M6H 2Y1
Phone: (416) 537-7283
Rector: Archpriest Peter (Panagiotes) Carras
Assistant Priest: Father Alexander Dizes
Assistant Priest: Father George Turpa
(services in Greek)

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Oregon, USA

Holy Orthodox Metropolis of Portland and the Western United States
4550 NE 105th Avenue
Portland, OR 97220-3550
Diocesan Council:
  His Eminence, Moses, Metropolitan of Portland and the Western United States
  His Grace, Sergios, Suffragan Bishop of Loch Lomond, Chancellor
  Presbyter Constantine Parr, Dean, Diocesan Secretary
  Presbyter Photios Cooper, Treasurer

Holy Nativity of the Theotokos Orthodox Cathedral
4550 NE 105th Avenue
Portland, Oregon 97220-3350
Phone:(503) 262-6643
Rector: Presbyter Constantine Parr
Assistant Priest: Presbyter Photios Cooper
Deacon: Father George Psaromatis (services in English)

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Pennsylvania, USA

Pillars of Orthodoxy Church
350 W. Old York Road (Rt. 174 W.)
Carlisle, Pennsylvania 17013 [Harrisburg]
Phone: (717) 960-0101
Rector: Father Rodion Laskowski, Archpriest
Assistant Priest: Father Peter Farnsworth
Deacon: Father Christos Patitsas
(services in English)

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Saskatchewan, CANADA

Saint Andrew Ukrainian Orthodox Mission Parish
619 Candle Way
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 5B2
Phone: (306) 242-5738
Rector: Father Demjan Hohol
(services in Ukrainian and English)

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South Dakota, USA

Holy Enlighteners of America Orthodox Mission Community
2425 South Duluth Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57105-3738
Phone: (605) 330-0388
(services in English; served by Father Andrew Boroda)

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Utah, USA

Saint George Greek Orthodox Mission Parish
6308 Shenandoah Park Avenue
Murray, Utah 84121 [Salt Lake City]
Phone: (801) 274-3496
Church Warden: Gregory Adondakis

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Virginia, USA

Hermitage of Saint Mary Magdalene
7353 Woodlawn Lane
Warrenton, Virginia 20187-8954 [Washington, D.C.]
Phone: (540) 351-0530 Fax: Call indicated number first
(served by Father Michael Lightfoot, Archpriest, and Father James Bockman)

Holy Wisdom Orthodox Church
4561 Dunfries Road
Catlett, Virginia 20119-1712 [Washington, DC]
Phone: (540) 788-3073
Rector: Father Michael Lightfoot, Archpriest
Assistant Priest: Father James Bockman
(services in English)

Saint Seraphim of Sarov Orthodox Church
11009 Old Washington Highway
Glen Allen, VA 23060 [Richmond]
Phone (804) 730-8348
Rector: Father Nicodemos Gayle
(services in English)

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Washington, USA

Convent of the Meeting of the Lord in the Temple
29206 64th Avenue NW
Stanwood, Washington 98292-9457 [Everett]
Phone: (360) 629-0285; Fax: (360) 629-6065
Internet: http://www.orthodoxpress.org/convent/convent.htm
Abbess: Reverend Mother Thecla
(served by the Seattle clergy)

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Mission
3618 Lakeridge Drive E
Lake Tapps, WA 98391-9197
Phone: (253) 862-4620
Contact: James Tolas JamesT@orthodoxmetropolis.org
(services in English; served by His Eminence, Moses, Metropolitan of Portland and the West, and Diocesan Clergy)

Saint Nectarios Stavropegial Dependency
10300 Ashworth Avenue North
Seattle, Washington 98133-9410
Phone: (206) 522-4471
Internet: http://www.orthodoxpress.org
Rector: Father Neketas Palassis, Protopresbyter
Assistant Priest: Father Ihnat Ponomarchuk
(services in English)

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BYELORUSSIA

Orthodox Mission Chapel
Mozyl

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FRANCE

Kellion of Saint Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain
19 Valdemaine Street
49100 Angers
V. Rev. Elias (Amirault), Archimandrite
Phone:62-175-1020

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GEORGIA

Dormition of the Most Holy Mother of God
Tbilisi

Hermitage of Saint Maximus the Confessor
Abastumani

Holy Great Martyr and Trophybearer George
Shemokmedi

Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker
Kutaisi

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GREECE

Convent of the Annunciation
Oinoussis, Chios
TKL 82101
Abbess Christonymphi
Phone: 22710-55226

Skete of Saint Pantelaimon
Nikopolis 57017
Serres
Father Kassianos

Zoodohos Piyi
Trukifyis
Father Euthymios
PO Box 10461
Vasilika, Thessaloniki
TKL 57006
Phone: 23960-41038
Mobile: 697930-9612

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GUATAMALA

Holy Theophany Mission
c/o Cyril Mendoza
15 Avenue 1a Calle #2
Colonia San Jose Jocotales
Zona 6
Ciudad de Guatemala
Guatamala, C.A.

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KENYA

Orthodox Community
Kimondo, Nyeri District
Rector: Father Peter Kanyi Kogi
PO Box 53
Mukurwe-ini

Saint Cyprian of Carthage
Nanyuki
Rector: Father Joseph Maina
PO Box 53
Mukurwe-ini

Saint John of Kronstadt Orthodox Mission
Mutamaiyu Limuru
PO Box 885
Githunguri
Rector: Father Joseph Kamunge Waigi
Deacon: Father David Njanga Gaitho

Saint John the Russian
Nakuro
PO Box 885
Githunguri

Saint Nectarios Orthodox Church
Ngoru-Nyeri
Rector: Father Barnabas P. M. Njaria
PO Box 53
Mukurwe-ini

Saint Nicholas Orthodox Church
Gumba, Nyeri District
Rector: Father Simon Maina Mutahi
PO Box 53
Mukurwe-ini

Saint Philaret Orthodox Mission Center and Catechetical School
PO Box 885
Githunguri

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RUSSIA

Holy Dormition Convent
Chubayevo, Chuvashia

Saint John of Kronstadt
St. Petersburg

Saint Seraphim of Sarov
Moscow

Saint Spyridon
Michurinsk

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SWITZERLAND

Chapel of the Holy Transfiguration
Kalchbühlstrasse 87
8038 Zürich
Switzerland
Phone/Fax: 01482 3723
Rector: Father Maxime Doyon

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UGANDA

Saint Basil Holy Orthodox Church
PO Box 2
Kiboga
Phone: 256-784-40975
Rector: Father Spiridon Kisomose
Assistang Priest: Father George Sempa Kisomose
Deacon: Father Paul Sebulolo

Saint Catherine Holy Orthodox Church
Seeta
c/o Joseph Kigozi
P.O. Box 91
Deacon: Father Nicholas Kasaba

Saint Mark of Ephesus Holy Orthodox Church
Nkwale Parish
c/o PO Box 362
Mityana
Phone: (256) 779-86145
Rector: Father Christopher Kyagulanyi
Deacon: Father Joseph Musoke Kimu
Deacon: Father Dimitrius Kbanda

Saint Menas Holy Orthodox Church
PO Box 362
Mityana
Phone: (256) 756-29005
Rector: Father Azaria Mukasa

Saint Nectarios Holy Orthodox Church
PO Box 9540
Kampala
Phone: (256) 776-69430
Rector: Father Elias Rusoke
Deacon: Father Kevin Mukasa
Deacon: Father Nicholas Kasamba

Saint Nicholas Holy Orthodox Church
Kangulumira Parish
PO Box 11042
Kampala
Phone: (256) 774-07053
Rector: Father Christopher Tamale
Deacon: Father David Kirya

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UKRAINE

Saint Vladimir
Evpatoria

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