Ministries

Liturgical Ministry

V. Rev. Peter A. Baktis

Education

Father Peter

Outreach/Crisis Ministry

Dcn. John (Russell) Komline

Women's Group

The Sisterhood of SS Mary & Martha

Mat. Jeanne Baktis

Church School

Father Peter 

Children's Ministry

Kristina Baktis 

Orthodox Inquiries Class

Father Peter

Congregational Music

Katya Ermolaev

Hospitality

Mat. Jeanne Baktis

Strategic Finance Committee Chair

Stacey Gleeson

Book Club

Mat. Jeanne Baktis

Bulletin Ministry

Nina Robinson & Lauren Ugorji

Capital Campaign

Dcn. John (Russell) Komline

Communications

Suzanne Dragan

Landscape Ministry

John Dragan

Social Media

Gabrielle Dragan

Webmaster

Gabrielle Dragan

Education Ministry

Who:

Members of the Mother of God community, both young people and adults, those who know the scriptures well, and those who don't know where to begin in reading the Bible, those who are able to commit to regular attendance, and those who are not.

When:

Saturdays at 6:00pm after Vespers.

What:

Bring your bible - any version/translation.

For further information, please contact Father Peter.

Phone (703) 615-9617.

Church School

Church School meets twice monthly on Sundays following Divine Liturgy.

“What good fortune therefore it is to receive a good, truly Christian upbringing, to enter with it into the years of youth, then in the same spirit to enter into the years of adulthood” - Saint Theophan the Recluse

In Sunday school, children learn about our Orthodox Faith. However, parents are the most influential persons in a child’s life. They are the first and best teacher of a child. Therefore, it is confusing for children when parents expect them to do more than what they, as adults do in the Christian life. We are called to become living icons of God. We are to be examples to our children and to model a Christian life. If we want our children to go to confession, we need to go to confession. If we want them to receive communion, we need to receive communion. If we want them to have God as a priority, we have to live a life that is reflective of this. We need to make attendance at church services a priority. If we want our children to be faithful, loving, forgiving and God fearing people, we have to be the example. We should live a Christian life daily, hourly, not only on Sundays. Our homes should be little churches with icon corners where the family can pray together or in their rooms in private. We should incense and bless our homes so that our God and Savior Jesus Christ becomes real to them, and they will begin to experience the sweet fragrance of His mercy and love. “Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it (Proverbs 22:6).”

We welcome parents as guest teachers. Please contact us if you would like to share a lesson, a book, a craft or an experience with our children.

“The righteous who walks in his integrity - blessed are his children after him! (Proverbs 20:7).”

Visit these websites
for children:

Orthodox ABC

For Middle School & up:

Be the Bee