Weekend Services
Great Vespers
Saturday 5:00 PM
Divine Liturgy
Sunday 9:00 AM
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Welcome to St. Ignatius!

Welcome to the website of Saint Ignatius Antiochian Orthodox Church. We are an Orthodox Christian parish community from all walks of life, age groups and imperfections located in Mesa, Arizona. Whether you are a guest, an inquirer, or a visitor from another parish, we are pleased you are here! The purpose of our web site is to introduce you to our parish community, and to provide you with a brief overview of the Orthodox Church and faith. Our priest, Fr. James Coles is also personally available to answer any questions you may have about Orthodox Christianity, or about your spiritual experience, or personal faith journey.
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Announcements

Steering Committee meeting - will not meet tonight, Thursday May 8.

Great Vespers - Saturday, May 10, 5:00 p.m.

This Sunday is our Mother’s Day Breakfast - Happy Mother’s Day!
All mothers are cordially invited to a breakfast to be held in your honor, in our fellowship area immediately following Divine Liturgy. The "Unofficial" Men's Club
would like to pay tribute to you on this Mother's Day. Our teens will be serving.  Don't rush out the door to stand in line at a restaurant when you can be served by the men of the parish as we offer you our thanks and appreciation.

Teen Bible Study at The Gold Bar - Wednesday, May 14th, 3:30 p.m. This is the last teen Bible study before school is out.

No Great Vespers - Saturday, May 17

Antiochian’s Women’s Meeting - Sunday, May 18, following Divine Liturgy

Project Mexico Trip Opportunity
- Task: Building homes for families in Mexico, 200 other Orthodox Christians
from around the country will be participating.
- Dates: July 22-July29th, Group: 5-15 people, Cost: $495 per person (we will
fundraise)
- Contact: Alexxa Tavlarides , This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or 602-881-1011
- More info: www.projectmexico.org
- 14-18 year olds may come with an adult leader 1:5 ratio (we have two adults
so far)
- 14 and under must come with a parent

Orthodoxy Online

Interesting news, videos and podcasts relating to the Orthodox faith from around the web.
The History of the Orthodox Church (Video):
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3

The Orthodox Way of Life (Audio):
Episode 1

The Antiochian Orthodox Christian Network:
On line audio programming
Easter Chrismations (Video)
On line audio programming (Pictures)

Today We Celebrate

Commemoration of Thomas the Apostle, Called "The Twin" (May 4)

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