All Saints of North America Orthodox Church · Phoenix, Arizona

Orthodox Church on the west side of Phoenix Arizona including Sun City, Surprise, Peoria, Glendale, Litchfield Park, Buckeye, Tonopah, and more

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The Reason Orthodox Christians Cross Themselves from Right to Left

March 22, 2025 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

Orthodox cross themselves from right to left. first we will describe the mechanics of making the cross, then explain why it is indeed important that we make the sign of the cross correctly. Placing the cross on oneself 1) We place our thumb and first two fingers together in a point, and our last we fingers flat against our palm. The three fingers together represent the Holy Trinity – Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and the two fingers in the palm represent the two natures of Christ. 2) We touch our forehead, then our belly, tracing the vertical part of the cross. 3) From our belly, we bring our hand up to our right shoulder, touching it. 4) We finish placing the cross on ourself by … [Read more...]

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Children’s Lesson for Sunday, March 19, 2023

March 15, 2023 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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Children’s Lessons for Sunday, March 12, 2023

March 9, 2023 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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Children’s Lesson for Sunday March 5, 2023

February 28, 2023 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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Lesson for Sunday, February 26, 2023 – Forgiveness Sunday

February 22, 2023 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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Lesson for Sunday of the Universal Judgement

February 14, 2023 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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Lesson for the Sunday of the Prodigal Son

February 7, 2023 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

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An Apologetic for Home Education in the 21st Century

October 10, 2020 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

By Allison Burr  In the greatest of ironies, a recent issue of Harvard Magazine has condemned parents being at home with their children all day, even while the governments across America have now required it for the past several weeks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. My efforts to recast homeschooling in a less-threatening light are rooted in two things: teleology and practice. In the most recent issue of Harvard Magazine, Erin O’Donnell presents Dr. Elizabeth Bartholet’s arguments against homeschooling and her radical call to ban the practice entirely.* Dear me. My fellow 2 million homeschoolers and I must have unwittingly ruffled her feathers somehow, to be subjected to such … [Read more...]

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How Children Disturb Society

June 20, 2020 By Fr. John Peck [edit]

by St. Sebastian Dabovich The responsibility of parents for their children is very great. They are, in fact, the earthly guardians in custody of the children of Almighty God, their Heavenly Father. Teach the little ones. Yet before their minds are capable of retaining impressions—speak to their hearts, mold them to the form of the beautiful and holy. Make over them the sign of the life-giving Cross. Teach them to distinguish from other pictures a painting of our good Lord, or His Holy Mother, and some Biblical sketch. At first, the child may not know, but it can easily be made to feel that God always sees it, when it is naughty, etc. While He was on earth, working out for us our salvation, … [Read more...]

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Moses – The Ten Commandments

January 19, 2019 By All Saints of North America [edit]

This week the lesson focuses on the Exodus and the Ten Commandments. The children will see similarities between their parents who care for them (protect them, feed them, guide them) and God who cared for the Hebrews (protected  them from the Egyptians as he led them across the Red Sea; fed them manna; guided them with the pillar of fire). Parents provide the best example of a loving, caring, protecting, and authoritative God. In this week's lesson, they also learned of the Ten Commandments, "rules" God provided to us all, just as they all have "rules" provided by their parents.  We thank you all for the continued prayers you provide for out little L.A.M.B.S.! … [Read more...]

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All Saints of North America Orthodox Church

18700 N. 107th Ave Unit#5
Sun City, AZ 85373

(928) 910-2186

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Monday June 16, 2025 / June 3, 2025

2nd Week after Pentecost. Tone eight.
Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits)

Beginning of Apostles' (Peter & Paul) Fast Martyr Lucillian and those with him at Byzantium: four youths — Claudius, Hypatius, Paul, and Dionysius; and Virgin Paula (270). New Hieromartyr Cyprian (1934). New Hieromartyr Michael priest (1938). Translation of the relics (1606) of the slain Crown Prince Demetrius of Moscow (1591). Hieromartyr Lucian the bishop, Maxianus the presbyter, Julian the deacon and Martyrs Marcellinus and Saturninus in Belgium (96). "Yougskaya" Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos (1615

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Romans 2:28-3:18
Matthew 6:31-34; 7:9-11


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