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Welcome to St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Church
1277 N. Paul Drive Inverness, FL 34453 352-201-1320
Welcome to St. Raphael of Brooklyn Orthodox Church. We are an American Orthodox Church, part of the Orthodox Church in America, which is an autocephalous (self-governing) church headquartered in Syosset, New York. Our services are all in English. Our roots are Russian, so our style and traditions may be considered Russian. St. Raphael's was established in 2000, the year that St. Raphael of Brooklyn was canonized as a saint. He was the first Orthodox bishop ordained in the United States and promoted the diverse ethnic Orthodox groups to come together. We are a parish of approximately 50% Orthodox converts and 50% "cradle" Orthodox. We come from various Orthodox jurisdictions including Russian, Carpatho-Russian, Serbian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Greek and Albanian. Father Serigous Gerken is our priest and a monastic, a monk priest. He joined us in July 2014 after having served in California, Alaska, and New Hampshire. He also lived as a monk on Mount Athos in Greece. We extend a blessed welcome and invite you to pray with us during this service. A number of us are from different Orthodox jurisdictions and we all may do things a little differently. So just do what you are used to doing - there is no right or wrong here. (Click Here for our Sunday Liturgy Practices) Charities
St. Raphael Orthodox church makes ongoing financial and food donations to Citrus County Family Resource Center. There is a container in the Church Library for your food contributions. Why not bring in your free BOGO (buy one, get one) food items. No cost to you and a great benefit to familes going through difficult times. The Resource Center expecially needs children's clothing, women's nightgowns and pajamas. These items should be in good repair. Any questions regarding donations (of any kind), please see Nancy Kinley or you can email her from our website. Simply choose "Charity Coordinator" on the drop down menu on our "Contact Us" page Please, select St. Raphael Orthodox Church Inverness Fl, your charity for Amazon Smile!
Charity Sundays . . . give love, give support, give back
St. Raphael's donates monthly to different charities the first Sunday of every month. Click here for the monthly list. |
Service Schedule
SATURDAYS 4:00 pm - Great Vespers
SUNDAYS 9:45 am - Reading of Hours 10:00 am - Divine Liturgy
THURSDAYS 4:00 pm - Akathist to St Herman of Alaska
Our parishioner, Joel Miller, has fallen asleep at 10 pm on Pentecost Sunday. The services are as follows: Viewing- 5-7pm, Friday, June 9th, 2023 at Charles E. Davis Funeral Home in Inverness, FL On Saturday, June 10th, 2023 , 11 am at St. Raphael Orthodox Church in Inverness-Memorial Divine Liturgy.
May his Memory be Eternal.
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