CORONAVIRUS HAS AFFECTED OUR DIVINE SERVICES Click here for The Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America statement dated March 13, 2020 Click here for His Eminence Alexander, Bishop of Dallas and the South guidance dated March 12, 2020 Click here for Father Alexis' statement dated March 13, 2020 Click here for guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention + + + Icon of Saint Mary of Egypt  click here for directions to our mission 521 E. Central Avenue, Suite B Petal, Mississippi 39465 Upcoming Lenten services: Please be sure to read our coronavirus guidelines at the top of this page Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts will no longer be served because of coronavirus + TYPIKA + Reader's service Sunday, April 5 at 10 am + DIVINE LITURGY + Sunday, April 12 at 10 am + VESPERAL DIVINE LITURGY + Saturday, April 18 at 9:30 am Sunday, April 19 Pascha will not be served at our mission due to coronavirus Click here to visit the website of our parent church in McComb Click here for a daily listing of Lives of the Saints + + + Holy Cross Orthodox Mission is a mission parish of the Orthodox Church of America, Diocese of the South, which serves the Hattiesburg metro area. Please visit us at 521 East Central Avenue, Suite B, Petal, MS 39465 (next door to U-Haul and behind the El Mariachi Loco Restaurant). It is a very large space and there is plenty of parking. Our telephone number is 601-620-4409. Schedule of services and contact information may be found on this website and our Facebook page. Our parent church is Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church in McComb, Mississippi, 75 miles west of Hattiesburg. Our community is made up of Orthodox Christians who live in the Hattiesburg area. Some of us were born into the Orthodox Church and others are converts to the faith. If you are an Orthodox Christian or if you're interested in learning more about Orthodoxy, we invite you to attend any of our services. Please click here for our services schedule. We will be delighted to meet you! Fr. Alexis Baldwin is our priest. Please click here for Father's bio. Fr. Alexis will also be rotating on Sundays in order to serve Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy for Saint Catherine Orthodox Church in Columbus, and assisting Fr. Paul at Holy Resurrection Orthodox Church in Clinton. Thus, Fr. Alexis will be serving Great Vespers and Divine Liturgy at our mission twice a month. During Great Lent, which continues until Pascha (April 19 this year), Fr. Alexis is serving Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts each Wednesday at 6 pm. We ask that you please review the coronavirus guidelines at the top of this page. We also have a Facebook page and invite you to join! You'll be able to see and participate in interesting posts by our Group members. The Orthodox Church is evangelical, but not Protestant. It is orthodox, but not Jewish. It is catholic, but not Roman. It isn't non-denominational - it is pre-denominational. It has believed, taught, preserved, and died for the Faith of the Apostles since the Day of Pentecost over 2000 years ago. Fr. Alexis, our priest, and his family |
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