Covid-19: Archdiocese guidelines as of December 8, 2020 Click here for information Click here for Covid-19 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention From November 28 through January 20, we are using the Old Calendar for our services click here for information - New Calendar dates below are shown first Old Calendar dates follow in italics and parentheses - Icon of the Theophany of our Lord God and Savior Jesus Christ UPCOMING SERVICES click here for all of our services Our next Vespers and Divine Liturgy will be February 13/14 - Old Calendar - Tuesday, January 19 / (January 6) - no service scheduled - click here for details Wednesday, January 20 / (January 7) - no service scheduled - We return to the New Calendar Thursday, January 21 33rd Sunday after Pentecost + Reader's Service (Typica) + Sunday, January 24 at 10 am 34th Sunday after Pentecost + Reader's Service (Typica) + Sunday, January 31 at 10 am +++ + + + 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 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 biography. Fr. Alexis will 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. 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 |