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Welcome
Welcome to the website of the Dormition of the Theotokos Greek Orthodox Church of Oakmont and Verona!
If you are a new member of our parish, or are considering membership, this web site will acquaint
you with our parish. To those who already belong to the church, this is YOUR website. We hope you
will make full use of it, not only to enrich your relationship with the church and your fellow
members, but to strengthen and support our parish and its ministries as well.
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Latest News!
Services for this Week:
2/1 - Great Vespers 7pm Ypapanti East Pittsburgh.
2/2 - Feast of Ypapanti East Pittsburgh Orthros 9am; Liturgy 10am.
Parish Bulletin Board
It is time for us to submit our Philoptochos Per Capita Dues to the Local and National
Philoptochos. If you have not paid your 2012 dues, please submit your check/money to
Georgia Pandeladis by February 18th, so that we can meet our deadline. Thank you for
your continued support.
Please see the Church Events Calendar for all upcoming Church
Services and our parish's ministry happenings! Note that the calendar will not show events
that are scheduled for the Church Social Hall or Riverside Landing facility. If you know of
an event or would like an event listed, please send email to
events@dormitionpgh.org with the event
details.
For Greater Pittsburgh Area Eastern Orthodox events, visit the
Community page. If you are aware of an event or would
like an event listed, please send email to
dormition_web@dormitionpgh.org with the
event details.
Holy Land Pilgrimage trip scheduled for June 10-22, 2012. View/Print the
itinerary.
Orthodox Tidbits St. Euphemia & Elder Paisios
Euphemia was born in Chalcedon. Her father Philophronus, a senator, and her mother Theodorisia were
devout Christians. Euphemia was a beautiful virgin in body and in soul.
When the Proconsul Priscus held a feast and offered sacrifices to Ares in Chalcedon, forty-nine Christians
avoided this foul sacrificial offering and hid themselves. However, they were discovered and brought
before Priscus. Among them was St. Euphemia. When the arrogant Priscus asked them why they defied the
imperial decree, they replied: "Both the emperor's and your command should be obeyed, if they are not
contrary to the God of heaven; but if they are contrary to God, they should not only be disobeyed, but
should also be opposed." For nineteen consecutive days, Priscus imposed various tortures on them.
On the twentieth day he separated Euphemia from the others and began to flatter her for her beauty,
attempting to win her over to idolatry.
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