1895 Lake Emma Road • Longwood, Florida 32750 • 386-227-7056
Sunday Services: Hours – 9:10 am | Divine Liturgy – 9:30 am
Русская Литургия (Slavonic Liturgy) 2nd, 4th and 5th Sundays of the Month – 11:30 am
Slavonic Vespers Every Saturday – 6 pm
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The best way to experience the Orthodox Church is a visit. Contact Father Daniel with questions or to schedule a meeting.
FAQ
Preparing for a visit to St. Stephen? Here are some things to know when planning your first visit to an Orthodox church.
The service generally lasts about an hour and a half. Try to stay for the entire Liturgy so you can take in everything that happens in an Orthodox service.
As you enter the church, we have copies of the Liturgical service available so that you can follow along. Don’t worry about what to do or not to do; just relax and enjoy the experience.
For a humorous look at a first visit, read this post from our blog.
Orthodox Christians utilize icons in worship as a way of calling to mind examples of people who demonstrated their faith in God throughout history. Icons have been a part of traditional Christian worship from the very earliest days of the faith.
During a service you will see people bow before certain icons, and even kiss them. This is not idolatry or the worship of images. It is a way for Orthodox Christians to venerate, or demonstrate our love for, the people the images represent. In the way someone might talk to or even kiss a photograph of a loved one that is far away from them, we pay honor to these examples of Christian faith.
- not come forward at all; or
- come forward and say hello to the priest (who would like to meet you), and not kiss the cross; or,
- come forward, say hello to the priest, and kiss the cross as your own personal expression of gratitude for the saving work our Lord Jesus Christ performed for us through His crucifixion.