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Our Bi-Monthly Newsletter! Stay Up-To-Date with everything going on at St. James Orthodox Church in Gainesville, GA Issue #37 September-October 2025 Hagia Sophia by Robert Klein Hagia Sophia by Katie Moulder-Reif James the Just: 10 facts about our church patron by Jessica Green

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Orthodox Christianity The Orthodox Christian Church, also called the "Eastern Orthodox," "Greek Orthodox" Church, or simply "the Orthodox Church," is the oldest Christian Church in the world, founded by Jesus Christ and with its beginnings chronicled in the New Testament. (Our own Patriarchate of Antioch, one of the most ancient of Orthodox churches, was originally founded in A.D. 34 by Ss. Peter and Paul. All other Christian churches and groups can be traced historically back to it. With roughly 250 million members worldwide, Orthodoxy is second in size only to the Roman Catholic Church. However, in spite of its size, relatively few Americans are aware that it exists. The Orthodox Church has deep and lasting roots in Christian antiquity and is steeped in rich Biblical tradition. It has been the context of Christian living for millions of Christians for almost twenty centuries. Yet one cannot understand the Orthodox Church merely by reading about it. Just as reading a biography about someone is no substitute for knowing the biography's subject personally, Orthodox Christianity must be experienced firsthand to be understood.

With Father Steven Ritter This weekly series features the lesser known saints of the Orthodox Church, Narrated by Fr. Steven Ritter, Pastor of St. James Orthodox Church in Buford, Georgia Holy Martyr Charitine (October 5) Holy Martyrs Isaac and Joseph, the Brothers of Georgia (September 16) Holy Martyr Sozon (September 7) The New-Martyr Angelis (September 1) Vassa of Edessa (August 21)

St. James Orthdox Church Family Photo Album St. James Orthodox Church is more than a building, we are a family, celebrating together. Leah Bumgartner Baptism 1/2 Holy Saturday 2023 1/5 Tammy Nash Baptism 1/3 Sunday of Orthodoxy 2023 1/2 Ella Ash Baptism 1/3 Basil Ritter Baptism 1/4