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Myrrhbearing Women Orthodox Mission We are in our newly built church at: 1957 Pleasant Valley Loop Bonners Ferry, Idaho (map) V.Rev.Fr. Gregory
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Church
Affiliation
The Church of Holy
Myrrhbearing
Women is a Mission of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of
North America. Holy Myrrhbearing Women is part of the ancient
Patriarchate
of Antioch, headquartered in Damascus, Syria, under the leadership of
His
Beatitude Patriarch IGNATIUS IV. In North America, His Eminence,
Metropolitan PHILIP (Saliba) heads the Archdiocese from Englewood, New
Jersey. Holy Myrrhbearing Women Mission is directly subject to
His
Grace, the Right Reverend JOSEPH (Zehlaoui), who is responsible for the
Diocese of the West, headquartered at the Chancery in Los Angeles.
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On the weekend of the Holy Myrrhbearing Women, May 2-3, 2009, His Grace, Bishop JOSEPH of the Antiochian Archdiocese, presided over the Groundbreaking Service for a New Church Building on five acres of ground in Boundary County, Idaho. The Bishop made this historic visit to the Holy Myrrhbearing Women Mission Parish in the northernmost county of Idaho…not far from the Canadian border. This little church has been in existence for almost two years and is experiencing steady growth in a county of less than 10,000 people.
The new church in rural north Idaho centers its life on missionary outreach, healing and refuge. Here, Orthodox Christians and all others are made welcome to explore the depths of spiritual life in the peaceful and pastoral setting of the mountains, rivers, lakes and trees. It is truly a combination reminiscent of stories from the Orthodox patristic, ascetic and monastic traditions. Bishop JOSEPH himself commented that he could spend the rest of his life in this place.
The worship is simple, as is life in general. The community has been celebrating Divine Services in a portion of a house/office transformed into a humble chapel. From the outside, it would be virtually impossible to detect that something incredible and holy is occurring within those walls. Soon, however, the building of an Orthodox Church will commence and the Orthodox community will have more of a presence in an area where most of the residents already know of its existence.
The members of this new Orthodox parish are sensitive to their surroundings…to the people and to the area to which they have come with the ancient, apostolic Faith. There is a unique way to evangelize in every setting and Holy Myrrhbearers Mission Church is seeking just the right balance of exposure, reflection and inner healing in order to be the Church in this place and at this time.
The parish receives quite a few inquiries from people seeking some unique place to practice their Orthodox Faith in a tranquil setting. For more information or to contact the church, please refer to the parish website at www.holymyrrhbearingwomen.org.