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Exaltation Of The Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Phoenix Arizona USA is a mission parish of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, a diocese of The Orthodox Church in America.  Our Archbishop is His Eminence Archbishop Nathaniel, our Auxiliary Bishop is His Grace Bishop Irineu, and our Pastor is V. Reverend Father Alin Munteanu

We are a community largely comprised of converts to the Orthodox Church, and are very comfortable with newcomers, inquirers and visitors! We come from all racial, age, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. Every sincere lover or seeker of Christ, or inquirer is welcome!

• We are located at 20830 N. 25th Place, Suite 106 Phoenix AZ 85050.
• For directions look under Common Questions.
• Our parish is Pan-Orthodox with all services in English.
• We have coffee and something to eat after Sunday Divine Liturgy, all are invited

EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS

Troparion

O LORD, save thy people, and bless thine inheritance. Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians over their adversaries, and by the virtue of thy Cross preserve thy habitation.

Kontakion

O THOU Who wast lifted up willingly on the Cross, bestow Thy mercies upon the new community named after Thee, O Christ God; gladden with Thy power the Orthodox Christians, granting them victory over enemies; may they have as Thy help the weapon of peace, the invincible trophy.

On September 14 Orthodox Christians celebrate three events related to different periods of time. The first of these events was discovering in 326 AC of the Cross on which Jesus Christ had been crucified. The miraculous discovery was made by Empress Helen (mother of Constantine, the Emperor of Byzantine) and by Macarius, the Patriarch of Jerusalem. The second event was the erection of the Church of Lord's Ressurection and installing the Holy Cross of our Lord in it (the date of this holiday was established then). The third event was the return of the Holy Cross from Persia where it had been moved after conquering Jerusalem, and where it had been in imprisonment for 14 years.

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WHAT WE BELIEVE

God loves all mankind and desires that all human beings should believe in Him, know Him, abide in Him, and receive eternal life from Him. To accomplish this, God Himself came into the world as a man, Jesus Christ, becoming man that we might become like God. For a fuller statement of the fundamental beliefs of the Orthodox Church, read our statement of faith: The Nicene Creed.

The best way to learn more about the Orthodox Faith is to experience its worship. Join us for Friday evening Vespers, or Divine Liturgy on Sunday mornings. It may well be the start of a spiritual journey from which you will never look back!

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