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St. Symeon Orthodox Church is a parish of the Orthodox Church in America, Diocese of the South, composed primarily of American converts to Orthodoxy, along with Romanians, Ukrainians, Russians, Serbs, Greeks, Arabs, and Bulgarians. The community is committed to keeping the Faith as transmitted by the Apostles to the first Fathers of the Church and preserved in the Holy Orthodox Church. There are links on this site for further information on Orthodoxy. Visitors are always welcome at St. Symeon! Many of us started our journey as “visitors.” We say to all, "Come and see!” Come and see and experience the unchanged Christian Faith – the Orthodox Church!
Our services are in English and open to the public. "Come and see!"
Holy Week 2024
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Upcoming Services Monday, April 29 HOLY MONDAY 6:30PM Bridegroom Matins Tuesday, April 30 HOLY TUESDAY 6:30PM Bridegroom Matins Wednesday, May 1 HOLY WEDNESDAY 6:00PM Holy Unction Thursday, May 2 HOLY THURSDAY 10:00AM Vesperal Divine Liturgy (Mystical Supper) 6:00PM Matins of Holy Friday (Passion Gospels) Friday, May 3 HOLY FRIDAY 10:00AM Royal Hours 4:00PM Vespers of the Unnailing 7:00PM Matins of Holy Saturday (Lamentations) Saturday, May 4 HOLY SATURDAY 10:00AM Vesperal Divine Liturgy (Blessed Sabbath) 11:00PM GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA (Nocturnes/Midnight Office) Sunday, May 5 GREAT AND HOLY PASCHA 12:00AM Great and Holy Pascha (Matins and Liturgy) 3:00PM Agape Vespers Monday, May 6 BRIGHT MONDAY 10:00AM Divine Liturgy |
Our Bishops
His Eminence, the Most Reverend ALEXANDER Archbishop of Dallas and the South
Archbishop Alexander's Biography
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Make a Donation! If you would like to help support St. Symeon Orthodox Church, donations are always welcomed. Donations are, of course, tax deductable, and a letter for your records is available on request. Please donate via PayPal using the link below, or make checks payable to St. Symeon Orthodox Church and send to: St. Symeon Orthodox Church 3101 Clairmont Avenue S Birmingham, Alabama 35205 Related CommunitiesSt. Herman Mission
For people seeking an Orthodox community in Tuscaloosa, AL, visit St. Herman of Alaska Mission (www.sthermantuscaloosa.com). You can also email them at orthodoxtuscaloosa@gmail.com. |
Today's Saints
Holy Week: A Liturgical Explanation for the Days of Holy Week 3. MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY: THE END These three days, which the Church calls Great and Holy have within the liturgical development of the Holy Week a very definite purpose. They place all its celebrations in the perspective of End…
The city of Cyzicus is in Asia Minor on the coast of the Dardenelles (Hellespont). Christianity already began to spread there through the preaching of Saint Paul (June 29). During the persecutions by the pagans, some of the Christians fled the city, while others kept their faith in Christ in…
Saint Memnon the Wonderworker from his youth lived in the Egyptian desert. By his arduous ascetical efforts, he attained a victory of spirit over the flesh. As Igumen of one of the Egyptian monasteries, he wisely and carefully guided the brethren. Even while aiding them through prayer and counsel,…
The Holy Martyrs, Deacons Diodorus and Rhodopianus suffered under the emperor Diocletian (284-305) in Aphrodisias, Caria. They were stoned to death for spreading Christianity among the pagans.
Saint Basil, Bishop of Zakholmsk, was born of pious parents in the sixteenth century in the Popov district of Herzegovina. At the age of maturity he left his parental home and settled in the Trebinsk monastery in honor of the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos, and became a monk. For his virtuous…
Saint Nectarius was born in the city of Elets in the Orel province in 1853, the son of Basil and Elena Tikhonov. At his baptism, he was named Nicholas. Saint Nectarius completed the course of his earthly life on April 29, 1928. The Moscow Patriarchate authorized local veneration of the Optina…
Lazeti is a region in southern Kolkheti (Colchis), the ancient kingdom located in what is now southwestern Georgia and northeastern Turkey. In ancient times, Lazeti was a center of Georgian culture. The holy Apostle Andrew began the conversion of the Georgian nation from this very region. After the…
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