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Welcome to Saint Catherine Orthodox Church

Christ isin ourMidst!
 We are located at 433 Liberty Street, Hagerstown, MD 21740
Christ is in our Midst!
 Come to Church!


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Upcoming Service Schedule
​Saturday, June 14, 2025
Great Vespers at 6:30 pm preceded by a Panikhida at 6 pm

Sunday, June 15, 2025
Divine Liturgy at 10 am 
1st Sunday after Pentecost, Tone 8
Sunday of All Saints

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St.Catherine icon was written by the hand of Nicholas Papas.  Read more about Nick and his journey to iconography here

Our Priest

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
Fr. Dennis Buck
is turning 75! in July 2025

God Grant You Many Years.

Also Father Dennis
has celebrated the 42st anniversary of his ordination - 40 of it serving here at St Catherine's!
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We invite you to light a candle at Saint Catherine Eastern Orthodox Church.
Upon entering an Orthodox church it is customary to light candles and offer prayers for one’s personal needs or that of a family member or friend. Candles are lit before icons as a sign of one’s faith and hope in God’s help that is always sent to all who turn to Him and His Saints with faith and prayers. In practice, when lighting a candle in Church the faithful usually make a small offering to the Church. By lighting a candle and offering a prayer, one enters into closer contact with the Church and her ministry to the faithful, invisibly warming the soul by the visible light of the candle.
We offer 3 sizes: 7-day ($4), medium($2) and small($1) candles. 
Light a Candle
“I am the light of the world; he who follows me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
John 8:12

Saint Catherine Eastern Orthodox Church of Hagerstown of the Orthodox Church in America (OCA) is pleased to welcome you to our Website. Saint Catherine is the oldest Orthodox Church serving the Lord in Western Maryland.

We are excited to share that in December 2024 we will mark our 43rd Anniversary in Hagerstown, Maryland. For most of the 43 years of our Parish, V. Rev. Fr. Dennis Buck has served as our Priest.

Services are in English, with Greek, Slavonic, and Romanian sprinkled in spontaneously. Our parish is distinguished by the large number of priests sent out from our parish and also the high ratio of children to adults in our congregation.

We are a community of believers who are always happy to see new faces, so bring yours in today and let your voice raise up with ours in a sacrifice of prayer and praise to Him who rose from the dead, trampling down death by Death.

If you have ever wondered where the 1st historic church of Christ disappeared too, look no further, it never disappeared. Come visit our humble parish and learn more about the Church responsible for assembling the Bible and responsible for keeping the faith connected together through time, undivided now for over 2000 years. The Orthodox Church has a rich history worth investigating. Learn how strong her walls are and how they have stood the test of time.

She is and always will be the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church
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Our bishop has discontinued covid response directives due to the encouraging direction the pandemic has taken, but we are to keep local civic guidance in mind. Please see the Special Edition of our newsletter - The Faithful Servant for more information here.
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More details regarding the pandemic response from the Orthodox Church in America can be found here. Washington County Md covid information found here.

St Catherine's is live streaming most church services​.
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You can watch the Divine Liturgy on Sunday at 10 am.   Also, you could watch the services later once they are posted. Click our Facebook Page button to watch. 
FACEBOOK PAGE

PHOTOS!

June 8, 2025 Will and Tim Hedges and Mike Wasiljov Chrismation Photos
Many Years!

May 18, 2025 James Firestein Chrismation Photos
M
any Years! 

April 19,2025 Joseph Allen Chrismation Photos
Many Years!

December 8,2024 Saint Nicholas party photos

​July 7, 2024, Baptism of Arleigh Peterson (Katerina)
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Many Years!

March 16, 2024 Infant Baptism of Nora Davidson
Many Years!

December 24, 2023 Christmas Eve Vigil Photos

December 3, 2023 Saint Nicholas Day Party Photos

September 17, 2023 Infant Baptism of Andrew Boboc
Many Years!

August 27, 2023 Divine Liturgy

July 31, 2023 Father Dennis celebrates the big 73. Many Years!

June 11, 2023 Tony Lemons Baptism Photos. Many Years! 

April 22, 2023 Baptism Photos of Haddon Smith. Many Years!

April 19, 2023 Bright Wednesday Divine Liturgy with Metropolitan Tikhon

​April 14, 2023 Matins of Holy Saturday sung on Good Friday evening

​April 12, 2023 Holy Wednesday Presanctified Liturgy with Metropolitan Tikhon

April 9, 2023 Palm Sunday 

Panikhida before Great Vespers, Saturday March 25, 2023

A Day of Celebration, February 12, 2023 we honored Father Dennis on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his ordination! We were joined by Metropolitan Tikhon and Archbishop Melchisedec.

January 29, 2023 Photos. Baptized this day, we welcomed John Outen to a new life in Christ.

December 4, 2022 Photos. On this day we gathered for a Saint Nicholas party and received an unexpected visitor!

2022 Boonesboro Days. Good food, smiling faces.

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NEW PHONE NUMBER for the church office:
​240 - 347-2333

Great resources

Below are some great resources if you are looking for more information about Orthodoxy or if you just need a refresher course.
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Saint Catherine Orthodox Church is a member of the Orthodox Church of America.  Visit the OCA website to learn more about Orthodoxy, her mission here in America, and other important information about the undivided One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church.

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Archdiocese of Washington, DC.
Click to visit our Diocesan website for current information and announcements.

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Quick right to the point podcasts great for kids
FASTING TIME IS UPON US.  Need help encouraging your children to participate in fasting?  CLICK HERE for a 2-MINUTE podcast from the internet Orthodox sensation Be The Bee that may encourage them and excite them to learn more about being Orthodox!

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An in depth program about living Orthodox
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"Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himselt being the chief cornerstone, in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple of God." 
                                                 Ephesians 2:19-22

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