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St Basil Mission Receives Boniface (Tanner) Tindell as its First Catechumen
We had the great joy of receiving our first catechumen into the mission last Sunday: Boniface (Tanner) Tindell. Boniface is the adult son of Mary (Leah) Tindell who last summer was the first one baptized at St. Basil’s. He has been searching…
Read MoreDn. Nicklas Ordained to the Holy Priesthood
On St. Thomas Sunday I had the humbling privilege of being ordained to the Holy Priesthood by His Beautitude Metropolitan Jonah in the Cathedral of St. Seraphim in Dallas, Texas. It was not only a special day for me personally but a special day for St. Basil Mission as its first priest. …
Read MoreMetropolitan Jonah Ordains St. Basil’s Nick Aiello to the Holy Diaconate
It was a double-blessing to be ordained to the holy diaconate on the Feast of the Annunciation. Not only is that the name of the parish where my family and I began our journey into the Church, but it is also where my confessor and many of my oldest and dearest friends remain. …
Read MoreBack at St. Tikhon’s…
Having just been reminded by my ‘missions professor’ to stay up with the site, I thought I’d give a summary of why I’ve been silent for the last month or so…for those of you who may not know. At the end of August I left my home and mission in Oklahoma to return to my…
Read MoreMary Tindell’s Baptism
It was truly a blessed day. After a long distance catechumenate that lasted over a year and a half, Leah Tindell entered the holy Orthodox Church as Mary (Magdalene). In the kind of wonderful (apparent) coincidence that I’m finding comes with being Orthodox, the parish and people that really brought Mary to this point were…
Read MoreSt. Basil’s Calendar Added to Webpage
We’ve added our monthly calendar to the website (it’s one of the tabs on the top of the page)…This will allow you to track what we’re doing – both in terms of worship and as a community.
Read MoreSt. Basil’s Mission Chapel to Remain Open!
We had a wonderful dinner yesterday at our place with four of the people in the mission. It was very satisfying to hear them share their stories and watch them get to know each other. For a small town the difference between them – and how they found (and are finding) the Church – is…
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