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St. Mary's Orthodox Church (2009)
Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America (Christianity)
8 Inman Street
Cambridge MA 02139
Phone: 617-547-1234
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About
We are a Pan-Orthodox community dedicated to the Gospel of Jesus Christ and the traditions of Holy Orthodoxy with an emphasis on worship in the English language, community and social outreach.
Description
Activities and Schedule
Sunday: Matins 8:45 A.M., Divine Liturgy 10:00 A.M.; Saturday: Ninth Hour and Great Vespers 5:00 P.M. Please call the church office for the summer schedule.
Description
Located on Inman Street in Cambridge, St. Mary's Orthodox Church is an intriguing and complex religious institution. Its community is characterized by an acceptance of diversity and eclecticism, an emphasis on conceptualizing the congregation as a family, and a deep commitment to acts of devotion. Its religious tradition is the Antiochian strand of Eastern Orthodoxy, but it is a pan-Orthodox church with English language liturgy and a congregation comprised of Syrians, Lebanese, Ethiopians, Greeks, Russians, Eritreans, Ukrainians, Romanians, Bulgarians, Koreans, Latinos, and American-born converts. Father Anthony, the Saint Mary's pastor, was himself a Southern Baptist who converted to Orthodoxy while studying at Oral Roberts University. This Orthodox congregation worships in a white clapboard New England-style meetinghouse built in 1821, formerly a Unitarian church. Its fifteen spectacular stained glass windows constitute the largest collection of Civil War stained glass in the Northeast. Activities at the church include adult and youth education classes, fundraising for international Orthodox charities, a grocery voucher and food distribution program for the hungry, a parish council, a chancel choir, and the Boston Byzantine Choir.
Date Center Founded
1928
Religious Leader and Title
Fr. Anthony Hughes, Pastor
Membership
Approximately 160 families
Ethnic Composition
Middle Eastern