Church Leaders

The Ordinary of Pride Church is The Most Rev. +Vladimir Sergius II.

• Two Bishops in Colorado have offered to assist us:The Most Rev. +Marcarius, who is serving as Vocations Director of the Western half of the US,and The Most Rev. +Symeon, who is helping with the fromation of our Education Program.
• We also have a bishop in Florida, The Most Rev. +Matthew, Director of Vocations for the Eastern half of the nation..
• We are pleased to announce thatArchbishop-elect INNOCENT will Head of RV Ministries.
  
• Proto-Archdeacon Basil
  
• The Most Rev. Anthony, who is also collaborating with the formation of our training program.

A Sacramental Church

The Orthodox Church recognizes and practices Seven Sacraments as channels of God's grace by which we share in the Divine Life of God Himself for our salvation. The New Testament records eitherthe institution by our Lord, or the practice of the All Holy Apostles, of every Sacrament except Matrimony. This was created a Sacrament by the Presence of Christ our Lord at the wedding of Cana.

Baptism
makes one a Christian, and through this sacrament we begin a new life in God, becoming His Children and members of His Body.(Matt 28:19; John 3,5).

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Chrismation
(in the Western churches called Confirmation) gives a new life by the gift of the Holy Spirit. In this Sacrament we are anointed with sacred chrism(oil consecrated by a bishop) and become one of the priesthood of all believers.(Acts 8:14 -17).

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Absolution(Confession; Penance
reclaims those who have fallen from grace after Baptism, and through which our sins are forgiven.
(Matt 16:19, 18:18).

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Eucharist(Holy Communion)
, unites our individualities with God as the Human and Divine Natures were prefiguratively united by Incarnation. In this Sacrament we partake actually and truly of the Body and Blood of Christ for the nourishment of our souls, our bodies and for eternal life (Matthew 26:26 - 29).

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Holy Orders (Ordination)
are the means whereby the Church conducts its work. In this Sacrament the grace of God descends in the laying on of hands of an Apostolic Bishop upon the one being set apart. This rite is recorded several times in Scripture, and as practiced by the Orthodox Church has provided an uninterrupted succession from the very ministry of the Apostles. (John 15:16, II Timothy1:6).

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Holy Unction
is clearly referred to as in practice by the Apostles during our Lord's own ministry. Certainly it would not have been practiced except by His Ordinance. In this Sacrament we receive prayers and anointing with blessed oil for the healing of infirmities of both the soul and body.(Mark 6:14, James 5:14).

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Marriage/Holy Union
is the Scarament which joins two people in a Holy Union before God. As Christ by His Presence blessed the marriage in Cana (John 2:1-10).

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