Fr Gregory Mathewes-Green & Holy Cross Parish

Well, this is something I’ve been looking forward to!

My story with Fr Gregory and the Holy Cross parish in Linthicum Heights started three years ago. In 2011, I received a research grant at the Library of Congress, in Washington DC; Fr Gregory and his parish were kind enough to put up with me for almost half a year, despite my usual grumpiness and lack of any social skills. Some of my most beautiful memories of that summer took place in that church – I remember waking up at 5:15 am, so I may to get to church and celebrate the Divine Liturgy before leaving to the Library. And we did this quite often, sometimes even on a daily basis (such as during the Dormition Fast, for instance).

This time, I’m back for only three days, from Friday to Sunday (March 7-9). I shall give the Sunday sermon and make a presentation of our monastery at the end. I really look forward to this week’end; I hope to meet again many of the friends I made there.