CELTIC ORTHODOXY IS UNIQUE – BY THE GRACE OF GOD
HOLY TRINITY CELTIC
ORTHODOX CHURCH
“Home of Biblical
Orthodoxy”
1703 Macomber St, Toledo, Ohio
43606
Phone (419) 810.1692
PHOTOS OF CHAPEL AND PASTOR
http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/photos.html
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May the Grace of Our Lord Jesus
Christ, the Love of God
and the Fellowship of the Holy
Spirit be with you all.
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COME AND EXPECT THE MIRACLES, WONDERS
AND SIGNS OF GOD’S LOVE.
Come and experience the Word of God fulfilled in your life. Jesus
is ALIVE and
loves you. Come to Holy Trinity
Celtic Orthodox Church in Toledo, Ohio.
You already have friends
here
WE ARE
ORTHODOX - BUT NOT EASTERN
WE ARE
CATHOLIC – BUT NOT ROMAN
WE ARE
AN
ANCIENT CHURCH STILL TEACHING THE ANCIENT TRUTH
AND
LIVING THE ANCIENT FAITH
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The Celtic Orthodox Church is a
Western Rite expression of the Faith from the Johannine Branch of Christianity
of those churches founded by the twelve apostles, (Gallican, Celtic, Mozabarec,
Coptic, Byzantine.) The Roman Catholic
Church is from the Pauline branch of the Church.
CELTIC ORTHODOXY ESTABLISHED
IN 36 AD IS THE OLDEST WESTERN RITE ORTHODOX CHURCH
Celtic Orthodoxy is unique-
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AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE THEOLOGY
OF EASTERN ORTHODOXY DIFFERS
FROM CELTIC ORTHODOX THEOLOGY
http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/SALVATION.html
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History of the Celtic Orthodox Church THE VATICAN CONFIRMS THE HISTORYOF THE CELTIC ORTHODOX CHURCH
http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/history.html
________________________________________ A MORAL WRONG CANNOT BE A CIVIL RIGHT
http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/ms.html
_________________________________________ WE DO NOT BELIEVE GOD HAS ESTABLISHED A NEW PLAN FOR THE SALVATION OF MENhttp://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/fatima.html __________________________________________ ORTHODOX VIEW OF THEIMMACULATE CONCEPTIONhttp://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/immaculate.html ____________________________________________ DOES TRUE ORTHODOXY BELIEVE GOD CAN HAVE A MOTHER?http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/THEOTOKOS.html ____________________________________________ WE KEEP HOLY THE SABBATH DAYhttp://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/index2.html ____________________________________________ WE VENERATE MARY AND CELEBRATE THE FEAST OF THE DORMITION OF MARYhttp://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/assumption.html
____________________________________________ RULE OF FAITH IN THE CELTIC ORTHODOX CHURCHhttp://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/lectio2.html ____________________________________________
PRAYING TO MARY, THE ANGELS AND SAINTS
http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/prayto.html
____________________________________________ WE BELIEVE JESUS IS THE SOLE ARBITER AND DISPENSER OF ALL GRACEShttp://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/mediatrix.html
____________________________________________ THE HOLY SPIRIT IS CO-REDEEMERAND CO–MEDIATOR OF ALL GRACEShttp://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/divineoffice.html __________________________________________ ARE WE HEADED TOWARDA ONE WORLD CHURCH?http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/ecumenism.html
__________________________________________ IS THERE SUCH A THINGAS A JUST WAR TODAY?http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/war.html
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WE WORSHIP CHRIST TRULYPRESENT IN THE EUCHARIST http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/eucharist.html ____________________________________________ IS CAPITAL PUNISHMENTEVER A MORAL CHOICE?http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/execution.html ____________________________________________
LET THIS BE YOUR DAILY GUIDE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJ6QiWhbI4Y
____________________________________________ ABOUT OUR PARISH COMMUNITY
Like all parishes and Monasteries
of the Celtic Orthodox Church in the United States, Holy Trinity Celtic
Orthodox Church is a traditional Western Rite community focused on Christ
present in the Eucharist. Our worship is Holistic, using the body, the mind as
well as the soul and the heart to raise our prayers to the Father. When you enter our Temple (Orthodox Churches
are called Temples) you may be surprised to learn we ask you remove your shoes
for the ground upon which you walk is holy ground. At certain points during the Liturgy our people kneel and
sometimes prostrate before the Blessed Sacrament and before the God of all
creation. This is a tradition as old as
the church itself.
It is easy to teach a man
“about” Celtic Orthodoxy and it is easy to teach a man the outward signs of
worship and devotions but that will not make the man Celtic Orthodox. What makes a man Celtic Orthodox is the
Spirit of Celtic Orthodoxy internalized into the heart and soul intertwined
like a finely woven rug. Being Celtic Orthodox is not just a group to which a
man belongs, it is who and what he is.
Celtic Orthodox Christians are
expected to live as a people called apart by God to be His own. People of God are prayer warriors, men and
women of prayer. People do not plan to
fail they just fail to plan. This is
dangerous in worldly affairs but it is tragic in spiritual matters. The Priest will work with each individual to
develop a spiritual plan that will enable the individual man or woman to carry
the Cross after Jesus. Celtic Orthodoxy
does not try to remove the Cross but give you the strength to carry the Cross
together with Christ our Savior.
Our form of worship is ancient,
lived out from the teaching and praxis of the Apostles and the early church and
uniform to the practice of the larger church catholic for some 600 years or
more. Sadly, the Church established by
Christ upon the Apostles has been in great measure replaced by the church
established by men. Bishop Aftimios
Ofiesch of the Syrian Orthodox Church in 1932 said there are two churches; one
established by Christ to set man free and the other established by men to make
bond servants of us all.
Our form of worship may seem
strange to some who never experienced the spirit of Celtic Orthodoxy. The spirit of Celtic Orthodoxy cannot be
taught; it must be experienced. For one imbued with the spirit of Celtic
Orthodoxy there will be no question as to why we prostrate before the Blessed
Sacrament, remove our shoes during Divine Liturgy (the Mass) practice Sabbath
Day worship as well as Sunday worship and place such importance on the Word of
God.
Our "church
buildings" are usually a converted house or a storefront or a small
building someplace. We have no
Cathedrals or large churches. All our
communities are small and everybody knows everybody. There is no such thing as
being alone. Soon new members feel at
home and are friends with everybody else.
The Priest is accessible directly.
There are no office hours. This makes us unique.
The Priest has dedicated his
life to prayer, study of Scripture, administering the Sacraments and daily
offering the Divine Sacrifice of the Mass. Our focus is on worshipping the
Father in spirit and in truth, not on big buildings. Our focus is on synergy with the Father in Christ, not on what
the world thinks of us.
http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/two.html
http://www.celticorthodoxchurch.com/succ.html
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CHURCH / CELTIC ORTHODOX
BENEDICTINE FATHERS
IS A NOT FOR PROFIT CHURCH
CORPORATION
UNDER SECTION 501 ( c ) 3 OF
THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE .
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BENEDICTINE MONASTERY /
CELTIC ORTHODOX BENEDICTINE
FATHERS
IS A NOT FOR PROFIT PUBLIC
CHARITY AND RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION
UNDER SECTION 501 ( c ) 3
OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE
SERVICE.