2019 Holy Week and Pascha

St. Basil Hosts 2019 Pan Orthodox Vespers

Last Sunday, March 17th, St. Basil Mission had the great privilege of hosting this year’s Pan Orthodox vespers. Orthodox faithful from St. Elijah’s Antiochian Orthodox parish and St. George’s Greek Orthodox parish in Oklahoma City, Holy Ascension Antiochan Orthodox parish in Norman, and St. Mary’s Ukrainian Orthodox parish in Jones. All gathered at our mission […]

Catechumen Evgeny Thieszen Chrismated on Holy Saturday

We had the joy of receiving our catechumen Evgeny (now Tikhon) into the holy Orthodox Church through Chrismation on Holy Saturday!

Outside Entrance Icon Blessed and Mounted

The gold leaf, ornate trim will be added in the next few weeks…Royal doors to follow!

Mustafa (Cyril) Sami Received as a Catechumen

2107 Blessing of the Waters in Weatherford

    Blessing of the Waters of Rader Park in Weatherford OK.  

Pascha 2016 in Our New Temple

This years Pascha celebration was a particularly joyous event for our mission as it saw our first Paschal celebration in our new temple!

Marquette University Posts 19 of Bishop Alexander’s papers and 8 of his books in link below

https://marquette.academia.edu/AlexanderGolitzin

Bishop Alexander Golitzin is named the new bishop of the South.

We at St. Basil the Great Mission have been laboring the entire time our mission has been in existence without a bishop…Thank God that problem has been solved! Bsp Alexander is a scholar and a hesychast as well as a very experienced pastor – I am very grateful he has been chosen (and has agreed) […]

Wednesday Evening Study of God, man, and the God-man Jesus Christ to begin tomorrow 10/21

Join us for our study of  apostolic theology, anthropology and christology – and how it has formed the Holy Tradition of the Apostolic/Orthodox Church.