Dear Brothers and Sisters in our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!
If you are looking for an Orthodox church, welcome. If you are interested in finding out more about our holy and ancient Faith, welcome. If you just happened upon this page, welcome! We are a parish of the Self-Ruled Antiochian Archdiocese of North America, led regionally by His Grace Bishop MARK of Toledo and the Midwest, and continentally by His Eminence Metropolitan PHILIP, headquartered in Englewood, New Jersey. Our Patriarch is IGNATIUS IV of Antioch, the city in which "the disciples were first called Christians" (Acts 11:25).
Welcome to the very special and richly-blessed parish of All Saints. Here on the south side of Bloomington, our greatest challenge is building to meet the needs of our fast-growing community, our greatest resource is the warmth and devotion of our people, and our greatest joy is praising God, communing with His saints, and building up His Body. Some of us push strollers. Some of us use walkers or wheelchairs. Many of us are students. All of us recite the Nicene Creed and call the Church home.
Orthodoxy is the fastest growing Christian Church in America, reflected locally by our 25+ member catechism class. Many find their way to Christian Orthodoxy from eastern mystical traditions or in the motivated study of church history in the effort to understand the roots of their own Protestant denomination or the tragic schism between the Pope of Rome and the Orthodox Church
in 1054 A.D.
Most of our non-Orthodox inquirers honor us by regularly attending services, which makes sense, as Orthodoxy, like the Grace and Love of God Himself, must be experienced and lived to be known. Orthodoxy is a through-the-year, through-the-years total way of life. Our faces change. Our melodies change. Our programs change. Our Faith was established by Christ and His Apostles, and that doesn't change, because we're built on the Cornerstone, and He doesn't change. This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvelous in our eyes!
Most of our 150 members, myself included, converted to the Holy Orthodox Faith from other backgrounds and faith traditions. Some members are themselves immigrants from traditionally Orthodox countries like Romania, Cyprus, Lebanon, and the Ukraine. And others, like my wife, were born into the Church two or three generations after Orthodoxy was first planted on American shores by unsung heroes of humble means whose names are known to God, as well as by incredible saints such as Herman of Alaska, Tikhon of Zadonsk, and Raphael of Brooklyn.
It would be our joy for you to visit us in person. If you have any questions about All Saints' ministries or the Orthodox Faith, and we hope you do, please explore this lovingly-constructed website and email me directly at pgillquist@hotmail.com.
May Christ the Good Shepherd keep you under His protection, and may you be ever-filled with the joy of the One Who conquered sin and death!
Your servant in the Incarnate and Triumphant Lord,
Fr. Peter Jon Gillquist, Pastor
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Schedule of Services
Sunday
Matins: 8:50 a.m.
Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday
Vespers: 6:00 p.m.
Friday
Sixth Hour: 12:00 p.m.
Saturday
Great Vespers: 6:00 p.m.
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