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Holy myrrhbearers Welcomes you to our parish

We are a local community of Orthodox Christians, serving the area in and around Saint Cloud, Minnesota. We welcome all to join us in worship, and we encourage you to connect with our growing resources and opportunities for ministry.

Meet Father Jason Ketz

The Rev. Jason Ketz serves as rector of Holy Myrrhbearers, bringing a lifelong connection to the Orthodox Church and many years of teaching and pastoral service. He also has academic training in biomedical engineering and a background in medical-device engineering. Fr. Jason was ordained to the priesthood in 2025 and began his assignment at Holy Myrrhbearers in January 2026.

Our Church

Worry Ends When Faith Begins. The Magnificent Story of a Life-Changing Journey to God.

Our Beliefs

Worry Ends When Faith Begins. The Magnificent Story of a Life-Changing Journey to God.

Our Mission

Worry Ends When Faith Begins. The Magnificent Story of a Life-Changing Journey to God.

What is the Orthodox Church?

The Orthodox Christian Church is the One True Church: The Church that Christ established and entrusted with ministry after his saving Passion and Resurrection; the Church that the Apostles guided and expanded uponreceiving the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; the very One Body of Christ.

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September 14, 2025

Parish Council President Delivers Stewardship Presentation

Mark Gresser, our parish council president, delivered a statement on stewardship on September 14th.

August 16, 2025

Music Fundamentals Seminar - August 16th 2-5pm

Are you a parishioner who participates in or is considering the Choir? Join us for this special presentation on music fundamentals, the Church Tones, and more! Hosted by our own Sean Wesche.

August 13, 2025

Paraklesis - August 13th @ 6pm

Holy Myrrhbearers Parish will serve the service of Paraklesis on the Wednesday prior to the Feast of Dormition, August 13th @ 6pm.

August 10, 2025

Parish Blesses New Food Pantry

This past Sunday, the Holy Myrrhbearers Community gathered at the end of Liturgy to bless their brand new Little Food Library pantry.

Fruit Blessing for Transfiguration, August 6th @ 9:30am

Please consider attending Liturgy on August 6th @ 9:30am, bringing fruit with you so that it may be blessed at the end of the service.

Tomb Watch 2025

As Holy Week approaches, we are preparing for many exciting opportunities to commemorate the sacrifice of our Lord Jesus Christ upon the Cross, and to celebrate in His triumphant Resurrection. One important way that we can participate begins on the evening of Great and Holy Friday.

Archpastoral Greetings of Archbishop Daniel on the First Day of Great Lent

Archpastoral Greetings to let us begin the fast with joy!

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Homilies

March 9, 2025

Sunday of Orthodoxy

March 2, 2025

Forgiveness Sunday

February 23, 2025

Sunday of the Last Judgment

Resources

What Is Dormition?

Our Lady, the Most Holy Theotokos, lived the most perfect life of any mere human. Of the 12 Great Feasts of the Church, a full third of them are dedicated to her and to her life. The last major feast of the Church Year is her Holy Dormition, on August 15th. But what is a Dormition?

Piety and Practice

What is Fasting?

Fasting is one of the three pillars of a Christian’s spiritual life (alongside prayer and almsgiving). Fasting is a gift from God, a tool that assists us in aligning our hearts and minds towards Him and His saving work, a tool that delivers us from the passions.

What is Transfiguration?

On August 6th, we commemorate the Transfiguration of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Why is this event so significant, so much so that it is one of the Church’s 12 major feasts?

What is Hesychasm?

The Second Sunday of Lent can be called a “Triumph”, for on this day we celebrate St Gregory of Palamas’s staunch defense of hesychasm: the process of attaining divine quietness, which in turn allows us to experience God directly and intimately, in this life.

What is the Annunciation?

Nine months before the birth of Christ, the Virgin Theotokos is visited by the ArchangelGabriel with the gladdest of tidings: that she shall conceive and bear a son, and that this son’s nameshall be Emmanuel (meaning “God with us”).

Piety and Practice

When Do I Prostrate?

Prostrating (kneeling and touching one’s head to the floor) is a mainstay of Orthodox Christian piety. We do itas a physical way to cultivate humility and to focus our prayers, literally lowering ourselves as we request God’s mercy.

Piety and Practice

The Presanctified Liturgy

Since Great Lentis a time of preparation for that Resurrection, a time characterized by remembrance of our sinfulness and ourseparation from God, we do not perform the regular Divine Liturgy during the weekdays of Lent.

"As a former Baptist, I had been seeking a richer and more direct experience with Christ and a church grounded in history. I found both in the Orthodox Church."

—Christopher

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601 7th Avenue, St. Cloud MN, 56301

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+1 ‭320 656-1200‬

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meet our Pastors

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Brooklyn Simmons

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Richard Arlen

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Leslie Alexander

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Gregor Raise

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