Every year, the Greenport Ecumenical Ministries holds a special service on Veterans’ Day to honor our veterans and other civil servants. This year, the service was expanded to honor and thank our essential workers — the North Fork Heroes of the Pandemic. The event took place at the First Presbyterian Church of Southold on Sunday, Nov. [...]
Father Roy Tvrdik leads parishioners and friends of Our Lady of Ostrabrama RC church in lessons and discussions on the history of the Catholic Church. This week we learn more about the Renaissance, starting on page 429 of "The History of the Church, A Complete Course".
It was a week before Rosh Hashanah, and we were still assigning aliyot to the Torah and other honors. It is a big honor to open the Ark on Rosh Hashanah, like opening the gate of heaven. We pack all our prayers in and then send them off throughout the High Holidays, all the way [...]
Fr. Roy Tvrdik leads parishioners and friends of Our Lady of Ostrabrama RC church in lessons and discussions on the history of the Catholic Church. This week we touch on the Crusades, the Ottoman Empire and the Latin and Greek church.
Fr. Roy Tvrdik leads parishioners and friends of Our Lady of Ostrabrama RC church in lessons and discussions on the history of the Catholic Church. This week we learn more about Genesis chapters 1-12, Abraham's journey, the book of Wisdom and many other theological lessons.
Theology 101: Church History taught by Father Roy Tvrdik - Class #2, October 13, 2021 at Our Lady of Ostrabrama RC Church Cutchogue, NY.
Father Roy Tvrdik leads members and friends of Our Lady of Ostrabrama RC Church in Cutchogue, NY in a discussion of Catholic Church history. Father will be using The History of The Church, A Complete Course, The Didache Series as our study guide. This particular discussion begins at the end of the fourteenth century.
Many thanks to all of you who joined us online and in person for the High Holidays. The hybrid services were a special experience this year. The number of people who participated in person was truly surprising, and for those who were on Zoom, it was fantastic to be able to provide everyone the opportunity to [...]
One Jewish year is ending, and another is about to begin. This will be my 10th year celebrating the High Holidays with CTI. If we were a TV show, we would renew for a 10th season (Even Seinfeld was only nine seasons.) Every year is different, each with its own blessings and challenges. In 5782, [...]
Lechayim! To life! Our shul is 120 years old. For Jews, 120 is a special number that symbolizes completion, a complete life. Scripture tells us that Moses, our greatest rabbi, lived 120 years. “Moses was a hundred and twenty years old when he died; his eyes were undimmed and his vigor unabated.” (Duet. 34:7) According [...]
