St. Timothy Orthodox Church

About Me

We are a mission parish of the Orthodox Church in America(OCA). Tucked away in the small town of Toccoa, GA in the northeast corner of the state, this mission began to take form in 1993 when a small group of Protestant believers (most of whom were attending a Vineyard Fellowship) began a search for a more authentic form of worship than what they were experiencing in their contemporary church setting. We are under the archpastoral care of His Eminance, the Most Reverend Dmitri, Archbishop of Dallas and the South. Our priest is the Very Reverend Jacob Kulp... width="425" height="350" ..

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For more information including directions, check out our new website which is still under development: http://sttimothy-toccoa.org

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Anyone who finds themselves intrigued by the Eastern Orthodox faith. If you live near or will be travelling through Toccoa, GA, please feel welcome to attend any of our services. We have Great Vespers at 6:00 on Saturday evenings and celebrate the Divine Liturgy on Sunday mornings beginning at 10:00 A.M.

My Blog

Holy Week

At the sevices of Holy Week, we enter into the "today" of the events being reactualized so that the event and all of its salvific power is made present to the gathered community. Thus, we are no...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 04:13:00 PST

St. Simeon the New Theologian

The roof of any house stands upon the foundations and the rest of the structure. The foundations themselves are laid in order to carry the roof. This is both useful and necessary, for the ro...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:12:00 PST

The Sacrament of the Present Moment

By Fr. Stephen Freeman There is a wonderful translation of Jean-Pierre De Caussade’s Self-Abandonment to Divine Providence, which bears the same title as this post. I am borrowing the...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Fri, 21 Mar 2008 03:57:00 PST

Approach to Great Lent

An Outline of an Approach to Great Lent in the Orthodox Church ..:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" /> (Based on Fr Alexander Schmemman's Great Lent) I. Taking Lent S...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Sat, 08 Mar 2008 09:41:00 PST

The Narrow Way

Just finished reading "Way of the Ascetics" by Tito Colliander. The final 2 paragraphs go like this: "The narrow way has no end: its quality is eternity. There every moment is a moment of ...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:51:00 PST

Battling Temptation

When you pray to God in time of temptation do not say, 'Take this or that away from me', but pray like this: 'O Jesus Christ, sovereign Master, help me and do not let me sin against Thee. . ...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Sun, 20 Jan 2008 08:09:00 PST

The Spiritual Struggles of Mother Theresa

I was standing in line at the grocery store the other day when a headline article on one of the check-stand magazines caught my eye. It read in bold letters, "The Dark Side of Mother Teresa." Wow, I t...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Thu, 25 Oct 2007 03:16:00 PST

Who's Invited?

A certain man gave a great supper and invited many, and sent his servant at supper time to those who were invited, 'Come, for all things are now ready.' But...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Fri, 15 Jun 2007 04:54:00 PST

Super Sunday

Super Sunday is upon us. I have read a few articles that I believe were serious in advocating that this day - or the Monday following - be declared a national holiday. The S...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:54:00 PST

Family Fun Night

We had a Family Fun Night at St. Tim's Friday, February 2nd. We played a version of "Deal or No Deal" with the kids as they tried to win candy. This was followed by some various games with ballo...
Posted by St. Timothy Orthodox Church on Sat, 03 Feb 2007 08:26:00 PST