History

December 14, 2002
Saturday during Nativity Fast:  Inception of idea for new OCA Mission Parish

September 23, 2003
Tuesday, Conception of John the Baptist
:  Letter completed and mailed to Metropolitan Herman asking for his blessing for a new Mission Parish

March 21, 2004
St. John Climacus Sunday:
  Received blessing for first Vespers and Organizational Meeting from Metropolitan Herman in person at Saint Matthew’s Orthodox Church in Columbia, Maryland 

April 25, 2004
Holy Myrrhbearers' Sunday
:  Held first Vespers and Organizational Meeting at Aquia Pines Camp Resort Pavilion in Stafford, Virginia

April 28, 2004
Wednesday
:  Metropolitan Herman receives our report of the Vespers and Organizational Meeting

May 1, 2004
Saturday, Icons of Theotokos "Unexpected Joy" and "Myrrh-bearing":
  Father Michael Roshak receives blessing in writing from Metropolitan Herman officially establishing our new Mission and blessing us to celebrate our first Divine Liturgy on Pentecost Sunday!

May 9, 2004
Sunday of the Paralytic; Mother’s Day:  We gather for an evening Prayer of Thanksgiving for our new Mission at Aquia Episcopal Church Hall, in North Stafford, Virginia

May 30, 2004
Pentecost Sunday: Celebrated first Divine Liturgy at the Courthouse Community Center, Room C, in Stafford, Virginia

June 13, 2004
Sunday of the Glorification of All Saints of North America - members of the newly appointed Mission Coordinating Committee (Council) are installed and commissioned during Divine Liturgy.  Fr. Michael also blesses and presents to the Mission the icon of Christ the Savior "Follow Me"

August 1, 2004
Received gift of Altar Gospel from members of Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Reston, VA

August 15, 2004

Dormition of Theotokos Sunday: Moved to our new location, Fredericksburg Square, in downtown Fredericksburg, Virginia, and celebrated our twelfth Divine Liturgy

October 15, 2004
Parish web site published at www.CTSOC.com

October 24, 2004
First Chrismation - Tessa-Theresa Sibayan

November 6, 2004
Received blessing of our name, Christ the Savior, from Metropolitan Herman at the Diocesan Assembly at St. Andrew's Church in Baltimore, Maryland

November 7, 2004
First hierarchical visit - Bishop Seraphim Sigrist con-celebrates Divine Liturgy
Holy Chrismation of Rafael Doria

November 28, 2004
First baptisms - Maria and Anastacia Stevens

January 1, 2005
First Vespers at the Clifton Chapel

January 2, 2005
First adult baptism - Ekaterina Stevens

January 21, 2005
Received notice that the Clifton Chapel will be available for us to lease fulltime in early February

February 6, 2005
Final Liturgy at Fredericksburg Square

February 13, 2005
Zacchaeus Sunday: First Liturgy at the Clifton Chapel

November 26, 2006
- 24th Sunday after Pentecost
Farewell Liturgy for Father Michael Roshak, our founding pastor, who is transferring to Three Saints Church in Ansonia, Connecticut, to be closer to his three children. May God grant them many years!

December 3, 2006 thru July 8, 2007
Fr. George Kokhno of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, DC, lovingly serves our community as Interim Pastor.

July 15 thru September 2, 2007
Fr. Joseph Woodill of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington, DC, lovingly serves our community as Interim Pastor.

September 9, 2007
Welcome Liturgy for Father Michael Sekela, our permanent priest, who has relocated with his wife, Matushka Theresa, from Chicago, Illinois, to serve our community.