St. Timothy Orthodox Church

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St. Timothy’s is an exceptional church in three ways.

Those familiar with the Orthodox Christian Church would not expect to find one here in Toccoa, GA

We are a home-grown Orthodox Church (see “About Us), which was later adopted into the Orthodox Church in America.

Unlike most home-grown churches in America, St. Timothy’s did not begin because of it’s members primary concern for doctrine or teaching; it began out of a longing for the truest and fullest worship. That concern is deeply Christian, deeply Orthodox, and it led us into the most ancient and traditional teachings.

Orthodox Sermons

Updated 14 May 2012 To the Sermons >

Follow this link to You Tube for our movie explaining the meaning of the icons in our church. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdhOGdkG4JE

Lenten Homily
- given at St. Timothy, Toccoa
Especially note Bishop Mark's saying that, during Lent, we do not so much "give up things" for Lent, as we "throw them out." And that, "bad habits are thrown out to be replaced by good ones."
Meat we will eat again (it is then, not a bad habit, whereas feasting on the discomfort of others certainly is!), but as we look forward to celebrating the Great Feast of Pascha, let us not look forward to resuming those bad habits we have worked so hard to throw out! That is part of the cleansing power of the Great Lenten fast.

The Formation of the Canon of Scripture - Part One

The Formation of the Canon of Scripture - Part Two
- given at St. John of the Ladder, Greenville, Saturday, 24 March 2012
For those who heard Bishop Mark at our church Saturday, this is the presentation of all that he discussed more informally with us then. It is excellent. It gives a good sense of the central role of the Scriptures in our Orthodox Christian faith and life.

$V.Rev. Fr. John Behr, Dean of St. Vladimir\'s Seminary$

Jesus Christ: Fulfillment of the Creation of Man:
To hear Fr. John's presentation, open the "Lectures" page, from the menu on the left.

Fr. Thomas Hopko at Holy Ascension Church, Mt. Pleasant, SC

Here is a link to videos of the presentations Fr. Tom gave on February 7th & 8th, in Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina, before and after the ordination of Fr. James Bozeman:

http://saintjohnwonderworker.org/Diocese_South_2012.html

Fr. Tomas' presentation at Furman University on February 6th will be posted as soon as it becomes available.

$Metropolitan Job\'s Talks in Greenville: at St John Orthodox Church & Furman University$

Metropolitan Jonah visited Greenville over the weekend of September 25th - 27th
      His talks were well-attended and very beneficial to our spiritual lives.

Church & Family Life - at St. John of the Ladder, Greenville, SC

The Struggle for Inner Peace - talk at Daniel Chapel, Furman University

Garden Room Q & A in the Garden Room at Daniel Chapel, Furman University:
      Questions are inaudible due to the setting, but
     Metropolitan Johah's answers are clear and quite fascinating,
     especially his remarks related to his own spiritual experience.

Do Not Resent, Do Not React, Keep Inner Stillness

Metropolitan Jonah first gave the talk now summarized in this text, at the Monastery of St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco. Here are the links to the original talk.

The Path to Prayer: Part 1: Do Not React
http://iconnewmedianetwork.com/mp3/Path-2-Prayer/Prayer-1-final.mp3

The Path to Prayer: Part 2: Do Not React Q&A
http://iconnewmedianetwork.com/mp3/Path-2-Prayer/prayer-2-final.mp3

Path to Payer Part 3 Do Not Resent
http://iconnewmedianetwork.com/mp3/Path-2-Prayer/prayer-3-final.mp3

The Path to Prayer: Part 4: Keep Inner Stillness
http://iconnewmedianetwork.com/mp3/Path-2-Prayer/prayer-4-final.mp3

Fr. Meletios Webber Speaks on Heart & Mind in Prayer, Depression, Monasticims Today

Rt. Rev. Meletios (Weber) has been the pastor of Prophet Elias Greek Orthodox
Church in Santa Cruz, California since 1994. He was received into the Orthodox
Church by Bishop Kallistos Ware in 1971. He was educated at Dulwich College and
Oxford University in England, and has a doctorate in psychological counseling.
He studied Theology at Oxford and the University in Thessalonica,
Greece. He has been an high school teacher and a university professor. He was
tonsured a monk at the Community of St John on the island of Patmos in 1978.
Fr. Meletios has served the Orthodox Church in Greece, Great Britain, Montana,
and California, and the Netherlands. In June 2008 Fr Meletios was named abbot
of St. John of San Francisco Monastery (Manton, California).

1. Monasticism
in the Contemporary Church

Q&A on Contemporary Monasticism

2. Being Present in the Presence: Heart & Mind in the Practice of
Prayer

3. Dealing with Depression

Q&A on Depression

My Conversion from Islam to Orthodox Christianity

Still Available!

Fr. Daniel Byantoro was
the first Indonesian Orthodox Christian in the current era. He has
converted over 2,000 to Christianity. Gordon Walker has said of him:
"He is truly gifted by God to be an Apostle to Indonesia.

Fr. Daniel has just given three talks in our area. Are three are available here!

1. Furman University (8/1/09): Islam and Orthodox Christianity

2. Toccoa Falls College (8/2/09): How the Qur'an Pointed Me to Christ

3. St. Timothy Orthodox Church, Toccoa (8/2/09): From Islam to Orthodox Christianity

Still available!

C.S. Lewis on Education & the Human Person

Lewis scholar, Deacon Andrew Cuneo's Phd in English is from Oxford University, England.

Dn. Andrew recently spoke at the Bird & Baby Philosophy Club, at 1008 W. Poinsett St., Greer, SC, drawing his insights from Lewis' book, The Abolition of Man. Many thanks to Dr. Cuneo for his permission to add his presentation to this webpage!

Still available!

Rev Dr Michael Oleksa's presentations on:

The Orthodox Missionary Legacy in North America,
- delivered at St. John of the Ladder Orthodox Church (Part One),
& at Furman University (Part Two):

Choose Lectures from the lefthand Menu

Fr.
Michael preaches greater understanding across race and culture. He is a
leader in building cross-cultural relations in Alaska. He is recognized
as an "Elder" by the Alaska Federation of Natives, has been honored by
the Alaska State Legislature, and the National Governor's Association.