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+ Welcome

Welcome to the website of Saint Barnabas Antiochian Orthodox Church. We are an Orthodox Christian parish community from all walks of life, age groups and imperfections located in Costa Mesa, California, half-way between Los Angeles and San Diego, California. Whether you are a guest, an inquirer, or a visitor from another parish, we are pleased you are here! The purpose of our web site is to introduce you to our parish community, and to provide you with a brief overview of the Orthodox Church and faith. Our priests, Father Wayne Wilson and Father Michael Reagan are also personally available to answer any questions you may have about Orthodox Christianity, or about your spiritual experience, or personal faith journey.

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+ Common Questions

What is the “The Orthodox Church”?

The Orthodox Church, also known as the Eastern Orthodox Church,  is a communion of Local Churches worldwide bound together by apostolic succession (from the Apostles), history, faith, creed, Ecumenical Councils, canons and liturgy. It is the second-largest Christian group in the world after the Roman Catholic Church, unless you consider Protestant groups and denominations as one entity.
 
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+ New Visitors

Are non-Orthodox visitors welcome?

Yes! We are a community largely comprised of converts to the Orthodox Church, and are very comfortable with newcomers, inquirers and visitors! We come from all racial, age, ethnic, and economic backgrounds. Every sincere lover or seeker of Christ, or inquirer is welcome!  We can probably anticipate many of your questions about the Orthodox Christian faith! We’ve all been there!

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+ Wisdom of the Saints - April 21 2008

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Let us consider, beloved, how the Master continually calls our attention to the future resurrection, the first fruits of which He has made the Lord Jesus Christ by raising Him from the dead. Let us consider, beloved, the kind of resurrection that occurs at regular intervals. Day and night give us examples of resurrection. The night sleeps, the day rises; the day departs, the night comes on.
Let us take the crops. The sowing - how and in what manner does it take place? The sower goes out and puts each of the seeds into the soil: when they fall on the soil, they are dry and bare, and decay. But once they have decayed, the Master's wondrous Providence makes them rise, and each one increases and brings forth multiple fruit. St. Clement of Rome, Epistle to the Corinthians
 
 

 

 

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3505 Cadillac Ave. Building G-3, Costa Mesa, CA 92626, Phone (714) 429-0587