Welcome to Saint Paul’s Greek Orthodox Church

Irvine, California

“Make love your aim.” 1 Corinthians 14:1

What is the Orthodox Church?

The Orthodox Christian Faith has much to offer the world, and yet it is unknown to most American Christians. St. Paul’s offers education classes for adults, Bible studies, digital resources, and more
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Attend a Worship Service

Whether you are Orthodox or not, we invite you to join us for worship on Sunday. The main service is the Divine Liturgy, which begins at 10:00 am. See schedule of services for more information

Prayer

“Prayer is the test of everything. If prayer is right everything is right.” – St. Theophan the Recluse (1815-1894) Read more about learning how to pray…

Worship Services

Every Sunday	Morning Prayer (Matins) 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Wednesday, October 23rd Saint James (Iakovos) the Brother of the Lord	Morning Prayer (Matins) 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
Monday, October 28th Eve of the Parish Feastday honoring Saint Paul the Apostles to the Nations	Great Vespers 7:00 pm
Tuesday, October 29th Saint Paul the Apostles to the Nations Parish Feastday	Morning Prayer (Matins) 9:00 am Divine Liturgy 10:00 am

Ministry Snapshot

AcolytesParaskeve2017-01-25T05:27:08+00:00

http://stpaulsirvine.org/acolytes/

Acolytes

Acolytes, Liturgical Life, Youth

Church MusicParaskeve2017-01-25T05:19:08+00:00

http://stpaulsirvine.org/church-music/

Church Music

Church Music, Liturgical Life

OutreachParaskeve2017-01-25T05:27:50+00:00

http://stpaulsirvine.org/agape-outreach/

Outreach

Philanthropic Outreach

YouthParaskeve2017-11-13T22:08:43+00:00

http://www.stpaulsirvine.org/youth-ministry

Youth

Parish CouncilParaskeve2017-11-13T22:38:49+00:00

http://stpaulsirvine.org/parish-council/

Parish Council

Ministry, Parish Council

Ladies Philoptochos SocietyParaskeve2017-11-12T22:23:55+00:00

http://stpaulsirvine.org/philoptochos/

Ladies Philoptochos Society

Ministry, Philanthropic Outreach

Adult Christian EducationParaskeve2017-01-25T05:31:06+00:00

http://stpaulsirvine.org/adult-christian-education/

Adult Christian Education

Christian Education, Ministry

Mission IS PossibleParaskeve2017-01-25T05:31:45+00:00

http://stpaulsirvine.org/mission-is-possible/

Mission IS Possible

Ministry, Missions

Sunday Church SchoolParaskeve2016-07-01T05:23:22+00:00

http://www.stpaulsirvine.org/churchschool

Sunday Church School

Christian Education, Ministry, Youth

Events

Parish Feastday Luncheon
Sunday, October 27, 2019 | 12:00 noon
Church School Pinecar Derby
Cupcake Bakeoff
Harvesting Hope
Saturday, November 9, 2019 | 5:30 pm
Yost Theater | Santa Ana
RSVP
Men’s Retreat
Living from the Inside – Out
Saturday, November 16, 2019
10 am – 3:30 pm | Lunch included
Register online here

“Love one another”
John 13:34

“If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me.”
Matthew 16:24

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.”
John 1.1

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