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Icon of the first coming of Christ

Saint Nicholas Orthodox Catholic Church
1000 Barber Lane   Joliet, IL.  60435
(815) 725-4742
The Very Reverend John Elias Kuchta, Pastor

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Icon of John the Baptist

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The Nicene Creed

I believe in one God the Father almighty, Maker of heaven and earth, and of all things visible and invisible. And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the only begotten, begotten of the Father before all ages, Light of Light, true God of true God, begotten, not made, of one essence with the Father, by whom all things were made. Who for us men and for our salvation came down from heaven, was incarnate of the Holy Spirit and the Virgin Mary, and was made man; and He was crucified for us under Pontius Pilate, and suffered and was buried; and the third day He rose again according to the Scriptures; and ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of the Father. And He shall come again with glory to judge the living and the dead; Whose kingdom shall have no end. And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the Giver of life, Who proceeds from the Father, Who with the Father and the Son together is worshipped and glorified; Who spoke by the prophets. In One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the remission of sins. I look for the resurrection of the dead, and the Life of the world to come. 

Amen

Recommended links for seekers

Meeting the Orthodox by Fr. Thomas Hopko, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
About Orthodox Christianity An article by Frederica Mathews-Green
12 Things I Wish I Had Known An article by Frederica Mathews-Green
Introduction to Orthodoxy by Reverend John Behr, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
The faith by Fr. Thomas Hopko, St Vladimir's Orthodox Theological Seminary
Questions and Answers on Orthodoxy Meeting the Orthodox Questions & Answers on the Orthodox Faith
A timeline of Church History A brief tree graph showing the history of the Church.
A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology Online dictionary
Orthodox Christians in North America

Orthodox Christians in North America, 1794-1994 - Mark Stokoe, in collaboration with Leonid Kishkovsky

Recommended books for seekers

The Orthodox Way Bishop Kallistos Ware, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Becoming Orthodox, A Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith Fr. Peter E. Gillquist - A must read for Protestants and Evangelicals
For the Life of the World Fr. Alexander Schmemann,
Living Tradition Fr John Meyendorff, St. Vladimir's Seminary Press
Tradition and Traditions Yves M.-J Congar, The Biblical, Historical, and Theological Evidence for Catholic Teaching on Tradition - Basilica Press
Retrieving the Tradition and Renewing Evangelicalism: D.H. Williams, A Primer for Suspicious Protestants - Erdmans
 

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