Divine Liturgy, Sunday March 22, 2026
Final Service at St. Stephen Chapel on Moody Blvd
Dearest brothers and sisters in the Lord,
Glory to Jesus Christ!
On Monday we received our Business License from the City of Bunnell following a successful inspection by the Fire Marshal. Special thanks to Jim Humphries for diligently seeing this through from beginning to end. This means the time has come to leave our rented space at St. Stephen Chapel and to open our doors for official church services at 2323 N. State Street, Unit 112, Bunnell.
Therefore, the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, March 22 will be our final service at St Stephen Roman Catholic Chapel on Moody Boulevard.
Here's the plan:
- Following Divine Liturgy and a shorter Coffee Fellowship, instead of storing our liturgical belongings in the closet, we will load cars and trucks and go in procession to our new building (2323 N State St, Unit 112, Bunnell, FL 32110).
- EVERYONE who wants to will have something to carry into our new worship space!
- Please wait outside the entrance to the new building and you will be handed an item (an icon, candles, service books, etc.) to carry into our new nave in procession, following behind me as I bring in the items belonging to the holy table.
- Once the holy things are placed and we are all inside, we will offer Prayers of Thanksgiving for all God has done to bring us to this moment.
Come and participate in this historic event in the life of our Mission!
Next week throughout the week we will be moving the rest of our belongings from St. Stephen Chapel to their new home.
Tuesday, March 24 (6pm) the Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts will be served in our new building. All services from that point on will be at 2323 N State Street Unit 112, the new home for St. Alexis parish!
On Saturday, March 28, there will be a final cleaning of St. Stephen Chapel.
May God give us all strength for the tasks ahead, with great joy in His abundant provision and patient love for each other in this time of significant change in our community.
Gratefully yours,
Fr David
Welcome to St. Alexis Orthodox Mission! A Mission of Joy!
Our patron, righteous father Alexis of Wilkes-Barre, was a missionary priest, sent from his homeland in Slovakia as a Uniate, who, in order to serve and protect his flock in the United States in a hostile environment, recognized the need to lead them in a return to their Orthodox Christian heritage.
We are a multi-ethnic community, welcoming Orthodox Christians from all backgrounds as well as those who want to learn and experience the Christian faith. Everyone is welcome to visit our Mission. We are a Mission of the Orthodox Church in America, the Diocese of the South.
Services are held in English.
If visiting an Orthodox church is new to you, then here is some information that may help you feel more at home.
St. Alexis to Receive Mission Planting Grant for Third Year in 2026
The Department of Evangelization of the Orthodox Church in America is pleased to announce the 2026 Church Planting Grant recipients:
St. Alexis of Wilkes-Barre Mission in Palm Coast, FL is being awarded a third-year grant for $24,000. Originally founded in 1995, St. Alexis saw slow growth initially, but found its footing several years ago. Led by Archpriest David Rucker, the mission has thrived with the help of the Church Planting Grant and is entering its final year of support.
