St. Mary Orthodox Church • Central Square, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Christ is in our Midst! He is and ever shall be!

Welcome to St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church in Central Square, Cambridge, MA! We are a parish of the Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America. Hopefully, you will leave here with a glimpse of our unique and beautiful congregation. Perhaps you will even accept our heartfelt invitation to visit us if you are ever in the Boston area. The community of St. Mary's is ethnically diverse, warm, hospitable, and deeply spiritual.

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Latest Sermons

Not Through Faith, But Action

August 24, 2025 - by Fr. Antony Hughes

They will know we are Christians by our love. When love becomes challenging (and it always does) it behooves us to find a way to meet the challenge in favor of the Lord's clear and inescapable commandments and to compassionately address any concerns that may arise. I am sure of two things.The Gospel comes first always and must be obeyed and two, all concerns can be addressed in creative and Christian ways. It is up to us to find them. Read more »

Imitating Christ's Compassion

August 17, 2025 - by Dn. Jeff Smith

This kind of compassion, reaching beyond ourselves, reaching out to reduce the suffering of others is what we are called to do every single day. The boy’s father kneels before Jesus and begs him to act, and Jesus instantly heals not only the boy, but through his exasperation, he heals his disciples as well. Read more »

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Upcoming Services and Events

Thursday, August 28

9 amNeighbor Outreach Cooking

Sunday, August 31

8:45 amOrthros

10 amDivine Liturgy

11:30 amMemorials

12 pmChurch School Registration (at Coffee Hour)

Sunday, September 7

8:45 amOrthros

10 amDivine Liturgy

11:30 amFellowship Hour & Neighbor Outreach Collaboration

12:30 pmChurch School Registration (at Coffee Hour)

Monday, September 8

Nativity of the Theotokos

Thursday, September 11

9 amNeighbor Outreach Cooking

Saturday, September 13

9 am Neighbor Outreach Cooking

Sunday, September 14

Exaltation of the Cross

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Diocese News

Diocese Update - August 2025

There are a lot of great events happening across our Diocese during the Month of August! Join us! Read more »

Special News & Announcements

Inquirers' Class - Fall 2025 Open Enrollment

Are you or someone you know interested in exploring the Orthodox Faith? The St. Ignatius Catechetical Group (Inquirers’ Class) is for non-Orthodox adults who are interested in exploring the Orthodox Christian Faith. Classes are held weekly beginning in the Fall and conclude after Pascha in the Spring. Read more »

Church School 2025-2026 Registration

Register your child for the 2025-2026 church school year and indicate your interest in activities! We very much look forward to your participation in religious education at St Read more »

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Spiritual Quotes

"The great virtue of the monastic orders in Catholicism—each with an emphasis on a different work or form of manifesting love—is the recognition of the plurality of styles. Each one manifests his faith according to his personality. There’s no mandatory style. Ana is entirely Christian, but she wrongly believes that only her style—the uninterrupted seraphic smile, the unctuous gestures and folded hands, the exclusive use of pious words—is the only currency with value. In the Patericon it’s very clear: not even the Christian lifestyle of a great hermit in the Thebaid is incomparable and inimitable. The lifestyle of a random poor cobbler in Alexandria, a married man and father of children, can be higher than that practiced by St Anthony himself, the great ascetic."

- Fr. Nicholas Steinhardt, The Journal of Joy

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St. Mary Orthodox Christian Church

Central Square, Cambridge, MA