St. Catherine Orthodox Church

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• Name:St. Catherine Orthodox Church
• Website URL:https://stcatherinefl.org
• Summary:St. Catherine Orthodox Church welcomes families and Spanish speakers with a Children's Church each Sunday morning (9:00–9:30) using interactive, artistic teaching and with at least occasional Divine Liturgies offered in Spanish (noted sometimes on Memorial Saturdays). The parish places a strong emphasis on Orthodox education — a weekly study class meets after Liturgy at 12:30 PM led by Hieromonk Kenneth Alonso (founder/director of the St. Gregory of Nyssa Institute) — and was co-founded by Father Stefan Zencuch, author of a study on ethnic Orthodox congregations. Worship follows the full liturgical cycle with traditional fasts, seasonal services (Great Canon, Forgiveness Vespers), and celebrated feasts such as the Three Holy Hierarchs and the Presentation (including the candle‑blessing), while parish etiquette (headcoverings, modest dress, no lipstick or gum) and communion practices (Holy Communion for baptized/chrismated Orthodox; antidoron for visitors) are clearly explained. The parish meets at 2198 NE Coachman Road, Unit D (mailing in Tampa), operates in a rent‑free chapel with an adjacent rented social hall (Unit E), livestreams and archives Sunday Liturgies on YouTube, maintains a Facebook presence, and accepts donations via PayPal, stock, or IRA distributions (donors are asked to provide their baptismal name).
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