Photo Gallery

The Likomitros Wedding- May 2023

Holy Bread Class - Holy Friday, 2023

Servitude in action. Cleaning gutters after church on 7/23/23

Chrismation of Derek Ward on 6/5/23

Dedication of our food pantry to St. Maria of Paris on 6/18/23

Sunday School Meal Kit Building Day

Photos from around the parish 2022

A woman stands behind a choir stand. Two small children stand in front of her. Their faces are blocked by the music stand.

A priest with a beard and a young boy sit together at a table. They are smiling and conversing. The tables around them are full of people.

Holiday Basket Distribution 2022

Thanks to a Food for Hungry People grant awarded from the Antiochian Archdiocese and the work of our food pantry volunteers, we were able to provide twelve households with a holiday meal basket so they could celebrate Thanksgiving with a feast. Glory to God!

Twelve frozen turkeys in the trunk of a a car

Blue reusable grocery bags filled with holiday meal kit items

Two women holding blue reusable grocery bags filled with holiday food items.

A man standing holding a frozen turkey. A blue reusable grocery bag filled with holiday foods sits at his feet.

OCF Baklava-making Party for the Feast of St. Raphael 2022

Six people stand around a long table smiling at the camera. They are in the process of making baklava

Four people standing around a table are making baklava

A plate of baklava arranged in a star pattern

Sunday School Kick-off Picnic - September 2022

The OCF table at the University of Iowa Student Org Fair 2022

A young man smiles at the camera. He is seated behind a table covered with a banner reading "OCF, Orthodox Christian Fellowship." On top of the table are books, brochures, and icons.

Church Garden 2022

Produce from our garden is distributed through our food pantry and to our parishioners. We are blessed to have some eager young gardeners to help with it!

Two boys standing in a garden looking at the plants

Two boys in the garden holding up a pepper they've picked

One boy bending down to pick produce while another boy watches

Two boys in a garden looking at the peppers they've picked

Party and Vespers on the Morey farm - May 2022

Fundraiser for IOCC Ukraine Relief - May 2022

Photos from around the parish 2021

Twelve people, ten standing and two sitting, smile into the camera.

2021: 20th Anniversary Celebration Slideshow

University of Iowa Orthodox Christian Fellowship 2018-2019

Eating together in our newly painted Fellowship Hall, plus photos of work in progress, August 2018

Orthodox Christian Fellowship, University of Iowa, 2017-2018

Jared Johnson's Ordination to the Diaconate, October 29, 2017

Photos from the first year of St. Raphael Mission, 2001

722 E. College, Iowa City

Our mission is to worship one God in Trinity and share the good news of Jesus with each other, people from all backgrounds, our neighbors, and the world. We do this through worshipping beautifully, connecting in fellowship, serving those in need, and providing spiritual teaching for daily living.

Helpful information

Church phone: (319) 337-6784

Priest Father Symeon: email

Archdiocese: www.antiochian.org

Webmaster: sroc.info@gmail.com

Main service times
All services in English.
Great Vespers, 5 p.m. Saturdays
Matins, 8:45 a.m. Sundays
Liturgy, 10 a.m. Sundays
(See our calendar for other services.)