Cyril, monk, died 869; Methodius, bishop, died 885; missionaries to the Slavs Tuesday, February 14
These two brothers from Thessalonika, Greece, were monks and were sent to bring Christianity to the Slavic people. In the course of their work they created a written language, inventing the Cyrillic alphabet for it, and translated the Bible and the liturgy.
On Sunday, January 3, we celebrated EPIPHANY, which actually falls on January 6, with blended services at 8:00 and 10:45 am. Epiphany is the celebration of the manifestation of Jesus–the savior of the world–to the world!