E.C.S. Blog

Dear Friends:

Just for the Christmas season, we are offering four myrtlewood crèches and one pewter crèche, representations of the Nativity scene at Bethlehem. But we have only a limited supply of these; once they’re gone, they’re gone, so order now!

• Hand-Cut Myrtlewood Crèche Panel
$24.95
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• Hand-Cut and Painted Myrtlewood Crèche Panel
$37.95
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• Hand-Cut Myrtlewood Crèche Triptych
$49.95
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• Hand-Cut and Painted Myrtlewood Crèche Triptych
$79.95
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• Pewter Crèche Figurine
$29.95
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It’s not too late to buy Christmas cards! We still have a large stock of our specially commissioned Nativity greeting cards:

• “Nativity of Christ” Christmas Cards
$9.00
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• “Reclining Christ Child” Christmas Cards
$9.00
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• “Angel of Great Counsel” Christmas Cards
$9.00
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We also recommend the following books:

• Missionary Letters of Saint Nikolai Velimirovich: Letters 1–100, Volume VI of A Treasury of Serbian Orthodox Spirituality
$17.95
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• Saint Mark of Ephesos: Renowned Greek Theologian of the Late Byzantine Period and Eminent Philosopher and Church Hymnographer: His Life, Character, Thought, Writings, and Influence by Constantine Cavarnos
$5.95
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• Saint Jerome: Commentary on Matthew, Volume 117 of The Fathers of the Church: A New Translation
Regularly $39.95
On sale for $35.96
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Please note that all six volumes in the series The Fathers of the Church: A New Translation are on sale at 10% off:

• Volume 9: Saint Basil: Ascetical Works
• Volume 37: Saint John of Damascus: Writings
• Volume 39: Saint Gregory the Great: Dialogues
• Volume 42: Saint Ambrose: Hexameron, Paradise, and Cain and Abel
• Volume 107: Saint Gregory of Nazianzus: Select Orations
• Volume 117: Saint Jerome: Commentary on Matthew

Wishing you every good thing during this Advent season,

The Staff of ECS

Dear Friends:

Eastern Christian Supply Company’s greetings cards for the Nativity of Christ are again available. Specially commissioned by us, these Christmas cards feature traditional Byzantine iconography printed on card stock and laminated to enhance the durability of the card and the vividness of the colors. Each card includes an appropriate liturgical or Biblical quotation inside, as well as Nativity greetings in English, Greek, Romanian, and Russian. There are three different designs, and each design is sold by the dozen. Each card also comes with its own white A-6 envelope.

• “Nativity of Christ” Christmas Cards
$9.00
Click here to order.

• “Reclining Christ Child” Christmas Cards
$9.00
Click here to order.

• “Angel of Great Counsel” Christmas Cards
$9.00
Click here to order.

Also now available is the Church Calendar for 2009—printed in full color and coil-bound, with both Old- and New-Style dates; it includes listings for the daily Epistle and Gospel readings for the whole year according to Greek usage.

Wishing you every good thing,

The Staff of ECS

Dear Friends:

There is only one month left in the special pre-publication sale of the forthcoming hardcover four-volume set of The Evergetinos: A Complete Text! All subscription commitments, accompanied by payment, received during November will receive a discount of $40 off. On December 1, however, the sale price of $200 will revert to the regular price of $240—so place your order today!

• The Evergetinos: A Complete Text, hardcover four-volume set
On sale for $200.00
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The splendid photographic tribute to Saint John of San Francisco, Lantern of Grace, is still on sale at 40% off!

• Lantern of Grace: Seven Homilies in Memory of Our Father Among the Saints, John, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco by Protopresbyter Valery Lukianov
Regularly $24.95
On sale for $14.95
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We currently have several complete sets of the popular seven-volume Synaxarion in stock. These volumes are imported from Greece, often requiring a waiting period of two months, so now is the perfect opportunity to purchase the entire set, while all seven volumes are available.

• The Synaxarion: The Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church, seven-volume set
$330.65
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New to our bookstore are the following titles.

• Saint Herman Calendar 2009
$9.95
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• The Image of God the Father in Orthodox Theology and Iconography and Other Studies by Father Steven Bigham
$14.95
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We appreciate your patronage!

The Staff of ECS

Dear Friends:

The following items are currently on sale.

• Large Gold-Plated Seven-Branched Candelabrum
40% off!
Regularly $2,299.95
On sale for $1,379.97

• Brass Seven-Branched Candelabrum
40% off!
Regularly $1,999.95
On sale for $1,197.00

• Chrome- and Gold-Plated Processional Torch
40% off!
Regularly $159.95
On sale for $95.97

• Chrome- and Gold-Plated Processional Torch with Base
40% off!
Regularly $169.95
On sale for $101.97

• Double-Tiered Lacquered Brass Candlestand
25% off!
Regularly $499.95
On sale for 374.96

• Single-Tiered Lacquered Brass Candlestand
25% off!
Regularly $399.95
On sale for 299.96

Thanking you for your continued patronage,

The Staff of ECS