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Weekly Bulletin – March 21, 2010

Published by Saint Athanasius the Great Byzantine Catholic Church

This week’s schedule:

Sunday,         Mar. 21, 2010 5th Sunday of Great Fast – Mary of Egypt *
10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
following liturgy Fellowship in St. Mary’s Hall, pysanky workshop
Monday,         Mar. 22, 2010
6:30 AM Liturgy of the 1st Hour
12:00 PM Midday Office of the Great Fast
Tuesday,       Mar. 23, 2010
6:30 AM Liturgy of the 1st Hour
12:00 PM Midday Office of the Great Fast
2:00 PM Prosperity class
Wednesday, Mar. 24, 2010
6:30 AM Liturgy of the 1st Hour
12:00 PM Midday Office of the Great Fast
7:00 PM Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts
Thursday,      Mar. 25, 2010 Annunciation of the Theotokos
6:30 AM Liturgy of the 1st Hour
12:00 PM Midday Office of the Great Fast
6:30 PM Vespers & Liturgy
Friday,            Mar. 26, 2010
6:30 AM Liturgy of the 1st Hour
12:00 PM Midday Office of the Great Fast
7:00 PM Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts
Saturday,       Mar. 27, 2010 Saturday of Lazarus
9 AM to noon Binford Market – evangelization/market bake goods
4:00 PM Vigil Divine Liturgy
Sunday,         Mar. 28, 2010 Palm Sunday *
10:00 AM Divine Liturgy
following liturgy Knights of Columbus brunch in St. Mary’s Hall

Announcements:
Holy Week
Clear your evening calendar for Holy Week.  (FYI: It’s not this week but the following week.) The liturgies Monday – Thursday are at 7 PM. Friday’s Vespers & Burial Service is at 7 PM. Saturday’s Resurrection Matins are at 5 PM. Easter Sunday Liturgy is 10 AM. Also use your special envelopes to help offset the cost of lilies that will be decorating the church during the Easter season.
Annunciation of the Theotokos
This solemn holyday is Thursday, March 25th. Have you read Luke 1:26-38?
This is not a day of fasting. Therefore do not fast from communal worship at St. Athanasius parish. See you at 6:30 AM office of the 1st hour, noon midday office, and 7 PM vespers with liturgy. Come to 1 or all three.
Workday
Thanks for all who attended the work day on Saturday, March 20. Special thanks go to the Kupec family, Russell family, Brown family, Brenda Linn, John Sosna, Richard Medwig, Max Beaver, and anyone else who attended. Joe, the hands-on supervisor, was almost at a loss of words due the great amount of work that was completed. See everything that is marked off the list. There’s more to do of course but the 14 of us made a nice dent in the cleaning/maintenance list. And we baked 7 pascha breads too. Teamwork in the name of God works. We thank Him for the weather and camaraderie.

Pascha by John Russell
Pascha - medium size decorated by John Russell
Easter Market
The Binford indoor market is scheduled for the next 2 Saturdays from 9 AM until noon. Since the 2nd Saturday is Holy Saturday & the day before Easter we’re not planning to attend that one. If you can help this Saturday anytime from 8 AM (setup) until 12:15 (tear-down) please call the rectory.

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Pancake / Ethnic Brunch – February 28, 2010

Published by Saint Athanasius the Great Byzantine Catholic Church

Now that I have piqued your interest let me explain the title –  Pancake / Ethnic Brunch. The Knights of Columbus James J O’Brian council 13850 is hosting a meal following the Divine Liturgy. The menu includes both standard American breakfast items and some of our traditional Slavic dishes:

  • scrambled eggs
  • pancakes – regular and multi-grain
  • hash browns
  • biscuits & sausage gravy
  • potato-cheese pirohi (also spelled pirogi) with sauteed onions
  • kielbasi and sauerkraut
  • coffee, juice, tea
  • dessert

It’s buffet style and we ask for a freewill offering. There will be a 50-50 raffle during the brunch. Although not a requirement, you’re invited to attend the 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy prior to the brunch.  Please consider indulging your spirit in our ancient St. Basil Divine Liturgy. You’ll leave refreshed after honoring God and receiving many blessings. If you haven’t seen the interior of the church & can’t attend the liturgy then a tour of the church will be made available upon request.
The brunch is open until 1:30 p.m. Come join us. Everyone’s welcome.

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Presanctified Liturgy during The Great Fast (Lent)

Published by Saint Athanasius the Great Byzantine Catholic Church

We’re the only nearby Catholic Church in central and southern Indiana that celebrates The Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts  for 6 weeks in a row throughout Lent.  (Typically, the Roman Catholic church celebrates it on Good Friday. If you can’t attend ours please attend it on that day.) This ancient and beautiful liturgy is celebrated twice a week on Wednesday and Friday evenings at 7 p.m.
We encourage you to choose to take advantage of such a special gift of the Eastern Catholic Church. We expect that you’ll want to take this Lenten season as an opportunity to worship God in a more spiritual way. This is your personal invitation to come to The Presanctified  Liturgy. We’ll see you there.
For a detailed description of the service see our Archeparchy’s webpage: Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts

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