Weekly Schedule
| Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012 | 27th Sunday after Pentecost * |
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10 am |
Divine Liturgy for parishioners |
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Following liturgy |
Parish Meeting in St. Mary’s Hall– everyone is invited Baking Christmas cookies |
| Monday, Dec. 3, 2012 | |
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6 pm |
Paraklisis |
| Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012 | |
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7 pm |
Wellness Class |
| Wed., Dec. 5, 2012 | |
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7 pm |
Vigil Divine Liturgy for feast day |
| Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 | St. Nicholas of Myra – solemn holy day |
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9 am – 6 pm |
Baking in St. Mary’s Hall |
| Friday, Dec. 7, 2012 | |
| No scheduled events | |
| Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 | Maternity of the Holy Anna – solemn holy day |
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9 am – 4:30 pm |
Baking cookies in St. Mary’s Hall |
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9 am – noon |
Evangelization/Fund-raising at Carmel Market |
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5 pm |
Vigil Divine Liturgy and for feast day |
| Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012 | 27th Sunday after Pentecost * |
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10 am |
Divine Liturgy for Sunday and feast day |
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Following liturgy |
Q&A session for St. Alphonsus confirmation class and brunch in St. Mary’s Hall. St. Nicholas visiting. – everyone is invited Note: * designates obligation to attend liturgy |
Announcements
Events Calendar
- A parish meeting will be held after Divine Liturgy today Sunday, December 2. Please plan to attend.
- The feast day of St. Nicholas of Myra is on Thursday, December 6th. The Vigil Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday, December 5th at 7 p.m. The feast of Maternity of St. Anna will be celebrated at the Saturday Vigil Divine Liturgy at 5 p.m. and next Sunday’s Divine Liturgy at 10 a.m.
- On Saturday Dec 8 baking Christmas cookies will continue. The baking started on Dec 1. The official sale is on Dec 16 after Sunday’s liturgy from noon until 3. Please pick up some flyers and distribute them on your side of town. Encourage pre-ordering so we can have enough cookies on hand. We will be taking them to the markets before and after the 16th until they run out. We could use your help either baking in St. Mary’s Hall kitchen or selling at 3 markets in December. Ask John.
- St. Alphonsus Roman Catholic Church’s confirmation class will be attending our liturgy on Sunday December 9th. Following liturgy there will be a Q&A session and a meal to share. In commemoration of his feast day on Dec. 6, St. Nicholas will visit too. Preparations of food for the meal on Dec 9 will be started on Dec 8th while baking Christmas cookies.
Please remember the sick of the parish and their family & friends. May God’s healing power be upon them.
The second collection is for retired religious. Thank you for your generosity.
Parish Prayer
Oh God the benefactor of our souls, Grant that by the prayers of St. Athanasius our parish patron,
We may be blessed with the gifts of the Holy Spirit.
Grant that our community would grow in Wisdom, Understanding, Counsel, Fortitude, Piety, Knowledge and Fear of the Lord. Grant that our community would grow in Charity, Faith, Prudence, Fortitude, Hope, Justice and Temperance.
Oh Confessor and Bishop Athanasius, you said, “God became man so that man could become like God.” Pray for us that we would grow in Spirit.
Through the prayers of the Most Holy Theotokos and all the saints, now and forever. Amen.