Weekly Schedule
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Sunday, Mar. 3, 2013 |
3rd Sunday of the Great Fast * Veneration of the Cross |
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10 am |
Divine Liturgy + Florence Lucia |
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Following liturgy |
Fellowship in St. Mary’s Hall – everyone is invited |
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Noon – 2 pm |
Pysanky class – visitors & parishioners are invited |
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Monday, Mar. 4, 2013 |
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6 pm |
Paraklesis |
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Tuesday, Mar. 5, 2013 |
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No activities |
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Wed., Mar. 6, 2013 |
Mid-Lent |
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noon |
Office of Hours |
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Thursday, Mar. 7, 2013 |
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9 am – 6 pm |
Baking in St. Mary’s Hall |
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Friday, Mar. 8, 2013 |
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7 pm |
Presanctified Liturgy including praying for 4th All Souls Saturday |
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Saturday, Mar. 9, 2013 |
40 Martyrs of Sebaste |
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5 pm |
Vigil Divine Liturgy for Sunday +Paul Eshleman |
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Sunday, Mar. 10, 2013 |
4th Sunday of the Great Fast – John Climacus* |
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10 am |
Divine Liturgy +Dorothy DeMaio |
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Following liturgy |
Fellowship in St. Mary’s Hall – everyone is invited |
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Note: * designates obligation to attend liturgy |
Announcements
Events Calendar
- The first class on decorating pysanky (Easter eggs) is today, March 3rd from noon until 2 p.m. Come and learn this colorful tradition. A modest fee of $5 will help pay for the supplies.
- This Friday, March 8th, All Souls Saturday is being celebrated as a vigil following Friday’s Presanctified Liturgy at 7 p.m. Please attend both services with a single trip to church and stay for a dinner. An educational video can be shown with the meal if the attendees wish.
- The 1st Ancient Healing Service this month is Wednesday, March 13. Please plan to join us.
- The next Knights of Columbus brunch will include hosting members of the Knights from Muncie on Sunday, March 17th.
The Great Fast: Cross-Veneration Week signals the mid-point of our journey into Light. As a child, did you ever run up a see-saw and try walking to the center, struggling to keep your balance? You know that once you reach its mid-point, you need a foot planted on either side of the center to maintain your balance. … You decide to jump off, or you maintain a steady, balanced position and descend the other side of the board.
Like children eagerly anticipating the challenge of the see-saw, we begin our greatfast journey with joy-filled hearts, determined to find our particular pattern of balance to carry us through this season of repentance. … We have reached the midpoint of our penitential journey to Holy Pascha. Are we ready to give in to the temptation to terminate the journey?
… The Holy Cross reminds us that if we wish to demonstrate our own love as Jesus did, then we must suffer the pangs of the journey … The entire article is here.
We’re in the news!: James Glass, a historic preservation and heritage consultant, has published an article on our church building and community. The article is inserted in today’s bulletin.