Michigan Deanery General Unction Service at Dormition Cathedral April 11

Please save the date! With the blessing of Bishop Peter, the annual General Unction service for our Michigan Deanery will be held at Dormition Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, April 11. The address for Dormition Cathedral is:

2101 Livernois St.
Ferndale, MI 48220

Unction is a sacrament of the Holy Church and thus although we welcome all to be present at the beautiful Divine Service, only Orthodox Christians who have recently been to confession (within the last three weeks before the Unction service) may be anointed. The ideal situation would be to confess and partake of the Mystery of Holy Communion on Sunday, April 10 and then partake of Unction on April 11.

The Sacrament of Unction is tied very closely to both repentance and healing, and thus, although this sacrament is generally reserved for those who are very sick (to aid in their healing or their prayerful departure into the next life) the practice is to hold this service one time per year during Great Lent to strengthen all of us on our path towards spiritual healing through repentance – the path we tread each year during Great Lent. Please see Fr. Gregory with questions and please plan to prepare yourself and to partake of this Holy Mystery as an aid to spiritual (and bodily) healing at Dormition Cathedral on April 11.

More about the Mystery of Unction:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/flyers/my ... nction.pdf