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10/1/22, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please plan to join us for the feast of Virgin Martyr Anysia on Tuesday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Wednesday morning at 8:00 a.m.
Following the Liturgy on Wednesday we will have our Pre-K catechism. More information and a sign up sheet can be found here:
If you cannot come to the Evening Services or Liturgy please try to join us on one of our live streams:
There are also services on Thursday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Friday morning at 8:00 a.m. for St. Basil the Great.
As of August 20, 2021 we recommend (but do not mandate) masking for indoor activities.
Learn More: Virgin Martyr Anysia – Russian
Learn More: St. Basil the Great – English
Learn More: St. Basil the Great – Russian
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10/1/22, 12:00 PM
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Fr. Gregory has lost his voice, so unfortunately we cannot have services for the 14000 Martyrs on Monday evening and Tuesday morning. He has tested negative for Covid but is not improving, and in fact getting worse. So he will work with his doctor to try to figure out what is happening. Please pray that he will improve enough for us to hold services on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning as scheduled. But please also keep an eye on our web site for the latest updates on the schedule this week. It would be wise to check the web site before heading out for services...
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10/1/22, 06:00 AM
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Concerning prayer in church, know that it is higher than prayers at home, for it is raised by a whole group of people, among which many are most pure prayers, offered to God from humble hearts, which He accepts as fragrant incense. Along with these our prayers are also accepted, even though they are feeble and worthless.
Venerable Macarius of Optina
Living without Hypocrisy
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9/1/22, 06:00 PM
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"This is the cause of all evils: the ignorance of the Scriptures. We go into battle without arms, and how ought we to come off safe?" -St. John Chrysostom, Homily IX on Colossians.
In order to help increase the general knowledge of scripture in our parish family we present here for your edification the scripture readings for the coming week. At least one Gospel Reading and one Epistle reading are assigned for each day of the year (although during Great Lent the readings are from the Old Testament). Hearing or reading only those readings appointed for Sunday merely scratches the surface of the great spiritual wealth that the scriptures provide us. Some of the readings are easily understandable – others are less so. As Orthodox Christians we do not make private interpretation of scripture, but rather consult the fathers of the Church for their explanations to aid us in our understanding. Those wishing to have access to such explanations are asked to contact Fr. Gregory or inquire in the kiosk for further reading in this regard. Bibles may also be acquired in the kiosk.
Monday: Hebrews 8:7-13 & Mark 10:46-52
Tuesday: Hebrews 9:8-10,15-23 & Mark 11:11-23
Wednesday: Hebrews 10:1-18 & Mark 11:23-26
Thursday: Hebrews 10:35-11:17 & Mark 11:27-33
Friday: Colossians 2:8-12 & Luke 2:20-22,40-52
Saturday: I Timothy 3:14-4:5 & Matthew 3:1-11
Please find below several very nice articles on how to read the scripture from an Orthodox point of view.
By St. Justin (Popovich):
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/phronema/bible_how.aspx
By Bishop Kalistos (Ware):
http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/phronema/ware_howto.aspx
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9/1/22, 10:00 AM
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Please join us for a live broadcast of today's Divine Liturgy beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the following link:
Please remember - the stream only broadcasts live services. If you would like to listen to previously recorded and edited services please visit our sound blog:
If you would like to view past services please visit our YouTube page:
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9/1/22, 08:00 AM
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Our parish Sunday publications are available now at the link below. Find our Prayer List, "Good News", and "Sunday Reading", plus other parish publications!
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9/1/22, 06:00 AM
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Confession and Communion are the two sacraments we most often partake of as Orthodox Christians and thus it behooves us to learn about these, how to prepare for these, and how to best take advantage of the Grace that our Lord freely gives us in these sacraments. At St. Vladimir’s we have created a special web site for this purpose with much information in this regard. Please find the web site listed below and please contact Fr. Gregory with questions!
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8/1/22, 06:00 PM
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Please join us for a live broadcast of tonight's Vigil beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the following links:
Please remember - the stream only broadcasts live services. If you would like to listen to previously recorded and edited services please visit our sound blog:
If you would like to view past services please visit our YouTube page:
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8/1/22, 02:16 PM
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Posted by Fr. Gregory
Friends,
As everyone knows who is living in these crazy pandemic days everything is upside down. This is true of our priests too. Maybe that was true before the pandemic as well… :)
Fr. Colin has cold symptoms and tested positive.
Fr. Gregory has cold symptoms and tested negative. Maybe that is not a huge surprise since Liza had the same last week: cold symptoms but negative Covid test.
The schedule for the weekend is as posted, that is, Vigil at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday and Divine Liturgy at 10:00 a.m. on Sunday. Out of an abundance of caution I will wear a mask, since I’m not really enthused about making people sick with the non-Covid very unpleasant cold I have. Fr. Colin will pray for us sinners at home and care for his family, who also have cold-like symptoms.
One schedule caveat: I will rest tonight and hope to knock down some of my symptoms in preparation for Liturgy tomorrow. So if you would like to confess (which you should only do if you have not confessed since January 1, or if you can produce a copy of a police report showing why you need to confess again) please make an appointment here now:
SCHEDULE A CONFESSION FOR SUNDAY MORNING
Thank you to everyone for your prayers! Please continue those for both Fr. Colin and me.
In Christ,
Fr. Gregory
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