All are welcome at St. Vladimir's! Please join us this Sunday! More information can be found at this link, and we encourage you to share this with family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers!

DIVINE SERVICES FOR SUNDAY, JULY 2, 2023

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At STV we collect non-perishable food items. Always. We don't have food drives - we do this every single day. There are many people in our local community who are food insecure. We ask our parishioners to bring a can or box of non-perishable food every time they come to church. Make this a part of your family worship! The little you give means a lot to a family who is food insecure. Remember our Lord's admonition to us in this regard: "For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me. Then shall the righteous answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungred, and fed thee? or thirsty, and gave thee drink? When saw we thee a stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and clothed thee? Or when saw we thee sick, or in prison, and came unto thee? And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me." (Matthew 25:35-40)

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SIGN UP FOR THE NEXT PROCESSION: July 9 IN ANN ARBOR!
More detailed information will be available soon, but you can sign up now at the link below. Join us for a short procession (1-2 miles walking at most). During the procession we will stop at some logical place (town square, etc.) and hold a short concert and/or serve a short moleben. We will provide a traditional Orthodox witness to our communities: we will have information about Orthodox Christianity available for those who are interested, and talk to those who would like to learn more. Don’t miss this great opportunity to bring our faith to our neighbors! Sign up for Dexter today!

CROSS PROCESSION SUNDAY, JULY 9

All are welcome - join us!

We present here a short educational offering for both children and adults on the upcoming Sunday's principle Gospel reading so that all can better prepare for the Divine Services. Parents are asked to review the children’s portion with their children. It is very important for us to attend the Divine Services on Sundays and whenever else we are able, but in addition it is our spiritual responsibility to educate ourselves and our families in the faith. It is our hope that this mid-week offering will be an aid in this regard. Please contact Fr. Gregory with questions or suggestions.

For Various Ages: from the Antiochian Archdiocese

We need to do extra work at the school! This week we will have the following work days:

THURSDAY, JUNE 29: 4:00-7:00 p.m.
SATURDAY, JULY 1: 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. (or so)

Contact Brendan to RSVP: haydenservices@gmail.com or 734-846-9220.

The coming Sunday marks the annual feast day of the patron saint of our parish Brotherhood, St. John of Shanghai & San Francisco. Please plan to join us for the celebration! Service times are as usual: Saturday 6:00 p.m. and Sunday 10:00 a.m. Weather permitting we'll have a procession after Liturgy on Sunday according to our parish tradition. All are welcome! Learn more about St. John and our Brotherhood (and how you can join us!) at the Brotherhood web page:

ST. JOHN BROTHERHOOD

Friends,

Please note that we’ll need to cancel services Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning and evening this week. We (mostly Fr. Colin – I was of little help honestly) cleaned the altar ceiling today. In order to do that we had to move everything in the altar, set up drop cloths, etc. Once that work was done it became clear that we needed to paint. So rather than putting everything back in the altar, serving Tuesday/Wednesday, then taking everything back out, putting all the drop cloths up and down several times, etc., it just makes sense to paint right away. So the good news is: the altar will be fully painted for the weekend. The bad new is: no services Tuesday or Wednesday. Thank you for your understanding. Please pass the word to anyone you know – or even suspect – was planning to attend the services. The parish schedule has been UPDATED HERE.

Fr. Gregory

FIVE LINES FOR EVERY ST. VLADIMIRIAN TO READ FOR THIS WEEK!

We haven't published the July schedule yet, but we wanted to call your attention to a few days when we will deviate from our usual service times in the coming month.

July 7: Liturgy begins at 7:00 a.m.
July 12: Liturgy begins at 7:00 a.m.
July 17: Liturgy begins at 9:00 a.m.
July 27: Vigil begins at 5:00 p.m.
July 28: Liturgy begins at 9:00 a.m.
July 30: Liturgy begins at 9:00 a.m.

We know you'll want to note these changes because WE KNOW that no one wants to be late to church! The ideal is that, before the services begin we have lit our candles, arranged prosphora, etc., and that when the clergy begin the service we are standing in our place and ready to glorify God in His House with our undivided attention.