Please find all materials pertaining to our parish annual meeting at the link below. The parish annual meeting is set for February 19, 2017 during our annual Blini Dinner. Please join us!

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/annualmeeting2017.pdf

The big question associated with this little announcement is – do you subscribe to our You Tube Channel? If not – you should!

Go to our channel now and subscribe:

https://www.youtube.com/user/StVladimirChurch

Have you missed a service that you'd really like to hear? Of course you can visit Sound of the Parish, but maybe you have a slow internet connection? Or maybe you know someone who doesn't have an internet connection at all? Reach out to us! If you'd like to receive services on CD via post please email us at info@stvladimiraami.org!

Many people ask us for 40-day commemorations at the Divine Liturgy. This practice – remembering someone who is ill or who has died for 40 consecutive days at the Divine Liturgy – is known as “Sorokoust”. We do not serve Liturgy every day at St. Vladimir's. But we did serve 122 Liturgies last year. Thank God we have the opportunity to serve Liturgy often. We provide a sort of modified Sorokoust for our parish family. We can commemorate your friends or loved ones at 40 consecutive Liturgies. This will take more than 40 days, but nonetheless it will indeed be helpful for those who are commemorated. Please arrange these special commemorations with Fr. Gregory or with Albina Seraphimovna at the parish kiosk. There is no “cost” for these commemorations, but it is common to give a donation in thanksgiving for the prayers. The amount is completely up to those arranging the Sorokoust and, as with other special services at St. Vladimir's, should be based on your financial situation. If God has blessed you with much you should give much. If He has blessed you with little, you should give little. Please see Fr. Gregory with questions about this or any other spiritual issue.

As the weather cools it is always a temptation to come to church dressed not quite appropriately. We provide the information below as a guide to help make good decisions about what to wear to church:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/properattire.pdf

PARENTS: it is YOUR responsibility to assure that your child is dressed appropriately.

TWO ISSUES WE STRUGGLE WITH EVERY YEAR: no shorts and no uncovered shoulders - no matter the age.

ANOTHER ISSUE WE STRUGGLE WITH: we have skirts and shawls to share if needed. But these are not items to be used as weapons in the attack of a visitor, but to be offered lovingly if it is clear that someone feels out of place because they innocently came to church dressed inappropriately.

Please contact Fr. Gregory with questions or concerns.

Most of us attend Liturgy regularly on Sundays, but rarely other days. Still, it is good to know when we make prostrations on weekdays, and this is why we have put together this handout. Please contact Fr. Gregory with questions. See the handout in PDF format here:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/prostr ... iturgy.pdf

Please join us for the feast of St. Gregory the Theologian tonight at 6:00 p.m. and tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. Please also join us at 6:00 p.m. tonight at Fr. Gregory's new place for his name's day celebration! 3566 Joanna Ct., Saline, MI is the address. All are welcome!

Life of St. Gregory English:

https://oca.org/saints/lives/2017/01/25/100298-st-gregory-the-theologian-the-archbishop-of-constantinople

Life of St. Gregory Russian:

http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life304.htm

Please join us for the feast of St. Xenia of St. Petersburg this Sunday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Monday morning at 8:00 a.m. Congratulations to our St. Xenia Sisterhood and all our Ksenias celebrating on that day! Learn more about St. Xenia at the links below.

English:

http://stxenia.stvladimiraami.org/stati ... ife_in_eng

Russian:

http://stxenia.stvladimiraami.org/stati ... ife_in_rus

Please join us - but please sign up! There is adequate time to make breakfast, clean up, and get to St. Vladimir's in time for the 10:00 a.m. Liturgy. If this Sunday is full please sign up for a future Sunday. All Alpha House volunteer opportunities are here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZYD3jC1XHNclUu33kX7w-3GpyAMazGgmdDQJ2nvaxI4/edit#gid=0

Give us your feedback! We want know what you think and how we can do things better - use this form to share with us (or email to info@stvladimiraami.org or post on our Facebook page anytime):

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