Fr. Joseph will lead an adult reading group beginning Thursday, April 22 following the evening service and on subsequent Thursday evenings. The book that will be read is “On Pascha”.

Those who are interested in participating should email: info@stvladimiraami.org.

Matins begins at 3:00 p.m. Liturgy will begin at approximately 6:00 p.m. Please join us for this remarkably beautiful and meaningful Lenten evening service!

The Liturgical Fast for those communing begins after breakfast for the 6:00 p.m. services. In other words, you may eat breakfast, but eat or drink nothing further after that. Parents should use their best judgment regarding their children, as always. Those who confessed on the weekend prior to the Wednesday Presanctified need not confess again on/before Wednesday.

PLEASE NOTE! There are other Presanctified Liturgies throughout Great Lent that begin with Matins at 8:00 a.m. and Liturgy about 11:00 a.m. - mostly on Fridays. Please consult the schedule of services on our web site for more details.

Whatever you are doing, with whomever you are speaking, whether you are going somewhere or sitting, let your mind be with the Lord. You will forget yourself, and stray from this path; but again turn to the Lord and rebuke yourself with sorrow. This is the discipline of spiritual attentiveness.

+ St. Theophan the Recluse

Please join us for a live broadcast of tonight's Vigil beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the following link:

ST. VLADIMIR AUDIO LIVE STREAM
VIDEO LIVE STREAM
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:
SOUND OF THE PARISH BLOG
If you would like to view past services please visit our YouTube page:

ST. VLADIMIR YOUTUBE CHANNEL

Folks often have questions about how to property dispose of certain things. We provide this information to help you in this regard. Questions? Please contact Fr. Gregory!
Flyer in PDF Format

Please note that the Presanctified Liturgy in Friday, April 16 has been canceled. We regret any inconvenience this causes for anyone. Please spread the word to those you know, or suspect, we’re planning to attend.

Fr. Gregory

It is hard to believe, but this coming Sunday is the LAST SUNDAY of Great Lent. Strictly speaking there are two lenten periods at this time of year: Great Lent and Holy Week. Great Lent ends with the Presanctified Liturgy on Friday, April 23. That means this Sunday is the last Sunday of Great Lent. The ideal response to this shocking news should be reflection. How have I done? What do I want to do before we meet the risen Christ on May 2? What is my plan for Holy Week? Maybe things have not been just what I planned, but how can I make good use of the rest of this most important time of year? As a help to your prayerful reflection we provide a link to our Holy Week and Bright Week schedule below. Please take advantage of the daily services those two weeks. This is a time for us to be in church as often as possible, walking with Christ during Holy Week and celebrating with Him and the disciples (and our parish family) in his Resurrection during Bright Week. May the Lord help us in our struggle!

HOLY WEEK & BRIGHT WEEK AT ST. VLADIMIR’S

Please join us Friday at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday at 8:00 a.m. for our monthly cycle of All-English Divine Services for the Laudation of the Theotokos! If you cannot come to the Evening Services or Liturgy please try to join us on one of our live streams.

FIND ST. VLADIMIR LIVE STREAMS
All are welcome! The services will be inside the church, so we ask that you sign up. This allows us to understand the number of people that will attend since we have limited, physically distanced spaces inside the temple. The link to the sign up sheet can be found on our parish home page. If you have any trouble finding that please email: info@stvladimriaami.org.

LEARN MORE - ENGLISH

LEARN MORE - RUSSIAN

Please plan to join us on Monday, April 19, 2021 for the annual Michigan Deanery General Unction service at St. Vladimir’s. The service will be held outside (NEW), unless the weather is contrary, in which case it will be held in the Winter Worship Space with open doors and windows. Our usual pandemic guidelines will be followed, as at all other Divine Services in the Winter Worship Space. Details can be found at the flyer below, which would also be good to share with friends and loved ones:

GENERAL UNCTION FLYER WITH DIRECTIONS
Following the Unction service there will be a short presentation on our parish efforts at meeting the Lord’s Matthew 25 Challenge. We welcome support from all those of good will, and hope to spread these efforts to other deanery parishes. Please plan to join us!

Please join us on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. to help prepare our property for the feast of feasts and the day of days: the Resurrection of our Lord! The Lord has blessed us with a large piece of property – and it all needs to be ready for the greatest of all feasts in our Orthodox Christian year. Come one – come all! Spread the word! Many hands make light work! With a good turnout we can be done in just a few hours!