Mark your calendars for April 9 at 10:00 a.m. at STV for our Pre-Pascha cleanup! Pascha is April 24 – and we need to get our 11 acres of land in shape for the feast of feasts and the day of days. Many hands make light work, and to be honest, it is just more fun when we get a bunch of folks together to accomplish something good! So join us! We’ll have some lenten food for you too – so you’ll have plenty of energy to do plenty of good.

Time to register for ORPR - our diocesan youth camp! Two years off and now camp is back! Find the application here – do not delay:

ORPR CAMP APPLICATION

Please plan to join us Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. for Midnight Office. Following the Midnight Office on Wednesday we will have our Pre-K catechism. More information and a sign up sheet can be found here:

WEDNESDAY PRE-K CATECHISM
If you cannot come to the Evening Services or Liturgy please try to join us on one of our live streams:

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As of August 20, 2021 we recommend (but do not mandate) masking for indoor activities.

On Monday at 6:00 p.m. we will execute one of the longest services of the year: the Standing of St. Andrew. At this service we read the entire canon of St. Andrew (the same canon that is read over the first four nights of Great Lent, so if you missed that, this is your change to participate in the canon this year) plus the life of St. Mary of Egypt (the only life of a saint read in the Church, which should tell us how important this life is).

On Tuesday at approximately 6:30 p.m. we will serve the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Preparatory services begin at 5:00 p.m. with the Hours and Typica. Following the Liturgy we will hold a Lenten Pot Luck meal. To volunteer to bring something please contact our Head Sister, Leta Nikulshina, at headsister@stvladimiraami.org. The Liturgical Fast for those communing begins after breakfast. 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.

Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Thursday morning at 8:00 a.m. we celebrate one of the Great Feasts: the Annunciation of the Theotokos.

On Friday at approximately 11:30 a.m. we will serve the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts. Preparatory services begin at 8:00 a.m. with Matins, followed by the Great Lenten Hours and Typica.

Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. we will serve the Laudation of the Mother of God. This is our ALL-ENGLISH CYCLE for the month.

FULL WEEKLY SCHEDULE IS AT THIS LINK

PLEASE JOIN US AS YOUR PERSONAL SCHEDULE ALLOWS!

We want to answer your questions about our Orthodox Faith! But our collective powers of clairvoyance as a clergy brotherhood are weak. Put another way: we can’t read your minds! :) We need YOU to tell US what you are concerned about, what you want to learn about, what you have questions about. And if you don’t tell us we have to guess. Sometimes we might guess right, but likely not too often. Want to ask a question anonymously? Visit this link:

ASK A QUESTION
Want to ask a question but not so worried about anonymity? Send an email to info@stvladimiraami.org. We WANT to answer your spiritual questions, but we NEED you to tell us what those are!

Let us maintain our faith in Christ and according to our strength, fulfill His holy commandments. Only do not rely on your own powers, but on help from the Lord: “Lord help me!” - and he will help.

Venerable Barsanuphius of Optina
Living without Hypocrisy

"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: Isaiah 37:33-38:6, Genesis 13:12-18, Proverbs 14:27-15:4
Tuesday: Isaiah 40:18-31, Genesis 15:1-15, Proverbs 15:7-19
Wednesday: Isaiah 41:4-14, Genesis 17:1-9, Proverbs 15:20-16:9
Thursday: Isaiah 42:5-16, Genesis 18:20-33, Proverbs 16:17-17:17
Friday: Isaiah 45:11-17, Genesis 22:1-18, Proverbs 17:17-18:5
Saturday: Hebrews 9:24-28 & Mark 8:27-31

Понедельник: Исаии 37:33-38:6, Бытия 13:12-18, Причти 14:27-15:4
Вторник: Исаии 40:18-31, Бытия 15:1-15, Причти 15:7-19
Среда: Исаии 41:4-14, Бытия 17:1-9, Причти 15:20-16:9
Четверг: Исаии 42:5-16, Бытия 18:20-33, Причти 16:17-17:17
Пятница: Исаии 45:11-17, Бытия 22:1-18, Причти 17:17-18:5
Суббота: Евр. 9:24-28 & от Марка 8:27-31

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

Please join us for a live broadcast of today's Divine Liturgy beginning at 10:00 a.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

Our parish Sunday publications are available now at the link below. Find our Prayer List, "Good News", and "Sunday Reading", plus other parish publications!
PARISH PUBLICATIONS

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!

CONFESSION AND COMMUNION AT ST. VLADIMIR'S
PRAYERS BEFORE COMMUNION - PARISH PRAYER KIT

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

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