“It is a fact, brothers and sisters, that the path of the saints in this life is one full of troubles. They either endure the pain of longing for that which is to come, like the one who said, ‘Woe is me that I have such a long pilgrimage’ (Ps. 120:5, LXX) or they are distressed by their longing for the salvation of others, as Paul wrote to the Corinthians, ‘I am afraid that whey I come to you, God may humble me and cause me to weep and mourn over many who have sinned and not repented of impurity, fornication and licentiousness which they have practiced.'”

+ St. Athanasius the Great

“No matter what bitterness has befallen you, no matter what unpleasantness has happened to you, say, “I shall endure this for Jesus Christ!” and it will be easier for you. For the name of Jesus Christ is powerful. Through it all unpleasantness is calmed, and demons disappear. Your disappointments will also be calmed and you pusillanimity will be quieted.”

+ St. Anthony of Optina, Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina

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

http://www.stvladimiraami.org:8000/liturgy.mp3

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:

http://soundoftheparish.blogspot.com/

“The more you pray to God in times of sorrow, the sooner you will feel His sweet consolation.”

+ St. Anthony of Optina, Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina

Please find the schedule of monthly all-English Divine Services for 2018 at this link - please join us as your personal schedule allows and invite friends, loved ones, neighbors - everyone:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/englis ... le2018.pdf

PLEASE SHARE THIS FLYER, AND THE MONTHLY FLYER ALWAYS FOUND HERE:

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

As you may recall, our Church School raised funds for the special needs orphans at the St. Elizabeth Convent in Minsk, Belarus during Great Lent. We raised $500 for this worthy cause and we thank all who were so supportive of the Church School children’s efforts! On Friday, May 11 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Vladimir’s one of the Sisters from the St. Elizabeth Convent will join us to tell us more about how the $500 our children raised will be used, to discuss the life of their convent, and to sell the handwork the sisters of the convent make to support their frankly gargantuan efforts in Belarus. Please plan to join us that evening and please invite a friend!

Join us for our annual egg hunt, games for children, and more! All are welcome! The celebration of our Lord's Resurrection continues through Ascension and we invite all to this great celebration!

Thank you to all who made our fund raiser on April 22 such a resounding success! Thousands of dollars were raised for this crucial endeavor (details will soon be published), Orthodox Christians from all over Metro Detroit came together for a wonderful dinner with great food and entertainment, and we all left invigorated to spread the word to all about our school!

We ask your continued spiritual and material support! More soon to come about next steps in the founding of the Ann Arbor Orthodox Classical Academy!

As promised - a link to the Power Point presentation from April 22:

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/a2o ... -22-18.pdf

Questions and comments welcome!

Like to still make a donation? You can do so here (use the “Donate” button in the bottom right hand corner):

https://stvladimiraami.networkforgood.com/events/6200-ann-arbor-orthodox-classical-academy-fund-raising-kickoff

Please note the change. The Liturgy was originally set for 9:00 a.m. Please spread the word to those whom you know or expect were planning to attend.