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Saturday Vigil: 6:00 p.m. (Except Pascha)
Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. (Except Pascha)

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Phone: (734) 475-4590
Address: 9900 Jackson Rd., Dexter, MI 48130-9426
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Feast of the Transfiguration is August 18-19 
17/8/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please join us for one of the 12 Great Feasts of the Holy Church this Tuesday and Wednesday at St. Vladimir's - the Transfiguration of the Lord. At this feast the Holy Church provides a blessing of the first fruits that are beginning to be harvested at this time of year. It is traditional to bring grapes or apples for the most part, but any fruit can be blessed after the Liturgy on the feast. Please join us at St. Vladimir's for Vigil at 6:00 p.m. on August 18 and Divine Liturgy at 8:00 a.m. on August 19. Following the Liturgy we will bless the fruits. Please learn more about this VERY important feast at the links below.

English:

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/08/06/ ... sus-christ

Russian:

http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life4385.htm
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Protomartyr and Archdeacon Steven Commemorated Today 
15/8/15, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Today marks the feast of the translation of the relics of the Protomartyr Steven from Jerusalem to Constantinople. We provide a link to the life of this Apostle, Deacon, and First Martyr below and recommend that all our readers know this inspiring life.

English:

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/08/02/ ... eacon-step

Russian:

http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life6858.htm
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Holy Maccabee Martyrs Celebrated Today 
14/8/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Since today is a feast of the Cross it is common to overlook the Holy Maccabees who are also celebrated on this day. Who are these martyrs you ask? To answer your question we have posted the links below to their inspiring lives and we invite our readers to visit these links for their edification!

English:

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2015/08/01/ ... ee-martyrs

Russian:

http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life6716.htm
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Better Understanding the Divine Services 
12/8/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Recently several of our parishioners have asked about how they can better understand the Divine Services. This is an excellent question. We believe that the excerpt below, from Fr. Seraphim Slobodskoy’s “Law of God” is an excellent introduction to the Divine Services. Of course there are volumes and volumes written providing more detail, and those who are interested in learning even more are asked to contact Fr. Gregory. But for a good foundation we recommend the pamphlet below. As always, we encourage and urge you to contact Fr. Gregory or Fr. Michael with any questions about this or any other aspect of our faith.

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets ... rvices.pdf
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Liturgy Handouts – Time for a Redo 
11/8/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
We have been using the same bilingual handouts for Divine Liturgy for some years now. This is perfectly OK on some level, but it is probably time for us to rework these a bit. If you like graphic design and you feel strongly about reaching out to those new to our parish this may be the volunteer opportunity for you! Please contact Fr. Gregory if you would like to help – your contributions will be most welcome!
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Spring and Summer Brings Missionaries to our Doors - Share the Orthodox Faith  
10/8/15, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
As the weather improves missionaries from various religions tend to appear at our homes. At St. Vladimir's we have many pamphlets and booklets on the Orthodox Faith that are free for anyone to take. These can be found at the back of the church near the main entrance doors. Please feel free to take information home with you to share with the missionaries that come to visit you. It seems only fair that if they want us to take their information that we offer them information about Orthodox Christianity. Many missionaries have found the Orthodox Church in this way. No one is mandated to do this, but if you would like to you are welcome to. Please feel free to contact Fr. Gregory with questions in this regard.
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Scripture Reading for the Coming Week  
9/8/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
"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: II Corinthians 2:4-15 & Matthew 23:13-22
Tuesday: II Corinthians 2:14-3:3 & Matthew 23:23-28
Wednesday: II Corinthians 3:4-11 & Matthew 23:29-39
Thursday: II Corinthians 4:1-6 & Matthew 24:13-28
Friday: II Corinthians 4:13-18 & Matthew 24:27-33, 42-51
Saturday: I Corinthians 1:3-9 & Matthew 19:3-12

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

This short article explains to us not just HOW to read the scriptures, but also what our goal should be in reading the scriptures. A short read and well worth it:

http://www.chrysostompress.org/reading_scripture.html

As noted in the article above we need God's help and blessing to read and understand the scriptures correctly. What better way to entreat God's help in this regard than through prayer? Please find the prayer before reading the scriptures here:

http://www.chrysostompress.org/prayer_b ... pture.html
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Weekly Bulletin Posted  
9/8/15, 12:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Our weekly bulletin, "Sunday Reading", has been posted at the following link:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/SundayRea ... eading.pdf
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Live Stream of Divine Liturgy 
9/8/15, 10:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please join us for a live broadcast of today's Divine Liturgy beginning at 10:00 a.m. at the following link:

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

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/
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Weekly Parish Prayer List Posted  
9/8/15, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please keep our parishioners, friends, and those who have asked us in our unworthiness to pray for them in your prayers this coming week. Our parish prayer list can be found here:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/SundayRea ... erlist.pdf

PLEASE NOTE! We have removed those from the list that we believe no longer should be present there. If you requested that someone be included in this list please review it carefully to make sure we have not removed someone erroneously. If we have, please contact Fr. Gregory to have your loved one again added to the list.
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