“If a man is doing something according to God, trial of some kind will come upon him, for trial and temptation either precede or follow all good. Neither is it sure the thing is happening according to God, unless it is proved so by trials and temptations.”

+ Venerable Dorotheos of Gaza

There are some of us in our St. Vladimir family who have not yet gotten married in the Church. We should address this issue, not with acrimony, but from an educational point of view. It is my hope that if we do this it will become clear that marriage in the Church is not some sort of optional thing, but is absolutely crucial if we hope to be successful as a couple. And we’ll talk about what “successful” means too. It might be something different than what you are thinking as you begin this note…

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The Pastoral School of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America is committed to making high quality Orthodox theological education as accessible to all interested students as possible.

Applications for admission for the spring semester are due September 1, 2021. Classes begin September 6, 2021. Applications and further information on the Pastoral School programs can be found at our web site:

http://orthodoxtheologicalschool.org/

Questions should be directed to the Dean of the Pastoral School, Priest Gregory Joyce:

fr.gregory.joyce@orthodoxtheologicalschool.org

All are welcome at St. Vladimir's! Please join us this Sunday! More information can be found at this link, and we encourage you to share this with family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers!

DIVINE SERVICES FOR SUNDAY, AUGUST 29, 2021
As of August 20, 2021 we recommend (but do not mandate) masking for indoor activities at St. Vladimir’s. Join us!

At the Parish Council meeting on March 11, 2017 a Stewardship Education Team was appointed by the Parish Council consisting of Fr. Gregory, Jack (Alexey) Mitchel, and Leta (Ksenia) Nikulshina. The charge of this team is to provide our parish family with educational information about stewardship. In this regard, we intend to send out an email and post on our parish web site a quarterly communication in preparation for a quarterly parish finance report out.

Please find the quarterly communication at the link below. Please note that we will have a question and answer period and report out during the parish meal on Sunday, September 5, 2021 to allow for questions in an open forum. However, please feel free to contact any of us, or any of the Parish Council members, with questions at any time. Or, if you prefer, use the second link below to ask a question or make a comment anonymously.

We thank you sincerely for your generous support of our parish! And we look forward to hearing from you at your convenience regarding this information.

2021 Quarter 2 Stewardship Education Communication

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With Love in our Lord Jesus Christ,

Fr. Gregory, Jack, Leta

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It is a true blessing to have the opportunity to partake of Holy Communion on one's patron saint's day. Fr. Gregory is willing to consider serving Liturgy on your name's day – yes YOURS. If you would be willing to attend the Divine Services on the eve of the feast and on the feast itself, and to partake of Holy Communion on that day please contact him. This is not a guarantee that we can do this – but we can certainly try. But please don't tell him a week before. Something like six months before would be better – three months before as a minimum. See Fr. Gregory with questions or email ogrisha@stvladimiraami.org!

As part of St. Vladimir’s continuing “Mathew 25 Challenge” we hereby announce: Dollar Donation Day! Please bring any spare change or cash for this special donation THIS SUNDAY, AUGUST 29TH to help aid the basic needs of the homeless in our Ann Arbor area through the Delonis Center, located downtown.

The Shelter Association of Washtenaw County at the Delonis Center provides temporary shelter and connections to services in a safe and caring environment and works with the community to allocate the necessary resources to meet the needs of people who are experiencing homelessness. We serve nearly 1200 adults experiencing homelessness each year. We serve nearly all of the individual adults experiencing homelessness in Washtenaw County. We are housed at the Robert J. Delonis Center in downtown Ann Arbor and we operate 24 hours, 365 days a year.

https://www.annarborshelter.org

Here is a list of items that your donation will help acquire (requested by the Center).

1. Travel Items- Shampoo, Conditioner, Soap, Deodorant, Chapstick
2. Rain Ponchos
3. Bug spray and Sunscreen
4. Underwear ( we currently need men's medium/large, Womens small and Large) around 50 pairs
5. Socks we could use a Varity of sizes and around 100 pairs

We present here a short educational offering for both children and adults on the upcoming Sunday's principle Gospel reading so that all can better prepare for the Divine Services. Parents are asked to review the children’s portion with their children. It is very important for us to attend the Divine Services on Sundays and whenever else we are able, but in addition it is our spiritual responsibility to educate ourselves and our families in the faith. It is our hope that this mid-week offering will be an aid in this regard. Please contact Fr. Gregory with questions or suggestions.

For Adults: from the writings of Blessed Theophylact

For Youth: from the Antiochian Archdiocese (various age groups)

We need freezers! We are starting to ramp up festival food preparation activities and we need to keep many things frozen before the festival. We are looking for three (3) chest freezers – could you loan us one? Or give us one that you are not using? Contact us via email at annarborrussianfestival@gmail.com. Thank you in advance for your help!

Please plan to join us for the feast of the Martyrs Photius and Anicetas and those with them on August 24 at 6:00 p.m. for Evening Services and August 25 at 8:00 a.m. for Divine Liturgy. All are welcome!

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

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