God willing, on Sunday, November 8 – the feast of the Great Martyr Demetrius, Reader Vadym Pyrozhenko (his baptismal name is Vladimir, so we will call him by that name after his ordination) will be ordained to the deaconate for service at St. Vladimir's.

It is hard to over estimate the importance of the celebration of the Sacrament of Ordination in our parish church. Only the bishop has the grace to perform ordinations – this is something that a priest cannot do. It is a great honor and a great blessing for our parish that Bishop Peter will visit us, and an even greater honor and blessing that he will perform an ordination in our parish. WE MUST PREPARE OURSELVES FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT!

Please find below two links that EVERYONE should review in preparation for the Liturgy on Sunday, November 8. The first explains the roles of the bishop, the other clergy, and the people during the ordination. VERY IMPORTANT: we need to not “jump the gun” when saying “Axios” - please read that pamphlet carefully. The second explains ordination in more detail.

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/ordina ... ctions.pdf

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/sac ... nation.pdf

Please contact me with questions/concerns/comments. Thank you for taking the time to prepare yourself and your family for this significant event in the life and history of our parish!

Since God willing Reader Vladimir Pyrozhenko will be ordained a deacon this coming Sunday, we will have Liturgy at St. Vladimir's every day for the week following his ordination to allow him to delve deeply into his new obedience and to practice the Divine Services.

Divine Liturgy begins daily at 8:00 a.m. Evening services will be held at 6:00 p.m. each day EXCEPT November 9. November 11 we will read the akathist as is our normal practice.

Please join us as your schedule allows!

Glory to God, 12 pilgrims from St. Vladimir's visited Holy Cross Monastery in Wayne, WV this last weekend and have returned safely. Pilgrimage is an important part of our spiritual lives as Orthodox Christians and something we should try to engage in on some sort of regular basis. Our next parish pilgrimage will be to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY after Pascha. We are considering a pilgrimage for men only to the St. John the Theologian Skete in Hiram, OH (the skete only has lodging space for lodging males) during Great Lent. If you are interested in this potential pilgrimage please contact Fr. Gregory.

Please plan to join us for the next hierarchal visit to St. Vladimir's! Bishop Peter of Cleveland, Administrator of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America will preside at Divine Services for the feast of the Great Martyr Demetrius according to the following schedule:

Saturday, November 7 – Vigil 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 – Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY START TIMES and please save these dates now to participate in the Hierarchal Divine Services! Please also plan now to partake of the Holy Mysteries on November 8. Our bishops are the successors of the Holy Apostles and every hierarchal visit is an opportunity for the our community to come together and to partake of the One Cup together with the bishop. Although we have the possibility to partake of Holy Communion at every Liturgy, nonetheless, to participate in such an intimate way in a Liturgy led by one of the successors of the Apostles is a rare opportunity for which we really must make time in our busy lives.

Of course we should behave appropriately in church and we believe that everyone WANTS to behave appropriately, but sometimes we don’t know or we forget about the special times in the Divine Service when we should not move about or other important aspects of our worship. We include below a little pamphlet which reminds us of these things, and which also outlines the schema of the lights above the royal doors at St. Vladimir’s (which the outside lamps are lit we should not move about unless it is a matter of life and death). Please review this pamphlet and please see Fr. Gregory with questions. We appreciate sincerely your efforts to behave appropriately in the parish church during the Divine Services!

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets ... church.pdf

Fr. Gregory is away on diocesan business this evening and therefore we have to cancel our monthly adult discussion group meeting. We ask your apologies for this unexpected complication and thank you for your understanding. Those who signed up on line will receive an email reminder that the meeting has been canceled.

This year Youth Choir will be held each Saturday at 4:00 p.m. at the church. Altar Server training will take place the first Sunday of the month after the Divine Liturgy. Young boys who are six and above are welcome to participate in the Altar Server Training. Please see Subdeacon John Zroika or Fr. Gregory to assure that your child participates. Generally young boys begin to serve in the altar at about seven years of age (or whenever they begin to confess regularly).

Please plan to join us for the next hierarchal visit to St. Vladimir's! Bishop Peter of Cleveland, Administrator of the Diocese of Chicago & Mid-America will preside at Divine Services for the feast of the Great Martyr Demetrius according to the following schedule:

Saturday, November 7 – Vigil 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, November 8 – Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m.

PLEASE NOTE THE EARLY START TIMES and please save these dates now to participate in the Hierarchal Divine Services! Please also plan now to partake of the Holy Mysteries on November 8. Our bishops are the successors of the Holy Apostles and every hierarchal visit is an opportunity for the our community to come together and to partake of the One Cup together with the bishop. Although we have the possibility to partake of Holy Communion at every Liturgy, nonetheless, to participate in such an intimate way in a Liturgy led by one of the successors of the Apostles is a rare opportunity for which we really must make time in our busy lives.

Please note that Daylight Savings Time ends this Sunday morning very early. There is great danger here that if you do not change your clocks when you go to bed on Saturday night that you could end up coming to church an hour earlier than planned and of course no one wants that! :) Of course we are joking - we are happy to have people come early to church and quite frankly: many of us should probably be coming a bit earlier than we do at this point. So, if you feel that this is the case for you, perhaps it is best if you forget you ever saw this announcement. :) We look forward to seeing you soon at St. Vladimir's (some earlier than others)!

We present here a short educational offering for both children and adults. 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: the explanation of last Sunday's Gospel reading by Blessed Theophylact:

http://chrysostompress.org/c_20th_pentecost.html

For Children – an activity based on last Sunday's Gospel reading for various ages:

http://www.antiochian.org/sites/default ... 10-6-b.pdf