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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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Last College Age Dinner of this Semester is December 21 
19/12/14, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please join us at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 21 at Fr. Gregory's home for our monthly Young Adult/College Age dinner. The discussion last time was quite broad. That is not bad by any means – in fact the discussion was great! This time we will set a topic and just see what happens. :) The topic will be: “Comparative Theology of the Nativity – what the Lord's Incarnation Means to Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant Christians.” We all deal with people of various stripes of Christianity every day. And in fact, we could argue that the Lord's birth means something important to Muslims too (even if they wouldn't admit that quite as readily as we might). In any case – there is lots to discuss on this topic and it is likely to lead us to others and that is good! Please join us – and please let us know you will be there by singing up at the link below. See you Sunday!

http://goo.gl/forms/sCwCnhA9iG
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Adult Discussion Group Meets TONIGHT 
19/12/14, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please join us on Friday, December 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Fr. Gregory's place in Saline for our monthly adult discussion group meeting. The topic for this month will be "Becoming Churched: Catechism and Continuing Education - how we Maintain and Grow our Faith" or "Baptism is the Beginning - not the End". Please plan to join us! And please let us know that you will join us by filling out the very short form at the Google doc below.

http://goo.gl/forms/VvDq3PJ4NC
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"Coffee with Sister Vassa Live - Being Church in the Age of the Internet" - January 1 
18/12/14, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
St. Vladimir's is pleased to announce that Sister Vassa of “Coffee with Sister Vassa” will visit St. Vladimir's January 1, 2015. The topic of Sister Vassa's presentation will be "Being Church in the Age of the Internet". You can learn more about Sister Vassa by visiting her Face Book page:

https://www.facebook.com/CoffeeWithSisterVassa

Or her You Tube Channel:

http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH-FBwgf93rU-g8BH3xiuUQ

Please make plans to join us! The presentation will begin at 1:00 p.m. This should allow for a nice, moderate celebration of New Year's Eve for those who choose to celebrate, but still give ample time to be to St. Vladimir's on this civil holiday (when very few of our parishioners will have to work) to participate in the presentation and discussion. Spread the word! DON'T MISS IT!
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Andrei Desnitsky Lecture at St. Vladimir's Available 
18/12/14, 12:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please find the sound file of Dr. Andrei Desnitsky's March lecture here at St. Vladimir's at the link below:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/sound/ad03-20-14.wav

The video of his lecture is quite poor, thus we are posting this sound file only. It is not perfect, but if you turn up the volume a little bit you can hear him quite clearly. We hope you enjoy revisiting this lecture if you were able to attend, or hearing it for the first time if you were not!
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St. Savva the Sanctified - Moleben Tonight at 5:00 p.m. 
18/12/14, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
The feast of St. Savva falls every year the day before St. Nicholas: 5/18 December. Thus, St. Savva is often overlooked. This is really quite unfortunate! St. Savva is a great saint of the Universal Church and we should honor him and know his life. Tonight at 5:00 p.m. at St. Vladimir's we will serve a moleben to St. Savva. His life can be found at the links below. Congratulations to our lone parish Savva and to the monastery which bears the name of St. Savva and which celebrates its feast day today in Harper Woods!

English:

http://oca.org/saints/lives/2014/12/05/ ... sanctified

Russian:

http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Life/life3066.htm
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St. Nicholas Day is THIS FRIDAY – Please Join Us! 
17/12/14, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please join us for the feast of St. Nicholas – the patron saint of children – for Vigil on December 18 at 6:00 p.m. and Divine Liturgy, a Children's Procession, and Gifts on December 19 at 8:00 a.m. Also on December 19 our young people will perform a play about St. Nicholas. This play will be repeated on Sunday, December 21 immediately after the kissing of the cross. There will be a rehearsal of the play at 5:00 p.m. on December 18. Parents – please review your child's lines with him/her. A copy of the play is at the link below.

All are invited to join us for St. Nicholas Day!

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/stnikolayplay2014.pdf
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Confess Early for Nativity! 
16/12/14, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
It is a pious tradition at St. Vladimir Church for virtually everyone to partake of the Holy Mysteries on the Feast of our Lord’s Nativity. Please confess early for the feast! Confessions will be heard at the following times – please take advantage of this opportunity!

Tuesday, December 30: Confession 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Wednesday, December 31: Confession 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Friday, January 2: Confession during and after Evening Services (beginning at 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, January 3: Confession 3:00-6:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Monday, January 5: Confession 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Tuesday, January 6: Confession begins at 4:00 p.m., Vigil 6:00 p.m., Confession during and following Vigil

Please note: those who have confessed beginning December 27 need not confess again before Nativity, but are welcome to partake of the Holy Mysteries having prepared themselves by reading the appointed prayer rule and attending the Divine Services for the feast.
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Making Homeless Kits this Saturday 
15/12/14, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
At St. Vladimir's we make kits for the homeless several times per year. The next time we will do this is Saturday, December 20 at 3:00 p.m. at the parish church. It is important that we begin this effort on time as the Youth Choir, Bell Ringers, and Altar Servers begin their practice at 4:00 p.m. sharp, with Church School at 5:00 p.m. sharp. Those who are unable to attend but who would like to help with this worthy cause are asked to contact Marina Edwards at info@stvladimiraami.org for more information. Please join us!!!
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Parish Yolka/Christmas Pageant is January 11 
14/12/14, 12:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Our parish Christmas Pageant (Yolka) is set for Sunday, January 11 at 2:30 p.m. at the Dexter Public Library, 3255 Alpine Street, Dexter, MI 48130. Tickets are $15/child before January 1, $20/child after January 1. Purchase tickets now! Learn more at the link below. Please plan to join us for this wonderful annual St. Vladimir's tradition!

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/yolka.pdf
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Starosta's Corner 
13/12/14, 12:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Starosta’s corner
volume 1, issue 4

Saturday, December 13, 2014
St. Andrew the First Called

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!

Congratulations on this wonderful holiday. I’m actually starting the letter before the first star, so technically, unless I get really carried away and I’m not done before midnight, this might be more accurately called the eve of the holiday, nevertheless, God willing, many of you will read this on the day we celebrate St. Andrew. It is a wonderful day for this note to be read.

St. Andrew and his brother St. Peter were called by our Lord to be “fishers of men.” It is often hard to avoid being ensnared by the whirlwind of nets cast by the secular world, but perhaps we can use the time to strive to be among those caught in the salvific nets cast by this great saint.

During this month in particular we’re bombarded by media urging us to “spend, spend, spend”, and we can get caught up in the whirlwind...we can get caught up, but we don’t have to get caught up. We are fasting because we are preparing ourselves for the celebration of the Nativity, and preparation is about practice and training.

So let’s step back a bit and think about what we can do to really make an inner difference, to change ourselves for the better. For me stepping back and thinking has been in large part an exercise in prayer and reflection on this past year.

Read the reminder of the Starosta's Corner at the link below:

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/starostascorner.pdf
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