After our festival, our Christmas Bake Sale is probably our greatest outreach to the community. Let there be no mistake – this is also a fund raiser. So , just like the festival, this can be a missionary activity that also supports our parish. So let’s all join together and make this the BEST BAKE SALE EVER! First, spread the word – share this flyer with everyone you know and everyone you don’t:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/bakesale2016.pdf

Get our Facebook event on your Facebook page – find that on our St. Vladimir Facebook page and share it!

Bake until you drop! Then take a breath, get up, and do it again! :) Contact our Head Sister, Leta Nikulshina, to let her know what you plan to bake so she can manage the overall event and make sure we don’t all make the same cookies. :) Her email is headsister@stvladimiraami.org and her cell number is 734-272-3826. Reach out to her today!

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_25th_pentecost.html

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

http://www.antiochian.org/sites/default ... 1-12-b.pdf

Please join us for "Ask the Priest on Facebook Live" on OCN and St. Vladimir's Facebook pages this Wednesday!

Now is the time to ask questions! Please send to: info@stvladimiraami.org

Please note that with our new parking lots comes a new paradigm of providing reserved spaces for expectant mothers and for guests. We have placed signs in the spots that are reserved for this purpose. It is essential that those who are visiting for the first time find easy parking – this is the reason for the four guest spots we have reserved for guests. It is also essential that we support those families with young children – this is the reason for the two spots we have reserved for these families. The Church encourages us to have as many children as we reasonably can – we want to acknowledge that reality with our parking lot design. Reserved spots are found in the newly-paved lot just north of the handicapped lot. Thank you for your support of our efforts in this regard!

If you need to make an appointment with Fr. Gregory please try this new scheduling page - this should make setting up a meeting or a phone call much easier:

https://calendly.com/ogrisha

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!

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_24th_pentecost.html

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

http://www.antiochian.org/sites/default ... 1-06-a.pdf

All three of our parish youth groups will meet on Sunday, November 27. The schedule for November 27 is:

9-12 Year Old Group: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
More info/sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/c4pZGiFk9C9AczzM2

Teen Group: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
More info/sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/IT0YpJbBWA49h8T03

Youth Adult Group Dinner: 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Fr. Gregory's Home
More info/sign up: https://goo.gl/forms/ODls6pzsENmyRR0T2

Please reserve the date and time for you young person's appropriate group and sign up now!

All three of our parish youth groups will meet on Sunday, November 27. The schedule is:

9-12 Year Old Group: 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Teen Group: 3:00-5:00 p.m.
Youth Adult Group Dinner: 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Fr. Gregory's Home

Please reserve the date and time for you young person's appropriate group. Sign up sheets will be available soon.

As our parish continues to build and grow we acquire a higher and higher profile in our community. This means more and more people hear about us. And this means more and more people come to visit us - to check us out and see if St. Vladimir's is a place for them. We only have ONE CHANCE TO MAKE A FIRST IMPRESSION - and this is what our Greeter Ministry is all about: welcoming new people to St. Vladimir's, making them feel at home, being a resource for their questions, helping resolve any issues they have while at St. Vladimir's, and providing a warm welcome for them to return when they leave.

TEENS ARE WELCOME TO PARTICIPATE and will be paired with an adult for Sunday Greeter duties.

Learn more/volunteer:

https://goo.gl/forms/OVNcIuOEKmAAEsDo1