Friends,

Based on the forecast for today it seems unwise to hold our usual Wednesday evening activities. Thus, the Akathist tonight and the Adrian Bible Study will be canceled. This is just one of those things we have to deal with living in Michigan. Thank you for your understanding.

In Christ,

Fr. Gregory

Please find the schedule of Youth Group Activities for this spring and winter at St. Vladimir’s at this link:

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

All are welcome! We need an additional helper for our 9-12 year old group. Please contact Fr. Gregory if you can help!

“This is the great work of man: always to take the blame for his own sins before God and to expect temptation to his last breath.”

+ St. Anthony the Great, said to Abba Poeman
The Sayings of the Desert Fathers: The Alphabetical Collection

“But nothing causes such exceeding grief as when anyone, lying under the captivity of sin, calls to mind from where he has fallen, because he turned aside to carnal and earthly things, instead of directing his mind in the beautiful ways of the knowledge of God. So you find Adam concealing himself, when he knew that God was present and wishing to be hidden when called by God with that voice which wounded the soul of him yourself? Why are you concealed? Why do you avoid Him Whom you once longed to see? A guilty conscience is so burdensome that it punishes itself without a judge, and wishes for covering, and yet is bare before God.”

+ St. Ambrose Milan, Concerning Repentance, Book II

SPREAD THE WORD!!!

Flyer to share:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/bakesale2017.pdf

PLEASE JOIN US AS YOUR PERSONAL SCHEDULE ALLOWS!

“What is slander? It is every sort of wicked word we would dare not speak in front of the person whom we are complaining about.”

— St. Anthony the Great

Please find the December schedule of services at the link below - please join us as your personal schedule allows!

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/calendars ... lendar.pdf

Registration for this year’s St. Herman conference is now open:

https://goo.gl/forms/UQb3XcQ3SWHoG5U23

All parents of the appropriate age young people should very seriously considering sending their children to this outstanding conference! There will be car polling from Cincinnati and Chicago. Please let me know if you have questions! Let’s have a great turnout from St. Vladimir’s!

Fr. Gregory

In order to assist our parish family with their Lenten struggle to reflect on our spiritual lives and then act with the Lord’s help to fight our vices and strengthen our virtues, we have endeavored to maximize our Divine Service schedule this Nativity Lent. As part of this effort, with Archbishop Peter’s blessing, we have scheduled several Midnight Liturgies. Find out more below and please confirm your participation in these quiet, prayerful, spiritually edifying Divine Service cycles by visiting the links provided.

December 1, 2017: https://goo.gl/forms/TtFq07tXrwHuBSE42

December 12, 2017: https://goo.gl/forms/N0KsdPk3t3LnUBtt1

December 22, 2017: https://goo.gl/forms/UiEzbbyIrwWv4uwi1

December 29, 2017: https://goo.gl/forms/68QC7MbLRlvhHfyd2