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ONE: ADVICE: FIRST WEEK OF GREAT LENT
As is our standard parish practice, we will hold Divine Services at STV each morning and each evening of the FIRST WEEK OF GREAT LENT. But what is the expectation for each of our parish family? As always, we serve often so that everyone can participate in at least some of the services. No one is expected to attend every service. The standard practice in the Russian tradition is for each person to attend EACH of the Great Compline services Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of the first week, and to confess at one of those services. Then, to partake of Holy Communion on Saturday or Sunday or both of the first week. But the morning services are beautiful too, and of course we serve Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesday and Friday morning. Everyone should do the best they can, with God as their witness. We include here the standard practice just so you will know what the ideal is.
TWO: STV FINANCIAL AMBASSADORS BUILDING OUR NEW CHURCH
At our parish meeting on Sunday we made a very exciting decision! We voted to accept a revised design for our parish Church. The parish assembly empowered the parish council to build the church either to the south of the present parish church or to the north of our parking lots (on the festival field) whichever is most financially advantageous for the parish. We are working hard to figure out that financial question now, and making good progress. But we need to pay for this revised design too. As we said at the meeting we will pay for this in two ways: EVERYONE tithing, and NAMING OPPORTUNITIES. In the coming weeks our parish Finance Ambassadors (Marina Edwards, Mikhail Fisenkov, Dmitri Knysh) will approach each of our parishioners to discuss how each will give his mite to make our project financially strong and successful. That is, how to establish a tithe that works for you. Those conversations will remain anonymous and confidential. When we voted for the original design there was support, but the building fund did not grow in any appreciable way for several months. Thank God this led us to the revised design! But if we think that SOMEONE ELSE will build OUR new church we are frankly deluded. WE need to do this. And WE = ALL. Please prayerfully consider how you can support the revised design. Then join the winning team! Leave an Orthodox legacy for your children, grandchildren, and people you do not even know!
THREE: CHURCH SCHOOL STARTED 1/24/26 JOIN US THIS SATURDAY!
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FOUR: HOUSE BLESSING TIME!
NOW is the time to make your appointment for house blessing. Who should have their house blessed? Every Orthodox Christian every year. Otherwise not necessary. :)
ARRANGE YOUR THEOPHANY HOUSE BLESSING NOW
FIVE: MORE GREAT LENT GREAT STUFF!
Great Lent is our time to set aside the worldly things that beset our striving for the Heavenly Kingdom. We offer lots of Divine Services in this regard, since these are the main focus of our ascetic struggle to live in this world but not be consumed by it. But the Divine Services are not the only part of our Lenten offerings. In addition to the services, we will offer again this year our Great Lenten Lecture Series during our parish weekly meals of Great Lent (Sundays). In addition, we will offer three concerts in support of our ANN ARBOR ORTHODOX CLASSICAL ACADEMY (schedule soon to be posted). And there will be more! Like a viewing of the classic Orthodox Movie Ostrov (The Island) on March 28 before the Vigil (with subtitles). Please keep an eye on our PARISH WEB SITE, and the SOCIAL MEDIA channel that you prefer.
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