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ONE: GENERAL UNCTION IN FERNDALE IS MARCH 30 - PREPARATION REQUIRED!
With the blessing of Archbishop Gabriel, the annual General Unction service for the southern parishes of our Michigan Deanery will be held at Dormition Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, March 30, 2026. The address of the church is: 2101 Livernois St Ferndale, MI 48220. Please note that Unction is a Sacrament of the Holy Church. All are welcome to attend the service, but only Orthodox Christians may be anointed with the Holy Oil at the conclusion of the service. The Sacrament of Unction is tied very closely to both repentance and healing, and thus, although this sacrament is generally reserved for those who are very sick (to aid in their healing or their prayerful departure into the next life) the practice is to hold this service one time per year during Great Lent to strengthen all of us on our path towards spiritual healing through repentance – the path we tread each year during Great Lent. IT IS IMPORTANT that you prepare yourself by confessing before this sacrament. Children who do not participate in the sacrament of Confession (those generally less than 7 years old) are not anointed at the General Unction service unless suffering from a serious illness.

TWO: 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.

THREE: STV FINANCIAL AMBASSADORS – BUILDING OUR NEW CHURCH
At our parish meeting on Sunday, February 15, 2026 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!

FOUR: ST. GABRIEL ICONS – PRAYER FOR OUR BUILDING PROJECT
We approved our new parish building project on November 2, 2025. This is the day of the commemoration of Venerable Gabriel of Georgia. In some way we will always have this connection with this interesting and important saint because of the date of this parish family decision. Thus, we decided to buy quite a few of his icons and have them available (along with a short prayer that we will ask you to read every day until we move into our new church) for our parishioners to purchase. The sale of these icons continues during our parish meal this Sunday! There are many sizes and many prices: some will be turned into nails and screws for the new church, others into more expensive building materials, but this is a way for everyone to begin to do their part! And most important is not the building materials that we will buy from this sale – but the prayers that we ask ALL to send up to the Lord to bless our efforts. Asking St. Gabriel, who stands near the throne of God, to put in a good word makes very good sense, since he is now connected with our building project forever. :) AND: this saint knows how to build churches! He built his own church several times with his own hands – and the Soviets tore it down several times. In the end – they gave up and let him have his church. Buy an icon for yourself! Buy one as a gift! Buy one for someone who can’t afford one! But whatever you do, start the second week of Great Lent with a new icon of St. Gabriel and begin to ask this great saint’s prayers before the throne of God on our behalf starting this Monday!

FIVE: HOLY LAND MISSION FINANCIAL STRUGGLES!
Please read a letter from ARCHIMANDRITE ROMAN, head of the Mission in the Holy Land - and help as you can! You can donate to the Mission directly (see Fr. Roman's letter) or at STV when we make our annual collection on Palm Sunday in support of the Mission.