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ONE: NATIVITY LENT BEGINS TODAY
Please note that the yearly Lenten period in preparation for our Lord’s Nativity begins on November 28. From this day until after Liturgy on January 7 we do not partake of meat or dairy products. On many days during this lent fish is allowed. Please consult the parish schedule of services for details in this regard. Have questions about fasting? Never tried to follow the fast before? Please talk to one of our priests for answers! “We abstain from meats that we might abstain from the passions...” writes St. John Chrysostom. Let us indeed use the fast for what it is – a tool to aid us in our spiritual struggle for salvation!
TWO: DAY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTION IN SUPPORT OF MET. ONUPHRY AND THE UKRAINIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH IS DECEMBER 16 – YOU ARE NEEDED!
A day of Legislative Action in support of Metropolitan Onuphry and the Ukrainian Orthodox Church will be held on December 16 in Washington DC on Capital Hill. All are welcome to join in and support this important activism (NOT political) effort! If Orthodox Christians can be persecuted without repercussions in Ukraine then this can happen in America too. And a few folks in Congress have recently suggested that maybe this is a good idea – to violate the first amendment rights of Orthodox Americans. ROCOR was always outspoken in support of persecuted Orthodox Christians during the Soviet times, and the exact same thing is happening today in Ukraine. Thus, it is our responsibility to speak out again! LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PERSECUTION OF ORTHODOX CHRISTIANS IN UKRAINE HERE.
MORE INFORMATION/SIGN UP FOR DECEMBER 16
For those who will not be able to travel to WADC there will likely be opportunities to support from afar. More on that to come. WE ARE THINKING ABOUT RENTING A BUS – IF WE GET ENOUGH INTEREST. PLEASE CONTACT FR. GREGORY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PURSUE THIS OPTION.
THREE: ANNUAL BALL TICKETS ON SALE NOW – SUPPORT A2OCA!
Ball tickets for our Annual Ann Arbor Orthodox Classical Academy fund raiser ball! Learn more, buy tickets, choose your meal, make suggestions for dance music, and more at THE BALL TICKET PAGE. Tickets are discounted until 12/15/25. After that – full price only. JOIN US!
FOUR: NO CHURCH SCHOOL THIS SATURDAY – BUT SIGN UP NOW!
CHURCH SCHOOL IS THE SECOND MOST IMPORTANT MINISTRY IN OUR PARISH! Only the Divine Services can be considered a more important aspect of our parish life. Thus, ALL ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED to participate in this ministry! St. Vladimir’s Church School begins October 4 and is held every Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. through December 20 with the exception of November 29 (Thanksgiving Weekend). REGISTER/LEARN MORE
VOLUNTEERS! We need you! Teachers & Other Volunteers. Anyone who is willing to help! Email us at info@stvladimiraami.org to let us know you'd like to help!
FIVE: BAKE SALE IS DECEMBER 20
Join us for our annual Sisterhood Bake Sale on December 20! And by join us we mean: bake cookies and other sweets ahead of time and volunteer at the sale. :) There will be ample time to buy baked goods at the sale for volunteers, and you get the first chance to buy the best stuff. Contact our Head Sister, Ksenia Nikulshina to volunteer (headsister@stvladimiraami.org). And by the way, men are welcome to volunteer to help too! We have a few new things we are doing this year (offering some hot food at the sale), which means we need MORE people to help. Be part of the winning team – volunteer today!
WHERE’S FR. GREGORY?
Since Archbishop Peter reposed Fr. Gregory has had to be absent from STV more often. As a rule the parish council members know when Fr. Gregory will be gone, but the parishioners don’t always know. The parish council asked at their last meeting that Fr. Gregory inform the parish when he will be away too, and so we include here this little note in the weekly email. This week Fr. Gregory will be with Archbishop Gabriel in Traverse City to celebrate their parish 10th anniversary. Protodeacon Joseph will be the main deacon. We ask your prayers for both of them as they travel to Traverse City this weekend!
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