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ONE: YOUTH GROUPS – TIME TO GET SERIOUS!
We had a great meeting of our Young Adult group last night. Probably 25-30 people gathered to discuss the now almost famous “I’m #3” flyer and what that means for us as Orthodox people trying to live in the world. We also discussed the recently completed Diocesan Assembly and the part the young people might plan in that gathering next time. Overall – great gathering! For the 9-12 Year Old and Teen grouips the total number of attendees was zero (0)! How often parents come to our priests in older age and bemoan the fact that their children are not in the Church and that their grandchildren are just scular humanists with no relationship to God. Yet, how many of these mourning grandparents made it a priority to involve their children in activities outside the Divine Services? Honestly, the answer is very few. “Where your treasure is, there will your heart be also” is a direct quote of the Lord’s words from the Gospel. If we make it clear to our children that God and His Church are #1 in our lives then they are extremely likely to presist in their faith (unless we teach them a non-Orthodox relationship with God). But if we SAY God is #1, but make it clear by our actions that He is much lower on our priority list then we teach our children two things: we are hypocrites, and God is at best an afterthought – that the world and its values are more inportant than God and His values. You get to make the choice NOW for your grandchildren. The next meeting of all Youth Groups is November 1. We hope to see you there!

TWO: OCTOBER WORK DAY: THIS SUNDAY
This is the Sunday! Come to Liturgy and bring your work clothes. We will be putting new stone on our walkways and putting together a big new play structure for our school. AND – there is still work to do in the barn if we have a super big tournout. Be part of the winning team! Join the ALL PARISH (how could that possibly be defined without YOU?) work day! This is a GREAT way to build community, and this is the thing perhaps most lacking in our society. We’ve got it! Let’s not hide it! Invite friends – all are welcome to pitch in and help! After liturgy we’ll have a cup of coffee and a quick snack, then we’ll work for 1.5-2.0 hours and have a big meal to celebrate our success!#

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FOUR: LOTS HAPPENING AT STV – NOT DIVINE SERVICES
Please note the following – and please join us!
OCTOBER 25: BONUS MONTHLY PARISH WORK DAY
OCTOBER 29: MEN’S GROUP DINNER
OCTOBER 31: HALLOWEEN ALTERNATIVE
NOVEMBER 1: ALL YOUTH GROUPS MEET
NOVEMBER 5: YOUNG FAMILY DINNER GROUP
DECEMBER 27-31: DIOCESAN ST. HERMAN CONFERENCE
DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 1: ST. BONIFACE DAYS

FIVE: STV FINANCIAL AMBASSADORS – BUILDING OUR NEW CHURCH
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 new building project financially strong and successful. That is, how to establish a tithe that works for you. Those conversations will remain anonymous and confidential. 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!

BONUS – FOR PARENTS
In general it is very important that parents supervise their children in the church. Of course, we all have to keep an eye out for the kids in case they fall out of their parents’ gaze, but in the end parents must take responsibility for their children. This responsibility also reaches to the kiosk area. There are, by design, nice things there that people might want to buy for themselves or others. If your kids damage something there please make sure to pay for that. It is not reasonable for the kiosk to have to absorb that cost, and it is irreponsible on the part of parents to expect that it is OK for their child to destroy things there. If one of the kiosk ladies comes to you and lets you know that your child damaged something in the kiosk please do two things: make sure she is talking about your child, then make sure to pay for the damage.



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