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THIS WEEK’S PARISH BULLETINS ENGLISH + РУССКИЙ

SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES AT STV

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ONE: PASCHA IS NOT A ONE-DAY EVENT!
The time of preparation for the Feast of Feast and the Day of Days, the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, is so significant that we could easily fall into the misunderstanding that Pascha is a one-day event. Nothing could be further from the truth! The Holy Church sets aside the Menaion (the daily commemoration of the saints) on the week after Pascha and every day – EVERY DAY – we celebrate Pascha. This time is called Bright Week, and today is the first day of it. We have services scheduled each day this week – both morning and evening – so that EVERYONE can participate in the Pascha of the Lord. And moreover: so that you can do so multiple times! Who can hear the Paschal Canon enough times? Trick question! No one can! And you can hear it sung every evening at 6:00 p.m. at STV this week. Who can attend the Paschal Divine Liturgy enough times? Trick question! No one can! And you can participate in the Paschal Divine Liturgy every morning at 8:00 a.m. (Wednesday 9:00 a.m.) this week. DO NOT MISS! Pascha will be gone sooner than you might think, but please don’t think it is only one day!
FULL BRIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE HERE

TWO: PASCHA THANK YOU!
Wow – what an amazing Pascha we had at STV! So many labored so diligently to clean, cook, sing, serve, prepare the grounds, put up the cupola, prepare the catechumens, etc., etc., etc. There is just no way to thank everyone. And do you know what? It really doesn’t matter what others think - because God knows who labored and how they labored. Better to have a reward from Him for eternity than for us to mention your name here. So we won’t. :) Because we can’t – there are just too many people to thank and of course we would miss someone. May the Lord reward you in this life and the next for your care for His Church!

THREE: BLESSING PASCHA BASKETS AT STV
Paschal baskets will be blessed at St. Vladimir's following the Divine Liturgy on Holy Saturday (April 11) as well as every subsequent Divine Service of Bright Week. It is most traditional for baskets to be blessed after the Divine Liturgy on Pascha itself, but we realize that this does not work for everyone's schedule, and thus we offer an early opportunity (after the Holy Saturday Divine Liturgy) and later opportunities (after every Divine Service of Bright Week). If you basket is blessed on Holy Saturday after Liturgy you agree that you will not partake of the non-Lenten foods until after the Divine Liturgy on Pascha night, for the fast does not end at midnight, but after the Divine Liturgy on the feast!

FOUR: PASCHAL FEEDBACK – HOW CAN WE DO IT BETTER?
We are always interested in your feedback at STV! This is especially true after huge feasts, like Nativity, STV Day, Pascha, etc. We got one great piece of feedback already: we need to have a sign-up sheet for cleanup after the Paschal meal. Very happy that suggestion was shared! What else? We have TONS of GREAT ideas at STV, but most stay in people’s heads. Don’t do that. Rather, share your feedback with us – we really want to know what you think and how we can improve!
STV ANONYMOUS FEEDBACK FORM

FIVE: PASCHAL OPEN HOUSE AT FR. GREGORY’S IS MAY 3
Fr. Gregory, Matushka Elizabeth, Maria, Michael, and Natalia invite all St. Vladimir’s family and friends to their Paschal Open House on Sunday, May 3 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at their home in Saline. Please join them as we celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord!