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ONE: CONSTRUCTION UPDATE FROM PARISH COUNCIL
Our parishioners have been extremely generous towards our building fund. At this point we have $723,000 in this fund and we thank you very kindly for your donations.
But in order to build the church only we need $2.2MM (the hall will be about another $1MM so we will build that to be sure, but in order to please the bank we are doing this in two discreet pieces: first the church, then the hall). Thus, we need a $1.5MM loan to cover the difference between cash on hand and the cost of the church. We have been working on this loan for some time. It is possible that we will get this loan. It is also quite possible that we will not. We simply do not know. But it does not look good at this point. The bank is concerned that we do not have adequate income to cover the loan cost. So are we. To be honest: collections are up. Again, we are thankful! But some people are not fulfilling their pledges made in support of the building fund. We need those pledges in order to afford the loan payments. Perhaps people’s financial situations have changed. That is understandable – it happens sometimes. But it would be good to get an update from folks if this is the case. It helps us to plan. Please contact our Treasurer, Mikhail Fisenkov, to provide updates.
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TWO: ST. GABRIEL OF GEORGIA TODAY
Today is the feast day of Venerable Gabriel of Georgia, a relatively contemporary saint of the Church. There is a movie out about him in RUSSIAN WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES. Enjoy! And don’t forget to ask St. Gabriel’s prayers for our building project. It was one year ago we decided to build our new church. More about that at #1 above – construction begins this month!
PRAYER TO ST. GABRIEL
THREE: YOUTH GROUPS - STRUGGLING
We had another GREAT meeting of our Young Adult group last night! Great turnout! Everyone had fun! For our 9-12 and Teen groups we had the same turnout as last time: ZERO. So clearly there is a problem. We have children of that age in the parish – a decent number of them in fact. We cannot expect the children to force their parents to bring them to Youth Group. The parents have to want it – and it seems like maybe that is not true. So that likely means the parents do not perceive a value for their children in Youth Group activities. So we would like to solicit your feedback – how can we make Youth Group compelling for parents? The idea of Youth Group is to allow our young people to build strong bonds between themselves. And to learn to serve others. And to have easier access to our clergy. Those are all laudable goals we see it, but it is pretty clear we are not seeing this clearly. PARENTS: please take a few minutes to take this suvey – it will help us to better serve you and your families:
STV YOUTH GROUP SURVEY
FOUR: NOVEMBER WORK DAY IS SUNDAY THE 15TH
Brotherhood, Sisterhood, Clergy, Choir – EVERYONE! We all need to chip in an take care of the property the Lord has given to us, just as we all need to work together to execute our beautiful Divine Services. Please plan to join us to pitch in as we make our parish shine as the House of God that it is! Invite friends! Everyone is welcome! And it just isn’t fair to expect that “someone else” will do this. We all own our parish in that the Lord has given us to be here, and for the responsibility that He has given us to care for His House. SEE YOU ON NOVEMBER 15!
FIVE: LOTS HAPPENING AT STV - NOT DIVINE SERVICES
Please note the following - and please join us!
NOVEMBER 5: YOUNG FAMILY DINNER GROUP
DECEMBER 27-31: DIOCESAN ST. HERMAN CONFERENCE
DECEMBER 31-JANUARY 1: ST. BONIFACE DAYS
BONUS A: OUTSTANDING ARTICLE FOR ALL TO READ
EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS ARTICLE by Fr. Colin. It is meant for catechumens on one hand, but we are all learning and should be learning about our faith at all times. EVERYONE = ALL STV PARISHIONERS, FRIENDS, LOVED ONES, ACQUAINTANCES, COWORKERS, STRANGERS, ENEMIES, ETC. You will be glad you took the <10 minutes to read this!
BONUS B: 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!
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