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Looking Ahead at St Mary (February 20 – 27)

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Beloved in Christ,

Below you will find this week’s schedule, as well as some important notes about upcoming events.

THIS WEEK: February 20 – February 27, 2022
This Week: Regular Wed/Fri fasting.     

  • Sun, Feb 20 at 5:00 pm – Small Group Meeting
  • Sat, Feb 26 at 8:00 am – Belles Making Holy Bread
  • Sat, Feb 26 at 9:00 am – Divine Liturgy ~ Saturday of Souls
  • Sat, Feb 26 at 4:30 pm – Confession
  • Sat, Feb 26 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers
  • Sun, Feb 27 at 9:00 am – Matins
  • Sun, Feb 27 at 9:00 am – Church School
  • Sun, Feb 27 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
  • Sun, Feb 27 at 11:30 am – Belles Meatfare Luncheon (see link below)

Other Notes

(1) “MAN OF GOD” FILM: “Man of God,” a film about the life of St Nektarios, is showing at Regal Warren Theatre West (9150 W 21st St N, Wichita, KS 67205) on Monday, March 21, at 7:00 pm. If you would like to purchase a ticket for $13.44/person and attend with our parish, please RSVP to Fr Aaron (stmarywichita@cox.net) by Sunday, February 27. As of now, this is the only date and time for a showing in Wichita. You can view the video trailer and learn more about the movie here: https://www.antiochian.org/regulararticle/1146.

(2) SCHOLARSHIP FOR SENIORS IN DOWAMA: Linked below is the applications for the two 2022 DOWAMA High School Senior Scholarships (one for $2,000.00 and another for $1,000.00). Note that the postmark deadline for all applications is May 4, 2022. Scholarship recipients will be announced during our 2022 Parish Life Conference to be hosted by St George Cathedral/Wichita, KS from June 15-18. Sincere thanks to Jim Cohlmia and to Fr Constantine & Kh Sharon Nasr and the Nasr Orthodox Foundation which generously offer these annual scholarships through our Diocese.

(3) PARISH LIFE CONFERENCE: The Parish Life Conference this year is in Wichita (hosted by St George Cathedral). You can learn more about it and register here: https://www.antiochianevents.com/wichita. The dates are June 15 – 18 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel.

(4) SATURDAY OF SOULS: On Saturday, March 26, we will celebrate the “Saturday of Souls” Divine Liturgy. At this liturgy we ask God to remember and have mercy on all of the departed since the beginning of time. We also will pray specifically for any departed loved ones whom you wish to remember. If you would like for your departed loved ones to be mentioned in prayer by name, please send their names to office@stmarywichita.org, bring a list of names to the parish office, or give us your names by phone no later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, February 22.

(5) LENTEN RETREAT: We are excited for Dr. Brad Nassif, a son of our parish, now a professor in the Chicago area, to be our featured speaker. Please see the flyer for more details and be sure to share this information with your family and friends.

(6) TEACH ME THY STATUTES PODCAST: If you would like to listen to this week’s Teach Me Thy Statutes podcast (with Fr Aaron & Jason Ewertt), you can find it here: https://tmts.transistor.fm/.

(7) PASTORAL VISITS: If you would like a pastoral visit for any reason, or if you know of a family member/parishioner who needs a visit, please feel free to contact me via cell phone at 204-6725.

Yours in Christ,

Fr Aaron