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Looking Ahead at St Mary (May 20 – 27)

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Beloved in Christ,

Christ is risen! Thank you to everyone who worked not only this weekend, but over the past several months, to ensure yet another successful Mediterranean Festival. May God grant you many years!

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

THIS WEEK: May 20 – 27, 2024

This Week: No fasting on any day of the week through Ascension.  

  • Wed, May 22 at 5:30 pm – Parish Council Meeting
  • Thurs, May 23 at 6:00 pm – Belles Fellowship Gathering (see updated flyer for location & details)
  • Thurs, May 23 from 6:00 – 9:00 pm: Orthodoxy on Tap (see note below)
  • Sat, May 25 at 4:30 pm – Confession
  • Sat, May 25 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers
  • Sun, May 26 at 9:00 am – Matins
  • Sun, May 26 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
  • Sun, May 26 at 11:30 am – Book Signing by Matthew Namee at Coffee Hour
  • Mon, May 27 at 9:00 am – Graveside Blessings (seen note below)

Other Notes

(1) FAMILY PROMISE HOST WEEK: St. Mary is the host parish for Family Promise the week of June 9 – 17. To volunteer, follow this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A49AAAF2BAAF94-49267835-family#/. Sign up includes providing food for breakfast and snacks, evening meals, transportation to and from the Day House, and spending the night at the church. Thanks for your support of this important ministry. Contact Vicki Jones, 650-0658, with any questions.

(2) FELLOWSHIP GROUPS FOR JUNE: With Lent, Pascha, and the Festival now behind us, we will restart our Fellowship Group assignments. I will soon be assigning you to your fellowship group for the month of June. If you need to opt out for the month and have not already told me you are opting out permanently, please let me know ASAP. If you have already opted out permanently, you do NOT need to contact me about this each month. On the other hand, if you opted out in the past, but wish to rejoin the groups, please let me know that as well.

(3) ORTHODOXY ON TAP: The next Orthodoxy on Tap will be held on Thursday, 5/23, 6-9pm at Old School Tap House and Social. Fr Kosmas Morfas from Holy Ascension in Norman, Oklahoma, will be speaking. Anyone is welcome, but we are especially looking to integrate the young adult community.

(4) VBS AT ST GEORGE: St George will host a Vacation Bible School June 3 – 6 (Mon – Thurs) from 1 – 4 pm each day, which is centered around the theme of our heavenly protectors, the Holy Archangels Gabriel, Michael, and Raphael. VBS is open to any children ages 4 – 5th grade according to the 2023-2024 school year. You can register here: https://onrealm.org/StGeorgeCathedral/PublicRegistrations/Event?linkString=YTNhNWZjYTYtMmQ0OC00ZjAxLWI0ZDctYjE0NzAxNzE4YjNk.

(5) MEMORIAL DAY GRAVESIDE BLESSINGS: We will meet on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27 at 9:00 am, at Old Mission Chapel for the annual Graveside Blessing Trisagion Service. I will then go to bless the graves of our departed loved ones at Old Mission Cemetery. If you would like me to bless a grave(s) that is not at Old Mission, please let me know and we can make arrangements.

(6) METROPOLITAN SABA’S WEEKLY TEACHING: This week His Eminence shares a teaching on “What Is The Goal.” See the link >

(7) 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/.

(8) 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