Looking Ahead at St Mary (May 27-June 2)
Beloved in Christ,
Christ is risen!
Below you will find this week’s schedule, as well as some important notes about upcoming events.
THIS WEEK: May 27 – June 2, 2024
This Week: No fasting on any day of the week through Ascension.
Mon, May 27 at 9:00 am – Graveside Blessings (seen note below)
Sat, June 1 at 4:30 pm – Confession
Sat, June 1 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers
Sun, June 2 at 9:00 am – Matins
Sun, June 2 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
Sun, June 2 at 11:30 am – Potluck Coffee Hour
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 > 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) THANK YOU: On behalf of the entire Mediterranean Festival Executive Committee, we’d like to say a huge thank you to all of our St. Mary parish family for all the time, treasure, and talents offered to help make the 2024 festival happen! It was truly a labor of love and it allowed us to share our faith, our food, and our hospitality to our Wichita community, as well as support and raise awareness for the DUI Victim Center of Kansas. We don’t have final numbers yet, but regardless whether it was a record year or not, it was a huge success in bringing us all closer together. May God continue to bless this parish as we seek to do His will and share His love with all who enter our doors.
(4) VBS AT ST GEORGE: St George is hosting 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 >
(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) EARLY AMERICAN ORTHODOXY PODCAST: I want to share another excellent podcast with Matthew Namee discussing his new book, “Lost Histories.” We thank him for being with us today for the book signing! Here is the podcast episode >
(7) METROPOLITAN SABA’S WEEKLY TEACHING: This week His Eminence shares a teaching on “Thoughts on the Fullness of Life (Part 1).” See the link to read it >
(8) 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 >
(9) 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
