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Looking Ahead at St Mary (June 6 – 12)

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Beloved in Christ,

Please note on the schedule below the addition of the Gravesite Blessings on Saturday, June 11, following the Divine Liturgy for the Saturday of Souls. This was re-scheduled since the weather permitted us from going out on Memorial Day. We will meet in the area where most of the Orthodox graves are at Old Mission (i.e. NOT at the main chapel, since we will have already said the Trisagion Prayers for the Departed at church) at roughly 10:30-10:45 am. If you would like for me to visit a grave not in that area, please contact me and let me know so we can make arrangements.

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

THIS WEEK: June 6 – 12, 2022
This Week: Fish/wine/oil allowed on Wed/Fri, but no meat/dairy.      

  • Sat, June 11 at 7:30 am – Belles Mixing Holy Bread
  • Sat, June 11 at 8:00 am – Belles Making Holy Bread
  • Sat, June 11 at 9:00 am – Divine Liturgy ~ Saturday of Souls
  • Sat, June 11 at 10:30 am – Gravesite Blessings @ Old Mission
  • Sat, June 11 at 4:30 pm – Confession
  • Sat, June 11 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers ~ Pentecost
  • Sun, June 12 at 8:50 am – Festal Matins ~ Pentecost
  • Sun, June 12 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy followed by Kneeling Prayers ~ Pentecost
  • Sun, June 12 at 5:00 pm – Small Group Meeting

Other Notes
(1) SATURDAY OF SOULS: On Saturday, June 11, 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, June 7.

(2) 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.

(3) NO FASTING THROUGH ASCENSION/PENTECOST: The Antiochian Patriarchate, in celebration of Christ’s Resurrection, observes no fasting on any day of the week from Pascha through Ascension (June 2 this year). From June 2 through Pentecost (June 12 this year) we observe the Wednesday/Friday fasts, but with fish, wine, and oil allowed. The week following Pentecost is also a week of no fasting, including on Wednesday & Friday.

(4) SUMMER GARAGE SALE: The St. Mary 90th Anniversary Team will be holding a garage sale this summer to raise funds for our $25,000 goal for Wichita’s Littlest Heroes. We welcome your items for our sale! Please bring items to the church during Curt’s hours of M-F, 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Curt knows where the items should be stored. Please do NOT bring items and leave them in the hall! Please, NO CLOTHING and NO LARGE FURNITURE PIECES. If you have questions, please contact Laura Stanley or Tracy Namee. Thank you!

(5) 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/.

(6) 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