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Looking Ahead at St Mary (Dec 31 – Jan 7)

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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: Dec 31, 2023 – Jan 7, 2024

This Week: No fasting through Jan 4 on any day of the week; Jan 5 is a strict fast day.        

  • Sun, Dec 31 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers @ St George ~ Feast of St Basil the Great
  • Fri, Jan 5 at 8:00 am – Royal Hours ~ Theophany
  • Fri, Jan 5 at 4:45 pm – Festal Matins ~ Theophany
  • Fri, Jan 5 at 6:00 pm – Divine Liturgy w/Great Sanctification of Water
  • Sat, Jan 6: House Blessings Begin (a separate e-mail will be sent w/instructions)
  • Sat, Jan 6 at 4:30 pm – Confession
  • Sat, Jan 6 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers
  • Sun, Jan 7 at 9:00 am – Matins
  • Sun, Jan 7 at 9:00 am – Church School
  • Sun, Jan 7 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
  • Sun, Jan 7 at 11:30 am – Potluck Coffee Hour

Other Notes

(1) BIBLE STUDY BEGINS JANUARY 10: We begin a weekly Bible study in January on Wednesday evenings at 6:00 pm. We will go through the readings of Great and Holy Week that we read each year during the services to help us better prepare for the Lenten/Holy Week/Pascha season.

(2) MEDITERRANEAN FESTIVAL PREP DATES: I plan to send out a separate e-mail this upcoming week with our Mediterranean Festival prep dates via Sign-Up Genius. Please pay close attention to the number of people needed for each date and please make plans to come help out during the open shifts. Last year, we had our best turnout ever for prep dates, and people really enjoyed the time of fellowship together.

(3) METROPOLITAN SABA’S WEEKLY TEACHING: This week His Eminence offers us a contemplation and a prayer. You can read it here (see attachment).

(4) 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/.

(5) 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