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Looking Ahead at St Mary (Mar 3 – 11)

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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: Mar 3 – 11, 2024

This Week: Regular Wed/Fri fasting.        

  • Sat, Mar 9 at 9:00 am – Divine Liturgy ~ Saturday of Souls
  • Sat, Mar 9 at 3:00 pm – Baptism of Ben Bazil
  • Sat, Mar 9 at 4:00 pm – Men’s Prayer Group
  • Sat, Mar 9 at 4:30 pm – Confession
  • Sat, Mar 9 at 5:00 pm – Great Vespers
  • Sun, Mar 10 – Daylight Saving Time Begins (“spring forward”; set clocks an hour ahead)
  • Sun, Mar 10 at 9:00 am – Matins
  • Sun, Mar 10 at 9:00 am – Church School
  • Sun, Mar 10 at 10:00 am – Divine Liturgy
  • Sun, Mar 10 at 11:30 am – Meatfare Luncheon Hosted by Belles of St Mary (see linked flyer)
  • Mon, Mar 11 at 6:30 pm – Belles Meeting @ Namee’s (1958 N Sedgwick)

Other Notes

(1) MEDITERRANEAN FESTIVAL PREP: We have one more important work day in March before we enter Great Lent (Saturday, March 16). We need many people to help. You may sign up to help here > Thank you to all of those who helped with the Meat Pies this past Saturday!

(2) LENTEN RETREAT: We look forward to welcoming Fr Stephen Freeman to serve as our retreat master for our annual Lenten Retreat on April 12 – 13. Everyone is welcome. Please feel free to invite family and friends. Details about Fr Stephen and the retreat topic and schedule can be found here (see attachment).

(3) FR AARON ON VACATION: I am out of the office for vacation from Thursday, February 29, through Sunday, March 3. We will not have Confessions nor Great Vespers at St Mary on Saturday, March 2. You may go to St Michael (4:30 pm) or St George (6:00 pm) instead. Fr John Baize will be serving Matins and Divine Liturgy as usual on Sunday, March 3.

(4) FORGIVENESS VESPERS: We celebrate Vespers with the Rite of Mutual Forgiveness on Sunday, March 17, at 3:30 pm, followed by an Ice Cream Social at Braum’s. Please note the earlier time than usual due to the Lord’s Diner (see note below) and the Dynamic Marriage class that will be meeting later that evening.

(5) LENT BEGINS: This year, Great Lent begins on Monday, March 18. As usual, we have Divine Services scheduled at 6:00 pm each weeknight of the first week of Lent. Most other weeks, we celebrate the services on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. During Great Lent, we fast from meat and dairy products on all days of the week. Following the Divine Liturgy for Annunciation on Monday, March 25, fish and wine are allowed.

(6) LORD’S DINER: We are volunteering with our brothers and sisters in Christ from St George Cathedral at the Lord’s Diner on the third Sunday of each month. In March, that will be March 17. Volunteers do NOT need a food handler’s card, as was the case in the past. Anyone can volunteer. If you are interested, please contact Vicki Jones (vawj55@gmail.com).

(7) METROPOLITAN SABA’S WEEKLY TEACHING: This week His Eminence offers us a teaching on “A Humble Person.” You can read it here >

(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

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