Join us as we celebrate the marriage of two wonderful young people! As with all of our sacraments, everyone is invited to attend the wedding ceremony. (The reception is by invitation only.)
Robichau Send-off
We are so grateful to have had so many wonderful years with the Robichau family, and we will miss them deeply when they move this summer! On June 13 after liturgy, we will have a catered BBQ meal to wish them well and send them off on their new adventures in South Carolina.
Chrismation
Please join us for Morgan’s chrismation on Holy Saturday at 1:30 PM, right before vesperal liturgy. What a wonderful thing to celebrate her reception into the church!
Holy Week Calendar
Click here for a Holy Week PDF calendar.
Pascha Picnic
On Pascha Sunday afternoon, we’ll start the festivities at 3 PM with the brief and joyous Paschal Vespers, followed by, weather permitting, an outdoor picnic with feasting and an egg hunt for the kids.
Agape Meal
We will break the fast together immediately following Paschal liturgy. Please bring baskets to be blessed, and join us for a socially distanced agape meal.
Palm Sunday Potluck
Bring your favorite fish dish to share with one another after liturgy on Palm Sunday. We’ll see you there!
Lazarus Saturday
We will have a church clean up after liturgy on Lazarus Saturday. Prepare to get your hands dirty! There’s plenty to do to beautify our church inside and out before Pascha.
Lenten Food Signups
If you are interested in bringing food for coffee hours or for after presanctified liturgies, please contact Matushka Anne Gariano. Her contact information is in the church directory.
Great Canon and Life of St Mary of Egypt
Thursday, Apr 15 at 6 PM: Great Canon and Life of St Mary of Egypt.
Men's Group meeting
Men’s group meeting on Saturday, April 10 at 9 AM.
A Christian Ending Book Group
Dear Church Family,
The book entitled A Christian Ending outlines the history of how Christians have honorably and respectfully buried the bodies of their departed ones throughout the centuries. The second half of the book is a manual on how we can implement these ancient, spiritual and respectful practices within our own church communities. Surprisingly, there are few legal restrictions on individual private burials.
Also, for many, funeral home burials have become cost-prohibitive, forcing families to resort to cremation.
We have a wonderful opportunity to make a completely different choice. Instead of turning over our loved ones to strangers at the hour of death, we can keep them with us, preparing their bodies, placing them in the church, reading psalms over them, and burying them naturally and with dignity.
We feel that this is a ministry our parish can provide in a non-mercenary spirit to people during a time of grief and shock. An offering of love to those in need.
To get started in this direction, we plan to hold a book study of A Christian Ending. Copies of the book will soon be available in our bookstore. We encourage you to read it. We will schedule the book study discussions soon. We hope that many will embrace this ministry and that we will soon have teams ready to put it into practice.
Jay and Susan
Women's Group News: April Mtg, Egg Hunt Prep, and Lenten Meals
Our next women’s group meeting is Saturday, April 3 at 3 PM. We will be preparing plastic eggs for the children’s egg hunt at the paschal picnic on May 2. If you would like bring a bag of wrapped candy to fill the eggs, you may bring it to church this Wednesday at Presanctified Liturgy, or to our meeting Saturday.
If you would like help prepare or serve Lenten food after services on Sundays and Wednesdays, please contact Matushka Anne Gariano. Her information is in the church directory.
And finally, a special bonus Lenten recipe from Jules Evanoff:
Lenten Bean Soup (aka 'Bopp" in Macedonian or "Fassolatha" in Greek)
8 Servings
Ingredients:
1 48 oz bottle of navy beans-undrained (found at Krogers or in canned or dry bean section of the markets)
Note: dry white beans can be used but should be soaked overnight1 lg can tomato sauce
1 lg can diced tomatoes
2-3 celery chopped
1-2 potato chopped
2-3 carrots chopped
garlic 2 tsp+
paprika 2 tsp
salt & pepper to taste
2-3 bay leaves (optional)
mint- dry or fresh (start with a heaping tablespoon- more to taste)
veg/olive oil
V8/tomato juice lg can/bottle
touch of sugar (optional) to cut acidity
water (to thin)
Directions:
Sautee vegetables in oil in stock pot with mint, salt, pepper, garlic and paprika until onions become transparent.
Add beans, tomatoes/sauce, V8 and bay leaves. Add more salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Add bay leaves. Bring to a boil then simmer 1 to 1.5 hrs. Add water to thin as necessary.
Good with crusty bread .
Women's Group
Click the image to see some of our favorite Lenten recipes! Our next meeting will be Saturday, April 3, at 3 PM. See you then!
Annunciation
Vesperal Liturgy on Thursday, Mar 25 at 6 PM
Presanctified Liturgy
To prepare for presanctified liturgy, start a strict fast of no food or drink at noon. Join us at 6 PM.
Great Canon of Forgiveness
Here are service texts you can use at home.
Forgiveness Vespers
Come to Forgiveness Vespers! There’s no better way to start the fast. We’ll start Lent together at 6 PM on Sunday, March 14.
Men's Group: Mar 13
Please join us on Saturday, March 13 at 9 AM for the monthly men’s group meeting. We’re looking forward to spending time together!
Women's Group: March 6
Please join us at our new time! Saturday, March 6 at 3 PM, we’ll meet at the church to discuss our favorite Lenten recipes. Please bring yours to share!