Week of 3/31/2024
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The Annual Parish Meeting will be held this Sunday, 3/31/2024.
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Trapeza for this Sunday, 3/31/2024 will be Lenten potluck. Please bring items that are ready to serve and easy to clean up so that we can begin the annual meeting on time.
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Setup/cleanup for trapeza on 3/31/2024 - Gregoire family,
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Trapeza after Presanctified Liturgy on 4/3/2024 will be Lenten potluck. A spiritual discussion will take place during trapeza.
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For those who wish to receive Communion during Presanctified Liturgy, you should fast from Noon onward. Confessions will be available before the service, but those who confessed during the prior weekend may receive Communion on Wednesday as long as they have prepared themselves through fasting and following the proper prayer rule.
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Our parish supports a local food pantry through parishioner donations of canned goods and other non-perishable food items, which are left in the foyer. There's no better witness to the love of Christ than to feed the hungry, and we should especially be attentive to that during Great Lent, when the Church calls us to increase our alms and good works. Please try to bring a non-perishable item to church as often as you're able to according to your means.
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The Parish Bookstore shelf has newly-arrived crosses for sale, as well as a new selection of books for Great Lent. Please stop by and take a look.
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The Sisterhood is in need of additional volunteers for Sunday Trapeza setup/cleanup teams as well as for monthly cleanup tasks. Active participation in the life of the parish is essential for its continued growth, and so I encourage you to do so. If you would like to join the Sisterhood and/or help them with these tasks, please use the sign-up sheet or speak with Camilla T or Mary T.
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The Ladder of Divine Ascent, an ascetic treatise written by St. John Climacus as a guide to avoiding vice, practicing virtues and dedicating our lives completely to God, is especially appointed by the Church to be read by the faithful during Great Lent. A free PDF of the text can be found by following this LINK.
In Christ,
Fr. Stephen
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