Sunday, April 28th

Palm Sunday

Bridegroom Matins

at 6:00 p.m.

Monday, April 29th

Holy Monday

9th Hour & Typika

at 8:45 a.m.

Presanctified Liturgy

at 9:00 a.m.

†††

Bridegroom Matins

with Archbishop MARK

at 6:00 p.m.

Tuesday, April 30th

Holy Tuesday

9th Hour & Typika

at 8:45 a.m.

Presanctified Liturgy

with Archbishop MARK

at 9:00 a.m.

†††

Bridegroom Matins

at 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, May 1st

Holy Wednesday

9th Hour & Typica

at 8:45 a.m.

Presanctified Liturgy

at 9:00 a.m.

†††

Holy Unction

at 6:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 2nd

Holy Thursday

Hours

at 8:40 a.m.

Vesperal Divine Liturgy

of St. Basil

at 9:00 a.m.

†††

Matins with Reading of

the 12 Passion Gospels

at 6:00 p.m.

Friday, May 3rd

Holy Friday

Royal Hours

at 9:30 a.m.

†††

Burial Vespers

at 3:00 p.m.

†††

Lamentations and Procession

at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 4th

Holy Saturday

Vesperal Divine Liturgy

The Harrowing of Hades

at 9:00 a.m.

†††

Reading from the

Acts of the Apostles

at 9:30 p.m.

Saturday, May 4th

into Sunday, May 5th

Nocturnes, Procession, Matins,

Paschal Divine Liturgy

at 11:00 p.m.

(livestreamed)

followed by

Fellowship

Sunday, May 5th

† PASCHA †

Agape Vespers & Potluck

at 3:00 p.m.

All services and activities are cancelled until April 1st.

See the COVID-19 Resources Page for Father Barnabas' pastoral letter on the parish's responses to the COVID-19 epidemic as well as Archbishop +MARK's revised archpastoral directive.

See the revised Church Calendar for the current schedule of events.

The services previously marked as cancelled will be held at their previously scheduled times.  (See below.)

Sunday, March 15th

  During Coffee Hour

Tuesday December 24th

Royal Hours for the Nativity

at 9:00 a.m.

Parish Holy Supper

at 5:30 p.m.

followed by

Vigil for the Nativity of our Lord

at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday December 25th

Divine Liturgy for the Nativity

at 9:30 am

followed by

Coffee Hour

Thursday, October 17th

at 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, October 8th

at 7:00 p.m.

at St Stephen Orthodox Cathedral

Philadelphia, PA

August 10, 17, 24, & 31

at 6:00 p.m.

(after Vespers)

Monday, July 22nd

through

Friday, July 26th

The Ascension of our Lord

Thursday, June 6th

Holy Pentecost

Sunday, June 16th

Ss. Peter and Paul Fast

Monday, June 24th

through

Friday, June 28th

Thursday, June 6th

at 7:00 p.m.

Monday, March 4th

Visitation: 10:00 a.m.

Funeral: 11:00 a.m.

THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE

Women's Book Study

Tuesday, February 26th

at 7:00 p.m.

Little Angels

Wednesday, February 27th

at 9:30 a.m.

Study Group

Thursday, February 28th

at 10:00 a.m.

Great Vespers

Saturday, March 2nd

at 5:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy

Meatfare Sunday

Sunday, March 3rd

at 9:00 a.m.

followed by Coffee Hour

Lenten Retreat is this week!

All are welcome!

See Parish News for

details and sign-up link.

Sunday, January 27th at 8:00 a.m.

For details plus other news

see the Parish News page.

Tuesday, December 25th

Nativity Divine Liturgy

at 9:00 a.m.

Monday, December 24th

Royal Hours

at 9:00 a.m.

Parish Holy Supper

at 5:00 p.m.

Eve of the Nativity Vigil

at 7:00 p.m.

Eve of St Nicholas Vespers

Wednesday, December 5th

at 7:00 p.m.

St Nicholas Day Divine Liturgy

Thursday, December 6th

at 9:00 a.m.

Sat, Nov 17th at 3:30 p.m.
Sat, Dec 1st at 3:30 p.m.
Sat, Dec 15th at 3:30 p.m.

Vespers and Litya

Wed, Nov 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy

Thu, Nov 8th at 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, October 20th at 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, October 11th at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 7th at 8:00 a.m.

Sunday, November 4th

during Coffee Hour

Sunday, September 16th

Visitation: 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Funeral: 7:00 p.m.

at the church

Vespers

Thursday, September 13th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy

Friday, September 14th at 9:00 a.m.

Vespers

Friday, September 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy

Saturday, September 8th at 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, September 15th at 10:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 16th

after Divine Liturgy

Thursday, September 13th

at 10:00 a.m.

Monday, September 3rd

Tuesday, September 4th

Thursday, September 6th

At St. Philips Lutheran Church

Sunday, August 5th after coffee hour

Monday, August 6th at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, August 8th at 6:30 p.m.

and

Friday, August 10th at 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, August 14th at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, August 15th at 9:00 a.m.

July 22nd through July 28th

Monday, July 30th - Wednesday, August 1st

5:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 12th at 7:00 p.m.

Monday, June 18th

through

Friday, June 22nd

Sunday, July 8th during coffee hour.

Sunday, June 17th after Divine Liturgy

Saints Peter and Paul Fast

Monday, June 4th

through

Friday, June 29th.

Vespers

Thursday, June 28th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy

Friday, June 29th at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, June 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, May 26th at 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 24th, 10:00 a.m. to noon.

Divine Liturgy

Sunday, May 27th at 9:00 a.m.

Followed by

Vespers of Pentecost

Kneeling Prayers

Sunday, May 13th after Divine Liturgy

All are invited!

Divine Liturgy

Thursday, May 17th at 9:00 a.m.

Vespers and Litiya

Wednesday, May 16th at 7:00 p.m.

Thursday, May 10th at 10:00 a.m.

Pascha, April 8th

  1:00 p.m.

    - Paschal Vespers

Bright Monday, April 9th

  9:00 a.m.

    - Paschal Divine Liturgy

Bright Saturday, April 14th

  5:00 p.m.

    - Great Vespers

St Thomas Sunday, April 15th

  9:00 a.m.

    - Divine Liturgy

      followed by

    - St. Thomas Sunday Egg Hunt

Palm Sunday, April 1st

  8:15 a.m.

    - Sacrament of Chrismation

  9:00 a.m.

    - Divine Liturgy

  6:30 p.m.

    - Bridegroom Matins

Holy Monday, April 2nd

  6:30 p.m.

    - Bridegroom Matins

Holy Tuesday, April 3rd

  6:30 p.m.

    - Bridegroom Matins

Holy Wednesday, April 4th

  6:30 p.m.

    - Holy Unction

Holy Thursday, April 5th

  9:00 a.m.

    - Vesperal Liturgy Commemorating

      the Last Supper

  6:30 p.m.

    - Matins with the Reading

      of the 12 Passion Gospels

Holy Friday, April 6th

  9:00 a.m.

    - Royal Hours

  3:00 p.m.

    - Holy Friday Vespers

  6:30 p.m.

    - Holy Friday Matins with

      Readings at the Tomb

Holy Saturday, April 7th

  9:00 a.m.

    - Vesperal Liturgy of St Basil

  11:30 p.m.

    - Holy Pascha

       -- Nocturnes

       -- Matins

       -- Divine Liturgy

    followed by

    - Blessing of Baskets

    - Agape Meal

Wednesday, March 28th

  6:30 p.m.

    - Presanctified Liturgy

Friday, March 30th

  6:30 p.m.

    - Lazarus Saturday Vespers

Lazarus Saturday, March 31st

  9:00 a.m.

    - Divine Liturgy

  5:00 p.m.

    - Vespers and Confessions

SCHEDULE CHANGE

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Wednesday, March 21st

  Services Cancelled

Thursday, March 22nd

  Canon of Repentance and the

  Life of St Mary of Egypt

    - 6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 23rd

   Presanctified Liturgy

    - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 24th

  Memorial Service

    - 4:00 p.m.

   Vespers and Confessions

    - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 25th

  Divine Liturgy

    - 9:00 a.m.

Frederica Mathewes-Green will present

"Mary As the Early Christians Knew Her"

Free and open to the public.

See Parish News for details and to RSVP.

SCHEDULE CHANGE

DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER

Friday, March 9th

  Presanctified Liturgy

    - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 10th

   Vespers and Confessions

    - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 11th

  Divine Liturgy

    - 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, March 8th at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, March 10th at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, February 28th

  Presanctified Liturgy

    - 6:30 p.m.

Friday, March 2nd

   Akathist

    - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, March 3rd

   Vespers and Confessions

    - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, March 4th

  Divine Liturgy

    - 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, March 1st at 10:00 a.m.

Monday, February 19th

  Great Compline

  with Canon of Repentance

    - 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, February 20th

  Great Compline

  with Canon of Repentance

    - 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, February 21st 

  Presanctified Liturgy

    - 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 22nd

  Great Compline

  with Canon of Repentance

    - 7:00 p.m.

Friday, February 23rd

   Presanctified Liturgy

    - 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, February 24th

   Vespers and Confessions

    - 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, February 25th during Liturgy.  Bring your icons!

Wednesday, February 14th at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 15th at 10:00 a.m.

To elect our AAC Delegate.

Sunday, February 11th during coffee hour

Wednesday, February 7th at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, February 8th at 10:00 a.m.

Thursday, February 8th at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, February 10th at 11:00 a.m.

(See Parish News for RSVP instructions)

Tuesday, January 23rd at 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 24th at 6:30 p.m.

January 25th and 26th.

Thursday, January 25th at 6:00 p.m.

Friday, January 26th

 - Hours at 8:10 a.m.

 - Divine Liturgy at 8:30 a.m.

Wednesday, January 17th at 6:30 p.m.

Theophany Vigil

 - Friday, January 5th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy & Great Blessing of Waters

 - Saturday, January 6th at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, January 10th at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, January 11th at 10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, December 20th at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 21st at 10:00 a.m.

Friday, December 22nd

 - Royal Hours at 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, December 23rd

 - Vespers & Confessions at 5:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 24th

 - Divine Liturgy at 9:00 a.m.

 - Parish Holy Supper at 5:00 p.m.

 - Nativity Vigil at 6:30 p.m.

Monday, December 25th

 - Divine Liturgy at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, December 13th at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 16th at 9:00 a.m.

Saturday, December 16th immediately after Vespers

Sunday, December 24th at 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 29th @ 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, November 30th from 10:00 am to noon

Vespers and Divine Liturgy

 - Tuesday, December 5th at 6:30 p.m

Thursday, December 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, November 15th at 6:30 p.m.

Saturday, November 18th at 3:30 p.m.

Vespers with Litya

 - Monday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy

 - Tuesday, November 21st at 9:00 a.m.

Wednesday, October 25th at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 29th after Church School

Vespers with Litya

 - Tuesday, November 7th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy

 - Wednesday, November 8th at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, October 12th at 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, October 15th during coffee hour.

(No Church School.)

Tuesday, September 12th

Vespers and Divine Liturgy:

Wednesday, September 13th at 6:30 p.m.

Vespers: September 7th @ 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy: September 8th @ 9:00 a.m.

Sunday, September 17th

Reader's Vespers on Saturday, August 19th at 5:00 p.m.

Great Vespers- Monday, August 14th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy followed by Blessing of Flowers, Herbs, and Seeds.  Tuesday, August 15th at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, August 3rd at 7:00 p.m.

Monday, August 7th through Wednesday, August 9th.

Tuesday, August 1st through Monday, August 14th.

Sunday, July 23rd. 

Sunday, August 6th. 

The parish office will be closed from July 3rd through July 10th.  See Parish News for details.

Brief meeting Sunday, June 18th during coffee hour.  See Parish News for details.

The Parish Office will be closed Monday, June 19th through Friday, June 23rd.  See Parish News for additional information.

Wednesday, June 14th at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday June 10th at 2:00 p.m.

Fellowship after June 4th Divine Liturgy will be a pot luck.  See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details.

Sts Peter and Paul Fast will begin June 12th and run through June 28th.  See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details.

Eve of Ascension Vespers

 - Wednesdayn May 24th at 7:00 p.m.

Ascension Liturgy

 - Thursday, May 25th at 9:00 a.m.

There will be no Study Group during Bright Week.  The next meeting will be Thursday, April 27th at 10:00 a.m.

Parish Council meets on Wednesday, April 26th at 7:00 p.m.

The Presanctified Liturgy originally scheduled for 9:00 a.m. on Holy Monday (April 10th) has been cancelled.  We will still have Bridegroom Matins at 6:30 p.m. as originally scheduled.

Palm Sunday

 - Bridegroom Matins following coffee hour

Holy Monday

 - Bridegroom Matins at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Tuesday

 - Presanctified Liturgy at 9:00 a.m.

   * Archbishop MARK visiting *

 - Bridegroom Matins at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Wednesday

 - Office of Holy Unction at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Thursday

 - Divine Liturgy (Last Supper) at 9:00 a.m.

 - Matins & 12 Passion Gospels

   at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Friday

 - Royal Hours at 9:00 a.m.

 - Vespers at 3:00 p.m.

 - Matins at 6:30 p.m.

Holy Saturday

 - Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil at 9:00 a.m.

Holy Pascha

 - Nocturnes, Matins, & Divine Liturgy

   at 11:30 p.m. (Saturday)

 - Blessing of Baskets and Agape

Presanctified Liturgy

   - Wednesday, April 5th at 6:30 p.m.

Vespers for Lazarus Saturday

   - Friday, April 7th at 6:30 p.m.

Divine Liturgy for Lazarus Saturday

   - Saturday, April 8th at 9:00 a.m.

Friday, March 31st, 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 8th at 6:30 p.m. 

Presanctified Liturgy

Friday, March 10th at 6:30 p.m.

Akathist followed by Basics of Orthodoxy Class

There will be no study group on Thursday, March 9th.

Parish Council meets on Thursday, March 9th at 7:00 p.m.

Women's Study will be held Saturday, March 11, 3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.

See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details.

Friday, March 3rd @ 9:00 a.m. and Saturday, March 4th @ 9:00 a.m.

See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details.

Monday, 7:00 p.m. Great Compline with Canon of Repentance

Tuesday, 7:00 p.m. Great Compline with Canon of Repentance

Wednesday 6:30 p.m.  Presanctified Liturgy

Thursday, 7:00 p.m. Great Compline with Canon of Repentance

Friday, 6:30 p.m. Akathist followed by Basics of Orthodoxy Class

Saturday, April 1st.  See Parish News for details.

Basics of Orthodoxy Class restart date moved from January 12th to February 24th.

See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details.

• Saturday, March 4th at 3:30 p.m.
• Saturday, March 18th at 3:30 p.m.
• Saturday, April 1st at 4:00 p.m.

See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details.

Cedric Peck will be baptized on Saturday, February 11th at 4:00 p.m.  See Parish News for details.

A 40-day memorial service is being held after Divine Liturgy on Sunday, February 12th for Anwor Kawaja, the late brother of Alice Morjana.

Vespers with Divine Liturgy will be celebrated on Wednesday, February 1st at 6:30 p.m.

Sunday, February 5th we will be trying our first potluck coffee hour after liturgy.  If you can, please bring something to share.

Parish Council meets on Thursday, February 2nd at 7:00 p.m.

The next choir rehearsal will be Saturday, February 18th at 3:30 p.m.

Monthly Parish Council meeting will be Thursday, January 12th at 7:00 p.m.

See the Parish News page for details on all current announcements

Nativity Fast is currently underway.

• Nativity Vigil: Saturday, December 24th at 5:00 p.m.
• Divine Liturgy: December 25th at 9:00 a.m.

See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details

December 28th - December 31st. For any emergency where a priest is needed please call Fr. Dn. James Carpenter.

Saturday, December 17th at 3:30 p.m.

Monday, December 5th at 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, December 8th at 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 10th after Vespers.  See Parish News for details.

Saturday, December 3rd at 3:30 p.m.

Saturday, December 17th at 3:30 p.m.

Great Vespers Sunday, November 20th at 7:00 p.m.

Divine Liturgy Monday, November 21st at 9:00 a.m.

Thursday, November 24th at 9:00 a.m.  (See Upcoming Events in Parish News for details.)

Study Group for Thursday, November 24th is cancelled due to the Thanksgiving Holiday.

Study Group for Thursday, November 10th is cancelled.  See Parish News for details.

starts November 2nd at the Finck home.  See Parish News for details.

Saturday, November 5th.  See Parish News for details.

at its normal time (4:00 p.m.) on November 5th.

Class will resume on November 5th.

On Saturday, October 29th, the starting time for Vespers will be moved to 5:30 p.m.

Sunday, October 23rd during coffee hour. See Parish News for details.

Send your reports to Catalina Finck as soon as possible.

Next choir rehearsal will now be Saturday, November 12th at 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, September 21st at 7:00 p.m. See Parish News for details.

Vesperal Liturgy will be held on Tuesday, September 13th at 6:30 p.m.  See Parish News for details.

There will be no Study Group September 15th and 22nd.  See Parish News for details.

Parish Family Picnic will be held on September 18th.  See Parish News for details.

Next choir rehearsal will be Saturday, September 24th at 3:30 p.m. 

Begins Saturday, September 24th at 4:00 p.m.  See Parish News for details.

Vesperal Liturgy will be held on Wednesday, September 7th at 6:30 PM.  See Parish News for details.

Meeting is August 28th.  See Parish News for details.

Thursday, September 1st at 7:00 PM.

Study Group starts September 1st.  See Parish News for details.

A 40th day panikhida for Arsenius Peck will be held on Saturday, August 6th at 4:15 PM.

Vespers: Friday, August 5th at 7:00 PM. 

Divine Liturgy: Saturday, August 6th at 9:00 AM.

Dormition fast begins August 1st and lasts for two weeks until the Feast of the Dormition on August 15th.

The parish office will be closed from Sunday afternoon July 17th through Saturday July 30th.  See Parish News for details.

There will be an all parish meeting and a blessing of the vehicles on July 17th after Divine Liturgy.  See the Parish News page for details.

There will be a ninth day Panikhida for Arsenius Peck at 6:00 PM on Wednesday, July 6 at St. Michael's.

This month's Parish Council meeting is this Thursday evening (7/7) at 7:00 PM.

Study Group will be on summer break during the month of July.  See Parish News.

The funeral service for Arsenius Peck, Stephen and Maria's infant son, will take place Thursday, June 30th at 6:00 PM at Saint Michael's Church.

On the fortieth day after the resurrection Jesus ascended into heaven to be glorified on the right hand of God (Acts 1.9–11; Mk 16.19; Lk24.51). The ascension of Christ is His final physical departure from this world after the resurrection. It is the formal completion of His mission in this world as the Messianic Savior. The ascension itself is not to be understood as though it were simply the supernatural event of a man floating up and away into the skies. The holy scripture stresses Christ’s physical departure and His glorification with God the Father, together with the great joy which His disciples had as they received the promise of the Holy Spirit Who was to come to assure the Lord’s presence with them, enabling them to be His witnesses to the ends of earth.

The celebration of the feast of Ascension will begin this Wednesday, June 8th at 7:00 PM with Vespers, and continue on Thursday, June 9th at 9:00 AM with Divine Liturgy. Join us! (Please note that this corrects what is in the paper calendar for June that was distributed earlier.)

The June 9th Study Group meeting normally scheduled for 10:00 AM will begin immediately after Divine Liturgy.

We will have our semi-annual All Parish Meeting on Sunday, June 12th during the coffee hour. Please be sure to be there!

We will be offering VCS on Monday, June 20th through Wednesday, June 22nd from 5:30 PM to 8:00 PM.

Any and all volunteers would be appreciated! Please sign up in the Narthex to help.

Our study group will resume this Thursday, May12th at 10 AM. Over the next few weeks we hope to finish with 2nd Corinthians and then return to our study of The Ladder of Divine Ascent. Join us!

We will have a Vacation Church School Meeting on Sunday, May 15th prior to coffee hour. We are asking all parents who are interested in having a Late June VCS to attend and share in this work.

On Tuesday, May 17th we will be making perogies for our Rummage Sale. Any and all help would be welcome. We will start at 9:00 AM. See you there!

Our Rummage Sale will be held on Saturday, May 21st from 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Alice Morjana is coordinating a bake table and we are asking for donations of homemade baked goods. We will also be selling hot dog platters and other goodies during the sale so please stop by to browse the sale items and to have lunch.

We have lots to do to make this event a success!

• Sunday, May 15th after coffee hour - Stack and move chairs to the sides of the hall.
• During the week of May 16th - Prepare and set up the hall for the sale and to unbox, sort, and price donated items.
• Saturday, May 21st after the yard sale, and during the week of May 22nd - Box up leftovers that will then go to a charitable organization.

If you can help any of these times, please coordinate with Susan Skomorucha.  Remember, many hands make light work!

Rummage sale item donations can be brought to and left in the church hall. Please place donated items in the rear right side of the hall so as not to interfere with our use of the fellowship hall and bookstore during our coffee hours. Thank you.

On Holy Friday, April 29th, His Eminence Archbishop MARK will join us for both Holy Friday Vespers in the afternoon and Matins in the evening. It is a great honor to share this holy day with our Arch-pastor and bishop. Please be sure to attend!

The ancient Christian practice of blessing food before it is eaten took on a new dimension in Slavic Orthodox lands at the celebration of the great Feast of Pascha. Customarily, foods from which one was fasting would be brought to the Church for blessing by the priest after Paschal Liturgy. We continue this tradition, and encourage everyone to prepare a basket of Paschal foods for blessing. Traditionally, this includes bread with a candle, eggs, butter, cheese, kielbasa and other meats. Cultural variations (such as chocolates or other foods and breads) are also most suitable for Pascha baskets. Food baskets should be brought to the parish hall before services begin on Pascha night to be blessed immediately following Paschal Liturgy.

Due to Pascha's May 1st date this year, we will not be able to order lilies for the tomb. We will, of course, have a beautiful spring floral display. We will be accepting flower fund donations with or without memorials. The slips are in the narthex. Those who give donations may choose a plant to take home after Pascha. Plants will also be delivered to shut-ins and any left will be available for planting in the church beds. Thank you for your understanding.

Our Study Groups will take a break during Holy Week and Bright Week. We will resume on Thursday May12th at 10 AM.

We have set a date of Saturday, May 21 for our Spring rummage sale. Please begin setting aside any of your attic treasures of clothes, household items, furniture, knick knacks, etc. Also, please save the date as we can use your help anytime before, during, and after the sale. It's fun to help with the sale and it helps to build relationships in our community and among our parishioners, all while raising money for St. Michael's. Further details will be provided as we get closer to May.

In preparation for Holy Week and Pascha we will have a parish wide cleanup on Saturday April 16 starting at 9:00 AM.

Come help!  Many hands make light work!

During the season of Great Lent Father Barnabas will be offering a Study group Thursday mornings at 10 a.m. We will also offer on Friday evenings following the Akathist a study and discussion group on St. John Climacus’ The Ladder of Divine Ascent. Please make plans on joining us on Thursday mornings and Friday evening following services

Saint Michael's will be hosting a Lenten Mission Vespers on Sunday, April 17th at 4:00 pm. We will need assistance with food preparation, table setup and cleanup. We are planning a simple, limited menu in large quantity, as this is usually a well-attended service.

Please contact Alice Morjana at 302.588.5836 or email at alusakm@aol.com to let her know how you can help!

The first Parish Council Monthly Meeting of this year will be on Wednesday, January 19 at 6:30pm.

The 2011 Parish Directory will be printed in the first week of February. Please make any corrections or changes to your contact information in the copy located in the narthex by Sunday, January 30. A sponsor is needed to help defray the cost of printing the directory (estimated cost approximately $250). If you are able to sponsor, please see Fr. James or Michael Sensor.

St. Michael's will be hosting a Philadelphia Deanery Retreat on Saturday, January 22, 2011 presented by Fr. Alexander Atty with the theme “Revitalize: A Retreat on Church Growth and Administration”. Everyone is invited to attend (Parish Council especially). The retreat begins at 1:00 pm.

Silvana Poletaev and Juliana Bunitsky are forming a committee to plan youth activity here at St. Michael's.  If you are interested in being on that comittee, could you please e-mail Juliana Bunitsky at jbunitsky@verizon.net or Silvana Poletaev at silvanaop@comcast.net.  Also, if you have a child or teen interested in youth-group type activity, please e-mail Juliana or Silvana with your child's name and age, so we can begin to get an idea of who is interested in participating.

Saints galore.  Every time we enter our temple we are greeted by a cloud of witnesses: those saints written on the icons which surround us, who are waiting for our return and yet journey with us when we leave. 

If anyone would like to write up a short biography of their patron saint and/or favorite saints, please do so and leave it in the marked folder in the narthex. Thank you. - Caroline Humphrey  

Please include:

1. Name of saint, birth/death dates if possible, and country

2. A brief biography

3. A famous quote, if available

4. Any interesting items depicted on the icon

5. Location within the temple:  which wall/pillar etc. 

On Sunday 11/28/10, at 8:00 am, in the new fellowship hall we will begin Church School! We feel with the Nativity approaching, it is appropriate to begin by preparing for our annual play while also doing a Nativity project. A Church School sign up sheet is in the Narthex. Parent’s please take a few minutes to enroll all our young actors and actresses. Teenagers and Young Adults not wishing to act in the play may participate by assisting with the play or helping the students with their projects. Together we can make our first performance in the new hall and our Church School Ministry huge successes! 

The Parish Retreat will be held on Saturday, December 11, 2010 starting at 12:30 pm. (Please note the date change) The topic will be ‘VISION’: Fr. James and Michael Sensor will be the presenters. We are asking for at least one spokesperson from each ministry, group or organization to attend with the understanding that the entire parish is requested to attend and participate. Vespers on this day will not be at a set time, but rather be held at the conclusion of the retreat.

Please plan on joining the University of Delaware Orthodox Christian Fellowship for its Annual Retreat with Metropolitan JONAH from October 8 to October 10, 2010. The following is the tentative schedule of events. For more information, or to confirm your attendance, please contact Joanna Carey.

His Grace, Bishop TIKHON of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania will visit our parish on June 27, 2010 for Fr. Andrew's last Divine Liturgy and farewell luncheon. Please join us to greet His Grace and say good-bye to Fr. Andrew!

This summer, the Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania will be hosting a series of lectures given by His Grace, Bishop TIKHON. While the series will be given to a live audience, it will also be broadcast live on the internet which will allow individuals to watch from the comfort of their homes or for groups to gather at their local parish or coffeehouse where wireless internet is available. Viewers may interact with His Grace via the chat box feature to ask questions relevant to the topic being discussed.

For this series, His Grace will be discussing the Book of Jonah. The first lecture will provide a brief overview of the book and present some basic Orthodox Christian principles for the interpretation of Holy Scripture. Subsequent lectures will address each of the chapters of the book of Jonah.

The first two lectures will be offered on the following dates and times:

Wednesday, June 9th at 7pm (South Canaan, exact location TBA)
Saturday, June 19th at 7pm (Holy Apostles Mission, Mechanicsburg)

His Grace, Bishop TIKHON has appointed Fr. James Weremedic as the Acting Rector of St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, effective July 1, 2010.

Fr. James previously served as the Rector of Holy Annunciation Orthodox Church in Berwick, PA from 2001 to 2008, and then as Interim Rector of Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church in Lebanon, PA from 2008 to 2009. Fr. James will celebrate his first Divine Liturgy at St. Michael's on July 4, 2010.

Please join us in welcoming Fr. James and his family to our parish!

Bishop-Elect (of New York/New Jersey) Fr. Michael Dahulich, Ph.D., will give a Lenten Retreat at St. Philip's Antiochian Church, (1970 Clearview Road, Souderton, PA 18964), Saturday, Feb. 27th. Theme: "The Orthodox Way", addressing issues such as spiritual disciplines (monastic vs. lay); following the Fathers vs. free-thinking rationalism; evangelism in Orthodoxy. No Cost. Offering will be collected. Call ahead for a head-count for food: 215-721-4947

Our Meatfare Luncheon has been postponed until NEXT WEEK, due to the snow storm. So...the Meatfare food and the Cheesefare food will be combined for a BIG PRE-LENTEN Luncheon on Sunday, Feb. 14th, 2010. (Please observe the meat fast this week.)

Mission Vespers Schedule:

Feb 28, St. Gregory Palamas Sunday, Holy Trinity OCA Church,  Mervine & Juniper Sts., Pottstown, PA

March 7, Holy Cross Sunday, Holy Trinity OCA Church, 1023 5th St., Catasauqua, PA

March 14, St. John Climacus Sunday, St Michael's (Russian(, 4th & Fairmont, Philadelphia

March 21, St. Mary of Egypt Sunday, St. Herman's OCA Church, 1855 Middletown Rd, Gradyville, PA

His Eminence, Metropolitan Kallistos of Kokleia (Timothy Ware) will be giving a lecture on the topic of "Preparation for Our Paschal Pilgrimage" at St. Mark Orthodox Church, in Bethesda, MD, on Sat. Feb. 13th, 2010, beginning at 12:30pm. The following day, on Sunday, February 14th, Divine Liturgy will be co-celebrated with his Beatitude Metropolitan JONAH. For more details, please call (301) 229-6300.

16th Annual Lenten Retreat by Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Annunciation in Baltimore, MD, will be held on Sat. March 20th, 2010, with retreat master, Fr. Theodore Dorrance and a special concert by Eikona, the nationally famous Orthodox chanting trio. For more information, go to www.goannun.org and click on "2010 Retreat" or email jeannetsakalos @hotmail.com or call at (410) 252-6021.

Middle School & High School Lenten Retreat: St. Herman's OCA Church in Gradyville, PA. Feb. 20, 2010 (9am - 3pm) [snow date: Feb 27] Breakfast/discussions led by Fr. Perich and Deacon Edwards/ "Journey through Orthodoxy" activity/lunch/community service project/ and bowling at Sproul Lanes. RSVP by Monday, Feb. 15 at erin_lynch@verizon.net or call 302-354-5134.

Parish Council President Michael Sensor has a PARISHIONER SURVEY for everyone to fill out. IT is VERY SIMPLE. Please fill it out and give it back to Michael Sensor (or leave it in Fr. Andrew's mail slot on the Candle Desk). Due back Feb 14th, 2010.

St. Michael's Annual Sisterhood-sponsored Lenten Retreat: Saturday, March 6th, 2010, 1:00pm to 5:00pm. Dr. Paul Witek will speak on the theme of "Evangelizing with Humility". $10/adult. $5/student 12 and up. $5/senior. Please sign up in Candle room.

 Bishop TIKHON, in his press release (see bulletin board) has urged us to support the Metropolitan's above special IOCC collection. In ADDITION, Bishop TIKHON has asked that our parish (especially its organizations--Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Sunday School, OCF, etc.) would set a parish GOAL of making 50 IOCC Health Kits or Buckets. See website info: http://www.iocc.org/kidspage/healthkit_frameset.aspx and/or http://www.iocc.org/kidspage/bucket_frameset.aspx.

As Lent approaches, we are collecting non-perishable foods for our seminary students.  They must eat too.  Please see bulletin insert. Place your purchases in the Green Plastic Bin in front of the Library Bookcase. See Ellen Gundersen for more information.

WE NOW HAVE A MORTGAGE. You are welcome to make a pledge (put the yellow card into the white box in the coatroom). Thank you!

We will be making food the entire week of November 2-November 6, starting at 9am, in preparation for our food take-out sale on November 7. Please come by if you are able to help. 

Assumption of the Holy Virgin Orthodox Church at 28th Street and Snyder Avenue in Philadelphia 

Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission in Mechanicsburg, PA will be hosting its annual dinner dance and silent auction next Sunday, November 1 with His Beatitude, Metropolitan JONAH and His Grace, Bishop TIKHON. Music will be by the tamburitza band Sviraj from Steelton, PA.

St. Athanasius Antiochian Orthodox Church in Claymont, DE will be holding a fundraising dinner on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 7pm. Please contact Mrs. Samira Khoury at (302) 475-7578 for more information.

Weekly construction meetings with our builder, ICS, will be held at 4:30 p.m. every Thursday.

Sunday School begins September 20, 2009. Enrollment sheets are in the narthex. If you have not yet signed up your child, please do so - we need to know the number of students in order to purchase texbooks.

The next junior choir practice will take place on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. in the church basement. For more information, please see Junior Choir Director Paula Daubert or email her at daubert3<at>yahoo.com.

It's official - construction has begun on St. Michael's building project! Bulldozers arrived at the church on Saturday, September 5, 2009, and the construction managers have begun to "stake out" our site. Keep watching!

The University of Delaware Orthodox Christian Fellowship will host the OCF Annual Fall Retreat from October 16-18, 2009. Bishop TIKHON of the Diocese of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania will participate in the Retreat.

His Grace will also pay an hierarchical visit to St. Michael's on October 17-18 and will participate in Vespers and a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. 

Blessing of Graves will be held on Wednesday, April 29 during the day. If you have a loved one whose grave needs to be blessed, please call Father Andrew.

Our annual pilgrimage to St. Tikhon's Monastery will be held on Monday, May 25 - Memorial Day.

Basics of Orthodoxy class will be held this Thursday, April 30 at 7pm.

The Building Committee will meet with our architect and civil engineer to discuss our building program on Monday, April 27, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.

Dover Outreach will be held on Tuesday, April 28 at 10:30 a.m. at Helen McNally's home in Harrington. 

Fr. Peter Gillquist will be in Philadelphia, this Thursday, April 30 at St. Stephen Orthodox Cathedral in Philadelphia, as part of a 5-stop lecture tour he is giving in our diocese. 

A Parish Council meeting will be held this Wednesday, April 29 at 7 pm.

Vacation Bible School is June 22-26. This week is always memorable for our children. Please pray and consider helping out for some hours this year. Please let Father know in what areas and times you would be available. Thank you.

The grass is growing and it needs to be cut! Please sign up in the narthex for the week you think you would be available to cut the grass. The church is looking forward to the new construction of the social hall, as a result of which there will be less grass to cut; however, there are still some areas of our property which need immediate attention. Your volunteerism will save the church hundreds of dollars in hiring out this work. At this stage of our building program, we need to save money wherever we can. Thank you!

St. Michael's parish will host a Lenten Retreat on Saturday, March 14, 2009, hosted by Fr. John and Matushka Eugenia Nehrebecki. For more information, please contact Father Andrew.

St. Tikhon's Summer Camp will be held from Sunday, July 5 to

A parish council meeting will be held this Tuesday, February 19 at 7pm.

St. Thomas Day Luncheon will be held on May 4, 2008. Please see the sign-up sheet in the narthex or Debby Hines. Donations will also be collected.

Choir Practice will be held on Saturday, March 8 at 3:30 pm.

The Tamburitzans, the internationally-renowned Eastern European folk music and dance ensemble from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, are coming to Wilmington this Saturday, March 8, at 3pm. They will be playing at the Archmere Academy Theater. Please call (302) 798-4455 or (302) 798-9283 for tickets, which are $25 for adults and $15 for students. This event is sponsored by Ss. Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Mission Vespers will be held here at St. Michael’s on Sunday, March 23rd, at 4:00pm. Orthodox Christians from Philadelphia and Wilmington will visit to pray with us. Fr. Timothy Hojnicki of the Holy Apostles Orthodox Mission in Mechanicsburg, PA (and a son of St. Michael's) will be the guest homilist. His Grace, Bishop TIKHON and guest clergy will be present. We also expect Fr. Athanasy Mastalski to bring the myrrh-streaming Icon of St. Anna of Philadelphia to St. Michael's for veneration during the service.

The Sisterhood asks your help in preparing Lenten dessert plates, making the pierogies and serving the food. Sign-up sheet for prepared desserts is in the narthex. See Alice Morjana for more details.

An inspirational Russian pre-Lent movie, The Island, will be viewed at the Fox residence on Friday, March 7 at 7pm. Please sign up if you plan to attend. It will get you into Lent!

The Sisterhood will host a Cheesefare Luncheon on Cheesefare Sunday, March 9.

Choir practice for Bishop TIKHON's upcoming visit will be held on Saturday, February 23 at 3:30 pm.

The Brotherhood will host a Meatfare luncheon on Meatfare Sunday, March 2. Cooks are needed!

The OCF Eastern Church Conference will take place in Philadelphia this Saturday, February 23. Five different OCFs from various Eastern colleges will attend this conference.

Pierogie baking will be held this Tuesday, February 19 at 9am. The piergies made will be used for meals at the March 23 Mission Vespers and the March 29 Lenten Retreat. Please come help!

Mother Barbara and Sister Vicki— Orthodox Nuns from Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Monastery— in Elwood City, PA, will come to lead an all-day Lenten Retreat here at St. Michael’s on Saturday, March 29. The Theme of the retreat will be "The Lenten Spring has Sprung"--"Practical Steps to a Life in Christ" and “Breathing New Life into Our Souls". For moms, dads, singles, and youth (ages 10+up). Donations towards defraying the cost of the Retreat will be accepted. Please earmark your check.

Ladies Night Out will be held on Friday, Feb. 22nd at Sofrito Restaurant on Kirkwood Highway near Polly Drummond Hill Road. Location and time will be determined. Please sign-up on the sheet in the narthex so that we can have a head count. This is the fast-free Friday before Lent.

You are cordially invited to a very brief mini-meeting of the Sisterhood, to be held on Sunday, August 30, during coffee hour.
 
Topic for discussion: 
CD Renewal through RBO
Fall projects for the Sisterhood

St. Michael's Ethnic Food Take Out will be held on Saturday, November 7th from 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.  (Our yearly in-house Food Festival will not take place due to construction on the church premises.)