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Announcements
Liturgical/Program Schedule:
TODAY: Franquiera Marriage Blessing after Liturgy, all are invited!
Mon. May 25th: Memorial Day, Mnimosyno Service 10am Oakwood Cemetery
Wed. May 27th: Philoxenia Meeting, 6:00pm
Thurs. May 28th: Hall prep for demolition
Sat. May 30th: Saturday of Souls, Orthros/Liturgy, 8:30am
Sun. May 31st: Feast of Pentecost, Kneeling Vespers immediately following Liturgy
Todays Memorial Services:
Pre-Demolition Opportunity: As we will be readying the old hall for demolition, we ask that
any parishioners who are able to help with removing debris and cleaning to please meet this
Thursday, May 28th at 5pm. IN ADDITION we will be offering various items from the hall
(tables, chairs, etc) to parishioners to take home, any offering to the church would be
appreciated but not required. ALL ITEMS must be removed prior to the 5/28/15 clean-up!
Parish-Wide Photo: we ask all parishioners to make every effort to be in attendance next
Sunday for the Feast of Pentecost, for after the Divine Services a memorable photograph will be
taken of the entire parish family which we will included in a new time capsule to be sealed as
part of our upcoming Groundbreaking Ceremony (Sunday, June 14th)!
HOW TO RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNIONOrthodox Christians in good standing are encouraged to
receive Holy Communion frequently, provided they have prepared themselves spiritually, mentally and physically.
They must be on time for the Divine Liturgy, and be in a Christ-like, humble state of mind. They should be in a
confession relationship with their priest or spiritual father, have observed the fasts of the Church, and they should
have self-examined their conscience. On the day of receiving Holy Communion, it is not proper to eat or drink
anything before coming to church. When you approach to receive Holy Communion, state your Christian
(baptismal) name clearly, and hold the red communion cloth to your chin. After receiving, wipe your lips on the
cloth, step back carefully, hand the cloth to the next person and make the sign of the Cross as you step away.
Please do not be in a rush while communing! Please take special care not to bump the Holy Chalice.
ETIQUETTE REMINDER:
For this holy house and for those who enter it with faith, reverence, and the fear of God, let us pray to
the Lord.
The summer months will soon be upon us and that means enjoying warm weather and fun in the sun. While shorts (for males
& females), capris, flip-flops, tank tops, spaghetti straps, short skirts well above the knees, etc. are practical and may be
acceptable at the pool or the lake front they are not appropriate attire at church, and must not be worn during the Divine Services
of the Church. At every Eucharistic celebration we are spiritually and physically brought in the awesome presence of Jesus
Christ Himself, and when we commune He comes to dwell within us in a miraculous way. Therefore the sanctity, solemnity, and
dignity of the Divine Liturgy must be preserved for the wellbeing of all. ******Parents, your assistance and guidance are most
especially helpful and appreciated.******
For more information and tickets please see Ari Kolas, 507-271-5553!
STEWARDSHIP CORNER
It was Sunday and the parish council members were counting the Sunday offering in the church office as the trays
were being brought in from Divine Liturgy. One faithful parishioner found his way back to the church office and
politely inquired, How much do I owe? This well-intentioned parishioner was asking if he was up-to-date on his
pledge, but his question reveals something about our thought process in offering our gifts to the Church. No matter
how generously we support the Church, can we ever feel that we have given in proportion to the blessings we have
received? Many Greek Orthodox parishes have embraced the process of stewardship, by which we offer our gifts to
the church according to our blessings. Many continue to operate in a dues system. And some operate under a hybrid
Stewardship-with a minimum system. Each person coming to the gathering of the Church brought with them
everything they could spare for the needs of the Church. This meant for the sustenance of the clergy, widows and
orphans, for helping the poor, and for all the good works of the Church. This is the Church that we as Orthodox
Christians claim to be. Stewardship is not about calculations or portions or percentages. It cant be reduced to a
number of hours of service or dollars offered. Stewardship is a way of life. As Orthodox Christians, we are called to
a new way of seeing things a new way of life. Our stewardship is obedience to the greatest commandment to love
the Lord with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. We are called to bring others to commit their lives to Jesus
Christ in such a way that leads to the joy of knowing Him personally and profoundly.
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Groundbreaking Ceremony
Sunday, June 14th
Following the Divine Liturgy
Please join us as we embark on another historical project in the life of our beloved
parish! We will officially begin our new construction project with a blessing of the
grounds, groundbreaking, sealing of time capsule, champagne toast, and luncheon
catered by Johnny Mango. Many blessings to our entire parish family and we
begin this new chapter together!
Pentecost is next
Sunday!
After the Saviour's Ascension into the Heavens, the
eleven Apostles and the rest of His disciples, the Godloving women who followed after Him from the
beginning, His Mother, the most holy Virgin Mary, and
His brethren-all together about 120 souls returned from
the Mount of Olives to Jerusalem. Entering into the house
where they gathered, they went into the upper room, and
there they persevered in prayer and supplication, awaiting
the coming of the Holy Spirit, as their Divine Teacher had
promised them. In the meanwhile, they chose Matthias,
who was elected to take the place of Judas among the
Apostles. Thus, on this day, the seventh Sunday of
Pascha, the tenth day after the Ascension and the fiftieth
day after Pascha, at the third hour of the day from the
rising of the sun, there suddenly came a sound from Heaven, as when a mighty wind blows, and it filled
the whole house where the Apostles and the rest with them were gathered. Immediately after the sound,
there appeared tongues of fire that divided and rested upon the head of each one. Filled with the Spirit, all
those present began speaking not in their native tongue, but in other tongues and dialects, as the Holy
Spirit instructed them.
The multitudes that had come together from various places for the feast, most of whom were Jews by race
and religion, were called Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and so forth, according to the places where they
dwelt. Though they spoke many different tongues, they were present in Jerusalem by divine dispensation.
When they heard that sound that came down from Heaven to the place where the disciples of Christ were
gathered, all ran together to learn what had taken place. But they were confounded when they came and
heard the Apostles speaking in their own tongues. Marvelling at this, they said one to another, "Behold,
are not all these which speak Galileans? And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we
were born?" But others, because of their foolishness and excess of evil, mocked the wonder and said that
the Apostles were drunken.
Then Peter stood up with the eleven, and raising his voice, spoke to all the people, proving that that which
had taken place was not drunkenness, but the fulfilment of God's promise that had been spoken by the
Prophet Joel: "And it shall come to pass in the last days, that I shall pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh,
and your sons and daughters shall prophesy" (Joel 2:28), and he preached Jesus of Nazareth unto them,
proving in many ways that He is Christ the Lord, Whom the Jews crucified but God raised from the dead.
On hearing Peter's teaching, many were smitten with compunction and received the word. Thus, they
were baptized, and on that day about three thousand souls were added to the Faith of Christ.