Announcements for Feb 13, 2011
Announcements for Feb 13, 2011
Last updated: 2011-12-26 00:09:56

Announcements for Sunday, February 13th, 2011

Many years to Brigid Diaz in remembrance of her heavenly patron, Brigid of Ireland, whose icon is here for veneration.

Travelers – Elena is back, and we’re very glad, but now her husband, Reader John is out visiting his twin brother Jim in New York, and Silas Diaz is visiting his father and family in Florida.  Pray for everybody’s safe return.

The Great Feast of the Meeting of the Lord will be this coming week.  The vigil is tomorrow night, Monday, at 6:30 PM and the Liturgy is on Tuesday morning at 8:40 AM

The Washington Orthodox Clergy Council Meeting will be held here at Holy Apostles on Tuesday evening, February 15th at 7 PM.  This is the regular monthly meeting of all Orthodox clergy in the area who can attend.  It is an honor for us to be asked to host it.  We plan to provide coffee and light refreshment.  If you would like to be part of the effort to welcome our brother clergy, please, for the material preparation, talk to Matushka Anastasia.  Trays of desert-type refreshments will be assembled.  Please bring whatever you would like to contribute to church on Monday night or Tuesday morning and please help with set up so as to finish after Tuesday morning’s service.  Also, Matushka Deborah will be present to assist at the meeting itself and is asking for one more volunteer to help her then.

Fast-Free Week – There are no fasting days this week following the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee – This is to remind us that there should be no pride in fasting according to the rules.  No matter what our degree of adherence to the rules, we are to never let our self-estimation rise above the Publican who said “Have mercy on me, a sinner.”
 

St. Joseph’s Young Adults – “Orthodoxy Awareness Week”

St. Joseph the Patriarch Young Adults Group is getting ready to sponsor “Orthodoxy Awareness Week,” during this coming Lent.  They and we hope to draw to the Faith those of college age who are now at the University of MD in College Park, two miles from here.  We also plan to advertise the event locally, in the Beltsville News, and put out flyers.  Please pray for them and us, as we prepare for this.

A Parish Cookbook – The sisterhood is assembling recipes for a parish cookbook – it will include provision for regular, holiday and Lenten cooking with a special Lenten section for “the picky eater.”  Please get your recipes in these categories to Matushka Anastasia through email (cookielove00@comcast.net) or in person.

The February Bulletin is out in quantity on the tract rack in the back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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