This Week’s Services & Events – Join us! Today, Sun., Aug. 30th
Upcoming Events – Save The Dates! Nativity of the Theotokos – Sep. 7th & 8th
Hours ---- 9:45am Divine Liturgy ---- 10:00am Please stay to pray for the departed members of the Hunchar/Noe family after. Join us for Coffee Hour following the Divine Liturgy every Sunday!
The Nativity of the Theotokos is the first of the Church’s 12 Great Feasts celebrated each year. Make a point to sing praises to God’s mother at Great Vespers beginning Sep. 7 th at 6:30pm and the Divine Liturgy on Sep. 8th at 10:00am!
Mon., Aug. 31
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Vespers (Church New Year) & Rite of Forgiveness
---- 6:30pm
Tue., Sep. 1st
Church School classes begin Sunday, Sep. 13th at 9:00am. For more information about this year’s activities and classes please speak with Fr. John.
Exaltation of The Holy Cross – Sep. 13th & 14th
Divine Liturgy (Church New Year) Regenerations (For Those 55 and Over)
---- 10:00am ---- 1:00pm
Wed., Sep. 2nd
Be sure to celebrate this, one of the Church’s 12 Great Feasts! Great Vespers will be Sun., Sep. 13th at 5:00pm and the Divine Liturgy Sep. 14th at 10:00am.
40-Day Church Building Project! – Sep. 14th
ZUMBA (Dance Fitness Class)
---- 6:30pm
Sat., Sep. 5th Baptism (Nikolai Kovalev) ---- 10:00am Great Vespers & *Confessions ---- 5:00pm *Fr. John hears confessions following evening services or by appointment.
Sun., Sep. 6
Church School – Sep. 13th
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Hours Divine Liturgy
---- 9:45am ---- 10:00am
Fr. John will be at the Diocesan Clergy Conference September 2nd and 3rd. In case of emergency, please call him at 347-624-0480.
Help build our church into a house of prayer. Beginning September 14 th the church will be open everyday, usually more than once, until Oct. 26 th (40 Days). We need not all attend everything, but we do all need to do a little bit more. The times will be 10:00-11:00am; 12:30-1:30pm, and 6:30-7:30pm. Bring a friend, light a candle, give your cares to God and be renewed…your soul will thank you!
M.O.P.S. – Sep. 22nd Beginning Tuesday, Sep. 22nd, Mothers of Pre-Schoolers (M.O.P.S.) will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 9:30am to noon. M.O.P.S. provides free childcare for two hours and gives moms a chance to refresh themselves with other moms! Tell your friends and neighbors! See Mat. Andrea for more information.
Parish Service Project – August & September Our entire parish is collecting school supplies for Anchor House, a Trenton-based organization serving underprivileged, runaway, and foster youth. Supplies will be delivered at the end of September. 25% of Trenton residents live in poverty. Worship. Fellowship. Education. Service. Outreach. Evangelism.
Let Us Pray To The Lord! For The Health & Salvation Of: Pdn. Michael, Dka. Leslie, Ksenia, Maria, Ann, Richard, Mary, Marie, Joan, John, Pauline, Maryann, Jan, Charles, Nadia, Mary, Irene, Joseph, Theodore, Lynne, Martha, George, Michael, Mark, Michael, Archpriest Paul, Carmine Contact Fr. John to add a name to the parish prayer list.
Volunteering – You Can Do It! Coffee Hour Hosts Each Sunday following the Divine Liturgy a “Coffee Hour” is held by generous volunteers. New hosts are always welcome! Partner with another person or family or do it by yourself. Bring bagels and coffee or a full meal, but please do help to support one another and make our time on Sunday afternoons enjoyable by pitching in. A sign-up sheet is posted outside the kitchen in Daria Hall. Many hands make light work!
Adult Education – On The Incarnation
A five-week adult study course will meet on Thursday evenings for one hour at 6:30pm beginning October 1st and ending October 29th. Those planning to attend should purchase in advance “On the Incarnation” by St. Athanasius with an introduction by C.S. Lewis, printed in 2003. The book is available through St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, ISBN # 0-913836-40-0. Seeking, Knowing, and Living God’s Will
Sophia – Wisdom of the Saints “If you do good, you must do it only for God. For this reason you must pay no attention to the ingratitude of people. Expect a reward not here, but from the Lord in heaven. If you expect it here — it will be in vain and you will endure deprivation.” - St. Ambrose of Optina (19th Century)
Did You Know…??? All traditionally built Orthodox Christian churches face East so that the faithful stand in expectation of Christ’s second coming (Matthew 24:27).
Weekly Offering Last Sunday’s Attendance: 48 Last Sunday’s General Fund Offering: $1,108.00 Weekly General Fund Goal: $3,003.35 (The goal meets our annual budget.)
If you are going to be in the hospital, or already have a medical procedure scheduled, please let Fr. John know.
Welcome! If this is your first time with us, be sure to sign the guest register in the entranceway then join us next door for light food & hearty fellowship! Birthdays, Names’ days, and Anniversaries will be celebrated in Daria Hall following the Divine Liturgy.
Rev. Fr. John Diamantis, Parish Priest 812 Grand Street, Trenton, NJ 08610 609.393.1234 FrJohnDiamantis@gmail.com SaintVladimir.org
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