This Week’s Services & Events – Join us! Today, Sun., Sep. 6th
Upcoming Services & Events – Save The Dates! 40-Day Church Building Project! – Sep. 14th – Oct. 26th
Hours ---- 9:45am Divine Liturgy ---- 10:00am Join us for Coffee Hour following the Divine Liturgy every Sunday!
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!
Mon., Sep. 7th Great Vespers w/ Litya (Theotokos’ Nativity)
Tue., Sep. 8
---- 6:30pm
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Divine Liturgy (Theotokos’ Nativity)
---- 10:00am
Wed., Sep. 9th ZUMBA (Dance Fitness Class)
---- 6:30pm
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.
St. John the Theologian – Sep. 26th
Fri., Sep. 11th OCF (College Ministry) Leadership Conference
---- All Day
The Divine Liturgy for St. John the Theologian will be served this day at 10:00am.
Protection of the Theotokos – Oct. 1st
Sat., Sep. 12th OCF (College Ministry) Leadership Conference ---- All Day Great Vespers & *Confessions ---- 5:00pm *Fr. John hears confessions following evening services or by appointment.
Sun., Sep. 13th (Church School Begins!) Church School ---- 9:00am Hours ---- 9:45am Divine Liturgy ---- 10:00am Church School Blessing and Picture, following the Divine Liturgy. Ice Cream Social (Church School) ---- During Coffee Hour This Day. Great Vespers w/ Litya (Exaltation of the Holy Cross) ---- 5:00pm
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, Elizabeth Contact Fr. John to add a name to the parish prayer list.
The Akathist service to the Theotokos will be served in honor of the celebration of her “Protection” on this day at 10:00am.
“On the Incarnation” Adult Study Course – Oct. 1st—29th Please read more about this free adult study course on the back of the bulletin.
Healing Service – Oct. 5th Bring your loved ones (family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers) to the healing service this evening at 6:30pm. Healing services are held the first Monday of each month at 6:30pm.
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 the parish bookstore as well as St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, ISBN # 0-913836-40-0. Seeking, Knowing, and Living God’s Will
Sophia – Wisdom of the Saints “True, one may know man’s final goal: communion with God. And one may describe the path to it: faith, and walking in the commandments, with the aid of divine grace. One need only say in addition: here is the path-start walking!” - St. Theophan the Recluse (19th Century)
Did You Know…??? The Divine Liturgy is made of two primary parts: the Liturgy of the Word and the Liturgy of the Faithful.
Weekly Offering Last Sunday’s Attendance: 47 Last Sunday’s General Fund Offering: $677.50 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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