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On
Sunday, May 19, 2013 we
commemorate Sunday of the Myrrh-Bearing Women
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Christ
is Risen!
"For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do." Ephesians 2:10 |
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Saints and Feasts: Patrick the Hieromartyr & Bishop of Prusa and His Fellow Martyrs Acacius, Menander, and Polyaenus, Our Righteous Father Memnonus the Wonderworker, Theotima & Kyriake the Martyrs |
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Volunteers
Needed
Free
Dental Clinic At the Webster Bank Arena in
Bridgeport this coming June 7 and June
8th. Sponsored by Connecticut
Mission of Mercy and the Connecticut
Foundation for Dental Outreach. The
Clinic will serve approximately 1,000
patients each of the two days!
NEEDED:
1,700 Volunteers (June 5 through June 9 –
including set-up and knock-down)
And supplies needed to feed 1,700 volunteers
and 2,000 patients Youth ages 16 and
older can help with set-up and knock-down
– so it is a great opportunity to
encourage youth groups to become
involved.
Please follow this link for more information
or to register as a volunteer, or need more
information about the clinic. http://www.cfdo.org/cfdo1c_volunteer1.html
Contact
Dr. William Nash , Local Arrangements
Liaison, at drtooth73@aol.com if you can
help or have questions.
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MEMORIAL
DAY CEMETERY VISITS
Lakeview:
9:30 am
Gates of Heaven: 11:00 am.
Mt.
Grove: 12:15 pm
Oak
Lawn: 1:00 pm
Lawncroft:
2:00pm
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Holy
Myrrh-bearers
About the beginning of His thirty-second year, when the Lord Jesus was going throughout Galilee, preaching and working miracles, many women who had received of His beneficence left their own homeland and from then on followed after Him. They ministered unto Him out of their own possessions, even until His crucifixion and entombment; and afterwards, neither losing faith in Him after His death, nor fearing the wrath of the Jewish rulers, they came to the
sepulchre, bearing the myrrh-oils they had prepared to annoint His body. It is because of the myrrh-oils, that these God-loving women brought to the tomb of Jesus that they are called the
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Myrrh-bearers. Of those whose names are known are the following: first of all, the most holy Virgin Mary, who in Matthew 27:56 and Mark 15:40 is called "the mother of James and Joses" (these are the sons of Joseph by a previous marriage, and she was therefore their step-mother); Mary Magdalene (celebrated July 22); Mary, the wife of Clopas; Joanna, wife of Chouza, a steward of Herod Antipas; Salome, the mother of the sons of Zebedee, Mary and Martha, the sisters of Lazarus; and Susanna. As for the names of the rest of them, the evangelists have kept silence (Matt 27:55-56; 28:1-10. Mark 15:40-41. Luke 8:1-3; 23:55-24:11, 22-24. John 19:25; 20:11-18. Acts 1:14).
Together with them we celebrate also the secret disciples of the Saviour, Joseph and Nicodemus. Of these, Nicodemus was probably a Jerusalemite, a prominent leader among the Jews and of the order of the Pharisees, learned in the Law and instructed in the Holy Scriptures. He had believed in Christ when, at the beginning of our Saviour's preaching of salvation, he came to Him by night. Furthermore, he brought some one hundred pounds of myrrh-oils and an aromatic mixture of aloes and spices out of reverence and love for the divine Teacher (John 19:39). Joseph, who was from the city of Arimathea, was a wealthy and noble man, and one of the counsellors who were in Jerusalem. He went boldly unto Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus, and together with Nicodemus he gave Him burial. Since time did not permit the preparation of another tomb, he placed the Lord's body in his own tomb which was hewn out of rock, as the Evangelist says (Matt. 27:60)."
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Month |
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| FILOSOFOS
(Filosofos) |
1 |
May |
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| ISIDORA
(Isidora, Dora) |
1 |
May |
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| JEREMIA
(Ieremia) |
1 |
May |
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| MEGALI
TETARTI (*) (Megali Tetarti) |
1 |
May |
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| TAMARA
(Tamara, Tammara, Tamar) |
1 |
May |
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| ALITHEA
(*) (Alithea, Alithia, Alitheia) |
2 |
May |
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| AVGERINOS
(Avgerinos, Avgeris, Avgerou, Avgerini,
Ava) |
2 |
May |
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| ESPEROS
(Esperos) |
2 |
May |
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| MATRONA
(3) (Matrona of Russia - The Blind) |
2 |
May |
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| MEGALI
PEMPTI (*) (Megali Pempti) |
2 |
May |
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| MEGALI
PARASKEYI (*) (Megali Paraskeyi) |
3 |
May |
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| RODOPI
(Rodopi, Rodopee) |
3 |
May |
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| MEGALO
SABBATO (*) (Megalo Sabbato) |
4 |
May |
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| MELIA
(Melia) |
4 |
May |
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| ANASTASIOS
(1) (*) (Anastasios, Tassos, Tasos,
Anastasia, Tasia, Sia, Tatia, Tasa, Tesa,
Tasoula, Tasso) |
5 |
May |
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| ANESTIS
(*) (Anestis) |
5 |
May |
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| EFRAIM
(Efraim) |
5 |
May |
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| EFREM
(Efrem) |
5 |
May |
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| EIRINAIOS
(Eirinaios) |
5 |
May |
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| IRINI
(1) (Eirene, Eirini, Irene, Irini, Rene,
Rena, Renia, Rhenia) |
5 |
May |
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| LABROS
(*) (Lambros, Labrini) |
5 |
May |
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| ORTHODOX
EASTER - PASCHA (*) (Orthodox Easter -
Pascha) |
5 |
May |
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| PASCHALINA
(*) (Paschalina) |
5 |
May |
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| PASCHALIS
(*) (Paschalis) |
5 |
May |
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| STASINOS
(*) (Stasinos, Stasini, Stasia, Stasa,
Stasina) |
5 |
May |
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| GEORGE
(*) (Georgios, Giorgos, Yorgos, George) |
6 |
May |
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| GEORGIA
(*) (Georgia, Georgette, Georgete) |
6 |
May |
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| IOV
(1) (Iov, Job, Iovia, Iobia, Jobia, Jovia,
Iovi, Iobi) |
6 |
May |
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| SERAPHIM
(1) (Serafeim, Serafim, Serafina) |
6 |
May |
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widely known nameday) |
7 |
May |
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| IRINI
(3) (*) (Eirene, Eirini, Irene, Irini,
Rene, Rena, Renia, Rhenia) |
7 |
May |
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| NIKOS
(2)(*) (Nikolaos, Nikoleta, Nikos,
Nicholas, Nicolas, Nick) |
7 |
May |
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| RAPHAEL
(1) (*) (Rafael) |
7 |
May |
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| MELIOS
(Melios, Milios, Melio, Milio) |
8 |
May |
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| THEOHARIS
(1) (*) (Theoharis, Theoharoula, Haroula) |
8 |
May |
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| THEOLOGOS
(Theologos) |
8 |
May |
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| CHRISTOPHER
(Christoforos) |
9 |
May |
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| ESSAIAS
(Hesaias, Isaias) |
9 |
May |
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| KRINI
(*) (Krini, Krinio) |
10 |
May |
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| PANAGIOTIS
(*) (Panayotis, Panagiotis, Panos, Panikos,
Panagiota) |
10 |
May |
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| PIGI
(*) (Pege, Pigi) |
10 |
May |
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| SIMON
(Simonas, Simon) |
10 |
May |
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| ZISIMOS
(*) (Zisimos) |
10 |
May |
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| ZISIS
(*) (Zisis, Zisoula) |
10 |
May |
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| ZOE
(*) (Zoe, Zoi, Zois) |
10 |
May |
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| ARGYRIS
(Argyris) |
11 |
May |
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| ARMODIOS
(Armodios) |
11 |
May |
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| DIOSKOURIDIS
(Dioskouridis, Dioskoridis, Dioskoros) |
11 |
May |
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| METHODIOS
(Methodios) |
11 |
May |
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| OLYMPIA
(Olimpia) |
11 |
May |
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| EPIFANEIOS
(Epifanios) |
12 |
May |
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| THEODOROS
(3) (Theodoros of Kythera, Thodoris,
Theodore, Teo, Thodora, Theodora) |
12 |
May |
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| THOMAS
(*) (Thomas, Tom) |
12 |
May |
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| GLYKERIA
(Glykeria) |
13 |
May |
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| ARISTOTELE
(Aristotelis, Telis) |
14 |
May |
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| ISIDOROS
(2) (Isidoros) |
14 |
May |
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| ACHILLIOS
(Achillios) |
15 |
May |
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| KALI
(Kalee, Kaylee) |
15 |
May |
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| PAHOMIOS
(Pahomios, Pahoumios, Pahos) |
15 |
May |
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widely known nameday) |
16 |
May |
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| ADRONIKOS
(1) (Andronikos, Androniki) |
17 |
May |
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| JUNIA
(Iounia) |
17 |
May |
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| SOLON
(Solon, Solonas, Solohon) |
17 |
May |
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| FAEINI
(Faeini) |
18 |
May |
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| GALATEIA
(Galateia) |
18 |
May |
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| JULIA
(1) (Ioulia, Julia, Jule, Julie) |
18 |
May |
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| MAGDALINI
(1) (Magdalena, Magdalene, Magdalini,
Markella, Magda) |
19 |
May |
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| MARYLENA
(Marylena, Maryelena) |
19 |
May |
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| MEMORY
OF GREEK PONTIOS GENOCIDE (Memory of Greek
Pontios Genocide) |
19 |
May |
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| MENANDROS
(Menandros) |
19 |
May |
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| MYROFORA
(*) (Myrofora, Myrrh-Bearing Woman) |
19 |
May |
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| PATRICK
(Patrikios, Patricia) |
19 |
May |
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| THEOGNOSTOS
(Theognostos, Theognosios, Theognosia) |
19 |
May |
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| THEOKTISTOS
(Theoktistos) |
19 |
May |
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| LEEDA
(2) (Lida) |
20 |
May |
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| LIDIA
(2) (Lydia, Lidia, Lidie, Lyda, Lydie) |
20 |
May |
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| CONSTANTIN
(Konstantinos, Kostantinos, Kostas, Costas,
Constantine, Costantine, Gus) |
21 |
May |
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| CONSTANTINA
(Thina, Kostantina, Dina, Costantina) |
21 |
May |
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| HELEN
(Elena, Elene, Ellen, Eleni, Lena,
Eleanor, Eleonora, Eleonor, Nora, Marilena) |
21 |
May |
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| NANTIA
(Nantia, Nandia, Nadia, Nadya) |
21 |
May |
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| EMILIOS
(Emile, Emilia, Emily, Emma) |
22 |
May |
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| KODROS
(Kodros) |
22 |
May |
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widely known nameday) |
23 |
May |
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| CHRISTIAN
(Christian) |
24 |
May |
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| MARKIANI
(Markiani) |
24 |
May |
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| PALLADIA
(Palladia) |
24 |
May |
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| PHOTINI
(2) (Fotine, Fotini, Foto, Fotoula, Fay) |
24 |
May |
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widely known nameday) |
25 |
May |
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| ALFAIOS
(Alfaios, Alfeos) |
26 |
May |
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| BATHSHEBA
(*) Bathsheba, Bathsheeba, Bersave,
Bersebe, Verseve, Beersheba, Virsaviya,
Varsavia |
26 |
May |
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| KARPOS
(2) (Karpos) |
26 |
May |
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| SINESIOS
(Sinesios) |
26 |
May |
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| ALYPIOS
(Alypios) |
27 |
May |
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| IOANNIS
ROSSOS (Ioannis Rossos) |
27 |
May |
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| DIMITRIOS
(2) (Demetris, Dimitris, Dimitrios, Mitros) |
28 |
May |
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| DIOSKOURIDIS
(Dioskouridis) |
28 |
May |
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| Defeat
of Kostantinoupolis by the Turks in 1453 |
29 |
May |
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| IPOMONI
(Ypomoni) |
29 |
May |
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| OLIVIANOS
(1) (Olivianos, Olvianos, Olivia) |
29 |
May |
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| THEODOSIA
(Theodosia) |
29 |
May |
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| ERMEIAS
(Ermeias, Ermeia) |
31 |
May |
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| MAGOS
(Magos, Maya) |
31 |
May |
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| Question
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- Who took Jesus' body from the cross and wrapped it in fine linen? Was it: a) Mary Magdalene b) Mary the mother of James c) Salome d) Joseph of Arimathea See below for the answer.
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| Something
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Living Life Happy
Happiness is a choice. It's easy to come up with excuses to delay our happiness. If we have to always wait for something to happen to make us happy, we will find that there is always something else that can keep us from being happy. Psalm 118 says, "This is the day the Lord has made. I will rejoice and be glad in it." When you understand that God is directing your steps, you know in full confidence that where you are is not an accident; it's all a part of God's divine plan. Learn to be happy where God has you right now. Make the choice to celebrate each day as a gift from God. As you choose to live your life happy, you'll not only enjoy life more, but you'll brighten the day for others and see God open new doors in your life to get you where you want to be. God promises your joy will be full.
Joel
Osteen
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God and the biker
A man riding his Harley was riding along a California beach when suddenly the sky clouded above his head and, in a booming voice, the Lord said,"Because you have tried to be faithful to me in all ways, I will grant you one wish. The biker pulled over and said, "Build a bridge to Hawaii so I can ride over anytime I want."
The Lord said, "Your request is materialistic, think of the enormous challenges for that kind of undertaking; the supports required reaching the bottom of the Pacific and the concrete and steel it would take! It will nearly exhaust several natural resources. I can do it, but it is hard for me to justify your desire for worldly things. Take a little more time and think of something that could possibly help mankind."
The biker thought about it for a long time.
Finally, he said, "Lord, I wish that I and all men could understand women; I want to know how she feels inside, what she's thinking when she gives me the silent treatment, why she cries, what she means when she says nothing's wrong, and how I can make a Woman truly happy."
The Lord replied, "You want two lanes or four on that bridge?
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Sunday
Schedule -
Orthros: 8:45am --- Sunday
School Special Services:
10:00am-10:15am --- Divine
Liturgy: 9:45am
Weekday
Liturgies: Beginning with the
service on May 21st, Weekday Liturgy
Summer hours are: Orthros 8:15 / Liturgy
9:15 with dismissal between
10:15 and 10:30.
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Bible
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Wednesday, May 15th at
7:00pm.
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