During the warm spring and summer months, just as during the cold winter months, we sometimes forget the necessity of dressing appropriately for church services. We include below a helpful guide for appropriate dress in church. Thank you very much for supporting our parish family by conforming to these important standards (which are applicable to all Divine Services – not just Sunday Divine Liturgy)!

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/flyers/properattire.pdf

In the winter months we don’t really have to think about things like dresses that do not cover the shoulder or short pants, but in the summer we do - and summer weather is already upon us. A few practical tips in this regard:

• If you have a dress that does not cover your shoulders that you would like to wear to church that is just fine, but please cover your shoulders with a shawl or light sweater while in church
• Shorts are not appropriate in church. Somehow we struggle with this every spring and summer as a parish family. This is likely because this has not been made clear in the past and we ask the forgiveness of all for not being as clear as we should have been. So, to be as clear as possible: shorts should not be worn in church by anyone of any age at any time.
• JEANS and T-SHIRTS: too often gentlemen gloss over this sort of note as something that pertains only to women. NOT TRUE! We ask that parishioners come to church in dress casual clothes - not the clothes of the street or the garden. In some cases jeans could be appropriate - but that would be a somewhat rare exception. T-shirts are never acceptable unless worn under a sports coat or sweater. It is not fair for us to ask our female parishioners to be attentive to the standard and for our gentlemen to not have to make an effort as well. We all stand before God in the parish church. If we keep this in mind we will make our best decisions regarding what we wear to God's house.