“Devils take great delight in fullness, and drunkenness and bodily comfort. Fasting possesses great power and it works glorious things. To fast is to banquet with angels.”

+ St. Athanasius the Great

The Holy Church appoints several special Saturdays throughout the year on which we especially commemorate our departed friends and loved ones. At St. Vladimir’s we will serve the following memorial services on the following dates this Great Lent:

Feb. 10: Divine Liturgy 9:00 a.m. (Vespers & Matins for the departed the evening prior at 6:00 p.m.) - All English Cycle
March 3: Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. (Matins for the departed the evening prior at 6:00 p.m.)
March 10: Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. (Matins for the departed the evening prior at 6:00 p.m.)
March 17: Divine Liturgy 8:00 a.m. (Matins for the departed the evening prior at 6:00 p.m.) - All English Cycle – NOTE NEW TIME!!!

Please join us for those services that you are able to and for those you are not: please assure the commemoration of your friends and loved ones at the services by emailing their names (please distinguish between Orthodox and non-Orthodox departed) to info@stvladimiraami.org or by otherwise contacting Fr. Gregory.

Please join us for our monthly meeting this Sunday at 3:00 p.m. NOTE THE LATE START TIME. Lots to do - camp starts in 4 months! JOIN US!

With the blessing of Metropolitan Hilarion and Archbishop Peter the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God is scheduled to visit our parish from March 9-11. As in past visits of the icon, we would like to try to keep the church open with the icon present for certain blocks of time, including overnight from March 10 to March 11. Please sign up for this beautiful and pleasant duty at the link below. Readers of the akathist to be read before the icon during its time at our parish should also sign up at the same link.

Sign up: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1QDwgcgB597qtmbKxmvZOnqQkSnj2RDunAsYjDEZ1jek/edit?usp=sharing

Flyer to share: http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/kurskiconflyer2018.pdf

More information about the miraculous icon can be found here in English:

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/kurskicon.pdf

Here in Russian:

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/kurskicon_ru.pdf

Due to the Zoe for Life Retreat on Saturday, March 17 the Divine Liturgy that day will begin at 8:00 a.m. - NOT 9:00 a.m. as originally scheduled. Please make a note of this. And please register for the Zoe for Life Retreat here:

https://goo.gl/forms/LVs2PEE9crr2s6i62

With the blessing of Archbishop Peter, the annual General Unction service for our Michigan Deanery will be held at Dormition Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6. The address for Dormition Cathedral is: 2101 Livernois St., Ferndale, MI 48220.

More important information here:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/genera ... er2018.pdf

“You must not be greatly troubled about many things, but you should care for the main thing — preparing yourself for death.”

+ St. Ambrose of Optina, Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina

The entire schedule of services and activities for Great Lent at St. Vladimir’s is available now at this link:

http://stvladimiraami.org/calendars/greatlent2018.pdf

TAKE TIME NOW – RIGHT NOW – TO PUT THE SERVICES YOU INTEND TO PARTICIPATE IN ON YOUR PERSONAL CALENDAR! If at all possible try to participate in at least one weekday service, in addition to the Saturday Vigil and Sunday Liturgy weekly. It is the WEEKDAY Divine Services of Great Lent that distinguish it from the rest of the year. May the Merciful Lord grant us all a spiritually profitable Great Lent!

With the blessing of Archbishop Peter, the annual General Unction service for our Michigan Deanery will be held at Dormition Cathedral at 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 6. The address for Dormition Cathedral is: 2101 Livernois St., Ferndale, MI 48220.

More important information here:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/genera ... er2018.pdf

This year, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Peter, we will celebrate the beautiful Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts throughout Great Lent on Wednesday evenings. Matins begins at 3:00 p.m. Liturgy will begin at approximately 6:30 p.m. Following each of these services our St. Xenia Sisterhood will organize a light Lenten dinner. Please contact our Head Sister, Ksenia Nikulshina (headsister@stvladimiraami.org or see her in church) if you would like to help with the dinner. We have excellent Lenten recipes to share if you’d like to try something new! Please join us for these remarkably beautiful and meaningful Lenten evening services and for mid-week fellowship with your parish family at the meal afterwards!

Wednesday, February 28
Wednesday, March 14
Thursday, March 22 – NOTE THIS IS A THURSDAY
Wednesday, March 28

The Liturgical Fast for those communing begins after breakfast for the 6:30 p.m. services. In other words, you may eat breakfast, but eat or drink nothing further after that. Parents should use their best judgment regarding their children, as always. Those who confessed on the weekend prior to the Wednesday Presanctified need not confess again on/before Wednesday.

PLEASE NOTE! There are other Presanctified Liturgies throughout Great Lent that begin with Matins at 8:00 a.m. and Liturgy about 11:30 a.m. - mostly on Fridays. Please consult the schedule of services on our web site for more details.