“The Lord did not come to make a display. He came to heal and to teach suffering men. For one who wanted to make a display the thing would have been just to appear and dazzle the beholders. But for Him Who came to heal and to teach the way was not merely to dwell here, but to put Himself at the disposal of those who needed Him, and to be manifested according as they could bear it, not vitiating the value of the Divine appearing by exceeding their capacity to receive it.”

+ 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.

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!

“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