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Regular Services:
Saturday Vigil: 6:00 p.m. (Except Pascha)
Sunday Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. (Except Pascha)

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Phone: (734) 475-4590
Address: 9900 Jackson Rd., Dexter, MI 48130-9426
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Holy Week & Bright Week Schedule 
6/4/15, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
The schedule of services for Holy Week and Bright Week at St. Vladimir's is now available at the link below.

PLEASE NOTE: There are two services that traditionally have not been as well attended as they really should be and we would like to make a real effort this year to do better in that regard. Those services are:

1. Matins for Holy Friday (12 Passion Gospels): Thursday, April 9 at 6:00 p.m. The choir works SO HARD to prepare for this service, and the hymnography is SO BEAUTIFUL. DO NOT MISS this service!

2. Paschal Vespers and Matins on the day of Pascha itself: Sunday, April 12 at 2:00 p.m. Celebrate Pascha again by attending this service. The hymnography of Pascha is so beautiful and meaningful - how can just standing and participating all night be enough? That is rhetorical - it CANNOT be enough! :) Join us on Pascha afternoon for more and prepare for Bright Monday Divine Liturgy by participating in Paschal Vespers & Matins on Pascha itself!

Holy Week and Bright Week Schedule:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/flyers/pa ... lyer15.pdf
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Scripture Reading for the Coming Week 
5/4/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
"This is the cause of all evils: the ignorance of the Scriptures. We go into battle without arms, and how ought we to come off safe?" -St. John Chrysostom, Homily IX on Colossians.

In order to help increase the general knowledge of scripture in our parish family we present here for your edification the scripture readings for the coming week. At least one Gospel Reading and one Epistle reading are assigned for each day of the year (although during Great Lent the readings are from the Old Testament). Hearing or reading only those readings appointed for Sunday merely scratches the surface of the great spiritual wealth that the scriptures provide us. Some of the readings are easily understandable – others are less so. As Orthodox Christians we do not make private interpretation of scripture, but rather consult the fathers of the Church for their explanations to aid us in our understanding. Those wishing to have access to such explanations are asked to contact Fr. Gregory or inquire in the kiosk for further reading in this regard. Bibles may also be acquired in the kiosk.

Monday: Matthew 21:18-43, Ezekiel 1:1-20, Exodus 1:1-20, Job 1:1-12, Matthew 24:3-35
Tuesday: Matthew 22:15-23:39, Ezekiel 1:21-2:1, Exodus 2:5-10, Job 1:13-22, Matthew 24:36-26:2
Wednesday: John 12:17-50, Ezekiel 2:3-3:3, Exodus 2:11-22, Job 2:1-10, Matthew 26:6-16
Thursday: Luke 22-1-39, Matthew 26:1-20, John 13:3-17, Matthew 26:21-39, Luke 22:43-45, Matthew 26:40-27:2
Friday: Please attend the Divine Services – the list of readings is too long to publish here
Saturday: Romans 6:3-11 & Matthew 28:1-20

Please find below several very nice articles on how to read the scripture from an Orthodox point of view.

By St. Justin (Popovich):

http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/phronema/bible_how.aspx

By Bishop Kalistos (Ware):

http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/phronema/ware_howto.aspx

This short article explains to us not just HOW to read the scriptures, but also what our goal should be in reading the scriptures. A short read and well worth it:

http://www.chrysostompress.org/reading_scripture.html

As noted in the article above we need God's help and blessing to read and understand the scriptures correctly. What better way to entreat God's help in this regard than through prayer? Please find the prayer before reading the scriptures here:

http://www.chrysostompress.org/prayer_b ... pture.html
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Weekly Bulletin Posted 
5/4/15, 10:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Our weekly bulletin, "Sunday Reading", has been posted at the following link:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/SundayRea ... eading.pdf
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Weekly Parish Prayer List Posted 
5/4/15, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please keep our parishioners, friends, and those who have asked us in our unworthiness to pray for them in your prayers this coming week. Our parish prayer list can be found here:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/SundayRea ... erlist.pdf

PLEASE NOTE! We have removed those from the list that we believe no longer should be present there. If you requested that someone be included in this list please review it carefully to make sure we have not removed someone erroneously. If we have, please contact Fr. Gregory to have your loved one again added to the list.
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Pilgrimage Deadline is Sunday! 
3/4/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Our parish is sponsoring a pilgrimage to the Great Consecration of the parish church of the Sts. Sergius and Herman of Valaam parish in Houghton, MI. We will leave St. Vladimir's on Wednesday, September 23 at 8:00 a.m. and return to St. Vladimir's on Friday, September 25 at 6:00 p.m. Cost of the pilgrimage is $150 for lodging and the festive banquet based on double-occupancy. TRANSPORTATION COSTS ARE NOT INCLUDED. We will either car pool or rent vans depending on the makeup of our pilgrimage group and the group's desires. Please reserve a spot on the pilgrimage now by contacting Fr. Gregory or Svetlana Mitchell not later than Palm Sunday – April 5. THAT IS SUNDAY! Please join us!
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Flowers for Holy Week and Bright Week 
3/4/15, 12:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
St. Vladimir Parish Family members who would like to donate flowers to decorate the tomb of our Lord for Holy Week and the Paschal Icon for Bright Week are asked to stop in the kiosk or contact Albina S. Poplavsky or Sally DeRoo to make your donation. Please be sure to provide the names of your loved ones both living and departed to be commemorated at the Holy Week and Bright Week Divine Liturgies when you make your donation. Thank you kindly for your generosity!
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Please Car Pool for Palm Sunday and Pascha 
3/4/15, 06:00 AM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Two of the most-attended services of the year are Palm Sunday and Pascha. We urge all our parishioners to car pool for both of these feasts if at all possible. It is wonderful that so many people want to come to church, but it would be so very unfortunate if we do not have enough parking to allow everyone who wants to attend these important services to indeed attend. Carpooling will allow us to utilize our limited parking spaces to the greatest extent possible. We hope to be able to install additional parking in the early summer according to the plan approved by our annual meeting earlier this year. We thank everyone for their cooperation!
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Lazarus Saturday and Preparation of Palms is this Saturday 
2/4/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please join us on Saturday, April 4 at 8:00 a.m. for the Divine Liturgy for Lazarus Saturday. Following the Divine Liturgy on this day, as is our established parish custom, we will prepare the palms and pussy willows for blessing at the Palm Sunday vigil that same evening. This is such a memorable activity for the kids – please don't miss out! Join us on April 4 for Liturgy and the preparation of the palms!
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Bishop Peter Visit Thank You! 
2/4/15, 12:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Thank you to all who made the visit of Bishop Peter to St. Vladimir's the evening of March 31 such a great success! His Grace led the sacrament of Unction at St. Vladimir's. Six priests served the sacrament with Bishop Peter while two additional priests heard confessions. More than 100 people were anointed with the oil blessed during the service. There were so many people in church that we had to open the back doors of the church so that the crowd could spill out onto the driveway! Following the anointing the St. Xenia Sisterhood provided a really delicious and plentiful meal to all. What a wonderful blessing for our parish and our Michigan Deanery at the end of the Great Lent. Thank you to everyone who worked openly and "behind the scenes" to make Vladyka's visit so special!
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"The Path" is Available 
1/4/15, 06:00 PM
Posted by Fr. Gregory
Please find this week's "The Path" at our Sound of the Parish blog here:

http://soundoftheparish.blogspot.com/

This week's "The Path" includes part one of an interesting interview with one of the founding members of our parish, Natalia Vasilievna Dale. Please have a listen to the podcast and please share with others!

There is lots more at the Sound of the Parish blog! Divine Services, Lectures, and more!
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