All are welcome at St. Vladimir's! Please join us this Sunday! More information can be found at this link, and we encourage you to share this with family, friends, neighbors, and co-workers!

DIVINE SERVICES FOR SUNDAY, APRIL 17, 2022
As of August 20, 2021 we recommend (but do not mandate) masking for indoor activities at St. Vladimir’s. Join us!

Those who confess beginning on Friday, April 15 and any time during Holy Week may partake of Divine Communion during any of the Holy Week & Bright Week Divine Liturgies if they have read their pre-Communion rule. Please plan to come to Confession early in Holy Week so that your Confession will not be rushed due to long lines of others waiting for Confession. ONCE YOU HAVE CONFESSED YOU SHOULD NOT CONFESS AGAIN UNLESS YOU FALL INTO A VERY, VERY, VERY SERIOUS SIN. In other words, if you come for a second confession during this time please have a police report to present to the priest explaining your sin. There are MANY who need to confess this week - literally hundreds. Please be merciful to your priests and only confess one time unless there is an extraordinarily serious need to confess a second time.

The schedule for Holy Week and Bright Week at St. Vladimir's can be found at the link below. All services will be broadcast our our live stream. Please take a moment now to get the services you intend to participate in on your calendar. THEN: add one more. May God grant us all a blessed Holy Week, Pascha, and Bright Week!

HOLY WEEK AND BRIGHT WEEK SCHEDULE

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Lazarus Saturday is the first day of Holy Week. This year the date is April 16. Each year this is a very full day for us - this year being no exception! Please note:

1. CHURCH SCHOOL GENERAL CONFESSION & COMMUNION: all young people of the parish are strongly encouraged to attend the Matins service on Friday at 6:00 p.m. and to confess during or after the service. The service is short - do not come late! Parents - you will have to drive. Please get this on your child's schedule now.

2. CHURCH SCHOOL IS NOT HELD AT 5:00 P.M. ON LAZARUS SATURDAY: Church School IS the Divine Liturgy and the partaking of Holy Communion on this day, as well as participating in the arranging of Palms and Pussy Willows after the Divine Liturgy. THERE IS NO CHURCH SCHOOL AT 5:00 P.M. THIS DAY!

3. VIGIL FOR PALM SUNDAY IS AT 6:00 P.M.: Please plan to join us for one of the great feasts of the Church – the Entry of the Lord into Jerusalem where He is welcomed as King and God. This is the outward height of the Lord’s earthly Liturgy. We want to be with Him on this day. We do that by being present at the Divine Services where we are then mystically present with the Lord on the feast.

We present here a short educational offering for both children and adults on the upcoming Sunday's principle Gospel reading so that all can better prepare for the Divine Services. Parents are asked to review the children’s portion with their children. It is very important for us to attend the Divine Services on Sundays and whenever else we are able, but in addition it is our spiritual responsibility to educate ourselves and our families in the faith. It is our hope that this mid-week offering will be an aid in this regard. Please contact Fr. Gregory with questions or suggestions.

For Various Ages: from the Antiochian Archdiocese (various age groups)

For those young people who do not sing in the choir or serve in the altar WE NEED YOU! Bells are a very important part of our worship, and we need to get those bells ringing again! Join us this Sunday after the Divine Liturgy for a bell ringing rehearsal/workshop with our Head Bell Ringer John Hill. All are welcome! With Pascha coming up we need to be ready, and that readiness will carry us forward to ringing the bells at every Divine Service!

Time to register for ORPR - our diocesan youth camp! Two years off and now camp is back! Find the application here – do not delay:

ORPR CAMP APPLICATION

Please plan to join us Wednesday morning at 9:00 a.m. for Midnight Office. Following the Midnight Office on Wednesday we will have our Pre-K catechism. More information and a sign up sheet can be found here:

WEDNESDAY PRE-K CATECHISM
If you cannot come to the Evening Services or Liturgy please try to join us on one of our live streams:

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As of August 20, 2021 we recommend (but do not mandate) masking for indoor activities.

On Wednesday at approximately 6:30 p.m. we will serve the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts for the last time in the evening this Great Lent. Preparatory services begin at 3:00 p.m. with the Matins, Hours and Typica. Following the Liturgy we will hold a Lenten Pot Luck meal. To volunteer to bring something please contact our Head Sister, Leta Nikulshina, at headsister@stvladimiraami.org. The Liturgical Fast for those communing begins after breakfast. 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.

On Friday at approximately 11:30 a.m. we will serve the final Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts this Great Lent. Preparatory services begin at 8:00 a.m. with Matins, followed by the Great Lenten Hours and Typica.

Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Saturday morning at 8:00 a.m. we will serve the first Divine Services of Holy Week, known as Lazarus Saturday.

PLEASE JOIN US AS YOUR PERSONAL SCHEDULE ALLOWS!

“The law of God is in his heart, and his steps shall not be tripped” (Ps. 36:31). When a man places the Law of God and the holy commandments of God in his heart, so to speak, and loves them, then he comes to hate sin; he becomes inflamed with a desire for life in the Lord, and he restrains himself from every sin.

Venerable Nikon of Optina
Living without Hypocrisy

"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: Isaiah 48:17-49:4, Genesis 27:1-41, Proverbs 19:16-25
Tuesday: Isaiah 49:6-10, Genesis 31:3-16, Proverbs 21:3-21
Wednesday: Isaiah 58:1-11, Genesis 43:26-31; 45:1-16, Proverbs 21:23-22:4
Thursday: Isaiah 65:8-16, Genesis 16:1-7, Proverbs 23:15-24:5
Friday: Isaiah 66:10-24, Genesis 49:33-50:26, Proverbs 31:8-32
Saturday: Hebrews 12:28-13:8 & John 11:1-45

Понедельник: Исаии 48:17-49:4, Бытия 27:1-41, Причти 19:16-25
Вторник: Исаии 49:6-10, Бытия 31:3-16, Причти 21:3-21
Среда: Исаии 58:1-11, Бытия 43:26-31; 45:1-16, Причти 21:23-22:4
Четверг: Исаии 65:8-16, Бытия 16:1-7, Причти 23:15-24:5
Пятница: Исаии 66:10-24, Бытия 49:33-50:26, Причти 31:8-32
Суббота: Евр. 12:28-13:8 & от Иоанна 11:1-45

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