Fr. Gregory, Elizabeth, Misha, Masha, and Natasha invite everyone to join us for our Pascha party on Sunday, May 15, 2022 at our house in Saline. The rain date is Monday, May 16 2022. Why do we need a rain date? Because we will hold the party outside! We’ll have a bon fire, lots of non-Lenten food, drinks, and hopefully a lot of fun! Don’t know where we live? Please send a note to info@stvladimiraami.org now (not on May 15 when you leave your house!) and we’ll share details with you. Everyone is welcome! Come celebrate the Resurrection of our Lord with our whole parish family in the best post-pandemic style!

Please join us for a barbecue fundraiser for the Ann Arbor Orthodox Classical Academy on Bright Saturday! Lent will be over. Join us for a delicious non-Lenten lunch for a great cause! It is time to finish our school! So we’ll kick off a new campaign *to raise the last funds needed* at this fundraiser. Save the date for a great meal for a great cause at STV on April 30, 2022 at noon. Help build your parish school – create a legacy for generations to come!

If you can't join us, but you'd like to support our school effort, please visit this link:
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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)

Please find the Paschal Epistle of His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphry of Kiev and All Ukraine at the links below.

English ~ Russian

Please find the Paschal Epistle of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion at the links below.
English ~ Russian

Please find the Paschal Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kyrill at the links below.
English ~ Russian

In order to not lose the grace of God, strive more to acquire the remembrance of God. One must fulfill the word of God, i.e., the commandments, as the Lord Himself said: “He that hath My commandments, and keepth them, he it is that loveth Me” (John 14:21). In such a way there is achieved sincere service to God, with all one’s heart.

Venerable Nektary 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: Acts 1:12-17, 21-26 & John 1:18-28
Tuesday: Acts 2:14-21 & Luke 24:12-35
Wednesday: Acts 2:22-36 & John 1:35-51
Thursday: Acts 2:38-43 & John 3:1-15
Friday: Acts 3:1-8 & John 2:12-22
Saturday: Acts 3:11-16 & John 3:22-33

Понедельник: Деян. 1:12-17, 21-26 и от Иоанна 1:18-28
Вторник: Деян. 2:14-21 и от Луки 24:12-35
Среда: Деян. 2:22-36 и от Иоанна 1:35-51
Четверг: Деян. 2:38-43 и от Иоанна 3:1-15
Пятница: Деян. 3:1-8 и от Иоанна 2:12-22
Суббота: Деян. 3:11-16 и от Иоанна 3:22-33

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

Our parish Sunday publications are available now at the link below. Find our Prayer List, "Good News", and "Sunday Reading", plus other parish publications!
PARISH PUBLICATIONS

We greet all our parish family and friends with the feast of feasts and the day of days: the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Христос Воскресе! Воистину воскресе!
LIVE STREAM OF PASCHAL SERVICES ON NOW!