Please join us tonight at 6:00 p.m. and tomorrow at 8:00 a.m. for the feast of Mid-Pentecost. Yes - that means we are half way between Pascha & Pentecost already! Christ is Risen!

Victory Day (May 9) is coming up. It is a big and important holiday for everyone on this entire planet. Primarily, this is a day of remembrance of the heroic deeds of our (great)grandfathers and (great)grandmothers, who in one way or another played a role in the restoration of peace on Earth and the re-building of the post-war era.

In every family, there are (great)grandparents who have been touched by this war.

Let's all commemorate those thanks to whom we are alive today.

We are planning a memorial event on May 9th:

-It will begin with Vespers at 6:00 PM followed by a Pannykhida for everyone who died during the war and its aftermath
-Next we can all fill the holiday with living history: Let's prepare memorial cards with our children, which can include a picture of the family member and a brief history of the person's involvement in the war.
-If you have a favorite song/poem about the war, please share it. Songs and poems from that time are a memory of how people lived during that period, how they survived the war and its effects, and the big price people payed in order to restore peace in the world.

Please let me know if you can participate in this event.

Sincerely,
Anastasia Klimzo (cantor@stvladimiraami.org)

Please join us as your personal schedule allows! Happy Name's Day to our Georges and Alexandras!

Thank you to the St. John Brotherhood, who provided – according to their long-standing tradition – an outstanding meal for our parish following the Divine Liturgy on Sunday. Each year on the feast of the Myrrh-Bearing Women our Brotherhood prepares a meal in honor of our St. Xenia Sisterhood. Gentlemen: GREAT WORK! Ladies: THANK YOU for everything you do for our parish!

Please read the letter from Fr. Gregory to our parish family regarding the Vershynins' move to California at the link below.

http://blogtushka.blogspot.com/2017/05/ ... amily.html

The first "Starosta's Corner" presented by our new Starosta, Jack (Alexey) Mitchell is up now at this link:

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

Please feel free to reach out to Jack if you have questions, concerns, or suggestions: starosta@stvladimiraami.org.

In place of adult discussion groups this year we will hold regular “Ask the Priest” sessions via Facebook Live and at St. Vladimir’s the first Sunday of each month.. All are urged to participate in these sessions, which will be advertised via Facebook and our web site the day of the event. Mark your calendars now for 8:00 p.m. every Monday night (with a few exceptions):

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/askthepriest.pdf

Join us on Facebook! Join us live at St. Vladimir's! Submit questions via Facebook! Submit questions live and in person! Submit questions via Twitter (@stvladimiraami) or by emailing info@stvladimiraami.org or at this link:

https://goo.gl/forms/LeWDohI23Ia5FXQk2

If you can't join us live, watch the video of the session on our Facebook page after the fact. Please help us make this a fruitful opportunity for spiritual growth for our parish family - “Ask the Priest” only works well if you ask questions. :) If you have a question you can be certain that someone else does too – so please do ask!

Please join us as your personal schedule allows!

Monthly schedule of services and activities:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/calendars ... lendar.pdf

Please join us - but please sign up! There is adequate time to make breakfast, clean up, and get to St. Vladimir's in time for the 10:00 a.m. Liturgy. If this Sunday is full please sign up for a future Sunday. All Alpha House volunteer opportunities are here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZYD3jC1XHNclUu33kX7w-3GpyAMazGgmdDQJ2nvaxI4/edit#gid=0

Last night the mother of our Head Reader, Peter (Ken) Doll passed away. Please remember the newly-reposed Carole in your private prayers. Her 40th day is June 5, 2017. We extend our deepest condolences to Ken and his family with their loss! Ken does a lot for our parish – we ask you now to do just a little for him in return – please remember his departed mother in your private prayers. Our parish prayer list has been updated to reflect Carole’s repose:

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

Fr. Gregory