“The more you pray to God in times of sorrow, the sooner you will feel His sweet consolation.”

+ St. Anthony of Optina, Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina

Please find the schedule of monthly all-English Divine Services for 2018 at this link - please join us as your personal schedule allows and invite friends, loved ones, neighbors - everyone:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/englis ... le2018.pdf

PLEASE SHARE THIS FLYER, AND THE MONTHLY FLYER ALWAYS FOUND HERE:

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

As you may recall, our Church School raised funds for the special needs orphans at the St. Elizabeth Convent in Minsk, Belarus during Great Lent. We raised $500 for this worthy cause and we thank all who were so supportive of the Church School children’s efforts! On Friday, May 11 at 6:00 p.m. at St. Vladimir’s one of the Sisters from the St. Elizabeth Convent will join us to tell us more about how the $500 our children raised will be used, to discuss the life of their convent, and to sell the handwork the sisters of the convent make to support their frankly gargantuan efforts in Belarus. Please plan to join us that evening and please invite a friend!

Join us for our annual egg hunt, games for children, and more! All are welcome! The celebration of our Lord's Resurrection continues through Ascension and we invite all to this great celebration!

Thank you to all who made our fund raiser on April 22 such a resounding success! Thousands of dollars were raised for this crucial endeavor (details will soon be published), Orthodox Christians from all over Metro Detroit came together for a wonderful dinner with great food and entertainment, and we all left invigorated to spread the word to all about our school!

We ask your continued spiritual and material support! More soon to come about next steps in the founding of the Ann Arbor Orthodox Classical Academy!

As promised - a link to the Power Point presentation from April 22:

http://stvladimiraami.org/pamphlets/a2o ... -22-18.pdf

Questions and comments welcome!

Like to still make a donation? You can do so here (use the “Donate” button in the bottom right hand corner):

https://stvladimiraami.networkforgood.com/events/6200-ann-arbor-orthodox-classical-academy-fund-raising-kickoff

Please note the change. The Liturgy was originally set for 9:00 a.m. Please spread the word to those whom you know or expect were planning to attend.

“Of course, it would be easier to get to paradise with a full stomach, all snuggled up in a soft feather-bed, but what is required is to carry one’s cross along the way, for the kingdom of God is not attained by enduring one or two troubles, but many!”

+ St. Anthony of Optina, Living Without Hypocrisy: Spiritual Counsels of the Holy Elders of Optina

Please join us for a live broadcast of today's Vigil beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the following link:

http://www.stvladimiraami.org:8000/liturgy.mp3

Please remember - the stream only broadcasts live services. If you would like to listen to previously recorded and edited services please visit our sound blog:

http://soundoftheparish.blogspot.com/

Our annual Paschal visiting of graves takes place this Sunday (April 22) after the Brotherhood Dinner (we should arrive at Forest Hill Cemetery about 2:30 p.m.). For those graves we cannot visit on Sunday: please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory so that he can visit your family’s graves with you before Ascension (May 17).

Please note, the Paschal visit of graves IS the Youth Group Activity this Sunday. Please plan to join us!

9-12 Year Old Group More Information/RSVP:

https://goo.gl/forms/IF8jRWG9IacBolTZ2

Teen Group More Information/RSVP:

https://goo.gl/forms/MvTGS7V8SKbrNiZ92