From Steps 5 & 6 of the Ladder:
Penitence & Remembrance of Death
Repentance is the renewal of baptism and is a contract with God for a fresh start in life. Repentance goes shopping for humility and is ever distrustful of bodily comfort. Repentance is critical awareness and a sure watch over oneself. Repentance is the daughter of hope and the refusal to despair. (The penitent stands guilty — but undisgraced.)
To be reminded of death each day is to die each day; to remember one’s departure from life is to provoke tears by the hour. Fear of death is a property of nature due to disobedience, but terror of death is a sign of unrepented sins. Christ is frightened of dying but not terrified, thereby clearly revealing the properties of His two natures.
†St. John Climacus
The Ladder of Divine Ascent, The Classics of Western Spirituality, pp 121 & 132
Father is available by appointment this Thursday, March 30th for confession or to chat from 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Note the various services this week - Lenten Vespers on Tuesday evening, Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesday morning, Canon of St. Andrew & Life of St. Mary of Egypt on Wednesday evening, and the Akathist to the Theotokos on Friday evening.
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We will be hosting Mission Vespers next Sunday, April 2 at 4:00 p.m.
A lot of help is needed. Please see the emails that have been sent thus far or speak with Alice Morjana or Madrecita Emilia.
Please check out the April calendar and note all the Holy Week services.
The sign-up sheets are now available in the Narthex for:
- The Holy Friday Tomb Watch
- The 15 Old Testament readings read during the Holy Saturday Vesperal Liturgy
- The reading of the Book of Acts on Holy Saturday evening
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Thank you to all who have donated! There are some items that we still need:
- Boys outfits
- Girls onesies
- Bibs
- Hooded towels
- Baby wash and lotion
- Receiving blankets
- Teethers
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Please be reminded that we are celebrating St. Basil the Great’s liturgy today. If you follow along with one of the new service books, begin with the St. John Chrysostom liturgy section, but turn to page 81 when we begin the “Litany of the Catechumens” (when the catechumens go forward).
| Date | 3rd Hour | 6th Hour | Epistle |
| Apr 2 | Riley | Riley | Riley |
| Apr 9 | D'Orazio | Stultz | Wales |
| Apr 16 | N/A (Pascha) | N/A (Pascha) | Burns |
| Date | Coffee Hour | Service Duty | Church Cleaners |
| Mar 26 | Shatley / Bunitsky / Davis / Ricks | Hojnicki / Najemy | N. Carey |
| Apr 2 | Stultz / D'Orazio / Wojciechowski / Jankovic / Bachinsky | Telep / Baldychev | Koehler / Long |
| Apr 9 | Clause / Whalen / Mordasov / Jones | Bunitsky / Morjana | Clause / Whalen |
| Apr 16 | PASCHA (Potluck) | Riley / Riley | Skomorucha / Ashton / Stultz |
| Date | Servers |
| Apr 2 | TBD |
25 Mar 2023 at 3:42pm
15 Mar 2023 at 7:48am
8 Mar 2023 at 7:40am
2 Mar 2023 at 1:41pm
24 Feb 2023 at 1:14pm
This Week's Schedule
04/02/23
Tuesday, March 28th
Lenten Vespers
at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 29th
9th Hour & Typica
at 8:45 a.m.
Presanctified Liturgy
at 9:00 a.m.
Canon of St. Andrew with the
life of St. Mary of Egypt
at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, March 30th
Appointments with Fr Silouan
10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Altar Cleanup
at 7:00 p.m.
Friday, March 31st
Akathist to the
Most Holy Theotokos
at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 1st
Great Vespers
at 5:00 p.m.
followed by
Confessions
Sunday, March 26th
Sunday of the
Venerable Mary of Egypt
Hours
at 8:40 a.m.
Divine Liturgy
at 9:00 a.m.
followed by
Fellowship
followed by
Church School
Important Dates
04/08/23
Saturday, April 8th
Lazarus Saturday
