Feast of St. Andrew the First-Called
The Church singles out Andrew as the “First-called Apostle,” and he exhorts the Church to “come and see” the Messiah in Jesus Christ:
We have found Him whom the prophets proclaimed in the Spirit! Come to His beauty, that we may be rescued in soul and in thought, and that, led by the light of His radiance, we may drive away the night of deception and the darkness of unbelief, blessing Christ, who bestows upon the world great mercy. (Vespers of the Feast of St. Andrew, second hymn of the Aposticha)
The Church invites us during this season of Advent to identify ourselves with St. Andrew—since he was the first of the people of Israel to follow “Him of whom Moses in the law, and also the prophets, wrote” (John 1:45)—and to share in the joy of his discovery… …LikeAndrew, we are called to rejoice in Jesus as the Messiah foretold in the Old Testament, and with him, we are invited to call others to “come and see” this great mystery of God on earth. Not only is “God with us” (see Is. 7:14; 8:10), He is one of us! He has become a man to deify humanity from within, to refashion us in His own image and likeness (Gen. 1:26).
Dance, Isaiah! Receive the word of God! Prophesy to the Maiden Mary that the bush shall burn with the light of the Godhead, yet shall not be consumed. Prepare, O Bethlehem! Open your gates, O Eden! Come, O Magi, make your journey to behold salvation wrapped and laid in a manger, whom the Star above the cave reveals as the Lord, the giver of life, who saves our race. (Vespers of the Feast of St. Andrew, Theotokion of the Stichera)
Vassilios Papavassiliou, Meditations for Advent: Preparing for Christ’s Birth. pp. 40–41.
Please consider a donation to our annual Veterans gift-card fundraiser. Gift cards to grocery stores can placed in the basket in the Narthex or a direct donation to the fund works as well (we’ll buy the gift cards with those funds.)
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Please help and join one of our primary volunteer teams: Fellowship Hour, Cleaning, and Service Duty (Candle Room / Usher). Sign-up sheets are on the display case across from the restrooms, outside the fellowship hall.
Note: It will be assumed everyone is staying on their current teams - new sign-ups will be added to the current teams or extra teams will be added if we have enough volunteers. See Juliana Peck or Madrecita Emilia if you desire to make changes.
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We have an opening for Treasurer and a general Council Member. Each position is for a 3-year term. Serving on the council requires one to be in good standing as defined by our by-laws as well as a blessing from Father. Please see Fr. Dn. James or Ruth Kendall to nominate yourself or another (best to ask Father before nominating another as well.)
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Please help donate to Eastside HUB - toiletries, underthings, socks, hats, coast, sneakers, etc. See the list near the containers in the hallway to the Fellowship Hall.
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We will have Church School and Foundations Class (Catechism) at 11:30 a.m. Please allow teachers and children to go first in the fellowship meal line.
All are welcome to Foundations Class. Catechumens should be striving to attend every class. Our high-school aged students are strongly encouraged to attend as well. Download The Orthodox Way of Life class text book if you have not already.
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Those who partake in communion should line up on the sides, next to the windows. Those in line on the choir side will commune from either chalice (Dn. James or Fr. Silouan). Those on the confession side will go strictly to that side’s chalice (Dn. Nicholas). There are a few who will come up the middle aisle due to age or health related reasons. No one else should. We are aiming to keep the middle aisle free as the “exit.”
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Father Silouan uses an opt-in email service to send out his communications (such as the Weekend Update) to the parish. This is a different service than the parish Listserv.
To sign up, click on “The Latest” in the menu above. Then click on "Email Signup" which is the first item in the drop-down menu.
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Don’t forget you can give tithes and offerings online, including designated funds. There are two ways to do this. First, you can use the green "Give" button on Father Silouan's "Weekend Update" emails. Second, you can use the menu on this page. Click on "The Latest," then click on "Church Connect." Finally click on the blue "Give Online" button.
| Date | Matins | Epistle | |
| Dec 8 | Bergwall | Altschul | |
| Dec 15 | Skomorucha | Bergwall | |
| Dec 22 | Plumley | Wales | |
| Date | Coffee Hour | Service Duty | Church Cleaners |
| Dec 1 |
Clause / Whalen / Beyene |
Stultz / Najemy | Bunitsky / Davis / Koehler |
| Dec 8 |
Em. Peck / Jac. Peck/ Tice / David P. / Jul. Peck / A. Herninko |
Telep / Baldychev |
D. Peck / Long Sisters / Crozier |
| Dec 15 |
Riley / Hojnicki / Neal / Roberts / Flynn / Reed |
Bunitsky / Morjana | Clause / Whalen |
| Dec 22 |
Long / Hill / Stoyanova / Kiflemariam |
Riley / Riley | Skomorucha / Plummer |
| Date | Servers |
| Dec 8 | Bergwall / Dorsey |
| Dec 15 | Davis / Moses |
| Dec 22 | Burns / Davis |
| Dec 29 | Dorsey / Moses |
| Jan 5 | Bergwall / Burns |
| Jan 12 | Davis / Dorsey |
| Jan 19 | Bergwall - Moses |
| Jan 26 | Burns - Dorsey |
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This Week's Schedule
Tuesday, December 3rd
Weekday Vespers
at 6:00 p.m.
Thursday, December 5th
Great Vespers
at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, December 6th
Feast: St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
Hours
at 8:40 a.m.
Divine Liturgy
at 9:00 a.m.
followed by
Potluck
Saturday, December 7th
Monthly Panikhida
at 4:15 p.m.
Great Vespers
at 5:00 p.m.
followed by
Confessions
Sunday, December 8th
Matins
at 8:00 a.m.
Divine Liturgy
at 9:00 a.m.
followed by
Fellowship
followed by
Church School
and
Foundations Class
Important Dates
Wednesday, December 25th
Great Feast: Nativity of our
Lord and Savior Jesus Christ
