Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
The Fifth & Final Sunday of Great Lent
This Sunday corresponds closely to the preceding Sunday: just as the fourth Sunday is dedicated to St. John Climacus, the model of ascetics, so the fifth celebrates St. Mary of Egypt,the model of penitents. Like that of St. John Climacus, her feast has been transferred from the fixed calendar, where she is commemorated on 1 April. Her life, recounted by St. Sophronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem sets before us a true verbal ikon of the essence of repentance. In her youth St. Mary lived in a dissolute and sinful way at Alexandria. Drawn by curiosity, she journeyed with some pilgrims to Jerusalem, arriving in time for the Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross. But when she tried to enter the Church of the Holy Sepulchre with the others, an invisible force thrust her back at the threshold. This happened three or four times. Brought to sudden contrition by this strange experience, she prayed all night with tears to theMother of God, and next morning she found to her joy that she could enter the church without difficulty. After venerating the Cross, she left Jerusalem on that same day, made her way over the Jordan, and settled as a solitary in a remote region of the desert. Here for forty-seven years she remained, hidden from the world, until she was eventually found by the ascetic St. Zosimas, who was able to give her Holy Communion shortly before her death.
The Lenten Triodion, The Service Books of the Orthodox Church, St. Tikhon’s Seminary Press, p.56
Lazarus Saturday and Palm Sunday are next weekend! We have several services this week (see This Week's Schedule on this page) but especially note the baptism service on Saturday morning with a potluck following. Catechumens John Plumley and Patrick Finlaw will be baptized. Also note that we have a litya and anointing during Great Vespers next Saturday evening.
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This is our final week of Great Lent! Holy Week begins with Bridegroom Matins on Sunday, April 28th. Please check the Holy Week schedule and try to be here for all the services that you can. Note the visit by Archbishop MARK on Monday, April 29th and Tuesday, April 30th.
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Holy Week will be a busy time, please see me for confession no later than Holy Tuesday (April 30th).
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Adult Bible Study classes are now in recess. Please join us when classes resume on Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 p.m. in our Fellowship Hall. We will begin at Luke 16:1.
Videos of earlier classes have been posted to the Facebook group that the we use to livestream services.
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| Date | Matins | Epistle | |
| Apr 28 | Jones | Wales | |
| May 5 | ††† PASCHA ††† | Bergwall | |
| May 12 | Altschul | Wales | |
| Date | Coffee Hour | Service Duty | Church Cleaners |
| Apr 21 |
Emelia Peck / Jacqueline Peck / Tice / David Peck / Juliana Peck / A Herniko |
Stultz / Najemy | Skomorucha / Plummer / Hines |
| Apr 28 |
Riley / Hojnicki / Roberts / Flynn / Reed |
Telep / Baldychev | S. Peck |
| May 5 |
PASCHA - Potluck |
Bunitsky / Morjana | D. Peck / Long Sisters / Crozier |
| May 12 |
Men Host: Mother's Day Potluck |
Riley / Riley | Baldychev / Shatley‑Sylvest |
| Date | Servers |
| Apr 28 | DiDonato / Davis / Jones |
| May 5 | PASCHA |
| May 12 | DiDonato / Crozier/ Dorsey |
| May 19 | DiDonato / Burns / Dautev |
| May 26 | DiDonato / Davis / Jones |
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This Week's Schedule
Tuesday, April 23rd
Great Compline
at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 24th
9th Hour & Typica
at 5:45 p.m.
Presanctified Liturgy
at 6:00 p.m.
Friday, April 26th
9th Hour & Typica
at 8:45 a.m.
Presanctified Liturgy
at 9:00 a.m.
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Small Compline & Lazarus Canon
at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 27th
Lazarus Saturday
Baptismal Liturgy & Potluck
at 9:00 a.m.
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Great Vespers with Litya & Anointing
at 5:00 p.m.
followed by
Confessions
Sunday, April 28th
Palm Sunday
Matins
at 8:00 a.m.
Divine Liturgy & Palm Procession
at 9:00 a.m.
††† Holy Week Begins †††
Bridegroom Matins
at 6:00 p.m.
Important Dates
Sunday, May 5th
††† PASCHA †††
