NEWS & ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 2/23/2025   

Trapeza for this Sunday, February 23rd, will be a special Meatfare breakfast provided by John & company.

Cleanup Team - Olga C., Olga N., & Olga S,

Meatfare is this Sunday, February 23rd, and so the Church prescribes that it’s the last day on which we’re permitted to consume meat products until Pascha. This Monday, February 24th, begins Cheesefare Week (Maslenitsa), which is the last week that we’re permitted to consume dairy products until Pascha.

Church School for our children ages 10+ will take place this Sunday, February 23rd, after trapeza.

The Monthly Parish Council Meeting will be held this Sunday, February 23rd, after trapeza.

The Next Akathist & Orthodoxy 101 Class will be held this Wednesday, February 26th, at 6:00 pm. As usual, there will be a potluck Lenten trapeza before and during the class. We will continue last week’s discussion on the Dread Judgment.

Maslenitsa - Our Annual Blini-Cheesefest will take place on Cheesefare Sunday, next week, March 2nd, after Divine Liturgy and Forgiveness Vespers.

Parish Group Text -  Please consider joining our Parish Group Text on the Signal App. Signal is a free and secure texting application that’s available in both mobile and desktop versions. The group text allows us to communicate with each other in real time, and that’s especially useful when there’s a threat of severe weather that may affect our service schedule, or when other types of time-sensitive information has to be shared among our parishioners.  The links to download the application and to join the group are available at the bottom of this page. 

In Christ,

Fr.  Stephen