Trapeza for this Sunday, July 20th, will be potluck.

Trapeza Team:  Katharina, Cynthia, Anna K.

URGENT HELP NEEDED -  Our parishioner Lucia Kushnir and her sister Anna are desperately trying to finance specialized medical treatment for their father, Vladimir, who has been diagnosed with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML – M5a Subtype), a fast-progressing and aggressive form of blood cancer. Vladimir has already gone through two rounds of chemotherapy, and a third round has proven ineffective. In order to save his life he now requires immediate advanced treatment for which he had to travel abroad, as his physicians in Moldova had exhausted all of their available treatment options. The total cost of the new specialized treatment is estimated to be over $100,000. On Sunday, July 20th, our parish will take up a special collection to help defray some of the cost, or if you prefer, you can give directly through the GoFundMe campaign that Lucia and Anna have started by clicking on the banner below. Please give what you can, and please remember Vladimir, Lucia, and Anna in your prayers as they go through this very serious health crisis.

Orthodoxy Q&A Session -  Subdeacon Nicholas will hold a Q&A session in church this Sunday, July 20th after trapeza. Both adults and children are invited to attend and ask questions regarding our church’s iconography, liturgical practices, or anything else about the life of the parish.  

The Monthly Parish Council Meeting will take place this Sunday, July 20th, after trapeza.

The Sisterhood Get-Together will take place this Sunday, July 20th at 4:00 pm, and will be hosted by Tanya at her cottage in Noank. If you haven’t already signed up for the event and would like to come, please contact Tanya as soon a possible.

Festival Food Prep Sessions (stuffed cabbage) will take place this coming week on Thursday, July 24th at 4:00 pm, Friday, July 25th at 10:00 am, and Saturday, July 26th at 10:00 am. The complete schedule of festival prep days is available in print as well as on our website calendar. Please come and lend a hand at as many of the sessions as you can.

Food Pantry Donations -  As part of our parish’s ongoing efforts to support the Sisters of Charity Food Pantry in Baltic with donations of non-perishable food, we’re going to deliver whatever we have collected by next week. Please bring any non-perishable food items that you would like to contribute when you come to church this Sunday, July 20th.

The Akathist and Orthodoxy 101 Class will be held this coming Wednesday, July 23rd, at 6:00 pm.  As always, a light potluck trapeza will be offered before and during the class, so please bring a food item to share according to the Fast.

Pilgrimage to Jordanville - With the Blessing of Metropolitan Nicholas our parish will once again make a pilgrimage to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville, NY to commemorate the anniversary of the martyrdom of Brother José Muñoz-Cortes during either the last weekend of October, or more likely, the first weekend of November. More information will become available as we get closer to the date..

Parish Signal Group Chat - A reminder that our parish has a group chat utilizing the Signal app, which is free and secure messaging application available for iOS and Android, as well as in a desktop version. The group chat is a great way of sharing time-sensitive news such as prayer requests, last minute schedule changes, or any other information that affects the life of the parish. If there’s enough interest I may also start sending out brief quotes from the Church Fathers, scriptural readings, lives of the saints, etc. You can download the app and join the group by using the links at the bottom our homepage. 

In Christ,

Fr. Stephen