Cheyenne Christmas Parade The annual Cheyenne Christmas Parade will be this Saturday (November 28) at 5:00 pm. Our Church will have a float again this year. We just found out that our float will be #20, and we will be on the North side of 18th street between Pioneer and Thomes. Remember we need to be on the float BEFORE the parade begins, as no one is allowed on or off while it is moving. Please plan to meet at the float at 4:00-4:15 pm. After the parade, we will come back to church, and join the others for some pizza and hot cocoa.

Stewardship Sunday Next Sunday has been designated by our Parish Council as Stewardship Sunday. We ask all stewards to please prayerfully complete your 2010 Stewardship Cards and bring them to turn in at Divine Liturgy next Sunday. Your Parish Council has taken very seriously the responsibility entrusted to them, and placed a priority on Stewardship moving forward, for the health-both physical and spiritual, of our community. Our goal is to have all of our stewards return their 2010 Stewardship Cards on Stewardship Sunday (next week, November 29). If you have any questions, please contact any member of the Parish Council, or Father George.

Philoptochos News: Turkey Raffle and Christmas Card Our Philoptochos ladies will have the Turkey Raffle after Divine Liturgy today (Sunday, November 22). Make sure to buy your tickets before the drawing!

Also, the deadline for our community Christmas card is December 1. If you have not already done so, contact Helen Costopoulos to make sure your family will be included.

Participation During Divine Liturgy We would love to have everyone participate in Divine Liturgy each week. Here are a few ways you can participate: Come in and read during the Orthros service (8:30 am) and learn to sing some of the hymns. Volunteer to read the Epistle (call or email Father George or the Church Office). Also, sing along! Our choir has begun singing the Doxology in English from the Green Divine Liturgy Hymnal-join in the singing (page 1 in Green Book). There is an insert of the hymns of the day. These hymns are chanted after the Small Entrance (page 9 in the Red Divine Liturgy Book) please join in and sing them. If you have any questions, please let Father George know. Remember, the Divine Liturgy is meant to be a work of the people-all participating. Thank you to our choir and to those who have been reading and chanting during the services.

GOYA/Youth News Homework Club will meet Monday at 5:30 pm.

If you would like to help with SCS this year, please let us know-call/email Debbie at the Church Office (office@cheyennegoc.org).


We have an email list for GOYA (and parents); and cell phone numbers for text messages. So look for GOYA emails and text messages from Christina Blooding; and if you know someone who is not getting the emails/text messages or coming around, invite them to join us.

Holy Communion Please allow our Sunday Church School Children and teachers to come forward to receive Holy Communion first, so they can go to class.

Also, here are a few things we ask all prepared Orthodox Christians to remember as you come to receive Holy Communion:

First, we should make it a habit to be in Divine Liturgy from the beginning, and stay until the end of the service!

Also, a few other reminders: While it is our hope and prayer that there will once again be ONE HOLY CATHOLIC AND APOSTOLIC CHRISTIAN CHURCH, at this time, only Orthodox Christians who are prepared and present in Liturgy from the beginning (or at minimum before the Scriptural Readings and Homily) should approach to receive Holy Communion.

Women please remove lipstick before coming to receive Holy Communion, gum should not be chewed at anytime in church, when you approach the Chalice do so slowly and reverently-do not do your cross when you are 'first' in line, as the danger of bumping the chalice and spilling the Holy Communion is increased, also please refrain from doing your cross until after you move away from the chalice.

If you have ANY questions, please contact Father George. Thank You.

Welcome Visitors Welcome, and thank you for worshiping and praying with us today. Please join us downstairs after Divine Liturgy for a cup of coffee and some fellowship.