ST GEORGE GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
REV FR RICHARD D. ANDREWS, PRESBYTER
www.stgeorgegoc.org

April 13, 2008 ST MARY OF EGYPT

TODAY`S EVENTS: ACOLYTE TRAINING AT NOON
Epistle: Katherine Chadwick
Prosfora: Dimitra Kaniamos
Fellowship: The Tsantir Family
Usher: Jimmy Theros
12Noon: Junior Choir/Senior Choir rehearsal – music for Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Resurrection service
4:00PM: Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers at St Mary Romanian

Monday 04-14 Loaves & Fishes at Faith Lutheran, Mackubin and Charles, St Paul 5:00PM
COMPLINE SERVICE 6:00PM
Greek School (Dance Rehearsal for FON at 7:15PM) 6:15PM
Lenten Lecture — Grief, Loss & Healing: Helping Others w/ Fr Rick 7:00PM
Youth Ministry Meeting 7:00PM
Wednesday 04-16 NINTH HOUR SERVICE 5:30PM
PRE-SANCTIFIED LITURGY (followed by Lenten potluck dinner) 6:00PM
Thursday 04-17 Spiritual Life committee meeting 5:00PM
AHEPA meeting 7:00PM
Saturday 04-19 ORTHROS & DIVINE LITURGY—LAZAROS SATURDAY 9:00AM
Youth Retreat 11:00AM
GREAT VESPERS 5:00PM
Sunday 04-20 ORTHROS & DIVINE LITURGY—PALM SUNDAY 8:30AM
Junior Choir practice 12Noon
Greek School (Dance Rehearsal for FON at 1:00PM) 12:30PM
Pan-Orthodox Bridegroom Service at St Herman OCA 4:00PM
BRIDEGROOM SERVICE 7:00PM

ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Summer Camp Assistance Available
The James S. Nickitas Camp Scholarship is available to youth summer camp participants based on need. For an application and more info, contact Fr Rick. If anyone would like to sponsor a camper or offer some type of financial assistance to those in need, please contact Fr Rick. We will do our best to enable all kids with financial need to attend summer camp.

Festival of Nations — Please volunteer your time by signing up to work at the Festival of Nations. The signup sheets are in the Social Hall. You can contact Jean Pliakas, jwpliakas@aol.com for the Café, and Anna Christoforides, annachristoforides@comcast.net, for the Bazaar and Cultural Exhibit.

Calling all Gardeners — A planning meeting for discussing this year`s landscaping goals will be held after liturgy this Sunday, meeting at the "Garden Table" in the Social Hall.

American Legion Hellenic Post #129 News
The Annual Youth Project fundraiser will be held Saturday, May 10, St Mary GOC, 3450 Irving Avenue S, Minneapolis, 7:30-10pm. Entertainment will be provided by the Barbary Coast Dixieland Band. Admission: $10 per person. Our own St George youth benefit directly from the proceeds of this event. Please get a group together and support our youth. Tickets can be purchased from Chris Georgantones, 651-6790-1302.

Come Receive The Light National Orthodox Radio Program: 04/18/08 On this episode of Come Receive the Light, Fr Ted Stylianopoulos, a professor of New Testament at Holy Cross Seminary, speaks about the Scriptural and Patristic understanding of the relationship between faith and works. Listen Saturdays, KKMS 980AM, at 5PM, or anytime at www.receive.org

Youth Announcements
·Lazaros Saturday Youth Retreat — on April 19, we’ll begin with Liturgy at 9AM, followed by a Lenten meal and cleaning and decorating of the church for Palm Sunday. We want to get all the cleaning done on this day so we may spend Holy Friday focusing on education, reflection and renewal. See potluck sign-up in social hall.
·Holy Friday Youth Retreat — Plan on taking the day off from school and work. Please register your child on one of the postings in either the social hall or lower level There is also a potluck food sign-up in social hall. The Holy Friday retreat will begin with the Royal Hours service at 9AM, and will end with the Descent from Cross Vespers service. Children are encouraged to attend all services. If you have questions, please contact Andrea Faches.
·Myrrhbearers — Girls interested in serving on Holy Friday as myrrhbearers should see Andrea Faches, 507-665-8053. An orientation and training will be provided on Saturday of Lazarus after the preparation of the church and making of the palm crosses. Thank You to all the women who so generously offered their time & talents to prepare new myrrhbearer gowns for our parish.

Kids’ View of Angels: When an angel gets mad, he takes a deep breath and counts to ten. When he lets out his breath, somewhere there is a tornado. Reagan, 10

Church Fathers Speak: – Why do we clash over a trifle? Because we do not have humility. He who has humility wards off troubles. Without true humility troubles remain intact and increase, such that all hope of correction is lost. A humble person does not remember any past wrongs which his neighbor did to him, but with all his heart forgives and forgets everything for the love of God. Beg our humble Jesus in your prayers to give you a spirit of humble-mindedness and meekness. Elder Ephraim of Mt. Athos

Bookstore News — Holy Week Service books are now available in the bookstore.

Holy Week Duties
·Cleaning — Lazaros Saturday, see youth announcements above.
·Decorating The Kouvouklion — Volunteers are needed to decorate on Holy Friday, April 25. We will start at noon, following the morning service and lunch. Please come for Royal Hours Service at 9AM beforehand. For more information, contact Denise Smith, 952-929-1019.
·Choir — The choir welcomes those who would like to sing at our Holy Friday evening service. This includes singing our beautiful and moving Lamentations. If you have any questions, or need more info, contact Barbara Bauman, 651-415-0556, or Denise Smith if you would like to join us in the loft.
·Pascha Lamb Dinner — Following the Resurrection Service on Saturday, April 26, starting at midnight, there will be our Annual St George Pascha Lamb Dinner, and you are invited! With salad, Pascha breads, eggs, wine and soup, we need your help in preparing, serving and cleaning up afterwards. Contributions funding the dinner are also needed. Contact Georgia Panopoulos-Bruer, 763-478-9277.

Think on These Things: Our life is determined not so much by what life brings to us as by the attitude we bring to life; not so much by what happens to us as by the way we look at what happens.      John Homer Miller

Acolyte Practice Today
All boys who currently serve the altar, or have interest in serving the altar, will meet after Liturgy in the sanctuary for a brief practice as we prepare for Holy Week and Pascha. For more info, contact Fr Rick.

Glad Tidings deadline: the 10th of each month. Example; May 10th for June/July 2008 Glad Tidings.
Glad Tidings email: stgeorgegladtidings@excite.com
Sunday Bulletin Deadline: Wednesday Noon each week. Secretary’s email: fionamaria_1@netzero.net

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St. George Church
1111 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105

Phone: (651) 222-6220
Fax: (651) 225-9276
Website: www.stgeorgegoc.org
Email: stgeorgegoc@msn.com

Proistamenos: Rev. Fr. Richard Demetrius Andrews
Email: fatherrick@usa.com