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PEACE AND GRACE!
St. Severus, commemorated on 14 Meshir/21 February
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“It is necessary for a Christian to fast, in order to clear his mind, to rouse and develop his feelings, and to stimulate his will to useful activity. These three human capabilities we darken and stifle above all by ‘surfeiting, and drunkenness, and cares of this life’ (Lk. 21:34).”
— St. John of Kronstadt
FOR YOUR EDIFICATION
On Not Trying Harder by Fr. Michael Gillis
SERVICES & EVENTS THIS WEEK
Wednesday: FOCUS: 3:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. (come any time!)
Friday: Divine Liturgy: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Saturday: Children's Hymns Class (5 years old - Jr. High): 5:15 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Vespers and Tasbeha: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. with Abouna Daniel Habib
Sunday: Divine Liturgy: 8:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. with Abouna Daniel Habib
Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers: 6:00 p.m. at St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
GREAT LENT HAS BEGUN
As we begin the Holy and Great Fast, it is important that each of us receives spiritual guidance with regards to how to fast. Abouna Antony has emailed a recommended program for the fast; please ensure you receive guidance from your own spiritual father. Lent is a time of asceticism and self-control; a time for modesty in all that we do. We prepare for the most holy time of the year, where we remember our Lord's agony, death, and far more importantly: resurrection. The life of the Church is is important, we want to live in and with Christ, and this fast helps us bring our whole spiritual life under review.
FOCUS SAN DIEGO
Join volunteers from Orthodox parishes in San Diego every Wednesday to serve with FOCUS to help provide meals for the hungry at 1625 Island Ave., San Diego, CA 92101. Help is needed with cooking, serving, and clean up from 3:00 p.m. onwards. If you have any questions, please contact Mary Jensen.
ANNOUNCEMENTS, VISITATIONS & CONFESSIONS
Please let us know if you have any upcoming important events for us to share with our fellow congregants. Special events are best shared amongst our family, and we encourage you to share your special news with us. In addition, if you would like to schedule a time for a visit or confession with Father Antony Paul, please email him or approach him after the Liturgy on Sunday.
FOOD & CLEAN-UP
To sign up to bring food for the agape meal on Sundays, please fill in the weekly spreadsheet available HERE. We need as many volunteers as possible to keep the church clean on Sundays after the Divine Liturgy. Please consider this important expression of stewardship.