Weekly Update - Apr 11
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PEACE AND GRACE
Commemoration of the Departure of St. Mary of Egypt (April 14 / Baramouda 6)
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.” So rend your heart, and not your garments; Return to the Lord your God, for He is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness; and He relents from doing harm.
Joel 2:12-13
SERVICES THIS WEEK
Tuesday:
Deacon’s Holy Week Preparation Meeting: 7:00 p.m. (in-person)
Wednesday:
No Wednesday Liturgy this week
Service Fair Meeting: 9:00 p.m. (Zoom)
Friday:
Liturgy - Last Friday of Lent & Unction of the Sick: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 a.m.
Lent Series Book Discussion: 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on Zoom (Click Here to join)
Saturday:
Liturgy – Lazarus Saturday: 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Palm Weaving and Youth activities: 3:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Palm Sunday Vespers (with Bishop Abraham): 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Sunday:
Liturgy – Palm Sunday & General Funeral Services: 7:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Liturgy) & 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. (Funeral Services)
Sunday Evening Pascha Praises: 5:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Monday:
Monday Morning Pascha Praises: 11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Monday Evening Pascha Praises: 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
LENT SERIES: CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SPIRITUAL PATH
Join us on zoom for the last discussion on this amazing book. 7:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. on Zoom (Click Here to join)
SUCCESSFUL CHURCH CLEAN-UP DAY
Many members of our congregation showed up at church for our spring clean-up day! The church looks great! God bless all those who worked so hard to clean the Lord’s house.
CONGRATULATIONS TO SARAH AND COLLIN!
Congratulations to Sarah and Collin for the birth of their son, Isaac Collin Feduska! God bless your family with His plentiful grace to the Glory of His Name!
AGAPE MEAL AFTER THE LITURGY!
Hello St. Basil’s family! We’re happy to bring back our weekly Agape meal, but we can’t do it without the help of our congregation.
You can help in the following ways:
Sign up to bring food (Please refrain from excessive sweets).
Sign up for the coffee cart: set up and clean up the coffee cart on Sunday morning.
Hall clean up following the Agape meal.
Please use the link below to sign up.
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1OKBxoDTaw1hUW2y7hik9hKlFk1Bu790Utuxei_K8yjc/edit
God bless your efforts!
LENT SCHEDULE
Join as many Holy Week services as possible! See schedule below
April 15th: Last Friday of Great Lent Liturgy (Unction of the Sick)
April 16th: Lazarus Saturday Liturgy
April 17th: Palm Sunday
April 18-April 22 - Holy Week
Click Here to download the Holy Week Lectionary.
Click here to listen to some Holy Week Hymns!
April 24th - Feast of the Resurrection
PROFESSIONAL NETWORK
As a reminder, the Professionals LinkedIn group is an easy way to connect and network with fellow members of our community.
ST. BASIL WELCOME PORTAL
Do you know about our Welcome Portal? You can use it to register as a member, update existing contact information, volunteer for a church service, make a donation, contact Father Michael, or provide private comments/questions/suggestions. Try it out and visit our Welcome Portal.
FAMILY HOME VISITS
Father Michael is offering home visits for anyone who is interested. Please reach out to him directly to schedule a visit.
Phone: 949-378-0350
Email: FrMichaelMaximous@gmail.com
HELP WITH AMAZON SMILE
If you are looking into other ways to support our church, the AmazonSmile Foundation offers an easy way to give while browsing the Amazon shop. It will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible AmazonSmile purchases, at no cost to you. To shop at AmazonSmile simply go to smile.amazon.com (you may want to add a bookmark to make it easier to return). You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on the product detail pages. If you already own an Amazon account you can use the same account for AmazonSmile. On your first visit, please select “Saint Basil American Coptic Orthodox Church” as your charity of choice. Amazon will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make will result in a donation for our church. Thank you so much for your love and support.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please let us know if you have any upcoming important events for us to share with our fellow congregants. Special events are best shared among our family, and we encourage you to share your special news with us.