February 12th to February 19th From the Desk of Fr. Gabriel
St. Mary Magdalene Weekly E-Bulletin
Upcoming Schedule Lazarus Bag Project Deadline We are so grateful to all who have signed up for our Lazarus Bag project +Wednesday, February 12th, this year! Please get your items in by this Sunday so that we can Compline, 6:00 PM. Metanoia, organize the bags and have them blessed and ready to go for Great Lent! 6:30 PM If you did not sign up to bring anything, please consider donating towards the purchase of additional items! +Thursday, February 13th, Choir Rehearsal, 6:00 PM Pre-Lenten Choir Rehearsals We have two rehearsals left until Great and Holy Lent Begins! The first is +Saturday, February 15th, Great on this Thursday, February 13th at 6:00 PM. The next one is two Vespers and Confessions, 4:00 weeks later, on Thursday, February 27th, beginning at 6:00 PM as well! PM Please make every e"ort to attend! +Sunday, February 16th, Hours Meat Fest Announced! and Divine Liturgy, 9:50 AM Mark you calendars for Sunday, February 23rd, as after Divine Liturgy, we will be having our annual Meat Fest Luncheon! Don’t forget to bring +Monday, February 17th, Inter- your favorite meat dishes and appetizers to Church with you, as we say Christian Basketball in Linden, “farewell” to meat until after Great and Holy Pascha! 6:30 PM Inter Christian Basketball Dates +Wednesday, February 19th, The next Basketball Open Gym will take place this coming Monday, February 17th, at Hope Lutheran Church in Linden, beginning at 6:30 Compline, 6:00 PM. Metanoia, PM. All are invited to join us! 6:30 PM Metanoia Class Continues Birthdays We only have 3 weeks left of Metanoia Classes for the semester! This week’s class is on Repentance and Sin, from the Eastern Orthodox Noah Bilas Perspective! Please join us! Ethan Suriano Emmanuel Lazar Watson Deadline for Pilgrimage Sign up! Diaconitza Susan Schlaack The deadline to sign up for our pilgrimage to St. Tikhon’s, Holy Andrew Auxier Transfiguration, and Holy Trinity monasteries is Sunday, March 1st! If you are planning on joining us for these pilgrimages, please see Fr. Gabriel as soon as possible! Anniversaries
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St. Mary Magdalene 2020 Lenten Monastery Pilgrimage
Trip Itinerary Sunday, March 29th: Divine Liturgy at St. Mary Magdalene in Fenton Michigan. Depart for Holy Trinity Jordanville Monastery, arriving on Sunday Evening. *We will be traveling through Canada, so Passports are required!
Monday, March 30th: Morning Services at the Monastery and Breakfast. Tour of the Cathedral, Baptistery, Candle Factor, Incense workshop, and bookstore. Lunch and free time to explore, before departing for St. Tikhon’s Monastery in the evening
Tuesday, March 31st: Early Morning Services at the monastery, followed by breakfast and a tour of the Monastery Church, Museum, and Grounds. Lunch, followed by free time in the afternoon. Depending on availability, a visit to see the weeping icon of “The Tender Heart” in Taylor, PA, followed by dinner at Cooper’s restaurant in Scranton.
Wednesday, April 1st: Pre-Sanctified Divine Liturgy at the Monastery Church and a bookstore visitation. Departing early afternoon for Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Ellwood City, PA.
Thursday, April 2nd: Morning Services and breakfast with the Mothers and Sisters, followed by a tour of the Monastery Grounds and Bookstore. Lunch will be provided, before departing home for St. Mary Magdalene
Cost is $340 per person (Cost does NOT include fuel, restaurants, and donations to the monasteries) Email Fr. Gabriel at [email protected] for more information! 2
St. Job the Long Suffering A 5 Week Lenten Study on the Book of Job Monday Evenings at 6:30 PM (March 6th-April 3rd)
“Why Do Bad Things Happen to Good People?”
The question of Theodicy is one that has plagued mankind for millennia. “Why does God allow suffering, sickness, and sorrow in this life” is perhaps one of the most common questions asked of Priests in their ministry. During this 5 week Lenten Study, Fr. Gabriel will explain how the “answer” lies in the Book of Job.
2439 S Long Lake Rd. Fenton, Michigan 48430 st-marymagdalene.org From the Desk of Fr. Gabriel “Metanoia” Learning to Change One’s Heart for God
In a Christian World now littered with various denominations, each teaching a di!erent version of the same Gospel, have you ever wondered or thought about what the earliest Christians taught, how they worshiped, and what believed? Now is your opportunity to come, discuss, and learn about the fullness of what the Ancient Christian Faith is all about!
This 7 Week Class will cover the fundamental beliefs of the Ancient Christian Church, passed down to us from Christ and His Disciples
Spring Semester, 2020
Wednesday, January 15th, 6:30 PM: Introduction into Orthodoxy. What is Holy Tradition? Wednesday, January 22nd, 6:30 PM: What do we believe about God? Wednesday, January 29th, 6:30 PM: What is the purpose of man’s existence? Tuesday, February4th, 6:30 PM: What is Prayer? The Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer Wednesday, February 12th, 6:30 PM: Missing the Mark: An Eastern View of Sin Wednesday, February 19th, 6:30 PM: Who is Jesus and What Did He Come Here to Do? Wednesday, February 26th, 6:30 PM: What does the Church believe about Mary?