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Nativity Epistle Nativity Epistle March 2015 . What is Great Lent Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Prepared by Father Philemon Karamanos Detroit His Eminence Metropolitan Great Lent (Clean Monday or Kahara Deftera) this year began on Monday, February 23rd and ends on Pascha, Easter Sunday Morning April 12th. This period is called Great Lent in contrast to Christmas Lent Nicholas (40 days before Christmas), because it is longer - 54 days before Pascha including Holy Week. It is a time of preparation which includes physical and spiritual fasting, repentance and Holy Confession. Physical fasting: Nativity of the Virgin Mary abstaining from meat and dairy products; spiritual fasting: battling our weaknesses, faults; guarding our hearts 39851 W. Five Mile Rd. and tongues; asking for and giving forgiveness; increasing our prayer life. Plymouth, MI 48170 Phone: 734734----420420420420----0131013101310131 What is the Purpose of Great Lent? Fax: 734734----420420420420----0602060206020602 www.nativitygochurch.org The purpose of Great Lent is to bring us closer to God through repentance and confession and thus to be reconciled with Him, as did the Prodigal Son (Luke 15:11-31), as did King David (2 Kingdoms 12). Church Office Hours Monday through Friday 10:00 amam————2:002:00 pm What are the Provisions for this Spiritual Journey for the Orthodox Christian and as a Family? Office Administrator 1. Focus on Christ Kathleen M. Kyriacou This includes reading the Bible and the pamphlet “Great Lent: A Week by Week Meaning.” Pray daily - [email protected] better yet, memorize - the Penitential Prayer of Saint Ephraim (Prayed during Great Lent and actually any time of year - given below). 2015 Parish Council 2. Have a regular prayer life Set aside quiet time each day to pray and go inward, to the oasis of your heart, to ‘…be still and know that Louis Poulos I am God’ (Psalm 45:11, Orthodox Study Bible ) President 3. Make good use of your time Angela Kheir Practice philanthropy, charity, ‘being our brother’s keeper’ (Matt. 25:40). Shut out the ‘noise’ and dis- Vice President tractions of the world, including minimizing TV, social events and avoiding improper places and peo- ple who can tempt you. Voula Sonbay Treasurer 4. Be vigilant against small sins This means daily self examination, especially judging ourselves and not others. (Saint Ephraim’s Charlene Galbraith Penitential Prayer) Secretary Michael Fafalios 5. Accept God’s Will with joy Evans Ferras ‘In everything give thanks.’ (1Thess. 5:18). Merge your will with His and you won’t go wrong. Dennis Ford Angelos Katramados What Other Aids Does the Orthodox Church Give Us? Georgia Koumariotis Read: a) the Four Gospels; b) 1 John; c) Romans: Chapters 12-14 Michael Szlinis Use the Holy Week Book. George Zervos Attend as many Church Services as you can. Prepare for Holy Communion by first preparing to go to Holy Confession - a spiritual cleansing. Daily Penitential Prayer of Saint Ephraim the Syrian O Lord and Master of my life, take from me the spirit of sloth, faint-heartedness, lust of power and idle talk. But, give rather the spirit of chastity, humility, patience and love to your servant. Yes, O Lord and King, grant me to see my own errors and not to judge my brother, for You are blessed from all ages to all ages. Amen. Page 2 e 22 Nativity Epistle 2015 Lenten Services DAY TIME SERVICE 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 1ST 8:45am Orthros SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY 10am Div. Liturgy Wednesday, March 4th 6:30pm Pre-sanctified Liturgy Friday, March 6th 6:30pm Salutations to the Theotokos 2ND SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 8TH 8:45am Orthros SUNDAY OF ST. GREGORY 10am Div. Liturgy PALAMAS Wednesday, March 11th 6:30pm Pre-sanctified Liturgy Friday, March 13th 6:30pm Salutations to the Theotokos 3RD SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 15TH 8:45am Orthros SUNDAY OF THE CROSS 10am Div. Liturgy Wednesday, March 18th 6:30pm Pre-sanctified Liturgy Friday, March 20th 6:30pm Salutations to the Theotokos 4TH SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 22ND 8:45am Orthros SUNDAY OF THE LADDER 10am Div. Liturgy at St. Cons 10am ANNUNCIATION - Greek Independence Day Wednesday, March 25th Liturgy Friday, March 27th 6:30pm Akathist Hymn 5TH SUNDAY OF LENT, MARCH 29TH 8:45am Orthros SUNDAY OF ST. MARY OF EGYPT 10am Div. Liturgy Wednesday, April 1st 6:30pm Pre-sanctified Liturgy Saturday, April 4th 10:00am Lazarus Saturday 6TH SUNDAY OF LENT, APRIL 5TH 8:45am Orthros PALM SUNDAY - END OF LENT 10am Div. Liturgy Page 3 Nativity News SPECIAL THANK YOUS: To Nick and John Petru for skillfully painting the office and Larry Stassinos for graciously donating the paint. To Alex Tzelepis for wiring the electrical and communications lines for the new office. To John Vardouniotis for volunteering to have the carpet cleaned in the Ed Center. To Angela Kheir and cleaning aid Sandy Snyder for cleaning and reorganizing the kitchen (lets work together to keep it that way from now on!). STEWARDSHIP 2015: Please fill out your 2015 stewardship pledge form and remember that according to our archdiocese, a “Parishioner in Good Standing” is an adult who lives their life according to the Orthodox Faith, fulfills their financial obligations and is current on their stewardship. OUR DEEPEST SYMPATHIES: To the family and friends of Christopher Theos, who recently reposed in the Lord. May his memory be eternal. NATIVITY PRAYER LIST: Lord Jesus Christ, Physician of our Souls and Bodies, have mercy on, forgive, heal and save your servants: Michael, Stefanos, Gerasimos, Charles, Maria, Chris, Andrew, Helen, Jenny, Richard, Ekaterina, Michali, Sandy, Nick, Taylor, Mia. Please submit your name or those of loves ones who approve and would like to be prayed for by our community to the office. Names will be listed in the weekly bulletin and monthly Epistle. CONNECTING WITH YOUNG ADULTS: A new committee called Nativity Kiss has been created to communicate love to our young adults age 18-22 who have gone to college, entered the military or moved away through the sending of care packages. If you would like to include a loved one (even if they are living at home), please submit names, address, date of birth and a brief note about what they are doing to [email protected] . Please contact Anne Randall at the above email address or 734-420-2402 with questions or if you would like to help. PAINTING THE NAVE: Thank you parishioners Steve Vlahakis of Seaway Painting and Dimitri Papasoglou of Colortech Painting Co. for teaming up to paint our church interior with paint donated by Sherwin Williams. The much needed and difficult job requires equipment to be left in the church while the improvements are being made, we apologize for any inconvenience. MARCH 1ST - SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY - SCOUTS SUNDAY - All boy and girl scouts are invited to wear uniforms to church and serve with the parish council assisting with Sunday duties such as greeting, ushering, candle and collections. Also Photo June 2014: Father Sean awards Charles Hunsinger, Jay Patterson & Sophia Zervos the Chi Rho award. For scouting info http://www.eocs.org PHOTOS FOR THE EPISTLE: If you have captured any photos showing parish life, please forward them to [email protected] for publication in the Epistle. SARAH LAMBI IN THEATRICAL PERFORMANCE: South Lyon East High School Drama presents Beauty and the Beast starring Sarah Lambi as Cogsworth! Support Sarah and South Lyon arts by seeing her perform March 12th-15th or 20th-22nd. Tickets available at www.southlyoneastdrama.com . Congratulations Sarah and God’s Blessings! HAVE NEWS YOU WANT TO SHARE? Please submit your family news, celebratory events, congratulations, accomplishments, highlights, awards, new job placement or any life moments you wish to have listed on this page to [email protected] . Page 4 Stewardship Orthodox Christian Stewardship is a way of life, which acknowledges account- ability, reverence, and responsibility before God. A primary goal of Stewardship is to promote spiritual growth and strengthen faith. Be- coming a Steward begins when we believe in God, to whom we give our love, loyalty and trust and act on those beliefs. As Stewards, we af- firm that every aspect of our lives comes as a gift from Him. Steward- ship calls on the faithful to cheerfully offer back to God a portion of the gifts with which they have been blessed. An Orthodox Christian Stew ard is an active participant in the life of the Church. The parish encourages all who accept the Orthodox Faith to become practicing Stewards. Each year the Steward is expected to carefully review his or her personal circumstances and make a commit- ment of time, talent, and treasure to support the Parish and her Minis- tries, which in turn support the National Ministries of our Archdio- cese, Metropolises, and institutions. Page 5 Page 6 THE ORDER OF AHEPA DISTRICT # 10 EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION Once again, the Order of AHEPA District # 10 Educational Foundation will be awarding educational scholarships to high school students who are graduating in June 2015. In addition, the Founda- tion will also be awarding scholarships to current college students. It is extremely important that applicants review carefully, the indi- vidual application requirements, to avoid any submission problems. Applications must be completed no later then May 1st. APPLICATION FOR SCHOLARSHIP CAN BE PICKED UP FROM EITHER YOUR SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER OR GOYA ADVISORS. All Scouts Page 7 GOYA SPAGHETTI LUNCHEON SUNDAY, MARCH 8, 2015 ADULTS --- $10.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12 --- $5.00 Following Services Your Support is Greatly Appreciated Page 8 HOLY WEEK AND PASCHA 2015 Palm
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