Saturday, July 20 – Elijah, Great Prophet
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy and Blessing of Vehicles
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, July 21 – 9th Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Monday, July 22 – Mary Magdalene, Equal to the Apostles
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
5:00 PM Akathist* for those suffering Addictions & Mental Illness
Wednesday, July 24 – Boris and Gleb, Martyrs
6:30 PM Reader Vespers
7:30 PM Firepit Social
Saturday, July 27 – Panteleimon, Great Martyr
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, July 29 – 10th Sunday after Pentecost
8:30 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
*Add first names to this prayer service by emailing neimirick@gmail.com
St. Mary’s: Sundays 8:45 AM or by appointment
Santa Paula: Saturdays 4:15 PM or by appointment
(Please resubmit or submit names to admin@ByzantineLA.com)
The Carlin Family, Michael Hefferon, Shirley Kunze, Michael Mina, Peter Mina, Fr. John Mina, Mila Mina, Lana Zimmerman, Patrick Zimmerman, Shannon O’Neill, Fern Bonowicz, All the sick and suffering of St. Mary’s
Collection: $1,104.00; Online: $340.00; Candles: $42.10; SP Outreach: $2,113.09; Church Improvements: $100.00
Total: $3,699.19 / Attendance- PSM: 64 SPO: 72
The Eparchial Appeal for 2024 is underway! Our goal for our parish this year is $32,260.00. The appeal runs through August. As of July 12th, we have raised $11,125.00.
Thank you to those who have already contributed:
Alig; Brady; Clemens; Golya; Herrera; Horey, F.; Horey, M.; Marschner-Coyne; Matthews; Michnya; Mina; Petach; Reichert; Sumandra, M.; Zimmerman, P.; Zimmerman, W.
8/1-8/14 Dormition Fast
8/14 Music Firepit Social– CALLING ALL MUSICIANS! As we celebrate the Feast of the Dormition with vigil liturgy on Wednesday, our regular firepit social will be a chance for our parishioners to share their musical talents with us. All are welcome to bring their musical instruments; we want to hear you!
8/31 Last Day of the Eparchial Appeal – we are a quarter of the way to our goal! Get your donations to the parish or directly to the eparchy at: https://ephx.org/eparchial-appeal and click on the Proto-Cathedral of St. Mary
Why does our Lord tell Mary Magdalene (feast day on Monday, July 22) “Do not touch me, for I have not yet ascended to my Father” (John 20:17)? St. Cyril of Alexandria ties his interpretation to the words in the Divine Liturgy “Holy gifts to Holy people”. Jesus intends, he explains, to infinitely enhance the way we encounter Him by bringing us into union with him (we become the Body of Christ). Christ does this when he ascends to the Father and then sends us the Holy Spirit (at Pentecost) and thus “births” the Church, and we are reborn as the Body of Christ. Mary will (along with all of us) after Pentecost, have much more intimate access to Jesus than she would by merely clinging to his Resurrected body on the day of Resurrection. Basically, He’s saying “don’t accept a lesser engagement with me when a much greater one is on its way.” Now that we have received the Spirit at Pentecost, St. Cyril explains that we are “Holy people’” and can now touch and cling to the “Holy gifts” that are Christ in the Eucharist. It is no longer “Holy Gifts to weak sinful people” but “Holy Gifts to Holy People.”
-Father Michael
“Take heart! It is I! Do not be afraid.” Our Lord came to his disciples walking on water, and he called Peter to do the same. In fear and faith, he answered Jesus’ call. Is he calling you or someone you know to follow him as a priest, deacon, monk, or nun? Answering with your own fear and faith may be a blessing to you and to our Church. Contact the Vocations Office at 206-329-9219 or email: vocations@ephx.org
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