Saturday, Sept. 7 – Saturday before the Exaltation of the Cross
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Sept. 8 – Sunday before the Exaltation of the Cross – Birth of the Theotokos
8:30 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
Tuesday, Sept. 10 – Menodora and Others, Martyrs
6:00 PM Akathist* for those suffering Addictions & Mental Illness in Person and on Zoom
Wednesday, Sept. 11 – Theodora, Venerable
8:30 AM Morning Prayer
6:30 PM Divine Liturgy
7:30 PM Firepit Social
Friday, Sept. 13 – Dedication of the Church of the Resurrection
4:00 PM Vespers
Saturday, Sept. 14 – Exaltation of the Holy Cross
8:30 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
5:00 PM Santa Paula Outreach Divine Liturgy
Sunday, Sept. 15 – Sunday after the Exaltation of the Cross
8:30 AM Matins
9:30 AM Divine Liturgy
*Add first names to this prayer service by emailing niemirick@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, Patrick O’Neill, Shannon O’Neill, Fern Bonowicz, Stephen Petach, All the sick and suffering of St. Mary’s
Collection: $9,028.00; Santa Paula: $861.64; Online: $885.00; Candles: $22.00; Parish Socials: $33.00; Holydays: $60.00; Eparchial Appeal: $4,700.00; Improvements: $745.00
Total: $16,334.64 / Attendance – PSM: 72 SPO: 100
Our annual Family Day celebration pig roast potluck will be held on Sunday, September 29 following Divine Liturgy. Sign-up sheets are in the small hall. There will be an activity for children. Check next week’s bulletin for more information.
The beautiful rocks speak of God like voiceless theologians, as does all of nature — each creature with its own voice or its silence. If you bump your hand against a little plant, immediately it shouts very loudly with its natural fragrance, “Ouch! You didn’t see me, but hit me!” And so on, everything has its own voice, so that when the wind blows, their movement creates a harmonious musical GLORY to God. And what more shall we say about the creeping things and winged birds? When that saint sent his disciple to tell the frogs to be quiet so that they could read the Midnight Service, they answered him, “Be patient until we’re done with Morning Prayer!”
-Elder Joseph the Hesycast
“Elder Joseph was a poor hermit who lived in caves far from society, yet he became one of the Orthodox Church’s most influential figures of the twentieth century by kindling a revival of the Jesus prayer (also known as the Prayer of the Heart, “Lord Jesus Christ, Have Mercy on Me”). He was an exceptional phenomenon in these contemporary days of spiritual poverty, and his life emits the fragrance of sanctity. The providence of God arranges that there will be such heroes in every generation so that there will always be inspiring examples.” – Archimandrite Ephraim, former Geronta of St. Anthony’s Greek Orthodox Monastery, and former Abbot of Philotheou Monastery on Mount Athos describing his spiritual father
“Certainly, God did not send his Son into the world to judge the world, but so that the world should be saved through him.” Christ is truly the salvation of the world. As Christians, we are little Christs. Each of us can bring salvation to the world by living the life of Christ. Is God calling you to show his salvation to the world by a life of prayer and repentance as a priest, deacon, monk or nun? To learn more, contact the Vocations Office at 206-329-9219 or email: vocations@ephx.org
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