Orthodox Church of the Annunciation

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St. Paisios was a Monk on Mt Athos. Canonized in 2015. "O Merciful Lord, you who are all-good and all-loving and patient with me, I know I have sinned; in word, deed, and thought, in knowledge and in ignorance, voluntarily and involuntarily. It is impossible for me to list all my sins, because of their multitude, and my forgetfulness, but especially because of my stony insensibility that prevents me from even noticing them. I truly repent of all these sins, including the ones I don’t remember or prevented myself from recognizing as sin. Please forgive me, you who love mankind, and help me to do better; make me your dwelling place, so that I will love holiness and pursue it more closely every day, until the day when at last I see your face."

"Your level of success in life doesn’t depend on how rich you are or how many friends you have. Rather it depends on the level of the purity of your heart and the level of your acquisition of the Holy Spirit." +St. Seraphim of Sarov

Today is the Feast Day of St. Demetrios. https://fb.watch/1mHPMiBRe9/

We are selling Christmas Wreaths--these live wreaths are $25.00 and will be available for pickup at our Christmas Open House on December 5th from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Orders are due Sunday, November 8th. Payment is due by December 13th. Please speak to any parishoner to order.

For more information: https://www.byzanfest.com/

More progress. Layer by layer.

A wonderful resource for parents and kids. https://iocc.org/2020-prayer-journal

During our Town Hall meeting, we discussed Stewardship. As you watch the episode, consider: 1. What does it mean to be a steward of the Church?... 2. What are some ways we can put our time, talent, and treasures to good use, most especially as stewards of the Church? 3. Is being a steward of the Church mean just to constantly give money? 4. Rather than looking at donations as "Church dues", how should we approach what we offer to the Church?