JOIN US ON MAY 9th AT 5:00 PM FOR VESPERS   
 

Commemoration of St. Gregory Nazianzen, 
Bishop, Confessor & Doctor 
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Sunday, May 9, 2026

Lauds: 9:00 AM 

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Holy Mass: 10:00 AM

Liturgical Color: White

Join Us for Light Refreshements, 
and Coffee After Mass

Closed Council Meeting 
After Coffee Hour

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Called to Serve? Discover the Liturgical Ministries of Our Parish

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Acolyte Training
Saturday, May 16 at 10 AM  
 

• Serving at the altar is a beautiful way to deepen your participation in the Divine Liturgy. Those who assist help uphold the prayerful rhythm of our worship and support Fr. Gabriel and our clergy in their sacred duties.
  
  If you feel called to this ministry, please speak with Fr. Gabriel during coffee hour.

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Altar Guild
Volunteers Needed  
 

• The Altar Guild plays a quiet but essential role in the life of our parish. These volunteers care for the vestments, vessels, linens, and the adornment of the altar, ensuring that our worship space reflects the beauty and dignity of Orthodox worship.
  
  If you would like to learn and serve in this ministry, please connect with Sally Noble after worship.

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Choir & Chanting
Join us, Saturdays at 10 AM 
 

• Our choir leads the congregation in the sacred hymns of the Divine Liturgy, giving voice to the Church’s prayer and helping all present enter more deeply into worship. Whether you have years of experience or simply a desire to learn, those who feel called to offer their voices in praise are welcome to speak with our choir director, and reader, Charlie (David) Roth. 

• 🎙️ Tune in daily to The Fathers Speak, a podcast from the Orthodox West. Join Father John Fenton, as he reads selections from the Church Fathers, aligned with the Western Orthodox liturgical calendar.

Please Remember to Pray for...

• Your Parish, Corliss Catherine Lawrence, Diocese, Archdiocese, Dn. Elijah and wife Evelyn, Jerri Cox, Tina Greer, Fr. David, Kh. Mona, Kh. Karen Kinnick, Barbara Myers, Gary Gillmore, Art Sill, Charlie and Alida Roth
  
  "O Lord Almighty, the Healer of our souls and bodies, You Who put down and raise up, Who chastise and heal also; do You now, in Your great mercy, visit our brothers and sisters who are sick."

For Our New Priest

• Jesus, eternal Priest, keep this thy Priest, Father Gabriel Souza, within the shelter of Thy Sacred Heart, where none may touch him. Keep unstained his anointed hands, which daily touch Thy Sacred Body; keep unsullied his lips, purpled with Thy precious Blood; keep pure and unearthly his heart, sealed with sublime marks of Thy glorious priesthood. Let Thy holy love surround him, and keep him ever spotless from the world. Bless his labours with abundant fruit, and may they to whom he has ministered be here below with joy and consolation, and in heaven his beautiful and everlasting crown. Amen.

For the Increase of Priests

• O Almighty God, look mercifully upon Thy Church, and incline the hearts of many of her sons to offer themselves for the work of the sacred ministry; so that by their labors, Thy Light may shine in the darkness of the world, and the coming of Thy kingdom may be hastened by the perfecting of Thine elect.  Through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

• Reminder
  
  There is a list left in the Narthex for parishioners to remember those who need our on-going intercessions to God. The list is picked up after the Office by one of the Acolytes so they can be remembered. Customarily their names are mentioned in the Mass. However, remembrances and intercessions now are moved to the announcements in our Communion Service.