As pilgrims on life’s journey, we are occasionally aware – sometimes by surprise – of Christ’s presence in our midst. Other times, we become aware only when reflecting back to an extraordinary experience. So it was with our retreat, “Living and Growing in Christ,” lead by the Abbess of Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery, Mother Raphaela.
Prayers requested for Fr. Michael
Please remember the Archpriest Michael Mihalick, our former pastor, in your prayers as he recovers from a series of serious health issues.
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Pre-Lenten Retreat
Mother Raphaela, Abbess of Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery in Otego, NY, will be visiting our parish this weekend. On Saturday, she will lead the parish in a Pre-Lenten Retreat, titled Living and Growing With Christ.
The order of the day is as follows:
- 9:00 AM Welcome and Sign-in
- 10:00 AM Morning Prayer: The Third Hour
- 10:45 AM First Session
- 12:30 PM Lunch (included in registration cost)
- 1:30 PM Second Session
- 3:00 PM Break
- 3:15 PM Final Session
- 5:00 PM Vespers (please note, Vespers will not be served at its usual time of 7:00 PM)
A suggested donation of $15 will be collected at the door. This will defray the cost of the lunch and transporting Mother Raphaela. Any extra funds will benefit the parish.
If you are planning on attending, please let us know by registering. You can do so by contacting Virginia Jerosh at vginjon56@aol.com, or by phone at 631-271-4209 — please do not delay! While we will accept unregistered parishioners at the door, we need to know the number of participants, particularly to prepare the day’s lunch and refreshments.
Please join us for what promises to be a spiritually profitable and well-spent day.
Concert of Georgian Music by St. Nino’s Choir
An unforgettable, unrepeatable and unbelievable moment. The sense that you had seen, or heard, or touched something ineffable, unknowable, something transcendent. It was truly a moment in which, with a heartbreaking honesty, you felt that you had directly experienced the mercy of God. It was sacramental in every sense of the word. It reminded us of what music, liturgy, art, life, culture and history are all about: the overwhelming sense of thanksgiving to God for all that we have received and for all that we have not received. A completely uncompromised and unqualified thank you to life, life as an expression of an intimate and immediate communion with God Almighty. Amen.
Continue reading Concert of Georgian Music by St. Nino’s ChoirMemory Eternal: Yuriy Handler
Yuriy Handler, the father of our parishioner Paullina Simons, reposed in Our Lord on Monday, January 17, 2011, after enduring through a long illness. Yuriy was predeceased by his loving wife Albina Handler, with whom he is pictured above.
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