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December 17
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Next Sunday, December the 24th, after the Divine Liturgy, in the parish hall, there will be a presentation of the documentary entitled "GLORIFICATION OF BLESSED XENIA OF ST. PETERSBURG".
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December 3
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The copy of the wonder-working Port-Arthur icon of the Mother of God is visiting our parish until December 10th. Because of this, Molebens and akathists to Blessed Xenia this Wednesday are replaced with Molebens and akathists to Port-Arthur icon of the Mother of God. If you wish to have a Moleben to Blessed Xenia please contact Fr. Viatcheslav.
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December 3
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Beginning with the coming Wednesday, December the 6th, every Wednesday, at 7:30 PM, in the parish hall, there will be a reading and discussion of the commentary of Blessed Theophylact on the Gospel of Matthew.
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November 30
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December schedule has been posted.
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November 26
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According to the ancient custom, oil lamps were placed before the icons in our church. We humbly ask all of our parishioners to donate the pure olive oil for the commemoration of their relatives and friends.
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November 26
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Our choir is much in need of help with singing on Saturday evenings. Please, help us to praise our God in a worthy manner.
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November 19
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A big and heartfelt thanks to all who labored in the organization of our annual Pelmeni last Sunday! May the Lord preserve all of you!
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November 19
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The Moleben and Akathist to Blessed Xenia, both in the morning and in the evening of Wednesday, November the 22nd, are cancelled.
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November 5
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Many thanks to all of our parishioners who labored yesterday at the clean up of our church yard. May the Lord keep all of you!
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November 2
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Posted Pelmeni announcement.
If you would like to help organize this event please contact Olga Kirillov at (613) 592-4321. The hall set up will take place on Saturday, November 11 at 10 am. Help in the kitchen and hall will be needed on Sunday, November 12 from 11 am.
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October 31
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November schedule has been posted.
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October 29
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Father Viatcheslav and matushka wholeheartedly thank all the parishioners for their warm wishes and gifts on their name days. Many thanks to everyone!
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October 22
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The annual Fall cleaning of the church grounds will take place on Saturday, November 4th, after the Divine Liturgy. We ask all of you to please take part in taking care of our church!
Please bring with you any necessary gardening tools: rakes, gloves, cutters, showels, brooms, etc.
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October 22
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Meeting of parents whose kids want to participate in the Nativity Yolka will take place on Sunday, November 5th, after the Divine Liturgy.
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October 8
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The prayer service and akathist to Blessed Xenia on Wednesday, October 11th, is cancelled, so that all of us could travel to Montreal for the 7 pm service before myrrh-streaming icon of St. Anna, mother of the Holy Theotokos, which is being brought from Philadelphia.
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October 8
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We wish to express our whole-hearted gratitude to our sisterhood and to all of our parishioners for the beautifully adorned church and for the wonderful meal during the visit of Vladyka Gabriel.
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October 8
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On Saturday, November 25th, at 4:00 PM, in the parish hall will be a presentation for the young adults: "St. John Chrysostom - life, works, legacy".
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October 1
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October schedule has been posted.
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October 1
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We will celebrate the feast of the Protection of the Most Pure Mother of God with our brothers and sisters at the Holy Protection Church. The divine services on October 13th, 14th, and 15th will be held there. Bishop Gabriel plans to be there on October 14th and 15th.
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September 25
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Today, around noon, passed away Vladyka Metropolitan Vitaly.
Panikhida for the newly-departed Vladyka Vitaly will take place tomorrow at 6:00 PM.
Memory eternal!!!
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September 24
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The prayer service and akathist to Blessed Xenia on Wednesday, September 27th, will start at 6 PM.
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September 24
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By the mercy of God Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan will visit our parish on Saturday, September 30th and Sunday, October 1st. On Saturday, at 4:00 PM, there will be a meeting with Vladyka, where he will speak about the latest developments in, and answer the parishioners' questions about, the process of reestablishing of Church unity between the Russian Church Abroad and the Russian Church of the Moscow Patriarchate. Then, the service will begin at 6:00 PM as usual. On Sunday, the meeting of the bishop will be at 9:30 AM. After the Divine Liturgy, the Cross Procession and the Moleben, there will be a festive meal. We humbly ask our parishioners to bring a salad, or a dessert for the common table.
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September 14
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19th Annual Russian Orthodox Church Musicians' Conference in Toronto
With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan Laurus the 19th Annual ROCM Conference will be held from October 4-8, 2006, in Toronto, Ontario.
In honour of the sesquicentennial of Alexander Kastalsky (1856-1926), this year’s conference will feature lectures on this great Russian composer and explore his liturgical music.
The conference is organized by the Canadian Diocese Music Committee under the authority of the Synodal Liturgical Music Commission of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia and the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Toronto, Ontario.
The purpose of this conference is to bring together choir members and conductors to explore the wealth and beauty of Russian Orthodox church music. Participants will gain practical and theoretical knowledge and experience through lectures, workshops and rehearsals which culminate in festive pontifical services. Further, participants will have the opportunity to exchange ideas, get to know like-minded people and expand their liturgical repertoire.
The All-Night Vigil and the Divine Liturgy will be held at the Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Cathedral located at 23 Henry Street, Toronto, Ontario. For more information please visit conference website at http://www.rocmconference.org/
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September 10
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The solemn divine services for our parish feast will take place according to the usual schedule on Saturday, the 23rd, and Sunday, the 24th of September.
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September 10
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By the mercy of God Bishop Gabriel of Manhattan will visit our parish on Saturday, September 30th and Sunday, October 1st. On Saturday, the service will begin at 6:00 PM as usual. On Sunday, the meeting of the bishop will be at 9:30 AM. After the Divine Liturgy, the Cross Procession and the Moleben, there will be a festive meal. We humbly ask our parishioners to bring a hot dish, a salad, or a dessert for the common table.
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September 3
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Father Viatcheslav will be away from Ottawa from Sunday, the 3rd, until Saturday, the 9th of September. In case of emergency he can be reached at the following number (613) 862-9045.
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September 1
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September schedule has been posted.
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August 27
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The prayer service for the children beginning their studies will take place at the end of the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, September 10th.
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August 23
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With heartfelt sorrow we inform you of the passing away of the father of Michael Kushnerenko: Michael Timofeyevich Kushnerenko.
The parish panikhida will take place on Thursday, August 24th, at 7:00 PM.
Memory eternal!!!
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August 13
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We express our sincere gratitude to Vladimir Rojkov for the covering of the church floors with new varnish. May the Lord save you!
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August 6
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Our parish is very much in need of volunteers for the organization of the parish Sunday church school. If you are not indifferent to the spiritual education of our youth and if you will be able to participate in this God-pleasing work, please, contact father Viatcheslav.
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August 1
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There were two typos in the printed English version of the schedule: a wine and oil sign is missing for Saturday, August 26th, and Divine Liturgy on Monday, August 28th, will start at 9 am instead of 10 am. We apologize for the confusion.
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July 31
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August schedule has been posted.
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July 23
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The prayer services and akathists to Blessed Xenia on Wednesday, July 26th, at 10:00 AM and 6:30 PM, are cancelled.
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July 1
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We humbly ask all of our parishioners, and especially our singers, to come to church before the beginning of the service. The excessive moving throughout the church distracts those who are present from prayer for the sake of which we attend the divine services.
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July 1
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July schedule has been posted.
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June 25
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A heartfelt thank you to all, who labored in the beautification of the church grounds yesterday. May the Lord save all of you!
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June 20
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The annual cleaning of the church grounds will continue on Saturday, June 24th, at 10 am. We ask all of you to please take part in taking care of our church!
Please bring with you any necessary gardening tools: rakes, gloves, cutters, showels, brooms, etc.
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June 18
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Saturday, July 1st, is the feast of our parish brotherhood in honor of St. John of Shanghai. The Divine Liturgy will be held at 9:00 AM, and the All-night Vigil at 6:30 PM on Friday, June 30th.
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June 12
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There will be a funeral for Liudmila Molodtsov-Peterson on Wednesday morning at 9:00 AM. Concequently, the Akathist to Blessed Xenia at 10:00 AM is cancelled. The Moleben and Akathist at 6:30 PM will take place as scheduled.
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June 1
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We apologize for the short notice. The annual spring cleaning of the church grounds will take place on Saturday, June 3rd, at 9 am. We ask all of you to please take part in taking care of our church!
Please bring with you any necessary gardening tools: rakes, gloves, cutters, showels, brooms, etc.
If you have any questions please contact Nicholai Timtsenko at (613) 259-2992.
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May 31
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St. Xenia's Annual Parish Picnic will be Sunday June 18th 2006 following the Divine Liturgy in the court yard.
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May 31
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June schedule has been posted.
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May 28
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Our choir directors are much in need of help with singing on Saturday evenings. Please, help us to praise our God in a worthy manner.
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May 21
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We express our heartfelt gratitude to those who labored in the organization of the first dinner, which was auctioned off at the "Bliny"! The second dinner is scheduled for Saturday, June 3rd. The organizer of these dinners, Vladimir Anatolievich Skok is much in need of volunteer help of our parishioners. He will be glad to work with everyone, especially those, who will wish to help out for the first time. Vladimir Anatolievich can be reached at (613) 762-6351 or, by e-mail, at: .
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May 21
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According to the ancient custom, oil lamps were placed before the icons in our church. We humbly ask all of our parishioners to donate the pure olive oil for the commemoration of their relatives and friends.
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May 3
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The annual spring cleaning of the church grounds will take place on Saturday, May 13th, at 10 am. We ask all of you to please take part in taking care of our church!
Please bring with you any necessary gardening tools: rakes, gloves, cutters, showels, brooms, etc.
If you have any questions please contact Nicholai Timtsenko at (613) 259-2992.
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May 1
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May schedule has been posted.
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April 18
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Schedule has been changed.
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April 16
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Our sisterhood worked very hard last Friday. The church was cleaned and many things were prepared for the forthcoming holidays. Dear sisters, a heartfelt Thanks to all of you!
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April 16
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On Sunday, April 30th, after the Divine Liturgy, a paschal egg hunt will be organized for the children.
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April 9
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On Sunday, April 30th, after the Divine Liturgy, in the parish hall, there will be a meeting of all the men of our parish. We invite everyone to stay in order to get better acquainted with each other and to discuss the participation of men in the life of our parish.
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April 9
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On Sunday, May 7th, after the Divine Liturgy, in the parish hall, there will be the annual general meeting of our parish. We humbly ask all of our parishioners to mark that date on the calendar and to support our parish by being present at the meeting.
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April 2
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We wholeheartedly congratulate our beloved sisters with the feast of their heavenly protectress holy martyr Daria (March 19th/April 1st). Many thanks to you, dear sisters, for your sacrificial work in the building up of our community and the beautification of our church.
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April 1
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April schedule has been posted.
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March 26
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The time for the collection of funds for the decoration of the burial shroud during the Holy Week has come. If you have the opportunity and the desire to help, please, speak to our warden, Olga Kiriloff.
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March 19
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Next Sunday, March 26th, after the Divine Liturgy, in the parish hall, there will be a meeting of all the women of our parish. We invite everyone to stay in order to get better acquainted with each other and to discuss the participation of women in the life of our parish.
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February 28
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March schedule has been posted.
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February 12
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The seventeenth annual Bliny will take place on Sunday, February 26th, at 1:00 PM. We are much in need of the possible help of all parishioners with the baking of bliny, the selling of tickets, and the organization of the auction. God bless you for your help!
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February 5
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Our choir directors are much in need of help, especially from young people. If you sing in the choir, but do not attend the services on Saturday night, please, try to come and help. We are greatly in need of singers who could come for the beginning and stay until the end of the service.
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January 31
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February schedule has been posted.
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January 30
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Bliny announcement posted.
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January 29
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Our parish celebrates its Patronal Feast on the 11/24th of September, on the day of the glorification of Blessed Xenia. On the 24th of January/6th of February, the day of her falling asleep, there will be a Divine Liturgy at 9:00 AM, along with an all-night vigil at 6:00 PM on the eve. We invite everyone to bring any dish to share at the lunch after the Divine Liturgy.
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January 29
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Ruskoka invites everyone to The Matryoshka Ball. For complete information please visit http://www.russianball.com/.
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January 22
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On behalf of the entire parish, many heartfelt thanks to all those, who labored in the organization of the wonderful Nativity Yolka this year. May the Lord Save all of you!
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January 22
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The children's lessons in the Law of God will resume next Sunday, January 29th, after the Divine Liturgy. The children's Russian Language lessons continue each Sunday at 9:00 AM.
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January 22
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We express many thanks to the family of the newly departed Serguei Bytchine for the good vessels for the keeping and dispersing of Holy Water. May his Memory be Eternal!
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January 15
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We ask that all, who wish to have their homes blessed after the feast of the Baptism of the Lord, make arrangements with Fr. Viatcheslav or with the warden, Olga Kiriloff.
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January 8
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Father Viatcheslav, matushka and the children sincerely wish to thank all of the parishioners for the warm Nativity greetings. May the Lord save all of you!
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January 2
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The funeral for Serguei Bytchine will be on Wednesday, January 4th, at 10 am. A memorial meal will be at the church after the burial.
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January 2
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Typos in January schedule have been corrected.
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January 1
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Posted January schedule.
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January 1
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Posted announcement about Kaliadki (Christmas Carols).
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January 1
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The prayer service and akathist to Blessed Xenia on Wednesday, January 4th, at 10:00 AM, is cancelled.
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