Please share the following with family and friends that do not have internet/social media access.
COVID-19 Church Updates
If you are sick, have flu-like symptoms or, are Immunocompromised
Please Do Not Attend Church Services
You can find a list of live broadcasts
https://www.goarch.org/live-broadcasts
Εάν είστε άρρωστος ή άρρωστη, έχετε συμπτώματα γρίπης, ή κατεσταλμένο ανοσοποιητικό
Σας παρακαλούμε Μην έρχεστε στις Λειτουργίες
Μπορείτε να βρείτε ζωντανές αναμεταδόσεις
https://www.goarch.org/live-broadcasts
For more information/Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/prevention.html
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Please Do Not Kiss The Icons to Venerate Them
Honor Them ONLY By Bowing
www.goarch.org/-/2020-03-06-covid-19-news-release
Older adults and people who have severe underlying chronic medical conditions like heart or lung disease or diabetes seem to be at higher risk for developing more serious complications from COVID-19 illness. Please consult with your health care provider about additional steps you may be able to take to protect yourself and our more vulnerable brothers and sisters.
Σας παρακαλούμε Μην Φιλάτε τις Εικόνες
Δείξτε τον Σεβασμό σας Κάνοντας μια Μετάνοια
www.goarch.org/-/2020-03-06-covid-19-news-release
Άτομα άνω τον 65 ετών και άτομα με χρόνιες παθήσεις όπως για παράδειγμα καρδιακά ή αναπνευστικά προβλήματα ή σακχαρώδη διαβήτη τείνουν να έχουν υψηλότερο ρίσκο να αναπτύξουν σημαντικές επιπλοκές σε περίπτωση που κολλήσουν τον νέο ιό COVID-19. Σας παρακαλούμε να επικοινωνήσετε με τον γιατρό σας για επιπλέον μέτρα που πρέπει να πάρετε για να προστατευθείτε και να προστατέψετε τους πιο ευπαθείς αδερφούς και αδερφές μας.
For more information/Για περισσότερες πληροφορίες:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/about/transmission.html
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Thursday, March 12th, 2020
Dear Fellow Parishioners,
With the outbreak of the Covid-19 (coronavirus) in our local community, we, the executive committee and Fr. Panteleimon, convened and discussed the matter at length. In order to best protect our community and be socially responsible we feel that at this time it is necessary to suspend or reschedule the following groups and events until March 23rd. We will monitor the situation and make further decisions based on the current information available. All scheduled church services shall continue as scheduled.
Ministries: JOY, GOYA, Dance Groups, Bible Studies, Athletics, Golden Agers, and Philoptochos are suspended.
Events: March 15th General Assembly & March 19th Parish Council meeting to be rescheduled at a later date.
Hospitality: Wednesday evening Lenten meals and Sunday coffee hour are suspended.
At this time, we will continue to have Greek and Sunday School classes. Any decision to suspend or alter current classes will be based on Wauwatosa School Board’s directives.
Our Friday evening Fish Fry will continue as scheduled. Any volunteers that feel uneasy about fulfilling their obligation, please contact your Team Captain and we can make the necessary adjustments.
Epiphany daycare shall continue its regular business hours.
The Archdiocese has sent these 10 directives based on the instructions of the US Center for Disease Control (CDC) that we will put into effect immediately.
- All parishes will provide stations in the Narthex and/or Nave for the Faithful to disinfect their hands as they enter the Church.
- Signs will be posted at the entrance that recommend sick persons not attend the Services, but participate via television or the Internet (URL should be posted as well)
- The clergy will not offer their hands to be reverenced and will refrain from touching the faithful either through handshakes or an embrace.
- Signs will be posted recommending that honor be shown to Icons and the blessing cross by only bowing.
- No books – Liturgical or Scriptural, will be kept in the pews. Parishioners will be instructed to bring their own books from home.
- The Faithful will not receive the Antidoron from the Clergy, but on their own as they leave the church.
- In the case of the use of flowers (Sunday of the Veneration of the Cross, Palm Sunday, Holy Friday), the Faithful will take them on their own as they leave the church. On Holy Wednesday (Holy Unction), each priest will anoint each Faithful using separate cotton-tipped swabs.
- The Eucharist will be distributed as per usual.
- In concelebrations, the clerical “Kiss of Peace” will be through bowing to one another. In parishes where the laity exchange the “Kiss of Peace,” they will avoid contact through bowing to one another.
- After every service, all liturgical objects and surfaces to be thoroughly cleaned.
If you are sick or feel like you are becoming ill, please use common sense and stay home. These measures shall be reviewed and adjusted as more information becomes available.
Sincerely,
Fr. Panteleimon & Parish Council Executive Committee
As of Friday, March 13th, Greek School and Sunday School classes are cancelled until further notice.
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Regarding letter of recommendation requests from Fr. Panteleimon
Please note that during late winter Fr. Panteleimon receives many requests (often as many as 30 or 40) for letters of recommendation. Father asks that you give him at least one week (7 days) to process these requests. Please also note that, when letters are completed, we ask you to pick them up in the office yourselves as we don't want to be the cause of applications not being complete, and/or parts of applications not being with the rest of the application. Thank you for your help with this.
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Important
Confession is a beautiful and God blessed sacrament of the church, and we should all partake of it prior to the resurrection of our Lord.
Please note that Fr. Panteleimon will be hearing confessions up to and including Lazarus Saturday (April 11). He will not be hearing Easter confessions after that.
If you would like to get a confession in, please contact father as soon as possible.