Please note.....
The E-Bulletin will not be published the next two weeks.
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Happy Thanksgiving!!!
May the Lord's Blessings be bountiful.
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Special Guest to Join Us - December 2nd
A special guest will be joining us on
Sunday, December 2nd.
(Hint... from out-of-state)
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Hope and Joy Day of Thanks
Our growing Hope and Joy Group will be meeting on Sunday, November 18th, after services in the social hall. They will be having a lesson on Holy Communion as an offering of thanks, a Thanksgiving craft project, fun, games and lunch.
Also, they will be kicking off the Hope and Joy 'Pluck-a-Feather' community outreach project for the Winchester CCAP, for delivery the week of Christmas. The spirit of the Thanksgiving/Christmas season is alive and well among our very young. We can learn much from them in service to community, Church and Jesus. Bravo to them for setting the example and leading the way. Thank you so very much for being such bright stars in our midst!!! I am especially grateful and pleased at what I see happening among them and the movement of the Holy Spirit through them. We are blessed indeed.
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Did you know that Archbishop Michael was the first Greek Orthodox Archbishop to offer the Invocation at a US President's Inauguration?
President Dwight D. Eisenhower, January 20, 1953
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Parish Record Form
As I mentioned at the Parish Assembly on June 24th, the parish records are lacking and need to be updated. Everyone will need to complete a Parish Record Form (click on link below for the form) in order to be certified as eligible (upon review) for membership in the parish. Only Orthodox Christians in good standing are eligible to be members of the parish. Completed Forms are to be returned to me. Only I will be seeing them and after review, keeping them with the Sacramental Records. You may drop them into the slot at the top of the locked box located on the wall next to my office door if you like or mail them to the church.
Please review the following information from the Uniform Parish Regulations...
Article 18, Section 7
Each Parish shall maintain a Parish Record which shall include, at a minimum, the following information concerning each parishioner: baptismal and family name, occupation (optional), dates of baptism and/or chrismation and marriage, complete family record of spouse and children, date of entry into the Parish indicating if transferred from another Parish, date of death, and such other information that shall be deemed appropriate.
Article 18, Section 1
Every person who is baptized and chrismated according to the rites of the Orthodox Church is a parishioner. The religious, moral and social duties of a parishioner are to apply the tenets of the Orthodox Faith to his/her life and to: adhere to and live according to the tenets of the Orthodox faith; faithfully attend the Divine Liturgy and other worship services; participate regularly in the holy sacraments; respect all ecclesiastical authority and all governing bodies of the Church; be obedient in matters of the Faith, practice and ecclesiastical order; contribute towards the progress of the Church's sacred mission; and be an effective witness and example of the Orthodox Faith and Traditions to all people.
A parishioner in good standing practices all the religious and moral duties as described in this Section 1. At a minimum, a parishioner in good standing must: be eighteen years of age or over; be current in his or her stewardship and other financial obligations to the Parish, abide by all the regulations herein stated and the Parish Bylaws; and cooperate in every way towards the welfare and well being of the Parish. (Stewardship is recommended to be ten percent (10%) of one’s annual income as stated in Holy Scripture to help meet the financial obligations of the Parish, the Metropolis and the Archdiocese.)
Parish Record Form