Weekly Services
(Please note schedule subject to change. Please call church office to confirm times.)
Sunday Services: Orthros 8:15 am; Divine Liturgy 9:15 am. Followed by Sunday School and Fellowship Hour in our Community Center.
Weekly Feastday / Major Saint Day Liturgies: 9 am Orthros followed by Divine Liturgy.
According to tradition, Anna, the ancestor of God, lived for sixty-nine years, and her spouse Joachim, for eighty; according to one account, Saint Joachim died two years before Saint Anna. The Theotokos had been orphaned of both her parents already when she was eleven years of age, when she was living in the Temple (see Sept. 8 and Nov. 21). Saint Anna is invoked for conceiving children, and for help in difficult childbirth.
5th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Romans 10:1-10
Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is that they may be saved. I bear them witness that they have a zeal for God, but it is not enlightened. For, being ignorant of the righteousness that comes from God, and seeking to establish their own, they did not submit to God's righteousness. For Christ is the end of the law, that every one who has faith may be justified. Moses writes that the man who practices the righteousness which is based on the law shall live by it. But the righteousness based on faith says, Do not say in your heart, "Who will ascend into heaven?" (that is, to bring Christ down) or "Who will descend into the abyss?" (that is, to bring Christ up from the dead). But what does it say? The word is near you, on your lips and in your heart (that is, the word of faith which we preach); because, if you confess with your lips that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. For man believes with his heart and so is justified, and he confesses with his lips and so is saved.
5th Sunday of Matthew
The Reading is from Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1
At that time, when Jesus came to the country of the Gergesenes, two demoniacs met him, coming out of the tombs, so fierce that no one would pass that way. And behold, they cried out, "What have you to do with us, O Son of God? Have you come here to torment us before the time?" Now a herd of many swine was feeding at some distance from them. And the demons begged him, "If you cast us out, send us away into the herd of swine." And he said to them, "Go." So they came out and went into the swine; and behold, the whole herd rushed down the steep bank into the sea, and perished in the waters. The herdsmen fled, and going into the city they told everything, and what had happened to the demoniacs. And behold, all the city came out to meet Jesus; and when they saw him, they begged him to leave their neighborhood. And getting into a boat he crossed over and came to his own city.
United Way’s Tools 4 School Backpack program: Please see flyers in email and at Church. The backpacks have to be Delivered to United Way by August 15th at the latest, please drop the completed backpacks off at the church a week or two before that date.
Parishioners, if you have a St Anna access key card and have not received the alarm instructions and codes yet, please contact Jorge Ferreira via email at jorge.ferreira@jacobs.com for further instruction.
Church Calendar:
Wednesday, July 24: Great Vespers of the Dormition of St. Anna, 7:30 pm
Thursday, July 25: Dormition of St. Anna, 8:30 am, Orthros followed by Liturgy
Friday, July 26: St. Paraskevi, 8:30 am, Orthros followed by Liturgy
Saturday, July 20: St. Panteleimon, 8:00 am, Orthros followed by Liturgy
Paraklesis for the Dormition of the Theotokos, 7 pm:
Thursday, August 1
Friday, August 2
Wednesday, August 7
Thursday, August 8
Friday , August 9
Monday, August 12
Tuesday, August 13
Monday, August 5: Great Vespers of Transfiguration, 7 pm
Tuesday, August 6: Transfiguration Feastday, 9 am Orthros, Liturgy, and Blessing of Grapes
Wednesday, August 14: Great Vespers of Dormition, Holmdel Church, 7 pm
Thursday, August 15: Dormition of Virgin Mary, St. Anna, 9 am , Orthor followed by LIturgy
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2019 Very Important Dates: Sept 6-7-8 -OPA Nov 3 -Fall General Assembly Nov 16-17 -Eat & Shop
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Volunteers
We always welcome volunteers who can dedicate the time and effort to help with the ministries, events, cleaning, etc. Please let us know if you are interested in volunteering for 2019-2020
Stewardship is the sharing of the talents and treasures that God has provided for us. An Orthodox Christian Steward is an active participant in the life of the Church. The parish encourages all who accept the Orthodox Faith to become practicing Stewards.
2019 Stewardship Drive: We currently have 131 Pledges totaling $144,164 for an average of $1,100 and $101,758 received to date. We also have 13 families who have contributed $7,255 to date but have not submitted a stewardship card. It is important that all families complete a stewardship card to be considered a steward. Current Stewardship List and other stewardship information is posted in bulletin board by water cooler.
We need everyone’s participation to exceed this year’s stewardship pledge target of $170,000. If the remaining 60, 2018 stewards give at the same level as last year we could exceed our budget and reach a record high number of stewards.
If you have not done so already, we ask that you prayerfully consider your stewardship commitment and submit a 2019 pledge card as soon as you can. You can check to see if you are on the Stewards List attached to this bulletin.
…Remember a rich man is not one who has much, but one who gives much