HOLY THEOPHANY - Friday, January 6 Beginning at 9AM, the Divine Liturgy of St. Basil will be celebrated with the Great Blessing of the Waters immediately following. Please bring a container so you can take some Holy Water home with you that day. Even though Holy Theophany falls on a Friday this year, it is a non-fasting day and a day of rejoicing!
HOW TO PARK ON SANFORD STREET DURING THE WINTER We have even/odd day parking on Sanford Street. On odd dates, parking is restricted to the side of the street across from the church. On even dates, parking is restricted to the church side of the street. This is to help facilitate plowing on Sanford Street as needed. If you park on the wrong side of the street during winter, your car could be ticketed.
WELCOME TO OUR VISITORS Whether you are new to Bangor or if you're just passing through - welcome! Please don't hesitate to introduce yourself to someone you've never met and consider staying for some refreshments and fellowship after the morning service. If you would like to receive mailings or otherwise stay in touch, please leave your contact information (name, address, phone, email) with the person in the church office.
PICK UP A 2023 CHURCH WALL CALENDAR FROM THE NARTHEX TODAY The calendar is available free of charge and will inform you of the Saints for the Day, feast days and fasting guidelines for each day/season of the year. A great resource!
MEMORY ETERNAL! The servant of God, Basil Eleftheriou, passed from this life on Tuesday, January 3 in Ellsworth. Trisagion prayers will be offered at Jordan-Fernald Funeral Home in Ellsworth on Friday, January 6 at 3PM. Funeral will be held at a later date (tba). Basil was the son of Fr. Eleftherios Basil Eleftheriou a beloved pastor who served our St. George Church in the past. Sincere sympathy to all the family members. May God rest the soul of Basil and give peace to his loved ones. Memory Eternal!
HOLY WATER BLESSINGS FOR HOMES & BUSINESSES Fr. is available to offer blessings with Holy Water on Friday and Saturday, January 6 & 7. If you'd like a brief visit for this yearly imparting of grace, please contact him by phone or text 207 385 3000.
ANN MARIE REQUESTS PRAYER FOR HER MOTHER Please remember the servant of God, Anna, Ann Marie's mother, in your prayers. She is in long-term care in NJ and supportive prayers will be helpful in the days and weeks ahead. Thank you!
A MINISTRY TO OUR CHURCH'S NEIGHBORS Our church sits in a neighborhood where there are some obvious on-going needs. A number of lower income people living nearby rely on Manna Ministries' food pantry and soup kitchen (located in the Old Brick Church) somewhat regularly. In an effort to help the pantry help our neighbors, let us make the effort to bring some staple foods to church every Sunday and leave them in the office. We will take the donated foods down to Manna Ministries so we can be part of the effort to feed those who are hungry in our area. This is not meant to be a one-time thing, rather something we do routinely as a ministry to our neighbors. A verse from the Old Testament speaks to the needs for on-going charity, Deuteronomy 15:11, For there will never cease to be poor in the land; that is why I am commanding you to open wide your hand to your brother and to the poor and needy in your land. And the Lord Jesus speaks about the effects of our charitable giving in Matthew 25:40, And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it for one of the least of these brothers or sisters of Mine, you did it for Me.’ So, let us fulfill that which pleases God and He will reward the love and obedience of the giver.