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Worship Sunday Orthros 8:30am & Divine Liturgy 9:30am
Saturday Vespers & Weekday Services (see Online Calendar)
Confession (by appointment)
Our Mission “St. George Greek Orthodox Church is a Christ-centered
Community that:
Our Vision "Ascending together to the fullness of Life"
+NO FASTING+
Sunday before Epiphany
8:30AM ORTHROS
9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY
11:00AM Sunday School
+SYNAXIS OF 70 APOSTLES
+EVE OF THEOPHANY - STRICT FAST DAY
8:15AM ROYAL HOURS
10:00AM VESPERAL LITURGY
11:00AM AGIASMOS - BLESSING OF THE WATERS
+THEOPHANY (EPIPHANY): BAPTISM OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST
8:00AM ORTHROS
9:00AM DIVINE LITURGY
10:00AM AGIASMOS - BLESSING OF THE WATERS
1:30PM Daytime Bible Study
+SYNAXIS OF THE FORERUNNER JOHN THE BAPTIST
+FAST DAY
12:00PM Outdoor Blessing of the Waters
5:00PM Vespers
+ST. GREGORY OF NYSSA
Sunday after Epiphany
8:30AM ORTHROS
9:30AM DIVINE LITURGY
10:30AM VASILOPITA CELEBRATION
1:00PM Parish Assembly
+ST. THEODOSIOS CENOBIARCHOS
Sunday before Epiphany
The Reading is from St. Paul's Second Letter to Timothy 4:5-8
TIMOTHY, my son, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil your ministry.
For I am already on the point of being sacrificed; the time of my departure has come. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Henceforth there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous judge, will award to me on that Day, and not only to me but also to all who have loved his appearing.
Sunday before Epiphany
The Reading is from Mark 1:1-8
The beginning of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. As it is written in the prophets, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way; the voice of one crying in the wilderness: prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.' John was baptizing in the wilderness, preaching a baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins. And there went out to him all the country of Judea, and all the people of Jerusalem; and they were baptized by him in the river Jordan, confessing their sins. Now John was clothed with camel's hair, and had a leather girdle around his waist, and ate locusts and wild honey. And he preached, saying, "After me comes he who is mightier than I, the thong of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie. I have baptized you with water; but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit."
Follow this link to sign up for services on Sunday, January 3 at 8:30/9:30am.
Greeters: Aida Abebe & Richard Kanavati
Follow this link to sign up for Royal Hours at 8:15am or Vesperal Liturgy at 10am on Tuesday, January 5.
Follow this link to sign up for services on Wednesday, January 6 at 8/9:00am
It is with a heavy heart, but with hope in the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, that we share with you the passing of +Barbara Bauman, on December 28, 2020. To read her obituary, click https://www.holcombhenryboom.com/obituary/barbara-bauman
Daytime Bible Study continues to meet on the first and third Wednesdays at 1:30pm. On zoom. Our next meeting is on Epiphany; January 6, 2021. We will study God's covenant with Abram in Genesis 15. 1-21. Please join us! Click here to join via Zoom; Meeting ID: 831 1842 4028 and Passcode: 463906. If questions, contact Kathy Ryan at kathy.aeiou@gmail.com
Join the group of greeters/ushers who help at in-person church services! Contact Yodahe Gamada if interested at 612.715.8651 or yodahegamada@gmail.com
Happy 90th birthday on January 3 to Evelyn Boosalis; please wish her well on her special day!
A virtual Parish Assembly has been scheduled for Sunday, January 10, 2021, at 1 pm. An agenda including the zoom link was mailed recently. We hope you will join us for this important meeting. 40 stewards are needed to reach a quorum. You will need to login individually on a computer or mobile device in order to vote.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83672440416?pwd=cUtxbEpvUnJvQXpLV0JPMUJONS9IZz09
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Passcode: 610591
Watch your mailboxes for the latest Glad Tidings issue and 2021 wall calendars. Click here to read the newsletter.
Following Epiphany, please contact Fr. Perry to have your house blessed! No complicated planning or preparation necessary. You provide a bowl of water and make sure your family is present. Please call, text, or email Fr. Perry (651) 706-9672 cell or frperry@stgeorgegoc.org to schedule a house blessing. Χρόνια πολλά! Many Years for the feast of Epiphany!
Follow this link to sign up for services on Sunday, January 10 at 8:30/9:30am.
As we prepare for our annual Lenten speaker series and discussions, our Evening Bible study is going on hiatus. Thank you to all those who participated last semester! Our Daytime Bible Study continues; see blurb above.
Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 6, 2021: skiing and snow tubing at Wild Mountain. Stay tuned for details!
OCF is running a food drive December 6-January 3 for the benefit of college students who experience food insecurity and/or homelessness. Items such as canned goods, grains, pasta, granola bars, peanut butter, etc. may be dropped off in the exonarthex. For further information, email ocf@umn.edu. Thank you to those who donated so far!
The Minnesota Eastern Orthodox Christian Clergy Association (www.meocca.org), will hold the annual Theophany/Epiphany Blessing of the Waters service on the Mississippi River on Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 12:00 noon, at Hidden Falls Park, 1313 Hidden Falls Drive, St. Paul. The half-hour service is free and open to the public. The service will end with the local priests immersing a gold cross in the Mississippi River, symbolizing Jesus Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan 2,000 years ago.
Our MEOCCA sponsored, 12-week, Winter 2021 cooperative catechism course, Intro to Orthodox Christianity will begin on Monday, January 11, from 7-9 pm. The class is open to all; people interested in learning more about Orthodox Christianity, inquirers, catechumens, and current Orthodox Christians we well! The course is an excellent opportunity to deepen the knowledge of the Orthodox Christian Faith. Classes will be held virtually via Zoom to begin the semester. Register online at https://forms.gle/mrMdtTKJcSkPfjrw8 or www.meocca.org Feel free to join for an individual session as well!
The annual March for Life will take place Friday, January 22, 12:00 noon at the State Capitol steps and grounds in St. Paul. This year there will not be a bus.
This program, offered January-June 2021 by the Orthodox Christian Leadership Initiative, invites parish leaders such as clergy, Parish Council members and Ministry Chairs to problem-solve, share best practices, gather insight, and celebrate successes. Various cohorts of Learning Groups, centered around specific topics chosen by participants, will be led by trained facilitators on a monthly basis. Visit https://www.orthodoxservantleaders.com/peer-learning.html to learn more and to pre-register.
The Prophet Malachi ("messenger of God") is the last of the twelve minor Prophets, and also of all the Prophets of the Old Testament. He prophesied in the days of Nehemias, a wise man among the Jews, who also held a high and powerful position in the court of Artaxerxes the Long-armed, King of the Persians, who reigned from 465 to 424 B.C. Malachis' book of prophecy is divided into four chapters; he foretold the coming of Christ as the Sun of Righteousness (4:2)
The Martyr Gordios who was from Caesarea of Cappadocia, was a centurion by rank. Unable to bear the impiety of the heathen, he withdrew to the wilderness to purify himself through prayer and fasting. After he perceived that his ascetical training had prepared him sufficiently, he came down from the mountains when a certain pagan festival was held in Caesarea, attended by all, and presented himself before the multitude. Although the spectacles of the festival continued, no one paid them any heed, but all eyes were turned upon him. From his sojourn in the mountains, his look was wild, his beard was long, his raiment squalid, his body like a skeleton; yet a certain grace shone round about him. He was recognized, and a loud shout and tumult was made as his fellow Christians rejoiced, and the enemies of the truth cried out for his death. He boldly professed his faith before the Governor, and after torments was beheaded, in the reign of Licinius in the year 314. Saint Basil the Great delivered a homily on Saint Gordios, mentioning that some of those in his audience had been present at the saint's martyrdom (PG 31:497).
Children's Bulletin for Sunday, January 3
May Their Memory be Eternal!
Winter 2021 Class Schedule