Pan-Orthodox Sunday Lenten Vespers
Let us come together to worship God and support each other in the Journey to Pascha! Vespers begin at 4pm. Attendance at host churches is limited. Live streaming links and in-person sign ups at www.meocca.org.
March 21, Sunday of Orthodoxy (time change: 1pm instead of 4pm): St. Mary Orthodox Cathedral, Minneapolis; March 28, Saint Gregory Palamas: St. George Greek Orthodox Church, St. Paul; April 4, Sunday of the Holy Cross: St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church, West St Paul; April 11, Saint John Climacus: St. Mary’s Greek Orthodox Church, Minneapolis; April 18, Saint Mary of Egypt: Twelve Holy Apostles Greek Orthodox Church, Duluth; April 25, Palm Sunday – Bridegroom Matins: St. Herman’s Orthodox Church, Minneapolis.
Metropolis Lenten Webinar March 27
“Living Salvation”: The Twelve Great Feasts in Scripture, Icons, and Hymns on Saturday, March 27th (9 AM - 12 PM CST) is the first in a series of online religious education programs by the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chicago’s Religious Education Department.
Dr. Paraskevè Tibbs will host three presentations in one webinar that will help participants gain a deeper understanding of Christ and the Holy Church during the time of Great Lent. Adults, Sunday School teachers/religious educators, choir members, Philoptochos members, young adults, and teenagers are invited to participate in this free event. This Zoom conversation will include a time for Q&A from the audience. Register here: http://bit.ly/2N3MUVa
Virtual OCF Game Night
The University of Minnesota OCF is hosting another virtual game night on Thursday April 1st at 7pm! We would love to see old friends and new from the Midwest and beyond. RSVP here.
Community Blood Drive
Lexington-Hamline Community Council will sponsor a Blood Drive in the St. George fellowship hall on Tuesday, April 6 from 1-7 pm. Visit https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=LexhamCC to schedule a donation time. For more information, call LexHam at 651.645.3207.
Spring Opportunities at National Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF)
- Spiritual Wake-Up: During lent (Mar 16 - Apr 22), this community of prayer will meet virtually to learn together throughout the Lenten season. More details will be released on the website soon!
- College Conference: Mark your calendars for May 28-31!
- District Day: Instead of having a regional retreat, we’ll be having an in-person district day, hosted in Minneapolis. More details about this event will come later.
For more information email minniowastudent@ocf.net
Metropolis Worship & Engagement Survey
As part of its strategic goals, the Metropolis of Chicago invites all the faithful (whether active or inactive in parish life) to complete a 10-minute survey at https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/SCMDBSQ before April 30. The purpose is for the Metropolis to understand and clarify how people of all ages define meaningful worship and engagement and hope to implement practices that will enhance our collective worship experience. All responses are anonymous. Thank you for your participation!
March/April 2021 Glad Tidings Published
Click here to read the latest issue of Glad Tidings.
Sermons on YouTube Channel
Click the following link to view past sermons: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcYoNEUYiMji56SjSVlJpu3IN_zSJrvS_
Support for those in Need
Please contact Fr. Perry or our Ladies Philoptochos if you or someone you know is in need (food, clothing, shelter, etc.). Our Ladies Philoptochos, Missions & Benevolence, Discretionary support, FOCUS MN, etc. are here to help.
Announcing 2021 Roselawn Program Prices
Advance planning can give you and your family peace of mind and is also cost-effective because annual cost increases are typically at least 2%. The St. George Roselawn Cemetery Program continues to offer lots at Roselawn in Roseville for a 15% discount off list prices. All revenue from lots supports our church and its ministries. These lots are in the St. George section, adjacent to the Greek Orthodox section, and easily identifiable by the monument/altar table. Contact the church office for more information.
2021 Discounted Prices for Parishioners:
$6,460 = Monument Lot (2 graves)
$4,246 = Flat Lot (2 Graves)
$2,508 = Flat Lot (1 Grave, Limited Availability)
Lots for both monument and marker stones are still available.
Please follow Roselawn regulations for the care and beautification of your lots.
The table-like monument marking our area from Victoria street is visible on google maps and google satellite view at the links below and can be found on the church website.
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9930459,-93.1389199,69m/data=!3m1!1e3?hl=en
https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9931192,-93.1393733,3a,37.5y,107.59h,84.79t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sWsyLYEQ6btgc3SJkAxjgbg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?hl=en
The “Home Church” is a recently released book which provides a pastoral response to mixed Orthodox and Catholic couples, with the purpose of helping to heal the divide between the two churches. The book, written by Fr. Halikias for his doctoral thesis at the Boston University.
Great Lent is upon us! In his message on Great and Holy Lent, His Eminence Metropolitan Nathanael offers small but practical ways we can strengthen our Lenten work of prayer, fasting, almsgiving, and forgiveness.
