This Week’s Services & Events – Join us! Today, Sun., Aug. 23rd
Upcoming Events – Save The Dates! Church New Year/Rite of Forgiveness – Aug. 31st & Sep. 1st
Hours ---- 9:45am Divine Liturgy ---- 10:00am Please stay to pray for the departed family of Sergius Stavisky after. Join us for Coffee Hour following the Divine Liturgy every Sunday!
Start the Church New Year off right by coming together on Aug. 31 st for Vespers and September 1st to ask God’s blessings upon our efforts, to heal any brokenness we might carry, and to strengthen us in doing His will. The rite of forgiveness will be offered following the evening’s service Aug. 31st at 6:30pm.
Wed., Aug. 26th
Nativity of the Theotokos – Sep. 7th & 8th
ZUMBA (Dance Fitness Class)
---- 6:30pm
Fri., Aug. 28th Vespers (Beheading of St. John the Baptist)
Sat., Aug. 29
----6:30pm
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Divine Liturgy (Beheading of St. John the Baptist) ---- 10:00am Great Vespers & *Confessions ---- 5:00pm *Fr. John hears confessions following evening services or by appointment.
Sun., Aug. 30
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Hours Divine Liturgy
---- 9:45am ---- 10:00am
Parish Service Project – August & September Our entire parish is collecting school supplies for Anchor House, a Trenton-based organization serving underprivileged, runaway, and foster youth. Supplies will be delivered at the end of September. 25% of Trenton residents live in poverty. Worship. Fellowship. Education. Service. Outreach. Evangelism.
CONTACT Suicide Prevention and Crisis Hotline CONTACT will offer two 40 hour training courses for prospective HOTLINE VOLUNTEERS beginning Tuesday, Sept. 15; mornings 9:30am-12:30pm and evenings 7:3010:30pm. A one hour, no obligation, orientation session will be held on Sept. 15 at 9:30am and 7:30pm at the Pennington United Methodist Church, 60 South Main Street, Pennington, NJ 08534. Information and registration: www.contactofmercer.org and 609-883-2880.
Let Us Pray To The Lord! For The Health & Salvation Of: Pdn. Michael, Dka. Leslie, Ksenia, Maria, Ann, Richard, Mary, Marie, Joan, John, Pauline, Maryann, Jan, Charles, Nadia, Mary, Irene, Joseph, Theodore, Lynne, Martha, George, Michael, Mark, Sbdn. Sergius, Michael, Archpriest Paul, Carmine Newly Departed: Valentin Goroshko Contact Fr. John to add a name to the parish prayer list.
The Nativity of the Theotokos is the first of the Church’s 12 Great Feasts celebrated each year. Make a point to sing praises to God’s mother at Vespers beginning Sep. 7 th at 6:30pm and the Divine Liturgy on Sep. 8th at 10:00am!
Church School – Sep. 13th Church School classes begin Sunday, Sep. 13th at 9:00am. For more information about this year’s activities and classes please speak with Fr. John.
40-Day Church Building Project! – Sep. 14th Help build our church into a house of prayer. Beginning September 14 th the church will be open everyday, usually more than once, until Oct. 26 th (40 Days). We need not all attend everything, but we do all need to do a little bit more. The times will be 10:00-11:00am; 12:30-1:30pm, and 6:30-7:30pm. Bring a friend, light a candle, give your cares to God and be renewed…your soul will thank you!
M.O.P.S. – Sep. 22nd Beginning Tuesday, Sep. 22nd, Mothers of Pre-Schoolers (M.O.P.S.) will meet the second and fourth Tuesday of each month from 9:30am to noon. M.O.P.S. provides free childcare for two hours and gives moms a chance to refresh themselves with other moms! Tell your friends and neighbors! See Mat. Andrea for more information.
Volunteering – You Can Do It! Coffee Hour Hosts Each Sunday following the Divine Liturgy a “Coffee Hour” is held. This is hosted on a volunteer basis and new people are always encouraged to join. You can partner with another person or family or do it by yourself. You can bring bagels and coffee or a four-course meal, but please do help to support one another and make our time on Sunday afternoons enjoyable by pitching in. A sign-up sheet is posted outside the kitchen in Daria Hall. Many hands make light work!
Adult Education – On The Incarnation
A five-week adult study course will meet on Thursday evenings for one hour at 6:30pm beginning October 1st and ending October 29th. Those planning to attend should purchase in advance “On the Incarnation” by St. Athanasius with an introduction by C.S. Lewis, printed in 2003. The book is available through St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, ISBN # 0-913836-40-0. Seeking, Knowing, and Living God’s Will
Sophia – Wisdom of the Saints “The business of the Christian is nothing else but to be ever preparing for death.” -
St. Irenaeus of Lyons (2nd Century), commemorated today, Aug. 23rd.
Did You Know…???
Rev. Fr. John Diamantis, Parish Priest 812 Grand Street, Trenton, NJ 08610 609.393.1234 FrJohnDiamantis@gmail.com SaintVladimir.org
August 23rd, 2015 Irenaeus of Lyons
The icon of the wonder-working image of Christ “Not made by hands” which we celebrate each year on Aug. 16th can be found in this church in the narthex above the red doors? This depiction of our Savior was first created by Jesus Himself and brings healing and protection to those who venerate it with faith in Christ.
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Weekly Offering
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Last Sunday’s Attendance: 53 Last Sunday’s General Fund Offering: $1,019.00 Weekly General Fund Goal: $3,003.35 (The goal meets our annual budget.)
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Welcome! If this is your first time with us, be sure to sign the guest register in the entranceway then join us next door for light food & hearty fellowship! Birthdays, Names’ days, and Anniversaries will be celebrated in Daria Hall following the Divine Liturgy.
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