Announcements
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- WE WELCOME YOU to Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church! We are happy to have you visit and worship the Lord God with us. If you would like more information about our Parish and, perhaps, becoming a parishioner, please, see any member of the Parish Council or visit our website: www.saintspeterandpaulscranton.com , God Bless you!
- SUNDAY SCHOOL Sessions are held after Divine Liturgy. The upper classroom in the Center is the place to be! Thank You to our teachers, students, parents, grandparents and all who support our Sunday School programme. God Bless!
- CHURCH CLEANING for this week, anyone else who can and cares enough to help. Please, remember to tend to the candlestands and main aisle before leaving church today. We need a few more volunteers (women and men) to supplement our cleaning teams. Can you help for an hour or so each month? God Bless! “I WAS GLAD WHEN THEY SAID UNTO ME: LET US GO UP UNTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD!”
- OUR PARISH HALL (SCHOOL/CENTER) is in dire need of repair. The Parish Council is and has been seeking estimates to complete the necessary work. Some bids have already been received. Please, pray for a successful completion of this work for the good of our parish. Donations towards this project are greatly appreciated. Thank You! God Bless!
- PAY A VISIT to our Parish website: www.saintspeterandpaulscranton.com. Keep up with news and Divine Services, photos, the weekly video presentation, links to Orthodox sites and more. Be a website Sponsor for a donation of just $25 per month. Sponsorship forms are available in the narthex. We need donations to keep our parish website on-line. PLEASE, favourably consider sponsoring the website for a month or more. God Bless you!
- THE HOLY FIRE, from the Church of the Resurrection * in Jerusalem, burns brightly in the lampadas in our church. If you wish to make a donation for the burning of the Holy Fire in the Altar (Sanctuary) or Nave (main body) of our temple, please, stop at the candle-desk. Offering intentions may be made for the health and salvation of family and friends, or for the blessed repose of departed Christians. A donation of $25 per month is requested to cover the cost of candles. [A “link” has been included on our website for more information about the HOLY FIRE. Log-on to it when you have time.] God Bless!
- LIVE-STREAMING, and encore viewing, of the Divine Liturgy is available at - www.stjohnsmayfield.org and in living colour on the radio at 94.3 FM from Saint John’s Russian Orthodox Cathedral, Mayfield, - Sunday at 9:30AM. - www.holytrinityorthodox.com from Holy Trinity Russian Orthodox Church, Baltimore, (Archpriest John Vass). – Sunday at 10:00AM It is NOT a substitute for NOT attending Divine Liturgy in church on Sunday or any other day. God Bless!
- A WORD (or more) of “THANKS” to our parishioners and friends who help with the upkeep of our parish church, Center, cemetery; those who help with landscaping, repairs, interior and exterior beautification and everything* you, our parishioners and friends, do to make Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church a worthy place for the glorification of God and His Holy Church. GOD BLESS YOU! MANY YEARS! – *and SNOW REMOVAL, too!!! God Bless!
- AN IMPORTANT and necessary ingredient in our Lenten discipline/practice is almsgiving. Our parish has a long-practiced tradition called the Lenten Sacrifice. When this tradition began (a few generations ago!) each parishioner was asked to offer 0ne dollar ($1.00) per day for each of the forty days of the Great Fast (Lent)- a total of $40.00. These alms were designated to cover the cost of parish insurance premiums. Today, we know that all expenses have risen – the dollar doesn’t have the buying power it did sixty years ago. Just as our own personal and family expenses have increased, so, also, our parsh family cost-of-living have risen. So please, continue to make your ‘Lenten Sacrifice” as an integral part of your personal Lenten discipline. Donate alms according to your ability. You will find that the Lord God will bless and reward your generosity and sacrifice. Your Parish thanks you; and you will be laying up for yourself treasure in heaven. Special envelopes for the Lenten Sacrifice are available in the vestibule. THANK YOU! GOD BLESS YOU!
- SPRING is here! The robins are setting-up residence ; pussywillows will be poppin’ soon!; and the “DAFFY-DILLS” are sprouting above ground! The Canadian geese are honking! But KEEP YOUR SNOWSHOVEL NEARBY (Just in case!!!) GOD BLESS!
The Jesus Prayer
LORD JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD, HAVE MERCY ON ME, A SINNER!
[ pray this prayer often during the day ]
PRAY FOR PEACE IN UKRAINE
GLORY TO GOD FOR ALL THINGS!
[A word to our Parishioners and Friends: When making your Last Will and Testament, please, be sure to include Saints Peter and Paul Russian Orthodox Church among your beneficiaries. The Church has helped, guided and nourished you throughout your entire life. Making a final bequest to our Parish will help you and it will help your Parish. Pray and consider this. God Bless you!]
