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We had a full day on Sunday, Dec. 16 - Divine Liturgy with the Fields family from St Vladimir's Seminary, whom our parish sponsored for FOCA's Saint Nicholas Project. Father Herman Fields concelebrated at the Liturgy. At the end of the Liturgy, Father Aleksey talked with kids about the meaning behind the symbolic creatures of the Evangelists - the man, bull, lion, and eagle. After the Liturgy, our children gave a Yolka performance, and Saint Nicholas himself visited us with gifts for the kids. Bigs thanks to Sunday School moms for organizing and preparing for the day. Moms, you rock! Also, thank you to the Fett family who are in charge of St Nicholas Project for our parish. The gifts, hospitality, and love that we show to the seminarian families every year really make this Christmas season that much more joyous. It was a joyous day indeed! 
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On Saturday, Dec. 8, our children decorated their gingerbread houses and practiced their Yolka performance for next Sunday.                     Sunday school kids assembled shoe boxes filled with gifts for the children in need.    Source: MosPatUSA.com Photo credit: Reader George Konyev - Media Office of the Patriarchal Parishes in the USA                        Kids preparing some decorations for the Thanksgiving Dinner on Saturday:         Sundays' dinner and fellowship after the Divine Liturgy:               The Annual Picnic has come and gone. Pictures for your viewing pleasure. Thank you to everyone who participated in preparation and celebration of the picnic. PS: if you took pictures at the picnic, please send them our way to post here. We prepared hard:         And we partied hard (some partied harder than others 😉 ):                   Sponsors and donors:  On September 9, the 15th Sunday after Pentecost, we celebrated the Divine Liturgy, at the conclusion of which we prayed for all of our students and teachers. Since we never stop learning in life, all of us are students, and parents, among other duties they have, are also teachers. Therefore, this blessing was for everyone present. May our Lord Jesus Christ always guide us toward attaining that wisdom that profits our souls! Pictures from the Feast of Transfiguration this past Sunday. “On the Feast of the Transfiguration we offer the first fruits to God that they may be blessed, and so that those who offer them and partake of them may attain joy and forgiveness. Just as these fruits grow and ripen under the rays of the summer sun, so may the spiritual fruits of faith and love increase and mature in us by the light of God’s grace.” [Fr Vassilios Papavassiliou, Meditations for the Twelve Great Feasts] Also on this day our choir director, Andrew Miketzuk, Ludmila Pogrebinsky, and Marie Stefanelli celebrated their birthday. Joyous Feast to all! Happy birthday and many years! Also, Barbara Preciado celebrated her birthday this past week. Many years! On Sunday, May 20, we held a nice Sunday School graduation ceremony. At the end of the Divine Liturgy, Father Aleksey delivered a kids sermon based on the icon of Christ - the Good Shepherd. Afterwards, we said thanksgiving prayer for the fun and successful school year, and kids received certificates with prayer cubes. Thanksgiving prayer: |
