WEEKLY ONLINE BULLETIN

March 29, 2026

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5th Sunday of Great Lent:

St. Mary of Egypt

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St. Mary of Egypt & Saints of the Day:

On the Fifth Sunday of Lent the Orthodox Church commemorates our Righteous Mother Mary of Egypt. The feast day of Saint Mary of Egypt is April 1, however, she is also commemorated on this Sunday due to her recognition by the Church as a model of repentance. Our holy mother Mary was born in Egypt. She had left her parents at the age of twelve to go to Alexandria, where she spent the next seventeen years in debauchery and the greatest profligacy. Living on charity and linen-weaving, she nevertheless offered her body to any man, not being forced to it by dire necessity as were so many poor women, but as though she were consumed by the fire of a desire that nothing was able to appease, to continue click here

Saint Mark was Bishop of Arethusa in Syria. In the days of Saint Constantine the Great, Saint Mark, moved with divine zeal, destroyed a temple of the idols and raised up a church in its stead. When Julian the Apostate reigned, in 361, as the pagans were now able to avenge the destruction of their temple, Saint Mark, giving way to wrath, hid himself; but when he saw that others were being taken on his account, he gave himself up. Having no regard to his old age, they stripped him and beat his whole body, cast him into filthy sewers, and pulling him out, had children prick him with their iron writing-pens. Then they put him into a basket, smeared him with honey and a kind of relish of pickled fish, and hung him up under the burning sun to be devoured by bees and wasps. But because he bore this so nobly, his enemies repented, and unloosed him.

PRAYER LISTClick Here to offer your prayers for those in need of prayer.

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Click here to download a PRAYER FOR THOSE GOING THROUGH DEPRESSION

CHILDREN'S WORD

Click on the image above to download the current or previous Children's Word publications.

Click Here for This Week’s Theme: We trust in Christ's words!

Virtual Tour of our St. George

We ask all members of our Parish Family to share this virtual tour (18 minutes) which explains everything one may see inside our Cathedral of St. George.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE TOUR

Light a Virtual Candle

Did you know that you can light a Virtual Candle from your computer?

YOU CAN!!!

Simply click on the picture and you will be taken to our website where you can light virtual candles. There are 3 easy steps:

Take your computer mouse over the candles on the table.
Click on a candle to pick it up and bring it the the virtual flame.
Light your candle and hover over the candlestand until the base is highlighted, click on your mouse and the candle will be placed in the virtual sand!

We thank the Library/Museum Committee for overseeing the setup of the online program and of course the Internet Ministries Department of the Archdiocese who is able to make this happen!

PASTORAL VISITATIONS MARCH 30 THROUGH APRIL 3 – If you or a loved one are not able to attend services during Great and Holy week and would like to receive the Mysteries/Sacraments of the Church, please contact the Church office so a Pastoral visitation can be scheduled.

ANAGENNESIS EASTER FLOWER DONATION BOX – To make it easier for you to offer your donation for Lenten, Holy Week, and Pascha flowers and other needed items, a donation box has been placed in the Narthex/Nave of the church. Donations can also be dropped off at the church office or mailed. Your generosity is very much appreciated.

PASCHA EGGS – The Anagennesis Ladies are asking for individuals to donate one or two dozen red, cooked eggs for Pascha. Eggs should be delivered to the Church during Holy Week, Holy Monday, April 6th through Holy Saturday, April 11th between 9am and 4pm. Your response to this appeal is greatly appreciated.

PART-TIME HELPERS/READERS NEEDED – We have services during Great and Holy Week next week. We welcome those who would like to assist and help with the readings. If you would like to volunteer to help with reading various Scripture passages or to chant, please come to the chanter stand before the service to offer your participation.

VESPERS OF LOVE SERVICE ON PASCHA - As we have in previous years, we are looking for those who can read foreign languages to proclaim the Gospel in as many languages as possible (which is the tradition of the Church at this service).

PASCHA POTLUCK FELLOWSHIP HOUR - Easter morning after the Divine Liturgy, come, break the fast, and celebrate the Glorious Resurrection of our Lord and Savior. The Board of Directors will provide roast lamb and liquid refreshments. Bring a dish to share and join your fellow parishioners in the celebration. All are welcome! Καλή Ανάσταση!

SCHOLARSHIP PACKAGES are available in the display outside the church office and online simply by clicking here

SPRING BUS TRIP – The Library presents a Bus Trip to St. Methodios Faith & Heritage Center on Saturday, May 2, 9am to 3pm. See the flyer in this bulletin.

PROSPHORA REQUESTED – We invite you to be a provider of prosphora to be used for The Divine Liturgy. We use 5 loaves on average for each Sunday Divine Liturgy. We appreciate your help with this special offering.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Tues. Mar 31

Greek PreK Class 4pm

Adult Conversational Greek Class 6pm

Wed. April 1

Girl Scouts 6pm

Orthodoxy 201 on ZOOM 630pm Click here to register

Sat. Apr 4

Lazarus Saturday

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

Pancake Breakfast

Palm Cross Making/Holy Week Setup

Sun. Apr 5

Palm Sunday

Matins 830am

Divine Liturgy 930am

Sunday School/HS Discussion Group

Fish Dinner

Bridegroom Service 6pm

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY - The Families in Transition (FIT) Soup Kitchen serve hundreds of families and individuals in the community who need help. The Assumption Parish has requested to help on the 4th Sunday of every month. Anyone who is 16 or order can volunteer to help! If you are passionate about making a difference in your community, there is no better time than right now to join our volunteer team! Please contact Sophia Koustas Sophia.koustas@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering!

Each household is invited to pick up a complimentary copy of The Divine Liturgy Explained in the community center during coffee hour.

Our thanks to Fr. Peter Chamberas for all his hard work that produced this wonderful resource.

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Listen to sermons

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Youth Sermon 3/22/26

There are many ways that we can announce wonderful events in our life, we can call, text, share a post/update, and yes even send something through snail mail. Yet this week we once again celebrate the Greatest News that humankind needed to hear.

What do we do now with this Good News?

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Main Sermon 3/22/26

Today on this the 4th Sunday of Great Lent, we hear about a young man (who was brought to Christ by his father), who suffered with foaming of the mouth, grinding of teeth, what would be diagnosed today as a form of epilepsy. We then hear in a dialogue the father of the child state to Christ “I believe, help my unbelief”.

What does this event in the ministry of our Lord have to do with us on our Lenten Journey?

Why couldn’t the disciples heal the young man?

What does Christ tell His disciples?

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Youth Sermon 3/15/26

On this 3rd Sunday of Great Lent, the Church places the focus and offers the support of the Holy Cross to her faithful.

Is the Cross something we just wear around our neck?

Is it just something to do before we kiss an icon?

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Main Sermon 3/15/26

The Church has been battling an enemy (the devil) from day one. Though the enemy has many weapons that it uses to hurt and damage our relationship with Christ and each other, the Church offers all of her faithful a weapon the not only defeated the enemy, but also defeated death.

This is the Cross and it is the Church’s most powerful weapon for those who believe in it!

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Great & Holy Week Info

EVENTS, FLYERS & INFO!!!

+PROSPHORO+

Bread has been the emblem of God’s providence for us, throughout humanity’s history. Both physical (bread as food) and spiritual - the επιούσιον (epiousion) or “supersubstantial” bread of the Lord’s prayer, the bread of Holy Communion.

In the Orthodox Christian church, the pinnacle of our worship is union with Christ, both spiritually but also physically, by consuming the Body and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Since the Last Supper, before every Divine Liturgy, one or more of the faithful prepare and bring bread to church to be used as the Body of Christ in the Eucharist. The Orthodox church is liturgical. For those of us who bake prosphoro, the liturgy begins as we prepare to bake!

Prosphoro is an offering to God, made from His material gifts to us, and prepared lovingly and prayerfully.

A special website is available to share with the faithful this ‘proper’ method of preparation of the holy gift according to the Greek Orthodox tradition. Please click here to learn how to bake this beautiful offering.