Weekly Update

Sunday, February 15

Judgement Sunday

(Meatfare Sunday)

Through the parable of today's Gospel, our Saviour has set forth three things for us: the condition of the sinner, the rule of repentance, and the greatness of God's compassion. The divine Fathers have put this reading the week after the parable of the Publican and Pharisee so that, seeing in the person of the Prodigal Son our own wretched condition -- inasmuch as we are sunken in sin, far from God and His Mysteries -- we might at last come to our senses and make haste to return to Him by repentance during these holy days of the Fast.

Furthermore, those who have wrought many great iniquities, and have persisted in them for a long time, oftentimes fall into despair, thinking that there can no longer be any forgiveness for them; and so being without hope, they fall every day into the same and even worse iniquities. Therefore, the divine Fathers, that they might root out the passion of despair from the hearts of such people, and rouse them to the deeds of virtue, have set the present parable at the forecourts of the Fast, to show them the surpassing goodness of God's compassion, and to teach them that there is no sin -- no matter how great it may be -- that can overcome at any time His love for man.

Epistle Reading

Gospel Reading

WEEKLY CALENDAR:

Sunday, February 15

Meatfare Sunday

Godparent Sunday

Project Hope Sunday

Prosphoro: Maria Macris

Fellowship:Families for Fanari Luncheon

Memorial: Noula Hondros

Monday, February 16

Pamphilos & His Companions

Dairy Permitted

Tuesday, February 17

Theodore the Recruit

Dairy Permitted

Wednesday, February 18

Leo, Pope of Rome

Dairy Permitted

6:00pm Catechism

7:00pm Bible Study
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Thursday, February 19

Philemon, Archippos of the 70

Dairy Permitted

Friday, February 20

Leo, Bishop of Catania

Dairy Permitted

2:00pm Catechism

Saturday, February 21

Saturday of Souls 2 (Aescetics)

Dairy Permitted

8:30am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

UPCOMING

SERVICES & EVENTS:

Sunday, February 22

Forgiveness Sunday

Dairy Permitted

8:30am Divine Liturgy

9:30am Vespers of Forgiveness

Metropolis of Chicago Vespers of Forgiveness @ Holy Trinity, Schiller Park, IL (6:00pm)

Prosphoro: Mary Schmidt

Memorial: Zoi Tsaliangos - 40 Day

Fellowship: In Honor of Jess and Tyler Crane's Marriage Blessing

Monday, February 23

Clean Monday (First Day of Lent)

Strict Fast

6:00pm Great Compline w/ Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Tuesday, February 24

Finding of the Head of St. John the Baptist

Oil & Wine Permitted

6:00pm Great Compline w/ Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Wednesday, February 25

Tarasios, Patriarch of Constantinople

Strict Fast

6:00pm Pre-Sanctified Liturgy

7:15pm Bible Study

Thursday, February 26

Porphyrios, Bishop of Gaza

Strict Fast

6:00pm Great Compline w/ Canon of St. Andrew of Crete

Friday, February 27

Procopios the Confessor

Strict Fast

6:00pm Salutations to the Virgin Mary

Saturday, February 28

Saturday of Souls 3 (St. Theodore)

Wine & Oil Permitted

8:30am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy

Events

CELEBRATIONS

Congratulations to Anthony and Crystal Contos who were married at All Saints on February 7!

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IN MEMORIAM

February 15

Noula Hondros - 1 Year

February 22

Zoi Tsaliangos - 40 Day

FELLOWSHIP HOUR HOSTS

Coffee hour sign up

February

8: Philoptochos Go Red!

15: Families for Fanari

22: Sarah, Nancy, Canela, and Theodora in honor of Jess & Tyler Crane's Marriage Blessing

March

15: Michael Pappas Family

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Please, pray for the health and protection of our beloved parishioners:

Thelma Theodore, Esther Anthos,

Elaine Koliopoulos, Mary Tucci, Joann and Sam Edenburn, Margie Walsh.

Please also pray for some of those individuals who are facing challenging situations in their life, who are supported by our community's Community Outreach Ministry:

Ryan, Michelle, Kenadi, Michael, and Nik.

*contact the church office to be added to our prayer list*