All Saints Weekly Bulletin

^{Sunday, March 16th}

^{Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas}

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

Making of the Catechumens following the Divine Liturgy

Fellowship Hour hosted by the Johnson Family

Epistle Reading

St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3

IN THE BEGINNING, Thou, Lord, didst found the earth in the beginning, and the heavens are the work of thy hands; they will perish, but thou remainest; they will all grow old like a garment, like a mantle thou wilt roll them up, and they will be changed. But thou art the same, and thy years will never end." But to what angel has he ever said, "Sit at my right hand, till I make thy enemies a stool for thy feet?" Are they not all ministering spirits sent forth to serve, for the sake of those who are to obtain salvation? Therefore we must pay closer attention to what we have heard, lest we drift away from it. For if the message declared by angels was valid and every transgression or disobedience received a just retribution, how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? It was declared at first by the Lord, and it was attested to us by those who heard him.

Gospel Reading

Mark 2:1-12

At that time, Jesus entered Capernaum and it was reported that he was at home. And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them. And they came, bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men. And when they could not get near him because of the crowd, they removed the roof above him; and when they had made an opening, they let down the pallet on which the paralytic lay. And when Jesus saw their faith, he said to the paralytic, "My son, your sins are forgiven." Now some of the scribes were sitting there, questioning in their hearts, "Why does this man speak thus? It is a blasphemy! Who can forgive sins but God alone?" And immediately Jesus, perceiving in his spirit that they thus questioned within themselves, said to them, "Why do you question thus in your hearts? Which is easier, to say to the paralytic, 'Your sins are forgiven,' or to say, 'Rise, take up your pallet and walk? But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins"-he said to the paralytic-"I say to you, rise, take up your pallet and go home." And he rose, and immediately took up the pallet and went out before them all; so that they were all amazed and glorified God, saying, "We never saw anything like this!"

Weekly Calendar



Sun. Mar. 16: Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas (No Meat; Fish, Wine, Oil, & Dairy Allowed)

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

Making of the Catechumens following the Divine Liturgy

Mon. Mar. 17: Ss. Patrick & Alexios (Strict Fast)

6:00pm Great Compline

7:00pm Parish Council Meeting

Tues. Mar. 18: St. Cyril Patriarch of Jerusalem (Strict Fast)

Wed. Mar. 19: Ss. Chrysanthos & Daria the Martyrs (Strict Fast)

6:00pm Presanctified Liturgy w/ Lenten Reflection &

Potluck

This week’s Lenten Reflection: “Live by Faith, Not by Sight” by William Jacobs

Thurs. Mar. 20: St. Myron the New Martyr of Crete (Strict Fast)

Fri. Mar. 21: St. James the Confessor (Strict Fast)

6:00pm Salutations to the Theotokos

Sat. Mar. 22: St. Basil of Ancyra (Wine & Oil Allowed)

6:45pm Men’s Group Bowling Night @ The Christian Center (4100 N Brandywine Dr)

Sun. Mar. 23: Sunday of the Holy Cross (Wine & Oil Allowed)

9:00am Orthros 10:00am Divine Liturgy

Procession with the Holy Cross

Parish Announcements

Making of the Catechumens – Today, Sun. Mar. 16^th following Divine Liturgy

On the 2^nd Sunday of Lent we will be offering the prayer to formally bless the Catechumens who are preapring to enter the Church on Great Saturday. Let us offer them our prayers, love, and support!

Lenten Services – Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays until April 9^th

Great Compline – Mondays @ 6pm

Presanctified Liturgy with Lenten Reflection & Potluck – Wednesdays @ 6pm

Salutations to the Theotokos – Fridays @ 6pm

Men’s Group Bowling Night – Sat. 3/22 @ 6:45pm (Christian Center 4100 N. Brandywine Dr)

The All Saints Men’s group will have a bowling night on Saturday, March 22^nd at 6:45pm at the Christian Center (4100 N. Brandywine Dr). Each It is $9 a game, per person (including shoes). We hope to see you there!

Seniors Club – Tues. March 18^th @ Noon (Chicago Grill)

Senior club will meet at Chicago Grill on Tuesday, March 18. RSVP to Nikki (309-363-3141) know if you will be having lunch with us.

Memory & Tribute Votives – Accepting orders today through April 6th

We will be taking orders for the memory and tribute bags after services today and for the following 3 weeks. The final deadline for orders is Sunday, April 6, to ensure the bags can be ready for Holy Week. The bags are a free will donation, and each person who orders a bag will receive a ribbon cross bookmark. One per person. On Holy Friday at the afternoon services all the names of the deceased will be read by Fr. Funds raised through this activity will be used to purchase liturgical cloths and half of the fund will go to the Porch a food pantry on Ellis close to Main Street. No electronic donations will be accepted, so please see Hannah and Nikki after services. 

Sunday School– Sundays following Holy Communion (Preschool – Highschool)

Sunday School– Sundays following Holy Communion (Preschool – Highschool)

Sunday School is under way! Any children (Pre-school through High School) are welcome to attend class! Sunday School children and teachers come to receive Holy Communion first, and then go downstairs for class.

Prayers for Friday Salutations Services – Fridays @6pm

This year, we would like for our children and youth to have the honor of reading either the prayer to Theotokos or the prayer to Christ at the conclusion of the Friday Salutations services. For more info and to sign-up for one or both of the prayers on a Friday, click on the button below.

Great Lent, Holy Week & Pascha Flower Donations

Please help us to beautify our Church as we prepare to celebrate the services of Great Lent, Holy Week & Pascha. If you would like to donate specific flowers, please see the sign-up sheet in the Narthex. Otherwise, you can give a check to the church office with “flowers” in the memo, or give online by using the following link and selecting “flowers".

Wisdom of the Fathers

"It is pointless for someone to say that he has faith in God if he does not have the works which go with faith. What benefit were their lamps to the foolish virgins who had no oil (Mt. 25:1-13), namely, deeds of love and compassion?"

St. Gregory Palamas

"If you put something fragrant on to burning coals, you motivate those who approach to come back again and to stay near, but if instead you put on something with an unpleasant, oppressive smell, you repel them and drive them away. It is the same with the mind. If your attention is occupied with what is holy, you make yourself worthy of being visited by God, since this is the sweet savour which God catches scent of. On the other hand, if you nurture evil, foul and earthly thoughts within you, you remove yourself from God's supervision and unfortunately make yourself worthy of His aversion."

St. Gregory Palamas