Parish News
March 16, 2005
Future Events.......
Lenten Vesper Service schedule.....
This year, the dates of the Memorial (Soul) Saturdays are: March 26, April 2, April 9, June 18, and October 22. If you would like prayers for the souls of your departed family members included during the Memorial Saturday services, please give their names to Father as soon as possible. Special envelopes (Hramoty) are available in the Church Office.
NJ District FOCA Sponsoring Lenten Lectures....
Memorial Saturdays........
The FOCA (Fellowship of Orthodox Christians in America) will sponsor three Lenten lectures during the month of April. All lectures are on Thursdays and will begin at 7:00 p.m. with an Akathist. A question and answer session will follow each presentation and refreshments will be served. The schedule follows: April 7, Father Michael Plekon will speak at St. John’s Russian Orthodox Church in Singac; April 14, Father Alexander Menn, His Grace, Bishop Seraphim of Sendal will be at the Holy Trinity Church in Randolph; and on April 21, Father David Garretson will speak at Ss. Peter and Paul Church in Bayonne. The topic of the lecture series is “Not just ordinary saints – 20th Century Saints.” The program was developed by Father David Garretson, pastor of Ss. Peter and Paul Church in South River, who serves as Spiritual Advisor to the NJ District FOCA.
Pardon our Appearance.......
Painting of the interior of the church is continuing. Scaffolding has been placed in rear of the nave and you have to manipulate around it when you attend church services. Father and the church board urge everyone to use care in getting around the areas. The painting project is due to take another 3 weeks and will include cleaning the Iconastas as well. Hopefully the painting will progress without incident and the inconvenience will be of a limited duration. When all is done, it is expected that everyone will enjoy the beautiful church interior as a result of all the efforts in the past two years.
St. John’s will host a Lenten Vesper Service on March 27 at 4:00 p.m. Refreshments will be served following the service. The Vesper Service is sponsored by our deanery and guest priests from the deanery will be serving. The schedule for Lenten Services for 2005 follows. Lenten Vespers are held every Sunday during Great Lent and all start at 4:00 p.m.
March 20 - Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Jersey City.
March 27 - Here at St. John's in Passaic.
April 3 - Holy Cross Orthodox Church in Medford.
April 10 - Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Manville.
April 14 - Pre-Sanctified Liturgy at Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Paramus at 7:00 p.m.
April 17 -Holy Apostles Church in Saddle Brook
April 24 (Palm Sunday) - Ss. Peter and Paul Orthodox Church in Bayonne.
May 4 - Paschal Vespers will be held in Christ the Savior Orthodox Church in Paramus at 7:00 p.m.
March 27
Lenten Vespers to be held here at St. John's at 4:00 p.m.
March 22
Trustees' Meeting 7:00 p.m.
April 10
Women's Club Luncheon
April 16
Women's Club Bread Baking
April 17
OCMC Coin Boxes due today.
April 9
Church Confessions 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Lenten Pot Luck......
Our usual practice of breaking bread following Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesday of each week will continue this year. Foods brought should be acceptable Lenten dishes. Join us at the Presanctified Liturgy and later in these wonderful fellowship dinners.
