Sunday of St. John Climacus (the Ladder)
The Fourth Sunday of Great Lent
On this day is commemorated St. John Climacus, abbot of Sinai (sixth–seventh century), who is assigned a special Sunday in Lent because, by virtue of his writings and his own life, he forms a pattern of the true Christian ascetic. St. John is the author of The Ladder of Paradise, one of the spiritual texts appointed to be read in church during Lent. His memorial, like that of St. Theodore, has been transferred to the movable from the fixed calendar, where he is remembered on 30 March. The first Canon at Matins on this Sunday is based on the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:30–5): the repentant Christian is likened to the man who fell among thieves.
The Lenten Triodion, The Service Books of the Orthodox Church, St. Tikhon’s Seminary Press, p.53
Fasting ends lust, roots out bad thoughts, frees one from evil dreams. Fasting makes for purity of prayer, an enlightened soul, a watchful mind, a deliverance from blindness. Fasting is the door of compunction, humble sighing, joyful contrition, and end to chatter, an occasion for silence, a custodian of obedience, a lightening of sleep, health of the body, an agent of dispassion, a remission of sins, the gate, indeed, the delight of Paradise.
†St. John Climacus
St. John Climacus: The Ladder of Divine Ascent, The Classics of Western Spirituality, p.169.
Father and family are headed up to St. Tikhon’s for confession on Thursday. There will be no services on Thursday the 18th or Friday the 19th this week. Also note that the Wednesday services have
changed: Presanctified Liturgy on Wednesday will now be at 9:00 a.m. (9th Hour & Typica at 8:45 a.m.). Matins with the Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete and the life of St. Mary of Egypt will be
on Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m. instead of on Thursday.
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This coming Saturday, April 20th, our Women’s Group is meeting at 3:00 pm. in the Fellowship Hall.
That same weekend, the girl’s group, Faith, Hope, & Love will have their retreat to St. Nina’s.
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Adult Bible Study classes are now in recess. Please join us when classes resume on Thursday, May 16th at 7:00 p.m. in our Fellowship Hall. We will begin at Luke 16:1.
Videos of earlier classes have been posted to the Facebook group that the we use to livestream services.
Thank you to all who helped in one way or another last week with Ed Hojnicki's funeral. Those two days were “nonstop” and showed the impact of Ed’s life on our parish and the community. Despite the worldly recognition that he earned, he reposed well in the Lord - in humility, his eyes on the Lord, and with the hope of the resurrection to come.
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This Sunday is the Liturgy of St. Basil. If you are using one of the service books to follow along, note the transition at the litany for the catechumens - turn to pg. 81.
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To sign up, click on “The Latest” in the menu above. Then click on "Email Signup" which is the first item in the drop-down menu.
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| Date | Matins | Epistle | |
| Apr 21 | Skomorucha | Jones | |
| Apr 28 | Jones | Wales | |
| May 5 | ††† PASCHA ††† | Bergwall | |
| Date | Coffee Hour | Service Duty | Church Cleaners |
| Apr 14 |
Clause / Whalen / Beyene / Jones |
Riley / Riley | Clause / Whalen |
| Apr 21 |
Emelia Peck / Jacqueline Peck / Tice / David Peck / Juliana Peck / A Herniko |
Stultz / Najemy | Skomorucha / Plummer / Hines |
| Apr 28 |
Riley / Hojnicki / Roberts / Flynn / Reed |
Telep / Baldychev | S. Peck |
| May 5 |
PASCHA - Potluck |
Bunitsky / Morjana | D. Peck / Long Sisters / Crozier |
| Date | Servers |
| Apr 21 | DiDonato / Dautev / Dorsey |
| Apr 28 | DiDonato / Davis / Jones |
| May 5 | PASCHA |
| May 12 | DiDonato / Crozier/ Dorsey |
| May 19 | DiDonato / Burns / Dautev |
| May 26 | DiDonato / Davis / Jones |
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Attendees at 2023 Parish Development Forum
This Week's Schedule
Tuesday, April 16th
Great Compline
at 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, April 17th
9th Hour & Typica
at 8:45 a.m.
Presanctified Liturgy
at 9:00 a.m.
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Matins with the Great Canon
of St. Andrew of Crete and the
Life of St. Mary of Egypt
at 6:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 20th
Women's Group
at 3:00 p.m.
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Great Vespers
at 5:00 p.m.
followed by
Confessions
Sunday, April 21st
Sunday of St. Mary of Egypt
Matins
at 8:00 a.m.
Divine Liturgy of St Basil the Great
at 9:00 a.m.
followed by
Fellowship
and
Classes
Important Dates
Sunday, April 27th
Lazarus Saturday
Sunday, April 28th
Palm Sunday
Sunday, May 5th
††† PASCHA †††
