PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS WELCOME to all who are visiting with us today! We hope you will feel at home here and, if you do not already have a church home, will consider becoming a part of the Saint Herman Church community. Fr. Matthew will be out of town Feb. 5-9. ANNUAL PARISH MEETING – FEB. 11 after coffee hour Topics include: Parish Council election; 2017 financial reports and 2018 budget; update on new temple building project; introduction of project to make parish hall handicap accessible The Men's weekly coffee time is being changed from Monday to WEDNESDAY. North Star Bakery has changed their hours leaving the Front Counter & Restaurant areas closed on Sunday and Monday. We will still meet now on Wednesdays at North Star Bakery from 9:30AM until you have to leave. No agenda just conversations among friends. SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. Please see Fr. Matthew for more information. FORGIVENESS VESPERS: FEB. 18 at 12:15pm. Please come to this important service, as we begin Great Lent with mutual forgiveness. A NOTE REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION Welcome! In the Orthodox Church, reception of the Holy Eucharist is reserved for baptized, chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared by prayer, fasting and a recent confession. If you are visiting from a non- Orthodox church or otherwise are not prepared to commune today, you are welcome to receive some of the unconsecrated, blessed bread which the acolytes are holding. We pray for all to be united in the Body and Blood of Christ! If you would like to learn how you can enter into communion with the Orthodox Church, please speak with our clergy. SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Diocese of Los Angeles and the West PRIMATE and DIOCESAN HIERARCH His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH PASTOR Rev. Fr. Matthew Howell DEACON Rev. Dn. Thomas Ross Contact Information 6988 N. En Dove Road Wasilla, Alaska 99654 Pastor’s Phone: (907)373-5254 [email protected]www.SaintHermanWasilla.org Sunday of the Prodigal Son February 4, 2018 THIS WEEK’S SERVICES February 4 – 11 Sat. Feb. 10 – 6:00pm: Great Vespers Sun. Feb. 11 – 9:00am: Orthros Sun. Feb. 11 – 10:00am: Divine Liturgy CHRISTIAN EDUCATION “COME LET US WORSHIP”: A LOOK AT THE DIVINE LITURGY Fr. Matthew’s catechism classes run Sundays from 12:15 – 12:45pm in the parish hall basement. All who can sit and listen are invited. Our current unit will focus on the meaning of the different parts of the Divine Liturgy using the book Come Let Us Worship by Fr. Patrick O’Grady, which is available in our parish bookstore for $16. Class 4 – Feb. 4: Proskomedia No class on Feb. 11 and Feb 18. Classes will resume Feb. 25.
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PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS WELCOME to all who are visiting with us today! We hope you
will feel at home here and, if you do not already have a church
home, will consider becoming a part of the Saint Herman
Church community.
Fr. Matthew will be out of town Feb. 5-9.
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING – FEB. 11 after coffee hour Topics include: Parish Council election; 2017 financial reports
and 2018 budget; update on new temple building project;
introduction of project to make parish hall handicap accessible
The Men's weekly coffee time is being changed from Monday
to WEDNESDAY. North Star Bakery has changed their hours
leaving the Front Counter & Restaurant areas closed on Sunday
and Monday. We will still meet now on Wednesdays at North
Star Bakery from 9:30AM until you have to leave. No agenda
just conversations among friends.
SUMMER CAMP SCHOLARSHIPS AVAILABLE. Please
see Fr. Matthew for more information.
FORGIVENESS VESPERS: FEB. 18 at 12:15pm. Please
come to this important service, as we begin Great Lent with
mutual forgiveness.
A NOTE REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION Welcome! In the Orthodox Church, reception of the Holy Eucharist is
reserved for baptized, chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared
by prayer, fasting and a recent confession. If you are visiting from a non-
Orthodox church or otherwise are not prepared to commune today, you are
welcome to receive some of the unconsecrated, blessed bread which the
acolytes are holding. We pray for all to be united in the Body and Blood of
Christ! If you would like to learn how you can enter into communion with
the Orthodox Church, please speak with our clergy.
SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
Diocese of Los Angeles and the West
PRIMATE and DIOCESAN HIERARCH
His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH
Dates: July 4–8, 2018Venue: Red Lion Hotel on the RiverHosted by: St. George Antiochian Orthodox ChurchRoom rate: $129 (early bird)Hotel perks: Free high-speed Internet, free parking free shuttle to light rail station (easy access to downtown and other shopping areas—tax-free shopping!)
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