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As we now enter into the Great Fast, see here for our printable schedule of services for Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha.
Please join us. All are welcome!
2024 Great Lent, Holy Week, and Pascha
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Sunday of Forgiveness
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Please join us on Sunday, 17 March 2024, for the Divine Liturgy followed by the Rite of Forgiveness, after which we will enter into the Great Fast (Great Lent).
All are welcome!
About the Rite of Forgiveness:
“… on the very threshold of the Great Fast, at Vespers on the Sunday of Forgiveness, there is a special ceremony of mutual reconciliation: for without love towards others there can be no genuine fast. And this love for others should not be limited to formal gestures or to sentimental feelings, but should issue in specific acts of almsgiving. … It is to give not only our money but our time, not only what we have but what we are; it is to give a part of ourselves”. — from The Meaning of the Great Fast, The Lenten Triodion. Mother Mary and Archimandrite Kallistos Timothy Ware (St. Tikhon’s Seminary Press, 2002).
Update: Church Roof Campaign
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Dear members and friends of Four Evangelists Orthodox Church,
Due to the kindness and generosity of all who have supported our recently launched Church Roof Campaign, we are happy to report that our fund is now at $10,080! We are getting closer to our goal!
We humbly thank you for your continued support!
Panikhida for +Basil Athas
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As a reminder, we will serve a Panikhida (memorial service) on the one year anniversary of the falling asleep of the Reader +Basil (Athas) following the Divine Liturgy this coming Sunday, 18 February 2024.
In your prayers, please continue to remember +Basil.
Memory eternal!
House Blessings
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As a friendly reminder, there is still time to have your home blessed before Great Lent begins on 18 March 2024! Please contact Fr. Gregory if you would like to schedule a time.
For more information on house blessings, see the following:
Why Should I have my House Blessed? – Orthodox Christian Prison Ministry
Blessing of Homes – Orthodox Wiki
New Roof Needed! Your Help Needed!
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Dear Members, Family, and Friends of Four Evangelists Orthodox Church,
The temple of Four Evangelists Orthodox Church needs a new roof. Estimates indicate that costs will be approximately $15,000, including new gutters and soffits, but excluding any replacement of the subroof. Unfortunately, we lack proper funding at the present time.
With thankfulness for a recent generous gift of $5,000, we are now in a better position to begin this project in the form of a financial campaign. So we, your brothers and sisters at Four Evangelists, humbly ask for your help in order to complete this task.
A church roof may seem a small part in the course of the Great Commission given us by Christ, that all nations may be baptized into His Body, yet as our roof deteriorates, so too does our ability to fittingly worship God and administer the sacraments of Christ according to the Orthodox tradition for the salvation of souls. Without a roof in working order, the House of God at 528 N. Hickory Avenue, if not dutifully maintained and funded, may cease entirely.
There are three ways to give: visit our online-giving page, send a financial gift to Four Evangelists Orthodox Church, P. O. Box 971 Bel Air, Maryland 21014, or visit us in person for Saturday evening Vespers at 6pm or the Sunday morning Divine Liturgy at 9am.
Most humbly,
Your family in Christ at Four Evangelists Orthodox Church