Bulletin April 20, 2014

Thank You!: Yesterday we had a terrific group of workers who helped prepare the Church for our Easter celebration in short time. Thank you to everyone who helped in any way in preparing for Palm Sunday, Holy Week and Easter – preparing the palms and branches and decorating the Church for Palm Sunday, setting up the Grave for Holy Friday, ironing and changing Altar vestments, baking the Prosphora and the Artos, singing, arranging the flowers, cleaning, wiping, vacuuming, tidying, decorating, repairing, … May the peace of the Risen Lord reign in your hearts! Invitation: This year the Eparchy of Passaic Presbyteral Days will be held at the Bon Secours Retreat and Conference Center in Marriottsville, MD April 28th – May 15th. On Wednesday, April 30th, at 10:00 AM Bishop Kurt will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at Patronage of the Mother of God Church in Baltimore (Arbutus) with all the priests of the Eparchy in attendance. Following the Divine Liturgy he will bless the recently painted Icons which adorn the Sanctuary of the Church. Father Conan and the parishioners of Patronage Church extend an invitation to St. Gregory parishioners to attend this Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Orientale Lumen XVIII: The 18th annual Orientale Lumen Conference will be held June 23rd – June 26th at the Washington Retreat House. The theme of this year’s Conference will the theological, sacramental, and canonical similarities and differences of marriage between the Catholic and Orthodox Churches, pastoral issues for mixed marriages, divorce, and annulment, and the married priesthood. For additional information visit olconference.com.

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