Four Evangelists Orthodox Church

2/5/2012 - RESCHEDULED ANNUAL MEETING

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

Please be sure to attend our Rescheduled ANNUAL PARISH MEETING on Sunday, February 5, 2012 following Divine Liturgy. This is an important event in our parish life where we will elect some Parish Council members, approve a budget and hear reports from all of our committees. If any parishioner wishes to run for office or make a presentation to the parish, please contact Ginny via email or at church.

Be involved with your parish. Come to the meeting.

2012 House Blessings

Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

The central sign of God's sanctification of all things through the feast of Theophany is the act of blessing the homes of faithful Christians. Father Gregory visits all members of the Church to pray with them in the place where they live, and to bless their surroundings with Holy Water. He asks God to have mercy on the house, to rid it of every evil and to fill it with every blessing. The blessing of homes is a custom of special beauty and significance.
We ask Christ to bless and enter into our homes and our lives. We ask Him to be with us, as we desire to be with Him. We ask that by the sprinkling of blessed water, the Holy Spirit renew us, our families and our lives in our homes.
With Love In Christ,
Father Gregory

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2/5/12 - National Scout Sunday

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

On Sunday, February 5, 2012, Scouts all over the United States will celebrate National Scout Sunday. This Sunday is set aside to honor God and to remind us that we are all His Creatures and made in His Image or more precisely, to image (reflect) Him to the world. The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the Americas has designated this also as Orthodox Scout Sunday. Through the Eastern Orthodox Committee on Scouting, the Assembly and its predecessor, SCOBA, have been actively supporting both the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts of the USA since the 196o's.

Orthodox Scouts may earn one of three age-appropriate religious awards: Saint George for the youngest scouts, Chi-Rho for the "middle years", and Alpha-Omega for the older scouts. The awards require progressively more challenging work including service projects.

Scouts will wear their uniforms to church, a very visible sign that they are members of the scouting organization but just as important, members of their parish. As Orthodox Christians, we should honor our Boy or Girl Scouts and what they represent.

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Souper Bowl of Caring

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

To make a virtual food donation to the Maryland Food Bank as part of this years Souper Bowl of Caring effort please follow the below directions:

1. Go to www.mdfoodbank.org/souperbowl
2. Scroll down to the shopping categories
3. Select a category they would like to purchase food from.
4. Add items to Cart
5. Check out paying by credit card or printing out the form and paying by check.

Please let me know if you have any questions. This will allow us to report from our group only!! Thank you- happy trails, Tracey

January 2012

Sat, 01 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Archbishop Antony, Metropolitan Constantine, Bishop Daniel, Priest Stephen Mathewes and his family, Reader Basil Athas, Subdeacon Philip Harendza and his family, Adora, Amy and James, Anita Anastos, Audrey, Beth Albano, Carol, Catherine and her family, Dorothy, Lois Davis, Margaret Dobrowsky, Mary and the child she bears, David Eichelberger, Erik, Richard Faber, Dennis Fila, Rachel Flanders, Gail, Grant, David, Michael Hall, Marti and Kevin Harris, Carlos and Beverly Holland and their children, Jean Humphreys, John Robert Johnson, Ann Kietzman, Lindsay, Demetria Madani, Greg Makin, John Makita, Doug Mauzy, Peter Mazur, Christopher McKenzie, Mary, Melissa, David Mukai, Peggy Mukai, Ann, Kaitlin Norton, Sally Novick, Megan, David, Hannah, Adam and Michael, William and Katherine Parrish, Kim, Joe Rehmeyer, James Sanderson, Sara, Robert Smith, Barbara Wandel, Anne Williams