The title is "Father Alexander Men: Scholar, Priest, Martyr- Russian Spiritual Wisdom for Modern Life." On following Wednesday evenings at St. To kick-off a several month long weekly book study on prayer, Lori Branch will be giving a lecture at the Iowa City Public Library (meeting Room A) at 7:00PM on Wednesday, January 23. So, we invite Him to make our homes sacred places, through the house blessing prayers. There is nothing in our lives, that is unimportant to Him. Contact him and set up a time for him to come! We bless our homes because we want God to be a part of every aspect of our lives. Raphael Church during the traditional house blessing season which lasts from the feast of Theophany until the beginning of Lent: this coming year, January 7- March 10. Ignatius would like to bless the home of everyone associated with St. To learn more about this opportunity to serve through giving, go to: įr. Ignatius's required church-related travels when we haven't been able to budget for that, and also through summer camp scholarships for our children. We have benefited from the generosity of the Order many times, especially as they have helped fund Fr. The Order also funds the Retired Clergy Housing Allowance, scholarships for our children to attend church summer camps, married seminarian housing, and grants for missions. The Order funds or partially finds whole departments in our archdiocese such as Missions and Evangelism, Youth Ministry and Internet Ministry. SE, Cedar Rapids) at 5:00PM.ĭid you know that our Archdiocese produces a monthly magazine? You can access this online each month at ĭo you know what "The Order" is? It is the philanthropic arm of our Archdiocese, funded by membership fees. Following that brief service, all are invited to vespers at St. George Church in Cedar Rapids invite us to join them in an Outdoor Blessing of the Water service on the 1st Avenue bridge in downtown Cedar Rapids at 4:00PM on Saturday, January 12. There will be no Sunday School on December 30 or January 6. Enjoy this season of the celebration of the Incarnation of our Lord with good food, drink, friends and family! There is no fasting, including on Wednesdays and Fridays, until the eve of Theophany, January 5.
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Our monthly opportunity to volunteer at the Free Lunch Program is this Thursday, January 3, from 11:30AM-1:00PM. If you have them, bring your bottles from home so that they can be filled with holy water. This is the service at which holy water is blessed. At the end of Liturgy on Sunday, we will do a blessing of the water service. We will also have our normal cycle of services on Saturday evening and Sunday morning. This year, we will have matins and Liturgy on the morning of January 5 (Theophany Eve), at 8:45AM and 10AM. We also mark the day before the Feast of Theophany with special services. We will hold this service at 9AM on January 4. Therefore, the first service related to the feast is Royal Hours, a quiet, prayerful service filled with lots of readings from the Holy Scripture, including much from the Old Testament. The Feast of Theophany, which is a celebration of the baptism of the Lord and the realization that He has come to redeem His entire created world and not merely mankind, follows the same patterns of liturgical services as does the Feast of the Nativity of our Lord. John and Jennifer Michalski were received as catechumens today. May the Lord richly bless you during 2019. + Divine Liturgy with Blessing of the Water, 10:00AM, followed by coffee hour January 6, Sunday, Great Feast of the Theophany of our Lord + Divine Liturgy for Theophany Eve, 10:00AM + Free Lunch Volunteering, 11:30AM-1:00PM
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