We begin the month of November with the great feast of All Saints, when we pay special honor to that great spiritual army who inspire us and intercede for us. We will transfer our celebration to the Sunday within the octave of this feast, November 7. At coffee hour following Mass that day, we will share stories of our favorite saints. On Monday evening, November 1, we will celebrate a Requiem Mass at 7pm (preceded by Vespers for the Departed at 6:30) for those of our loved ones who have passed from this life to the next. Please give Fr. Nicholas the names of any you would like to be remembered at this service. The feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos (11/21) will be commemorated on the Last Sunday after Pentecost this year. At the end of the month, on November 28, we enter of the season of Advent and the beginning of a new year in the Western liturgical cycle
Thanks to all who organized, purchased items, helped to assemble, and transport 72 health kits and 3 clean-up buckets for International Orthodox Christian Charities. These have now been delivered to the distribution center of Church World Service in New Windsor, MD. From there, kits are sent to all the areas of the world where people are in need due to war or natural disasters, such as Louisiana, where an IOCC team is currently helping with cleanup following hurricane damage.
Read the full November newsletter here.