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St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church
2300 W. Huntington Drive, Kirkwood Hwy, Wilmington, Delaware 19808
Rev. James Weremedic, Rector • (302) 995-6775 • Cell (570) 764-4323
Email: • Web: www.stmichael-delaware-oca.org
Vespers & Confessions: Saturday, 5:00 pm
Hours, Divine Liturgy & Fellowship: Sunday, 8:40 am
Sunday, April 28, 2013
ENTRY OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM. PALM SUNDAY. Apostles Jason and Sosipater of the Seventy, the Virgin Cercyra, and those with them. Martyrs Dada, Maximus, and Quinctilian, at Dorostolum. St. Cyril, Bishop of Túrov. Martyrs Saturninus, Jakischolus, Faustianus, Januarius, Marsalius, Euphrasius, Mammius, Zeno, Eusebius, Neon, and Vitalis, who were converted by Apostles Jason and Sosipater.
Reader’s Schedule
DATE 3RD HOUR 6TH HOUR EPISTLE
Apr-28 CARPENTER SENSOR WALES
May-5 SOUDER, C WEREMEDIC CAREY
May-12 WEREMEDIC BRASOWSKI BRASOWSKI
May-19 RILEY, A RILEY, J WALES
Date / FellowshipCoffee Hour / Service Duty / Church
Cleaners / Library
28-Apr / Morjana Whalen
Bisrat / Elia / Manna Mihret / Nichols
5-May / Pascha / Riley Baldytchev / Finck / Farrell
12-May / Shatley
LaChance Hines / Sulpizi Kendall / Whalen / Gregors
19-May / Carey Poletaev / Souder Poletaev / Baldytchev Fox / Dozier
26-May / Conover Daubert / Bunitsky Kendall / Shatley / Gundersen
2-Jun / Kutch Sulpizi / Morjana Harb / Kutch Sulpizi / Nichols
John 12:1-18(Gospel)
Then, six days before the Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was who had been dead, whom He had raised from the dead. There they made Him a supper; and Martha served, but Lazarus was one of those who sat at the table with Him. Then Mary took a pound of very costly oil of spikenard, anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped His feet with her hair.
And the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. But one of His disciples, Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, who would betray Him, said, Why was this fragrant oil not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor? This he said, not that he cared for the poor, but because he was a thief, and had the money box; and he used to take what was put in it. But Jesus said, “Let her alone; she has kept this for the day of My burial. For the poor you have with you always, but Me you do not have always.
Now a great many of the Jews knew that He was there; and they came, not for Jesus’ sake only, but that they might also see Lazarus, whom He had raised from the dead. But the chief priests plotted to put Lazarus to death also, because on account of him many of the Jews went away and believed in Jesus.
The next day a great multitude that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went out to meet Him, and cried out: Hosanna! ‘Blessed is He who comes in the name of the LORD!’ The King of Israel!” Then Jesus, when He had found a young donkey, sat on it; as it is written: Fear not, daughter of Zion; Behold, your King is coming, Sitting on a donkey’s colt.”
His disciples did not understand these things at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they remembered that these things were written about Him and that they had done these things to Him. Therefore the people, who were with Him when He called Lazarus out of his tomb and raised him from the dead, bore witness. For this reason the people also met Him, because they heard that He had done this sign.
Prayers for the Departed: Evgenyi Ilyia, James Clause, Sr.
Prayers for the Sick and Needy: Mat. Lisa Weremedic, Zewdi Mangasha, Negusse Family, Nabih and Georgia Harb, Shawn McGee, Mary Lewis, Alice and William Dryden, Anna and Luke Wales, Agnes Timchak, Olga Riley, Anna Hotrovich, Mary Guretsky, Marie Holowatch, Joseph Wojciechowski, Olga Maloney, Stephanie, Andrew, Nina, Tory Bucks, Peggy Reynolds and Deborah Welker.
Prayers for Women and the Children to be Born of Them:
Ruth Kendall, Amanda Weremedic, Melanie Chalfant.
Prayers for Celebration: Nicholas Conover and James Carpenter celebrating their birthdays.
The Lenten Food Drive will end today, April 28th.
Thank you for your generosity.
SIX months and counting until our Silent Auction event at Deerfield! Thank you all for the many donations in support of our “Basket of the Month” project. The theme for April is GARDENER’S BASKET. Lots of options, e.g., small gardening tools, seeds, gloves, sun hats or visors, kneeling pads. The basket is in the narthex – let’s fill it up with items that tell us Spring is Here!
Christ the Saviour Orthodox Church, Harrisburg, PA is celebrating their 50th Anniversary on May 18th. The Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will be at 9:00 am and the banquet will be held at the Best Western Premier. For additional information, please call Dave Martin, (717) 545-7216.
Philippians 4:4-9 (Epistle)
Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice! Let your gentleness be known to all men. The Lord is at hand.
Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy – meditate on these things. The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES:
Bridegroom Matins: Sunday at St. Stephen Cathedral, Philadelphia, PA at 4:00 pm.
Holy Monday, at St. Michael’s at 6:00 pm.
Presanctified Liturgy: Holy Tuesday evening at 6:00 pm.
The Lord’s Supper: Holy Thursday at 9:00 am. This service commemorates the Last Supper that our Lord had with His Disciples before His Betrayal.
The 12 Passion Gospels: Holy Thursday evening at 6:00pm.
At this service, 12 Gospel readings of Christ’s Betrayal and Trial are read.
Royal Hours: Holy Friday at 9am. Come stand by our Lord’s Cross as He is crucified.
Burial Vespers: Holy Friday at 3pm. Here Christ is taken down from the cross and placed in a new tomb.
Matins-Lamentations: Holy Friday at 6:30pm. Lamentations at the Tomb, with outdoor procession.
All Night Watch: Holy Friday night to Holy Saturday morning: Stand watch at the Tomb of Christ by reading the Psalms throughout the night.
Vesperal Liturgy: Holy Saturday at 9:30 am. St. Basil’s Liturgy, with 15 Old Testament Readings prophesying the Resurrection and the Kingdom of Heaven.
PASCHA Service: Holy Saturday at 11:30pm. Mid-night candlelight procession, Paschal Matins and Paschal Liturgy, followed by the blessing of baskets and the Agape Meal.
Paschal Vespers: Sunday afternoon at 1pm. The Readings of the Gospel in Many Languages, and an outdoor Paschal procession.
Divine Liturgy: Bright Monday at 9:00am.