Weekly Announcements from
Saint Andrew's Malankara Orthodox Mission
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God Willing, we will gather for the celebration of Holy Qurbana on Sunday, September 5th. Matins (Morning Prayer) will begin at 8:30AM followed by the Divine Liturgy. Please note: this Saturday's Vespers & Compline, will be prayed at our 1st Annual Picnic in the Park. There will be no Evening Prayer at Church on Saturday, September 4th.
Intentions/people you wish to have prayed for during the Holy Qurbana this Sunday can be submitted here by 12PM on Saturday, September 4thth.
If you are unable to join us at church, please subscribe to our YouTube channel where Divine Liturgy will be live-streamed.
May our Lord keep each and every one of you in His ever-loving care!
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This Saturday, September 4th at 9AM at Bethpage State Park!
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KILL THE EGO - The Destruction of the Ego Begins with Repentance
By Abbot Tryphon
Modern psychology has told us we must feel good about ourselves, and instructed us to reject the idea of guilt and sin. Sin is seen as religion’s instrument for keeping people in line, making them dependent on an institution that should be relegated to the Dark Ages. In an age where man is elevated to being his own god, religion is seen as a sort of enslavement. Up with self! Down with guilt!
Self as the new god is worshiped at the expense of community, and enthroned to a position of the utmost importance. Worship of self has contributed to the downfall of families and societal stability, with careers, social and financial gain and self-fulfillment reigning supreme.
Divine love does not tolerate this elevated status of self, for the ego is the enemy of our communion with God. In an age of financial collapse, mortgage foreclosures, and “pandemic” lockdown, worship of self dooms us to a life of total loss.
We were created for communion with God and the worship of the ego has led us into a state of spiritual bankruptcy. The total meltdown of societal standards, and the destruction of the environment, is the direct result of the turning away from spiritual values. The foundation of economic and environmental collapse is to be found in our spiritual bankruptcy, and calls us to return to the worship of God, and reject the worship of self.
The denial of guilt and sin is the ultimate example of our having accepted the lie perpetrated by the devil, the great deceiver. True happiness and true wealth come only through the fulfillment of our destiny, and that for which we were created, communion with God.
The destruction of the ego begins with repentance, and the acquisition of a humble and a contrite heart. It begins with a return to God.
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We are super excited to share Sunday School classes will begin on Sunday, September 12th! Our Sunday School ministry is planning an awesome kick off for the school year!
If you are interested in enrolling your child in our amazing Sunday School, please email us - ComeAndSee@SaintAndrewLI.org
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Sign up here for available spots to play on September 20th, 2021!
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*Join us for Divine Liturgy this Sunday
beginning with Matins at 8:30AM*
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