Weekly Announcements from
Saint Andrew's Malankara Orthodox Mission
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Join us for Divine Liturgy this Sunday! Sign up here: http://bit.ly/2ndSundayGreatLent
We welcome you to join us for Divine Liturgy! Only those faithful who have signed up are permitted to participate in-person. This is due to the precautions set forth by the Northeast American Diocese, CDC, and State of New York.
Intentions/people you wish to have prayed for Holy Qurbana this Sunday can be submitted here by 3PM on Saturday, February 20th.
If you cannot join in person, please join us for Divine Liturgy this Sunday via live stream on our YouTube channel. Morning Prayer will begin at 8:45AM, followed by Holy Qurbana.
PLEASE NOTE
We are excited to share, God Willing, beginning Saturday, February 20th, we will have Vespers & Compline every Saturday at 5PM.
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Saint Andrew's Malankara Orthodox Mission offers our sincere prayers and best wishes to our faithful who are celebrating their birthdays. You will be remembered at Holy Qurbana.
Birthday
Jonah Georgekutty - February 14
Jency Joy - February 17
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Great & Holy Lent will begin on Monday, February 15th. It is a season where we immerse ourselves in the disciplines of fasting, prayer, alms-giving, scripture reading, and spiritual reading.
If you have a serious medical condition, pregnant, nursing, or younger than 13 you are exempt from fasting. If you have questions about your fasting discipline, please speak with Achen.
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We hope you will join us on these 'Lenten Wednesdays' as we seek to grow in Holiness during this sacred season. We pray the wisdom shared by these dynamic speakers will be edifying for your salvific journey during this Lenten Spring! Join us on Wednesdays at 8:30PM.
Click here: http://bit.ly/LentenWednesdays
We hope you will join our Church for the various opportunities to grow in Holiness during this sacred season.
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Silence - Entering into the Silence
By Abbot Tryphon
All Orthodox Christians are aware of the importance of prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, in our journey to God. These three practices are at the heart of our faith. Prayer is our way of communicating with God on a daily basis, and fasting days (Wednesdays and Fridays) are called for throughout the Church Year. As Christians, we are also obligated to give alms to the poor, as demonstrated throughout the New Testament. Yet we often overlook the great spiritual practice of entering into the Silence as a way to discover ourselves, and deepen our experience with God's presence.
Today's technological advancements have introduced noise into our lives in ways unthinkable to the ancients. Not more than a hundred years ago, most families found silence as an everyday experience, for when the sun went down, families nestled into warm corners of their parlors, and their kitchens, often reading books, or simply watching a crackling fire. Along with this quieting down of the day, silence was part of every evening. Orthodox families were especially cognisant of the need to spend quiet time on the eve of the Sunday Liturgy, as well as great feasts of the Church, knowing that this silence served as a preparation time for receiving Christ's Body and Blood, during the celebration of the upcoming Liturgy.
Keeping silence by turning off radios and television sets, muting iPods, and turning off computers, is a splendid way of allowing everyone in the family to experience the silence that allows us to listen for the voice of God, speaking in our hearts. Refraining from conversation, music, and all forms of entertainment for just an hour or two, helps open us to an experience of God that has become foreign to most modern Americans.
Silence is the means by which we may access and deepen our relationship with God, and develop self-knowledge. Silence allows us to live more harmoniously in our world, and actually listen for the voice of God speaking to our hearts. Saint Theophilus, Patriarch of Alexandria, placed the virtue of silence on par with the faith itself in a synodal letter from AD 400. "Monks—if they wish to be what they are called—will love silence and the catholic faith, for nothing at all is more important than these two things." This invitation into the silence is not for monks only.
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COMMUNITY OUTREACH & SERVICE
Did you know approximately 300,000 people suffer from hunger right here on Long Island? 40% of these are children! In order to battle this epidemic our Church has established a food pantry in partnership with Mary Brennan Inn. Every Sunday (and all other days we meet), we will be collecting non-perishable food items.
MOST currently needed Non-Perishable Food items:
Canned items: meats, tuna, peanut butter, stews, pasta, vegetables, fruit, juices, beans, gravy, chili, jelly (no glass) Teabags, coffee ground, hot and cold cereals, rice, cake mixes, pancake mix, syrup, powdered milk, juice boxes, spam, sugar, baby food (glass is ok), baby formula, and granola/cereal bars.
For more information, please contact our Community Outreach & Service Coordinator, Jillian Samuel.
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"Glorify the Lord with your generosity."
-Wisdom of Sirach 35:7
Ways to Give to Saint Andrew Malankara Orthodox Mission
1) Give with Zelle — Giving just got easier! Give easily and securely online via Zelle! Use StAndrewMOC@gmail.com as the recipient.
2) Give with A Check — Donate with a check payable to:
Saint Andrew Malankara Orthodox Church
P. O. Box 52
Albertson, NY 11507
3) Give in-Person — You can also give in person at Vespers & Compline/Divine Liturgy or at any one of our Church events.
Thank You for your Support. May our Lord see your faith and love in action, as you support Saint Andrew's Malankara Orthodox Mission!
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*Don't forget to join us for Holy Qurbana this
Sunday, February 21th at 8:45AM!*
Click here for the Live stream link.
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