Weekly Announcements from
Saint Andrew's Malankara Orthodox Mission
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Join us as we begin our Lenten Journey with the beautiful Service of Forgiveness, otherwise known as Shubqono. Usually this beautiful service is celebrated on the very first day of Lent, which falls on Monday, February 15th. We will celebrate this 'forgotten' service after Divine Liturgy on Sunday, February 14th.
Let us begin the Fast in the spirit of love, reconciliation, and unity! Afterwards the service, please join us for our Pethratha Feast before we enter into the Lenten Spring. Please confirm your presence here: http://bit.ly/1stSundayofGreatLent
Intentions/people you wish to have prayed for Holy Qurbana this Sunday can be submitted here by 3PM on Saturday, February 13th.
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
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.
Every Sunday evening of Lent, the weekly prescribed scripture readings for that week of the Fast will be send through this newsletter.
From Wednesday, February 17th to Wednesday, March 17th, our Church will host Lenten Wednesdays at 8:30PM via zoom. These Wednesdays will include praying the Office of Compline, also known as Soutoro Namaskaram, followed by a Devotional Message from a celebrated speaker of the Orthodox Church. We pray the wisdom shared by these dynamic speakers will be edifying for your salvific journey during this Lenten Spring!
We hope you will join our Church for the various opportunities to grow in Holiness during this sacred season.
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There will be a meeting for all Acolytes of Saint Andrew Malankara Orthodox Mission on Saturday, March 13th & Saturday, March 20th at 3:30PM at church. We will be preparing for Holy Week Services.
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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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Do you shop at Amazon? Saint Andrew Malankara Orthodox Church is now recognized as a charitable organization under the AmazonSmile program.
AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support Saint Andrew Malankara Orthodox Mission every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you’ll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible AmazonSmile purchases, made each quarter of the year, to the church.
To participate in the program,
1. Sign in to smile.amazon.com on your desktop or mobile phone browser.
2. From your desktop, go to Your Account on the navigation bar at the top of any page, and then select the option: Your Amazon Smile.
3. Under Your Current Charity click the button to Change Charity
4. Select Saint Andrew Malankara Orthodox Church
Please remember you need to sign on to smile.amazon.com when you make your purchases for the church to get credit.
We appreciate your support of our church through this program. Pray for our church!
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*Don't forget to join us for Holy Qurbana this
Sunday, February 14th at 8:45AM!*
Click here for the Live stream link.
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