| |  | November 27
24th Sunday after Pentecost (10th of Luke)
Tone 7
Greatmartyr Jacob (James) the Persian | | CONTENTS
Services / Events / 2023 Church Calendars Now Available / Open Forum Recap / October Parish Council Minutes & Financials / 2023 Pledge Form / Guest Speaker for St. Nicholas Celebration / Adult Education Series Starts this Sunday / Decorating for Christmas this Sunday / Parish Directory Photos to be Taken / Building Pledge Link / Prayer List / Birthdays & Anniversaries / Lives of the Saints / Bulletin Deadline Reminder / Clergy & Contacts | | SERVICES
Saturday, November 26, 5pm, Vespers
Sunday, November 27, 9:30am, Divine Liturgy UPCOMING SERVICES
Saturday, December 3, 5pm, Vespers
Sunday, December 4, 9:30am, Divine Liturgy
Monday, December 5, 6:30pm, Vesperal Liturgy, St. Nicholas
Monday, December 12, 6:30pm, Vesperal Liturgy at St. Francis House,
2221 N Westmoreland Dr, Orlando, FL 32804
see the full November/December calendars here | | EVENTS
Sunday, December 4, St. Nicholas Celebration (see below)
Sunday, November 27, Decorating for Christmas (see below)
Sundays, November 27, December 11 and 18, Adult Religious Education, "Money - The Gospel Changes Everything" (see below)
Thursday, December 8, 6:30pm, Parish Council
Friday, December 9, Youth Group bouldering (see below)
Tuesday, December 27, 9:30am, Hierarchical Liturgy for our patron saint, and celebration of Fr. John Ealy’s 50th Anniversary of ordination to the priesthood | | 2023 CHURCH CALENDARS NOW AVAILABLE
Thank you to Ameh and Gabriela Canosa for sponsoring our 2023 Church Calendar. You can pick up your free calendar at church this weekend. Please check out the Canosa’s photography business, Minimal Shoot Photography (https://minimalshoot.mypixieset.com/). | | OPEN FORUM RECAP
The quarterly open forum was held last Sunday in which Fr. Daniel reviewed the budget, building fund, pledges and financials of the new temple. Fr. Daniel explained that financial statements will now show new categories to make these reports more detailed. Church Warden and Building Committee Chair Gust Mecera shared updates on the temple plans including a meeting that will take place the first week in December with the civil engineer. He also was hopeful that drawings would be completed by the middle of 2023 and ready to file with the city. Gust explained that the process is taking longer than is typical because of our choice to go with ‘beautiful vs fast,’ which meant using a designer separate from the architect. Fr. Daniel also gave an update on the ‘100 Days to a Healthier Church’ project in which he hopes to address the spiritual needs of the parish, relationships, mentoring, and offer more pastoral visits in 2023. | | | | ST. STEPHEN 2023 PLEDGE FORM
Each year we ask members to make a pledge to support the parish financially. We are thankful for the generosity of our members, which enables us to start missions, support numerous charities, and work toward building a new temple. Please pledge what you can to the general fund for 2023. Pledging helps the parish council to plan for the coming year and it helps you to give prayerfully by considering in advance what is best for you and your family to set aside for the Lord's work. Thank you for your generous support of St. Stephen.
- Fr. Daniel | | | GUEST SPEAKER FOR ST. NICHOLAS DAY CELEBRATION |  | From Karen Brown, Church School Coordinator
A representative from Kids House of Seminole County will speak to the parish about the worthy work of this organization briefly following Liturgy. The teachers and I want to thank you in advance for your support to help those in need during this holy Nativity season. All of the items needed have been donated for the St. Nicholas Day celebration on December 4 after Divine Liturgy. The St. Nicholas Day celebration will be held following church school classes (approximately 11:30 AM) Everyone is invited to enjoy festive cookies and beverages. All the youth of St. Stephen’s Church, including the very young children, will receive a gift bag from St. Nicholas. The younger students and classes will enjoy the story of St. Nicholas read to them by one of the older students. | | NO CHURCH SCHOOL ON NOVEMBER 27 |  | Church School classes will not be held on Sunday, November 27 due to the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Have a safe and blessed Thanksgiving! | | YOUTH BOULDERING EVENT ON DECEMBER 9 |  | from Patrick Prentice, Youth Coordinator
Middle school age and older youth are invited to an outing on Friday, December 9 (new date) from noon to 3pm. The event will take place at Blue Swan Boulders, 400 Pittman Street, Suite 103, Orlando, FL 32801. Meet at Blue Swan. Parking in front of the building is metered, but free street parking can be found one road up on Robinson. Be sure not to park next to any yellow curbs! Cost is $17 for students and $19 for adults plus shoe rentals. If more than 15 people sign up, then the cost will be $15 per person, with no charge for rental shoes. Please RSVP to Patrick (patrickmprentice@gmail.com) for an accurate head count. Website address is https://blueswanboulders.com/ FILL OUT THE WAIVER (to make the sign-in process quicker) | | DECORATING FOR CHRISTMAS THIS SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 27 |  | Following Divine Liturgy, the middle school and high school students will help decorate the church for Christmas. A tree will be put up in the nave and garland will be placed over the iconostasis. Please ask your children to meet up in the church to help beautify the church for the Nativity season! | | ADULT RELIGIOUS EDUCATION SERIES FOR ADVENT STARTS THIS SUNDAY
”Money—The Gospel Changes Everything” |  | Sundays, November 27, December 11 and 18 following Divine Liturgy in the Religious Education Building Why does St John Chrysostom describe heaven as a business and an enterprise? Have you ever wondered why the five Foolish Virgins were shut out of heaven for simply not having enough oil? What topic is discussed more in the Gospels than love, forgiveness, obedience and sexual purity?
These and other thought-provoking insights into our relationship with money will be revealed at our first of three sessions on November 27. "Money - The Gospel Changes Everything" was the theme for this year’s St. Vladimir's Seminary Orthodox Leadership Conference. Karen Brown and Gust Mecera attended the three-day conference online that included 12 different subject experts on this topic and found it to be very thought provoking. Gust and Karen will share these videos and facilitate discussions on three Sundays prior to Christmas. The message is grounded in the Gospel and provides practical guidance for an appropriate relationship with our money and belongings. Hope to see you there. | | PARISH DIRECTORY PHOTOS TO BE TAKEN
Thank you to those parishioners who sent in their photos for the 2023 Parish Directory. You are appreciated! Unfortunately, we did not receive photos from every member. Therefore, during the Sundays in December, photos will be taken immediately after Church. This includes catechumens as well. Ann Marie Mecera and/or Ameh Canosa will snap photos as people are waiting in line for coffee hour during these Sundays. Thank you for in advance for helping us make the 2023 Directory a success. You still have the option to submit your own photo to annmarie.mecera@gmail.com or 614-370-4162. | | PLEDGE TO THE BUILDING FUND |  | | | PRAYER LIST
THOSE IN NEED: Eli (Russell), Rowena (Montague), Elena (Dimas) Fr. Micola, Fr. Stephanos, Tom Lucas, Mariana Muresanu, Richard (Kindell), Helene (Kindell), Joshua, Sheryl, Bertina (Busch), Will (Brown), Michelle (Montague), Raul (McDonald), Lavinia (Busch), Dave (Brown), Diane (Atkinson), Kristin (Brown), Cameron (Brown), Evdokia (Gloria) Malanowski, Gregory (Nescott), Joel (Nethery), Lenore (Prawlocki), Dan & Brittany (Smith), Carl MILITARY SERVERS: Christopher (Poupart), Mark Lopez (Popsuy)
NURSING HOME: Matushka Mary Milanovich, Xenia Vranesevich
HOME BOUND: Janet Altenhoff
EXPECTANT MOTHERS: Milena (Muresanu)
NEWLY DEPARTED: Jennifer (Nethery), Georgeanne, Yuri, Maria CATECHUMENS
Caleb, Ginny, Jane, Justin, Kallista, Nicola, Estephany Please let Father know if there is anyone you would like to have prayed for and added to this list. Use this list in your daily prayers to remember those in need, and the faithful departed. Cards and well wishes can be sent to anyone on the list. | | BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES
Birthdays
28th Brian McDonald
29th Zach Reudelhuber
30th Nathan Johnson
30th Nika Palceski
Anniversaries
no anniversaries this week
God Grant Them Many Years! | | LIVES OF THE SAINTS
Read about the lives of the saints commemorated this Sunday on the Orthodox Church in America website here. | | BULLETIN DEADLINE REMINDER
Deadline for announcements for the weekly bulletin is by the end of day on Wednesdays. Bulletins are typically sent on Thursdays. Anything received after the deadline will appear in the following week’s bulletin. Email announcements to annmarie.mecera@gmail.com. Thank you! | | CLERGY & CONTACT INFORMATION
Orthodox Church of St. Stephen the Protomartyr
Orthodox Church in America I Diocese of the South
1895 Lake Emma Road, Longwood, FL 32750
386-227-7056 https://ststephenoca.com/ Mailing Address: Orthodox Church of St Stephen,
P.O. Box 950209, Lake Mary, FL 32795 Fr. Daniel Hickman, Rector, 407-388-4241, frdaniel@ststephenoca.com
Fr. Deacon Mark Reudelhuber, 407-718-2549
dnmark@ststephenoca.com | Please contact Fr. Daniel Hickman for all pastoral issues, hospital visits, emergencies, etc. Please keep him abreast of any issues that come up. | | |
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