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St. Mary's Response to Covid-19
For the safety and well being of our parishioners and local community, the church will be open at a limited capacity. However, in an effort to maintain a balanced spiritual life we are doing our best to offer online resources. Please see below for updates.
Services will be streamed during their normally scheduled times through Facebook live:
Please see below for the text for the upcoming services.
Virtual Candles, Prayers & Donation:
https://form. The Virtual Candles, Prayers & Donation form is a way for us to pray, light our candles, and make our weekly donation remotely. When you submit your candle and prayer request, someone in the church will light the candles for you, pray for the names you listed, and the clergy will also remember the names in the altar.
Texts for Upcoming Services
If you would like to follow along with the text for the upcoming services that will be streamed please click on that service to download the PDF.
Monday, February 1st
Tuesday, February 2nd
Saturday, February 6th
5:00pm - Great Vespers
Sunday, February 7th - 16th Sunday of Matthew
8:30am - Orthros
10:00am - Divine Liturgy
- 3rd & 9th Day Memorial: Janette Sweis
- 1 Year Memorial: Jamileh Shaheen
- 2 Year Memorial: Mansour Hattar
- 6 Year Memorial: Tawfiq Sweiss
Wednesday, February 10th
10:00am - Liturgy for Hieromartyr Haralambos
Saturday, February 13th
5:00pm - Great Vespers
Sunday, February 14th - Sunday of the Canaanite
8:30am - Orthros
10:00am - Divine Liturgy
- 40 Day Memorial: Rima Sweis
Saturday, February 20th
5:00pm - Great Vespers
Sunday, February 21st - Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee
8:30am - Orthros
10:00am - Divine Liturgy
- 40 Day Memorial: Mousa Salem
Wednesday, February 24th
Saturday, February 27th
10:00am - Liturgy for St. Raphael of Brooklyn
5:00pm - Great Vespers
Sunday, February 28th - Sunday of the Prodigal Son
8:30am - Orthros
10:00am - Divine Liturgy
- 3rd & 9th Day Memorial: Atef Al-Farah
- 40 Day Memorial: Therese Riadi
-1 Year Memorial: Thahabieh Smeirt
Thursday, March 4th
Saturday, March 6th
9:00am - Orthros for Saturday of Souls
10:00am - Liturgy for Saturday of Souls
- 3rd & 9th Day Memorial: George Mansour
- 3rd & 9th Day Memorial: Hikmat Yousef Al-Hourani
- 3rd & 9th Day Memorial: Maen Mansour
Sunday, March 7th - Judgment Sunday
8:30am - Orthros
10:00am - Divine Liturgy
- 6 Month Memorial: Faris Sweis
- 6 Month Memorial: Khader Kakish
-6 Month Memorial: Nejmeh Sweis
Rule of Prayer
Teen Rule of Prayer Booklet (which inlcudes a Student's Prayer before school)
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Helpful tips for attending Divine Liturgy from your home from Fr. Michael Sakran: "It is really hard, and unreal, to participate in the Divine Liturgy by watching it on a device in your home. It’s easy to get distracted, to get up and get something, or to do several things at once. I urge you to resist these temptations as you watch. Here are practical tips to get the most out of the live-streamed services: • Before 10:00 a.m., place your device (phone, television, computer, tablet) on or near your icon corner; OR, surround your device with one or more icons. • Turn off all possible distractions (phone, notifications, oven, alarms, etc.) • Like you do before church, take care of all personal needs beforehand. • Dress like you would for a regular Sunday Liturgy. (Casual clothes may encourage a casual, non-prayerful attitude.) • Follow your regular pattern for maintaining the Eucharistic: fast, refrain from food, coffee, etc. until after the Liturgy. • Sing/speak along with us, in whatever way you normally would do during the Liturgy. • As you are able, stand, sit, and kneel as you normally would do during the Liturgy. • Finally, resist the urge to offer any comments online until after the service is over. In short, I encourage you to make these few hours a time of sincere devotion and worship." |
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