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All the good works which a person has performed will be in vain if he [or she] does not possess a genuine charity which extends to his enemies as well as to his friends. The blessed Apostle Paul, in whose person Christ speaks, does not lie when he says, “If I distribute all my goods to feed the poor, and if I deliver my body to be burned, yet do not have charity, it profits me nothing.” Now, since “Covetousness is the root of all evils,” and charity is the root of all good, what does it profit a person if he possesses a thousand branches with flowers or the finest and most delicious fruits, if the root in him is not alive and true? Just as when the root of avarice is torn out all the branches immediately become dry and perish, so, if the root of charity in a person is destroyed by hatred or anger, nothing will remain in him to arrive at eternal life. – St. Caesarius          

Sermon:

• Healing and a Bad Feeling – Fr. Gregory Bishay

Church Announcements: 

• No Liturgy this Thursday and Friday
• A new St. Verena Men’s Meeting will be starting this month.
  • The first meeting will be on November 10th
• A Night Among the Saints: All Saints Day on October 31st.
  • Games, activities, and food truck from 5:30-8:30pm
  • The Saints Meeting and Treating will be from 7:00-7:30pm
    
  • Escape Room for Jr High and High will start at 7:30pm
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This Week’s Schedule:

• Monday:
  • No Midnight Praises
    
• Tuesday:
  • Bible Study: 7:00 pm (In-Person & Facebook)
• Wednesday:
  • Liturgy: 8:00-10:30am
    
• Thursday:
  • No Liturgy
    
  • GYP Meeting: 7:00-9:00pm
• Friday:
  • No Liturgy
  • Deacon Meeting: 6:30-7:30pm
  • Youth Meeting: 8:00-9:00pm
• Saturday:
  • Hymns: 5:00-6:00pm
  • Sunday School: 6:00-7:00pm
  • Vespers: 7:00-7:30pm
  • Midnight Praises: 7:30-9:30am
• Sunday:
  • Liturgy: 8:00-11:30am
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