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He must increase, but I must decrease. What is this? He must be exalted, but I must be humbled. How is Jesus to increase? How is God to increase? The Perfect does not increase. God neither increases nor decreases. For if He increases, He is not perfect; if He decreases, He is not God. And how can Jesus increase, being God?… This is a great mystery! Before the Lord Jesus came, people were glorifying themselves; He came as a man to lessen human glory and to increase the glory of God…. For this is what the Apostle Paul says, this is what holy scripture says: “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.” Will you glory in yourself? You will grow, but you will grow worse in your evil. For whoever grows worse, He is justly decreased. Let God, then, who is ever perfect, grow and grow in you. For the more you understand God and apprehend Him, He seems to be growing in you, but in Himself He does not grow, being always perfect. – St. Augustine
Church Announcements:
- Men’s Meeting:
- The next Men’s Meeting will be Thursday, February 8 at 7:30pm
- To receive information on the men’s meeting, click: Men’s Meeting
- Women’s Meeting:
- The next Women’s Meeting will be Friday, February 16th at 7:30pm
- The speaker will be Fr. Daniel Nashed
- Bible Pleasure:
- Tuesday nights at 7:30.
- Covering the Book of Numbers
- For streaming, use the Church’s Facebook Page
- Deacon’s Meeting:
- To receive information on the deacons’ meeting, click Deacon’s Meeting
- To join the COCC Advanced Hymns Class meeting, click Advanced Hymns Class
- Youth Meeting with Metropolitan Youssef
- Please register
- Donations Needs:
- Men’s and women’s clothes (T-shirts, pants, shorts, shoes) are needed.
- Hygiene supplies are also needed (toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap, small bottles of shampoo and conditioner)
- Donations can be left at the shed next to the church van.
Sermon:
This Week’s Schedule:
- Monday:
- Midnight Praises: 8:00 – 9:30pm
- Tuesday:
- Bible Pleasure: 7:30-8:30 (In-Person and on Facebook)
- Wednesday:
- Liturgy: 8:00-10:00am
- Thursday:
- Liturgy: 7:45-9:30
- Friday:
- Liturgy: 8:00-10:00am
- Youth Meeting: 8:00-9:00pm
- Saturday:
- Hymns: 5:00-6:00pm
- Sunday School/Adult Bible Study: 6:00-7:00pm
- Vespers: 7:00-7:30pm
- Midnight Prayers: 7:30-9:30pm
- Sunday:
- Liturgy: 8:00-11:30am