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Jesus answered, “Neither this man nor his parents sinned, but that the works of God should be revealed in him.” (John 9:3)
One might ask, “Did the blind man suffer for the glory of God?” Tell me, what wrong did he suffer? Rather, I assert that he not only did not suffer but that he even received benefits from his blindness. Because he recovered the sight of the eyes within. What were the Jews profited by their eyes? They incurred the heavier punishment, being blinded even while they saw. And what injury did this man have because of his blindness? For through his blindness, he recovered his sight. As, then, the evils of the present life are not evils, so neither are the good things good. Sin alone is evil, but blindness is not an evil… As some excellent architect may build part of a house and leave the rest unfinished, so that for those who do not believe he [the architect] may prove, by means of that remnant, that he is author of the whole; so also God joins together and completes our body, as it were a house decayed, healing the withered hand, bracing the palsied limbs, straightening the lame, cleansing the lepers, raising up the sick, making sound the crippled, recalling the dead from death, opening the eyes that were closed, or adding them when they were not even present; all which things, being blemishes arising from the infirmity of our nature, He by correcting showed His power. – St. John Chrysostom
Church Announcements:
- Liturgy Changes:
- No Liturgy this Thursday due to Clergy Meeting at St. Marina
- 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:
- No Liturgy
- 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