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Blessed Fast of St. Mary
The Virgin Mother diligently held in her heart everything that she had come to know about the Lord, whether from the Lord’s sayings or from His deeds, and she assiduously committed them all to memory so that, when the time should come for preaching about the Lord or for writing about His incarnation, she would be sufficiently able to tell inquirers about everything just as it had happened. Let us also, my brothers and sisters, imitate the devout mother of the Lord, and by keeping all the words and deeds of the Lord and Savior fixed in our hearts through mediation on them day and night, let us drive away the troublesome attacks of useless and noxious thoughts. Through frequent discussion of them, let us take care to restrain both ourselves and our neighbors from unnecessary talk and from conversations sweetened with the evil of slander and to arouse ourselves for the frequent celebration of divine praise. – The Venerable Bede
Sermons:
Church Announcements:
- St. Mary’s Vigil (Week 1):
- Thursday, August 15, 6:00-7:00pm — His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion
- Friday, August 16th: 7:00-8:30 — Fr. Mina Girgis
- Saturday, August 17th: 7:00-8:30 — Fr. Kyrillos Ibrahim
- St. Mary’s Vigil (Week 2):
- Sunday, August 18, 7:00-8:30pm
- Vespers for Feast of Transfiguration
- Monday, August 19th:
- 7:00-9:00am Liturgy for Feast of Transfiguration
- 7:00-8:30pm Veneration
- Tuesday, August 20th: 7:00-8:30pm — Fr. Gregory Bishay
- Wednesday, August 21st: 7:00-10:30pm — Fr. Andrew Hanna
- Vespers, Veneration, & Midnight Praises
- Thursday, August 22nd: 8:00-10:00am
- Feast Liturgy (English)
- Sunday, August 18, 7:00-8:30pm
- Summer Nights:
- Fr. Andrew Hanna Welcome Celebration:
- Men’s Meeting:
- The next Men’s Meeting will be on Thursday, August 22nd at 7:30
- To receive information on the Men’s Meeting, click: Men’s Meeting
- Women’s Meeting:
- Parenting Seminar
- Relationship Series
- Fr. Daoud Lamei Visit
- Art Show:
- Bible Pleasure:
- 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
This Week’s Schedule:
- Monday:
- Midnight Praises: 8:00 – 9:30 pm
- Tuesday:
- Bible Pleasure: 7:30-8:30 (In-Person and on Facebook)
- Wednesday:
- Liturgy: 8:00-10:00am
- Thursday:
- Liturgy: 8:00-10:00am
- Vespers & Veneration: 6:00-7:00pm
- Summer Nights: 7:00-10:00pm
- Friday:
- Liturgy: 8:00-10:00am
- Sports Activities: 6:00-7:00pm
- Vespers & Veneration: 7:00-8:30pm
- Saturday:
- Hymns: 5:00-6:00pm
- Sunday School/Adult Bible Study: 6:00-7:00pm
- Vespers & Veneration: 7:00-8:30pm
- Midnight Prayers: 8:30-9:30pm
- Sunday:
- Liturgy: 8:00-11:30am
- College Meeting: 12:00-12:30pm
- Vespers & Veneration: 7:00-8:30pm