A few announcements were missing in yesterday's version.

In Christ,
Dn. Nicholas

http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/2012/02/05/electronic-newsletter...

*St. Nicholas Orthodox Church* <http://www.orthodox.net/>,

McKinney, Texas

Electronic Newsletter

January 23/ February 5

Publican and Pharisee / New Martyrs of Russia

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Announcements<http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/wp-admin/post.php?post=3996&acti...>

"Mighty Mites" Collection<http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/wp-admin/post.php?post=3996&acti...>

Prayer Requests<http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/wp-admin/post.php?post=3996&acti...>

Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming
week<http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/wp-admin/post.php?post=3996&acti...>

Fasting in the Coming
week<http://orthodox.net/redeemingthetime/wp-admin/post.php?post=3996&acti...>
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Announcements

The Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America Youth Committee is hosting a Lenten
Retreat on the weekend of the Sunday commemorating St. Mary of Egypt
(Friday evening, 3/30 - Sunday, 4/1).  This event is open to all Orthodox
Christian youth of college and graduate student age.  See the diocesan
website <http://chicagodiocese.org/lentenretreat.html> for more information.

The Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America announces open registration for a
pilgrimmage this fall to the Holy Land led by Bishop Peter.  The
pilgrimmage will take place between Sept. 14 and Sept. 28 and will include
the feast days of the Nativity of the Theotokos and the Elevation of the
Holy and Life-Creating Cross.  For further information, see the diocesan
website <http://chicagodiocese.org/news_120202_2.html>.

We will be holding a Pysanky class every Saturday from February 11th
through March 31st, from 1pm - 4pm. If you are interested in participating,
you are encouraged to buy you own Kitski set, which is available for $20 if
you order it through Matushka Marina. You will also need to bring your own
eggs in a cardboard carton. Contact Matushka Marina for further information.

February 19th will be the first monthly activity sponsored by the
Sisterhood. We will have a movie night, with two movies: *Ostrov *for the
adults, and *Miracle Maker* for the children. The admission cost is $10 per
person or $25 per family, which includes refreshments.

Our Annual Parish Meeting will be held on next Sunday, February 12th.
Anybody who considers this parish home and who has attended regularly for
some time but has not yet become a member is encouraged to do so before the
meeting. Please contact Dn. Nicholas for a membership form.

As you know, our deck has been completed, and is a wonderful addition to
our facility. We need to complete the work by cleaning and sealing the deck
as soon as possible. Please contact Fr. Seraphim or Dn. Nicholas if you can
help with this work.

Our parish has a brotherhood, named in honor of St. John of San Francisco.
It's mission is one of both service and fellowship, and one of its roles is
to help with tasks that need to be done around our building and grounds. So
far our membership is very small, however. If you are interested in joining
the brotherhood, please contact Dn. Nicholas.
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"Mighty Mites" Collection

This week, we collected $103 for St. George's Food
Pantry<http://www.stgeorgepantry.org/foodpantryfriends.html>.

Next week, we will collect for the Diocese of Chicago and Mid-America's
fund for Seminaries and Seminarians. This is our opportunity to support the
future clergy of our Church.
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Prayer Requests

For the Health and Salvation.

   - Alexandra (4 y/o girl wih brain cancer)
   - Priests Jean and Grégoire and all the faithful and suffering of
   Haiti,  and our sponsored household: Catherine and her family.

For a more complete listing, please see our parish prayer
list<http://view/?id=dzgvjb6_16f2pcdrhn>.
Anyone can make requests <serap...@orthodox.net>.

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Schedule of Divine Services in the Coming week

Monday 2/6

   - *7PM *Molieben

Wednesday 2/8

   - *7PM *Vespers

Thursday 2/9

   - *9AM **Divine Liturgy*

Saturday 2/11.

   - *4PM Confession*
   - 5PM Vigil

Sunday 2/12.

   - 10AM  Divine Liturgy
   - 12:30PM Annual Parish Meeting. No Church School.

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Fasting in the Coming week

In this week following the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee, there
is no fasting. This is a reminder to us that we should not, like the
Pharisee, take pride in our fasting. Fasting is merely a (very important)
spiritual exercise to help us cultivate a spirit of repentance.