Friday, February 19, the first Salutations to the Virgin Mary will be chanted in the Cathedral beginning at 7:00 PM. A lenten discussion will follow in the Mentis Room. A complete text as well as audio for the service can be found at http://www.goarch.org/chapel/chant/akathist/index_html .
Saturday, February 20, The Third Saturday of Souls will be chanted at the Cathedral at 10:00 AM. Services WILL NOT BE AT THE CEMETERY CHAPEL due to the ice and snow conditions.
On Saturday evening, the Mission’s Wine Tasting Fundraising Event will take place at the Annunciation Orthodox Center. Information can be found at www.ocmm.org. Our guest for the evening will be Father Jorge Faraj from the Antiochian Orthodox Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, along with their Parish Council President and Philoptochos President.
On Sunday, February 21, the Sunday of Orthodoxy, will be celebrated. Father Jorge will be with us and will offer the homily after the Gospel. All children are encourged to bring their icons to the Cathedral for the procession. Information for the Sunday of Orthodoxy may be obtained at http://lent.goarch.org/sunday_of_orthodoxy/learn/.
Super Bowl Sunday has come and gone, but we can still be Souper Bowl Champs on Sunday, February 21. Please bring $1 and a canned good item, and drop them in the big soup pot located in the Narthex. GOYANS will collect the money to donate to IOCC and the canned items for the Franciscan Center. Help us become Souper Bowl Champions!
Sunday evening, the regional Orthodox celebration will take place at the Greek Orthodox Church of Saints Mary Magdalene and Markella in Harford County, beginning at 6:00 PM. Directions and other information for the service can be found at www.gochc.org Father Jorge will be the guest homilst that evening.
Please also note that due to such adverse weather conditions, the Health Kits will be sent to Haiti following services on February 28th. You may log onto www.iocc.org for additonal information.
The streets surrounding the Cathedral have been cleared, the parking lots are open. You may now park at three locations for church, the flat lot, the former parking garage, the University of Baltimore (U of B) flat lot next to the former garage and the parking lot directly behind the AOC (Med Chi) and Jewish Charities. The U of B, Med Chi and Jewish Chairities lots are available for you for Sunday parking only. Our own lots are for Cathedral use only.
Let’s start off Lent properly by attending the various services and being on time. It would be a wonderful witness to our brothers and sisters from Honduras and to each other to have a full church from the beginning of services!
