On Our Will to Seek God and God’s Will to Help Us

Drive: How to Save Your Soul in Traffic Series now available at http://www.patristicnectar.org

“The present life is a wrestling school, a gymnasium, a battle, a smelting furnace, and a dyer’s house of virtue” – St John Chrysostom

Thursday, March 5th, 2015

Thursday of the 2nd Week of Great Lent

Dear Ones

Blessings.

On Our Will to Seek God and God’s Will to Help Us

“If you have the will, then he works the willing. Do not be afraid or weary. He gives us both zeal and performance. For when we will, he will henceforth augment our willing.” St. John Chrysostom

March for Marriage in DC April 25th!

Nice Orthodox promotion of the annual March for Marriage with resources – at http://www.crownthem.org

The Selma Commemoration

To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Selma, and to highlight the efforts of His Eminence Archbishop Iakovos of blessed memory to advance the Civil Rights Movement, the Holy Archdiocese has launched a website with a plethora of historical resources and announcements for upcoming events around this most important time in our nation’s history. Please visit: civilrights.goarch.org

Joy: An Exposition of St. Paul’s Epistle to the Philippians

continues on Wed. nights at 8pm following Presanctified Liturgy

Deeply Touching and Inspirational Movie THE DROP BOX to Show 3 Days Only

The following is a review sent by a friend of St. Andrew -

“I did go and see this with my wife, and it was one of the most moving and memorable events of our entire time in California. I have never seen such a powerful affirmation of the great, deep dignity of all human life; together with the beautiful affirmation that no life is meaningless; that God has made us all for himself, and even the most unlikely and weakest and most despised of persons can have a powerful role to play in God’s redeeming work in this world–and that the path of life and love and redemption is a path marked by suffering; and in fact, the *only* way that we can embark on a life of love is to enter through the door of suffering. And this is the mark and the call of all who follow Christ.

The pastor and his wife were there at the event, and two of his adopted children–his first time ever out of S. Korea. He is a man of great humility and wisdom and sacrifice; he asked that everyone pray for the (21-year old!) director of the film, who actually converted to Christianity in the making of the film. The pastor has nearly died in following his vocation, and he may in fact die before long–I don’t think he is 60 years old yet. He has truly poured out his life in service to “the least of these” whom Christ commended to our care.

If you want to encourage your parishioners to see it, it is going to be released soon, but for only three days–March 3, 4, & 5, a Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, in 700 theaters nationwide… You have my recommendation that it is something that Christians and unbelievers alike should see; and it has the potential to be quite life-transforming.”

THE DROP BOX IS PLAYING AT TYLER GALLERIA AMC MARCH 3-5 AND ONTARIO MILLS AMC

for more info see http://www.thedropboxfilm.com/?utm_so...

Remaining Services This Week

Thursday 5pm Lenten Vespers and Great Compline

Friday 7pm Akathist to the Theotokos

Saturday 4pm Catechism, 5:30pm Great Vespers

Forgive me.

Father Josiah