Two important feast days occur in the month of August: the Feast of the Transfiguration (August 6)and the Dormition, or Assumption, of the Blessed Virgin Mary (August 15). Both of these holy days will be celebrated on the eve with Vespers at 6:30PM, Mass at 7, and pot-luck supper afterward. The Vigil of Assumption (8/14) is a fast day.
Fr. Nicholas and Fr. Raphael will attend the annual Clergy Symposium at Antiochian Village July 21-26 and Fr. Nicholas will also attend the semi-annual conference for the Western Rite Vicariate of our Archdiocese, which will be in Katy, Texas this year, hosted by St. Paul’s Church from August 6-9.
We bid Godspeed to our catechumens, the Winkler family, as they have now moved to Alabama. We will pray for Wes, Britney, Liam, and Killian as they continue to learn about the faith in preparation for chrismation. We also bid a temporary goodbye to Bernt Johnson, who will spend the next year serving in Baghdad, Iraq for the State Department. We will pray for his safety and look forward to his return.
Read the full July / August newsletter here.