We will welcome Nicodemus Clement Woolley into Christ’s Holy Orthodox Church on Sunday, June 6 through the sacraments of Baptism and Chrismation. On June 6 we will also anticipate the Rogation days (June 7 and 8) at the end of Mass with a procession outside (weather permitting) and the blessing of the church grounds.
The Mass for Ascension Day will be celebrated on the Eve, Wednesday, June 9, at 7PM with Vespers at 6:30. The great feast of Pentecost is June 20. We will celebrate the very ancient Vigil Mass of Pentecost on Saturday, June 19, at 10AM. June 27 is Trinity Sunday, a celebration of how God has been revealed to mankind as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, one God in three persons.
With the easing of restrictions on capacity and gatherings, we can now resume coffee hours (outside whenever possible) and have a greater number of people present together in church. We thank God for preserving our community during this pandemic and pray that we may safely resume the worship life that is essential for Christians.
The Parish Life Conference for the Eastern Region (the dioceses of Charleston, Oakland, and the Mid-Atlantic and of New York and Washington, DC) will be held by Zoom again this year, with sessions beginning on Saturday, June 12 and continuing on Wednesday evenings, June 16, 23, and 30. This is an opportunity particularly for those of you are have not been able to attend an in-person PLC to participate in an event beyond our parish. Register at www.HolyCrossOnline.org/PLC2021 to receive the zoom link. (Kh. Becky will be one of the speakers at the Antiochian Women meeting on June 12.) Vespers on that day will be at 5:30pm, throughout the diocese, as part of the PLC.
Congratulations to two parish graduates: to Svetlana Osadchlk who has received a Master of Arts degree from Virginia Theological Seminary and to Nathan Caldwell, who has graduated from a home-school high school program and plans to attend St. Vincent’s College.
Read the full June Newsletter here.