We need set up and break down help with the Parish Christmas Pageant on Sunday, January 11 at the Dexter Public Library! The time commitment would be Sunday, January 11th from 1:00 p.m. (sharp!!!) until 5:00 p.m. (also sharp) or only 1 hour on either end (1-2pm and 4-5pm). Please contact Zhanna Skalitzky (zbukina<at>yahoo.com) or Marina Edwards (mpsomsk<at>yahoo.com) to confirm your participation!

This announcement has lots of exclamation marks because it is very important. If we don't have enough hands helping with set up and break down it will be a big problem. Please help!!!

Now is the time to buy tickets for our annual Nativity Ball! This great event is one that you don't want to miss - and it is one that you don't want your friends to miss either. So buy tickets for yourself - and then for your friends! What a great Christmas present! More information at the flyer at the link below. The ball is January 9 - we look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/flyers/nativityball.pdf

Our parish Christmas Pageant (Yolka) is set for Sunday, January 11 at 2:30 p.m. at the Dexter Public Library, 3255 Alpine Street, Dexter, MI 48130. Tickets are $15/child before January 1, $20/child after January 1. Purchase tickets now! Learn more at the link below. Please plan to join us for this wonderful annual St. Vladimir's tradition!

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/yolka.pdf

St. Vladimir’s Church School begins January 10. Youth Choir, Bell Ringing, and Altar Servers classes begin at 4:00 p.m. every Saturday, with Law of God classes every Saturday afternoon at 5:00 p.m. through May 30 with the exception of April 11. We have condensed the classes to the greatest extent possible for the convenience of our busy families – we value your time. Please do us the favor of valuing the time of the teachers and other volunteers who make our Church School possible by being on time.

All children are urged to participate in the Vigil following Church School and in the Sunday (and other feast day) Divine Liturgies to the greatest extent possible by ringing bells, serving in the altar, singing, helping in the kiosk, and most importantly by being present in the church and praying with their parish family, AND ESPECIALLY by partaking of the Holy Mysteries. The Liturgy is not a spectacle or event that we watch, but a prayerful “work of the people” that we participate in through our prayerful involvement. Please contact Fr. Gregory with questions in this regard.

To learn more about our Church School please contact the Church School Director, Lilia Vershynin: 734-276-7548 or rlvershynin@gmail.com. To register for classes, please fill out the form below and send to Lilia:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/church ... onform.pdf

It is a pious tradition at St. Vladimir Church for virtually everyone to partake of the Holy Mysteries on the Feast of our Lord’s Nativity. Please confess early for the feast! Confessions will be heard at the following times – please take advantage of this opportunity!

Tuesday, December 30: Confession 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Wednesday, December 31: Confession 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Friday, January 2: Confession during and after Evening Services (beginning at 6:00 p.m.)
Saturday, January 3: Confession 3:00-6:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Monday, January 5: Confession 6:00-8:00 p.m. (Please make an appointment with Fr. Gregory)
Tuesday, January 6: Confession begins at 4:00 p.m., Vigil 6:00 p.m., Confession during and following Vigil

Please note: those who have confessed beginning December 27 need not confess again before Nativity, but are welcome to partake of the Holy Mysteries having prepared themselves by reading the appointed prayer rule and attending the Divine Services for the feast.

Our monthly parish podcast, the Vladcast, is up on our You Tube Channel. Many thanks to Joshua Jobst and John Hill for making this possible!

Please find the Vladcast here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9drdYXs1cJQ&feature=youtu.be

Or just go to our You Tube Channel and find it there. Subscribe to our You Tube Channel to receive updates on videos we post there.

Also, please send your questions for “Ask the Priest” to:

info@stvladimiraami.org

We aren't sure if “Ask the Priest” is going to be a part of future Vladcasts or its own show, but no matter what we need your questions to make it interesting and useful for our parish family. Please send your questions in today!

Please find the schedule of our Youth Group activities for the Winter 2015 semester at the link below:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/youthgroup.pdf

No matter your age there is a Youth Group for you! And if you are an adult - there is a group for you too! Here is the schedule of our Adult Group meetings for the same time period:

http://stvladimiraami.org/flyers/adultgroup.pdf

This is happening! Young people are starting to step forward to go to Daydovo Summer Camp – the only summer camp for special needs children in Russia run by the Church – this coming summer. Zhanna Skalitzky will be heading up this effort but more help is very much needed – please help if you can! Parents – please talk to Fr. Gregory or Zhanna about this ASAP. This is an outstanding opportunity for our young people to live their faith in a very active way. Their participation will help the campers, the campers' families, and frankly speaking, will also help themselves to grow in Christ. More coming very soon!

Each month we serve one daily cycle of Divine Services in English on a Friday evening and Saturday morning. Following Liturgy – the end of that cycle of services – we hold our monthly parish work day/clean up. We find that caring for the candle stands, dusting the iconostasis, cleaning the icons hung on the walls, polishing the benches, and other sort of jobs that are not taken care of by those who clean the church weekly are best taken care of on a regular basis – not waiting until they become a major job due to neglect. Please plan to join us for English Divine Services on the following dates and for the clean up/work day on the Saturdays listed below following the Divine Liturgy. English Divine Services are scheduled for:

Friday, September: 19 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, September 20: 8:00 a.m.
Friday, October: 24 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, October 25: 8:00 a.m.
Friday, November 7: 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, November 8: 8:00 a.m.
Friday, December 5: 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, December 6: 8:00 a.m.
Friday, January 2: 6:00 p.m. & Saturday, January 3: 8:00 a.m.

More soon to be scheduled!

Now is the time to buy tickets for our annual Nativity Ball! This great event is one that you don't want to miss - and it is one that you don't want your friends to miss either. So buy tickets for yourself - and then for your friends! What a great Christmas present! More information at the flyer at the link below. The ball is January 9 - we look forward to seeing you there!

http://www.stvladimiraami.org/flyers/nativityball.pdf