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Happy and blessed Jonah’s fast
Below is the service schedule for Jonah’s fast:

Wednesday (2/8/23) Divine Liturgy 10 am – 1 pm

Thursday (Feast of Jonah 2/9/23) Divine Liturgy 8 am – 11 am

God willing, we will be celebrating the feast of our beloved saint and the intercessor of our church, St. Anthony on Monday 1/30/23.

Vespers: Sunday 1/29/23 7 pm – 8 pm
Divine Liturgy: Monday 1/30/23 8 am – 11 am

May the prayers of St. Anthony be with us all.

NOTE: There will be no diving liturgy on Wednesday.

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Be safe in the Lord. 

In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit, the One God, Amen
The peace and love of our Lord, God and Savior Jesus Christ be with you all.
God willing, the Divine Liturgy will be on Thursday this week.NOTE: There will be no liturgy on Wednesday this week.

Join us for a Spiritual Day for the family of Simon the Elder (Senior Citizens) on Thursday 12/15/22 starting with the Divine Liturgy at 8 AM.God willing, we will be blessed with Fr. Ishak Mansour from Archangel Michael Coptic Church in Howell.NOTE: There will be no liturgy on Wednesday this week.

Please join us as we host our first “Picture and Cookies with St. Nicholas”
When: Saturday 12/17 @ 4:00 pm- 6:00pm
Where: St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church

Families are welcomed to come take their professional Christmas picture with St. Nick. There will be craft, cookie decorating and hot Cocoa following the photo session.

Hope all can come and enjoy a fun night followed by vespers and Kiahk Praises at 6:00 pm. Please save the date. Please click on the link in the flyer to confirm your slot.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING
“Enter into His gates with thanksgiving, And into His courts with praise. Be thankful to Him, and bless His name. For the Lord  is good; His mercy is everlasting, And His truth endures to all generations.” (Psalms 100:4‭-‬5)
All services are canceled for this Friday night (Friday 11/25/2022). Enjoy you time with your family.
Happy Thanksgiving….
Be safe in the Lord.

When: Saturday Nov. 12th
Where: Social Hall – St. Anthony Coptic Orthodox Church

Who: Sunday School Youth and their Servants, Families Welcome Too!

Christmas is a time for giving! 

It’s that wonderful time of the year to work on our shoeboxes!  Every Sunday School class is assigned a category of supplies (listed below) to bring in and then we will assemble them together in church on Nov 12.  Also please bring in your own empty shoebox that day if you have one, otherwise there are plenty to share. Last year, we collected 65 boxes, let’s see if we can beat that number this year!

Angels & St. George – toys

St. Pishoy & St. Abanoub – school supplies

St. Barbara & High School – hygiene items

God willing, we will be hosting the All Saints Day celebration Monday, October 31, 2022 from 6-9:30 PM for youth through 8th grade. 
The youth are highly encouraged to dress up as a Biblical figure and prepare 3 hints to share during the Who Am I trivia session. 
For example, if you dress up as St. Mary, the clues may be: 1. I am the Daughter of Anna and Joachim2. I went to live and serve in the temple when I was 3 years old and stayed until I was about 14 years old3. I have one Son
If you need inspiration for the costumes, we recommend you take a look at the Hall of Saints located in church.  Sunday School Teachers can also help provide ideas.  For sample costumes, we have created a list of ideas from Amazon here: https://a.co/ccs1kOs” target=”_blank” data-saferedirecturl=”https://www.google.com/url?q=https://a.co/ccs1kOs&source=gmail&ust=1665592124644000&usg=AOvVaw0OJ7gFMDCrup1XDl_iliLx” data-removefontsize=”true” data-originalcomputedfontsize=”16″ style=”color: rgb(66, 133, 244); font-size: 1rem;”>https://a.co/ccs1kOs Costumes can also be purchased for Party City or other stores. 
We look forward to celebrating with the youth! Please pray for the service.