This Week at St. Andrew

Week of February 24/ March 9

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St. Andrew Orthodox Church
March 06, 2025

SUNDAY February 24/ March 9

Trapeza Team 2

First Sunday of Great Lent

First (4th c.) and Second (452AD) Findings of the Precious Head of St. John the Baptist

DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS - SPRING FORWARD 1 HOUR

9:00 - Hours

9:30 - Churching of Juliana and Athena and Baptism of Athena

10:00 - Divine Liturgy

All are welcome to join us for a Trapeza meal following Divine Liturgy

MONDAY February 25/ March 10

TUESDAY February 26/ March 11

NO ZOOM CLASSES DURING LENT

WEDNESDAY February 27/ March 12

6:00 PM - Presanctified Liturgy

8:30PM - Lenten meal following Liturgy

THURSDAY February 28/ March 13

Eliana Saldana’s Birthday

FRIDAY March 1/14

6:00 PM - Presanctified Liturgy

Blain Court’s Birthday

SATURDAY March 2/15

5:00 PM - Vespers and Confession

THE CLERGY CHRONICLES

Weekly message from Fr. George

We often tend to think of righteousness as either avoiding evil or the absence of it but righteousness is actually meant to be restorative. As Fr Stephen suggests in the first link below, we are regaining balance. We act in harmony with nature, each other and therefore God. This is why the image of God’s judgment is based upon our relationship to others especially those “less” than ourselves. - Peace Fr George

A Fast of Righteousness - Glory to God For All Things

I am often puzzled by the things theologians say about “righteousness.” First, there are a striking number of different treatments. That alone should tell anyone that we are standing on the ground of “theory” rather than knowledge when we hear pronouncements about the word. It is, of course, an important word. “Seek first the Kingdom […]

glory2godforallthings.com/2025/03/05/a-fast-of-righteousness-3

Learn: Sunday of Orthodoxy - Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America - Orthodox Church

The Sunday of Orthodoxy is the first Sunday of Great Lent. The dominant theme of this Sunday since 843 has been that of the victory of the icons. In that year the iconoclastic controversy, which had raged on and off since 726, was finally laid to rest, and icons and their veneration were restored on the first Sunday in Lent.

www.goarch.org/sunday-of-orthodoxy-learn

WANT TO HELP OTHERS FIND US? PLEASE LEAVE A REVIEW

Today’s generation will OFTEN use google maps as a way to find something near them. If you’re in Redding (or anywhere outside Anderson) you may not see a listing for St. Andrew at all when you search for “Orthodox Church”. We have heard from MANY new inquirers that they didn’t even know there were two Orthodox Churches in the area. We are trying to change that!

In an effort to be more visible and accessible to new inquirers, we are encouraging our members to leave a review on our Google business listing. This helps Google show more people our listing and helps people who see our listing feel welcome! If you would like to contribute to this effort, please click HERE and leave us a review. Thank you!

BOOK OF THE WEEK

Reading recommendations from our parish bookstore

Are you looking for a way to keep your family engaged in the true spiritual nourishment Lent has to offer? Tending the Garden of Our Hearts offers family devotions based on the Scriptures for each day of Great Lent, including questions to discuss and ponder and an appendix full of hands-on activities to bring the lessons of the season to life. Whether you use it every day or dip into it occasionally as time permits, this book will help the whole family get more out of this crucial season of the Orthodox year.

Click HERE to read Fr. George’s recommendation for Lenten reading

Our Journey to Pascha is an annual publication, produced by Fr. Jonathan Bannon. It’s a very helpful tool in understanding what’s going on in the coming weeks leading up to Pascha 2025! Take a look at the image below and feel free to download your own copy to print using the link below the image.

JourneytoPascha2025.pdf258.94 KB • PDF File

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND SUFFERING

  • Vladimir and Xenia Runyon

  • James Walton

  • Kaylyn and Kenton Burris

  • Barbara Stackpole

  • Pelegia Ahlstromer

  • Zacharias and Elisabeth Tierney

  • Diakonissa Patricia

  • Christopher Elliott

  • Kieranna Dunn

  • Seraphima Banks

  • Herman

  • Peter

  • Nina

  • Macarius

  • Euphrosyne

  • Elena

  • Donnan

  • Thomas

  • Hierschemamonk Ambrose

  • Nun Olga

  • Hieromonk Paisius

  • Monk Nicholas

  • Brother Ambrose

  • Anna

  • Leah

  • Abbess Joanna

  • Eugenia

  • Basil

  • Elena

  • Matushka Stephania

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR CATECHUMENS

  • Blain

  • Daniel

  • Lindsie

  • Gwendolyn

  • Teagan

  • Gracelyn

  • Kale

  • Joe

  • Rebecca

  • Sarah

  • Morgan

  • Margo

  • Kate

  • Dylan

  • Ethan