July 31st - Aug 6th

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Worship Services

Thursday 07/31

CTS: Divine Liturgy 8:00 am
St Joseph of Arimathea: Name Day for Bishop Joseph

Friday 08/01 - Dormition Fast begins

CTS: Orthros/Matins 8:00 am
CTS: Paraklesis 6:30 pm
HMW: Paraklesis 5:00 pm
HT: Paraklesis 7:00 pm
StJ: Paraklesis 6:00 pm
StN: Mass 12:00 pm
StN: Vespers 4:30 pm

Saturday 08/02

CTS: Ninth Hour & Great Vespers 5:00 pm
HMW: Ninth Hour & Great Vespers 5:45 pm
HT: Vespers 6:00 pm
StJ: Vespers 6:00 pm
StN: Matins 9:00 am
StN: Rosary 9:30 am

Sunday 08/03

CTS: Orthros/Matins 8:45 am
CTS: Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
HMW: Orthros/Matins 8:45 am
HMW: Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
HT: Orthros 9:00 am
HT: Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
StJ: Matins 8:15 am
StJ: Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
StN: Mass 12:00 pm
StN: Vespers 4:30 pm

Monday 08/04

CTS: Paraklesis 6:30 pm
HT: Paraklesis 7:00 pm
StJ: Paraklesis 6:00 pm

Tuesday 08/05

CTS: Great Vespers with Litia & Artoclasia 6:30 pm
HT: Great Vespers 7:00 pm
StJ: Vesperal Divine Liturgy 6:00 pm


Wednesday 08/06 - Holy Transfiguration

CTS: Orthros/Matins 8:00 am
CTS: Divine Liturgy 9:00 am
HT: Orthros 9:00 am
HT: Divine Liturgy 10:00 am
StJ: Paraklesis 6:00 pm

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Gatherings

Thursday 7/31

SNAP Sack Dinner 4:30pm 1222 W 2nd Ave.
Teen Group 6-8 pm at Pavillion Park in Liberty Lake. (see previous post)

Friday 08/01

HT: Festival Bread Baking 9:00 am
StJ: Spiritual Circle 9:30 - 11:00 am

Saturday 08/02

CTS: Choir practice 6:00 pm
HT: Making Festival cabbage rolls 9:00 am

Sunday 08/03

HT: Reading Group 7:30 pm
Currently reading and discussing St Theophylact's Explanation of the Gospel of John.

Monday 08/04

HT: Festival Bread Baking 9:00 am

Tuesday 08/05

HT: 1st Tuesday Q&A following Great Vespers for Transfiguration.

Wednesday 08/06

Holy Transfiguration

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Announcements

St Mary Camp Video

A short, charming video of the kids and staff of the recent St. Mary of Egypt Orthodox Summer Camp is now available on the camp website: http://www.campstmary.org/.

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Welcome Simeon John!

We proudly announce the birth of Fr. Michael and Kh. Makrina Shanbour's first child, Simeon John Shanbour. Simeon arrived on July 22, weighing in at 5 lb. 14 oz., and measuring 17 1/2 ". Congratulations, Fr. Michael and Kh. Makrina! and may God grant you all many blessed years!




In happy papa Fr Michael's words, "May our good God preserve and protect him and keep him in His perfect love all the days of his life!"

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Help!


Greek Dinner Festival Baking


It's Festival prep time and there are several opportunities to help out in the Holy Trinity kitchen this week. Even if you can only come in for an hour or two, every little bit helps. Go to the back door of the main hall. Phone number: 509-328-9310.

Friday August 1st, 9:00am - Bread Baking
Saturday August 2nd, 9:00am - Cabbage Rolls
Monday August 4th, 9:00am - Bread Baking


We will also be meeting at 9:00 am on the following dates:
08/08 Bread Baking
08/09 Pastitsio


SNAP Sack Dinner

Assistance is always welcome preparing food for the SNAP Sack Dinner, transporting it to the site and/or serving it. Food prep is every Thursday afternoon in the Holy Trinity kitchen. Transport is around 4:00pm.

It has been a tremendous blessing to our parishes to have the opportunity to serve the less fortunate. Christ the Savior's week is the second Thursday of each month and Holy Trinity's week is the third Thursday of each month, but everyone is welcome to help out any week. Dinner is served downtown at Mid-City Concerns, 1222 W 2nd Ave.


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On the Horizon

OCF Sunday fundraiser

The Philoptochos of Holy Trinity will be offering an All-You-Can-Eat Taco Bar to benefit OCF, the Orthodox college campus ministry. There will be a presentation by Justin Dubruill about his OCF Real Break trip to Constantinople where he met Patriarch Bartholomew and restored a church along with other OCF college students. Cost is $10 adults/$5 children under 12/Free for college students with ID. Sunday Sept 7th after Liturgy.

Greek Dinner Festival

The Greek Dinner Festival is September 25, 26 & 27 at Holy Trinity.


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A Word from the Saints

"You have nothing better than this soul; you have nothing of greater worth than this immortal soul."

St Nectarios the Wonderworker, Bishop of Pentapolis

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If you would like additional information, please e-mail OrthodoxLifeINW@aol.com and it will be forwarded to the appropriate contact person. You can also reach the priests at the contact information on the parish websites listed in the left column.

Schedule for Teen Events for Remainder of the Summer

The Orthodox Teen Group is open to teens from all the area parishes (age 12-18). Their friends are also welcome. The schedule for the remainder of summer is below.
E-mail OrthodoxLifeINW@aol.com for more information.


Thursday July 31st 6pm - 8pm

Pavillion Park in Liberty Lake

Fun, Food & Fellowship.

http://www.libertylakewa.gov/pavillion_park.asp

http://www.pavillionpark.org/find/

From Spokane:

Head Eastbound on I-90 Take the Liberty Lake exit #296.
Turn right onto Liberty Lake Rd.
Turn left onto Country Vista Dr. (at the Albertsons)
Pavillion Park is on your right at the corner of Country Vista Dr and Molter Rd.

From Coeur d'Alene:

Head Westbound on I-90 Take the Liberty Lake exit #296.
Turn Left onto Harvard Rd.
Harvard Rd will become Liberty Lake Rd.
Turn left onto Country Vista Dr. (at the Albertsons)
Pavillion Park is on your right at the corner of Country Vista Dr and Molter Rd.

**There is a parking lot on Molter Rd. We will meet near the splash pad that is next to the parking lot at 6pm.

**Carpooling is available from Spokane. We will be leaving Holy Trinity at 5:30pm. Please e-mail OrthodoxLifeINW@aol.com by 8pm Wednesday to reserve a seat.
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Thursday August 7th 6pm - 8pm

Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens at Pioneer Park

525 W. 7th Ave. (7th Ave. & Stevens St.)

http://www.spokaneparks.org/PDF%20files/Park%20Maps/Pioneer%20Park%2080.pdf

We will be hiking the grounds of the gardens followed by dinner in the park. Meet in the parking lot next to the Corbin Art Center at 6pm.

Please note: (From the brochure) "The Moore-Turner Heritage Gardens are situated on a steep hillside with an elevation of approximately 120 vertical feet. As a historic site, to preserve historic integrity the structures, staircases and trails retain their original design. You will experience numerous steps, inclines and a lack of handrails." So in other words...wear appropriate footwear.
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Thursday August 14th 6pm - 8pm

Great Vespers for the Feast of the Dormition.
Check your parish bulletin for times.
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Thursday August 21st 6pm - 8pm

Riverside State Park - Bowl and Pitcher

Dinner, hiking and discussion.

Please wear appropriate footwear.

To Riverside State Park Bowl & Pitcher: From I-90 take exit 280 (Maple Street) go north across the Spokane River, turn left at the second stop light onto Maxwell. (Please note: If Maple is still closed, take the Monroe St exit and turn left on Maxwell.) Follow Maxwell, which becomes Pettit Dr., then Downriver Dr. and then becomes N. Aubrey L. White Pkwy at the park entrance. Continue on for two miles downriver to the Bowl & Pitcher day-use area and campground.

We will meet in the picnic area next to the parking lot. Follow the picnic signs.
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Thursday August 28th 6pm - 8pm

Liberty Lake County Park
(right next to where St Mary's camp was)

http://www.spokanecounty.org/parks/pdf/Map_to_Lib_Lk.pdf

Picnic and swimming. There is also beach volleyball if it is available. Parents and siblings are welcome since this is the last meeting of the summer.

We will meet at the gate at 6pm. Swimming is until 7pm followed by dinner.
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Teen Gathering Info for July 24th

The next teen event is to be on Thursday, July 24 from 6-8 pm, at Brown's Park in Spokane Valley (South of Christ the Savior). Directions are below. All youth aged 12-18ish are invited for supper, Volleyball, fun, and faith!

Directions: I-90 Pines Exit, South on Pines Rd. (At 16th the road will Y into Hwy 27. Stay in the right lane so you will continue on Pines). Brown's Park is located on the left hand side at Pines and 32nd Ave.

Summer Teen Gathering

Last Thursday evening the Teens from Holy Trinity, Christ the Savior, and St. John the Baptist got together in Mirabeau Park for our first summer teen gathering. See pics below! It was interesting trying to eat off paper plates in 40-50 mile an hour winds but well worth the effort. Thanks to Nick Dawson for planning and leading our event. We ended the evening with some spiritual discussion. (From Fr. Michael)


The next teen gathering will be on Thursday, July 24!



Introductions...








Fr Michael did a good job impersonating a pirate used car salesman, but Jacob Gabriel's Scottish pirate used car salesman won the contest.



David was a bit relieved to find out that Lydia & Yuli would be shaving the balloon and not his beard!













Joe was expecting the worst, but Kelsey and Karly have steady hands.














Karly and Kelsi carefully shaving the water balloon looming over Joe's head.

James steadies the balloon while Jacob Gabriel braces himself for what's coming.

Benjamin gets doused when Rachel's razor nicks the balloon.

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