Baptisms at 4EOC
Glory to Jesus Christ! Join us next Sunday, 09 November 2025, for the baptism and chrismation of Theodore H. The Service of Holy Baptism will begin at 8:30am, with the Divine Liturgy immediately following.
Congratulations to Josie, Robbie, Jacob, and Cooper on their baptisms last Sunday, 02 November. May God grant you many years!
Choir Practice
Choir practice on Tuesday, 04 November 2025, will be at the Mukai home at 6:30pm. See Peggy for more information.
Wednesday Catechumens' Class and Bible Study
Bible study will resume this Wednesday, 05 November 2025, at 7:00pm. Catechumens/Inquirer class will continue on alternate Wednesdays. The next Catechumens/Inquirer class will be on 12 November 2025 at 7:00pm.
Pet Blessing
Calling all pets! Join us on Saturday, 08 November 2025, at 4pm, for our pet blessing. The pet blessing will be held in the church yard. All pets are welcome! Please leash or crate your pet, as needed. Vespers will follow at 6pm.
Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, so that as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his.
Ask the Priest (Coffee Hour Edition) and Children's Church School
Get your questions ready! Beginning Sunday, 09 November 2025, during coffee hour, Fr. Gregory will answer questions about the Orthodox faith in a casual, round-table fashion. This informal style of catechesis will continue and alternate with children's church school. (Next children's class will be 16 November 2025).
Vespers and Liturgy - 22nd Sunday after Pentecost
This coming Sunday, 09 November 2025, is the 22nd Sunday after Pentecost and the commemoration of Martyrs Onesiphorus and Porphyrius of Ephesus (+284), Venerbale Matrona, abbess, of Constantinople (+492), Venerable Theoctiste of the Isle of Lesbos (+881), Martyr Alexander of Thessalonica (+305), Martyr Anthony of Apamea (+5th c.), Venerable John the Short of Egypt (+422), Venerables Eustolia (+610) and Sosipatra (+635) of Constantinople, and the Venerable Onesiphorus the Confessor of the Kyiv Caves (+1148), among other saints.
The readings for this Sunday are:
- Galatians 6.1-18
- Luke 16.19-31
Join us for Vespers on Saturday, 08 November 2025, at 6pm and the Divine Liturgy on Sunday, 09 November 2025, at 9am. The service of Holy Baptism (see note above) will begin at 8:30am on Sunday.
Prayers
In your prayers please continue to remember Metropolitan Antony, Archbishop Daniel, Fr. Gregory, catechumens (Rob & Stacy M., Michael F., Nicholas M., Michael H., James T., Tom B., and Nicholas & Taylor R.), new mothers and babies, the sick, the poor, travelers, those impacted by war and calamities, our country, and those in need.
First of all, then, I urge that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for all men,... — 1st Timothy 2.1
SOCKtober - Socks, Hats, and Gloves
SOCKtober as a designated month of giving is over, .... but socks, hats, gloves, as well as non-perishable food items, are still being collected for our St. Caritas (Charity) giving pantry. The pantry is routinely used by members of the surrounding community and any help is greatly appreciated. All donated pantry items can be placed in the designated bins in the restroom hallway.
A Day with St. John Chrysostom Nativity Retreat
Register here for the Nativity retreat at St. Mary Antiochian Orthodox Church in Hunt Valley, MD with Dr. David C. Ford, professor at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary.
Looking Ahead: At a Glance
- Choir Practice at the Mukai home, Tuesday, 04 November 2025, at 6:30pm
- Catechumens’ Class, 05 November 2025, at 7:00pm
- Pet Blessing, 08 November 2025, at 6:00pm
- Vespers, 08 November 2025, at 6:00pm
- Baptism of Theodore H., Sunday, 09 November 2025, at 8:30am
- Divine Liturgy, 09 November 2025, at 9:00am
- Ask the Priest - Adult Catechesis, 09 November 2025, during coffee hour
- Bible Study, 12 November 2025, at 6:00pm
- Nativity Fast begins Saturday, 15 November 2025
- Children's Church School, 16 November 2025, during coffee hour
- Vespers for the Feast of the Entry of the Most-Holy Theotokos into the Temple, Thursday, 20 November 2025, at 6:00pm