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Sunday, March 9
Sunday of Orthodoxy
The Holy 40 Martyrs of Sebastia
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Sunday of Orthodoxy
For more than one hundred years the Church of Christ was troubled by the persecution of the Iconoclasts of evil belief, beginning in the reign of Leo the Isaurian (717-741) and ending in the reign of Theophilus (829-842). After Theophilus's death, his widow the Empress Theodora (celebrated Feb. 11), together with the Patriarch Methodius (June 14), established Orthodoxy anew. This ever-memorable Queen venerated the icon of the Mother of God in the presence of the Patriarch Methodius and the other confessors and righteous men, and openly cried out these holy words: "If anyone does not offer relative worship to the holy icons, not adoring them as though they were gods, but venerating them out of love as images of the archetype, let him be anathema." Then with common prayer and fasting during the whole first week of the Forty-day Fast, she asked God's forgiveness for her husband. After this, on the first Sunday of the Fast, she and her son, Michael the Emperor, made a procession with all the clergy and people and restored the holy icons, and again adorned the Church of Christ with them. This is the holy deed that all we the Orthodox commemorate today, and we call this radiant and venerable day the Sunday of Orthodoxy, that is, the triumph of true doctrine over heresy.
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WEEKLY CALENDAR:
Sunday, March 9
Sunday of Orthodoxy- Bring your ICONS
Holy 40 Martyrs of Sevasti
Wine and Oil Permitted
8:30am Orthros
9:30am Divine Liturgy
6:30pm Pan Orthodox Vespers @ Assumption in Chicago
Fellowship: Sunday School
Prosphoro: Kathy Macris
Memorials: Prodromos & Dina Tsurekidis - 3 years. Maria & Gregory Tsurekidis (Trisagion)
Monday, March 10
Quadratus the Martyr & his Companions
Strict Fast
5:30pm Great Compline
6:00pm Parish Council Meeting
Tuesday, March 11
Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
Strict Fast
Wednesday, March 12
Theophanes the Confessor
Strict Fast
6:00pm Pre-Sanctified Liturgy @ St. George Serbian Orthodox Church
7:00pm Bible Study
Join on Zoom!
Thursday, March 13
Removal of the relics of Nicephorus, Patriarch of Constantinople
Strict Fast
Friday, March 14
Benedict the Righteous of Nursia
Strict Fast
6:00pm Salutations to the Virgin Mary
Saturday, March 15
Second Saturday of Lent
Wine and Oil Allowed
10:30am Greek School
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UPCOMING
SERVICES & EVENTS:
Sunday, March 16
Sunday of St. Gregory Palamas
8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
Wine & Oil Permitted
Prosphoro: Joan Kappas
Fellowship: Stewardship Presentation
Sunday, March 23
Sunday of the Cross
8:15am Orthros 9:30am Divine Liturgy
Wine & Oil Permitted
Prosphoro:
Fellowship: Greek School
Greek School Greek Independence day Program!
Monday, March 24
Forefeast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos
Strict Fast
7:00pm Great Vespers @ Annunciation, Decatur
Tuesday, March 25
Annunciation of the Virgin Mary
Fish, Wine, & Oil Permitted
8:30am Orthros
9:30am Divine Liturgy
4:30pm Feed the Hungry
Lenten Services
Monday, Wednesday, and Fridays
@ 6:00pm
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Sunday of Orthodoxy
Please remember to bring ICONS from home for our Sunday of Orthodoxy Procession!
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FANARI SUMMER CAMP REGISTRATION
Registration opens up MARCH 10 @ 12pm.
Sign up on their website www.fanari.camp
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St. Lydia's Ladies' Night Dates
Save the date for the following Ladies' nights out!
Saturday March 29 - 2:00pm
Puzzles and Refreshemnt Ladies hangout, Hosted by Sarah Matalas @ church
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On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. One of those listening was a woman from the city of Thyatira named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth. She was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul’s message. When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. “If you consider me a believer in the Lord,” she said, “come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us (Acts - 16:13-15) | | |
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In addition to their many other Projects, the All Saints Parish Council applied for and received a grant from the Hellenic Foundation to install a Hearing Loop System in our Church.
Hearing Loop is a system to transmit audio from our Church Microphones directly to the Hearing Aids of our hearing impaired parishioners. This way they can hear clearly and without background noise. Our initial assessment for the installation will be this Monday! We are excited to be able to offer this opportunity to the faithful of All Saints through the generosity and hard work of the Hellenic Foundation.
Learn more from the Hellenic Foundation's web page
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FAMILIES FOR FANARI RECAP
Thank you to everyone who joined us and donated to the Families for Fanari. We raised over $7,000 for our campers!
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Click the link to the right in order to submit you special occasions to share with the community via our online form.
OR contact the church office to share your birthday, engagement, wedding, anniversary, retirement, birth, baptism or any other celebration or accomplishment with our community!
815.722.1727
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We are now accepting donations for Great Lent and Pascha. If you would like to make a donation, please contact the church office or the Parish council in the Narthex to sign up. Donations can be given via cash, check or Givelify. For Checks, please write in the memo what donation it is for. For Givelify please indicate which donation in the messages.
Thank you and God Bless!
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Our 2025 Parish Council has set a goal of improving and beautifying our Parish Hall. We have four main goals:
UPDATE: Thank you to our dedicated parishioners, who within two weeks of the call have donated well over $28,000 towards the beautification of our hall!
1) Replacing the Ceiling tiles for a fresh look.
2) Replacing window treatments to more modern and practical application.
3) Refreshing the "bar" area.
4) Re-Painting
While we are still in the process of examining our options and securing bids for these various projects, we anticipate new window treatments to cost approx. $5,000 and new ceiling tiles to cost approx. $10,000.
We hope that everyone is enjoying the new tables, offered by our Three Hierarchs Philoptochos that have really opened up the space and created what we hope is a more welcoming and comfortable environment.
Our Parish Council is very ambitious, and working hard to keep up and beautify our facility. Anyone interested in contributing to these worthwhile projects is encouraged to make a donation on Givelify towards "Capitol Improvements." Or send a check to the Church office with Hall Improvements in the memo line.
Thank you and God bless!
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Sunday, March 16
Prodromos & Dina Tsurekidis - 3 years
Maria & Gregory Tsurekidis (Trisagion)
Sunday, April 6
Ioanna "Noula" Hondros - 40 Days
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March
2:
9: Sunday School
16: Stewardship Presentation
23: Greek School
30:
April
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13: Palm Sunday Luncheon
20: Great and Holy Pascha
27:
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Please, pray for the health and protection of our beloved parishioners:
Irene Vasiliades, Thelma Theodore, Esther Anthos, Elaine Koliopoulos, Michelle Kooy, Vange Policandriotes, Dempsey Taylor, Mary Tucci, and Margie Walsh.
Please also pray for some of those individuals who are facing challenging situations in their life, who are supported by our community's Community Outreach Ministry:
Demetri, Ryan, Michelle, Kenadi, Michael, and Nik.
*contact the church office to be added to our prayer list*
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