WEEKDAY CALENDAR

Monday, June 30th ……SYNAXIS OF THE HOLY APOSTLES — Orthros-8:30 a.m./ Divine Liturgy-9:30 a.m.

Tuesday, July 1st..…….Bible Study—10:00 a.m.

Wednesday, July 3rd…Orthodox Christian Catechism (online)- 6:30 p.m.

Thursday, July 4th……American Independence Day (office closed)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

STEWARDSHIP — We are grateful to our St. George parishioners for their Stewardship contributions to our parish through this first part of the year. The early Church followed principles of Christian stewardship as articulated in St. Paul’s Second Epistle to the Corinthians , Chapters 8 and 9. “The proof of God’s love for us is that He gave us His Son through His Incarnation and death (Rom.5:8). The proof of our love for God is in the giving of our gifts to Him and the churches.” (Orthodox Study Bible, pg. 1582). Chapter 9: 6-15 are verses from this Epistle that make up Paul’s landmark teaching on Stewardship: “But this I say: he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. So let each one give as he purposes in the heart, not grudgingly or of necessity; for God loves a cheerful giver. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you, that you, always having all sufficiency in all things, may have an abundance for every good work.” An anonymous commentator once quipped: “By giving for others to be able to worship with us, we help heal souls and, through our prayers, God’s wisdom is given to those all around. By bringing others to salvation, we find salvation for ourselves.”