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Letter from Parish Council Chairman:
February 2015
Dear St. Elijah Parishioners,
The 2015 Parish council has had it’s first meeting for the year and the slate of officers elected for 2015 are:
Chairman: Jeff Massad
Vice Chair: Trey Kouri
Treasurer: Denise Mettry
Secretary: Dr. Jeff Shadid
Asst. Treas: Dr. Edward Harroz
The remaining Parish Council members are:
Nick Farha, Tina Harroz, Danny Shadid, Jim Fox, Sam Homsey, Jim Farha, Malek Massad, Dr. Monique Naifeh, Dr. David Simon, Jeff Wyrick.
We ask for your prayers and guidance. Please feel free to contact any Parish Council member with your
thoughts, observations, and concerns.
Please also join me in thanking our exiting Parish Council Members of Craig Abraham, Kory Warr, and Harvey Homsey for their hard work. They have served two terms most graciously and were excellent leaders
of the team!
At the board meeting in January,
We welcomed three new Parish Council members - Dr. Monique Naifeh, Jeff Wyrick, and Malek Massad.
Dr. David Simon and Jim Farha returned for a second term. This slate of five begin their three-year term.
The Heating and Air retrofitting will begin soon under the leadership of Craig Abraham, Kory Warr, and
their committee. There will be gradual changes in the sanctuary and we pray that the process will come
without too much interruption to our Liturgy and our private meditation. There will be areas where noticeable work is being done and areas where we will not be able to enter. The ongoing goal is to keep
everyone in the sanctuary during the lengthy but necessary process. So far, the bids have come in near
the estimates.
Please look for further information soon on the Rose Hill monument, Sunday of Orthodoxy March 1, the
Lenten Retreat, VBS the first week in June, and new Senior Day Out activities.
The Stewardship Ministry is gearing up for a new year. Forms are in the mail to you with the 2015 calendar.
One of the goals this year is to educate and refocus our parish in the blessings associated with joyful giving. Please consider your past giving and where you are today compared to five or ten years ago and beyond. Will or do your love offerings to St. Elijah follow your personal financial growth during that period?
Financially, as you are aware, 2014 was a very blessed year with a surplus, as reported in our annual meeting. The treasury has begun a new era with professional, outside accounting to keep the duties of the
treasurer more in line with most non-profit organizations. While Denise and the staff will be the ones to
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approve each financial item, the day-to-day job of Treasury is transitioning into more of a job of overseer.
May God bless St. Elijah!
Yours in Christ,
Jeff Massad
Parish Council Chairman
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Seniors Trip to Chickasaw Cultural Center & Bedré Chocolates - Thursday, February 12
Meat Fare Sunday / MeatFare Breafast - Sunday, February 15 following Divine Liturgy
Forgiveness Sunday - Sunday, February 22
PURE Week Services- February 22-27 (See Page 5)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Clergy Retreat : February 3-6 (NO Matins, Vespers, Teen Chats, Family Night or
Orthodox Fellowship)
Family Night Classes - Wednesdays, February 11 & 18
MEETINGS
MDO Board - Tuesday, February 10 @ 6:30 pm
Parish Council - Tuesday, February 17 @ 7pm
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Start Lent strong with…
Pure Week Services ·∙ February 22-­‐27, 2015
Sunday, February 22
5pm Forgiveness Vespers (nursery provided) Monday, February 23
6pm Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance Tuesday, February 24
6pm Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance Wednesday, February 25
6:30pm Presanc;fied Liturgy followed by Lenten potluck (at St Elijah, nursery provided) Thursday, February 26
6pm Great Compline with the Canon of Repentance Friday, February 27
6:30pm Akathist to the Theotokos Presanctified Liturgies
Every Wednesday during Great Lent
6pm Ninth Hour and Typika
6:30pm Presanctified Liturgy
followed by a Lenten potluck supper (nursery provided)
February 25 at St Elijah
March 18 at St George Church
March 4 at St George Church (March 25 Vesperal Liturgy at St Elijah)
March 11 at St Elijah
April 1at St George Church
Carnations for the Akathist
Please contact the church office if you would like to
donate carnations for one or more of the Akathist
(Salutations) services—February 27 and March 6, 13,
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COOKBOOK - Culinary Companion II
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The Ladies Aid of St. Elijah Orthodox Christian Church
15000 North May Avenue
Oklahoma City, OK 73134
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Tari Tibbits
Dru Alleman
Aarron Fraysur
Ray Hibbard, Jr.
Dr. Naji Karam
Malek Massad
Toby Pedford
Vesko Sariyski
F. S. Simon
Joseph Eid
Isaac Wilson
Alexander Weddington
Konstantin Ganchev
Roman Baker
Conner Swearingen
Jack Naifeh
Samuel Shadid
Amir Sweis
Carol Comp
Cecil Garlin
Harvey Homsey
Mike Malone
Bob Miller
Richard Samara
Ned Shadid, Sr.
2/8
Lawrence
Clemens
Steven Bittle
Craig Gross
Sam Homsey
John Larson
Michael Massad
Paul Poputa-Clean
Ned Shadid, Jr.
Dmitry Smirnov
Cole Harroz
Jacob Crouch
Preston Silvernail
Alec Karam
David Tamirat
Adam Sweis
Farris Shawareb
Sami Swaiss
Nathan Shanbour
Kyle Eastridge
Afeef Hamra
Dr. Richard Homsey
Bobby Massad
Mark Morrow
Dr. Randy Rahill
Dr. Scott Samara
2/15
Magid Assaleh
Craig Abraham
Mike Dean
Jakob Ham
Taylor Homsey
Marco Morrow
Bobby Prater
David Shanbour
David Swyden
Christian Swearingen
Andrew Assaleh
Mark Crouch
Zach Homsey
Anthony Ene
Robel Tesfaselassie
Elias Assaleh
Gavin McLamb
Lukasz Baker
Julia Sariyski
Dr. Bashar Alasad
Ellis Hanna
Bill Johnson
Dr. Paul Massad
Steven Rahill
Charles Shadid
2/22
Janet Jaime
Dr. Adonis Albotros
Andrew Farha
Joe Harroz, Jr.
Ivo Lupov
Justin Naifeh
Trae Rahill
Monte Shawareb
Chad Warkentin
Joseph Pendergraft
Emile Karam
Joshua Cohlmia
Kristian Khoury
Boris Ganchev
Joseph Harroz
Nicholas Hathaway
Ian Baker
Emerson Wyrick
Tamer Shawareb
George Cohlmia
Bruce Harroz
John Limber
Michael Mettry
George Rizek
James Shadid
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February 2015
Sunday
Monday
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8:50a Matins
10:00a Divine Liturgy
SaGE Program (Grades
5-7) after Communion
Coffee Hour - Hospitality
12:30p SaGE parents
discussion w/Dn. Ezra
***Cultural Ministries
Tuesday
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7:45a Festal Matins
9a Divine Liturgy for
the Presentation of the
Lord in the Temple
7p Choir Rehearsal
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7p Choir Rehearsal
22
8:50a Matins
10:00a Divine Liturgy
Coffee Hour Orthodox Supper Club
5p Forgiveness
Vespers
NO MATINS
R E T R E A T
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6p Great Compline
with the Canon of
Repentance
7a Lenten Matins
6p Great Compline
with the Canon of
Repentance
K A N S A S
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5p Great Vespers
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19
25
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10:30a Orthodox Study 6:30p Akathist to the
Theotokos
Fellowship
6p Great Compline
and the Canon of
Repentance
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5p Great Vespers
20
10:30a Orthodox Study
Fellowship
6:15p Vespers
7p Teen Chats
7p Family Night
6p Ninth Hour and
6:30p Presanctified
Liturgy at St. Elijah
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8:15a Seniors Trip to
Chickasaw Cultural
Center & Bedré
Chocolates
10:30a Orthodox Study
Fellowship
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W I C H I T A ,
Saturday
NO ORTHODOX
STUDY FELLOWSHIP
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17
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NO VESPERS
NO TEEN CHATS
NO FAMILY NIGHT
7a Matins
7p Parish Council
Friday
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10
16
8:50a Matins
10:00a Divine Liturgy
Adult Fellowship
Meatfare Breakfast
FORGIVENESS
SUNDAY
C L E R G Y
Thursday
7a Festal Matins for St. 6:15p Vespers
Haralampos
7p Teen Chats
6:30p MDO Board
7p Family Night
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MEATFARE SUNDAY
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8:50a Matins
10:00a Divine Liturgy
Coffee Hour - MDO
Wednesday
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5p Great Vespers
27
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5p Great Vespers