Dear St. Vladimirians,

Congratulations with the New Year!

Please see a New Year letter from Brendan and me here:

STV NEW YEAR LETTER

We are thankful to have you as a part of our parish family! As we prepare ourselves for our parish annual meeting on February 15, 2026, you may want to review membership criteria, pay your annual dues, etc. You can do that here:

STV MEMBERSHIP PAGE

Let us ask the Lord to bless 2026, just as he blessed us in 2025, and to be radically thankful for everything He sends, as it is all what is needed for our salvation!

In Christ,

Fr. Gregory

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JANUARY 7 - NATIVITY OF THE LORD
JANUARY 8 - SYNAXIS OF THE THEOTOKOS
JANUARY 14 - ST. BASIL THE GREAT
JANUARY 19 - THEOPHANY OF THE LORD
JANUARY 20 - SYNAXIS OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
JANUARY 25 - ST. TATIANA

FULL JANUARY SCHEDULE HERE

We present here a short educational offering for both children and adults on the upcoming Sunday's principle Gospel reading so that all can better prepare for the Divine Services. Parents are asked to review the children’s portion with their children. It is very important for us to attend the Divine Services on Sundays and whenever else we are able, but in addition it is our spiritual responsibility to educate ourselves and our families in the faith. It is our hope that this mid-week offering will be an aid in this regard. Please contact Fr. Gregory with questions or suggestions.

For Various Ages: from the Antiochian Archdiocese

Thank you to everyone who made the visit of Archbishop Gabriel such a resounding success at STV! To those who sang to those who served to those who cooked to those who cleaned and to everyone else who pitched in: THANK YOU!!! And congratulations to our newly-ordained Priest Mikhail Moibenko and his family! And to Aleksandr Belyarchik from McKinney, Texas, who was ordained a deacon on Sunday as well. And to our Ksenia Nikulshina who was honored with a thanksgiving gramota by Archbishop Gabriel for her years of dedicated service to our parish family! What a weekend – now onward to the celebration of our Lord’s Nativity!

FIVE LINES FOR EVERY ST. VLADIMIRIAN TO READ FOR THIS WEEK!

"This is the cause of all evils: the ignorance of the Scriptures. We go into battle without arms, and how ought we to come off safe?" -St. John Chrysostom, Homily IX on Colossians.

In order to help increase the general knowledge of scripture in our parish family we present here for your edification the scripture readings for the coming week. At least one Gospel Reading and one Epistle reading are assigned for each day of the year (although during Great Lent the readings are from the Old Testament). Hearing or reading only those readings appointed for Sunday merely scratches the surface of the great spiritual wealth that the scriptures provide us. Some of the readings are easily understandable – others are less so. As Orthodox Christians we do not make private interpretation of scripture, but rather consult the fathers of the Church for their explanations to aid us in our understanding. Those wishing to have access to such explanations are asked to contact Fr. Gregory or inquire in the kiosk for further reading in this regard. Bibles may also be acquired in the kiosk.

Monday: Hebrews 8:7-13 & Mark 9:42-10:1
Tuesday: Hebrews 9:8-10,15-23 & Mark 10:2-12
Wednesday: Hebrews 10:1-18 & Mark 10:11-16
Thursday: Hebrews 10:35-11:7 & Mark 10:17-27
Friday: Hebrews 11:8;11-16 & Mark 10:23-32
Saturday: Galatians 3:8-12 & Luke 13:18-29

Понедельник: Евр. 8:7-13 и от Марка 9:42-10:1
Вторник: Евр. 9:8-10,15-23 и от Марка 10:2-12
Среда: Евр. 10:1-18 и от Марка 10:11-16
Четверг: Евр. 10:35-11:7 и от Марка 10:17-27
Пятница: Евр. 11:8;11-16 и от Марка 10:23-32
Суббота: Гал. 3:8-12 и от Марка 13:18-29

Please find below several very nice articles on how to read the scripture from an Orthodox point of view.

By St. Justin (Popovich)

By Bishop Kalistos (Ware)