Events scheduled for 2009
St. Michael’s Orthodox Church
January
4 - Blessing of Centennial Banner
4 - Children's Centennial Yolka
4 - Quilt Raffle drawing
5 - Eve of Theophany supper
6 – Theophany
11 – Centennial Committee meeting
25 – Centennial Committee meeting
February
8 – Ethnic food sale
8 – Centennial Committee meeting
8 - 13 – Fast-free week
?15 – St. Tikhon’s Century Association’s Winter Festival
18 - The 72nd Novogodny Ball - The Radisson Hotel in Philadelphia
22 – Centennial Committee meeting
22 – Meatfare Sunday
March March 29, 22 or May 3, 17 – Fr. Peter Gilquist
1 – Cheesefare Sunday
2 – Beginning of Great Lent
8 – Centennial Committee meeting
17 – 21 (approximate) – Bread sale
22 - Centennial Committee meeting
April
5 – Centennial Committee meeting
7 – Centennial Trip to Sight & Sound Theatre to see “Behold the Lamb” – 1:00 P.M. show
8 – 11 (approximate) – Bread sale
12 – Palm Sunday
19 – Pascha
20 – 25 – Bright week
26 – Centennial Committee meeting
26 – Children planting flowers
May May 17, 3 or March 29, 22 – Fr. Peter Gilquist
3 – Mothers’ Day project by children
10 – Mothers’ Day breakfast served by children
17 - Centennial Committee meeting
22 – 24 – Memorial weekend at St. Tikhon’s
28 - Ascension
31 – Centennial Committee meeting
June
7 – Pentecost
7 – 13 – Fast-free week
14 - Centennial Committee meeting
15 – 28 – SS Peter & Paul Fast
15 - Fathers’ Day project by children
22 – Fathers’ Day breakfast served by children
28 – Centennial Committee meeting
July Trip to Russia?
11 – Chicken barbecue
13 - Centennial Committee meeting
25 – Family Picnic (free for everyone) or on August 22nd
August Trip to Russia?
1 – 14 – Dormition Fast
2 - Centennial Committee meeting
15 – Dormition of the Holy Theotokos
22 – Family Picnic (free for everyone) or on July 25th
29 – Beheading of St. John the Baptist
30 – Centennial Committee meeting
September
13 – Centennial Committee meeting
14 – One day fast – Elevation of the Precious Cross
20 – Centennial Concert presented by the Spirit of Orthodoxy Choir
27 – Centennial Committee meeting
October
4 - Centennial Committee meeting
10 – Chicken & Rib barbecue
25 – Centennial Committee meeting
November
7 – Hierarchal Divine Liturgy followed by a Grand Banquet
15 – 30 – Nativity Fast
December
1 – 24 – Nativity Fast
6 – St. Nicholas the Wonderworker
25 – Nativity of Christ
25 – 31 – Fast-free week
Need to discuss
Breakfasts
Fr. Popov’s visit
Time capsule
Children doing Centennial quilt
recording a service during the year
recording the Paschal Liturgy
Money from the Presanctified liturgies going to the Centennial Fund
Other?
We need to formulate an attendance policy for meetings
In a more compact format -
Schedule for full group Centennial meetings for 2009: Jan. 11 & 25, Feb. 8 & 22, March 8 & 22, April 5 & 26, May 17 & 31, June 14 & 28, July 13, Aug. 2 & 30, Sept. 13 & 27, Oct. 4 & 25.
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