A study of the Bible, beginning with the New Testament Gospel of Saint Matthew, will begin this fall. it is planned for Wednesday evenings. More information will appear in this bulletin toward the end of August.

More information is beginning to appear about the upcoming Eighth Ecumenical Council. Planning is going on now and while no location or starting date has been officially announced the Patriarch of Constantinople has said that it seems that it may begin in two to three years. The previous Ecumenical Councils were all held while the Orthodox and Catholic Churches were still united. For centuries the Orthodox did not want to hold another council unless that unity was restored. People are no longer willing to wait any more and so it seems that the council will open its discussions sooner rather than later.

Festival: It's time to start thinking about our festival. It's is October 1st, 2nd, and 3rd, so it's early this year. Keep that in mind when doing your planning.

Perogies: The next perogie session will be Tuesday, August 3rd for the potato makers, and Wednesday, August 4th for the assemblers. We are giving everyone off the month of July.

Helping Haiti. We are helping the 5 Orthodox Mission Churches and their schools which were heavily damaged in the earthquake. We hope you will be as generous as possible. Please bring your donation to the Church Office. The Orthodox Christians of Haiti have no other help but us.

Thought for today: The U.S. Constitution doesn’t guarantee happiness, only the persuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself.