Saturday, July 4, 2009   

Glory to Jesus Christ! Glory Forever!

"Bearing the Cross of Christ" - Retreat for Women

Plans are underway for our second Orthodox Women's Retreat which will be September 11-13, 2009 at our parish, Protection of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church in Merrillville, IN.

The theme this year is "Bearing the Cross of Christ".

If you have questions in the meantime, please contact Cynthia Bodnar at 219-730-4698.

Traveling on the Ark of Salvation - Feasts of the Theotokos"
Vacation Church School in August

We've begun planning for our upcoming session of Vacation Church School the first full week of August, the 3rd through the 7th for ages 3 through 12.

This week's theme is "Traveling on the Ark of Salvation - Feasts of the Theotokos". Registration information will be available at the end of June. If you have questions, please contact Mat. Cheryl Sarafin at (219) 733-0018.

Remember This!

Calling all Cooks!

Our parish is putting together a cookbook. Please submit recipes in these categories - Desserts, Casseroles, Salads, Breads, Meat, Fish, Poultry, Ethnic, Appetizers, Regional and Seasonal. We would also like sugar-free, low-fat/fat-free, low sodium, and lenten. Please submit your recipes to Janice Baranzyk.

St. Clement of Ohrid Parish

The members of St. Clement of Ohrid parish are now worshipping with us.

Events for Families and Individuals

Weight Watchers meets on Thursdays at 6 PM at St. Mary's Orthodox Center.

A simple way to support our church

What if our parish earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Well, now we can!

GoodSearch.com is a new search engine that donates half its revenue, about a penny per search, to the charities its users designate. You use it just as you would any search engine, and it's powered by Yahoo!, so you get great results.

Just go to www.goodsearch.com and be sure to enter Protection of the Virgin Mary Orthodox Church as the charity you want to support. Just 100 of us searching two times a day will raise about $730 in a year without anyone spending a dime! And, be sure to spread the word!