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Services & events this weekend!

Tonight:
5pm Vespers

Saturday:
12pm Men's Prayer Group
Confessions from 5:30pm, then Vigil at 6pm.

Sunday:
8:30am Divine Liturgy, followed by Coffee Hour.
11am Sunday School (in person only)

For those taking part in our Catechism Course - Q&A for Talk 13 is on Sunday at 7pm.
Upcoming events this week!

Wednesday 7 Sep: No Prayer Service or Bible Study

(Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God Parish Feastday services are: Wednesday 7 Sep: 6pm Vigil, Thursday 8 Sep, 8am Divine Liturgy followed by Luncheon).

Friday 9 Sep: 5pm Vespers

Saturday 10 Sep: 9am Women's Prayer Group

(Weekend services will be as normal - advertisements will be put up closer to the weekend).

This is also the last week to submit Membership forms to become parish members and to take part in our upcoming AGM.

The cut off date for submitting the membership form and paying the membership fee is this Saturday, 10 September! See: https://holyannunciation.net/membership to fill out a membership form.
Reminder - No Prayer Service or Bible Study tonight!

Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God Parish Feastday services are: Wednesday 7 Sep: 6pm Vigil, Thursday 8 Sep, 8am Divine Liturgy followed by Luncheon.
Upcoming services & events!

Tonight:
5pm Vespers

Saturday:
9am Women's Prayer Group
Confessions from 5:30pm, then Vigil at 6pm.

Sunday: 
(Sunday is a Fasting day, commemorating the beheading of St John the Baptist)

8:30am Divine Liturgy, followed by Coffee Hour.
11am Sunday School (in person only)
For those taking part in our Catechism Course - Q&A for Talk 14 is on Sunday at 7pm

Tuesday: 6pm Moreton Bay Pastoral Visit

**MEMBERSHIP FORMS - LAST CHANCE: **Tomorrow (Saturday) is the last chance to submit a membership form before the AGM: HolyAnnunciation.net/Membership
Upcoming events this week!

Tuesday 13 Sep - 6pm Moreton Bay Pastoral Visit.

Wednesday 14 Sep - 6pm Prayer Service, followed by a shared meal then 7pm Bible Study on Ephesians 6b.

Friday 16 Sep - 5pm Vespers

Sunday 18 Sep - 12pm Parish Association AGM.

(Weekend services will be as normal - advertisements will be put up closer to the service).
Congratulations and Many Years to His Eminence, Metropolitan Nicholas, the newly-elected First Hierarch of ROCOR!

May God grant His Eminience many salvific years of service in Our Lord's vineyard!

We have also included some photos of Metr. Nicholas' visit to our parish in 2011, in his capacity as the guardian of the Kursk-Root Icon of the Mother of God.
Tonight we have our last session looking at the second half of Ephesians 6. In person at HAOC & on Zoom.

There will also be a shared meal between the Prayer Service and Bible Study.
Services & events for this weekend!

UPDATE: Tonight: 5pm Vespers. After Vespers there will be a Memorial Service for Matushka Helen Slade.

Saturday:
Confessions from 5:30pm, then Vigil at 6pm.

Sunday:
8:30am Divine Liturgy, followed by Coffee Hour -* please bring a plate of savoury food to share before the AGM-*
11am Sunday School (in person only)
12pm - Parish Association Annual General Meeting

For those taking part in our Catechism Course - Q&A for Talk 15 is on Sunday at 7pm
Services for the Nativity of the Theotokos on Tuesday & Wednesday!

*After the Divine Liturgy on Tuesday will be an Akathist for the Departed, please send through the names of those you would like prayed for during this service. Please send them through today or tomorrow. *

**PLEASE NOTE -** No Bible Study on Wednesday evening this week.
**Reminder: No Prayer Service or Bible Study tonight.**

Thank you to all who took part in the Ephesians Bible Study!

The next Bible Study will be looking at the Creation Story in Genesis - starting on Wednesday 28 September with Genesis 1 https://holyannunciation.net/biblestudy
Services this weekend and for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross on Monday & Tuesday.

Please send through the names of those reposed that you would like prayed for during the Akathist on Saturday (both Orthodox & non-Orthodox).

For those taking part in our Catechism Course - Q&A for Talk 16 is on Sunday at 7pm.
Upcoming events this week!

Tonight 26 Sep: 6pm Vigil for Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Tuesday 27 Sep: 8:30am Divine Liturgy for the Exaltation of the Holy Cross.

Wednesday 28 Sep: 6pm Prayer Service - Blessing of Items (Please bring items to be blessed, any questions on what can be blessed please ask Fr Andrew), then our new Bible Study on Genesis 1 at 7pm (in person & on Zoom).

Friday 30 Sep: 5pm Vespers

Saturday 1 Oct: 12pm Men's Prayer Group, BBQ & Prayers

(Weekend services will be as normal - advertisements will be put up closer to the service).
On Wednesday (tomorrow) at 6pm there will be a Blessing of Items Prayer Service.

(Please bring items to be blessed, any questions on what can be blessed please ask Fr Andrew).

Followed by a shared meal, then our new Bible Study on Genesis 1 at 7pm (in person & on Zoom).

See HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy for the Zoom link.
New Schedule of Services for October!

Printed copies will be available at the candle desk.