Due to this morning's changes from the State Government, our services for this weekend are the same as for the services from last weekend.

An e-mail has been sent out to all who registered - please respond ASAP for desired services.

(Bible Study Tonight is still on via Zoom - HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy)

Any questions, please let me know ASAP.

Announcements
25 July - 2 August

Tuesday:
7pm: Catechism 9 Q&A (Customs & Practices). HolyAnnunciation.net/catechism9

Thursday:
7pm: Bible Study (Hebrews 10), on Zoom only. (HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy)

Friday:
5pm: Vespers

Saturday:
6pm: Vigil (livestreamed)

Sunday:
- 7am: Divine Liturgy
- 9am: Divine Liturgy (livestreamed)
- 1:30-2pm: Online Sunday School (HolyAnnunciation.net/SundaySchool)
- 7:30pm: Faith & Wisdom: 'Technology and the Family' Panel Discussion on Zoom. (HolyAnnunciation.net/FaithAndWisdom)

UPCOMING:
- August Attendance Form: HolyAnnunciation.net/Attendance
- Sat 7 Aug: Winter Cleanup and Working Bee. Starting at 7am and going until Midday. All welcome!
- 14-28 Aug: Dormition Fast

Announcement:
Matins will be served at 2pm today.
(Vigil will not be served this evening).

Tomorrow morning, the Divine Liturgy will be livestreamed via our FB page from 8:30am.

We will be praying through those listed in the commemorations books of our parishioners.

Livestream: www.fb.com/holyannunciation/live

NB: those who wish to pray Typica tomorrow are invited to utilise the following resources:
- www.saintjonah.org/services/typica.htm
- www.saintjonah.org/typ/typ_hf6councils_stseraphim.htm

Resources for Lockdown Weekend

I recommend to all under my pastoral care to *either* (a) watch livestreamed services, *or* (b) have readers services at their icon corner (with their household, if possible).

Links and Info:

Livestreams

This weekend, see:
* Good Shepherd Orthodox Mission, Melbourne at 10:00am (all English): on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eNwhtmiHpw)
* Holy Protection Cathedral, Melbourne at 9am (Slavonic with some English), on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_C_7kwTg6iu-E00Waw7y2g)

Readers Services
In our liturgical tradition, we are able to pray at home when we do not have access to church. Fr Andrew recommends praying Vespers on Saturday evening and Typica on Sunday morning.

Resources for Typica (including molebens, vespers, typica, hours, all formatted to print, as well as variable documents): https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1jsQpR5zMfJwbdaMG7BhDKItjkBi5ggCw

Or, through the work of Fr John Whiteford, the full-text of the Typika for this weekend: http://www.saintjonah.org/services/typika_pent7.doc

NB: The recording from this morning's Masterclass will be online this evening.

Education

Sunday Sermons:
Fr Andrew & Father Stephen will both be uploading sermons onto our church YouTube page on Sunday morning: https://youtube.com/c/holyannunciation
(Fr Stephen's will be online from 5am)
Please make sure you listen to a sermon this weekend - whether from HAOC or on a livestream.

Q&A Panel:
At 7:30pm on Sunday evening on Zoom, with Fr Andrew & Fr Stephen. There are some topical issues that they will be discussing (things like the importance of gathering and community, mental health, historical Orthodox responses to detention, prayer at home), and they look forward to hearing your questions.

The Zoom link for this Q&A is: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82470517230

Pastoral Care
Father Andrew is available for phone calls or messages, please don't hesitate to contact him.

What's Next?
We will contact you as soon as we know. We can't wait to pray with you in church again!

Sunday Sermons from HAOC:

Gospel (Matthew 9:27-35): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6xcfdZspKY (uploaded now)

Epistle (Romans 15:1-7): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IC5u2x8SNug (available from 9:30am)

Tonight: Panel Q&A with Fr Andrew and Fr Stephen - 7:30pm in the Faith & Wisdom Zoom Room, holyannunciation.net/faithandwisdom)

New Services at HAOC

TONIGHT (8/Aug): Matins at 5pm.

TOMORROW (9/Aug): Liturgy at 8:30am.

Commemorating St Herman of Alaska

(NB: these services will be indoors, and are subject to the State Government rules on mask-wearing, ie compulsory unless you have an exemption).

Please let me know if you can make it.

Hi everyone:
- Inquirers: No catechism Q&A tonight (see you for talk 11 next week)

- Attendance emails have been sent. (If you haven't received it, please put in your form - plenty of places remaining. 7am in courtyard, 9am inside.)

This weeks announcements from HAOC (16-23 Aug):

Tuesday:
- 7:00pm Q&A for Catechism 11 on Vigil and Confession
https://holyannunciation.net/catechism11

Wednesday:
- 6:00pm Vigil for the Feast of the Transfiguration (places still available)

Thursday:
- 8:30am Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Transfiguration (places still available)
- 7:00pm Bible Study on Hebrews 11b on Zoom only.
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy

Friday:
- 5:00pm Vespers

Saturday:
- 6:00pm Vigil (livestreamed)

Sunday:
- 7:00am Divine Liturgy
- 9:00am Divine Liturgy (livestreamed)
- 1:30-2pm Daniel and the Three Youths online Sunday School
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/SundaySchool


Reminder: The August attendance form is online:
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/Attendance

Zoom URL at: HolyAnnunciation.net/FaithAndWisdom

HAOC ANNOUNCEMENTS
22-31 AUGUST

Sunday
- 1:30-2pm Online Sunday School
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/SundaySchool
- 7pm Zoom Workshop - How to Assemble a Weekday Matins - URL https://HolyAnnunciation.net/FaithAndWisdom

Tuesday
- 7pm Q&A for Catechism 12 on Liturgy & Communion
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/Catechism12

Thursday:
- 7pm Bible Study on Hebrews 12 on Zoom only.
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy

Friday:
- 6-8:20pm Festal Vigil for the Dormition of the Theotokos (places still available)

Saturday:
- 8:30-10:30am Divine Liturgy for the Dormition of the Theotokos (places still available)

- 6:00pm Vigil (places still available)

Sunday 29/Aug
- 8:30am Divine Liturgy (nb: one Sunday Liturgy this weekend).

Monday 30/Aug
- 5pm Matins

Tuesday 31/Aug
- 7-8:30am Divine Liturgy (nb: early start)

Our September attendance form is online. (Many extra services this month!)
HolyAnnunciation.net/Attendance

Announcements (1-8 Sep)

Thursday:
- 7pm Bible Study on Hebrews, on Zoom only.
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy

Friday:
- *no services*

Saturday:
- 6pm Vigil (places available)

Sunday 5/Sep
- 7am Divine Liturgy (places available).
- 9am Divine Liturgy (livestreamed; waiting list).
- After Liturgy (~11am) Coffee Hour to follow.
- 12:30-1:30pm Catechetical Talk 14: Marriage and Other Services - in person at HAOC.
- 1:30-2pm Online Sunday School
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/SundaySchool

Tuesday
- 7pm Q&A for Catechism 14 on Marriage & Other Services
https://HolyAnnunciation.net/Catechism14

Upcoming & Other:
- Fr Andrew will be inaccessible between now and Saturday - for any pastoral emergencies, contact Fr Stephen; otherwise, Fr Andrew will respond next week.
- 12 Sep - Faith & Wisdom talk on Evangelism (HolyAnnunciation.net/FaithAndWisdom)
- September Attendance Form: HolyAnnunciation.net/Attendance
- Parish Membership Form: https://forms.gle/D9TzMUPHaraWs6RN9

Extra announcements for this weekend...

Announcements 12-21/September

Sunday 12/Sep [TONIGHT]
- 7:30pm: Faith & Wisdom Talk, 'Orthodox Lay Evangelism in 21st Century Australia' - holyannunciation.net/FaithAndWisdom

Monday 13/Sep
- 5pm: Matins.

Tuesday 14/Sep
- 7am: Divine Liturgy.
- 7pm: Catechism 15 Q&A.

Thursday 16/Sep
- 7pm: NEW Bible Study: Revelations ch.1. HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy

Friday 17/Sep
- 5pm: Vespers.

Saturday 18/Sep
- 6pm: Vigil.

Sunday 19/Sep
- 7am: Divine Liturgy.
- 9am: Divine Liturgy.

Monday 20/Sep
- 6pm: Festal Vigil (Nativity of the Theotokos).

Tuesday 21/Sep
- 8:30am: Divine Liturgy (Nativity of the Theotokos).
- 7pm: Catechism 16 Q&A. (Next Catechism course to begin in late October - please let Fr Andrew know if you're interested).

Announcements
20-28 September

Today (Monday 20 Sep):
6pm - Festal Vigil for the Nativity of the Theotokos

Tuesday 21:
8:30am - Divine Liturgy for the Nativity of the Theotokos
7pm - Catechism Q&A for Talk 16 on Evangelism & Apologetics https://holyannunciation.net/Catechism16

Thursday 23:
7pm - Bible Study on Revelations 1 https://holyannunciation.net/BibleStudy

Friday 24:
5pm - Vespers (will be held in the courtyard)
After Vespers - Making of Catechumens service

Saturday 25:
5:30pm - Prayer Service (Moleben) for the Conversion of Those Gone Astray
6pm - Making of Catechumens service
6:20pm - Matins (not live streamed)

Sunday 26:
7am - Divine Liturgy (will be held in the courtyard)
9am - Divine Liturgy. (livestreamed).
1:30pm - Daniel & The Three Youths Online Sunday School https://holyannunciation.net/SundaySchool
6pm - Festal Vigil for the Elevation of the Holy Cross

Monday 27:
8:30am - Divine Liturgy for the Elevation of the Holy Cross
5pm - Matins

Tuesday 28:
7am - Divine Liturgy

Reminder: Bible Study on Revelations 1, tonight from 7-8pm. All on Zoom: HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy

Reminders for Tonight's Services
(Sat 25 Sep):
- 5:30pm Prayer service (Moleben) for Those Gone Astray
- 6pm Making of Catechumens
- 6:20pm Saturday evening Matins

Announcements for the next week:

Thursday, 7pm: Bible Study, Revelations ch.2, on Zoom. (HolyAnnunciation.net/BibleStudy)

Friday: no services

Saturday evening:
- 5:30pm: Prayer Service for the Sick
- 6pm: Vigil.

Sunday:
7am: Divine Liturgy.
9am: Divine Liturgy (livestreamed).
1:20-2: Sunday School (Online): HolyAnnunciation/Sunday School

Monday & Tuesday, no services.

Upcoming:
Next Catechism Course: Tue 19 Oct to March. To joine, judt show up to the first session.
Next Great Feast: Entrance of the Theotokos (3-4 Dec 2021).