Coffee Hour

Group 4 (Last names P-Z) will be offering coffee hour and cleaning up this Sunday - thank you in advance!

2025 Parish Life Conference Announcement

We have exciting news: The 2025 DOWAMA Parish Life Conference will be held in Norman, Oklahoma! Embassy Suites will serve as our host hotel, and we are delighted for the opportunity to showcase our community.

As well, it is thrilling to share with you our chosen PLC 2025 theme, "Let Us Lift Up our Hearts," depicted with the delightful artistry of our state bird, the scissortail flycatcher. Thank you to Tom and Tressa Patten for their development and implementation of this beautiful idea.

All Antiochian Parish Life Conferences next year will honor the Annunciation, as we collectively remember Mary's response to the angel Gabriel's message from God: "Let it be unto me according to your Word." (Luke 1:38) We will experience many references to the Annunciation throughout the week. Our theme seamlessly connects the feast to our PLC's own gathering together in the name of Christ.

As you are able, please consider attending this year's DOWAMA PLC, hosted by St. Michael's in Beaumont, Texas. They are in their final weeks of preparation, and we are grateful for their ministry to the diocese this year. For information and to register: https://www.antiochianevents.com/wichita

Thank you to all who have completed the PLC 2025 committee interest form. If you would still like to sign up for a committee, please complete the Google form by Friday, April 26: https://forms.gle/YtWYmEUJw4VS1icF8

Again, thank you to everyone for your support and prayers as we continue to move towards June 11-14, 2025. May we continue to lift up our hearts together, all year and always.

In Christ,

Katy Powers

DOWAMA PLC 2025 Chair

Volunteers Needed: Pascha Eggs

We are recruiting volunteers to dye eggs for Pascha. They will need to be hard boiled and dyed red. Red dye is available for purchase from Fr. Kosmas for those who would like to help. Finished eggs may be placed in the refrigerator downstairs from May 1st-4th (Holy Wednesday through Saturday morning at the latest). Please contact Ashley Charette (918-658-0042) if you have any questions.

Presanctified Potluck Thursday!

Immediately following Presanctified Liturgy, we will have a potluck and break the fast together for anyone who would like to take part. Bring a Lenten dish to share tonight!

We are making even more progress on our mortgage payoff! Thank you for all of your generosity. If you would like to help us reach our goal of retiring our mortgage in two years, Click here!

Upcoming Services and Events

Thursday, April 18

5pm• 9th Hour, Typica, and Presanctified Liturgy

6:45pm• Presanctified Potluck

Friday, April 19

6pm• Small Compline with Akathist Canon

Saturday, April 20

5pm • Great Vespers

Sunday, April 21

8:45am • Orthros

9:10am • Sunday School

10am • Divine Liturgy

12:30am • Choir Practice

Monday, April 22

7pm• Great Compline

Tuesday, April 23

8pm • OCF

Wednesday, April 24

5pm• 9th Hour, Typica, and Presanctified Liturgy

6:45pm• Presanctified Potluck

Thursday, April 25

7pm• Sacred Alaska Viewing at Holy Ascension

UPCOMING BIRTHDAYS

Camden Burdge - 4/16

Taylor Wilson - 4/21

Lydia Wendt - 4/23

HERE'S WHAT YOU MISSED

It's time for our annual Lazarus Saturday Children's Feastival! Please click here to sign up to provide a dish for the potluck and celebrate with us as we share in the joy of the first glimpse of the resurrection.

Myrrh Bearers

On Great and Holy Friday (the evening service) as we did last year the young girls of our parish (ages 4 and up) will have the opportunity to be myrrh bearing women and sprinkle petals around the bier while the Lamentations are being chanted. The girls should be in a white dress and we will provide the petals. We will have a short practice on April 21st with the girls during coffee hour. If is mandatory that the girls are there April 21st so they know what is expected and we make sure we have enough baskets. If you have any questions please contact Stephanie Jones. Girls must be Orthodox or Catechumens to participate.

Parish Life Conference

DOWAMA's Parish Life Conference will be held in Beaumont, TX, June 12 - 15. Early Bird discounts for hotels are now live and end May 15, 2024. Hotel rates for the conference start at $99/night at the Elegante' Hotel.

Click here to register!

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