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Services are streaming live.
See the week's schedule below for links
Spirit and Soul and Body
St. Paul prays that our “spirit and soul and body” be kept rightly ordered and blameless before Christ, showing that each part has its place under God. In the same spirit, he warns that if we “live according to the flesh” we move toward death, but if by the Spirit we put to death the deeds of the body, we truly live, pointing to the danger of bodily impulses ruling over the soul. (1 Thessalonians 5:23; Romans 8:13).
Human beings were created to be a harmonious union of soul and body, functioning in the Divinely-instituted framework of the soul guiding the body. When this order is disrupted, when the body overpowers the soul, we are left with a distorted experience of both God and the world. When the body leads, people become fragmented, restless, at the whim of obsessions, compulsions, and addictions.
Instead, we are meant to lead with our spiritual sense, known as the nous. In Orthodox teaching, the nous is the highest faculty, capable of perceiving God and the spiritual realm. When the nous is darkened by passions, it leaves a person spiritually blind; when it is illumined, it allows the soul to discern God's will and align our lives with it. This gives right shape and order to our lives: instead of becoming our masters, food, drink, work, rest, and the innocent joys of the body are received as gifts and offered back to God in praise and thanksgiving.
~Fr. Andrew Jarmus, Dean, St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN
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Service Cancellation Policy
- No one should travel to church for services if the road conditions are dangerous.
- No services will be cancelled. Most services will be live streamed (links available here on the website).
- Those who cannot get to services should instead stay home, watch the live stream of the service if possible, and be happy in the knowledge that a priest and a chanter are singing the services and praying for them.
- Cancellation of services and activities will be posted here on our website: www.stmarysoca.org
Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. (Galatians 6:2)
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Schedule of ServicesServices listed below will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/c/StMarysOCAMinneapolis
Nativity Fast Through Dec.24
Monday, December 8
Tuesday, December 9
Wednesday, December 10
6:00pm Confessions @ Cathedral
6:30pm Akathist @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/u0aj01er4qI?feature=share
Thursday, December 11
9:00 am Divine Liturgy @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/whox3j2L5qk?feature=share
Friday, December 12
Saturday, December 13
1:30 pm Cathedral Carols at the Cathedral: Advent Concert
(Reception to follow at St. Mary’s Parish Center)
5:00 pm Vespers @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/X0UnRKpx4rs?feature=share
Confessions following Vespers @ Cathedral
Sunday, December 14 27th Sunday after Pentecost
7:45 am Matins @ Cathedral
9:00 am Divine Liturgy @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/IaYNV-lc-EQ?feature=share
If you missed any of the
live streaming services you can go to the playlist to replay them by clicking here https://www.youtube.com/c/StMarysOCAMinneapolis
NOTE: Elevators available at both the Cathedral and the Parish Center.
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This Week's Events
Nativity Fast Through Dec.24
Monday, December 8
Church Office Closed
Parish Center Closed
7:00 pm Board Meeting @ Parish Center
Tuesday, December 9
Church Office Open
(9 am-4:30 pm)
2 & 7 pm Online Bible Study with Fr. Andrew
7:00 pm Grief Group @ Parish Center
Wednesday, December
10
Church Office Open
(9 am-4:30 pm)
7:00 pm Choir: Concert Dress Rehearsal @ Cathedral
7:00 pm Faith Night: Fellowship, followed by Catechism & Educational Talk @ Parish Center
Thursday, December 11
Church Office Open
(9 am-4:30 pm)
6:00 pm Orthodox Guys’ Night @ Parish Center
7:30 pm Online Adult Bible Study w/ Dn. Philip
Friday, December 12
Church Office Open
(9 am-4:30 pm)
Saturday, December 13
Church Office Closed
1:30 pm Cathedral Carols at the Cathedral: Advent Concert
(Reception to follow at St. Mary’s Parish Center)
6:00 pm Advent Retreat - St. Vladimir’s Seminary Visits
w/Presentation by Dr. Ionuț-Alexandru Tudorie @ Parish Center
Sunday, December 14
10:45 am Coffee Hour @ Parish Center
10:45 am Library Open @ Parish Center
11:00 am Church School
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