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Services are streaming live.
See the week's schedule below for links

His Own of His Own

The central prayer of the Divine Liturgy is the Anaphora, also known as the Eucharistic Prayer. The word “anaphora” means “lifting up”. In this great prayer, the Church gives thanks for all that God has done—from creation to the Incarnation, the Cross and Resurrection, the Ascension and the Second Coming—and offers back to God “His own of His own” in the gifts of bread and wine. The tone here is praise, gratitude, and wonder.

During the Anaphora, the priest recounts God’s mighty acts, and the people respond with acclamations like, “Holy, holy, holy, Lord of Sabaoth...” and “We praise thee, we bless thee, we give thanks unto thee...” The prayer makes clear that this is not a new sacrifice separate from Christ’s once-for-all offering. It is a mystical participation in that one eternal sacrifice.

Jesus says that we offer the bread and wine “in remembrance of Him.” This remembrance is far more than a commemoration of a historical event. The ancient Greek word signifies taking something and holding it in our attention as a real event or moment in the here and now. What our Lord Jesus Christ accomplished for us two millennia ago in Jerusalem is made real and accessible to us through the Eucharistic Gifts.

With love in Christ,
~Fr. Andrew Jarmus, Dean, St. Mary's Orthodox Cathedral, Minneapolis, MN


    Bear one another's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.  (Galatians 6:2)     

Schedule of ServicesServices listed below will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/c/StMarysOCAMinneapolis

Monday, September 7
6:15 pm Festal Vespers @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/K-XCzw6dyig?feature=share

Tuesday, September 8
Nativity of the Theotokos
7:45 am Festal Matins @ Cathedral
9:00 am Festal Divine Liturgy @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/uL6O41t5SIY?feature=share

Wednesday, September 9
6:15 pm Daily Vespers @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/W5E7iBNNuuA?feature=share

Thursday, September 10
Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora, & Nymphodora
9:00 am Divine Liturgy @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/ZgkB1rzlzNE?feature=share

Friday, September 11

Saturday, September 12
5:00 pm Great Vespers @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/mBu1i8VOgyY?feature=share

Sunday, September 13
Founding of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher
7:45 am Matins @ Cathedral
9:00 am Divine Liturgy @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/-jtcGpBhvOQ?feature=share
10:45 am Blessing of Students @ Cathedral
6:15 pm Festal Vespers @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/00ZXbXw5iEk?feature=share

Monday, September 14
Elevation of the Cross
7:45 am Festal Matins @ Cathedral
9:00 am Festal Divine Liturgy @ Cathedral
https://youtube.com/live/n5IzRPLYPxg?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.

This Week's Events
Monday, September 7
Labor Day
Church Office and Parish Center closed

Tuesday, September 8
Church Office and Parish Center 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
NO Online Bible Studies with Fr. Andrew
7:00-9:00 pm MEOCCA Intro to Orthodoxy Catechism @
St. George Antiochian, 1250 Oakdale Ave, W. St. Paul 55118

Wednesday, September 9
Church Office and Parish Center 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
7:15 p.m. Choir Rehearsal @ Cathedral

Thursday, September 10
Church Office and Parish Center 10:00 am – 3:00 pm
12:00 pm MEOCCA Meeting @ Parish Center
6:00 pm Orthodox Guys’ Night @ Parish Center
6:30 pm Women’s Club Meeting @ Parish Center
7:30 pm Online Bible Study with Dn. Philip

Friday, September 11
Church Office and Parish Center 10:00 am – 3:00 pm

Saturday, September 12
Church Office and Parish Center closed

Sunday, September 13
10:30 am Coffee Hour @ Parish Center
10:45 am Library open @ Parish Center
10:45 am Olive Shoot Cathedral Shop open @ Parish Center
11:00 am First Day of Church School @ Parish Center








 


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