St. Elias Antiochian Orthodox Church - Pastor's Announcements

Announcements from the Office of Fr. David Barr

Back to 2 Sunday Liturgies!
Starting in July, we will be back to 2 Liturgies on Sunday morning — 8:30 and 10:30 AM! Come early and beat the heat —

Meeting the Challenge: Bringing in a Youth Director
Bishop BASIL challenged us January to bring in a second

full-time priest at St. Elias to help with ministry to our youth,
outreach to the University of Texas (and other universities),
and assisting with the pastoral duties of our growing parish
community.

The Parish Council called a special meeting of the Parish on
Saturday, March 1, 2008 following Vespers to present this to
the parish and to solicit support for furthering the
outreach ministries of St. Elias Orthodox Church, at which a budget for this was approved. We are now in the fundraising phase that we could support this for the next 3 years.

To download a brochure on the challenge to bring in a youth director / assistant pastor, click here.

To download a 75th Anniversary Challenge Pledge form, click here.

Fasting in the Orthodox Church:
For a guide to fasting in the Orthodox Church, click here.

AMEN (Antiochian Men Eating at Noon [or around 1:00 PM])
The men of the parish will have lunch and a time of fellowship together on
the 1st Tuesday of the month. Our next AMEN Lunch will be at Central
Market on Lamar on August 5 at 1:00 PM (close enough to noon!). For
more information, contact the Church Office or Fr. David.

When Offering Holy Bread:
• Please limit names to immediate family and those that you especially wish to commemorate.
• Remember to list clergy by rank - Archimandrite, Archpriest, Priest, etc., not "Father," which is only used for personal address.
• Use full Christian names, not nicknames, wherever possible (e.g., “James,” not “Jimmy”).
• Do not list the bishop among your commemorations. He is already commemorated.
• Do not list parish clergy among commemorations. They do not commemorate themselves.
• When offering a Trisagion, please place that name first on your list of departed.

For ongoing current announcements and notice of events see the weekly Bulletin, Service Schedule, and Opportunities to Serve at St. Elias.

Myanmar Cyclone and China Earthquake
IOCC is responding to these horrible tragedies. To help IOCC in this emergency appeal, click here.

Notice to Parishioners for whom English is a second language:

This Announcements page may sometimes contain urgent information important to the entire parish. We are requesting volunteers who can make themselves available quickly by e-mail to translate announcements into Arabic, Russian, Romanian, or Eritrean for the greater convenience of your language group. Please contact the church office if you can help in this way.