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2023 cleaning day and Palm Sunday

As is the tradition at Saint Innocent, we gathered on April 8, on the morning of Lazarus Saturday, to set up the tent, clean the church, garden, and do all beautifications tasks needed.
Many parishioners came and worked together to make our parish church and grounds even more beautiful.
Here are a few pictures to give you an idea, but the best is of course for you to come and see!

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Then we came back later to celebrate Palm Sunday Vespers
and for the Blessing of the palms:

The next day, on Sunday April 9, we celebrated the Palm Sunday Divine Liturgy.
You can listen to Father Jeremiah’s homily here.

And we enjoyed our tent for the first time this season for our meal afterward:

The Meeting of the Lord, and blessings

Today we celebrated the Meeting of the Lord.
Here are a few pictures:

We have also had “special blessings” recently.
Last Sunday, Father Michael blessed new altar covers:

And today after Divine Liturgy, both priests blessed our new outdoor sign:

2022 Annual Parish Meeting

This Sunday October 16, after Divine Liturgy, our parish held its 2022 Annual Parish meeting.

Last year, the weather allowed us to have delicious homemade ice cream.
This year, the main feature on the menu was soup, as our row of slow cookers illustrates.

Here are a few pictures from our community meal and meeting.
And while the elders were debating, a younger member used her time wisely by focusing on her homework!