Weekly Update 05/03/2021 – Fr. Cyril Gorgy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christ is Risen!

 

Beloved Holy Resurrection Church family, wishing you and your family a blessed Feast of Resurrection (Pascha or Passover). 

 

We thank God for allowing us to pray Matin and the Feast of Resurrection Liturgy, very early Sunday Morning, following the original rite of the Church.

 

On this Great and Holy Feast of Pascha, we celebrate the life-giving Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. It is a celebration of the defeat of death, as neither death itself nor the power of the grave could hold our Savior captive.  Therefore it’s our Pascha where we pass over from death to life.  In this victory that came through the Cross, Christ broke the bondage of sin, and through faith offers us restoration, transformation, and eternal life.

 

In the center of the icon of the resurrection is Christ pulling Adam and Eve up from their tombs. The gates of death are broken and death is defeated. We recall the joyous words of St. Paul: “O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?” (1 Corinthians 15:55). For 50 days following the Feast, we will witness a procession of celebration and declaration that Christ is Risen, in all the Divine Liturgies, throughout these Holy Fifty Days.  

 

We are very grateful for all the HRC servants that offered their service and I pray that the Lord reward them. 

 

Paschal Message of His Holiness Pope Tawadros II at this link.

Paschal Message of His Eminence Metropolitan Serapion at this link.

 

God willing, moving forward, all services will be open (no registration required).  Available space will be assigned based on a first come basis. Once the church is full, a servant will direct people to adjacent space, where the service will be streamed live.

 

Wednesday Divine Liturgy will resume at from 5:30-7:30am. 

 

May our Risen Lord support and protect you and your family by the power of His Holy Resurrection.

Fr. Cyril

 “Each one must give as he has decided in his heart, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver.” 2 Corinthians 9:7

 

 

 

 

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General Guidelines

 

Please sign up ONLY if you are a regular Holy Resurrection Church parishioner. Based on your expressed need to partake of the Eucharist, please review and abide by the following guidelines prior to attending church on your assigned day: 

 

  • Please STAY HOME IF YOU ARE SICK, or if you have a history or are experiencing symptoms of respiratory illness, including FEVER or COUGH.  
  • If you have traveled in that last TWO WEEKS, please do not sign up to attend a Divine Liturgy until, TWO WEEKS have passed since you returned and you do not have any COVID19 symptoms, or you have been tested negative twice.
  • If you were in direct contact with anyone that tested positive for COVID-19, please do not sign up or come to the church services, whether with symptoms or not, until you are tested negative.
  • If you test positive please do not sign up or come to the church services until you are tested negative, for two consecutive tests, regardless of the time it takes to be tested negative twice.
  • You will receive an email from the church with the day and time of the Divine Liturgy that you are scheduled to attend.
  • No Walk-ins will be allowed for any reason.
  • You should attend the Divine Liturgy at the church you regularly attend.
  • Every church will take all the precautions necessary to ensure your safety, but your attendance is entirely your choice, and the church does not accept any liability. 

 

When you come to church:

  • Arrive on time. The church gate will ONLY be open at the beginning of the service and will remain closed for the duration. No one will be permitted to open the church door other than the church servant assigned by the clergy.
  • Your body temperature may be taken prior to entering the church.
  • You are required to wear a mask that completely covers your mouth and nose at all times during the service.
  • You should sanitize your hands when entering the church.

 

Inside the Church:

  • You must keep a minimum distance of 6 feet at all times between you and others that are not in your household. The Church will have pre-assigned seating to ensure proper social distancing.
  • Each family (same household) should seated together.
  • Please do not touch anything or anyone inside the church including icons, relics, clergy, and deacons, etc.
  • For Ologea (Al Barka), the priest will wash his hands, cut it and distribute it. You will take it with your hand without touching the priest.

 

Partaking of the Eucharist:

  • Please bring your own head covering, corporeal (for communion) and water to use for partaking of the Eucharist.
  • Each family should come forward together to receive the Eucharist. As every family is approaching please maintain 6’ away from other families.
  • During communion, you will remove your mask, open your mouth wide and slightly tilt head back so the priest can place the Holy Body.
  • When taking the Holy Blood, open your mouth wide and slightly tilt head back and the priest will pour the Blood from the spoon into your mouth.

 

NO SOCIAL GATHERINGS AT CHURCH OR IN THE PARKING LOT FOR ANY REASON