Weekly Update 11/02/2021 – Fr. Cyril Gorgy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beloved Holy Resurrection Church (HRC) family, wishing you a blessed week.

 

Funeral Service:  Funeral for our Beloved Refaat Farouk Mahran, will be held this Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 11:00am at Holy Resurrection Church.  May the Lord repose his soul and comfort the family.

 

Annual HRC Thanksgiving Dinner:  November 18, at 6:30pm.  Please RSVP as early as possible using this link. 

 

HRC Fellowship Meeting:  We’ll be meeting in person, this Thursday, November  4th at 7PM.   Fr. Joseph Ibrahim will speak to us about “When you can’t hear God’s Voice”.  Looking forward to seeing you there.  To receive notifications about this meeting, please sign up using this link.

 

HRC Vacation Bible School (VBS):  December 4th 10am-2pm.  Theme ‘Journey to the Manger’.  This is for children KG-5th Grade. Parents of children and volunteers can sign up for the event using this link.

 

Help Needed: If you know of Grant Opportunities or Grantors that would support HRC’s mission, please notify Fr. Cyril at (310) 487-6151.  We are also seeking Grant writers.

 

Deacon’s Meetings:

     Chanters – Meet Weekly, Wednesday at 5:30pm by zoom. Please use this link to join.

     Readers – Meet Weekly, Monday at 5:00pm by zoom. Please use this link to join.

     Reader’s Workshop – *Dec 12th 2-4pm at St Gregory Coptic Church.  This workshop                                         is to prepare Chanters, to become Readers.   Please check out details at this link.

 

Thanksgiving Drive:  Please see this link for the list of items, and drop off locations. 

 

Vespers & Praises:  Saturday 7pm

 

Divine Liturgies:  Wed: 5:15-7:15am

                              Sun:  8-10:30am

 

Sunday’s Sermon: We discussed that all things are lawful to me, but not all things are helpful or edifying. Therefore we should wisely choose the activities I participate in.  To view the sermon, please use this link and scroll to 01:08:00.

 

Ways To GIVE: While praying and searching for a church property to purchase, we are focusing on saving up for the down payment.  You can contribute to the ‘HRC Build Fund’ by using any of the following options. 

  1. By Mail – Holy Resurrection Church, PO box 91701, Los Angeles CA 90009
  2. Online – By using this link , choose either ‘Bank Account’, or ‘Credit Card’. Using the ‘Bank Account’ option is PREFERRED, as a smaller percentage is deducted.

 

May our Risen Lord support and protect you 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