Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church 733 South Ashland Ave Chicago, Illinois Rev. Fr. Dimitri Tobias, Proistamenos

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1 Saint Basil Greek Orthodox Church 733 South Ashland Ave Chicago, Illinois Rev. Fr. Dimitri Tobias, Proistamenos Saints and Feasts: Sunday of the Holy Cross The Holy Hieromartyr Hypatius, Bishop of Gangra Sunday, March 31, 2019 Telephone: (312) Office Fax: Fax (312) Parish Council President: Ms. Jayme Schenk Innocent, Enlightener of Siberia & Alaska Akakios the Confessor And see how He also makes His discourse unexceptionable: not saying at all, "whether you will, or no, you must suffer this," but how? "If any man will come after me." "I force not, I compel not, but each one I make lord of his own choice; wherefore also I say, 'If any man will.' For to good things do I call you, not to things evil, or burdensome; not to punishment and vengeance, that I should have to compel. St. John Chrysostom Homily 55 on Matthew 16, 1. B#54, p.339., 4th Century Narthex Duty: Tom Bezanes & George Tziahanas Welcoming Ministry: Patoula Billiris Orthros Reader: Maria Constantinides Coffee Hour Hosted By: Hosted by Philoptochos Memorials: George Karas - 40 days Sophia Kolettis - 1 year George Kolettis - 13 years May Their Memories Be Eternal Before The Creed When the Priest says: The Congregation responds: Christ is in our midst. He is and always will be, now and ever and to the ages of ages. Communion Guidelines: As a reminder, only Baptized and Chrismated Orthodox Christians who are in good standing may receive Holy Communion. Follow the Ushers row by row and please exit towards the outside aisles.

2 Sunday of the Adoration of the Holy Cross With the help of God, we have almost reached the middle of the course of the Fast, where our strength has been worn down through abstinence, and the full difficulty of the labour set before us becomes apparent. Therefore our holy Mother, the Church of Christ, now brings to our help the all-holy Cross, the joy of the world, the strength of the faithful, the staff of the just, and the hope of sinners, so that by venerating it reverently, we might receive strength and grace to complete the divine struggle of the Fast. Download the APP DIGITAL CHANT STAND by AGES Initiatives To follow along during Orthros, Liturgy, Vespers, and Holy Week Services right on your smart device

3 HYMNS OF THE DAY AFTER THE SMALL ENTRANCE Resurrectional Apolytikion 3 rd Tone Come rejoice all ye Heavens and be glad all ye on earth. For by His power the Lord created might, by His death He conquered death. For He became the first-born of the dead. From the depths of Hades He delivered us, and He granted to mankind His great mercy. Apolytikion for Sun. of the Elevation of the Cross 1 st Tone Save, O Lord, Thy people and bless Thine inheritance; grant Thou unto the faithful victory over adversaries. And by the power of Thy Cross do Thou preserve Thy commonwealth. Apolytikion for the Church 1 st Tone Your proclamation went forth into all the earth, for it accepted your word, through which you taught the dogmas befitting God, you expounded on the nature of all that is, and you arranged the morals of society. A royal priesthood! Devout father Basil, intercede with Christ our God, to grant us His great mercy. Kontakion Plagal of the 2 nd Tone O Champion General, I your City now inscribe to you Triumphant anthems as the tokens of my gratitude, Being rescued from the terrors, O Theotokos. Inasmuch as you have power unassailable, From all kinds of perils free me, so that unto you I may cry aloud: Rejoice, O unwedded Bride Ἀπολυτίκιον Ἀναστάσιµον Ήχος γ Εὐφραινέσθω τὰ οὐράνια, ἀγαλλιάσθω τὰ ἐπίγεια, ὅτι ἐποίησε κράτος, ἐν βραχίονι αὐτοῦ, ὁ Κύριος, ἐπάτησε τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν θάνατον, πρωτότοκος τῶν νεκρῶν ἐγένετο, ἐκ κοιλίας ᾅδου ἐρρύσατο ἡµᾶς, καὶ παρέσχε τῷ κόσµῳ τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Απολυτίκιον Ήχος α' Σώσον Κύριε τόν λαόν σου καί ευλόγησον τήν κληρονοµίαν σου, νίκας τοίς Βασιλεύσι κατά βαρβάρων δωρούµενος καί τό σόν φυλάττων διά τού Σταυρού σου πολίτευµα. Απολυτίκιον τοῦ Ναοῦ Ήχος α' Εἰς πᾶσαν τὴν γῆν ἐξῆλθεν ὁ φθόγγος σου, ὡς δεξαµένην τὸν λόγον σου, δι' οὗ θεοπρεπῶς ἐδογµάτισας, τὴν φύσιν τῶν ὄντων ἐτράνωσας, τὰ τῶν ἀνθρώπων ἤθη κατεκόσµησας, Βασίλειον Ἱεράτευµα, Πάτερ Ὅσιε, Χριστὸν τὸν Θεὸν ἱκέτευε, δωρήσασθαι ἡµῖν τὸ µέγα ἔλεος. Κοντάκιον Ήχος Πλ. β' Τὴ ὑπερµάχω στρατηγῶ τὰ νικητήρια, ὡς λυτρωθεῖσα τῶν δεινῶν εὐχαριστήρια, ἀναγράφω σοὶ ἡ Πόλις σου Θεοτόκε, Ἀλλ' ὡς ἔχουσα τὸ κράτος ἀπροσµάχητον, ἐκ παντοίων µὲ κινδύνων ἐλευθέρωσον, ἵνα κράζω σοί, Χαῖρε νύµφη ἀνύµφευτε.

4 THE EPISTLE / Ο ΑΠΟΣΤΟΛΟΣ Προκείµενον. Ήχος πλ. β'. ΨΑΛΜΟΙ 27.9,1 Σῶσον, Κύριε τὸν λαὸν σου καὶ εὐλόγησον τὴν κληρονοµίαν σου. Στίχ. Πρὸς σἐ, Κύριε, κεκράξοµαι ὁ Θεός µου. Πρὸς Ἑβραίους 4:14-16, 5:1-6 τὸ ἀνάγνωσµα Ἀδελφοί, ἔχοντες οὖν ἀρχιερέα µέγαν, διεληλυθότα τοὺς οὐρανούς, Ἰησοῦν τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ θεοῦ, κρατῶµεν τῆς ὁµολογίας. Οὐ γὰρ ἔχοµεν ἀρχιερέα µὴ δυνάµενον συµπαθῆσαι ταῖς ἀσθενείαις ἡµῶν, πεπειραµένον δὲ κατὰ πάντα καθʼ ὁµοιότητα, χωρὶς ἁµαρτίας. Προσερχώµεθα οὖν µετὰ παρρησίας τῷ θρόνῳ τῆς χάριτος, ἵνα λάβωµεν ἔλεον, καὶ χάριν εὕρωµεν εἰς εὔκαιρον βοήθειαν. Πᾶς γὰρ ἀρχιερεύς, ἐξ ἀνθρώπων λαµβανόµενος, ὑπὲρ ἀνθρώπων καθίσταται τὰ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, ἵνα προσφέρῃ δῶρά τε καὶ θυσίας ὑπὲρ ἁµαρτιῶν µετριοπαθεῖν δυνάµενος τοῖς ἀγνοοῦσιν καὶ πλανωµένοις, ἐπεὶ καὶ αὐτὸς περίκειται ἀσθένειαν καὶ διὰ ταύτην ὀφείλει, καθὼς περὶ τοῦ λαοῦ, οὕτως καὶ περὶ ἑαυτοῦ, προσφέρειν ὑπὲρ ἁµαρτιῶν. Καὶ οὐχ ἑαυτῷ τις λαµβάνει τὴν τιµήν, ἀλλὰ καλούµενος ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ, καθάπερ καὶ Ἀαρών. Οὕτως καὶ ὁ Χριστὸς οὐχ ἑαυτὸν ἐδόξασεν γενηθῆναι ἀρχιερέα, ἀλλʼ ὁ λαλήσας πρὸς αὐτόν, Υἱός µου εἶ σύ, ἐγὼ σήµερον γεγέννηκά σε. Καθὼς καὶ ἐν ἑτέρῳ λέγει, Σὺ ἱερεὺς εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα κατὰ τὴν τάξιν Μελχισεδέκ. Prokeimenon. Mode Plagal 2. Psalm 27.9,1 O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. Verse: To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God. The reading is from St. Paul's Letter to the Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6 BRETHREN, since we have a high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we have not a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is bound to offer sacrifice for his own sins as well as for those of the people. And one does not take the honor upon himself, but he is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, "Thou art my Son, today I have begotten thee"; as he says also in another place, "Thou art a priest for ever, after the order of Melchizedek."

5 THE HOLY GOSPEL / ΤΟ ΘΕΙΟΝ ΕΥΑΓΓΕΛΙΟΝ Ἐκ τοῦ Κατὰ Μᾶρκον 8:34-38, 9:1 Εὐαγγελίου τὸ Ἀνάγνωσµα The Gospel According to Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 Εἶπεν ὁ Κύριος Εἴ τις θέλει ὀπίσω µου ἐλθεῖν, ἀπαρνησάσθω ἑαυτὸν καὶ ἀράτω τὸν σταυρὸν αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀκολουθείτω µοι. ὃς γὰρ ἂν θέλῃ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ σῶσαι, ἀπολέσει αὐτήν ὃς δ ἂν ἀπολέσῃ τὴν ἑαυτοῦ ψυχὴν ἕνεκεν ἐµοῦ καὶ τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, οὗτος σώσει αὐτήν. τί γὰρ ὠφελήσει ἄνθρωπον ἐὰν κερδήσῃ τὸν κόσµον ὅλον, καὶ ζηµιωθῇ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ; ἢ τί δώσει ἄνθρωπος ἀντάλλαγµα τῆς ψυχῆς αὐτοῦ; ὃς γὰρ ἐὰν ἐπαισχυνθῇ µε καὶ τοὺς ἐµοὺς λόγους ἐν τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ τῇ µοιχαλίδι καὶ ἁµαρτωλῷ, καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐπαισχυνθήσεται αὐτὸν ὅταν ἔλθῃ ἐν τῇ δόξῃ τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ µετὰ τῶν ἀγγέλων τῶν ἁγίων. Καὶ ἔλεγεν αὐτοῖς ἀµὴν λέγω ὑµῖν ὅτι εἰσί τινες τῶν ὧδε ἑστηκότων, οἵτινες οὐ µὴ γεύσωνται θανάτου ἕως ἂν ἴδωσι τὴν βασιλείαν τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐληλυθυῖαν ἐν δυνάµει. The Lord said: "If anyone wishes to come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels." And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God come with power."

6 Holy Week Volunteers Needed CALLING ALL YOUNG LADIES We need myrofores (myrrh bearing women) for Holy Friday Night Please wear a white dress and see Jennifer Georgopouls if you are interested in participating CALLING ALL STRONG ARMS We need volunteers to carry the Kouvouklion around the church on the evening of Holy Friday. Please participate in the honor of carrying the bier of our Lord Jesus Christ Please See Tony Frankos if you are interested in participating s CALLING ALL FOREIGN LANGUAGE SPEAKERS We need volunteers to read the Gospel in foreign languages during the Agape Vespers on Easter Sunday, April 28. Looking for a variety of languages...some examples below: Spanish Italian Chinese Tigrina Latin Russian Romanian Swahili German Arabic Oromo English French Japanese Amharic, and other languages welcome

7 Holy Week Liturgical Schedule Saturday, April 20 Saturday of Lazarus Orthros 8:30 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:45 am. Sunday, April 21 Palm Sunday Orthros 8:15 a.m. Divine Liturgy 9:45 am. Holy Monday Orthros (Bridegroom Service) Orthros 6:00 p.m. Monday, April 22 Holy Tuesday Orthros (Bridegroom Service) Orthros 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 Holy Tuesday Orthros (Bridegroom Service) Orthros 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 24 Unction Ευχέλιον Service Unction 2:30 p.m. Orthros 6:00 p.m. Holy Thursday Orthros (with Unction) Orthros 6:00 p.m. Thursday, April 25 Mystical Supper Liturgy Vesperal Liturgy 9:00 a.m. The Passion Service Orthros 7:00 p.m. Friday, April 26 The Royal Hours Hours Service 9:00 a.m. The Apokatheilosis (Removal from the Cross) Vespers 2:30 p.m. The Lamentations Orthros 7:00 p.m. Saturday, April 27 The Protianastasi (Little Resurrection) Vesperal Liturgy 9:00 a.m. The Orthros of the Resurrection Orthros 11:00 p.m. Sunday, April 28 The Resurrection Come Receive the Light 12:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy 12:30 a.m. The Agape Vespers 12:00 p.m. Easter Egg Hunt to follow service

8 DONATIONS for GREAT LENT & PASCHAL SEASON 2019 GREAT LENT: Flowers for Icon of the Panagia on Fridays 1st Salutations/Χαιρετισµοί - Donated 2nd Salutations/Χαιρετισµοί - Donated 3rd Salutations/Χαιρετισµοί - Donated 4th Salutations/Χαιρετισµοί - Donated Akathist Hymn/Ακάθιστος Ύµνος - Donated Flowers for Stavroproskiniseos (3 rd Sunday) - Donated Bottles or Cases of Nama Wine Incense for Great Lent - Donated Flowers for Icon of Palm Sunday - 50 Palms & Daphne for Palm Sunday Fish for Palm Sunday Luncheon HOLY WEEK: Flowers for Icon of Nymphios - 75 Extra Virgin Olive Oil for Holy Unction Flour for Holy Unction Seven Candles for Holy Unction - 50 Flowers for Icon of Mystical Supper - 75 Flowers for Icon of Crucifixion - 75 Candles for the Holy Cross Candles for the Twelve Holy Gospels - 80 Stefani-Stavromenon (Flowered Wreath) Holy Thursday - Donated White Sheet for Body of Christ - Donated Flowers for Decorating the Epitafios - $800 Epitafios Roses for the Faithful - $900 Rose Water & Rose Petals Holy Friday Rose Petals for Holy Saturday Morning Clergy Resurrection/Anastasi Candle Donated Flowers for Icons of the Resurrection - 75 each (2 needed) GREAT & HOLY PASCHA ( ): Paschal Easter Lilies for Anastasi 25 each (20 needed) Eggs for Holy Pascha - Donated Tulle & Ribbon for Paschal Eggs Children s Paschal Easter Candy Hunt Note: Please specify exact item with your donation. THANK YOU for your love & support! Βοήθειά σας! Please complete the information below and return entire form to the St. Basil Church office; along with your payment. Kindly make checks payable to St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church. (Please print) Item Name Address City State Zip Telephone ( ) Donation Amount: $ Check Cash Credit Card Credit Card: Visa MasterCard American Express Card Number Exp. Date

9 Upcoming Church Events Palm Sunday Fish Luncheon Adults $25.00 Children under 12 $10.00 Lamb Raffle

10 Calendar for the Week Ahead - Sunday, March 31, 11:30pm - Ladies Philoptochos is taking pre-orders for Easter - Tuesday, April 2, 6:00pm - Great Compline - Tuesday, April 2, 7:00pm - Teacher Meeting - Wednesday, April 3, 6:00pm - Presanctified Liturgy with Speaker and Dinner - Friday, April 5, 6:30am - Liturgy of the Pre-Sanctified Gifts - Friday, April 5, 11:00 am - Bible Study - Friday, April 5, 6:00pm - Salutations to the Theotokos - Saturday, April 6, 10:00am - Philoptochos Baking - Sunday, April 7, 8:15am - Orthros and Divine Liturgy We need your help - You Might be Missing Out We have started a weekly St. Basil E-Bulletin - which goes out early each week and for some of you, this is going into "spam" or "trash". Please take a look at your spam and trash files and if you see it there, with most servers there's a button you can push to stop it's going into trash/spam. Or, enter stbasilchicago@comcast.net into your contacts list. Thanks! Stewardship - Have You Become A Steward For 2019? If not, know that everything we have is God's and we are just managers during this brief life. Become a steward today. "He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your resources and increase the harvest of your righteousness. You will be enriched in every way for great generosity, which through us will produce thanksgiving to God" (2 Cor. 9:10-11). St. John the Almsgiver Ministry We offer Survival Packs to our neighbors in need. Each pack includes the following items: 1 Jewel gift card ($10), 1 CTA single-transit ticket, 1 white t-shirt, 1 pair of white tube socks, 1 toothbrush, 1 travel-sized toothpaste, 1 comb, 6 Band-aids, 3 Wet Ones pocket-size singles hand wipes, 1 granola bar, and 1 bottle of water. Please ask Fr. Dimitri, Nick Katsoulis, and Pat and Steve Cole about the rewarding experiences they ve had distributing the packs! If you would like to contribute to these efforts by distributing packs, please see Vicky Crosby in the church office. If you would like to contribute money or items to create more packs, please speak to Vicky Crosby or Marina Arvanitis. Books for Prisoners - Many inmates with whom we correspond through the prison ministry request books to read. Topics include self-help, vocational training, orthodoxy, history, and fiction. If you can make a small donation to defray the cost of purchasing and sending books, please see Vicky in the church office. Any size donation is appreciated. Parish News and Events Feed My Starving Children - Thank you to the more than 50 parishioners and friends - including many of our children - who participated in our 5th annual Feed My Starving Children meal packing event on Saturday, 3/23. Each volunteer packed about 216 meals - enough to feed one child for six months. These meals were sent to Haiti, one of the more than 70 countries FMSC serves, to be used in orphanages, hospitals, schools and clinics. You helped these children have a chance to play, go to school and dare to dream of a future. We hope to see you at next year's event to save even more children from the pain of slowly starving to death. Glory be to God! Feed the Hungry Ladies Philoptochos invites you to join us to serve a hot lunch to about 100 men and women, most of whom are homeless. It will be the only meal of the day for many of them. Your help is needed and appreciated at this annual event. Please use the sign-up sheet in Philoptochos Hall. See any Philoptochos member at today s coffee hour or stop by the office if you have questions. Date: Tuesday, April 9; Time: 10:00 am to 1:00 pm; Place: Annunciation Cathedral (where we meet) 1017 N. LaSalle, Chicago. Clothing Donations We always bring clothes for our guests and request donations of new or gently used clothes appropriate for homeless men and women - coats, knit tops, sweaters, jeans, hats, gloves, scarves. Please bring them to the Church no later than Sunday, April 7. Food Drive - Many of Chicago s Lakeview Pantry s clients have no way to store fresh produce. Some are homeless. Others sleep on a couch by a friend or family member without access to a refrigerator. The pantry requests donations of canned fruit. Packed in water or lite syrup is preferred as a healthy choice. However, any type is appreciated. Pop top lids are helpful. Please bring your donations to the Church no later than Easter Sunday, April 28. Ladies Philoptochos is grateful for your continued support of our food drives.

11 St. Basil Greek Orthodox Church April 2019 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 1 2 6:00 pm Great Compline 7:00 pm Teacher meeting 3 4 Pastoral Day for Fr. 6:00 pm Presanctified Liturgy Dimitri with Speaker and Dinner 5 6:30 am Liturgy of the Pre- Sanctified Gifts 11:00 am Bible Study 6:00 pm Salutations to the Theotokos 6 10:00 am Philoptochos Baking 7 Council am Sunday School 8 8:15 Family Sunday 7:00 pm Parish Orthros and Divine Meeting Liturgy 14 Students' Holy Confession 8:15 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy 11:30 am Women in Action (St. Mary of Egypt Sunday) :00 pm Great Compline 6:00 pm Presanctified Liturgy with Speaker and Dinner 11 Pastoral Day for Fr. Dimitri 3:00 pm YiaYia Kouzina Meeting 7:00 pm Philoptochos Meeting 12 6:30 am Liturgy of the Pre- Sanctified Gifts 11:00 am Bible Study 6:00 pm The Akathist Hymn 13 10:00 am Philoptochos Baking Pastoral Day for Fr Dimitri 8:30 am Orthros & Divine Liturgy for the Saturday of Lazarus 21 8:15 am Orthros and Divine Liturgy 6:00 pm Holy Sunday Night - Orthros of Holy Monday 22 Easter Monday 23 6:00 pm Holy Monday Night - Orthros of Holy Tuesday 6:00 pm Holy Tuesday Night - Orthros of Holy Wednesday 24 3:00 pm Holy Euchelion (Unction) Service 6:00 pm Holy Wednesday Night - Orthros of Holy Thursday (Unction Administered) 25 Pastoral Day for Fr. Dimitri 9:00 am Vesperal Liturgy of the Mystical Supper 7:00 pm The Holy Passion Service (Reading of the 12 Gospels) 26 9:00 am Royal Hours of Holy Friday 3:00 pm Vespers of Holy Friday - Apokatheilosis (Removal from the Cross) 7:00 pm The Lamentations 27 9:00 am The Protianastasi Vesperal Liturgy 11:00 pm Service of Preparation 11:45 pm Come Receive the Light! 28 Come Receive the Light! 29 Orthros of the Resurrection Service of Preparation 1:30 am Divine Liturgy of Pascha 12:00 pm AGAPE Vespers (Reading of All Languages) 7:00 pm Great Vespers of St. George the Trophybearer 8:00 am Hierarchal Orthros & Divine Liturgy for St. George the Trophy Bearer (At St. George) 30 6:30 am Divine for the Evangelist St. Mark

12 Matthew 25: The Last Judgment For I was hungry, and you gave me food, I was thirsty, and you gave me drink: Please donate food for the needy. I was a stranger, and you took me in: Please welcome our Catechumens and Guests Naked, and you clothed me: Please consider donating clothes to the local shelter. I was sick, and you visited me: Please pray for the speedy recovery of: Nicholas, Anthony, Aphrodite I was in prison, and you came unto me: Please pray for: Robert, Choice, Centrell, Maurice, Tyree, Clarence, Pierre, Anthony, Angelina, Anthony, Antonio, Antwon, Arthur, Bemall, Bryan, Bryant, Bryant, Carl, Choice, Clarence, Clifford, Clinton, Damien, Darnell, Darron, Deshaun, Devon, Dolen, Donald, Donald, Donte, Eddie, Eddie, Emmanuel, Eugene, Ezell, Freddie, Henry, Jamal, James, James, John, Jonathan, Karl, Kerwinn, Lakeisha, Marcus, Mark, Michael, Michael, Monte, Nasie, Pablo, Parrish, Patrice, Patrick Michael, Michael, Robert, Robert, Ryan, Seneca, Stevenson, Sukrani, Terrell, Theron, Timothy, Timothy White, Trindquett, Willie Please pray for and consider visiting our shut-ins. Please also see Pat Cole to see about writing Letters to those Incarcerated through our prison ministry. It means the world to them to receive love. VISITATION POLICY If you would like Fr. Dimitri to visit you in the hospital, please call him or have a family member call. Fr. Dimitri will not go unless he is asked by the family. This is in compliance with both HIPAA and patient privacy. STEWARDSHIP CORNER If You are not receiving the Observer, please contact the Church Office. St. Basil Stewardship Facts: State of the Parish 2019 Operational Expenses 2019 Stewards Pledged at St. Basil $338,833 ($928 per day) 143 of goal of 190 Dollar Amount Pledged Dollar Amount Collected Average Pledge $196, $87, $1, Remember this: The person who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and the person who sows generously will also reap generously. Each person should do as he has decided in his heart not re-