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Myrrh Bearers' Master
Plan
Revised
February, 2003
Amended from our Catalogue of Parish
Ministries – Stewardship Fair November 2001
Purpose of
the Ministry: To provide support for all the hospitality
events, almsgiving projects, visitation to the needy, and
St. John the Forerunner Monastery. To offer the women of the parish an
opportunity for fellowship and spiritual growth.
Activities
of the Ministry:
Organize and
implement all hospitality events of the parish.
Support and
participate in the parish-wide almsgiving projects.
Coordinate Myrrh Bearer specific almsgiving activities.
Coordinate
gift giving to the monastery Sisters for Pascha and
Christmas.
Maintain the
weekly flowers and snack schedule.
Organize
Women’s Retreats (Lent, Mother’s Day, Pan-Orthodox
Fall).
Create and
implement fellowship/spiritual growth opportunities for the
women in the parish.
Act as a recommendation support for the Parish
on activities related
to the above
What
are the present needs of this Ministry?
For the women of the parish to
become active participants of the Myrrh Bearers and related activities.
To show our love for God by
loving and supporting one another.
The
Myrrh Bearers
The women’s group at St. John the Baptist Greek
Orthodox Church chose our name “The Myrrh Bearers” to
honor the Myrrh Bearing Women.
These women provide a powerful ideal, to which we, as
Orthodox women, can strive.
First, and foremost, they loved the Lord.
They followed the Lord to minister to him and the
other disciples. They
were courageous, remaining by His side, even when others
were afraid. They
proclaimed the Good News.
And they devoted themselves to prayer.
The Myrrh Bearers provides us with an opportunity for
prayer, spiritual growth, service to our parish and our
community, and fellowship. It is a concrete way for us to act on our
love of the Lord, within the context of our parish
community.
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