{"id":4164,"date":"2019-07-12T14:33:11","date_gmt":"2019-07-12T20:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/?p=4164"},"modified":"2019-07-12T14:33:12","modified_gmt":"2019-07-12T20:33:12","slug":"pastoral-letter-november-26-2017-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/?p=4164","title":{"rendered":"Pastoral Letter July 14, 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It is of great significance if there is a person who truly prays in a family. Prayer attracts God\u2019s Grace and all the members of the family feel it. Pray always.<\/p>Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnika<\/strong><\/em><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\n would like to give you an update as to the acquisition of our new \nchurch home. The summer months have been busy in preparation for our \nintended move and to God\u2019s glory, I am filled with joy and ask your \nprayers for the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We\n have successfully submitted our application for a Conditional Use \nPermit to the Office of Community Development of Sandy City. What this \nmeans that upon approval, our building will be permitted to function as a\n house of worship. The current zoning for the building is in our favor, \nbut still requires the designation from the City. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please pray, as a member of our parish family, giving God thanksgiving that we have carried the process this far.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have scheduled a date for the surrounding neighbors of the building, that they may hear of our intentions and plans for the space. Allowing our neighbors to have such an opportunity is a requirement of Sandy City and we are grateful to comply. It is obviously important for us to enjoy a favorable relationship with our neighbors and we hope that we all make good impressions to one another as we begin what will be a blessed and permanent relationship. The meeting will take place on Wednesday, July 31st<\/sup> at the Atrium. Parish Council members and transition team members will be in attendance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please\n pray, as a member of our parish family, that we enjoy a blessed union \nwith our neighbors and that Christ\u2019s love and the movement of the Holy \nSpirit will guide our every step.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\n Community Development Department has also scheduled our hearing before \nthe Sandy City Planning Commission. This is the body which ultimately \nhas the say to approve our application. We will go before the \nCommission, with our collective voice, with the support of the \ndepartment staff, and hopefully with the backing of the neighbors, to \npresent our goals, aspirations and intentions for the use of the \nproperty. We were given the date. We did not choose it. The city did.   Wait for it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

August 15th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There\n you have it. St. Anna has apparently gotten her daughter directly \ninvolved in this blessed process. As we approach the Planning Commission\n on the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, we humbly ask her \nintersessions and guidance through the process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please\n pray, as a member of our parish family, that St. Anna, her daughter the\n Theotokos and ever-Virgin Mary, and all the Saints will continue to \nbeseech the Lord on our behalf, that we may progress smoothly and \nwithout incident in the transformation of a garden center and reception \nhall to a holy temple, a sacred space, a blessed sanctuary, indeed, a \nhouse of God.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As\n we are all quite aware, we have reached a milestone in our fundraising \nefforts, in that our parish is less than $100,000 away from attaining \nour goal of a 50% down payment. Any person who works to raise capital \nfunds for non-profit organizations will tell you that the final, small \npercentage of a goal is the most difficult to raise. So at this time, I \nask and implore you; if you have intended to participate in our project \nand look forward to taking an active role in our building momentum, \nplease, please, please, do not wait any longer and help us reach our \ngoal. Our closing in October is closing in quickly, and we need to have \nour finances in order. We are living in historic times within the life \nof our parish. We will never re-create these days or get them back. Let \nus seize this moment in trust, enthusiasm, sacrifice and excitement. We are so close. Please help us get there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Please\n pray, as a member of our parish family, that the spirit of generosity \ncontinues to pour over our congregation and that we all participate in \nestablishing a permanent home for the St. Anna Greek Orthodox Church.<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Onward\n and upward, my Beloved in the Lord. Please enjoy the remainder of the \nsummer. Please participate in our Parish Feast Day Celebrations that are\n also right around the corner. And for those of us participating in the \nParish Fishing Trip this weekend, I pray that the Lord delivers us back \nhome safely. God bless!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With Much Love in Christ,<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fr. Anthony<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It is of great significance if there is a person who truly prays in a family. Prayer attracts God\u2019s Grace and all the members of the family feel it. Pray always. Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnika Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ. I would like to give you an update as to the acquisition of our […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[57],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pastoral-letter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4164"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4164\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4165,"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4164\/revisions\/4165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stannagocutah.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}