Orthodox Church in America SS Peter & Paul Orthodox Church Volume 14, Issue 7 July 2014 June Council Highlights  May’s Operating Income was $9,477.44 and Operating Expenses were $14,161.95, Mindful Humility resulting in a negative balance of $4,684.51 for the month.  Discussion took place regarding On July 6 the Church honors advice about how to pray. from saying an idle word, and the 2014 Diocese of the West Sisoes the Great, known for Describing his prayer efforts he yet I am always relapsing." Assembly which SS Peter and his holy life and deep humility. said, "Father, I always place Sisoes died in about the year Paul will be hosting in October, myself in such as access to high-speed Born in Egypt, Sisoes 429, with his around the presence copier, volunteers, etc. was an admirer of him. He had taught them well of God."  Preventive maintenance Saint Anthony. After how to serve the Lord. With completed on Hobart Dough Anthony died, he Sisoes dis- death approaching his face Mixer and the Garland Gas went to live on the cerned that shown like the sun, the monks Stove in the hall’s kitchen. mountain Anthony the man had said, as he prepared to enter had once inhabited, a good the Lord's presence. and worked for i n t e n t i o n , On this same day we read Ro- many years to fill his which was to mans 6: 18-23, which might be life with prayer, put- come closer called an explanation of the ting aside his own to God. But way Sisoes believed life should desires and working his answer SS Peter & Paul Orthodox be lived. Saint Paul tells the against temptations. was: "It Church Romans that they are no longer 1614 E. Monte Vista Rd. would be much more to your Like other great he was slaves of sin, but now they are Phoenix, AZ 85006 advantage to place yourself 602.253.9515 sought out, even in his relative slaves of God. This "slavery" is below every creature, in order www.sspeterpaulaz.org isolation, by earnest Christians similar to Sisoes' advice to www.oca.org who wanted to benefit from to be sincerely humble." become truly humble by www.orthodoxfellowship.org his spiritual wisdom. Because The saint's personal humility mindfully, intentionally putting Igumen (Brum) his counsel was so highly was an object of admiration oneself below every creature. Rector valued, they wrote down some and even awe. Sisoes rarely 480.287.0240 Mobile When they were slaves of sin, [email protected] of his words, and so we have spoke, because he regarded Paul writes, the Romans were them today. silence as one aspect of humil- Protodeacon Alexis Washington "free in regard to righteous- ity—not placing importance on Andrew Evans Sisoes always seems to have ness" or in other words did not Council President stressed two things in speaking one's own words and ideas, and have to obey God. But what 480.948.7929 with the people who came to being ready to hear what God is did this freedom give them? Barbara Harp saying. Being around him, Choir Director him: first, sincere humility, and people noted, was always a He answers his own question [email protected] second, mindfulness, which strong reminder of the shallow- by saying that the end of that Stephanie A. Homyak means doing everything you Church School Director ness and needlessness of much freedom is death. But by being do thoughtfully and with a Newsletter Editor mindfully humble and making clear intention. of our casual conversation. 623.869.0470 oneself a slave of God, "the [email protected] But another aspect of humility is One example of his counsel return you get is sanctification Mike Wagner self-criticism, and so this silent Web Master shows how he urged both and its end, eternal life." [email protected] these important things. A man said of himself: "I am now thirty years praying daily that Marty Gala, MBAS came to him, asking his 602.803.0280 my Lord Jesus may preserve me PAGE 2 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 Rector’s Message

Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, LIFE OF OUR FATHER AMONG THE SAINTS, When the Communists took power in JOHN, ARCHBISHOP OF SHANGHAI AND SAN China, the Russian colony was forced to nd FRANCISCO flee, first to a refugee camp on the island of July 2 marked the Twentieth Anniversary Tubabao in the Philippines and then mainly of the Glorification of our Father among Early Life Saint John was born Mikhail Borisovich Maximovitch in 1896 in the to the United States and Australia. the Saints, JOHN, Archbishop of Shanghai Archbishop John travelled personally to village of Adamovka in the and San Francisco, the Washington, D.C. to ensure that his people Kharkov Governorate (in Wonderworker. We are would be allowed to enter the country. present-day southern extremely blessed to Ukraine). He came from the Western Europe In 1951 Archbishop John have an of Saint John same family of Serbian ori- was assigned to the archdiocese of West- in our church, showing gin as that of St. John of ern Europe with his cathedral first in Paris, him beautifully vested in Tobolsk whom he was said then in Brussels. Thanks to his work in col- his episcopal vestments. to resemble in several lecting lives of saints, a great many pre- respects. From 1907 to 1914 Schism Western saints became known in The fact that he reposed he attended Poltava Military Orthodoxy and continue to be venerated to School. He received a this day. His charitable and pastoral work only in 1966 and was glo- degree in law from Kharkov continued as it had in Shanghai, even rified and listed among Imperial University in 1918. among a much more widely scattered flock. the saints only 20 years His family brought him to San Francisco In 1962 Archbishop John ago reflects how close he Belgrade in 1921, where in was once again reassigned by the Holy 1925 he graduated from Belgrade Univer- is to us in time. His title when he reposed, Synod to the see of San Francisco. Here “Archbishop of San Francisco,” indicates sity with a degree in theology. too, he found a divided community and a how close he is to us in terms of physical In 1926 he was tonsured a monk and or- cathedral in an unfinished state. Although distance. And the example of his life, his dained a hierodeacon by Metropolitan he completed the building of Holy Virgin dedication to his archpastoral ministry as Anthony (Khrapovitsky), who gave him the Cathedral and brought some measure of a , his powerful intercession, and his name of John after his saintly relative. peace to the community he became the title “Wonderworker” reveals that he is Later that same year, he was ordained to target of slander from those who became the priesthood by Bishop of his political enemies, who went so far as to spiritually present with us even today, even Chelyabinsk. For several years afterward file a lawsuit against him for alleged mis- here in this corner of the Lord’s Vineyard. he worked as an instructor and tutor at handling of finances related to construction the seminary in Bitol. In 1934 he was or- of the cathedral. He was exonerated, but Saint John’s incorrupt relics are enshrined dained a bishop by Metropolitan Anthony this was a great cause of sorrow to him in at Holy Virgin Cathedral (Joy of All Who and assigned to the diocese of Shanghai. his later life. His untiring dedication to the wellbeing of his flock gained the admira- Sorrow) on Geary Street in San Francisco. Shanghai In Shanghai, Bishop John found I recently had the opportunity to pray an uncompleted cathedral and an Ortho- tion of all those who came to know him. before his relics and remember all of you dox community deeply divided along eth- Death and veneration On July 2, 1966 as I asked his prayers and intercession for nic lines. Making contact with all the vari- (June 19 Old Style) St. John died while our parish family. Perhaps there are some ous groups, he quickly involved himself in visiting Seattle at a time and place he was who are unaware of the life of this the existing charitable institutions and said to have foretold. He was entombed in personally founded an orphanage and a sepulchre beneath the altar of the Holy modern-day bishop, saints, and wonder- home for the children of indigents. It was Virgin Cathedral he had built in San Fran- worker. I am presenting the following here that he first became known for mira- cisco dedicated to the , Joy of brief biography with the prayer that Saint cles attributed to his prayer, and as a pub- all who Sorrow on Geary Boulevard in the John will be an example of dedication to lic figure it was impossible for him to com- Richmond district. In 1994 he was sol- Christ and an intercessor for all those who pletely conceal his ascetic way of life. emnly glorified on the twenty-eighth anni- approach him asking his prayers. Despite his actions during the Japanese versary of his death. His unembalmed occupation, when he routinely ignored relics now occupy a shrine in the cathe- With love in the Lord, the curfew in pursuit of his pastoral dral's nave. His feast day is celebrated on activities, the Japanese authorities never the Saturday nearest to the 2nd of July. harassed him. He was elevated to the rank Holy Hierarch JOHN, pray to God for us! Father Daniel of archbishop in 1946. PAGE 3 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 Too Busy NOT to Pray!

Fr. Steven Kostoff tasking” the endless activities that keep Church into our lives beyond Sunday our children educated, developing, mornings. We are “too busy” for While looking through a catalogue re- healthily-preoccupied, etc. (A social Vespers, Bible Studies, Feast Days, etc. cently from a Christian publishing com- commentator recently wrote that moth- Perhaps, finally, we are “too busy” for pany, I came across a rather intriguing ers have been reduced to the roles of God! How often do we postpone our title: Too Busy Not to Pray. I say domestic caretakers and chauffeurs. And relationship with God until we have intriguing because this is a theme that I is this why we still read such nonsense more time? “If only my life would slow think about often and one that I have about the very “need” of fathers?) down a bit, then I could turn my at- raised with others before. Read that title Therefore, most people carefully tention to God, beyond the per- again carefully, because it does not construct their schedules so that these functory rushed prayer of my busy, daily say Too Busy to Pray, but precisely Too extra social and diversionary activities life—if I even get to it.” Busy Not to Pray. Either title could serve are not terribly neglected. We can cast as an invitation to a book that assumedly this under the rubrics of “leisure time” or Is this dilemma unavoidable and irresolv- addresses the contemporary Christian’s “recreational time.” (This all gets a bit able? Every Christian who does face— struggle to maintain a regular prayer or face-up—to this dilemma must search life amidst his or her busy schedule. his or her heart and ask, “how is it that I However, the title as it stands captures am ‘too busy’ to pray?” Whatever the urgency of the issue much more ef- honest answers we come up with, I am fectively. I would express that urgency in “But it strikes me that the busier convinced that we, indeed, are too the following manner: If we are in- we are, the more urgent it busy not to pray. deed “too busy,” then the only way that becomes for us to pray. In other we can prevent our lives from spinning words, the busy person cannot Father Steven Kostoff is rector of Christ the Savior-Holy Spirit Church, Cincinnati, Ohio. He out of control—or of losing a God- afford not to pray. Busy people is also a member of the adjunct faculty of the directed orientation or reducing prayer indeed need the nourishment of theology department at Xavier University in to moments of danger and stress—is for prayer. Otherwise, the spiritual the “busy person” to be ever-vigilant Cincinnati, where he has taught various dangers are immense. “ about praying with regularity to guard such courses on Orthodox theology. spiritual catastrophes from occurring. Reprinted from the Orthodox Church in America web site, Reflections in Christ, June 20, 2014, http://oca.org/reflections/fr.-steven-kostoff/too- We always need to pray with regularity— busy-not-to-pray “pray without ceasing” [1 Thessalonians sloppy when we go further and speak of 5:17]. But it strikes me that the busier “vegging out”). It is the careful, we are, the more urgent it becomes for calculated and natural integration of us to pray. In other words, the busy per- From the Fathers . . . such activities into our lives that leaves son cannot afford not to pray. Busy peo- us with the overwhelming certainty that ple indeed need the nourishment of “Troubles are usually the brooms we are “too busy.” And “too busy” prayer. Otherwise, the spiritual dangers and shovels that smooth the leaves us “too tired.” are immense. The “business” of our lives road to a good man’s fortune; make us too busy to ... do what? We are And at that point, we just may be. The and many a man curses the rain certainly not “too busy” to socialize, to question then arises again, now with a that falls upon his head, and seek entertainment, pleasure and certain persistence: to busy to ... do diversion—all necessary to one degree or what? To pray, to read the Scriptures, to knows not that it brings abun- another because of the pressures of assist a needy neighbor, to visit someone dance to drive away hunger.” work and other responsibilities. And who really needs a visit, or even to call these diversions are layered onto lives someone we know who is lonely? We St. Basil the Great that already feel the strain of “multi- are “too busy” to integrate the life of the PAGE4 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7

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Protodeacon Peter Danilchick Warnecke, John Kozak and Alexander Germany and Australia. In all these places, Schmemann. They were to me the very we worked to build up the local Orthodox We are born into a specific place and time of the Church’s challenge to the parish community (and established the and into a family with established values world (and herself) through the Gospel, first legally-registered Orthodox Church and customs. We develop and grow the Liturgy and action. Their initiatives and in Singapore). within this reality but also with our very passion for the Church inspired me and own God given personalities and tal- encouraged me to become more active in We were so very thankful for the church church life. At the age of 24 I attended my communities we found in many of the first NY NJ Diocesan Assembly as a parish places we lived. When there were no delegate. That was the start of my inter- established churches, like in Singapore est and active participation in the organ- and Hong Kong, we simply knew that we izational side of the church. I worshipped had to do all we could to serve the regularly and met my wife at a university Orthodox Christians in those coun- OCF meeting. We were both very com- tries. We felt that we had been so blessed mitted to our church community and by all those who had come before us and church sponsored activities. We volun- dedicated their lives to the church that teered at a church camp, taught Sunday we, in our own way, had to do what we ents. God also gives us personal mentors school, and remained very involved. could where there was need. Although it and examples, from our earliest days, who was often a lot of work, it was extremely impart their wisdom and their own life Following graduate study in electrical rewarding and we met so many wonderful lessons to us. If we are receptive and sen- engineering, I was offered a position at people along the way. sitive to these opportunities, our lives are Exxon in the very new area of information enriched and our personalities develop technology. My career with Exxon rapidly In retirement, we continue working in the into adults who not only strive to achieve segued into general operations manage- Church with St Vladimir’s Seminary as a great things in our own lives, but also ment, strategic planning, and new busi- member of her Board, with the OCA in strive to share and care for others in need. ness development. By then we had three various governance and advisory children. Soon after that, I was encouraged positions, and with the Assembly of Growing up I attended church regularly, to enter the late vocations program at Secretariat, trying to help the serving as an altar boy for many years. At bishops to bring about Orthodox unity in school I was good in mathematics and America. Many of the skills that I learned science and was encouraged to study with my career with Exxon, such as engineering, which I did. My undergradu- management best practices, financial ate college department of electrical accountability, organizational development, engineering had adopted an unusual and strategic planning have been very team-based approach to education in useful in my service to the Church. As which individual study and student team well, my experience working with people problem solving was the norm. The in varied international cultures has professors did not lecture; rather, they enabled me to better relate to the different posed tough problems and asked probing ways people approach problems and questions. As a result, I became very relationships. Serving in churches of interested in inter-personal dynamics and St. Vladimir’s Seminary. I studied and Russian, American, Antiochian, Japanese, management processes, without losing completed the program and was ordained Greek, and Romanian traditions around the focus on technology. deacon. Not very long after ordination we world have given me the gift of experienc- started moving around the world with my ing the fundamental Gospel ties which bind While in graduate school, I was very fortu- at Exxon, spending sixteen years over- nate to get to know Fathers Alexander seas in Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore, (Continued on page 5) PAGE 5 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 Freely DidYou Receive, So Freely Give

(Continued from page 4) recognize that they do not come from us, so freely give.” And do not worry us together and which supersede lan- neither do we deserve them, but they are about results. Have faith that God will guage, custom and rubrics. a free gift from God. And part of giving perfect his strength in your weakness. And thanks for a gift is making the best use of in all things, give thanks for each other that gift and sharing it with others. All of and everything! us have gifts, whether of knowledge and Reprinted from Wonder, a publication of the Depart- expertise, wisdom and insight, compas- ment of Youth, Young Adult, and Campus Ministries sion and love, to name a few. God pre- of the Orthodox Church in America, http:// sents us each day with opportunities to ocawonder.com/2014/05/08/freely-did-you-receive- so-freely-give/ share these gifts. It is up to us to seize those chances to be a transmitter of God’s gifts to others, in whatever life environ- ment we find ourselves.

Sometimes we do not think that we are up to the task involved in these opportuni- ties. We do not think we have sufficient I have, for as long as I can remember, knowledge or expertise, or wisdom and From the Fathers . . . been amazed and challenged by Jesus’ insight, let alone compassion and love. But sending out of the twelve disciples as re- Jesus said that we shouldn’t worry about “All of us sin constantly. We slip corded in Matthew 10. He gave them these imagined inadequacies; remember and fall. In reality, we fall into a seemingly impossible tasks: heal the sick, his words that we should not worry about raise the dead, cast out demons, witness what we will say in times of trial. trap set by the demons. without fear before authorities, and ex- Conversely, he said that his power is made pect hatred and persecution in return. perfect in weakness, precisely because The Holy Fathers and the Saints How could that is where always tell us, ‘It is important to this be possi- we cease to ble? I think rely upon our- get up immediately after a fall and that Jesus selves and rely to keep on walking toward God’. gave the key upon the the curriculum published by the Department of Christian EducationEven of the if weOrthodox fall Church a hundred in America. times This and a in two simple Lord’s power many other Christian Education resources are available at commands: at work within http://dce.oca.org.day, it does not matter; we must firstly, freely us. Our prob- get up and go on walking toward give what you lems come God without looking back. have freely when we hold received and, back because s e c o n d l y , we are afraid What has happened has happened don’t worry about what you will say at of what others will think of us, or that we – it is in the past. Just keep on times of trial, those words will be given to will fail and appear weak and foolish. going, all the while asking for help you then. We thus come out of ourselves and place ourselves in the hands of God. In the simplest terms, we need to do what from God.” we need to do, instead of worrying about Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica, Man is a Eucharistic being, in the words of what we should do or what we might do. Fr Alexander Schmemann. Our destiny is If there is an opportunity to learn, to Our Thoughts Determine our Lives to receive the gifts given us by God and to serve, to help, seize it! Seize it in faith that give thanks for them. By giving thanks, we God will help you. “Freely did you receive, PAGE 6 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 The Uncrowned King of Georgia

On July 21 the Church remembers the is so overwhelmed that he falls on them warning from me" (33: 7). Ezekiel prophet and priest Ezekiel, known as a his face, but God graciously calls him to reminded the exiles that his job was to visionary who had many vivid dreams. rise so that they can speak face to face. watch and warn, but that each person was personally responsible before God. Ezekiel needs help from the But he was also stern and un- Spirit to be able to stand up, Ezekiel also reassured the exiles that the yielding in his insistence on but he does so, and is told that foreign conquest of Jerusalem did not Israel's responsibility to God, he must go and prophesy to mean that God had abandoned His peo- having been given a forehead the "impudent and stubborn" ple, as some of them feared. His visions "like adamant harder than flint" people of Israel. continued, including the vision of a valley by the Lord (3: 9). He would full of dry bones that are renewed to life need to be adamant in the first The prophet spent the years by God's word. This is a prophecy of the years of his ministry because, as from 593 to 586 in Jerusalem. restoration of Israel, but also a foretelling God told him, he would be dealing with "all He saw shocking things going on in the of the new life given by Jesus Christ, the house of Israel", who were "of a hard Temple itself: people were worshipping which is why it is part of the Orthodox forehead and of a stubborn heart" (3: 7). the pagan sun-god and practicing other Church's worship during Holy Week. pagan rites. When Jerusalem fell to the One of Ezekiel's famous visions came as he Babylonians in 586, Ezekiel was devas- Ezekiel had a vision of Israel once again began his ministry. He saw a kind of chariot tated but hardly surprised. He had warned living in its land, and worshipping God in or wagon on four wheels, full of brightness the people that God would let it happen; the restored Temple. He also prophesied and flashing fire, drawn by four fantastic- they had not listened. in a way that anticipates Christ's loving looking creatures. It came from the north, in words: "I will bring back the strayed, and I a great cloud and driven by a rush of wind. By 587, Ezekiel had joined the Babylonian will bind up the crippled, and I will The chariot was topped by a throne, on exiles. He felt compassion for them, and strengthen the weak, and the fat and the which was a seated figure. Ezekiel couldn't took very seriously the Lord's words: "So strong I will watch over" (34: 16). you, son of man, I have made a watchman describe any of this in clear terms; he could This weekly bulletin insert complements the curriculum for the house of Israel; whenever you only say, "Such was the appearance of the published by the Department of Christian Education of the hear a word from my mouth you shall give Orthodox Church in America. This and many other Christian likeness of the glory of the Lord" (1:28). Education resources are available at http://dce.oca.org  Around SS Peter & Paul

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July 7 Stephen Sedor CONGRATULATIONS “I was sick and you visited me.” 14 Barbara Harp Matt 25:36 st Azariah Merriweather July 1 marks We offer prayers to all of our 16 John Yavornitzky parishioners who are ill or unable to attend services: 18 Dan Sieckman Father Daniel’s Ann Garza 20 Wesley Holmes eighth anniversary at Rose Koval 22 Nadya Moriarty 23 Nicholas Enoch Sr. SS Peter and Paul! 25 Protodeacon Alexis Mnogaya Leta! If you know of anyone else in need of our prayers, please contact Mnogaya Leta! Many Years! Many Years! Father . PAGE 7 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER VOLUME 14, ISSUE 7 Bits and Pieces

NEW AIR CONDITIONERS CONGRATULATIONS and MANY YEARS! nity. We recently needed to replace one of the Congratulations and Many Years! to BLESSING OF VEHICLES two church air conditioning/heating units- and Rachel Peck, crowned in mar- It is our parish custom to the one on the east side of the church. riage on June 1st, and to Alexander and bless vehicles on the This unit was approximately fifteen years Caitlin Homyak, crowned in marriage on Sunday nearest to the old and was barely functioning. The other June 29th, the Feast of the Holy Apostles Feast of the Holy Prophet Elijah. unit was also recently evaluated and it can Peter and Paul. May the Lord crown the This year, that commemoration be expected that it, also about fifteen newlywed couples with glory and honor falls on Sunday, July 20. Cars and other years old, will need replacement soon-- and grant them His abundant blessings! vehicles will be blessed that day, follow- most likely at the height of the sum- ing the celebration of the Divine Lit- mer heat when we’re most in need urgy. of cooling, as happened with the east WELCOME unit. While we have already re- We welcome all visitors to SS Peter placed the one unit, we will need to & Paul. We hope your visit was en- prepare to replace the other some- riching and enlightening. Please join time soon. The benefit to replacing us in the Cultural Center, behind the these units is that new units will be church, for our Fellowship Hour. much more efficient and, it is It’s a chance to meet some of our hoped, will reduce our monthly util- members, other visitors, and enjoy ity bill, particularly in the summer some coffee and fellowship. We months. invite you to visit our website at: The cost of the unit which was just www.sspeterpaulaz.org replaced is 10,876.00. We can antici- SUMMER STEWARDSHIP pate the same cost for the unit that will THANK YOU Throughout the summer months, many of most likely need replacement in the near Thank you to the members of the Myr- our parishioners will be taking vacations, future. Thus, we need to raise approxi- rhbearers Altar Society for hosting the seeking cooler climes, or visiting family and mately $22,000.00 to assure that our luncheon on the Feast of the heavenly friends throughout the country and world. church is efficiently and effectively air condi- patrons of our church, the Holy Apostles It is also during the summer, when church tioned in the summer months and heated in Peter and Paul. attendance decreases because of vacations, the cooler months of winter. Please note DIOCESAN ASSEMBLY OCTOBER 7-9, 2014 that our parish expenses rise, due to the that this expense is not reflected in our an- The 2014 Diocesan Assembly is fast ap- greater use and higher cost of electricity in nual budget. proaching. Our parish has the honor of the heat of the summer. However, the life Everyone in our parish community is asked hosting this annual diocesan meeting, Oc- and work of your parish community contin- to make a responsible decision concerning tober 7-9 of this year. We will welcome ues even when you are traveling and away what can be contributed to this endeavor. clergy and lay delegates from throughout and enjoying your vacation. You are asked Pledge forms are available in the entrance the Diocese of the West. Of course, offer- to kindly remember this and to maintain— to the church. Please complete them and ing hospitality will mean some additional and even increase—your stewardship dur- return them soon to Father Daniel or work on the parish of all our parishioners. ing the summer months. May David Homyak, Church Treasurer. Your In order to help organize this event, a the Lord bless your t r a v e l s commitment to our parish family is deeply meeting will be held on Thursday, July 17, and bring you safely appreciated. Thank you. at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall. Please mark home. your calendar and plan on attending this PARKING organizational meeting… and plan on being SUMMER READING It has recently been noted that, on the part of one of the committees. ALSO, it If you’re looking for reading material for occasion, people are not “staying between was recently confirmed that HIS BEATI- those long hot summer afternoons or for the lines” when they park their cars in the TUDE, METROPOLITAN TIKHON, has ac- summer trips and vacations, don’t forget church parking lot, essentially taking up cepted Archbishop Benjamin’s invitation to visit our parish library. We have two parking spaces and making it and will attend the Assembly and will pre- about 300 titles in vari- impossible or extremely difficult for others side at the celebration of the Divine Liturgy ous topics relating to the to park safely. Please do your best to help on Thursday, October 9, the Feast of Saint Orthodox Christian life. utilize the parking spaces in a safe and Tikhon of Moscow. This will be an addi- responsible manner. tional blessing to all those in our commu- July 2014

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20 Holy Prophet 21 Amatia Icon 22 23 Pochaev & Joy of 24 Martyrs Boris & 25 Emvolon Icon 26 St. Yakov, Elijah All Who Sorrow Gleb, Passionbearers Enlightener of the 8:30am Hours Icons People of Alaska 9:00am Divine Liturgy Blessing of Cars We welcome all of our guests and visitors. Please join us in the Cultural Center for Fellowship Hour following Divine Liturgy each Sunday.

5:00pm Vespers 27 Greatmartyr & 28 29 30 31 Forefeast 1 Procession of the 2 Healer Panteleimon Procession of the Lifegiving Cross 8:30am Hours MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Lifegiving Cross Beginning of 9:00am Divine Liturgy Organizational Meeting for 2014 DOW Assembly Dormition Fast Thursday, July 17, at 7:00 p.m. in the parish hall All are invited! 5:00pm Vespers

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