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The theme for the 14th All-American Council held in Toronto, ON, Canada in July 2006 was “Our Church and the Future.” The Episcopate of The Orthodox Church in America has expanded upon this theme by offering specific quotes to “Continue the Mission,” focusing on our missionary efforts in North America.

The Most Blessed Herman The Most Reverend Kyrill Archbishop of Washington and New York Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania Metropolitan of All America and Canada and the Bulgarian Diocese Consecration Date: February 10, 1973 Consecration Date: August 9, 1964 Elected Primate: July 22, 2002 Nameday: May 11 Nameday: August 9

The Most Reverend Dmitri The Most Reverend Nathaniel Archbishop of Dallas and the South / Exarch of Mexico Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate Consecration Date: June 22, 1969 Consecration Date: November 15, 1980 Nameday: September 21 Nameday: April 22

The Most Reverend Job The Right Reverend Seraphim Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest Bishop of Ottawa and Canada Consecration Date: January 29, 1983 Consecration Date: June 13, 1987 Nameday: October 28 Nameday: December 4

The Right Reverend Nikolai The Right Reverend Nikon Bishop of Sitka,Anchorage and Alaska Bishop of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese Consecration Date: April 22, 2001 Consecration Date: May 25, 2002 Nameday: December 6/19 Nameday: March 23

The Right Reverend Tikhon The Right Reverend Irineu Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania Bishop of Dearborn Heights Consecration Date: February 14, 2004 Consecration Date: November 2, 2002 Nameday: October 9 Nameday: August 23

The Right Reverend Benjamin The Right Reverend Alejo Bishop of Berkeley Bishop of Mexico City Consecration Date: May 1, 2004 Consecration Date: May 28, 2005 Nameday: July 31 Nameday: March 17

The 2007 Desk Calendar Name: John Mindala, Editor, Cover & Layout Design Home Address: V. Rev. Joseph Frawley, Contributor Alexis Liberovsky, Contributor

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The Orthodox Church in America Business Address: PO Box 675 Syosset, New York 11791-0675 Business Phone: The information included in this calendar is accurate as of the date of publication. While every attempt is made to provide totally accurate information, Parish Information: we regret any inaccuracies and omissions contained herein. THE PRIMATE ARCHDIOCESE of CANADA ROMANIAN EPISCOPATE The Right Reverend Seraphim The Most Reverend Nathaniel Bishop of Ottawa and Canada Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate The Most Blessed Herman PO Box 179 The Right Reverend Irineu Archbishop of Washington and New York Spencerville, ON Bishop of Dearborn Heights Metropolitan of All America and Canada K0E 1X0 Canada PO Box 309 PO Box 675 Office 613-925-5226 Grass Lake, MI 49240-0309 Syosset, NY 11791-0675 Fax 613-925-1521 Office 517-522-4800 Office 516-922-0550 Fax 517-522-5907 Fax 516-922-0954 V. Rev. Dennis Pihach, Chancellor 15922-107A Ave. NW Edmonton, AB DIOCESE of the SOUTH OCA DIOCESAN CHANCERIES T5P 0Z2 Canada The Most Reverend Dmitri Office / Fax 780-481-6534 Archbishop of Dallas and the South PO Box 191109 DIOCESE of ALASKA Dallas, TX 75219-1109 The Right Reverend Nikolai DIOCESE of EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA Office 214-522-4149 Bishop of Sitka,Anchorage and Alaska The Right Reverend Tikhon Fax 214-526-7170 Archimandrite Isidore (Brittain), Chancellor Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania PO Box 210569 V. Rev. John Kowalczyk, Chancellor Anchorage, AK 99521-0569 PO Box 130 DIOCESE of WASHINGTON and NEW YORK Office 907-279-0025 South Canaan, PA 18459 The Most Blessed Herman Fax 907-279-9748 Office 570-937-9040 Archbishop of Washington and New York Fax 570-937-3100 V. Rev. Joseph Lickwar, Chancellor PO Box 675 ALBANIAN ARCHDIOCESE Syosset, NY 11791-0675 The Right Reverend Nikon, Bishop of Boston, EXARCHATE of MEXICO Office 516-922-0550 New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese The Most Blessed Herman Fax 516-922-0954 PO Box 149 The Most Reverend Dmitri, Exarch of Mexico Southbridge, MA 01550 The Right Reverend Alejo, Office 508-764-3222 Bishop of Mexico City,Administrator DIOCESE of the WEST Fax 508-764-9090 (call first) PO Box 191109 The Most Blessed Herman Email [email protected] Dallas, TX 75219-1109 Locum Tenens Office 214-522-4149 The Right Reverend Benjamin V. Rev. Arthur E. Liolin, Chancellor Fax 214-526-7170 Bishop of Berkeley,Chancellor / Administrator 523 East Broadway Bp. Alejo Office 011-525-557-8459-89 650 Micheltorena St. South Boston, MA 02127-4415 Los Angeles, CA 90026 Office 617-268-1275 Office 323-663-4752 DIOCESE of the MIDWEST Fax 800-323-6921 The Most Reverend Job BULGARIAN DIOCESE Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest The Most Reverend Kyrill V. Rev. John Zdinak, Chancellor DIOCESE of WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Archbishop of Pittsburgh and the Bulgarian Diocese 927-933 N. LaSalle St. The Most Reverend Kyrill V. Rev. Don A. Freude, Chancellor Chicago, IL 60610 Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania PO Box 1769 Office 312-202-0420 V. Rev. Paul Ziatyk, Chancellor Cranberry Township, PA 16066-1769 Fax 312-202-0427 PO Box 1769 Office / Fax 724-776-5555 Cranberry Township, PA 16066-1769 Office / Fax 724-776-5555 Bishop’s Residence DIOCESE of NEW ENGLAND 519 Brynhaven Dr. The Right Reverend Nikon, Bishop of Boston, Toledo, OH 43616 New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese Office 419-693-7871 Rev. John Kreta, Chancellor PO Box 149 Southbridge, MA 01550 Office 508-764-3222 Fax 508-764-9090 (call first) Email [email protected] 2007 DESK CALENDAR AUXILIARY BISHOPS RETIRED BISHOPS

The Right Reverend Irineu Bishop of Dearborn Heights The Most Blessed Theodosius Retired Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of All America and Auxiliary to Archbishop Nathaniel and Canada the Romanian Episcopate The Most Reverend Peter Retired Archbishop of New York and New Jersey The Right Reverend Benjamin Bishop of Berkeley Auxiliary to the Diocese of the West The Most Reverend Gregory Retired Archbishop of Sitka and Alaska The Most Reverend Lazar Retired Archbishop of Ottawa The Right Reverend Alejo Bishop of Mexico City Auxiliary to Metropolitan Herman The Right Reverend Mark Retired Bishop of Boston The Right Reverend Tikhon Retired Bishop of San Francisco, Los Angeles, and the West

The Right Reverend Varlaam Retired Bishop of Vancouver OCA CHANCERY OFFICES

Mailing Address: (USPS & Parcel Post) Delivery Address: (UPS & FedEx, et al.) Office 516-922-0550 PO Box 675 6850 North Hempstead Turnpike Fax 516-922-0954 Syosset, New York 11791-0675 Syosset, New York 11791 Email [email protected] Web www.oca.org

V. Rev. John Dresko, Director Alexis Liberovsky, Archivist, Director Deacon Joseph Matusiak, Director Office of Development and Stewardship Department of History and Archives Department of Youth,Young Adult, Home 860-276-9793 Office 516-922-0550, ext. 121 and Campus Ministry Email [email protected] Fax 516-922-0954 Home 708-524-2423 Email [email protected] Office 914-318-7505 Fax 312-202-0427 Email [email protected] Rev. Jonathan Ivanoff, Registrar, Statistical Information David Lucs, Assistant to the Chancellor Office 516-922-0550, ext. 142 for Communications and the Annual Appeals Fax 516-922-0954 Office 516-922-0550, ext. 128 John Mindala, Assistant to the Chancellor Email [email protected] Fax 516-922-0954 for Communications and Graphic Design Email [email protected] Office 516-922-0550, ext. 140 Fax 516-922-0954 Email [email protected] Arlene Kallaur, Director, Office of Humanitarian Aid Office 516-922-0550, ext. 126 Lydia Ludemann, Circulation Director, Fax 516-922-0954 “The Orthodox Church”News Magazine Email [email protected] Office 516-922-0550, ext. 127 V. Rev. Stavros Strikis, Comptroller Fax 516-922-0954 Office 516-922-0550, ext. 119 Email [email protected] Fax 516-922-0954 Email [email protected] V. Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, Assistant to the Chancellor for Interchurch Relations and Ecumenical Witness V. Rev. John Matusiak, Director Office/Home 516-671-6616 Office of Communications Gregory Sulich, Information Technologies Fax 516-922-0954 Office 630-668-3071 Office 516-922-0550, ext. 125 Email [email protected] Fax 630-668-5712 Fax 516-922-0954 Email [email protected] Email [email protected]

V. Rev. Paul Kucynda, Secretary and Acting Treasurer Office 516-922-0550 V. Rev. Eugene Vansuch, Executive Director Home 973-696-6572 Fellowship of Orthodox Stewards Fax 973-305-1478 Office 516-922-0550, ext. 124 Email [email protected] Fax 516-922-0954 Email [email protected]

THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA OCA CHURCH MINISTRIES

OCA CHURCH MINISTRIES SUPPORT STAFF DEPARTMENT of HISTORY and ARCHIVES OFFICE of BENEFITS Michelle Jannakos, Coordinating Secretary Rev. John H. Erickson, Chairperson Office 516-922-0550 Alexis Liberovsky, Archivist Fax 516-922-0954 Office 810-695-5175 Personal Assistance Program Email [email protected] Office 516-922-0550, ext. 121 1-800-889-4055 Email [email protected] Department Email [email protected]

DEPARTMENT of MILITARY CHAPLAINCIES DEPARTMENT of INSTITUTIONAL CHAPLAINS OFFICE of COMMUNICATIONS V. Rev. Theodore Boback, Executive Director Rev. Steven Voytovich, Coordinator V. Rev. John Matusiak, Director

Home 443-831-6870 Office 203-789-3248 Home 630-668-3071 Email [email protected] Home 203-453-4405 Email [email protected] Department Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Office Email [email protected] Office Email [email protected]

DEPARTMENT of CHRISTIAN EDUCATION DEPARTMENT of LITURGICAL MUSIC OFFICE of DEVELOPMENT Alexandra Safchuk, Valerie Zahirsky, Christine and TRANSLATIONS and STEWARDSHIP Zebrun, Co-Chairs Professor David Drillock, Chairperson V. Rev. John Dresko, Chairperson

Safchuk Home 301-320-0739 Office 757-424-0005 Home 860-276-9793 Zahirsky Home 740-282-1753 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Zebrun Home 817-346-6879 Department Email [email protected] Office Email [email protected] Department Email [email protected] Web dce.oca.org

DEPARTMENT of CHRISTIAN WITNESS DEPARTMENT of PASTORAL LIFE OFFICE of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS and SERVICE and MINISTRY and INTERCHURCH RELATIONS Donna Karabin, Chairperson V. Rev. Andrew Morbey, Chairperson Bishop Seraphim, Chairperson Bishop Nikolai, Vice-Chairperson Home 703-768-1184 Home 612-788-1947 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] V. Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, Assistant to the Chancellor Department Email [email protected] Department Email [email protected] Kishkovsky Office / Home 516-671-6616 Email [email protected] Office Email [email protected]

DEPARTMENT of EVANGELIZATION DEPARTMENT of YOUTH, YOUNG ADULT OFFICE of HUMANITARIAN AID V. Rev. Chad Hatfield, Rev. Eric George Tosi and CAMPUS MINISTRIES and OCA ADOPTION REFERRAL SERVICES Co-Chairs Deacon Joseph Matusiak, Director Arlene Kallaur, Director Cheryl Morse, Secretary Tosi Home 702-898-4800 Office 516-922-0550, ext. 126 Tosi Email [email protected] Office 914-318-7505 Email [email protected] Hatfield Home 907-486-3524 Fax 312-202-0427 Office Email [email protected] Hatfield Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Department Email [email protected] Department Email [email protected] Web yya.oca.org Continued on next page....

2007 DESK CALENDAR OCA CHURCH MINISTRIES OCA MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

Continued from previous page.... DIOCESE of ALASKA Protecting Veil of the Theotokos Orthodox Community INVESTMENT BOARD PENSION BOARD PO Box 211271 V. Rev. Paul Kucynda, Chairperson Bishop Nikon, Chairperson Anchorage, AK 99521-1271 V. Rev. Michael Westerberg, Group Leader Office 907-274-8001 Office 973-696-6572 Email [email protected] Office 516-922-0550 New Valaam Chapel Board Email [email protected] Fax 516-922-0954 SS. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Board Email [email protected] PO Box 210569 Anchorage, AK 99521

LEGAL ADVISORY BOARD BOARD of THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION Jonathan Russin, Esq., Chairperson Archbishop Kyrill, Chairperson Board Email 815 Connecticut Ave. NW, Ste. 650 [email protected] BULGARIAN DIOCESE Washington, DC 20006-4047 Holy Cross Monastery 34580 Palomares Rd. Office 202-822-6100 CANONIZATION COMMISSION Castro Valley, CA 94552-9622 Email [email protected] Archbishop Nathaniel, Chairperson Office 510-581-2778 Board Email [email protected] Bishop Tikhon, Vice-Chairperson Email [email protected] Web www.holycrossmonastery.org Office 516-922-0550

MEDICAL / ETHICS BOARD COMMISSION on CANONS and STATUTES V. Rev. John Breck, Chairperson V. Rev. David Brum, Vice-Chairperson ARCHDIOCESE of CANADA Communaute Monastique de St. Serafin de Sarov Home 843-559-1404 Office 516-922-0550, ext. 135 c/o Fr. Irinee Rochon Email [email protected] Commission Email [email protected] 3495 - 15e Ave. Board Email [email protected] Rawdon, QC, Canada J0K 1S0 Office 450-834-8075 COMMITTEE on DIACONAL VOCATIONS Archbishop Kyrill, Chairperson Hermitage of the Annunciation Committee Email [email protected] Box 155 New Germany, NS, Canada B0R 1E0

Hermitage of St. Anthony the Great c/o Monk Pierre [Vachon] RR1, 2154 Bollingbrooke Rd. Each of the Orthodox Church in America’s Westport, ON, Canada K0G 1X0 Church Ministries is funded and supported Holy Transfiguration Hermitage through YOUR contributions towards the RR6, 160 Williamsons Landing Rd. Fellowship of Orthodox Stewards! Gibsons, BC, Canada V0N 1V6

For more information on how you can make St. Seraphim of Sarov Skete 3494 15e Ave. your offering, log onto the OCA web site at Rawdon, QC, Canada J0K 1S0 www.oca.org or contact the FOS Director, the Very Rev. Office 450-834-8075 Eugene Vansuch at 516-922-0550, ext. 124 or email him at [email protected]. Continued on next page....

"For if the willingness is there, the gift is acceptable according to what one has - not according to what one does not have." (2 Corinthians 8:12)

THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA OCA MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

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Monastic Community of St. Silouan the Athonite STAVROPEGIAL COMMUNITIES DIOCESE of the SOUTH PO Box 179 Holy Assumption Monastery SS. Mary and Martha Monastery Spencerville, ON, Canada K0E 1X0 1519 Washington St. 65 Spinner Ln. Office 613-925-3004 Calistoga, CA 94515-1501 Wagener, SC 29164 Office 707-942-6244 Office 803-564-6894 Monastery of All Saints of North America Fax 707-942-8076 Email [email protected] 37323 Hawkins Pickle Rd. Web ww.saintsmaryandmarthaorthodox Dewdney, BC, Canada V0M 1H0 Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery monastery.org Office 604-826-9336 144 Bert Washburn Rd. Email [email protected] Otego, NY 13825-2265 St. Michael Skete Web www.orthodoxcanada.org Office 607-432-3179 PO Box 38 Fax 607-433-4792 Canones, NM 87516-0038 Office 505-638-5690 Monks of New Skete Email [email protected] 250 New Skete Ln., PO Box 128 Web www.stmichaelsskete.org DIOCESE of the MIDWEST Cambridge, NY 12816-0128 Monastery of St. John the Theologian Office 518-677-3928 5862 Allyn Rd. Fax 518-677-2373 Hiram, OH 44234 Email [email protected] Office 330-274-2052 Web www.newskete.com DIOCESE of WASHINGTON and NEW YORK Fax 330-274-0222 Holy Cross Monastery Nuns of New Skete 3920 Pine Ave Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery 343 Ash Grove Rd. Niagara Falls, NY 14301 PO Box 644 Cambridge, NY 12816-9704 Office 716-284-9596 Marshfield, MO 65706 Office 518-677-3810 Email [email protected] Fax 518-677-3001 Web www.presentationmonastery.org Email [email protected] Web www.newskete.com DIOCESE of the WEST Companions of New Skete Protection of the Holy Virgin Monastery 111 New Skete Ln., PO Box 189 2343 County Rd. 403, PO Box 416 ROMANIAN EPISCOPATE Cambridge, NY 12816-0189 Lake George, CO 80827-0416 Holy Transfiguration Monastery Office 518-677-8863 Office 719-748-3999 321 Monastery Lane Email [email protected] Ellwood City, PA 16117-9719 Web www.newsketecompanions.org Our Lady of Kazan Skete Office / Fax 724-758-4002 2735 Victoria Dr. Email [email protected] St. Tikhon of Zadonsk Monastery Santa Rosa, CA 95407-7847 St. Tikhon’s Rd., PO Box 130 Office 707-542-7798 Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery South Canaan, PA 18459 PO Box 128 Office 570-937-4067 St. Barbara Monastery Rives Junction, MI 49277-9739 Web www.stots.edu/monas.html 15799 Ojai Rd. Office 517-569-2873 Santa Paula, CA 93060 Fax 517-569-2252 Office 805-921-1563 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Web www.dormitionmonastery.com UNDER the METROPOLITAN’S Monastery of St. John of Shanghai Holy Ascension Monastery OMOPHORION and San Francisco 23300 Davison Ave. W. Protection of the Most Holy Theotokos Monastery 21770 Ponderosa Way Detroit, MI 48223 45 Davis Hill Rd. PO Box 439 Office 313-592-0570 Weaverville, NC 28787 Manton, CA 96059 Email [email protected] Office 828-658-1234 Office 530-474-5964 Web www.holy-ascension.org Email [email protected] Web www.monasteryofstjohn.org Web www.orthodoxmonastery.com

2007 DESK CALENDAR OCA ADULT HOMES

SS. Cosmas and Damian Adult Home Office 718-720-8800 2099 Forest Avenue Fax 718-447-8095 Staten Island, NY 10303 Web www.saintscosmasanddamian.org

OCA NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS

THE ORTHODOX CHURCH NEWS MAGAZINE YO-MAIL EMAIL NEWSLETTER V. Rev. John Matusiak, Managing Editor Lydia Ludemann, Circulation Director Dn. Joseph Matusiak, Editor One Wheaton Center, # 912 PO Box 675 173 Grove St. Apt. J2 Wheaton, IL 60187 Syosset, NY 11791-0675 Oak Park, IL 60301 Office 630-668-3071 Office 516-922-0550 ext. 127 Office 312-202-0420 Fax 630-668-5712 Fax 516-922-0954 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Web yya.oca.org

V. Rev. Leonid Kishkovsky, Editor RESOURCE HANDBOOK 2007 DESK CALENDAR PO Box 675 Arlene Kallaur, Editor Orthodox Christian Publication Center (OCPC) Syosset, NY 11791-0675 PO Box 675 4653 Memphis Villas Office 516-922-0550 Syosset, NY 11791-0675 Brooklyn, OH 44144 Fax 516-922-0954 Office 516-922-0550 ext. 126 Office 216-351-1838 Email [email protected] Fax 516-922-0954 Fax 216-351-1842 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Web www.oca.org

OCA DIOCESAN PUBLICATIONS

DIOCESE of ALASKA DIOCESE of the MIDWEST DIOCESE of the SOUTH The North Star The Vigil The Dawn PO Box 210569 V. Rev. John Matusiak, Editor Archbishop Dmitri, Editor Anchorage, AK 99521 One Wheaton Center, #912 PO Box 191109 Office 907-279-0025 Wheaton, IL 60187 Dallas, TX 75219 Fax 907-279-9748 Office 630-668-3071 Office 214-522-4149 Fax 630-668-5712 Fax 214-526-7170 Email [email protected] ARCHDIOCESE of CANADA The Canadian Orthodox Messenger DIOCESE of the WEST Nun Sophia, Editor DIOCESE of NEW ENGLAND Orthodox Vision PO Box 179 ONE – Orthodox New England Rev. Isaac Skidmore, Editor Spencerville, ON, Canada K0E 1X0 V. Rev. William DuBovik, Managing Editor 475 N. Laurel Office 613-925-5226 205 Scarborough St. Ashland, OR 97520 Fax 613-925-1521 Hartford, CT 06105 Office / Fax 541-488-3748 Office 860–523–0334 Email [email protected] DIOCESE of EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA DIOCESE of WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA Alive in Christ Rev. Robert F. Dick, Managing Editor The Light of Orthodoxy V. Rev. John Kowalczyk, Editor 34 Fairfield Street Hieromonk Patrick (Carpenter), Editor PO Box 130 Maynard, MA 01754 - 0604 105 S. 19th St. South Canaan, PA 18459 Office 978–897–4364 Pittsburgh, PA 15203 Office 570-937-4947 Email [email protected] Home 412-431-6428 Home 570-876-1241 Fax 570-937-3100 ROMANIAN EPISCOPATE Solia – The Herald and Calendarul Solia Archdeacon David Oancea, Editor PO Box 185 Grass Lake, MI 49240-0185 Office 517-522-4800 Fax 517-522-3656 THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA OCA PUBLISHERS AND SALES

Orthodox Christian Publication Center (OCPC) St. Tikhon Press and Bookstore St. Vladimir Seminary Press and Bookstore 4653 Memphis Villas PO Box 130 575 Scarsdale Road Brooklyn, OH 44144 South Canaan, PA 18459 Crestwood, NY 10707

Office 216-351-1838 Office 570-937-4390 Office 914-961-2203 Web www.oca.org Toll Free 888-454-6678 Toll Free 800-204-BOOK Email [email protected] Fax 570-937-3100 Fax 914-961-5456 Web www.stots.edu/bookstore.htm Web www.svots.edu/SVS- Bookstore/index.html OCA SEMINARIES

St. Herman Seminary (Diocesan) St. Tikhon’s Seminary St. Vladimir’s Seminary 414 Mission Road St. Tikhon’s Road, PO Box 130 575 Scarsdale Road Kodiak, AK 99615 South Canaan, PA 18459 Crestwood, NY 10707

Office 907-486-3524 Office 570-937-4411 Office 914-961-8313 Fax 907-486-5935 Fax 570-937-3100 Fax 914-961-4507 Web www.alaskachurch.org/pages/ Web www.stots.edu Web www.svots.edu diocese/institutions/sthermans/ Email [email protected] Email [email protected] index.htm

OCA REPRESENTATION CHURCH

Church of St. Catherine the Great Martyr Office 011-7-495-959-1296 Representation to the Moscow Patriarchate Fax 011-7-495-248-2903 Email [email protected] Archimandrite Zacchaeus (Wood), Dean and Representative Bol'shaya Ordynka 60/2 Web (Russian) www.st-catherine.ru 109017, Moscow Web (English) www.st-catherine.ru/?&set_lang=eng

OCA SUMMER CAMPS

ALASKA SS. Vladimir and Yakov Camp St. Peter the Aleut Camp Saints of Alaska Youth Camp Ohagamuit, AK Alberta, Canada Kuskokwim River District, AK V. Rev. Stephan Heckman V. Rev. Larry Reinheimer V. Rev. Nicholas Larson Office 907-549-3827 Office 403-938-4929 Office 907-737-7415 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Christy Oswald Email [email protected] Elevation of the Holy Cross Parish Youth Camp CANADA Russian Mission, AK Camp St. Nicholas V. Rev. Peter Askoar Ft. Qu’Appelle, SK, Canada St. Arseny Camp Office 907-584-5135 Fr. Cosmin Sicoe British Columbia, Canada Email [email protected] Office 306-352-0686 Rev. John Hainsworth Email [email protected] Office 250-384-7727 Email [email protected] St. Juvenaly Youth Camp Old Nondalton Village, AK Can-Am Camp (JR / SR) V. Rev. David Askoak Ft. Qu’Appelle, SK, Canada US NORTHEAST Office 907-571-1209 Rev. Rodion Luciuk New England Youth Rally Email [email protected] Office 306-782-2482 Contoocook, NH Email [email protected] Rev. John Hopko Office 860-582-3631 St. Innocent Camp Email [email protected] Chugiak, AK Rev. Innocent Dresdow Office 907-486-3854 Continued on next page.... Email [email protected]

2007 DESK CALENDAR OCA SUMMER CAMPS

Continued from previous page.... National FOCA Junior Sports Tournament at St. Seraphim’s Boy Camp and St. Vladimir’s Camp St. Sophia’s Young Women’s Retreat Farmdale, OH Conyers, GA National FOCA Offices Cecelia and Robert Roden St. Andrew’s Camp Office 570-825-3158 Office 770-761-7013 Jewell, NY Neena Malinich Cell 678-516-0309 Daria York Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Office 732-329-8588 Email [email protected] Web www.standrewscamp.com St. Vladimir’s Camp US MOUNTAIN / WEST Farmdale, OH Camp Angelos V. Rev. John Memorich Portland, OR St. Tikhon’s Camp Office 440-526-5192 George Psihogios South Canaan, PA Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Martin Paluch Web www.orthodoxfellowship.org/ Office 503-515-8100 Office 570-937-4686 files/OhioDistrict/StVladsCamp.htm Email [email protected] Rocky Mountain Orthodox Youth Camp St. Mary’s Camp Glacier View Ranch, CO Holy Assumption Day Camp Minneapolis Deanery Rev. Anthony Karbo Clifton, NJ Ron Tucci Office 719-473-9238 Julia Ligosh Office 612-599-1125 Email [email protected] Office 973-473-1226 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Church Office 612-781-7667 Email [email protected] St. Eugene’s Camp Northern CA US MIDWEST Kathy Pieracci Camp Vatra (JR / SR) St. John’s Summer Camp Office 209-931-0584 Grass Lake, MI Rivervale, IN Email [email protected] Fr. Ian Pac-Urar Luke Seraphim Beecham Office 330-666-8054 Office 317-635-7596 ext. 3 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] St. Paul’s Camp / Pacific Southwest Deanery Camp Mary Ellen Rosco Web www.stjohn- Mt. Charleston, NV Office 313-562-1521 indy.org/pages/953513/index.htm# Rev. Eric George Tosi Office 702-898-4800 Email [email protected] Chicago Deanery Camp US SOUTH East Troy, WI Orthodox Camp of St. Innocent V. Rev. Thomas Mueller St. Simon’s Island, Georgia Office 414-671-5819 Valerie or Don Gregory Email [email protected] Office 813-907-0725

Eastern Orthodox Youth Camp St. Peter the Aleut Camp Kansas City, KS Dallas, TX Nicholas Platko Murray Michael Smith Church Office 785-979-6333 Email [email protected] Email [email protected] Web www.stseraphim.org Fr. John Anderson Office 214-528-3741

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1 Circumcision of Our Lord Repose of St. Seraphim of DECEMBER 2006 12St. Basil the Great Sarov 2 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA New Year’s Day Fast Free Week (12/25 - 1/4) 3 12 3456789 4 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 5 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 31 7 78930th Sunday after Pentecost 8 Sunday after Theophany Synaxis of St. John the 9 Baptist

13 31st Sunday after Pentecost Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 14 14Leavetaking of the 15(USA) 16 Theophany 15 St. Nina of Georgia

18 St.Tikhon’s Seminary Classes begin: S. Canaan, PA 19 32nd Sunday after Pentecost Apostle Timothy 20 21St. Maximus the Confessor 22 23

23 St.Vladimir’s Seminary 24 Spring Semester Begins: Crestwood, NY Orthodox Church in America 25 Sanctity of Life Sunday 34th March for Life - Washington,D.C.

26 33rd Sunday after Pentecost Three Hierarchs: SS. Basil 28Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee 29 30 the Great, Gregory the Lenten Triodion begins 27 Fast Free (1/28-2-3) Theologian, John Venerable Ephraim and Isaac of Chrysostom 28 Syria

30 St.Vladimir’s Seminary Annual Fr. Alexander Schmemann 31 Memorial Lecture: Crestwood, NY JANUARY 2007

WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY

Synaxis of the 70 Apostles Eve of Theophany THEOPHANY: THE 34 5(Strict Fast) 6BAPTISM OF OUR LORD

St. Gregory of Nyssa St. Theodosius the Great “Akathist”Icon of the Saturday after Theophany 10St. Theophan the Recluse 11 12Mother of God 13 St. Sava of Serbia

St. Anthony the Great SS. Athanasius and Cyril St. Macarius the Great of St. Euthymius the Great 17 18 19Egypt 20 St. Mark of Ephesus

SS. Mary and Martha Monastery Young Adult Retreat: ages 18-25 (1/19-1/21) Wagener, SC

Blessed Xenia of St. St. Gregory the Theologian Translation of the Relics of 24Petersburg 25 26 27 St. John Chrysostom

20th anniversary of the repose of Archbishop Valerian (Trifa) of the OCA Romanian Episcopate (1987)

Holy Unmercenaries “Our Lord commands us to missionize America: “Go and make disciples of FEBRUARY 2007 31 Cyrus and John all nations, baptizing them ... and teaching them to observe all that I have commanded” (Matthew 28:19-20). Saints Peter and Paul, Cyril and SU MO TU WE TH FR SA Methodius, Herman and Innocent give us the example to follow. But in 123reaching out to others, first and foremost, we must reflect Christ in our lives, so that others will see in us what we wish to teach them. We 45678910must live what Elder Herman, the first saint in America, taught native 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Americans by his life: “Let us make a promise to ourselves, that from this day, from this hour, from this very moment we shall strive to love 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 God above all, and fulfill His holy will.” 25 26 27 28 - The Most Blessed Herman Archbishop of Washington and New York Metropolitan of All America and Canada FEBRUARY 2007

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“We, the members of the Orthodox Church in America, cannot rest on the laurels of our 2 forefathers and fathers. The fields are ripe for the harvest. Everyone of us must capture the spirits of Saints Herman, Innocent, Tikhon and Alexis of Wilkes-Barre who saw 3 a bright future for Orthodoxy in America and go forth and bring in the harvest. Then we

4 likewise one day will hear the voice of our Heavenly Father say, ‘you have done well my faithful servants: enter into the joy of your Lord.’” 5 - The Most Reverend Kyrill Archbishop of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania 6 and the Bulgarian Diocese

7 45Sunday of the Prodigal Son Repose of St. Theodosius of 6St. Photius, Patriarch of 8 Chernigov Constantinople

12 Diocese of the South - Annual Clergy Conference (2/5-2/7) Jacksonville, FL 13 Sunday of the Last Judgment “Iveron”Icon of the Mother 14 11Meatfare 12of God 13

18 135th anniversary of the birth of Saint Diocese of the Midwest - Clergy Alexander Hotovitzky (1872) Convocation (2/12-2/14) Darien, IL 19 Forgiveness Sunday GREAT LENT BEGINS 20 18Cheesefare 19(Strict Fast) 20 St. Leo, Pope of Rome Presidents’ Day (USA) 21 Family Day (Canada)

26 1st Sunday of Great Lent St. Raphael, Bishop of 25Triumph of Orthodoxy 26 27 Brooklyn 27

30 Diocese of the South - Southeastern 31 Deanery Clergy Meeting FEBRUARY 2007

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MEETING OF OUR LORD Righteous Simeon and Anna JANUARY 2007 123IN THE TEMPLE St. Nicholas of Japan SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

123456 78910111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 75th birthday of Metropolitan Herman New Skete Monasteries - Community (1932) Retreat (2/3-2/24) Cambridge, NY

Greatmartyr Theodore Leavetaking of the 78910“Stratelates” Feast of the Meeting of Our Lord in the Temple

Valentine’s Day (USA) Memorial Saturday 14 15 16 17 Commemoration of All Departed Monastics

Hieromartyr Polycarp, 1st Saturday of Great Lent 21 22 23Bishop of Smyrna 24 1st and 2nd Finding of the Head of the Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John St. Theodore the Recruit

28 MARCH 2007 February is SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

123 Mission Appeal Month! 45678910 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Support the Growth of 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Orthodoxy in North America MARCH 2007

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1 “In fulfilling the Commission to “teach and baptize,” words have never been FEBRUARY 2007 2 adequate, in and of themselves, to convince others. From the day of Pentecost the preaching of Christ has always been powerfully supported SU MO TU WE TH FR SA by living examples of those walking in the “newness of life.” Without the 3 evidence of lives genuinely renewed through faith in the incarnate, 123 crucified and risen Lord, the preaching of the Gospel is in vain. Individuals 45678910 4 and communities offering themselves wholly to God, transformed by His grace, constitute proof that what Christians preach is true. Individuals, 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 skeptical of a Faith whose main symbol is the Cross of a crucified King, 5 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 must see in us a reason for hope.” - The Most Reverend Dmitri 25 26 27 28 6 Archbishop of Dallas and the South

7 452nd Sunday of Great Lent 6 8 St. Gregory Palamas

11 100th anniversary of the 1st All- 12 American Sobor, Mayfield, PA (3/5-3/7, 1907) 13 3rd Sunday of Great Lent St. Simeon the New 14 11Veneration of the Cross 12Theologian 13 Daylight Saving Time Begins St. Gregory of Rome 15

17 Orthodox Church in America 18 Holy Synod of Bishops spring session (3/13-3/15) Syosset, NY 19 4th Sunday of Great Lent 20 18St. John of the Ladder 19 20 Repose of St. Nicholas of 21 Zhicha

26 5th Sunday of Great Lent Synaxis of Archangel Gabriel 25St. Mary of Egypt 26Leavetaking of the 27 27 ANNUNCIATION OF THE Annunciation HOLY THEOTOKOS 28

31 MARCH 2007

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2nd Saturday of Great Lent APRIL 2007 123Memorial Saturday SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

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The 40 Martyrs of Sebaste 3rd Saturday of Great Lent 78910Memorial Saturday

St. Benedict of Nursia 4th Saturday of Great Lent 14 15 16 17 St. Alexis, Man of God St. Patrick of Ireland Memorial Saturday

Diocese of W. Pennsylvania St.Vladimir’s Seminary Clergy Retreat Annual Lenten Retreat: Crestwood, NY

Spring Begins 5th Saturday of Great Lent 21 22 23 24 Forefeast of the Annunciation

Diocese of W. Pennsylvania - Late Vocations Program, Spring Semester (Thursdays, 3/22-6/7)

St.Vladimir’s Seminary Open house for prospective students Diocese of W. Pennsylvania (3/22-3/24) Crestwood, NY Lenten Retreat

St. John of the Ladder Lazarus Saturday 28 29 30 31 Repose of St. Innocent, Enlightener of North America APRIL 2007

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1 ENTRANCE OF OUR LORD Great and Holy Monday Great and Holy Tuesday 123INTO JERUSALEM 2 St. Mary of Egypt

7 89HOLY PASCHA Bright Monday 10 Bright Tuesday 8 (Fast Free 4/8 - 4/14) Pentecostarion Begins 9 Western Easter

13 2nd Sunday of Pascha Day of Rejoicing 14 15St. Thomas Sunday 16 17 (Radonitsa)

19 3rd Sunday of Pascha Greatmartyr George 20 22Myrrhbearing Women 23 24

24 Diocese of the South - Southcentral 25 Deanery Clergy Meeting

26 4th Sunday of Pascha Apostle James 29Sunday of the Paralytic 30 St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) MARCH 2007 27 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

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30 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 31 APRIL 2007

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Great and Holy Wednesday Great and Holy Thursday Great and Holy Friday Great and Holy Saturday 45 67(Strict Fast) Repose of St. Tikhon, Enlightener of America

Romanian Episcopate - A.R.F.O.R.A. Retreat - Regional Locations

Bright Wednesday Bright Thursday Bright Friday Bright Saturday 11 12 13Life-giving Spring of the 14 Most Holy Theotokos

25th anniversary of the repose of Dormition of the Mother of God Archbishop John (Garklavs) of Monastery - 2nd Annual Pilgrimage: Chicago (1982) Rives Junction, MI

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SS. Mary and Martha Monastery Annual Pilgrimage:Wagener, SC Diocese of W. Pennsylvania - Religious FOCA - National Basketball Education Series, Spring Session Tournament (4/20-4/22) Holy Myrrhbearers Monastery - 30th (Thursdays, 4/19-5/10) Pittsburgh, PA Pilgrimage (4/21-4/22) Otego, NY

25Apostle and Evangelist Mark 26 27 28

MAY 2007 “‘You did not see him, yet you love him; and still without seeing him, you are already SU MO TU WE TH FR SA filled with a joy so glorious that it cannot be described, because you believe; and you 12345 are sure of the end to which your faith looks forward, that is, the salvation of your 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 souls.’ Dearly beloved in Christ, let us be constant in our faith so that our joy carries us through the heat of the day.” (I Peter 1:8 / Jerusalem Bible) 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 21 22 23 24 25 26 - The Most Reverend Nathaniel 27 28 29 30 31 Archbishop of Detroit and the Romanian Episcopate MAY 2007

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1 Prophet Jeremiah APRIL 2007 JUNE 2007 1 2 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA 3 1234567 12

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7 675th Sunday of Pascha Repose of St. Alexis (Toth) 8St. John the Theologian 8 The Samaritan Woman of Wilkes-Barre

11 40th anniversary of the Episcopal con- 12 secration of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor) (1967) 13 6th Sunday of Pascha St. Pachomius the Great 14 13Sunday of the Blind Man 14 15 Mother’s Day 15

19 7th Sunday of Pascha Holy Equals of the 20 20Fathers of the 1st 21Apostles Constantine and 22 Ecumenical Council Helen 21 Victoria Day (Canada)

24 FOCA - National Bowling Tournament Diocese of Alaska - Blessing of 25 (5/21-5/22) Akron, OH grounds for monastic cells: Eklutna,AK

26 HOLY PENTECOST Day of the Holy Spirit 27(Fast Free 5/27-6/2) 28Memorial Day (USA) 29 27

31 MAY 2007

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St. Athanasius the Great St. Theodosius, Abbot of the Greatmartyr Irene 2345Midfeast of Pentecost Kiev Caves Cinco de Mayo (Mexico)

Prophet Isaiah Apostle Simeon the Zealot SS. Cyril and Methodius 9101112Transfer of the Relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

16Leavetaking of Pascha 17 ASCENSION 18 19 St. Dimitri of the Don

St.Vladimir’s Seminary Holy Ascension Monastery Board of Trustees Meeting (5/17-5/19) St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Commence- Pilgrimage (5/16-5/17) Detroit, MI Crestwood, NY ment Exercises: Crestwood, NY

3rd Finding of the Head of Memorial Saturday 23 24 25the Prophet, Forerunner and 26 Baptist John Leavetaking of Ascension

5th Anniversary of the Episcopal conesecration of Bishop Nikon [Liolin] of Boston, New England, and the Albanian Archdiocese (2002)

St. Tikhon’s Seminary - 103rd Memorial Day St.Tikhon’s Seminary Pilgrimage (5/25-5/28) S. Canaan, PA 65th Commencement: S. Canaan, PA

30 31 “The best way for us Orthodox Christians to maintain our faith into the future is to remain faithful and compassionate; rely on God's mercy and be completely open to the work of the Holy Spirit. And when things are not done in a way we would have ordinarily approved of, but it is something good, beautiful and edifying, then we 20th anniversary of the Episcopal should ponder on those things and then thank God for it.” consecration of retired Bishop Tikhon (Fitzgerald) of San Francisco and the - The Most Reverend Job West (1987) Archbishop of Chicago and the Midwest JUNE 2007

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“The Orthodox Church in America has the responsibility of being the only 2 Orthodox entity in North America which is capable of really being the Local June is Seminary Church in and for North America. We have our faults, we make our mistakes, and we have to know how to repent. Our coming to being was by an exception. People Appeal Month! 3 doubt us, and sometimes ridicule us. This independence was God's gift to us, and to North America. It is ours to share, in a manner the Lord will reveal to us. It 4 is our responsibility to live up to His gift, and the only way to do that is to live in love with Christ enough, to listen to Him enough, to understand enough, to be Support our able to carry through. As St Herman exhorts us, 'From this day, from this hour, 5 from this minute, let us love God above all, and do His holy will.'" To do anything Theological Schools else is to betray the Saviour's commission to us, and His trust.” - The Right Reverend Seraphim 6 in North America Bishop of Ottawa and Canada

7 341st Sunday after Pentecost Apostles (SS. Peter and Paul) 5 8 All Saints Fast Begins (6/4 - 6/28)

12 St. Herman’s Seminary - Graduation St. Peter the Aleut Camp - (6/4-6/8) Ceremonies: Kodiak,AK Dallas,TX 13 2nd Sunday after Pentecost Apostles Bartholomew and 14 10All Saints of North America 11Barnabas 12

15 Orthodox Church in America 110th anniversary of first Orthodox 16 Metropolitan Council meeting Divine Liturgy in Canada (Wostok, (6/11-6/12) Syosset, NY AB) (1897) 17 St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Orthodox 18 St.Tikhon’s Seminary Theological Society of America confer- Clergy Continuing Ed. Symposium 19 ence (6/11-6/13) Crestwood, NY (6/12-6/14) S. Canaan, PA 3rd Sunday after Pentecost Apostle Jude 20 17Father’s Day 18 19

24 St. Mary’s Camp - (6/17- 6/23) 25 Minneapolis, MN

26 4th Sunday after Pentecost Icon of Our Lady of Tikhvin 24Nativity of St. John the 25 26 27 Baptist

28 St.Vladimir’s Camp - Ages 7-11 29 (6/24-6/30) Farmdale, OH St.Andrew’s Camp - Session I 30 (6/24-7/6) Jewel, NY St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Liturgical Institute of Music and Pastoral Practice 31 (6/24-6/29) Crestwood, NY JUNE 2007

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St. Justin the Martyr Leavetaking of Pentecost MAY 2007 JULY 2007 12 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

12345 1234567 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 27 28 29 30 31 29 30 31 Romanian Episcopate - A.R.F.O.R.A. Congress (6/1-6/3)

Glorification of St. John of St. Cyril of Alexandria 67 89Kronstadt

100th anniversary of the appointment of Archbishop Platon (Rozhdestvensky) to the see of the Aleutians and North America (1907)

13 14Flag Day (USA) 15 16

20th anniversary of the Episcopal consecration of Bishop Seraphim (Storheim) of Ottawa and Canada (1987)

SS. Mary and Martha Monastery - SS. Moses & Miriam Youth Retreat:ages 12-14 (6/13-6/16) Wagener, SC

Summer Begins Icon of Our Lady of 20 21 22 23 Vladimir

SS. Mary and Martha Monastery - SS. St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Youth Niketas & Eleni Youth Retreat:ages Institute for high school juniors 15-17 (6/20-6/23) Wagener, SC (6/23-6/29) Crestwood, NY

SS. Sergius and Herman of SS. Peter and Paul Synaxis of the Twelve 27 28Valaam 29 30 Apostles

Bulgarian Diocese - Diocesan Assembly (6/29- 7/1) Granite City,IL Diocese of W. Pennsylvania Youth Retreat Eastern Orthodox Youth Camp (EOYC) 125th anniversary of the death of (7/29-8/4): Kansas City,KS Romanian Episcopate - Episcopate Congress Bishop Nestor (Zakkis) of Alaska (6/29-7/1):Vatra Româneasca, Grass Lake, MI (1882) JULY 2007

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1 5th Sunday after Pentecost 123Holy Fathers of the First Six 2 Ecumenical Councils Holy Unmercenaries 3 Cosmas and Damian

4 Canada Day (Canada)

6 St.Vladimir’s Camp - Ages 12-15 (7/1-7/7) Farmdale, OH 7 896th Sunday after Pentecost 10St. Anthony of the Kiev 8 Icon of Our Lady of Kazan Caves Icon of Our Lady of Sitka 9

St.Andrew’s Camp - Session II 10 (7/8-7/20) Jewel, NY St.Vladimir’s Camp - National FOCA Junior Sports Tournament (7/8-7/14) Farmdale, OH 11 St.Tikhon’s Summer Camp (7/8-7/14) S. Canaan, PA St. Nicholas Summer Camp 12 (7/8-7/14) Fort Qu’Appelle, SK Camp Vatra for Seniors (7/8-7/21) Vatra Româneasca, Grass Lake, MI 13 7th Sunday after Pentecost Greatmartyr Marina 14 15St. Vladimir 16 17

19 8th Sunday after Pentecost Icon of Our Lady of Pochaev SS. Boris and Gleb 20 22St. Mary Magdalene 23 24

21 5th Anniversary of the election of 22 Metropolitan Herman (Swaiko) as

23 OCA Primate (2002)

24 15th anniversary of the repose of Protopresbyter John Meyendorff, Dean 25 of St.Vladimir’s Seminary (1992)

26 299th Sunday after Pentecost 30 31 27

29 Camp Vatra for Juniors - (7/29-8/11) Vatra Româneasca, Grass Lake, MI 30 St. John’s Summer Camp 31 (7/29-8/3) Rivervale, IN JULY 2007

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Independence Day (USA) St. Athanasius of Mt. Athos 45Uncovering of the Relics of 67 St. Sergius of Radonezh

St. Olga Synaxis of the Archangel 11 12 13Gabriel 14

Diocese of Alaska - SS. Sergius and Herman of Valaam Monastery Pilgrimage: Spruce Island,AK

Glorification of St. Seraphim Prophet Elijah Prophet Ezekiel 18 19of Sarov 20 21

St. Jacob of Alaska (1864) St. Panteleimon Icon of Our Lady of 25 26St. Paraskeva 27 28 Smolensk

Elevation of the Holy Cross Parish Youth Camp - (7/25-7/27) Russian Mission,AK

SS.Vladimir and Yakov Camp FOCA - Summer Sports Tournament St.Andrew’s Camp - Session III (7/25-7/29) Ohagamuit,AK (7/27-7/28) Weirton,WV (7/28-8/3) Jewel, NY

JUNE 2007 AUGUST 2007 “The future of the Orthodox Faith in this world is dependent upon the same things that it has always been secured by: the SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA continual ascetical practice of the clergy and faithful made manifest in a life of prayer, fasting and almsgiving -- 12 1234 especially as it is dictated in the liturgical life of the church. 3456789 567891011 Our commitment to those practices is evidence of our 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 commitment to our Holy Orthodoxy and the assurance that it will be passed on from generation to generation until the 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 Second and Glorious Coming.” 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 26 27 28 29 30 31 - The Right Reverend Nikolai Bishop of Sitka, Anchorage, and Alaska AUGUST 2007

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1 From the Philokalia: JULY 2007 2 “He is not yet a faithful servant who bases himself on bare knowledge alone; a faithful servant is he who SU MO TU WE TH FR SA 3 professes his faith by obedience to Christ, who gave the 1234567 commandments. If you love knowledge, love also work, for 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 4 bare knowledge puffs a man up.” 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 5 - The Right Reverend Nikon 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Bishop of Boston, New England, 29 30 31 6 and the Albanian Archdiocese

7 56710th Sunday after Pentecost TRANSFIGURATION OF 8 Forefeast of the OUR LORD Transfiguration 2nd Feast of the Savior 9

10 St.Andrew’s Camp - Teen Week (8/5-8/11) Jewell, NY 11 Rocky Mountain Youth Camp (8/5-8/8) Glacier View Ranch, CO 12 Holy Transfiguration Monastery - Pilgrimage (8/5-8/6) Ellwood City,PA 13 11th Sunday after Pentecost Leavetaking of the 14 12 13Transfiguration 14 St. Tikhon of Zadonsk 15

16 Camp Angelos - (8/12-8/17) Portland, OR 17 Monastery of All Saints of North Dormition of the Mother of God 18 America - Joy of Canada Pilgrimage: Monastery - Pilgrimage (8/14-8/15) Rives Junction, MI 19 Dewdney,BC 12th Sunday after Pentecost Prophet Samuel 20 19Icon of Our Lady of the Don 20 21

23 Diocese of W. Pennsylvania Diocesan Family Day 24 70th anniversary of the repose of 25 Saint Alexander Hotovitzky (1937)

26 13th Sunday after Pentecost Synaxis of the Saints of the 26Icon of Our Lady of 27 28 Kiev Caves (Far Caves) 27 Vladimir

30 210th anniversary of the birth of John Popov (St. Innocent Veniaminov) in St.Tikhon’s Seminary 31 Anginskoye, Siberia (1797) Orientation begins: S. Canaan, PA AUGUST 2007

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Procession of the Cross 12341st Feast of the Savior Dormition Fast Begins (8/1 - 8/14)

Glorification of St. Herman Greatmartyr Lawrence 89of Alaska (1970) 1011

Diocese of Alaska - Pilgrimage for the Glorification of St. Herman of Alaska New Skete Monasteries - Pilgrimage: (8/8-8/10) Kodiak,AK Cambridge, NY

DORMITION OF THE Icon of Our Lord 15THEOTOKOS 16“Not Made By Hands” 17 18 3rd Feast of the Savior

New Skete Monasteries - Community Retreat (8/16-9/13) Cambridge, NY

Leavetaking of the St. Cosmas of Aitolia, 22 23Dormition of the Theotokos 24Evangelizer of Albania 25

St.Arseny Camp - (8/22-8/29) British Columbia, Canada

Beheading of St. John the Translation of the Relics of 29Baptist (Strict Fast) 30St. Alexander Nevsky 31 SEPTEMBER 2007 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

1 2345678 Romanian Episcopate - Youth 9101112131415 Conference (8/31-9/2): Southfield, MI 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 St. Tikhon’s Seminary - Seminary 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Retreat: S. Canaan, PA 30 SEPTEMBER 2007

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1 “Missionary work is sometimes defined as an outward movement into the world and placed in opposition 2 to the monastic life, which is sometimes understood as an inward movement toward the heart. We need only look to the life of our own St. Herman of Alaska to see the limitations of this perceived 3 opposition. St. Herman was at once a humble monastic and a zealous missionary. Like the Holy Apostle Paul who prayerfully dwelt in the desert for eleven years as a preparation for his missionary labors, 4 St. Herman became a great missionary and preacher of the Gospel because he was also purifying his heart through prayer and repentance. There can be no missionary work if our hearts are not pure and filled with the grace of God, and we cannot attain that purity of heart if we are not struggling to 5 follow the Gospel commandments and becoming an image of Christ to those around us.” - The Right Reverend Tikhon 6 Bishop of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania

7 23414th Sunday after Pentecost Labor Day (USA) Prophet Moses 8 Venerable Anthony and Labour Day (Canada) Unburnt Bush Icon Theodosius of the Kiev Caves of the Holy Theotokos 9

11 Diocese of Alaska - SS. Peter and Paul 12 Church anniversary: St. Paul Island, St.Tikhon’s Seminary AK Classes begin: S. Canaan, PA 13 15th Sunday after Pentecost 14 91011Holy and Righteous Ancestors of God Joachim 15 and Anna St. Theodosius of Chernigov 16 Sunday before the Exaltation

19 16th Sunday after Pentecost Martyrs Faith, Hope and 20 16Sunday after Exaltation 17Love and their mother, 18 Independence Day (Mexico) Sophia 21

24 St. Tikhon’s Seminary - 37th annual 25 Adult Lecture Series: S. Canaan, PA

26 17th Sunday after Pentecost Holy Newmartyrs of Alaska: Repose of St. Sergius of 23Conception of St. John the 24Hieromonk Juvenaly and 25 Radonezh 27 Baptist Peter the Aleut Fall Begins Synaxis of All Saints of 28 Alaska 18th Sunday after Pentecost 29 30 Hieromartyr Gregory, Enlightener of Armenia 30

Holy Ascension Monastery St. Tikhon’s Seminary - 37th annual 31 Pilgrimage (9/30-10/1) Detroit, MI Adult Lecture Series: S. Canaan, PA SEPTEMBER 2007

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Church New Year AUGUST 2007 OCTOBER 2007 1 St. Simeon the Stylite SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA Commemoration of the Martyrs of Albania 1234 123456 567891011 78910111213 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 September is 26 27 28 29 30 31 28 29 30 31 FOS Appeal Month!

Holy Prophet Zachariah and Hieromartyr St. Maxim Forefeast of the Nativity NATIVITY OF THE 567the Righteous Elizabeth, Sandowicz of the Theotokos 8THEOTOKOS parents of St. John the Saturday before the Baptist Exaltation

St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Orientation St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Fall registra- for new students: Crestwood, NY tion and classes begin: Crestwood, NY

Leavetaking of the Nativity Forefeast of the Exaltation of EXALTATION OF Saturday after Exaltation 12of the Theotokos 13the Holy Cross 14THE HOLY CROSS 15 Rosh Hashanah (Strict Fast)

Romanian Episcopate Presentation of the Virgin Mary Holy Cross Monastery - Pilgrimage Clergy Wives Retreat (9/14-9/16) Monastery - Annual Founders Day (9/13-9/14) Niagara Falls, NY Vatra Româneasca, Grass Lake, MI Marshfield, MO

St. Theodore of Tarsus Leavetaking of the Prophet Jonah 19 20 21Exaltation of the Holy Cross 22 Yom Kippur

Diocese of W. Pennsylvania Late Vocations Program, Fall Semester (Thursdays, 9/20-12/6)

SS. Mary and Martha Monastery Clergy Wives’ Retreat (9/20-9/23) Holy Transfiguration Monastery Wagener, SC Pilgrimage: Ellwood City,PA

Repose of St. John the Synaxis of the Saints of the 26Theologian 27 28Kiev Caves (Near Caves) 29

Romanian Episcopate Romanian Episcopate Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Orthodox Brotherhood of Canada Canada Annual Assembly Congress / A.R.C.O.L.A. Congress (9/28-9/30) Fort Qu'Appelle, SK Fort Qu'Appelle, SK OCTOBER 2007

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1 Protection of the Theotokos SEPTEMBER 2007 12St. Romanos the Melodist 2 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA 3 1 2345678Diocese of the Midwest - Diocesan 4 Assembly (10/1-10/3) Cleveland, OH 9101112131415 5 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 110th anniversary of the opening of 115th anniversary of the birth of 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 the Orthodox Missionary School - 6 Metropolitan Ireney (Bekish), first 30 Seminary,Minneapolis, MN (1897) OCA Primate after autocephaly(1892) 7 78919th Sunday after Pentecost Columbus Day (USA) St. James, Son of Alphaeus 8 Thanksgiving Day (Canada) Glorification of St. Tikhon of Moscow (1989) 9

11 St. Tikhon’s Seminary - Founders Day 12 Dinner / Century Association Meeting: St. Tikhon’s Seminary - 37th annual S. Canaan, PA Adult Lecture Series: S. Canaan, PA 13 20th Sunday after Pentecost 14 14St. Parasceva of Serbia 15 16

19 21st Sunday after Pentecost Icon of Our Lady of Kazan Apostle James, the Brother of 20 21 22 23 the Lord

24 Orthodox Church in America Orthodox Church in America Metropolitan Council meeting Holy Synod of Bishops fall session 25 (10/22-10/23) Syosset, NY (10/23-10/25) Syosset, NY

26 22nd Sunday after Pentecost 28Repose of St. Job of 29 30 27 Pochaev

30 Diocese of the South - Southcentral 31 Deanery Clergy Meeting OCTOBER 2007

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Apostle Thomas 34 5 6Glorification of St. Innocent, Apostle to America (1977)

Diocese of W. Pennsylvania Religious Education Series, Fall Session (Thursdays, 10/4-10/25)

St. Tikhon’s Seminary - 37th annual New Skete Monasteries - Animals’ St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Orthodox Adult Lecture Series: S. Canaan, PA Prayer Service: Cambridge, NY Education Day: Crestwood, NY 10 11 12 13

Diocese of W. Pennsylvania Diocesan Assembly New Skete Monasteries Vocation Weekend (10/12-10/14) Holy Myrrhbearer’s Monastery Cambridge, NY Pilgrimage (10/13-10/14) Otego, NY

17Prophet Hosea 18 Apostle and Evangelist Luke 19 Prophet Joel 20 Memorial Saturday

Romanian Episcopate - Orthodox Brotherhood U.S.A. Conference (10/19-10/21)

110th anniversary of the Episcopal consecration of St.Tikhon of Moscow, Enlightener of North America (1897) Icon of Our Lady “Joy of All Greatmartyr Demetrius 24Who Sorrow” 25 26 27

30th anniversary of the election of Metropolitan Theodosius (Lazor) as OCA Primate (1977)

Martyrdom of St. John 31 Kochurov (1917) NOVEMBER 2007 “I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever: with my SU MO TU WE TH FR SA mouth will I make known Your faithfulness to all 123 generations. For I have said, “Mercy shall be built up for ever: Your faithfulness You shall establish in the 45678910 very heavens.” (Psalms 89:1-2) 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

18 19 20 21 22 23 24 - The Right Reverend Irineu 90th anniversary of the martyrdom of 25 26 27 28 29 30 Bishop of Dearborn Heights Saint John Kochurov (1917) NOVEMBER 2007

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2 November is

“It began with a mission in 1794, 3 Charity Appeal Month! and the mission continues!”

4 - The Right Reverend Benjamin 5 Bishop of Berkeley Help Care for 6 Those Less Fortunate

7 4523rd Sunday after Pentecost 6 8 Daylight Saving Time Ends

13 24th Sunday after Pentecost Veterans Day observed (USA) St. John Chrysostom 14 11St. Theodore of the Studion 12 13 Remembrance Day (Canada) 15

16 Diocese of the South - Southeastern 17 Deanery Clergy Meeting

18 Diocese of Alaska - Diocesan Assembly (11/13-11/15) 19 25th Sunday after Pentecost Prophet Obadiah Forefeast of the Entrance of 20 18 19St. Philaret of Moscow 20 Theotokos into the Temple

24 90th anniversary of the election of Saint Tikhon as Patriarch of Moscow 25 (1917)

26 26th Sunday after Pentecost St. Innocent of Irkutsk Icon of Our Lady of the Sign 25Leavetaking of the 26 27 27 Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple 28

31 NOVEMBER 2007

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Holy Unmercenaries OCTOBER 2007 123Cosmas and Damian SU MO TU WE TH FR SA

123456 78910111213 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 5th Anniversary of the Episcopal 28 29 30 31 consecration of Bishop Ireneu of Dearborn Heights (2002)

Synaxis of the Archangel 78910Michael and the Heavenly Hosts

85th anniversary of the election of Metropolitan Platon (Rozhdestvensky) as Primate at the 3rd All-American Romanian Episcopate - A.R.F.O.R.A. Sobor, Pittsburgh, PA (1922) Retreat - Regional Locations

Apostle Philip Nativity (St. Philip’s) Fast Apostle and Evangelist St. Gregory the 14 15Begins (11/15 - 12/24) 16Matthew 17 Wonderworker

St.Vladimir’s Seminary - Open house for prospective students / Board of Trustees Meeting (11/15-11/17) Crestwood, NY

ENTRANCE OF THE Thanksgiving Day (USA) Repose of St. Alexander St. Catherine the 21THEOTOKOS INTO THE 22 23Nevsky (1263) 24 Greatmartyr TEMPLE

Presentation of the Virgin Mary Monastery - Feast Day: Marshfield, MO

Apostle Andrew 28 29 30 DECEMBER 2007

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2 “The future of the Mission of our Church depends directly on the efforts we make today to promote and support priestly vocations. As such, let us pray to the Lord 3 our God and Savior for all those men who, with the illumination of the Holy Spirit, have decided to serve God and His Holy Church in the priestly ministry. ” 4

5 - The Right Reverend Alejo Bishop of Mexico City 6

7 23427th Sunday after Pentecost Prophet Zephaniah Greatmartyr Barbara 8 Prophet Habakkuk St. John of Damascus Glorification of St. 9 Alexander (Hotovitzky) (1994) 10

11 90th anniversary of the enthronement 12 of Saint Tikhon as Patriarch of Moscow (1917) 13 28th Sunday after Pentecost 14 91011Conception of the Holy Theotokos by St. Anna 15

17 85th anniversary of the episcopal consecration of Bishop Theophilus 18 (Pashkovsky) – later Metropolitan of All America and Canada (1922) 19 29th Sunday after Pentecost Prophet Daniel and the Three 20 16Prophet Haggai 17Holy Youths 18 Sunday of the Holy 21 Forefathers

26 30th Sunday after Pentecost Eve of the Nativity NATIVITY OF OUR LORD 23St. Nahum, Enlightener of 24(Strict Fast Day) 25 (Fast Free 12/25 - 1/4) 27 the Bulgarians St. Eugenia Sunday of the Holy Fathers 28 31st Sunday after Pentecost Leavetaking of the Nativity 29 30Righteous Joseph the 31 New Year’s Eve Betrothed, David the King, 30 and St. James the Brother of 155th anniversary of the birth of Bishop Vladimir (Sokolovsky- the Lord 31 Avtonomov) of the Aleutians and Alaska (1852) DECEMBER 2007

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St. Sabbas the Sanctified St. Nicholas the St. Ambrose of Milan 567Hanukkah Wonderworker 8

St. Spyridon Repose of St. Herman of 12 13Alaska (1837) 14 15

170th anniversary of the repose of Saint Herman of Alaska (1837)

Greatmartyr Ignatius of Forefeast of the Nativity Greatmartyr Anastasia 19 20Antioch 21 22 Winter Begins Repose of St. John of Kronstadt (1908)

120th anniversary of the Episcopal consecration of Bishop Vladimir (Sokolovsky-Avtonomov) of the Aleutians and Alaska (1887)

Synaxis of the Holy Protomartyr Stephen Saturday after Nativity 26Theotokos 27 28 29 The Holy Innocents of Boxing Day (Canada) Bethlehem

Rocky Mountain Youth Camp (12/27-12/29) Glacier View Ranch, CO Dormition of the Mother of God Monastery - Liturgy and Christmas St. Vladimir’s Seminary - Christmas St. John’s Winter Camp Caroling: Rives Junction, MI Retreat (12/27-12/29) Crestwood, NY (12/28-1/1/08) Rivervale, IN JANUARY 2008

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1 Circumcision of Our Lord DECEMBER 2007 FEBRUARY 2008 1 St. Basil the Great 2 SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA New Year’s Day

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13 33rd Sunday after Pentecost Leavetaking of Theophany 14 13Sunday after Theophany 14St. Nina of Georgia 15

19 34th Sunday after Pentecost St. Maximus the Confessor Apostle Timothy 20 20St. Euthymius the Great 21 22

26 35th Sunday after Pentecost Venerable Ephraim and 27Translation of the Relics of 28Isaac of Syria 29 27 St. John Chrysostom

31 JANUARY 2008

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Repose of St. Seraphim of Synaxis of the 70 Apostles Eve of Theophany 2345Sarov (Strict Fast)

St. Gregory of Nyssa St. Theodosius the Great “Akathist”Icon of the 9101112St. Theophan the Recluse Mother of God St. Sava of Serbia Saturday after Theophany

St. Anthony the Great SS. Athanasius and Cyril St. Macarius the Great of 16 17 18 19 Egypt St. Mark of Ephesus

Blessed Xenia of St. St. Gregory the Theologian 23 24Petersburg 25 26

30Three Hierarchs: SS. Basil 31 Holy Unmercenaries the Great, Gregory the Cyrus and John Important Dates for 2008 Theologian, John Chrysostom Great Lent Begins: March 10 Holy Pascha: April 27 Ascension of Our Lord: June 5 Holy Pentecost: June 15 2008 PLANNER

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1st Circumcision of Our Lord 2nd Meeting of the Lord 2nd Meatfare New Year’s Day Zacchaeus Sunday Cheesfare Sunday Theophany of Our Lord 10th 9th 6th Daylight Saving Time Begins 14th Valentine’s Day 21st Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 10th Beginning of Great Lent (USA) 17th Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee (Lenten Triodion 17th St. Patrick’s Day 30th Three Hierarchs Begins) 20th Spring Begins 18th Presidents’ Day 23rd Western Easter

25th Annunciation

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1st Canada Day (Canada) 6th Transfiguration of Our Lord 1st Church New Year Labor Day (USA) 15th Dormition of the Theotokos Labour Day (Canada) 4th Independence Day (USA)

29th Beheading of St. John the 8th Nativity of the Theotokos Baptist 14th Exaltation of the Holy Cross

22nd Fall Begins

30th Rosh Hashanah

THE ORTHODOX CHURCH IN AMERICA 2008 PLANNER

APRIL 2008 MAY 2008 JUNE 2008

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19th Lazarus Saturday 4th St. Thomas Sunday 1st Sunday of the Blind Man

20th Entrance of Our Lord into 5th Cinco de Mayo (Mexico) 5th Ascension of Our Lord Jerusalem 11th Sunday of the Myrrhbearing 8th Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical 27th Holy Pascha Women / Mother’s Day Council Beginning of the Pentecostarion 15th Holy Pentecost 18th Sunday of the Paralytic Father’s Day

19th Victoria Day (Canada) 20th Summer Begins

20th Midfeast 22nd Sunday of All Saints

25th The Samaritan Woman 23rd Apostles Fast Begins - 6 Days

26th Memorial Day 29th All Saints of N. America

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9th Yom Kippur 2nd Daylight Saving Time Ends 21st Winter Begins

13th Columbus Day (USA) 11th Veterans Day (USA) 22nd Hanukkah Thanksgiving Day (Canada) Remembrance Day (Canada)

25th Nativity of Our Lord 21st Presentation of the Theotokos in the Temple 26th Boxing Day (Canada)

27th Thanksgiving Day (USA) 31st New Year’s Eve

2007 DESK CALENDAR LITURGICAL CYCLES

PASCHAL CYCLE 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Great Lent Begins February 19 March 10 March 2 March 15 March 7 Pascha April 8 April 27 April 19 April 4 April 24 Ascension May 17 June 5 May 28 May 13 June 2 Pentecost May 27 June 15 June 7 May 23 June 12 Western Easter April 8 March 23 April 12 April 4 April 24

2007 FASTING DISCIPLINE Meatfare Week February 11 - 17 Cheesefare Sunday February 18 Great Lent and Holy Week February 19 - April 7 Apostles (SS. Peter and Paul) Fast June 4 - 28 Dormition of the Theotokos Fast August 1 - 14 Nativity (St. Philip’s) Fast November 15 - December 24

2007 FAST DAYS The Eve of the Theophany (Strict Fast) January 5 The Beheading of St. John the Baptist (Strict Fast) August 29 The Elevation of the Cross (Strict Fast) September 14 All Wednesdays and Fridays of the Year, except for Fast-Free Weeks

2007 FAST-FREE WEEKS Post-feast of the Nativity of Christ to the Eve of Theophany December 26 - January 4, 2008 Week following the Sunday of the Publican and Pharisee January 29 - February 3 Bright Week April 9 - 14 Week following Pentecost (Trinity Week) May 28 - June 2

2007 MEMORIAL SATURDAYS Saturday in the week of Meatfare February 17 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturdays of Great Lent March 3, 10, 17 Saturday before Pentecost May 26 Saturday before St. Demetrius October 20 JANUARY FEBRUARY MARCH APRIL SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA 1234567 1234 1234 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 5678910115678910112345678 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 9 101112131415 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 29 30 31 26 27 28 26 27 28 29 30 31 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 MAY JUNE JULY AUGUST SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA 123456 123 1 12345 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4567891023456786789101112 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 9 10111213141513 14 15 16 17 18 19 2006 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 25 26 27 28 29 30 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 27 28 29 30 31 30 31 SEPTEMBER OCTOBER NOVEMBER DECEMBER SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA SU MO TU WE TH FR SA 121234567 1234 12 34567898 9 10 11 12 13 14 5678910113456789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 29 30 31 26 27 28 29 30 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31

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