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O who loves Nicholas the Saintly O kto kto Nikolaja l’ubit O who serves Nicholas the Saintly O kto kto Nikolaja služit Him will Nicholas receive Tomu svajatyj Nikolaj And give help in time of need Na vsjakij čas pomahaj Holy Father Nicholas Nikolaj, Nikolaj ST. NICHOLAS OF MYRA ORTHODOX CHURCH A PARISH OF THE AMERICAN CARPATHO-RUSSIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE OF CONSTANTINOPLE 288 E. 10th Street, New York, NY 10009 Divine Liturgy: 10am Church Phone #: 212-254-6685 For Dial-in Service: ten minutes prior to Liturgy call 1-877-459-3710 and enter access code 2546685# Website: www.stnicholaschurchnyc.org Email: [email protected] www.facebook.com/StNicholas10street Sunday June 21, 2015 TRANSLATION OF THE RELICS OF GREAT MARTYR THEODORE STRATELATES Epistle: Romans 5:1-10 Gospel: Matthew 6:22-33 Tone: 2 Troparian & Kontakian: p.42 If you are visiting today, we are delighted that you are here and Great Martyr we hope that you will find a spiritual home among us. Theodore Stratelates came from the city of COMMUNION REQUEST: Please state your name as you Euchaita in Asia Minor. approach the Chalice for communion. He was endowed with UPCOMING SERVICES many talents and TODAY: There will be a service for all of the men of St. Nicholas enlightened with the Church and a panachida for all deceased fathers. knowledge of Christian JUNE 28th: There will be a parastas in memory of parents Paul & truth. For his bravery, Mary Strenk and cousin John Strenk of Canton Ohio who passed he was appointed away in March 2015 given by Olga Gubinski & Eileen Pezzulich, military commander in the city of Heraclea. There will also be Blessing of Children for Camp/Vacations. He combined his military service with preaching the Gospel among the pagans. His HAPPY BIRTHDAY: Mnohaja i Blahaja L'ita gift of persuasion, reinforced by his Let us all wish Richard Bulko, Julia Clemente, Jenna Gerstein, personal example of Christian life, Olga Horbal, Gabriela Kovalcik, Nicolette Mammoliti and converted many. Nearly all of Heraclea Katelyn Rusinak many happy and blessed years! accepted Christianity. PLEASE CONTINUE PRAYERS FOR: JoAnn Attanasio, John During this time, the emperor Licinius (311- Beskid, Debbie Blue, Kim Busel, Walter Bubniak, Ernie Canovas, 324) began a fierce persecution against Maria Ceselka, Tony Ceselka, Fr. Kenneth Ellis, Mary Fackovec, Christians. St Theodore was arrested and Ann Gaydos, Justine Gidicsin, Magdalena Ilanovska , Neil subjected to unimaginable torture and was Ingenito, Helen Karpiak, Deacon Michael Kozar, Anna eventually crucified. It is said that St. Mamrillova, Holly Marchak, Sean Merriam, Olga Petrick, Deacon Theodore was healed by an angel overnight Michael Pirich, Toni Sikoryak, Miroslav Strenk, Miron Timoshuk, but allowed himself to be beheaded the next Peter Tymus, Lorraina Vira, Victoria Vislocky and Mary Zizik. day. Before his martyrdom, Saint Theodore Contact Kim to add or remove names: [email protected]. left the following instructions in his will to Varus his servant: 'Bury my body in DONATION: The two, 3-bar cross candle stands were Euchaita on the estate of my ancestors.'. meticulously restored by Paul Sikoryak. He is donating the candles, glass holders and the restored stands in honor of all of the This week, we commemorate the translation fathers, past and present, of St. Nicholas Church. (transfer) of St. Theodore’s relics from WELCOME: Please welcome Alexander Horbal as our newest Heraklion to Euchaita as the Saint had altar boy. requested. START OF A NEW CAPITAL CAMPAIGN We have so much to be grateful for here at St. Nicholas of Myra Church. Can you Building of a imagine the number of times you celebrated one of the sacred Sacraments with Church –Christ is your church family right here in our beautiful sanctuary? How many times have you sat in a pew and experienced joy from seeing our youth take their first steps in our Cornerstone the Orthodox faith, celebrated with those who professed their love in lifetime Now, therefore, you are commitment, and offered and were comforted in times of grief while mourning a loved one? We have been truly blessed in Faith and Communion. 10th Street has no longer strangers been a gathering place of prayer and community for ninety years, and this and foreigners, but milestone year, we are celebrating this long, rich heritage. fellow citizens with the Today is Father’s Day and it seems a fitting day to announce a new St. Nicholas Saints and members of Church appeal. Ongoing maintenance for anyone who owns property is a way of the household of God, life. Our beloved building is over 130 years old, built in 1883, and her age is having been built on beginning to show. In the coming months, St. Nicholas will be undertaking the foundation of the renovations in the main worship area including: installing new flooring in the apostles and prophets, Altar, nave and choir loft, repairing and painting the walls of the church, and preparing the church for our 90th Anniversary celebration on October 25th. Jesus Christ Himself being the chief It is now time for us to move forward as a parish community cornerstone, in whom and meet these needs. For this reason, with the approval of our Board of Trustees, we will conduct a special capital fund drive the whole building, to raise $50,000 in donations for the beautification of our being fitted together, Sanctuary. We will honor the memory of Lou Dolhy by using grows into a holy an old-fashioned thermometer to track our progress. It will be temple in the Lord, in located in the hall, outside the office. whom you also are Watch your mail for a brochure that will outline our summer being build together for and early fall plans. Your donation will be used wisely. Much a dwelling place of God of the work will be done by parishioners if at all possible. For instance, when Paul Sikoryak received a quote for $2,000 to in the Spirit. polish the two, 3-bar cross candle stands, he undertook the job Ephesians 2:19-22 himself. You can see the hundreds of hours of painstaking labor he completed today. The very difficult job of scraping, preparing and painting the walls is also being done by a group of determined St. Nicholas parishioners. Together, great things can be accomplished. The building In order to meet our objective, we need each family to prayerfully consider a improvements substantial gift to St. Nicholas Church in the spirit of love. We realize that not every family is able to choose the same gift amount. What Christ asks is not equal honor our founders pledges but equal sacrifice. Please think about what you can manage without undue and are our gift to burden to your family. future generations All gifts are appreciated. Donations over $300 will be recognized by a special commemorative leaf on the Tree of Life located in Hall #2. The color of the leaf of St. Nicholas will be based on the pledge amount: families. Copper: Silver: Gold: Above $300 $1,000 $2,500 Together, great things can be A pledge form will be available in the church office shortly and included with the mailing you will soon receive. accomplished. Our church, much like a tree, has strong roots but needs our life-giving care and support. Thank you for your past and present support of St. Nicholas. 2015 GRADUATE SUNDAY Last week, St. Nicholas Church celebrated the many accomplishments of our 2015 graduates. The graduates received a blessing from Fr Alexandre during Liturgy, the Key to Heaven prayer book and a generous sprinkling of Holy water. (Left to Right:) 1st row: Andrew Timko, Audrey Rael, Tiffany Canjura. Back Row: Maros Derevjanik, Chris McCormick, Matt Busel Not pictured: Olga Ioukliaevskikh; Lanie, Rina and Adriana Kumta; Alex Marchak The parents of the graduates hosted a special coffee to honor the students. The highlight of the afternoon was the announcement of the recipient of the Tracy Heidenfelder Memorial Fund Scholarship by Diane and Gary Heidenfelder. The $1,000 scholarship is based on academic achievement, participation in school and St. Nicholas activities. We are so grateful to Beautifully Reckless for providing this scholarship opportunity for our college- bound graduates. The 2015 scholarship recipient is Olga Ioukliaevskikh (who was not able to be present due to a bout with strep throat). Olga will be attending Hunter College in their pre-Nursing program. The Heidenfelders surprised everyone by awarding a second scholarship to Tiffany Canjura, who will be heading to the University of Delaware. Congratulations Olga and Tiffany. We couldn’t be more proud of you both! COFFEE HOUR: Please join us for a Father’s Day Luncheon Dear Diane & Gary and Michele, hosted by the kids of St. Nicholas. Mrs. Anka Ludwig and Beautifully Reckless Advisors: BEAUTIFULLY RECKLESS On July 19th, Sharon Jung will be running the New York City Triathlon I am humbled and honored to have in memory of Tracy Heidenfelder . Exactly 5 years ago, on July 19, received theTracy Heidenfelder 2010, I ran the same race for Tracy when she was still battling cancer. 2015 Memorial Scholarship. That day was one of the best days of my life. The moment I crossed the I will work hard to honor Tracy's finish line and saw how happy Tracy was, at a time she was fighting to Memory through my academic studies live, is a moment I will remember forever. Please donate to this worthy and my career goals. cause by visiting: www.youcaring.com/beautifully-reckless-the-tracy- Thank you for your generosity. heidenfelder-memorial-fund-357928 Thank you.