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St. Xenia Parish News 170 North Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844 November-December 2012 St. Xenia Parish News 170 North Lowell Street, Methuen, MA 01844 November-December 2012 The Significance of Holy Bread Bp. Alexander † read has special significance in our life. It is a The remaining pieces of the Lamb prosphoron symbol of food and of the work which is nec- are called antidoron (Greek "instead of a reward"). Bessary to earn it. God told Adam, "By the According to the Church Canon, antidoron is to be sweat of your brow will you eat your bread" (Gen. distributed among the faithful who have not taken the 3:19). communion. Yet, usually that bread is taken by those There is religious symbolism in bread too. Lord serving at the altar. Jesus Christ called Himself "the bread of life" (Jn. Artos (Greek for "kvass bread") is the bread, 6:35); He also said, "If a man eats of this bread, he which is sanctified on the Easter eve. On all of the will live forever" (Jn. 6:51). And finally He blessed days of the Bright Week, artos, the symbol of Christ’s bread which by its content is very close to a human Resurrection, is kept on the lectern across from the body to be transcended into His Body during the King’s gate of the altar and is taken out daily for the Great Eucharistic Mystery: "Jesus took bread, gave Easter Cross precessions. On the Bright Saturday it is thanks and broke it, and gave it to His disciples, say- broken while a special prayer is read and distributed ing, "Take and eat: this is my body" (Mt. 26:26). among the faithful. People revere artos and blessed Made up of multitude of grains, bread embodies Christmas water as a likely substitute for Sanctified the Church — One Church made up of multitude of Gifts for the dying people who cannot come to take its members. In addition to the eucharistic bread the the Communion. Orthodox Church has several kinds of holy bread. Both prosphoron and antidoron as well as artos Prosphora (Greek for "offering") is the white are to be taken on an empty stomach and while saying wheat bread cooked with yeast and blessed water. The a prayer. The blessed bread is to be kept in a clean name is derived from the first Christian tradition to container separately from other foods. According to bring homemade bread for the Eucharistic ceremony. the tradition artos is separated into small parts and Nowadays prosphoras are made in eparchial bakeries. eaten during the year from Easter to Easter. Prosphora consists of two big layers signifying two There is another kind of sanctified bread, which is natures of Christ. The upper part is stamped with a distributed among the faithful during the vigil on the four-pointed cross (the image of the Theotokos or of eve of the great holidays. Earlier, the evening services a saint is sometimes imprinted on monastery lasted much longer than now, so Christians were prosphorons). given bread to keep their energy up. Even though the During the Divine Liturgy a square part is cut out services are shorter now, the tradition remained. in a special way from one of the prosphora (which is called the Lamb prosphoron), it is called the Lamb and it is that part of the bread, which later in the Lit- urgy will transform into the Body of Christ. Other prosphoras that are smaller are cut into parts that commemorate members of the Church in Heaven and Earth; those parts are immersed into the Blood of Christ towards the end of the Divine Liturgy. Smaller prosphoras are to be taken by those who submitted the commemoration petitions. St. Xenia of Petersburg Orthodox Church is a parish Parish Council of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia, President: Rev. Michael Crowley (978) 204-0428 under the omophorion of Met. HILARION of East- ern America & New York. The parish newsletter is Fr. Constantine Desrosiers (603) 775-0320 published bi-monthly under the direction of the Rev. Dcn. Alexander Doohovskoy (978) 369-4486 Michael Crowley. In order to ensure timely delivery to our far-flung parish, please submit all notices by Starosta: Anthony Sarantakis (978) 263-2016 th the 15 of the month prior to publication to Margaret Secretary: Maria Kasarda (978) 356-2180 Lark at (603) 948-1619, e-mail: woolfolk3@gmail .com, or to Father Michael at [email protected]. Treasurer: Reader Joseph Nucci (617) 522-0456 Thank you. Sisterhood: Mireille Lang (603) 465-9754 Rector: Peter Danas (978) 459-9541 V. Rev. Michael Crowley 34 Elm Street John Danas (978) 454-0315 North Andover, MA 01845 Laryssa Doohovskoy (978) 841-5960 (978) 204-0428 Roberto Gonzalez (978) 692-1229 Confessions on Saturday during Vigil, on Sunday dur- Peter Reed (781) 643-0070 ing the Hours, and by appointment John Kekis (978) 456-9865 Choir Director: Michael Lang (603) 465-9754 Building Expansion: Aquila Choi (603) 560-4425 Cemetery: Natalie Pishenin (978) 658-5564 Trapeza Schedule * = strict fast Trapeza can be whatever you would like to prepare. Some parishioners prefer to make a big lunch, but this isn’t necessary, especially during the summer. As long as there is enough food for about 150 people, anything is appreci- ated. Donuts, fruit and pastries are as acceptable as soup and sandwiches. Note: If you are preparing anything containing nuts or other allergens, please put a small label to that effect in front of your dish. Nut allergies are especially fatal to small children. November December 4 The Chaplain Family * 2 Alexandra Gonzalez, Anna Mukhanova, Anna Kekis 11 Maria Kasarda, Tania Sciaudone, Nina Yakuboff, Ab- *9 Matushka Nancy, Meghan Nettleton, Johanna Crow- by Lagospe ley, Dorothea Crowley 18 Helena Doohovskoy, Marianne DiMatteo *16 Karen Schidlovsky, Nancy Harris, Tanya Vlasenko 25 Picar Family *23 Kot Engalichev, Lidia Lynch, Maria Crawford *30 Natalya Kirichok, Katia Fedette, Meg Lark A Note Regarding the Newsletter: Due to what is Annual Meeting of the Parish will take place on No- best described as a “confluence of circumstances,” the vember 18, following Divine Liturgy. Please make every September/October issue of the newsletter never made it effort to attend, as we will be discussing, among the usual into print. We apologize to all who read it, but especially agenda items, our proposed building expansion. to the many who inquired after its whereabouts. Suffice it To the family of Aquila Choi, on the to say that sometimes, it doesn’t matter how efficient our Condolences: work habits are – things do get lost in cyberspace, and this, passing of his mother, Maria, on August 3. Her funeral among many other things, was one of those times. was held at St. Xenia’s on Tuesday, August 7 (civil date). May her memory be eternal! Sisterhood News: Many thanks to all who worked so (with apologies): The reception by hard to make the visit of our Metropolitan a smashing suc- Congratulations cess: baptism of Emilia (daughter of Aquila Choi) and Elizabeth (granddaughter) was inadvertently left out of the last news- Matushka Nancy and all her helpers for the Friday- letter. Our apologies to the Choi family, and a joyous wel- night clergy dinner, and for ordering the canopies and come to Emilia and Elizabeth into the Holy Orthodox tables, as well as the gas for the grill; Faith! Nick Chaplain, for preparing the roast beef and the Congratulations also to Brigid Crowley on the birth of her chicken kebabs that we had for Sunday dinner; son, Jacob, on September 24; to Meghan and David Net- tleton on the birth of their daughter, Anastasia, on Octo- Amy McLellan, for preparing the rice; ber 22; and to Father Michael and Matushka Nancy, proud Natasha Bochkov, for preparing all the salads and for grandparents of both children. purchasing the dishes and napkins; This is a wonderful opportunity to help support parish members by feeding the parents of a newborn. We will be Carolyn Sarantakis, for taking care of the butter and providing dinner for the Nettleton family several times a rolls; week over the coming months. If you are participating, All the ladies who made such delicious desserts; the idea is to cook a dinner and bring the meal to their home on your assigned day (they live in North Andover, Vera Sarantakis, for taking charge of the soft drinks MA). Sunday meal deliveries can be brought home by Da- and water; vid. This is a volunteer effort, so please e-mail Diane Mireille Lang, for the coffee creamers and sugar; Mendez ([email protected]) if you are interested in sign- ing up. In your e-mail, please specify days of the week you Michael Lang, for taking charge of the wine; would prefer. Thanks! Tony Sarantakis, for helping with the setup; Lastly, congratulations to the newlywed couple Daniel Ha- kim & Anne Marie DiMatteo! Many years to all! Tanya Vlasenko, for taking charge of the flowers; St. John of Damascus Church School News: We And to all who contributed anonymously to this very spe- had a very successful Vacation Church School this sum- cial anniversary for our parish: Thank you for your effort mer. Many thanks to all who helped to make it a success! and dedication to ensuring that we had once again a very This year we looked at the Feasts of Light with the VCS successful parish feast despite the somewhat wet weather!! Program "Behold the Light!" Our 25 participants learned We did not run out of coffee!! about 4 Great Feasts of Christ -- Nativity, Epiphany, The A note from Father Michael and Matushka Nan- Meeting of the Lord in the Temple, and Transfiguration.
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