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Volume 47 May 2012 No. 05

The Serbian Orthodox Church to her spiritual children at Pascha, 2012 †I R I N E J By the grace of God Orthodox Archbishop of Pec, Metropolitan of -Karlovci and Serbian Patriarch, with the all the Hierarchs of the Serbian Orthodox Church – to all the clergy, monastics, and all the sons and daughters of our Holy Church: grace, mercy and peace from God the Father, and our Lord Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit, with the joyous Paschal greeting:

CHRIST IS RISEN!

”This is the day which the Lord made; By His glorious resurrection the Let us rejoice, and be glad in it”! Savior has given us life eternal (cf. Rom. he Resurrection of Christ our 6:23), and the joy of eternal life, because Savior is, dear brothers and “Christ is risen from the dead, and has T become the first fruits of those who His Grace Bishop Longin greets everyone at the Camp Gracanica Kick-Off Luncheon sisters and all our spiritual children held on March 2th, 2012 at the Most Holy Mother of God Monastery in Grayslake, Il. throughout the inhabited world, “The have fallen asleep” (I Cor. 15:20) – joy, Feast of Feasts, the celebration above because the sacrifice for our salvation all celebrations” – the Miracle above has been offered on the Cross, and we all miracles and the Gift above all are called to freedom (cf. Gal. 5:13); joy, Gracanica Kick-Off Luncheon gifts, which All-Mighty God, in His because we have been cleansed from immeasurable mercy and love, has the ancestral curse by the Most Pure 2012 Camp Blood of the Savior (cf. I John 1:7); joy, given to mankind. In this Gift are found The 2012 Camp Gracanica Kick-off We were honored to have His Grace all gifts; in this Blessing are found all because through the Resurrected Christ, guided by the Holy Spirit, we enter “into Luncheon was held Saturday, March 24th at Bishop Longin with us at the delicious lenten blessings – as here on earth, so also in the The Most Holy Mother of God Monastery luncheon who greeted us and expressed heaven (cf. Ephesians 1:3). the joy of our Master” (Matthew 25:21). With Christ’s Resurrection in Grayslake, Illinois. Indiana’s St. George his gratitude to all of our Kolos for their The world has been enlightened Kolo of East Chicagoand the St. George Kolo serious commitment and dedication to our with the light of God’s truth, and the saving mystery of mankind’s redemption from sin and death has been of Schererville hosted the event. To help raise Holy Orthodox Church. Additionally, His mankind has been filled with great joy money for our campers a Bake Sale, Raffles, Grace Bishop Longin has always supported as the greatest treasure sent to us from accomplished. This new Pascha of the Lord reveals the truth that we have and a Silent Auction, consisting ofmany our children and themission of our summer above by God’s Providence. beautiful baskets and memorabilia, took camp program. More importantly, the That which the prophets of passed from death to life (cf. John 5:24); and that Christ remains with us in all place throughout the afternoon. The guests campers always look forward to his visits old and Godly inspired people also enjoyed the many door prizes which and receiving his blessings. prophesied thousands of years ago the days until the end of the world (cf. Matthew 28:20). were awarded throughout the day. Prota Dobrivoje Milunovic introduced and communicated to the chosen The 2012 Camp Gracanica season is the clergy and the members of the Diocesan people of God has taken place openly, When we know that the Lord is with us and in us, we must turn to Him, just around the corner and words cannot Council who were in attendance. magnificently and gloriously in the describe how thankful we are to all of our Archimandrite Thomas Kazich, Camp presence of a multitude of eyewitnesses confess to Him our sorrow and trials. He will comfort us, strengthen us and fellow sisters for their continued support Director and the Director of Religious (cf. I Cor. 15:4-8). for our children. For years, Camp Gracanica Education for our Diocese, spoke about his “Arise, O Lord, judge the earth!” lead us through this earthly life. Let us safeguard this gift of God within us and has been gathering children to teach them role in our Camp Gracanica and reminded (Psalm 82:8) – the prophet of God has about the Holy Orthodox faith and our everyone present that all of the camp forms written; and we, so many centuries ever be watchful, dear spiritual children, so as not to offend our Lord with any Serbian heritage, as well as, creating life- are now on-line, www.campgracanica.com. later, sing that very same song knowing long friendships. Supporting camp is one of Father Tom has given much of his love and that it really has to do with Christ’s sins. Out of love for Him, let us not allow the greatest and rewarding missions that our devotion for our camp and we thank him Resurrection. Kolos have! We need to preserve and nurture wholeheartedly! The Key-note Speaker, a The Resurrection affirms that man is sins to blemish us. When attacked by the enemy, like the Apostle Peter let us cry our youth and make sure that our children are former camper, Kathryn (Seja) Price O’Dell created for eternity, for immortality, and on the right path! continued on p. 4 not for ephemeral life. out: “Lord, save me!” (Matthew 14:30). The Holy Apostles, having seen His Understandably, in life we will empty tomb, witnessed with their lives experience many trials, injustices and to that which they had heard, seen and sadness. But know that the Lord, so long touched with their hands (cf. I John 1:1), as we are with Him, turns the greatest joyously and courageously proclaiming sadness into joy, because He said to His Parenting in the Orthodox Family Today Christ’s Resurrection to the people in disciples and Apostles: “In the world you will have tribulation; but be of good the Holy Orthodox Church, child children completely from the outside world Jerusalem and Palestine (cf. Acts 4:20). rearing has long been considered and its influence, particularly in this new, They, with the Myrrhbearing Women, cheer, I have overcome the world.” In (John 16:33) a God-appointed, sacred and extremely fast-paced digital age. Obviously, there has were the first heralds of the news important mission, as evidenced by the to be a balance that enables us to be in the that the Savior of the world, by His The God-Man Himself has experienced much sadness, tribulation writings of St. John Chrysostom on education world, but “not of this world,” and parents sacrifice on Golgotha and His glorious of children. Other saints (St. Theophan the are charged with the task to give children resurrection, has opened the door of and suffering. On Great and Holy Friday the greatest and the most fearsome dual Recluse, St. Silhouan the Athonite and New the tools to cope with secular challenges and God’s Kingdom to mankind “in which Martyr Empress Alexandra Romanova, to yet remain true to the Faith by witnessing mercy and truth have met together; in the entire historical struggle between good and evil took place, the battle name a few) have also addressed the issue to it with their everyday actions. Fr. Tom righteousness and peace have kissed of family life and the upbringing of children. Kazich introduces this problem more each other” (Psalm 85:11). between truth and untruth, between life and death. Having this in mind, it is all the more broadly in his excellent article, “The Missing Christ’s Resurrection is not a joy The Path, The most mysterious question asked puzzling for some why so many Orthodox Child”, printed in February given of this world. The source of couples struggle to raise their children within 2012. that joy is God’s goodness and love; by every man, which a few thousand years earlier was asked by the Righteous an Orthodox Christian frame of values. So, how is it that, having the solid and it carries the seal of eternity. That Certain Orthodox sources seem to teachings of the Church as support, along joy’s existence and endurance is not Job, is: “If a man dies, shall he live again”? (Job 14:14) Before this eternal suggest strict segregation from the world, with a few random compilations from the dependent upon on the will and power and home-schooling as an ideal to aspire to. Holy Fathers about family life, that the of people, but rather on the almighty question the greatest minds of the world bow their heads in silence. But we As much as this sounds noble-minded and contemporary Orthodox parents feel lost and will and power of God. That is why the fool-proof, it is not necessarily the exclusive, complain of the lack of guidance in raising Savior has told His disciples that no one Christians know the meaning of our life, and have our hope – and our hope is in even authentic, interpretation of the teachings their families in the Faith? can take it away from them (cf. John of our Church. Additionally, contemporary It could be that for an average Orthodox 16:22). continued on p. 4 Orthodox families are more involved in person, weighed down by everyday errands modern society than our ancestors. It is and worries, such resources are not so therefore increasingly difficult to isolate our continued on p. 4

In this issue: Christian Ed. Meetings in Eastern Diocese, p. 3 • Our View, pps. 6-7 • Serbian Section, pps. 8-12 Pag e Two The Path of Orthodoxy May 2012

Letter to the Editor The Path of Orthodoxy The Official Publication of the Serbian Orthodox Church Over the weekend, I had the gift of time to read and contemplate The Path of in North and South America Orthodoxy. I especially appreciated “Our View” and its concise teaching on the last week of Christ’s earthly ministry. My wonderful husband recently converted to Editorial Staff Orthodoxy. This is his first Holy Week as an Orthodox Christian, and his journey is English Section Editors Serbian Editor being aided by “Our View.” Thank you! V. Rev. Rade Merick, Senior Editor V. Rev. Nedeljko Lunich In anticipation, Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen! 530 North Fourth Street 300 Stryker Ave Darleen Licina Tubbs Steubenville, OH 43952 Joliet, IL 60437 email:[email protected] Fax: 815-741-1883 email: [email protected] Rev. Milovan Katanic St. Vladimir’s Seminary Offers Serbian 65 South Keel Ridge Road Contributing Editor Hermitage, PA 16148 V. Rev. Thomas Kazich Phone:724-342-1198 P.O. 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On the second day of Theological Study at Home Christmas we read about the family’s flight into Egypt while on the third day of Pascha we hear of the famous journey to the village of Emmaus. I contrast The St. Stephen’s Course of Studies in Orthodox Theology offers a three-year this with the fact that churches worldwide are packed on both of these joyous directed reading program in Orthodox Theology for those interested in learning more holidays while on the ensuing days it would seem that there is some sort of about Orthodoxy in a systematic way. The program is offered under the auspices of flight taking place. I don’t know exactly where but apparently it’s away from the the Antiochian House of studies, and is open to both men and women, with the aim of church. providing the possibility for Orthodox theological studies to those who cannot attend a traditional theological school or seminary. There are a number of characteristics of this post Paschal period. Perhaps In addition to the theological program, it is possible to pursue three new distinctly the most noticeable are the bright vestments and the fact that we can’t seem to Orthodox specialization tracks: Youth Ministry, Musicology and Iconology. stop singing “Hristos Voskrese”. Yet, one detail that might go overlooked is the To learn more about this study program or to obtain applications, contact the St. liturgical use of the book of the Acts of the Apostles during the epistle reading Stephen’s Course of Studies by mail at 385 Ivy Lane, Bergenfield NJ 07621; by email on the Sundays after Pascha. There is a reoccurring image in most of these at [email protected]; or phone 201-569-0095. readings that we can’t help but notice. Namely, we hear things such as: “and believers were increasingly added to the Lord”(Thomas Sunday); “Now in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying...” (Myrrhbearing Sunday); “and a great number believed and turned to the Lord” (Samaritan Woman). Chakos new FOCUS Exec. Director Now, even though we have “great numbers” in church, particularly on the The Board of Directors of FOCUS North . Nick has been with International great holidays, one wonders if our joy resembles that of the early Christians we America announces appointment of Nicholas Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC) for 13 read about in the Bible? I know of many who exude pride in their Orthodox faith J. Chakos as the new Executive Director years, occupying positions such as Interim and Serbian heritage and customs. But is pride and joy the same? To have joy of FOCUS North America. FOCUS North Director of Development and as a member and, subsequently to rejoice in the faith implies a level of participation. In other America Chairman Charles Ajalat said, “The of the Executive Team. Prior to IOCC, words, we rejoice not only because we have discovered the wonderful news of Board of Directors is extremely blessed and Nick worked for Tanzanian Development the Gospels. Rather, our joy comes from an active life in the faith. To be proud excited to have found such a great leader Association, a division of the Orthodox is different. In the first place, pride has been a negative impulse throughout to take FOCUS North America to the next Church in Tanzania. Nick is an Adjunct Scriptures beginning with the first sin of Adam of Eve. The devil used it to lie to level.” Professor at the University of Pittsburgh man about God and as such it is a way that we lie to ourselves, to some degree Nick Chakos has over 15 years of Graduate School of Public and International or other. And so St. Paul tells us that if we are to boast about anything let us experience and demonstrated success in Affairs. Nick is passionate about domestic boast in the “cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, through which the world has been Orthodox non-profit leadership, fundraising, social action. crucified to me, and I to the world” (Gal. 6:14). strategic planning, and program development FOCUS North America is a nonprofit with Jaroslav Pelikan once wrote that the Bible is not only to comfort the and evaluation. He is both an Archon of the the mission to alleviate poverty by providing afflicted, at times it “afflicts the comfortable”. And so, the attitude of Christians Ecumenical Patriarchate and the recipient Food, Occupation, Clothing, Understanding described in these first days after Pascha, the new day, during our post-Paschal of the Miron Cross, the highest distinction and Shelter. Visit FOCUSNorthAmerica. liturgical readings poses the question: Just how real is our faith if we’re proud given by the Romanian Orthodox Church org for more information. of our Christian name but don’t make an effort to live according to it; if we don’t to civilians for outstanding social service to rejoice in the Lord? Or, just how comfortable are we in our faith? Let’s not forget that the Kingdom of Heaven doesn’t belong to the sleeping and lazy but is “taken by force” (Matt. 11:12). After all, to “boast in the cross of our Lord” New study reveals “five facts about the requires more than just a feeling of pleasurable satisfaction in it. We must also take it up, deny ourselves and follow Christ. Orthodox Church in the US” While there are those who cross the threshold of their churches only from The Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North and Central America time to time, on the more special occasions of life, we are reminded that every Research Coordinator Alexei Krindatch has released a new 40-page report titled “Five Sunday is the Lord’s Day and reason for us to rejoice and give glory to Him. Interesting Facts About Orthodox Church Geography and Demography in the United Nay, every day and every moment of our lives. Or, as the Apostle Paul says, States.” “Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice” (Phil. 4:4). The interesting report includes sections that survey Orthodox Church Membership in America, Orthodox Church Geography in America, Orthodox Church Attendance Fr. Milovan Katanic in America, Ethnic Culture in American Orthodox Churches, and Orthodox Monastic Communities in America. The survey is one of several that Mr. Krindatch has undertaken in the past few years. The study maybe downloaded in PDF format by visiting the link provided at the Assembly’s website: assemblyofbishops.org/files/news/FiveFacts.pdf May 2012 The Path of Orthodoxy Page Three

Christian Education Meetings held in the Eastern Diocese

Pittsburgh Deanery Educators Meet Additional clergy participating in the seminar . included Very Reverend Stavrophor Stevo With the Archpastoral Blessing of His Grace Bishop Dr. Rocknage and Reverend Father Milan Pajic. Mitrophan, the 24th Annual Pittsburgh Deanery Christian Education Written and oral reports of parish highlights Meeting was held on February 18, 2012. were presented by each of the parishes. The The Holy Resurrection Serbian Orthodox Church of Steubenville, written reports become part of a descriptive Ohio was the host parish. The Serbian Cultural Center in Weirton, booklet shared among all parishes and with other West Virginia was the site of the meeting. Deaneries. Episcopal Deputy Very Reverend Stavrophor Dragoljub Malich, Father Pajic referenced the forthcoming Dean Very Reverend Stavrophor Stevan Stepanov and host priest summer camp season at Shadeland. Father Very Reverend Stavrophor Rade Merick addressed the importance Rocknage spoke of the value of the forthcoming of the meeting. national gathering of Serbian Orthodox youths to Very Reverend take place in Boston. Stavrophor Michael Parish educators taking part in the meeting Simerick, priest of included Protinica Donna Merick, Juliann Taylor, the St. Nicholas Brian Hayden, David Silianoff, Carlos Garcia, Serbian Orthodox Rosemarie Marinkovich, Cynthia Marangos, Church in Johnstown, Melinda Rodgers, Lynn Busic, Margaret Zapor, Pennsylvania was the Clockwise from top: Fr. Dragoljub Malich, episcopal Paula Esapovich, and Millicent Hunchuck. designated speaker. deputy, gives a greeting at the annual Education meeting of The Pittsburgh Deanery includes the Father Simerick the Pittsburgh Deanery on February 18. Seen with him is Fr. Pennsylvania parishes located in Aliquippa, has extensive Dr. Rodney Torbic, Diocesan Education Director. Carmichaels, Johnstown, McKeesport, Midland, experience as a Bottom: His Grace Bishop Mitrophan and Fr. Dr. Rodney Monroeville, Pittsburgh and Youngwood. The parish priest. He Torbic are pictured with the clergy from the Southern Steubenville, Ohio parish and the mission parish served twenty years Deanery at their meeing on March 17th, 2012 in in Fairmont, West Virginia complete the Deanery. as a chaplain for the Jacksonville, FL. United States Navy Left: Fr. Michael Simerick, priest of St. Nicholas Church in and is seriously Southern Deanery Clergy Johnstown gave an inspiring talk at the Pittsburgh Deanery interested in Christian Confession and Christian education. meeting. Father Michael Education Meeting gave a strong, balanced and very well With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Dr. received presentation. He drew from the Mitrophan, the Fifth St. Petersburg Deanery Holy Scriptures and the Holy Fathers of Meeting on Christian Education was held at the Church to illustrate Christian education St. King Milutin Serbian Orthodox Church of from an Orthodox perspective. Jacksonville, Florida on March 17, The meeting The speaker emphasized the was held in conjunction with the St. Petersburg importance of participation in the liturgical Deanery Clergy Confession. life of the Church. He stressed the The St. Petersburg Deanery previously importance of sacramental participation. was a part of the Washington Deanery and has Father Simerick addressed the dangers shown much growth in recent years. In addition and responsibilities of being a Christian to significant activity in the individual parishes, educator. He stated directly: “We cannot the Deanery has held youth camps that are very be true Orthodox Christians unless we are well attended. worshipping God in His Holy Church.” The St. Petersburg Deanery consists of Father Michael’s presentation resulted parishes located in Atlanta, Georgia; Greensboro in an extended and healthy discussion. continued on p. 5

The Church: Our Heavenly Home

“For we know that if our earthly house, this tent, is Only 36% of parishes disagreed with this statement church; that is, until someone wants to get married, baptize destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made and 15% responded “neutral or unsure.” a baby or bury a loved one. Then the church has relevance! with hands, eternal in the heavens.” (2 Cor. 5:1). The nationwide average proportion of English used in But, in my honest opinion, especially based on my language of the liturgy is 73%. observations and reflections since retiring from active When I was growing up in a small industrial town The strength of ethnic identity (that is, the way ministry, the malaise in many parishes has to do with just outside of Pittsburgh, the size and participation of our Orthodox parishes view themselves) shows that dominance environment; an environment that is not always permeated local parish grew significantly through the 1950’s and 60’s of English language in most of US Orthodox jurisdictions with virtuous Christian behavior. to the degree that it was necessary to relocate and build does not mean that local Orthodox parishes abandon their The strength of the local parish does not come a much larger church and social facility. On occasions ethnic “roots” and heritage. by accident. The early church at Jerusalem had it; the when I go back to my home parish, it troubles me to see Now you may be asking yourselves, what does all this rebellious church at Corinth did not. The disciples met the numbers in church far below what they were back in have to do with Great Lent? in unity and in one accord. It’s not surprising to read the original small church. And this condition is not limited Well, when we look honestly at ourselves, about their experiences being described with such words to my home parish, but is repeated in many parishes individually and collectively, we discover that the forces of as “gladness, praising God and giving thanks.” They throughout America, especially in the geographical areas the world have gradually eroded the fidelity of our people were at peace with God, purity toward their fellow- where our immigrant parents and grandparents settled to the church, as we yield to the cares and self-centered Christians and a sense of wanting to lift up the faint of when they came to America. Now I realize there are spirit of the world. Fortunately, the church recognizes that heart and unbelievers. Most people do not want to be a sociological and economic factors that have contributed to we need Lenten periods for reflection and opportunities for part of a church that fosters or accepts unloving behavior. this decline but there is much more to the greater picture. renewal, if we are to free ourselves from the relentless grip If a church is to have harmony, its people must follow Recently the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox of worldly cares and regain the precepts that Christ wants certain steps. There must be efforts, as St. Paul instructed Bishops in America released a national census they us to embrace. Timothy (II, 2:2), to “Convince, rebuke, exhort, with all commissioned in 2010. The census reveals that individually and collectively longsuffering and teaching.” None of us are too old to It revealed that the total number of “adherents,” that we desperately need renewal. learn: to learn about Christ, about discipleship, about being is, the number of persons involved, however loosely, in Of course this renewal begins with us individually. a better Orthodox Christian. Now that doesn’t always the life of a local parish community in the United States How often do we pray? How is our quality of prayer? mean it’s pleasant; as an old saying goes: “It’s not what nationwide and for all jurisdictions, is 797,600. That’s a Do we know how to pray? How frequently do we attend you like that always does you good.” It’s like when I was far cry from the figure of 2 to 5 million that has been used Liturgy and participate in the sacraments? A healthy local 10 years old and ate a pound of my dads provolone cheese for years, to represent the number of Orthodox in America. church has dedicated praying and worshipping people who and became ill. He made me drink castor oil; it tasted Here in Stark County alone, the census indicated that regularly confess their sins and receive Holy Communion. terrible but it fixed me up. Some things cannot be sugar we have over 5000 “adherents.” How do we conduct ourselves in our church coated and some times truth is a bitter pill. Yet the more revealing statistic in this study shows community? Is it with humility, love and a desire to serve? The Church is here for something much more that the nationwide the number of parishioners of all Or is it with a sense of entitlement, such as we see when important than the perpetuation of ethnic culture or as jurisdictions, who participate in the life of a parish “on a people act like it is their church to do as they wish because an earthly monument to our ancestors. It is here to save regular basis” totals just 209,000. Which means, of the their parents or grandparents were founding members and souls, and if anyone thinks they can save their soul without 797,600 people who identify themselves as members of contributors? Or when dealing with someone of another the church they are foolish. Those of you who know me an Orthodox parish, only 26% participate in church life ethnic background, are they regarded as not as important have heard me say many times the words of St. Cyprian regularly! as those of the same heritage? of Carthage, “you can’t have God as your Father if you The last question in the parish survey asked about There are reasons behind what is evident in the don’t have the Church as your Mother.. . . he who gathers how they view their parish in terms of being or not being decline in number of those who participate regularly in the elsewhere than in the Church scatters the Church of “ethnically based” and how important “ethnic roots” are life of local parishes, especially in regard to the ultimate Christ…nor is there any other home to believers but the to them. life line of the Chalice of our Lord Jesus Christ’s life- one Church.” The results show that almost half - 49% - of all giving Body and Blood. The Church is our heavenly home, here on earth. US Orthodox parishes agreed with the statement “Our There are reasons why so many of our baptized people Being a real member requires a commitment, like parish has a strong ethnic heritage that we are trying to are “turned off” to the life of the church. Some of those marrying your girl/boy friend and not just living with preserve.” have to do with their lack of perceived importance of the continued on p. 5 Page Four The Path of Orthodoxy May 2012

Parenting in the Orthodox Family Today Gracanica

continued from p. 1 Today’s parents are stressed out, over- it? Often, in times of greatest distress and continued from p. 1 obvious or readily available, and that they do worked and anxious about doing the right insecurity, I have wished for a manual that reflected fondly on her experiences at not have access to proper interpretations of thing by their children. This concern often would just outright tell me how to be a good summer camp and how these memories Church writers in the modern context. These inspires them to “overdo it” in their parenting Orthodox mother who will raise her children impacted her later life. In 2007 Seja was would most directly be provided by the parish efforts, resorting to what has been labeled as to love God and His Holy Church. However, awarded Illinois’ Counselor of the Year priest. Also, certain Church writings might “helicopter parenting,” micro-managing their this great God’s gift of children does not and was the Runner-up Counselor of the seem to offer a lot of theory, but not much children’s existing activities and burdening come with ready care instructions. Year for the National Award. Presently, practical advice on how to meet existing them with an ever increasing list of new ones. Ultimately, the best advice I have ever Seja is a retired school counselor, challenges that parents face. Furthermore, one rising trend in child heard is that we should spend less time who still enjoys conducting Parenting Many younger parents belong to a rearing practices is to succumb to the fear- talking to our children about God, and more Presentations, Private Consultations, and generation that did not have the privilege mongering that parents are exposed to in time talking to God about our children, that Parent & Teacher Coaching Sessions. to grow up in a Christian home, and they the media and society at large. It consists is, praying to God for them. And by striving Please email her for her availability feel disconnected from the vast experience of creating an impression that our children to draw nearer to God, we can be sanctified in addressing your church groups or and traditions that such a life offers. These are constantly in danger of something, by God’s grace and our home made holy, communities at kathrynodell22@gmail. parents are now actively searching for a new whether it be germs, the traffic, unsafe along with the family living in it. com. set of values to impart to their children that playgrounds, swimming, tree-climbing, Popadija Aleksandra Petrovich Success stories from former Camper would arguably be deeper than the superficial bullying, pedophiles, kidnappers… As a Duluth, MN and Counselor, Protinica Ana Krosnjar adherence to societal rules of proper conduct. result we see fewer and fewer kids walking were also shared in the many roles she Seeing that quite a few Orthodox texts or biking to school, playing in the streets * These parenting experts are had played at our Diocese’s Summer and books are painfully disengaged from real with their friends and engaging in activities scrutinized in the thought-provoking book Camps. As she spoke of her experiences life, contemporary Orthodox parents often long considered the staples of a fun-filled Paranoid Parenting: Why Ignoring the many people in the audience were turn to secular parenting books in search childhood. Of course, there are some real Experts May Be Best for Your Child (Chicago nodding and smiling, because they had of answers to their child rearing dilemmas. threats out there, but they should be put into Review Press, c 2002.) by Dr. Frank Furedi, shared the same experiences, which was However, while there are plenty of “real perspective, and not blown out of proportion. British sociologist and professor at the a delight to see! Protinica concluded issues” addressed in them, few of these books As far as the Orthodox parents are University of Kent. He claims that child by asking all to stand who have gone even remotely reflect the values and goals of concerned, they do not have to feel pressured psychologists, pediatricians and other to camp as campers, counselors, or parenting the Orthodox would find relevant. to assume God’s role to protect their children child professionals inundate parents with workers, proving that once you are a So, what are these experts saying? It from all known and unknown threats. It their, often contradictory, advice based on camper in our Summer Camp Program, proves to be a tall order – 1) their advice to is an impossible task for a human. An momentary and ever-changing trends in you most likely come back to camp as a take charge of our children’s life, and 2) the Orthodox person understands that, after child development theories and nurturing counselor, worker, committee member, enormous responsibility thrown at parents doing one’s best to take care of one’s practices. For example, in a chapter entitled or an attendee at the Kick-off Luncheon! to be the omniscient, omnipotent enablers offspring, “practicing what we preach” to “Parents as Gods,” Dr. Furedi comments on The 2012 Camp Gracanica Kick- of their children’s happiness and success in our children and prayer with faith are what the perception that parent initiative shapes off Luncheon would not have been as this world. No mention, naturally, of giving truly supplements any shortcomings of faulty virtually every aspect of a child’s future successful without the many individuals our children over to God’s care and tending human actions. (what he calls parental determinism). By and businesses supporting this event. On to their souls rather than worrying about their As a mother of three, I will admit that contrast, in the chapter “Professional Power behalf of our hosts, the St. George Kolos worldly success and material needs alone. I have experienced my fair share of anxiety and the Erosion of Parental Authority,” we of East Chicago and Schererville, we After all, parents need a break, too, and relief and mistakes in raising my children. Will see how parental competence is actually not would like to thank all of the donors of from the pressure to break the code of perfect they remain Orthodox throughout their life, being validated amidst the constant barrage the silent auction items, and all those who parenting. Ironically, oftentimes this pressure will they preserve their virtues and values, of how-to’s of upbringing. Instead of being gave so much time and effort to making comes from the very people who advertise will they forget how to speak Serbian – all supported, parents are disempowered and the day a success. their intention to help.* [see note below] in an environment not conducive to any of professionals empowered. – A.P.

The Serbian Orthodox Church to her spiritual children at Pascha, 2012

continued from p. 1 become the members of Christ’s Church. family. Abortion, the greatest crime of this at Pascha 2012. the Resurrected Lord. “I am the resurrection Therefore, all of us through the power of the age, is spreading throughout our nation as Your prayerful intercessors before the Risen Lord: and the life; whoever believes in Me, even if faith given to us by God can say: “I can do a plaque. It is awful to even imagine that Archbishop of Pec, he dies, yet shall he live.” – said the Savior of all things through Christ who strengthens half of million unborn babies every year are Metropolitan of Belgrade-Karlovci and the world (John 11:25) me” (Philippians 4:13), always asking: what deprived of life, and thus have never seen the Serbian Patriarch IRINEJ It is written somewhere that man begins kind of member of Christ’s Church am I? Am light of the world. Husbands, have in mind Metropolitan of Zagreb and Ljubljana JOVAN to die the very day that he is born. But he I obedient to my Church which teaches me the words of the Lord: “You shall not murder, Metropolitan of and the Coastlands also begins to resurrect to eternal life when and my children towards goodness, chastity, and whoever murders will be in danger of the AMPHILOHIJE he receives Christ as his Savior and Lord, holiness and nobleness? judgment”. (Matthew 5:21) Metropolitan of Dabro-Bosna NIKOLAJ that is, when he begins to live life according By His resurrection Christ unites our On this great day of joy and life we Bishop of Sabac LAVRENTIJE to Christ. loved ones, both living and those departed greet our mothers, who with their love, Bishop of Zvornik-Tuzla VASILIJE So that we may live according to the in the Orthodox faith, with us. With Him day and night watchfully guard the cribs of Bishop of Srem VASILIJE Gospel, dear brothers and sisters, it is we know and feel that they are with us their children. We greet the sick, despised, Bishop of Banja Luka necessary to arm ourselves with the whole and we are with them connected with the humiliated and imprisoned; we greet all the Bishop of Budim LUKIJAN armor of God, to put on the breastplate of Bishop of Canada GEORGIJE unbreakable bonds of God’s eternal love. laborers and workers, travelers and those Bishop of NIKANOR righteousness (cf. Ephesians 6:13-14); but This great day, this holy day, this the who intend well; teachers and students; Bishop of New Gracanica – Midwestern America above all things to put on love, which is the day of the Resurrection of our Lord and we greet founders and donors, builders LONGIN bond of perfection (cf. Colossians 3:14). Savior Jesus Christ, through its meaning, and benefactors. We pray with faith and Bishop of Eastern America MITROPHAN “This I command to you” – said the its message and its teaching obligates all of hope for all those persecuted and driven Bishop of Zica CHRYSOSTOM sweet Christ – “that you love one another” us to safeguard and rightfully confess our from their homesteads, that the Lord may Bishop of Backa IRINEJ (John 15:17); “By this all will know that you Bishop of Great Britain and Scandinavia DOSITEJ Orthodox faith. Above all, it obligates us to wipe away their every tear (cf. Revelation Bishop of Bihac and Petrovac CHRYSOSTOM are My disciples, if you have love for one safeguard human dignity, in everyone, and 7:17). We offer our unceasing prayers to Bishop of Osijek and Baranja LUKIJAN another”, (John13:35); “Greater love has no in ourselves. For the Son of God took upon our Resurrected Christ for our brothers and Bishop of Central Europe CONSTANTINE one than this, that he lay down his life for his Himself the sins of the entire world, suffered sisters in and Metohija. We ask Bishop of Western Europe LUKA friends” (John 15:13); “As the Father loved and resurrected, to make all people children them to never give up in spirit and to remain Bishop of Timok JUSTIN Me, I also have loved you; abide in My love” of God (cf. Ephesians 1:5). faithful to their Orthodox faith on their and Bishop of Vranje PAHOMIJE (John 15:9). Bishop of Sumadija JOVAN This Feast Day requires that we live our our ancestral homestead. Bishop of Slavonia SAVA This is the kind of commandment Christ life in full awareness of our responsibility. Presenting to you, dear brothers and Bishop of Branicevo IGNATIJE has given us. No other law-giver, no other The duties that we are to accomplish – sisters, the meaning of the Holy Resurrection Bishop of Milesevo FILARET worldly wise man, could have brought more whether in the home, or field, or in a factory of Christ for all mankind, in fraternal love, Bishop of Dalmatia FOTIJE perfect and more salutary law: clear, simple, in front of a machine, as educators and we ask you to carefully and soberly discern Bishop of Budimlje and Niksic JOANIKIJE beneficial and all useful. This law is the basis teachers, as clergy and preachers of Truth, as the events and times in which we live. Let us Bishop of Zahumlje and Hercegovina GRIGORIJE for life, for where there is no love, hate, evil, Bishop of Valjevo MILUTIN statesmen and leaders of this nation, must be discern good from evil, the temporary from Bishop of Raska-Prizren TEODOSIJE vice, chaos, jealousy, malice, revenge, and done properly and responsibly. Always in the the eternal, the permanent from the transient. Bishop of Nis JOVAN the annihilation of life rule. name of God Who has indebted us to redeem We pray to our Resurrected Lord that Bishop of Western America MAXIM This law of Christ is attainable by all: the time of our life with love and sacrifice, we may experience His Resurrection as our Bishop of Gornji GERASIM learned and unlearned, rich and poor, healthy while being watchful that no one is brought own resurrection and as deliverance from Bishop of Australia and New Zealand IRINEJ and sick, powerful and weak, genius and to tears or becomes sorrowful because of every kind of spiritual and moral illness and Bishop of Krusevac DAVID uneducated, old and young. Retired Bishop of Zahumlje and Hercegovina us. Thanks to the Resurrected Lord, every temptation! ATANASIJE, By His glorious Resurrection the innocently shed tear of man is saved in the May the luminous rays of Christ’s Vicar Bishop of Hvostno ATANASIJE Savior at the same time has revealed the bosom of the God-Man. Resurrection illumine all of you in our Vicar Bishop of Jegar PORFIRIJE steadfastness and life-creating nature of Therefore, dear spiritual children, Homeland, those of you living abroad and all Vicar Bishop of Moravica ANTONIJE His Holy Church on earth, in which the lovingly safeguard the mystery of life people of good will. Vicar Bishop of Lipljan JOVAN Holy Spirit lives and works. She is a living established and sanctified by God Himself. “Do not be afraid, for I have overcome Vicar Bishop of Remezijan ANDREJ organism of God and our Savior, Who Do this for our tranquility and the reputation the world. I am the resurrection and the life, THE ARCHDIOCESE OF OCHRID personally manifests Himself in the Holy of our nation, for our children – our biggest everyone who believes in Me, even if he dies, Archbishop of Ochrid and Metropolitan of Skoplje Liturgy through the sacred Mystery of Holy treasure, for whom you live and work. Of shall live”, the Resurrected Lord tells us so JOVAN Communion, because the Holy Spirit guides course, do this without leaving out true that we may know. Bishop of Polos and Kumanovo JOAKIM and leads the Church, and not the spirit of faithfulness and mutual forgiveness. Bishop of Bregal and locum tenens of the Diocese of Christ is Risen! Bitolj MARKO this world. Respect and safeguard the sanctity Indeed He Is Risen! All of us who ar baptized and of Christian marriage, because it is the Vicar Bishop of Stobija DAVID enlightened by the Spirit of Truth have foundation of an uplifted, healthy and upright Given at the Serbian Patriarchate in Belgrade May 2012 The Path of Orthodoxy Page Five Christian Education Meetings in the Eastern Diocese continued from p.3 The St. Demetrious parishioners closely linked to the Church and their ethnic and Charlotte, North Carolina; and Florida provided a healthy Lenten luncheon for the heritage. parishes in Clearwater, Jacksonville, meeting attendees. The St. Demetrious Youth Father Majstorovic said the Church must North Miami, North Port, Orlando and St. Choir gladdened the hearts of everyone take responsibility to help teenagers address Petersburg. present with their wonderful singing. moral and spiritual values. He said clergy, Reverend Father Stanislav Kravljaca is His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrophan lay leaders and teachers must maintain high the parish priest of St. King Milutin Serbian demonstrated the continuing importance of spiritual credibility and moral values in the Orthodox Church in Jacksonville, Florida. Christian Education in the Eastern American eyes of teenagers. The Church must show Father Stephen Zaremba is the Dean of the Diocese by being present and actively Christian love, forgiveness, understanding St. Petersburg Deanery. participating at this meeting. His Grace and openness toward teenagers. In his very Clergy confession was held early on thanks Father Djordje and the parishioners well-developed talk, Father Majstorovic Saturday morning prior to the Hierarchical for their gracious hospitality. examined the role of the home and the Divine Liturgy. Father Rodney Torbic served From the beginning of His Episcopacy parish in the spiritual development of as the priest confessor. in the Eastern American Diocese, His Grace teenagers. Increased engagement of youth His Grace Bishop Mitrophan officiated has committed to the holding of Christian in the Church was advocated. An extended at the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy. Clergy Education Deanery meetings and has and very substantive discussion followed serving with His Grace included Very consistently been present to participate. the presentation. Reverend Stavrofor Jovan Todorovich, Very Very Reverend Stavrofor Janko Ralich, The Deanery meetings have continued to The Washington Deanery includes Reverend Stavrofor Dr. Rodney Torbic, Very Dean of the Cleveland Deanery, is pictured evolve as informative and important venues parishes in Portland, Maine; Boston, Reverend Stephen Zaremba, Very Reverend with His Grace Bishop Mitrophan at the for strengthening Christian Education in the Massachusetts; New York City; Paterson Svetozar Veselinovich, Very Reverend Cleveland Deanery's Education Meeting in Diocese. and Elizabeth, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Dragan Zaric and and Very Reverend Dr. March 2012. Lebanon and Steelton, Pennsylvania; and in Ioann Voloshchuic. Washington Deanery the Washington DC metro area. Father Kravljaca warmly welcomed The host parish priest at St. Demetrious Oral and written reports of Christian the attendees to the parish. Father Zaremba Church was the Very Reverend Djordje Meeting Education highlights were prepared and submitted by the parishes of the Deanery. emphasized the need for our youth to believe Mileusnic. Prota Djordje was very pleased With the blessing of His Grace Bishop Participants in the meeting in addition to in Christ and to attend the Divine services to have his parish host the meeting and was Dr. Mitrophan, the 24th annual Washington those mentioned were Prota Aleksandar of the Church. He said education classes are enthusiastic in accepting the responsibility. He Deanery Education Meeting took place on Vlajkovic, Reverend Father Vladislav not to be held during the time when Divine warmly welcomed the participants. March 10 at Holy Resurrection Serbian Radujkovic, Reverend Father Zoran services are held. His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrophan Orthodox Church in Lebanon, PA. and Popidija Vesna Radovic, Reverend Father Dragan Zaric of St. Sava Serbian appointed Rev. Father Aleksa Pavichevich The day began with the celebration of Father Milorad and Popadija Milena Orthodox Church, North Port, Florida gave to be the designated speaker for the meeting. the Hierarchical Divine Liturgy, followed Orlic, Reverend Father Nathan Preston, a well-developed presentation on Christian Father Pavichevich gave an extensive by the meeting. Host pastor Father Protodeacon Milan Medakovic, Joseph Education that included referencing the interactive presentation that addressed the Christopher Rocknage and Washington Rakalevich, Miroslav Frederick Pantelich, Bible, Holy Apostle Paul, St. Gregory the challenges facing Christian Education, Deanery Dean Very Reverend Stavrofor Nesh Pantelich, Anastasia Ilijin, and Predrag Theologian and Sts. Cyril and Methodius. Father Pavichevich’s talk included the Srboljub Jockovich warmly welcomed the Perich. Church school students Sarah and Father Zaric focused on the importance of importance of setting good goals for Christian participants and emphasized the importance David Radovic were also in attendance. love as essential in Christian education. Education. He said goals should be specific, of the meeting. Clergy and teachers from His Grace Bishop Dr. Mitrophan Reports were given of Christian measurable, timed, realistic and public. the Deanery were invited to attend and consistently schedules and participates in education efforts in the various parishes Father Aleksa had the seminar attendees do participate. the Deanery meetings. At this meeting he of the Deanery. The Winter Camp for the exercises to become familiar with the themes The V. Rev. Djokan Majstorovic gave stressed the need for teachers to be present Deanery was discussed. Bishop Mitrophan of his talk. The presentation stimulated the keynote talk for the day’s meeting. Prota and stated that holding a seminar for teachers spoke of the willingness of the Diocese to discussion and generated enthusiasm among Majstorovic is the Dean of St. Sava Serbian at Shadeland would be beneficial. His Grace be of help and of the value of cooperation the participants. Orthodox Cathedral in New York City and spoke of the potential value of having on- within the Deanery. The presentation of parish reports serves as President of the Serbian Orthodox line classes for Christian education. Additional clergy also participating followed Father Aleksa’s talk. The Clergy Brotherhood of North America. His Grace expressed appreciation in the meeting included Reverend Father submission of written and oral reports from Father Majstorovic is an experienced parish to Father Christopher Rocknage and the Ljubisa Brnjos, Reverend Father Miladin the parishes are a standard feature of the priest and is the father of a college age son parishioners of the Holy Resurrection of Blagojevic and Reverend Father Dragoslav Deanery meetings as they provide a written and teenage daughter. Christ Serbian Orthodox Church for the Kosic. Protinica Mirjana Todorovich also record of the state of education and provide Father Majstorovic spoke on the theme: wonderful hospitality demonstrated in was present for the meeting. for sharing throughout the Diocese. “How Can the Church Best Meet the Needs hosting the meeting. The Cleveland Deanery has expanded of Her Teenagers.” He said the Church’s 24th Annual Cleveland in size in recent years and includes Ohio mission is more difficult because of the All reports by V. Rev. Dr. Rodney Torbic Deanery Meeting parishes in Akron(2), Canton, Cincinnati, nature of our secular and pluralistic society. Diocesan Education Coordinator Cleveland(2), Columbus, Lorain(2), Many Serbian Orthodox families are not The Twenty-Fourth Annual Christian Norton, Warren and Youngstown(2). The Education Meeting of the Cleveland Deanery parish in Hermitage, Pennsylvania and the was scheduled by His Grace Bishop Dr. Lackawanna, New York parish are also part Kosovo Worried by Recent Flare-ups Mitrophan to be held at the St. Demetrious of the Deanery. Serbian Orthodox Church of Akron, Ohio. It Participants in the meeting in addition Belgrade, April 8 (BIRN)—Kosovo Serb parties and a senior cleric have expressed was held on March 24, 2012. to those mentioned included His Grace concern that widespread ethnic violence could return following a series of Serb-Albanian incidents. Very Reverend Stavrofor Janko Ralich Bishop Dr. Mitrophan, Archimandrite Leontije(Alavanja), Very Reverend Stavrofor The Serbian Independent Liberal Party, which is part of the Kosovo government, has is the Dean of the Cleveland Deanery. Prota expressed concern about the spate of recent incidents between Serbs and Albanians. Ralich has been a part of the Christian Dragan Filipovic, Very Reverend Dragomir Tuba, Very Reverend Dr. Zivojin Jakovjlevic, Father Sava Janjic, a monk from Visoki Decani monastery, in the west of Kosovo, also Deanery meetings since their very beginning. expressed concern over growing tension in the Serbian province which declared independence Protonamesnik Milovan Katanic, Reverend He greeted the participants and expressed in 2008. his appreciation to His Grace and to all who Father Isak Kisin, Reverend Father Dragan “The open hatred that is being manifested by some radical Albanians shows that we came. Goronjic and Reverend Deacon Ljubisa have not moved much forward since 2004,” Rev. Janjic said, referring to the widespread Father Janko Raljich said the Deanery Mitrovic. Additional participants included violence seen in March that year. meeting was very important and was held Mile Andjelkovich, Sister Anastasia A series of Serb-Albanian incidents occurred in the past days. for the love of God. He said the children are of Monastery Marcha, Popdijia Emily On Wednesday, two cars carrying members of a Serbian government delegation were our future. He thanked the parish for being Pavichevich, Donna Jovich, Paula Rager, stoned in Pristina close to the headquarters of the EU mission in Kosovo, EULEX. the host. Lynn Volovsky, and Sonja Hages. Meanwhile dozens of Kosovo Albanians and Serbs became involved in a fight in the Serbian enclave of Gracanica as a bus full of Albanian Pristina Football Club fans were returning from a match in Gjilan. The clash was blamed on Albanian hooligans [see separate story]. In other incidents, shots were fired at a Serbian Orthodox church in the village of Pecane The Church... near Recane and graffiti daubed on the walls of the monastery of Visoki Decani, reading continued from p.3 give ourselves to her and through her “KLA property”. them. Think of the analogy of a couple and to her Lord. It is through serving This referred to the Kosovo Liberation Army, the insurgent force that took on the Serbian in love. Anyone can say they are serious that God blesses us individually and authorities in the 1990s. The wall of a church in Strpce also had KLA graffiti daubed on it. by moving in with one another, but God collectively. When we accept and Kosovo last saw major unrest on March 17, 2004, when ethnic Albanians attacked requires a more solid commitment than discipline ourselves according to the Serb enclaves resulting in the deaths of 11 Albanians and eight Serbs. Some 730 houses that...marriage! Some say, “I have God in teachings of Christ and His Church, belonging to Kosovo Serbs, as well as 35 Orthodox churches, monasteries and other religious my heart, I don’t need to be in church.” then and only then will we see monuments were damaged. Yet 2000 years of Holy Tradition and improvement in the next census that Holy Scripture make it clear that it’s reflects the health of Orthodoxy locally Albanians and Serbs Brawl in Kosovo Enclave necessary to join ourselves to a local and throughout America. Pristina, April 4—Dozens of Kosovo Albanians and Serbs became involved in a fight assembly of God’s people. Sadly, those Let us heed the exhortation of in the Serb enclave of Gracanica on Wednesday after a bus of returning football fans halted who limit their exposure to the church St. Paul to the Galatians: “as we in traffic in the town. tend to focus on themselves, give little, have opportunity, let us do good to Kosovo Police said the incident started around 4:50 pm as a bus full of Albanian Pristina and consequently experience a drought all, especially to those who are of the Football Club fans was returning from a match in Gjilan. of spiritual blessings! The church is not household of faith.” The mayor of Gracanica, Bojan Stojanovic, told Balkan Insight that video footage a place where we look to see what she A sermon delivered by Fr. Joseph showed the incident occurred when Albanian hooligans from the bus attacked the local Serbs can do for us, although she offers us Cervo at St. George Serbian Orthodox on the street at the time. the jewel of eternal life. Rather, we are Church in Canton, Ohio on March 21. He said that one Kosovo Serb, an official from the municipality, was injured. He said called to respond sacrificially to her; to two people were arrested. Stojanovic condemned the violence and called for restraint. P age Six The Path of Orthodoxy May 2012

Our View Our View Our view Our View The Youth Pages of The Path of Orthodoxy, May 2012 The Meaning and Importance of Ascension Celebrated 40 days after the Resurrection of our Lord – Pascha

n the Feast of God and the repentance and Jesus completed His earthly mission of bringing salva- the Ascension, forgiveness of sins in His name tion to all people and physically was lifted up from this the Orthodox O Church does to all nations, beginning with world into heaven. The meaning and the fullness of Christ’s not merely commemorate Jerusalem. Then He led them Resurrection is given in the Ascension. Having completed an historical event in the life out of Jerusalem toward Beth- His mission in this world as the Savior, He returned to the of Christ. On this day, the any to the Mount of Olives. He Father in heaven Who sent Him into the world. In ascend- Church celebrates Christ’s lifted up His hands and blessed ing to the Father, He raises earth to heaven with Him! physical departure from the them. As His Disciples were Before He ascended into heaven, Jesus told His fol- world and His glorification looking on, He was lifted up - or lowers to remain in Jerusalem because in a few days they with God the Father. “ascended” - and a cloud took would be baptized with the Holy Spirit (see Acts 1:1-12 For forty days after Him out of sight. While they and Luke 24:13-53). Christ ascends to heaven and sends His Resurrection, Jesus were looking up, two angels the Holy Spirit to the world. The Spirit comes to reconcile remained on earth. Filled in white robes appeared and and reunite the world with God. Christ’s Body is in heaven with the glory and honor of said to them: “Why are you and His Spirit is here on earth. Ascension is also a sign of His Divinity, He appeared men from Galilee standing here the coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost. to His Disciples at various looking into the sky? Jesus, The Symbol of Faith - the Nicene Creed - which times and places. By eating Who has been taken up from summarizes the important doctrines and teachings of the and drinking with His fol- you into heaven, this same Je- Church contains these words: “And ascended into heaven, lowers and conversing with and sits at the right hand of the Father.” them about the Kingdom of The importance and meaning of this God, Jesus assured them Troparion (Tone 4) feast is that Jesus glorified our fallen that He was truly alive in and sinful humanity when He returned O Christ God, You have ascended in Glory, His risen and glorified Body. to the Father. In Jesus, Who is perfect Granting joy to Your disciples by the promise (The glorification of Jesus God and perfect man, man is reunited of the Holy Spirit. refers to His Crucifixion, with God. At His birth, Jesus took on our Through the blessing they were assured Resurrection, and Ascen- human nature. Through His Ascension That You are the Son of God, sion into heaven. When we He deified this human nature by taking The Redeemer of the world! speak of Christ’s glorified His Body to heaven and giving it a place Body, we refer to Its honor, of honor at the right hand of the Father. splendor, majesty and visible radiance - it gave off rays of sus will come back Kontakion (Tone 6) With Christ, man’s nature also ascends. bright light!) in the same manner When You did fulfill the dispensation for our Through Christ, man becomes a “par- The time span of forty days is used symbolically in as you saw Him go sake, taker of divine nature” (II Peter 1:4). the Holy Scriptures and by the Church to indicate that an there.” And unite earth to Heaven: When Christ became man, He took up appropriate amount of time has passed for “completeness”. The Ascension You did ascend in glory, O Christ our God, human nature and we share our human [The rains of the great flood lasted for forty days. Christ is, therefore, a sign Not being parted from those who love You, nature with Him. It is through Christ, prayed in the wilderness for forty days. We fast for forty and symbol of the But remaining with them and crying: Who is perfect God and perfect man, days to prepare before the feasts of the Nativity and the Second Coming. I am with you and no one will be against you. that we “partake of divine nature.” When Resurrection (Pascha). Christ will return we say that Christ is sitting at the right Ascension falls on the fortieth day after the Resurrec- to the earth in the hand of the Father, we mean that man tion. On this day, Jesus appeared to His Disciples and gave same manner as He left it. When the risen Lord returns has been restored to communion with God because Christ them His last commandment - to preach the Kingdom of again in glory, God’s will for mankind will be fulfilled. gives His humanity - which He shares with us - a perma- nent place of honor in heaven. Christ honors us by putting us close to the Father. We celebrate the Ascension with the same great joy the Apostles had when they were promised that the Holy Spirit would come to bear witness to the presence of Christ Questions and Answers about the Ascension in the Church. Ascension Day is joyful, not only because Christ is glorified, but also because we are glorified with Q: When is Ascension celebrated? Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I Him. We are joyful because He goes to “prepare a place” A: Ascension is always on a Thursday, exactly forty will send him unto you. And when he is come, he will for us and because He is forever present before the Father days after Pascha, just like it occurred in the Scrip- reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of to intercede for us. tures. The Jewish (and Orthodox) way of reckoning judgment: Of sin, because they believe not on me; Of This article is reprinted with some minor editing from days is to count the first and last days. So, Pascha is righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see Orthodox Family Life. the first day, and Ascension& Thursday, in the 6th week me no more; Of judgment, because the prince of this after Pascha, is the Fortieth day. Aworld is judged.” (John 16:7-11) In the same way, Christ was in the tomb three What Christ has done for human flesh and our souls days, although not even one and a half days in terms is impossible to understand, but the church, with sweet of hours.Q Good Friday, the first day, He was buried in melody, meditates with fervor and thanksgiving and pre- the late afternoon. The second day, Saturday, His body cise theology in her services. lay in the tomb the entire day, then at some point in “O Christ, having taken upon thy shoulders the very early hours of the third day, He rose from the our nature, which had gone astray, thou didst dead. ascend and bring it unto God the Father” Q: What significance does the event of the Ascen- (Matins canon for the Ascension, Ode 7) sion of Jesus Christ have for the Christian? We should “Having raised our nature, which was dead- understand why we celebrate any feast, and its inner ened by sin, Thou didst bring it unto Thine meaning. own Father, O Savior” (ibid.) A: Christ ascended to Heaven as man and as “Unto Him Who by His descent destroyed the God. Once he became a man, being at the same time, adversary, and Who by His ascent raised up as always, perfect God, he never put off His manhood, man, give praise O ye priests, and supremely but deified it, and made it and us capable of appre- exalt Him, O ye people, unto all the ages.” hending heavenly things. (Matins canon for the Ascension, Ode 8) The Ascension is a prophecy of things to come for Since the disciples were “filled with great those who love God and believe in Him in an Orthodox joy”, we who are Orthodox in belief and way of manner. Those who believe and live according to this life should naturally be this way also, and should belief will be in the heavens, in the flesh, with Him, hasten to the temple. There we can meditate just as He now abides in the Heavens in the flesh. Our upon the magnificent truths and promises in the flesh and souls will be saved, because Christ made ascension by listening carefully to the divinely human flesh capable of deification. inspired theology, sung in sweet melody. If we We also call to mind the promise of the Holy Spirit, pray with care, and expectation, having valued since Christ mentions this promise He had made divine worship above our worldly cares, surely before to them, and its advent is tied to His ascension God will enlighten us and noetically teach us the thusly: “Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedi- true meaning of Christ’s Ascension. ent for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the May 2012 The Path of Orthodoxy Page Seven

Prayer of the Holy Spirit Heavenly King, Comforter, the Spirit of Truth, everywherepresent and filling all things, Treasury of blessings and Giver of life: come and abide in us, cleanse us from every impurity and save our souls, O Good One. Feast of Holy Pentecost The Feast of Holy Since the Jewish Feast of Pente- Pentecost is celebrated cost was a great pilgrimage feast, many each year on the fiftieth day people from throughout the Roman after the Great and Holy Feast Empire were gathered in Jerusalem on of Pascha (Easter) and ten days after this day. When the people in Jerusalem the Feast of the Ascension of Christ. heard the sound, they came together The Feast is always celebrated on a and heard their own languages being Sunday. spoken by the Apostles (Acts 2:5-6). The Feast commemorates the de- The people were amazed, knowing that scent of the Holy Spirit upon the Apos- some of those speaking were Galileans, tles on the day of Pentecost, a feast of and not men who would normally speak Icon of the Feast the Jewish tradition. It also celebrates many different languages. They won- the establishment of the Church through dered what this meant, and some even The icon of the Feast of Pen- teaching authority given to them by the preaching of the Apostles and the thought the Apostles were drunk (Acts tecost is known as “The Descent of Christ. baptism of the thousands who on that 2:7-13). the Holy Spirit”. It is an icon of bold In the center of the icon below day believed in the Gospel message Peter, hearing these remarks, colors of red and gold signifying that the Apostles, a royal figure is seen of salvation through Jesus Christ. The stood up and addressed the crowd. He this is a great event. The move- against a dark background. This is a Feast is also seen as the culmination of preached to the people regarding the ment of the icon is from the top to symbolic figure, Cosmos, represent- the revelation of the Holy Trinity. Old Testament prophecies about the the bottom. At the top of the icon is ing the people of the world living in coming of the Holy Spirit. He spoke a semicircle with rays coming from darkness and sin, and involved in Biblical Story about Jesus Christ and His death and it. The rays are pointing toward the pagan worship. However, the figure The story of Pentecost is found in glorious Resurrection. Great conviction Apostles, and the tongues of fire are carries in his hands a cloth contain- the book of The Acts of the Apostles. fell upon the people, and they asked seen descending upon each one of ing scrolls which represent the teach- In Chapter two we are told that the the Apostles, “What shall we do?” Peter them signifying the descent of the ing of the Apostles. The tradition of Apostles of our Lord were gathered to- said to them, “Repent, and let every Holy Spirit. the Church holds that the Apostles gether in one place. Suddenly, a sound one of you be baptized in the name of The building in the background carried the message of the Gospel to came from heaven like a rushing wind, Jesus Christ for the remission of sins; of the icon represents the upper all parts of the world. filling the entire house where they were and you shall receive the gift of the room where the Disciples of Christ In the icon of Pentecost we sitting. Then, tongues of fire appeared, Holy Spirit” (Acts 2:38-39). gathered after the Ascension. The see the fulfillment of the promise of and one sat upon each one of Apostles. The Bible records that on that day Apostles are shown seated in a the Holy Spirit, sent down upon the They were all filled with the Holy Spirit about three thousand were baptized. semicircle which shows the unity of Apostles who will teach the nations and began to speak in other languages Following, the book of Acts states that the Church. Included in the group and baptize them in the name of as directed by the Spirit (Acts 2:1-4). the newly baptized continued daily to of the Apostles is Saint Paul, who, the Holy Trinity. Here we see that This miraculous event occurred hear the teaching of the Apostles, as though not present with the others the Church is brought together and on the Jewish Feast of Pentecost, the early Christians met together for on the day of Pentecost, became an sustained in unity through the pres- celebrated by the Jews on the fiftieth fellowship, the breaking of bread, and Apostle of the Church and the great- ence and work of the Holy Spirit, that day after the Passover as the culmina- for prayer. Many wonderful signs and est missionary. Also included are the the Spirit guides the Church in the tion of the Feast of Weeks (Exodus miracles were done four Evangelists—Matthew, Mark, missionary endeavor throughout the 34:22; Deuteronomy 16:10). The Feast through the Luke, and John—holding books of world, and that the Spirit nurtures the of Weeks began on the third day after Apostles, the Gospel, while the other Apostles Body of Christ, the Church, in truth the Passover with the presentation of and the Lord are holding scrolls that represent the and love. the first harvest sheaves to God, and it added to the concluded on Pentecost with the offer- Church daily ing of two loaves of unleavened bread, those who Orthodox Christian celebration representing the first products of the were being harvest (Leviticus 23:17-20; Deuter- saved (Acts of the Feast of Pentecost onomy 16:9-10). 2:42-47).

This great Feast of the Church is Numbers 11:16-17, 24-29; Joel 2:23- celebrated with the Divine Liturgy of 32; Ezekiel 36:24-28. At the Orthros Saint John Chrysostom on the Sunday (Matins): John 20:19-23. At the Pente- Questions and Answers that is the fiftieth day after the celebra- cost Sunday Divine Liturgy: Acts 2:1-11; tion of Pascha. The Liturgy is conducted John 7:37-52, 8:12. At the Divine Lit- about Pentecost on the day of the Feast, and is pre- urgy on the Monday of the Holy Spirit: Q: Why is the feast of Pentecost called ‘Pentecost”? What Jewish feast was occurring ceded the evening before by a Great Ephesians 5:8-19; Matthew 18:10-20. at the same time? Explain some of the implications of the juxtaposition of the Jewish feast Vespers service and on the morning of and the Giving of the Holy Spirit to the church. the Feast by the Matins service. On the Troparion (Tone 8) A: The giving of the Holy Spirit occurred fifty days after the resurrection. In Greek day of the Feast a Vespers service is & Blessed are You, O Christ “Pentekoste” means “Fiftieth Day”. This was also during the Jewish feast called “Pente- conducted that includes the kneeling cost”, which celebrated the giving of theA law. Only through the Holy Spirit may we actually our God, who made fisher- prayers. These prayers mark the begin- fulfill the law. The Holy Spirit reveals the law to our hearts. ning of the practice of kneeling during man all-wise, by sending down Q: How is the Holy Spirit given? Can He be lost? How? the Liturgy at the time when the holy upon them the Holy Spirit, and A:Q Chrismation confers the gift of the Holy Spirit upon the newly baptized Christian. It gifts of bread and wine are consecrated through them, drawing all the is the clear teaching of the church that the Holy Spirit can be lost because of unrepentant as the body and blood of Christ. The world into Your net. O Loving sin. Why else would the Prophet David, in his repentant psalm (50) which he prayed after practice of kneeling has been suspend- One, glory be to You. he realized the full weight of his guilt for the murder of Urias, the husband of Bathsheba, ed during the Paschal season. On the whom he had committed adultery with say: “Cast me not away from Thy presence, and Monday following the Feast, the Divine Kontakion (Tone 8) take not Thy Holy Spirit from me “? Liturgy is conducted in commemoration “The Spirit does not take up His abode in someone’s life through a physical approach; of the All-holy and Life-creating and All- When the Most High came down and confounded tongues how could a corporeal being approach the Bodiless one? Instead, the Spirit comes to us powerful Spirit, Who is God, and One when we withdraw ourselves from evil passions, which have crept into the soul through of men at Babel, He divided the of the Trinity, and of one honor and one its friendship with the flesh, alienating us from a close relationship with God. Only when a essence and one glory with the Father nations. When He dispensed man has been cleansed from the shame of his evil, and has returned to his natural beauty, and the Son (From the Synaxarion of the tongues of fire, He called all and the original form of the Royal Image has been restored in him, is it possible for him to the Feast). to unity, and with one voice we approach the Paraclete. Then, like the sun, He will show you in Himself the image of the Scripture readings for the Feast are glorify the Most Holy Spirit. invisible, and with purified eyes you will see in this blessed image the unspeakable beauty the following: At the Saturday Vespers: of its prototype.” St. Basil the Great, On the Holy Spirit. OOurur V Viewiew Our View Our View Our View is the official publication of The Serbian Orthodox Youth Ministry Committee and is a regular feature of The Path of Orthodoxy. Comments can be directed to the committee via e-mail at: [email protected]. Page Eight The Path of Orthodoxy May 2012

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СРПСКА ПРАВОСЛАВНА ЦРКВА СВОЈОЈ ДУХОВНОЈ ДЕЦИ О ВАСКРСУ 2012. ГОДИНЕ †ИРИНЕЈ ПО МИЛОСТИ БОЖИЈОЈ ПРАВОСЛАВНИ АРХИЕПИСКОП ПЕЋКИ, МИТРОПОЛИТ БЕОГРАДСКО-КАРЛОВАЧКИ И ПАТРИЈАРХ СРПСКИ, СА СВИМ АРХИЈЕРЕЈИМА СРПСКЕ ПРАВОСЛАВНЕ ЦРКВЕ – СВЕШТЕНСТВУ, МОНАШТВУ И СВИМА СИНОВИМА И КЋЕРИМА НАШЕ СВЕТЕ ЦРКВЕ: БЛАГОДАТ, МИЛОСТ И МИР ОД БОГА ОЦА, И ГОСПОДА НАШЕГА ИСУСА ХРИСТА, И ДУХА СВЕТОГА, УЗ РАДОСНИ ВАСКРШЊИ ПОЗДРАВ ВЕЧНЕ ИСТИНЕ, НАДЕ И ЉУБАВИ: ХРИСТОС ВАСКРСЕ! Ово је дан који створи Господ, обрадујмо се и узвеселимо се у њему! Дочек Патријарха Ириенја у Торонту, Patriarch Irinej is welcomed in Toronto (Пс 117,24)

Васкрсење Христа и Спаситеља нашег је, браћо и сестре Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј у канонској посети и сва наша духовна децо широм васељене, „Празник над празницима, и Славље над слављима“ – Чудо над свим Канадској Епархији чудима и Дар над свим даровима, који је Свемогући Бог, у Својој неизмерној милости и љубави, даровао роду људском. Његова Светост Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј, допутовао је у Епархијског савета, у пријатној атмосфери, упознали најдражег У овом Дару се налазе сви дарови; у овом Благослову сви четвртак, 19. априла, у поподневним часовима у Торонто, чиме госта са својим најновијим остварењима... благослови – како овде на земљи, тако и на небесима (ср. Еф је почела његова прва канонска посета Српској православној Планирана су богослужења и сусрети у манастиру 1,3). епархији канадској. Преображењу, Торонту, Хамилтону, Киченеру и Ватерлоу, Васељена је озарена лучом светлости Божје истине, а Његову Светсот дочекало је на торонтском аеродрому градовима са великом српском популацијом. човечанство је испуњено великом радошћу, као највећим стотињак верника предвођених свештенством Онтарија, на челу о. Милош Пурић благом коју нам са неба шаље Божје Провиђење. са Преосвештеним владиком Георгијем, као и представници (Summary: His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Irinej was welcomed Оно што су древни пророци и Богом надахнути људи конзулата Републике Србије из Торонта. at the Toronto airport by hundred of faithful led by the priests of Ontario пре много хиљада година пророковали, и изабраном народу У седишту Епархије канадске, манастиру Светог and by His Grace Bishop Georgije, as well as representatives of the Божјем саопштили, догодило се јавно, величанствено и Преображења, у Милтону, надомак Торонта, након доксологије Consulate of Republic Serbia in Toronto. славно пред лицем многобројних сведока и очевидаца (ср. 1. у капели Света Три Јерарха, коју је служио синђел Василије Bishop Georgije greeted His Holiness at the Diocesan Center Кор 15,4–8). (Гавриловић), настојатељ манастира, Његову Светост поздравио at the Holy Transfiguration Monastery in Milton, Ontario, following „Васкрсни, Господе, суди земљи!“ (Пс 82,8) – записао је Епископ канадски. Пожелевши му добродошлицу замолио га је the Doxology at the Holy Three Hierarchs Chapel. Wishing him a је Пророк Божји; а ми, ево после толико векова, певамо ту да благослови благословом Светог Саве свештенство, монаштво warm welcome he asked the Patriarch to bestow the blessings of St. исту песму, знајући да се она управо односи на Христово и верни народ Епархије канадске. После топлих поздравних речи Sava upon the clergy, monastics and faithful people of the Diocese of Васкрсење. епископа Георгија, Патријарх српски је призвао благослов на Canada…The Patriarch gave his blessings upon all present, thanking Васкрсење потврђује да је човек створен за вечност, за све присутне, захваливши на љубави и добродошлици која му them for their love and warm welcome: I thank the Lord that we will бесмртност, а не за пролазност. је указана. ‘’Благодарим Господу што ћемо у овом Пасхалном during these Paschal days serve Divine Liturgies in the churches of the Свети Апостоли, видевши Његов празан гроб, Васкршњем периоду у храмовима Епархије канадске наредних Diocese of Canada. We are one people, here and there, even though посведочили су својим животом оно што су чули, видели дана заједно служити свете Литургије. Ми смо један народ, и овде we are physically separated, we are spiritually together and one…, said и рукама својим опипали (ср. 1. Јн 1,1), радосно и и тамо, иако смо физички одвојени, духовно смо заједно и једно, the Patriarch. неустрашиво објављујући Христово Васкрсење људима и само тако, уз помоћ Господњу и Светог Саве, превладаћемо After the Doxology dinner was served, at which time the greetings Јерусалима и Палестине (ср. Дап 4,20). И они су, са Женама проблеме које имамо и тамо и овде’’, рекао је Патријарх. were exchanged again and the Bishop, clergy and the members of the Мироносицама, били први весници да је Спаситељ света, После доксологије, у манастирском конаку послужена Diocesan Council spent a time in a pleasant and friendly talk with His Својом голготском жртвом и Својим славним васкрсењем, је вечера на којој су владика Георгије, свештеници и чланови Holiness…). отворио роду људском врата Царства Божјег „у којем се милост и истина сретоше, а правда и мир пољубише“ (Пс 85,11). Васкрсење Христово није радост дата од овога света. Патријарх српски Г. Извор те радости је у доброти и љубави Божјој; и она носи Иринеј на прослави 25. печат вечности. Њено постојање и њено трајање не зависи од воље и власти људи, већ од свемогуће воље и силе Божје. година Источника Стога је Спаситељ и рекао ученицима Својим да ову радост нико неће узети од њих (ср. Јн 16,22). Његова Светост Патријарх српски Г. Својим славним васкрсењем Спаситељ нам је даровао Иринеј служио је на Источни петак свету живот вечни (ср. Рим 6,23) и радост вечнога живота, јер је архијерејску Литургију у манастиру Светог „Христос устао из мртвих, те постаде првенац оних који су Преображења, седишту Епархије канадске, уз умрли“ (1. Кор 15,20) – радост, јер је жртва за наше спасење саслужење домаћина, Епископа канадског Г. принета на Крсту, и ми смо на слободу позвани (ср. Гал Георгија, Епископа британско-скандинавског Г. 5,13); радост, јер смо Пречистом Крвљу Спаситеља нашег Доситеја, целокупног свештенства и монаштва очишћени од прародитељског греха (ср. 1. Јн 1,7); радост, јер Источноканадског намесништва Епархије кроз Васкрслог Христа улазимо, руковођени Духом Светим, канадске. „у радост Господара својега“ (Мт 25,21). На овај начин, у препуној цркви, пред преко Васкрсењем Христовим извршила се тајна искупљења 400 верника, уз појање епархијског хора ‘’Кир рода људског од греха и смрти. Ова нова Пасха Господња Стефан Србин’’, почела је целодневна прослава Његова Светост Патријарх Иринеј на светој Литургији у манастиру Св. открива нам истину да смо прешли из смрти у живот (ср. Јн Славе ‘’Источника’’, листа и издавачке куће Преображења у Милтону-Торонто, Канада 5,24); и да Христос остаје са нама у све дане до свршетка Епархије канадске који обележава 25 година His Holiness Patriarch Irinej at Holy Liturgy in the Transfiguration Monastery in века (ср. Мт 28,20). постојања. Milton-Toronto, Canada ‘’Лепота православне вере огледа се у лепоти Кад знамо да је Господ са нама и у нама, треба Њему и живописаном манастирском храму, са вашим лицима која зраче православних богослужења, прелепим црквама и да се обратимо, Њему своју тугу и муку да исповедимо. Он побожношћу уподобљавајући се ликовима на овим фрескама, ви манастирима са живописима и људима који својим животима ће нас утешити, ојачати и кроз овоземаљски живот водити. сте на путу да будете достојни потомци ваших предака, да Господ сведоче такву веру. Све ово, уверили смо се данас, имате и ви Чувајмо тај Божји дар у себи и пазимо, децо наша духовна, благослови вас и ваше потомство’’, рекао је Патријарх српски овде у Епархији канадској. Благослов почива на вама јер сте да Господа не увредимо каквим грехом. Иринеј у својој беседи у цркви. сачували веру ваших предака: уз саслужење оволиког броја continued on p. 12 После свете Литургије одржан је у манастирском конаку свештеника и анђеоско појање овога хора у овом предивном, continued on p. 12 May 2012 The Path of Orthodoxy Page Nine Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј у Киченеру-Ватерлоу

Након службе у манастиру Св. Преображења, седишту уверио сам се да сте ви Епархије канадске, на Источни петак, затим у Хамилтону, чврсти у вери и јединствени, најстаријој српској колонији у Онтарију, и у највећем српском храму окупљени око своје Цркве. у Канади, у Мисисаги, Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј обишао је у Молим вас да наставите тим понедељак, 23. априла, парохије у Ватерлоу и Киченеру. путем јединства, а то ћете Посета овом региону, који, према последњем попису постићи само ако стојите и становништва у Канади, има процентуално највише српског даље уз своје свештенство живља, започета је доксологијом у цркви Св. Ђорђа у Ватерлоу. и уз свог Епископа са којим Иако је било поподне и радно време још у току, Патријарха сте толико тога постигли.’’, Иринеја, надлежног епископа Георгија и епископа Доситеја поручио је Патријарх српски дочекали су око 150 верника ове парохије предвођени својим окупљеном стаду. парохом, протојерејем мр Гораном Гојковићем и председником Из храма се прешло Управног одбора Неђом Крајишником. у црквену салу где је У свега петнаестак километара удаљеном храму Свете изведен богат културно- Тројице у Киченеру, Патријарха српског је на Акатисту Светом уметнички програм у Јовану Шангајском који се у овој богомољи служи сваког којем су учествовале понедељка навече, дочекала препуна црква верника, њих око младе генерације Срба. хиљаду. На Акатисту је одговарао хор Свети Роман Мелод, а поред Одушевили су играчи Патријарха, двојице епископа и двојице пароха при овој цркви, фолклорне групе ‘’Стеван протојереја-ставрофора Васе Пејовића и протонамесника Милана Синђелић’’, нарочито у Патријарх Иринеј служи Акатист у храму Свете Тројице у Киченеру Јовановића, служили су још шест свештеника Епархије канадске изведби Гламачког кола, а Patriarch Irinej serves the Akathist in the Holy Trinity Church in Kitchener из околних места: Мисисаге, Хамилтона, Лондона, Ватерлоу и највећи аплауз поред чланова дечјег хора добиле су младе девојке the invitation particularly during these days of Pascha services when he Нијагаре. из певачке групе ‘’Божури’’. could witness in the most beautiful manner the number and commitment По завршеном Акатисту, старешина храма, протонамесник о. Милош Пурић the Serbian faithful of Canada have towards their Canadian Diocese. Милан Јовановић поздравио је најдражег госта и замолио га да (Извор: Епархија канадска) -Do not every forget that, which in most cases, you were forced благослови присутни народ. Пријатно изненађен посетом храму (Summary: On Monday, April 23, 2012 His Holiness Patriarch Irinej to leave your hearts in the Homeland, meant also a call to mission. у радни дан и ганут топлим пријемом, Његова Светост је најпре visited the parishes in waterloo and Kitchener, Ontario… According Here you witness the Orthodox faith and your adherence to the Church захвалио свом домаћину, Епископу канадском, што га је позвао the last census, the region has the highest percentage of Serbian of St. Sava. This is all too often forgotten and we have shown foreign у посету управо у време васкрсних богослужења, када је на population. Upon arrival to Waterloo, the Doxology was held in St. lands a face that is not worthy neither to the godless, much less to the најлепши начин могао да се увери у бројност и оданост Цркви george Church. About 150 faithful attended. The parish priest Rev. Christians. In these few days I have been convinced that you are firm in српских верника у Епархији канадској. Goran Gojkovic and Parish Board President Nedjo Krajisnik welcomed your faith, unified around your Church. I beseech you to continue on this ‘’Немојте никада зборавити да је то што сте, у већини His Holiness Patriarch Irinej, Bishop Georgije and Bishop Dositej… The path of unity, and you will be able to achieve this only if you remain with случајева, били приморани да напустите своја огњишта у next stop was Holy Trinity Parish in Kitchener where about thousand your clergy and your Bishop with whom you have achieved so much -, Отаџбини, значило и позив на послање. Ви овде сведочите веру people lead by parish priests Rev. Vasa Pejovic and Rev. Milan said the Patriarch to the gathered flock. православну и своју припадност Светосавској цркви. Врло често Jovanovic greeted His Holiness patriarch, Bishop Georgije and Bishop A musical-cultural program was performed in honor of His Holiness се то заборављало и туђем свету смо показивали лице које није Dositej. The Akathist to St. John of Shanghai was served… In His the Patriarch). достојно ни незнабожаца а камоли хришћана. У ово мало дана address His Holiness thanked first of all his host, Bishop of Canada, for

Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј служио у Хамилтону Настављајући канонску посету Епархији канадској Његова Светост Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј служио је свету архијерејску Литургију у суботу, 21. априла, у храму Св. Николе у Хамилтону, на Бартон улици, заједно са својим домаћином епископом канадским Г. Георгијем, епископом британско-скандинавским Г. Доситејем, 11 свештеника и два ђакона Епархије канадске. На Литургији је одговарао хор цркве Св. Николе а служби је присуствовало око 200 верника из Хамилтона. У поздравној беседи Патријарх српски је заблагодарио Господу што се овде, на примеру ове парохије, која је до усвајања заједничког Пастирско обраћање Патријарха српског Г. Иринеја у Устава СПЦ у С. и Ј. Америци Саборном храму Срба Светитеља у Мисисаги припадала Новограчаничкој Pastoral homily of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej in the митрополији, на најлепши начин показало да је болни раскол успешно Cathedral of the Serbian Saints in Mississauga Патријарх Иринеј у храму Св. Николе у Хамилтону превладан. ‘’Живот у љубави и слози Patriarch Irinej in St. Nicholas Church in Hamilton и јесте живот Цркве, а то се овде Саборовање За Памћење осећа у вашим сусретањима и богослужењима и јако добро види (Summary: The canonical visit to the Diocese of Canada of His у Мисисаги по плодовима вашег рада’’, рекао је Патријарх. Holiness Patriarch Irinej continued on Saturday, April 21 at St. Nicholas Епископ канадски, као потврду Патријархових речи и пример Serbian Orthodox Church in Hamilton, Barton Street, together with host Највећа српска црква у Канади, саборни храм Срба љубави и разумевања, навео је и то што су парохијани ове hierarch, Bishop Georgije, Bishop Dositej of Britain/Scandinavia, eleven светитеља у Мисисаги, западном делу Торонта, била је црквено-школске општине били успешни домаћини епархијске priests and two deacons. The St. Nicholas Choir sang the responses премала да у недељу, 22. априла, под своје сводове прими све скупштине 2011. године, те домаћини Недеље Православља, када and some 200 faithful attended the morning service. српске вернике који су дошли да поздраве свог духовног оца, су се у овом храму окупили представници свих православних In his homily the Serbian Patriarch thanked the Lord that here, Његову Светост Патријарха српског Г. Иринеја. цркава у Канади. the example of this parish, which up until the acceptance of the joint Канонска посета поглавара Српске православне цркве Хамилтонска ЦШО Св. Николаја међу најстаријима је у Constitution of the Serbian Orthodox Church in North and South Епархији канадској, према очекивањима, имала је своју Канади (формирана је 1913. године). Са црквеном поделом 1963. America, belonged to the New Gracanica Metropolitanate, shows that кулминацију у недељној служби у Мисисаги, када је освештан године, од једне настале су две црквене заједнице са истим the painful schism in our church has been overcome. Life in love and и нови живопис у храму, рад протомајстора Драгана Марунића називом. Ова на улици Бартон одвојила се од Патријаршије, док unity is the life of the Church, and it is felt here in your encounters with и његових помоћника: Драгана Станковића и Немање је црква на улици Неш остала уз Патријаршију. Стогодишњицу one another, your services and is seen in the fruit of your works, said Марунића. свог постојања обе црквене општине дочекаће уједињене под the Patriarch… Било је то саборовање за памћење, скуп на којем је омофором Епископа канадског. Bishop Georgije confirmed the words of His Holiness and stated служило шест православних архијереја. Поред Патријарха Похваљујући рад парохијана, Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј that this Parish hosted the Annual Diocesan Assembly in 2011, and was српског и домаћина, Епископа канадског Георгија, уручио је Орден Светог Саве трећег степена сестри Миланки a host Parish to the Sunday of Orthodoxy… служили су: Митрополит Сотириос, архиепископ Грчке Зарић, почасној председници локалног Кола сестара, којим је, The St. Nicholas parish is the oldest parish in Canada. It was митрополије торонтске и егзарх целе Канаде; Архиепископ на предлог надлежног архијереја, владике Георгија, одликована organized 1913. God willing both parishes will jointly observed this mile Јов, администратор Московске патријаршије у Канади; одлуком Светог архијерејског синода за пола века своје жртве и stone in 2013. Архиепископ Натанијел из Румунске америчке епархије љубави за Светосавску цркву. His Holiness presented the Order of St. Sava to Milanka Zaric, (Америчке православне цркве); и Епископ Српске православне о. Милош Пурић honorary president of the Kolo Sestara…). епархије британско-скандинавске Доситеј. Саслуживала су 22 свештеника Српске, Руске и Грчке цркве, уз одговарање хора цркве Срба Светитеља. Visit us online at Видно ганут и бројем верника и њиховим изразима www.serborth.org поштовања и љубави, Патријарх српски је у очинској поруци continued on p. 12 • Read the newest issue of the Path • News and Upcoming Events • Standing Committees updates! P age Ten The Path of Orthodoxy Maj 2012 РЕЗОЛУЦИЈА ГОДИШЊЕ СКУПШТИНE СРПСКЕ ПРАВОСЛАВНЕ ЕПАРХИЈЕ НОВОГРАЧАНИЧКО-СРЕДЊЕЗАПАДНОАМЕРИЧКЕ, 30-31 март 2012. Ми-свештенство и делегати парохија и црквеношколских општина Српске православне епархије Зачећа Пророка и Претече Јована. Као следбеници Васкрслога, ми треба да бранимо не право Новограчаничко-средњезападноамеричке, под духовним вођством нашег дијецезана Његовог „избора“ него право живота. Преосвештенства Епископа Лонгина, сабрани на Годишњој скупштини епархије у манастиру Нова Исто тако, не можемо мирно и равнодушно посматрати плански дозирану конфузију у Грачаница на Трећем Језеру, Илиној 30. и 31. Марта 2012. године, донели смо и усвојили следећу погледу улоге пола и рода у Божијем домостроју спасења. Као хришћани ми исповедамо да нас резолуцију : је Бог створио као мушко и женско и то са тачно назначеним разликама и са одређеним циљем. 1. Изражавамо нашу оданост и верност свој пуноћи Српске православне цркве под омофором Православна црква је одувек гледала на дар људске сексуалности као на интегрални део Богом Његове Светости Патријарха српског ИРИНЕЈА, потврђујући наше духовно и канонско јединство с благословене брачне заједнице. Сексуалност као средство извршења Божије заповести о рађању Мајком Црквом, благодарећи Богу на дару јединства које се, Божијом милошћу, богато излило на и множењу, приводи нас, у Богом и љубављу освећеном браку, све ближе Богу, јер као брачници Српску православну цркву у Северној и Јужној Америци. постајемо Божији сарадници у тајни живота и тајни љубави, имајући истовремено, управо кроз 2. Наглашавамо нашу непоколебиву веру у освештану стварност да је Црква, пре свега, евхаристијску димензију Свете тајне брака, огромну одговорност за међусобно спасење. Све мистично Тело Христово, а да смо сви ми удови тога тела. Остајемо привржени искреним напорима учесталији напади доминантне суб-културе западнога света на инситуцију брака, па самим тим у правцу јачања евхаристијског јединства са сваким крштеним чланом наше Свете цркве, сведочећи и породице, а управо ова земља у томе предњачи, угрожавају нашу децу, као и наше потомство да нас само учешће у заједници Тела и Крви Христове чини истинским и стварнним члановима уопште, јер промовисањем неодговорног упражњавања људске сексуалности као и све јачим Цркве Његове. Ревносно и искрено подсећамо све Србе православне вере на овим просторима притисцима у правцу легализовања тзв. хомосексуалних и лезбијских „бракова“ ствара се потпуно да се чланство у Цркви живи и доказује једино учествовањем у Светотајинском животу Цркве. изопачена слика о улогама рода и пола у људском друштву. Светотајинска привилегија у Цркви је увек изнад свих „гласачких права“. Наша верност Светоме 6. Као Православни Хришћани и као грађани Америке, чврсто верујемо да су људске слободе Писму, Светоме предању, Светим канонима и Литургијском животу Цркве је јасно изражена и Богом дароване, а не да су дате од власти овога света. Једно од основних права које имамо, на уоквирена Црквеним уставом као и Заједничким уредбама и правилима Српске православне цркве у основу припадности Америци, јесте и право слободног испољавања вере, а што је загарантовано Северној и Јужној Америци. Првим амандманом. Рекавши ово не можемо а да не будемо збуњени и обеспокојени чињеницом да 3. Изражавамо наше жаљење и неспокој због чињенице да једна мала група православних Срба је баш то право недавно доживело да буде озбиљно угрожено и то од стране извршне власти ове упорно истрајава у својим настојањима да међу нама опет завлада подела, јер тужбом против нашег земље, када је законски формулисана обавеза да и оне медицинске установе које су у власништву надлежног Архијереја Преосвећеног Владике Лонгина доводе у питање одлуке Светог архијерејског верских заједница плаћају извесне врсте медицинских услуга и препарата, а што је против учења и сабора и све пуноће наше Српске православне цркве. Молимо се свемогућем Господу да просветли веровања верских заједница које су власници и финансијери поменутих медицинских установа. њихове умове и омекша њихова срца, е да би и они, заједно са свима нама, осетили истинску радост 7. Ходећи, као хришћани, крстоносним путем, и то нарочито у овим великопосним данима, заједништва. молимо се и за сву незнану страдајућу браћу и сестре- Православне, као и остале, хришћане у 4. И дање смо забринути поводом нестабилне политичке ситуације у јужној српској покрајини Египту, као и у другим државама са већинском популацијом исламске вероисповести. Позивамо – Косову и Метохији. Наша епархија, као и све наше епархије власти Сједињених на овоме континенту, непоколебиво и у потпуности подржава Америчких Држава да став Светог архијерејског сабора Српске православне цркве на делу докажу своју да је самопрокламована независност тзв. „Републике Косово“ оданост принципима противправна у светлу међународног права и резолуција демократије и Уједињених нација, и да је као таква – нелегална. људских слобода, 5. Са не малим болом и великом бригом подижемо наш глас као и декларативну против нарастајуће моралне декаденције америчког друштва. спремност да се за Наш Господ и Спаситељ нас је све благословио исконском и та права и слободе благословеном културом живота. Сусрет и тихи дијалог нерођеног, заузму и у другим а живог, Господа Исуса Христа и , исто тако, нерођеног, а деловима света, и живог, Пророка и Претече Јована, уоквирен радосним целивом узму у заштиту све и суретом Дјеве Марије и Јелисавете, као што је описано у Првој оне који су прогоњени глави Јеванђеља по Луки, јасно нас и недвосмислено учи о томе и који страдају када заправо настаје живот! Све то, на прелеп начин, описује и само зато јер су химногграфија како о празнику Благовести, тако и о празнику хришћани који живе у државама са изразито анти-хришћанским стремљењима. У манастиру Нова Грачаница, Годишња скупштинa 31.марта 2012. Епархије НГСЗА Delegates and clergy gather to hear reports at the Annual Assembly of the New Gracanica Midwest Diocese Годишња скупштина Епархије новограчаничко- средњезападноамеричке одржана је у петак 30. и суботу 31. марта 2011. године, у манастиру Новој Грачаниви у Трећем Језеру, Илиноис. Исповест свештенства Епархије новограчаничко- У петак ујутро служена је Пређеосвећена Литургија, а после свете Литургије одржан је састанак свештенства са средњезападноамеричке епископом Лонгином. На састанку је говорио грчки свештеник ­У петак, 30. марта 2012. Касмос Халекакис, парох храма Светог Димитрија у Либертивилу. обављена је исповест свештенства После састанка и предавања одржана је исповест свештенства. Епархије новограчаничко- Исповедник је био високопреподобни архимандрит Леонтије средњезападноамеричке, у (Алавања), игуман манастира Св. Марка у Лорејн, Охајо. манастиру Новој Грачаници у Регистрација делегата извршена је у 4 сата после подне, Трећем језеру, Илиноис. Свету да би затим сви учествовали на Акатисту Пресветој Богородици. архијерејску Пређеосвећену После Акатиста послужена је вечера. Скупштина је отворио Литургију служио је Његово молитвом и благословом Његово Преосвештенство епископ Преосвештенство епископ Лонгин Лонгин у 7 сати увече. Затим је Скупштина текла по предложеном а саслуживали су архијерејски и прихваћеном дневном реду. Скупштини је пердседавао Његово намесници и архимандрит Преосвештенство епископ Лонгин. Леонтије (Алавања). Исповедници У првом делу скупштине поднели су извештаје Његово су били архимандрит Леонтије Преосвештенство епископ Лонгин, о стању у Епархији, а затим (Алавања), старешина манастира секретар и благајник. По свим извештајима вођена је дискусија. Светог Марка у Лорејну, Охајо и Морамо похвалити секретара, благајника и епаријског рачуновођу архимандрит Тома (Казић), игуман – бук-кипера, за одлично вођење епархијских административних и манастира Нове Грачанице у финансијских послова. Извештај Његовог Преосвештенства је био Трећем Језеру, Илиноис. После исцрпан и детаљан. Сви су поздравили Његово Преосвештенство свете Литургије и послужења уз захвалност за његов пожртвован архипастирски рад. одржан је семинар свештенства. У другом делу настављени су извештаји Просветног одбора, Предавач на семинару био је Омладинског одбора, Кола сестара, Одбора за камп и Надзорног о. Космас Халекакис, парох одбора. грчке цркве Св. Димитрија у Резолуцију је саставио и прочитао протојереј др Милош Либертивилу, Илиноис. Отац Весин. Резолуција је прихваћена и бурно поздрављена од свих Космас је говорио о теми присутних делегата. У наставку доносимо Резолуцију у целини на исповести и покајања, о суштини српском и енглеском језику (енглеска секција). и начину исповести. Он је у кратким цртама сликовито приказао New Gracanica Monastery. His Grace Bishop Longin officiated at На карју је разрешена стара управа Епархијског савета и извесне потешкоће, када је у питању искрена исповест и Holy Presanctified Liturgy, assisted by the Deans od the Diocesan изабрана нова. покајање. Предавање је одлично прихваћено од свих слушаоца, Deaneries and Archmandrite Leontije (Alavanja) of the St. Mark о. Н. Л. да би се у наставку развила дискусија. На постављена питања Monastery in Lorain, Ohio. The confessors were Archmandrite (Summary: The Annual Assembly of the New Gracanica овај млади грчки православни свештеник зналачки је одговарао Leontije and Archmandrite Tom (Kazich) of the New Gracanica Midwestern Diocese was held March 30-31, 2012 at the New Gracanica и наводио примере из свог свештенопастирског искуства. Monastery. Following Holy Liturgy luncheon was served, to be th Monastery. On Friday, March 30 His Grace Bishop Longin served the После предавања служен је акатист Пресветој followed by a clergy seminar. The speaker for the seminar was Fr. Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts, assisted by the Deans of the Diocesan Богородици. Служили су протојереји-ставрофори Милош Весин Cosmas Halekakis, parish priest of the St. Demetrius Greek Orthodox Deaneries. A Clergy conference was held with the key speaker Casmos и Драган Велеушић а остали свештеници су одговарали за Church in Libertyville, Illinois. Fr. Cosmas spoke on the theme of Halekakis. After the conference, the clergy took confession. The певницом. После Акатиста послужена је вечера, а у наставку confession and penance. His presentation was well received by all Confessor was Archmandrite Leontije (Alavanja). отворена је годишња скупштина Епархије новограчаничко- the present. Following seminar the Akhatist to the Holy Theotokos Registration of the delegates was held at 4 P.M. followed by средњезападноамеричке на којој су узели учешћа свештеници и was served, by Fr. Milos Vesin and Fr. Dragan Veleusich. After the Akathist to the Theotokos. Assembly opened with the prayer and делегати црквеношколских општина. Akhatist lenten supper was served, followed by the Annual Assembly blessing of His Grace Bishop Longin at 7 P.M. Reports were given by (Summary: On Friday, March 30, 2012 confession of the of the New Gracanica Midwestern Diocese). His Grace Bishop Longin, the Diocesan Executive Board, and other clergy of the New Gracanica Midwestern Diocese was held in Diocesan bodies. New Diocesan Council was elected). Maj 2012 The Path of Orthodoxy Page Eleven

Сестринство ‘’Света Анастасија’’ при ставропигијалном манастиру Св. Саве у Либертивилу

Српско сестринско удружење при манастиру Светог Саве организовано је под управом блаженоупокојеног митрополита Христофора, у децембру 2009. године, са циљем да помогне манастиру Светог Саве и води програм у летњем манастирском кампу. На заседању Светог архијерејског сабора у мају 2011. године манастир Светог Саве је уздигнут у Ставропигијалну духовну институцију под управом Његове Светости Патријарха српског Иринеја. Његова Светост Патријарх Иринеј се састао са Управним одбором сестринског удружења у децембру 2011. године и сугерирао sustain the St. Sava Monastery church and St. Sava је да се сестринска организација именује camp program. At the Annual Assembly of Bishops у Жене Мироносице ‘’Мајка Анастасија’’ convention held in May of 2011, the St. Sava Ставропигијалног манастира Св. Саве. Monastery was elevated to a Stavropigial institution, Жене Мироносице ‘’Мајка Анастасија’’ directly under the supervision of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej. Његово Преосвештенство епископ Митрофан са свештенством, His Grace Bishop Mitrophan имају 90 чланица у Америци и Канади. Све His Holiness Patriarch Irinej met with members with participating clergy православне мајке и сестре које желе да помогну манастир Св. Саве у Либертивилу могу се of the Executive Board of the Women’s Auxiliary учланити, било да користе форму која се налази on December 6, 2011. He blessed the work of the Исповест свештенства Епархије на вебсајту СПЦ у Северној и Јужној Америци, Auxiliary and suggested that the organization rename или пак да ступе у везу са председницом itself as the Myrrhbearing women of the Stavropigial источноамеричке сестринске организације, сестром Џојен St. Sava Monastery – Mother Anastasija. Војновић, преко канцеларије манастира Светог Currently the membership consists of С благословом Епископа је форум за питања и одговоре у вези Саве, телефон 847 362-2440. Чланарина је $25.00 approximately 90 women residing throughout the источноамеричког Г. Митрофана одржана свештенопастирске службе и духовног стања годишње. Као једина организација која се брине United States and Canada. All Orthodox women је исповест свештенства Епархије у парохијама. Свештеници су дискутовали по о манастиру и дечјем летњем кампу у манастиру who would like to support the St. Sava Monastery источноамеричке за Кливеландско, разним питањима, а Пресовећени Владика Светог Саве, желимо добродошлицу свима are encouraged to join the organization by getting Питсбуршко и Вашингтонско намесништво, у одговарао је на питања од виталног значаја да би сачували наслеђе које нам је оставио in touch with the President JoAnn Vojnovich, via среду 21. марта 2012. године, у храму Свете за свештеничку службу. Измена мишљења блаженоупокојени владика Мардарије и сви наши Monastery office 847 362-2440. The membership fee Тројице у Питсбургу, Пенсилванија. Исповедник и извесна упутства корисно ће послужити преци који су имали визију да се створи српски is $25.00. As the only women’s organization devoted је био прота Растко Трбуховић. свештенству у парохијама. духовни центар за будуће српске генерације. to helping the monastery and camp program, we Његово Преосвештенство епископ (Извор: Епархија источноамеричка) (Summary: The Serbian Women’s Auxiliary of welcome you to join and to continue the legacy left Митрофан служио је свету архијерејску (Summary: With the blessing of His Grace St. Sava Monastery, with the approval and under by +Bishop Mardarije and all of our ancestors who Литургију уз саслужење архијерјских Bishop Mitrophan clergy confession of the the direction of His Eminence of blessed memory envisioned the need for a spiritual center for all future намесника, поменутих намесништва, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Washington Deaneries + Metropolitan Christopher, was established in Serbian generations). и архимандрита Леонтија (Алавање), was held on Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Holy December of 2009, with the purpose of helping to настојатеља манастира Светог Марка Trinity Church in Pittsburgh, PA. Confessor was Fr. у Лорејну, Охајо. У проповеди Епископ Rastko Trbuhovich. Митрофан је подсетио свештеника да ће нас His Grace Bishop Mitrophan celebrated Holy Христос препознати по крсту који носимо. Hierarchical Liturgy assisted by the Deans of the Исповест свештенства Епархије канадске Христос је понео свој крст. Није тражио други Deaneries and archmandrite Leontije of St. Mark У среду пете недеље него је носио свој, те смо и ми дужни да носимо Monastery. His Grace delivered a homily. великог Поста када наша свој крст. Luncheon was prepared by the Kolo Sisters. Црква слави успомену После свете Литургије сестре из Following luncheon a discussion ensued regarding на Свете мученике Кола сестара припремиле су ручак. После clergy pastoral work). ручка Његово Преосвештенство отворио Агапија, Плисија и друге пострадале с њима, Његово Преосвештенство епископ канадски Г. Георгије служио је свету архијерејску Литургију Пређеосвећених Парохија Светог дарова у манастирском Георгија домаћин храму у Милтону, уз салсужење протојереја великопосног Милојка Димитрића, пароха богослужења лондонског, синђела Василија, настојатеља Конфеернција свештенства, Clergy conference Шерервил, Индијана - На манастира, и ђакона навечерје Лазареве Суботе, Стефана Икономовског и Дамјана Радојчића. у петак 6-ог априла, парохија Повод за Литургијско сабрање била је исповест свештенства архијерејског намесништва светог великомученика Георгија источно-канадског. Пре почетка свете Литургије свештенство се исповедило код исповедника у Шерервилу, Индијана, била протојереја-ставрофора Михајла Додера и протојереја-ставрофора Василија Томића. је домаћин великопосног Након свете Литургије у манастирској сали одржан је братски састанак свештенства са својим богослужења чикашког Епископом на коме је разговарано о припреми и организацији најављене канонске посете Његове намесништва. Са благословом Светости Патријарха српског Г. Иринеја Канадској епархији. У току разговора епископ Георгије је Његовог Преосвештенства Г. свим свештеницима уручио нове свештеничке одежде како би приликом доласка нешег Патријарха Лонгина, епископа новограчаничко- и заједничког служења са њим, али и у будуће, све велике и значајне догађаје и празнике, славили средњезападноамеричког, свету Литургију Пређеосвећених Дарова служио је протојереј Саво торженствено и благољепно. Босанац. Одговарали су хор Владика Стефан Ластавица и Дечији хор парохије, а за певницом су Потом је уследио посни манастирски ручак након чега су се сви братски целивали и опростили. певали присутни свештеници предвођени протојерејем Др. Милошем Весином. (Извор: Епархија канадска) Прота Сава је произнео веома поучну и садржајну беседу, складно повезујући живу (Summary: The confession of the clergy of the Canadian Diocese, Deanery of Eastern Canada, Јеванђелску реч са савременим токовима живота. Велики број верника, нарочито деце, примио је was held on Wednesday, March 28, 2012. His Grace Bishop Georgije served Holy Hierarchical Liturgy of свету тајну Причешћа. По свршетку службе, прота Добривоје се захвалио свештенству, хоровима, Presanctified Gifts, assisted by V. Rev. Milojko Dimitric, syngelos Vasilije and Deacons Stefan Ikonomovski појцима и верном народу, а нарочито Владици Лонгину. and Damjan Radojicic. У црквеној сали послужена је веома укусна посна вечера. Присутне је најпре поздравио брат After Holy Liturgy clergy conference was held at the Monastery facilities. One of the themes of Рајко Вукас, председник Управног одбора, а затим је прота Добривоје представио Епископа Лонгина discussion was canonical visit of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej to the Canadian Diocese. His Grace Bishop који је кратко поздравио и благословио верне. Владика је посебно похвалио дечији хор који је дивно Georgije distributed to the clergy complete set of the uniform vestments for the important church services. одговарао Lenten dinner followed the conference). на Светој Литургији. Окрепљени ОБЈАВА молитвом Високопречасни прота-ставрофор Марко $10.00; за Европу и Аустралију $20.00. Новац и трпезом Тодоровић недавно је објавио своје књижевно треба послати унапред на адресу проте Марка: љубави, верни дело ‘’Стопама Светога Саве у Туђини’’. Ове V. Rev. Marko Todorovich народ је поучне теолошко-филозофске теме и проповеди 14500 West Glendale Drive отишао својим наишле су на одличан пријем код нашег New Berlin, WI 53151 USA домовима, верујућег српског народа. Прота Марко добио Одмах по пријему новца за поштарину настављајући је много позива у вези потражње ове књиге, те књига ће бити достављена поручиоцу. благословени овом приликом обавештава све заинтересоване Нека Вам ових неколико мојих књижевних ход ка који желе да поседују ову књигу, да књигу неће забележака послужи за духовно усавршавање празном гробу наплаћивати, већ само да се плати поштарина и упознавање са извесним моментима у нашем Христовом. слања књиге, с обзиром да је штампање књиге српском црквеном и националном животу. Слава Христу платила велика добротворка, кума проте Марка, Искрено, Ваш, распетоме и а свој рад на овом књижевном делу поклања Протојереј-ставрофор Марко Тодоровић Васкрсломе! српском народу. Парох храма Св. Николе, Поштарина за Америку је $5.00; за Канаду Кадахи, Вискансин P age Twelve The Path of Orthodoxy Maj 2012

СРПСКА ПРАВОСЛАВНА ЦРКВА Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј на прослави 25. година СВОЈОЈ ДУХОВНОЈ ДЕЦИ О ВАСКРСУ 2012. ГОДИНЕ Источника continued from p. 8 пројављује у Светој Литургији кроз Свету тајну continued from p. 8 (Summary: His Holiness Serbian Patriarch Из љубави према Њему, не допустимо да Причешћа, јер Црквом управља и руководи Дух свечани славски ручак. Кумови славе били су Irinej celebrated Holy Liturgy in the Transfiguration нас упрљају наши греси. Кад нас непријатељ Свети, а не дух овога света. Јован и Роса Рњак из Брамптона. Monastery in Milton, Canada, on Eastern Friday, нападне, попут Апостола Петра, завапимо: Сви ми крштени и просвећени Духом Истине Прослава 25 година ‘’Источника’’ April 20, 2012. He was assisted by His Grace „Господе, спаси ме!“ (Мт 14,30). постали смо чланови Цркве Христове. обележена је духовном академијом у згради Bishop Georgije of Canada, His Grace Bishop Разуме се, у животу ћемо доживети многе Зато, сваки од нас силом вере дане нам од Библиотеке и Музеја Еапрхије у оквиру Dositej of Britain-Scandinavia Diocese, and the невоље, неправде и жалости. Али знајмо да Бога, може да каже: „Све могу у Христу, Који ми манастирског конака. О значају и раду clergy of the Canadian Eastern Deanery….In Господ – уколико смо са Њим – и највећу жалост моћ даје“ (Фил. 4,13), непрестано питајући: какав ‘’Источника’’ говорили су главни и одговорни his homily His Holiness expressed joy seeing претвара у радост, јер је рекао Својим ученицима сам ја члан Цркве Христове? Да ли сам послушан уредник листа протојереј-ставрофор Љубомир great accomplishments in the Serbian Diocese и Апостолима: „У свету ћете имати жалост; али својој Цркви која ме учи добру, честитости, Рајић и др Давор Миличевић. Промовисано of Canada. He called on the faithful to follow in не бојте се, Ја сам победио свет“ (Јн 16,33). светости и племенитости; учи и мене и децу је и ново издање које је ‘’Источник’’ објавио у the footsteps of their predecessors, keep the Богочовек је и сâм за живота доживео моју? сарадњи са ‘’Српском књижевном задругом’’, faith, culture and language… The Diocesan choir много жалости, патњи и страдања. На Велики Својим Васкрсењем Христос сједињује с Одабране песме светог Григорија Богослова. Kir Stefan Srbin sang at Holy Liturgy. After Holy петак десио се највећи и најстрашнији обрачун нама наше миле и драге, живе и преминуле у Програм академије обогатиле су и гошће – Liturgy a luncheon was served at the Monastery у свеопштој историјској борби између добра и Православној вери. Њиме знамо и осећамо да су сценске уметнице из Београда – Рада Ђуричин facilities. The 25th Anniversary of the Diocesan зла, између истине и неистине, између живота и они са нама и ми са њима спојени нераскидивим и Вјера Мујовић које су извеле одломак publishing house Istocnik was observed. Kumovi смрти. везама у вечној љубави Божјој. представе ‘’Човек човеку’’. for the occasion were Jovan and Rosa Rnjak Најтајанственије питање које поставља сваки Овај велики дан, свети дан, дан Васкрсења На крају се Његовој Светости на части from Brampton. At the academy which followed a човек, а које је још пре неколико хиљада година Господа нашега Исуса Христа, својим значењем, и жртви захвалио Епископ канадски, а у luncheon the Editors of the publication Istocnik, V. поставио Праведни Јов, гласи: „Кад умре човек, својом поруком и поуком обавезује све нас да завршној речи Патријарх Иринеј је још једном Rev. Ljubomir Rajic and Dr. Davor Milicevic, made хоће ли оживети?” (Јов 14,14). Пред овим вечним своју веру православну чувамо и правилно је нагласио значај писане речи на српском језику a presentation on the work of the Istocnik. The well питањем и највећи умови света сагињу главе исповедамо. Обавезује нас да изнад свега – у и мисије коју успешно врши ‘’Источник’’. known Serbian drama actresses Rada Djuricin and и ћуте. А ми Хришћани знамо смисао нашег сваком човеку, и у себи самима – чувамо људско Поводом ‘’Источникове’’ славе, уручена су Vjera Mujovic took a part in the program. живота, и имамо нашу наду – а наша нада је у достојанство. Јер је Син Божји узео на Себе и признања: архијерејске грамате књижевнику His Grace Bishop Longin thanked His Васкрслом Господу. „Ја сам васкрсење и живот; грехе свега света, пострадао и васкрсао, да би Радовану Гајићу, Миломиру Главчићу и Holiness for the honor he has done to the који верује у Мене ако и умре живеће“ – рекао је све људе учинио синовима Божјим (ср. Еф 1,5). глумцима Димитрију и Ани Пробић. Патријарх Canadian Diocese by his visit and blessings. Спаситељ света (Јн 11,25). Овај Празник нам налаже да свој живот српски лично је уручио орден Светог Саве His Holiness praised the Istocnik for preserving Негде је записано да човек почиње да умире проводимо у пуном осећању одговорности. добротворки Драгани Вујасиновић-Хартог из and propagating Orthodox faith. истог дана када се и роди. Али почиње да истога Дужности које обављамо – било да смо у Торонта. Episcopal gramatas were given to Radovan Gajic, дана васкрсава за живот вечни када прима дому, у пољу, у фабрици за машином, као Канонска посета Патријарха Иринеја Milomir Glavcic and Dimitrije and Ana Probic. His Христа као свога Спаситеља и Господа, то јест, учитељи и васпитачи, као свештенослужитељи наставља се у суботу архијерејском Литургијом Holiness personally presented the St. Sava Order када почне живети животом по Христу. и проповедници Истине, као државници и у храму Св. Николе у Хамилтону, на Бартон to a great benefactor Dragana Vujasinovic-Hartog Да бисмо јеванђелски живели, драга браћо и челници овога народа, да их обављамо ваљано и улици. from Toronto. On Saturday, April 21, 2012 His сестре, потребно је да се наоружамо свеоружјем одговорно. Увек у име Бога Који нас је задужио о. Милош Пурић Holiness will celebrate Holy Liturgy in St. Nicholas Божјим, да се обучемо у оклоп правде (ср. Еф да љубављу и жртвом искупљујемо време свога (Извор: Епархија канадска) Church in Hamilton, Barton Street). 6,13–14); а поврх свега тога, да се обучемо у живота, при том чувајући се да нико због нас љубав, која је свеза савршенства (ср. Кол 3,14). не заплаче и не буде жалостан. Благодарећи „Ово вам заповедам“ – каже Благи Христос Васкрслом Господу, свака невино проливена суза – „да љубите једни друге“ (Јн 15,17); „По томе човечја сачувана је у недрима Богочовека. Саборовање За Памћење у Мисисаги ће сви познати да сте Моји ученици ако будете Стога, децо наша духовна, чувајте у љубави имали љубав међу собом“ (Јн 13,35); „Од ове тајну живота коју је установио и осветио Сâм continued from p. 9 осећај поноса што припадају народу који је на љубави нико нема веће, да ко живот свој положи Бог. Ово ради благостања и угледа нашега, ради са амвона благословио све присутне, изразио овај начин осведочио своје присуство у Канади. за пријатеље своје“ (Јн. 15,13); „Као што Отац наше деце – највећега блага, због којих живите захвалност што су истрајали на светосавском Канадски политичари истакли су изузетан значај љуби Мене, и Ја љубим вас; останите у љубави и радите. Искрена верност и узајамно праштање путу подижући широм Канаде велелепне српске заједнице који видно расте у културном Мојој“ (Јн. 15,9). да не изостане. храмове и градећи јединство у својој саборној али и у политичком животу Канаде, а њихове Ето какву нам је заповест оставио Христос. Поштујте и чувајте светињу хришћанскога Цркви: „Црква је послала вашега Владику на ове похвале можда најбоље изражавају речи Ни један законодавац, ни један мудрац овога брака, јер је она основ узвишене, здраве и просторе и све што је урадио урадио је изузетно градоначелнице Мисисаге Хејзел МекКалон, да је света, није могао измислити савршенији и честите породице. Чедоморство, највећи успешно. Нека му Господ да снаге да тако и овај храм постао за ових десет година путоказ и благотворнији закон: јасан, једноставан, злочин овога века, као куга се шири у нашем настави, а ви ћете му помоћи највише чувајући оријентир за све житеље града. користан и свуда применљив. Овај закон је основ народу. Страшно је и помислити да пола јединство за које сте сте изборили“, поручио је Праве овације доживео је протомајстор живота, тамо где нема љубави влада мржња, милиона нерођене деце сваке године бива Патријарх. Драган Марунић са својим сарадницима. У зло, порок, грех, хаос, завист, злоба, освета, лишено живота, не угледавши светлост света. Након Свете литургије и освећења фресака, име домаћина, старешина храма протојереј- уништење живота. Супружници, имајте на уму речи Господње: „Не приређен је свечани банкет за званице међу ставрофор Првослав Пурић истакао је да су ови Овај Христов закон је свакоме достижан: убиј; јер ко убије, биће крив суду“ (Мт 5,21). којима су, уз православне архијереје, били уметници не само својим делом него и својим ученом и неученом, богатом и сиромашном, Поздрављамо наше мајке, које љубављу амбасадор Србије г. Зоран Вељић, генерални дружењем са верницима у Мисисаги допринели здравом и болесном, силном и немоћном, генију и даноноћно бдију над колевкама своје деце, на конзул Србије г. Владимир Павлов, амбасадорка да многи постану још приврженији својој цркви. неписменом, старом и младом. овај велики дан радости и живота. Поздрављамо Босне и Херцеговине г-ђа Биљана Гутић-Бјелица, Патријарх српски Г. Иринеј уручио орден Својим славним Васкрсењем Спаситељ болесне, презрене, понижене и утамничене; представници федералног и провинцијског Светог Саве другог реда г-ђи Драгани Вараклић је, у исто време, открио и непоклебивост и поздрављамо све трудољубиве и раднике, парламента и градских власти. из Торонта као добротворки Цркве. Своју животворност Своје Свете Цркве на земљи, путнике и намернике; учитеље и оне који се уче; Митрополит Сотириос изразио је, у име свих дарежљивост она је са својим супругом Гораном у којој живи и дела Дух Свети. Она је живи поздрављамо ктиторе и приложнике, неимаре и православних архијереја Канаде, захвалност што показала и овога дана, током прикупљања организам Бога и Спаса нашега, Који се лично задужбинаре. За прогнане и изгнане са својих је био у прилици да служи са поглаваром Српске прилога на банкету, када су свој храм даривали огњишта са вером и надом молимо се, да Бог православне цркве и истакао изузетну улогу коју са $50,000.00. обрише сваку сузу са лица њихових (ср. Отк Српска православна епархија канадска и њен Канонску посету Епархији канадској Његова 7,17). Непрестано се молимо Васкрслом Христу епископ имају у јачању православне вере у овој Светост наставља у понедељак обиласком за нашу браћу и сестре на Косову и Метохији. земљи. цркве Светог Георгија у Ватерлоу и цркве Свете Молимо их да никада не клону духом и да остану У речима амбасадора Србије и амбасадорке Тројице у Киченеру. верни својој Православној вери на свом и нашем Босне и Херцеговине није могао да се сакрије (Извор: Епархија канадска) прадедовском огњишту. 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Bridgeport, WV 26330 ХРИСТОС ВАСКРСЕ! Наставно-научно веће Богословског факултета, сходно 68. члану Статута, расписује ВАИСТИНУ ВАСКРСЕ! КОНСКУРС Дано у Патријаршији српској у Београду, о За доцента, ванредног и редовног професора за катедру из научне области Литургике са пуним Васкрсу 2012. радним временом Ваши молитвеници пред Васкрслим Господом: The Path of Orthodoxy УСЛОВИ: VIII степен стручне спреме АРХИЕПИСКОП ПЕЋКИ, Address Service Requested Пријаве кандидата са прилозима: биографија, библиографија (списак научних и стручних МИТРОПОЛИТ БЕОГРАДСКО-КАРЛОВАЧКИ Official Publication of the Serbian радова), дипломе о одговарајућој стручној спреми, благослов надлежног епископа, подносе се И ПАТРИЈАРХ СРПСКИ

Orthodox Church in the and USA Canada на адресу: Православни боголсовски факултет Светог Саве (St. Sava Serbian Orthodox School of ИРИНЕЈ

P. O. Box 883 P. Theology), 32377 N. Milwaukee Ave. Libertyville, IL 60048). Са свим отачаственим ахријерејима Српске

православне цркве.