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S T. P a N Te Le Im O N O Rth O D O X C H U Rc H St. Panteleimon Orthodox Church OCA - Diocese of the Midwest Fr. Andrew Bartek, Rector V. Rev. Anthony Spengler,Attached Protodeacon Robert Northrup Parish Council President: John Grabavoy Sunday,5, February 2017 Tone8 Sunday, FebruarySunday, 19 7:00 pm Summit Dance 6:00 pm:Great Vespers 9:00 am Beyond Classroom the WinterCampthru Deanery Monday FebruarySaturday, 18 6:30 pm:Kids Meeting Safe Thursday, February 16 6:00 pm:Boy Scout Meeting Summit calendar) Events (Check Wednesday, February15 10:00 StMeeting- am:Deanery Luke’s FebruaryTuesday, 14 10:00 am: Deacon service w/ Communion 9:40 am: Hours / FebruarySunday, 12 4:00 pm:Lasagna Dinner 9:00 am: Beyond theClassroom FebruarySaturday, 11 Summit Calendar) (Check Activities Wednesday, February8 Summit Calendar) (Check Activities FebruaryTuesday, 7 7:00 pm: Summit Meeting Monday, February 6 am: 10:00 D.L. / / Sisterhood Church- meeting 9:40 am: Hours FebruarySunday, 5 3:00 pm:Summit HistoryBlack Program Bible: Noon: Russian Festival am: Sunday D.L.10:00 /Mem. / School Church / 9:40 am Hours Sunday ofthe andthePublican Pharisee /Afterfeast ofthe Meeting / Repose ofSt. Gospel Liturgical & Events Schedule 7549 7549 Summit,West 61st Place, Illinois 60501 708-552-5276Rectory /Cell 570-212-8747 : St. Luke18:10-14: TWO WEEKBULLETIN By Father AndrewBy Father Priestly of Father’s Spiritual inHonor Ordination His Social /Social ChurchSchool /school social Theodosius ofChernígovTheodosius / Beginningof theLenten Triodion website: http://www.saintpanteleimon.org/ February Sponsor Bulletin February 33rd Sunday After Pentecost Goodshop has afree app. also it out! 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RUNNING Epistle : 2Timothy 3:10-15 in the ‘cause’ the in and register. th w/ Chicago-area Triumph of Orthodoxy Vesper Bishop Paul speaks at annual Chicago area Service announced Pan-Orthodox Sanctity of Life service The ninth annual Pan-Orthodox Sanctity of Life prayer ser- Saint George Antiochian Orthodox Church, 1220 South vice was held at Saints Peter and Paul Church, Burr Ridge, 60th Court, Cicero, IL will be the site of the Triumph of IL on Sunday evening, January 22, 2017. Orthodoxy Pan-Orthodox Vesper Service at 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 5, 2017. His Grace, Bishop Paul of Chicago presided at the service and delivered an inspiring presentation in which he spoke of Sponsored by the Orthodox Clergy Association of Great- the need to speak with care about being pro-life. One cannot er Chicago, the annual service, traditionally celebrated on stop at being an advocate for the rights of the unborn. Advo- the evening of the first Sunday of Great Lent, will feature cacy for life encompasses all persons and their lives until the Priest Josiah Trenham, Pastor of Saint Andrew Antio- time God deems it to end. Life and death are not of our chian Orthodox Church, Riverside, CA, as guest homilist. choosing, but of God’s choosing. The Pan-Orthodox Choir of Greater Chicago, under the Among those in attendance was Laura Nelson of the Wom- direction of Gordona Trbuhovich, will sing the liturgical ens Care Center, LaGrange, IL. responses. Concelebrating with Bishop Paul were Priest Herman Kin- The public is invited to attend. Additional information caid, host Rector; Priest Andrew Bartek, Rector of Saint may be found on the Chicago Synergy web site. Panteleimon Church, Summit, IL and Spiritual Director for Orthodox Christians for Life-Chicago; Protodeacon Robert Northrup, Saint Panteleimon Church; and Deacons David Benjamin Sawchak receives Eagle Scout award Kenny and Mark Kauskojus, both of Saints Peter and Paul Church. Several other OCA Chicago Deanery priests were A Court of Honor, during which Benjamin Sawchak was present, as was Priest Malik Rihani, Saint Mary Antiochian awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, was held at Holy Trinity Orthodox Church, Palos Heights, IL. Liturgical responses Church, Overland Park, KS on Saturday, January 28, were beautifully sung by Archpriest Paul Jannakos, Rector 2017. of Saint Luke Church, Palos Hills, IL; Matushka Michelle Jannakos; and Deacon Alexander Koranda. The son of Archpriest Timothy Sawchak, Rector of Holy Trinity Church, and Matushka Jennifer Sawchak, Benja- min organized the building of a fence around the ceme- tery at Holy Archangel Michael and All Angels Skete [Serbian Diocese], Weatherby, MO as his Eagle Scout project. Benjamin presented a plaque, indicating that it was an Eagle Scout project, to the Skete's Deacon Theo- phan Frazier. The plaque will be mounted on the fence. Benjamin received congratulatory certificates from His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon; NASA; and State Rep- resentative Bill Sutton [KS]. Priest Christopher Rowe, Associate Priest at Holy Trinity Church, gave the invocation and benediction. 40 DAYS MEMORIAL February 5: Russian choir who died in plane crash February 12: Those who lost their lives in FL Airport / New Year terrorist attack in Turkey February 19: 2 police officers killed in FL March 12: Mat. Juliana Schmeman / William the Navy Seal from Periora 7549 West 61st Place, Summit, Illinois 60501 Rectory 708-552-5276 / Cell 570-212-8747 2 website: http://www.saintpanteleimon.org/ Orthodox Christians prepare for Friday’s March for Life in DC Metropolitan Tikhon joins Metropolitan Joseph With the conclusion of festivities marking the inauguration in honoring NY Cardinal Dolan of President Donald Trump, the US capital is being readied for the influx of hundreds of thousands of marchers at the His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon was among the 30 annual March for Life tomorrow—January 27, 2017. guests who attended a reception and lunch hosted by His Eminence, Metropolitan Joseph of the Antiochian Ortho- As in years past, His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon will dox Christian Archdiocese of North America in honor of join other Orthodox Christian hierarchs, seminarians, clergy His Eminence, Timothy Cardinal Dolan, Roman Catholic and faithful from around the country in the annual March, Archbishop of New York, on Monday, January 23, 2017. for which this year’s theme is “The Power of One.” While in the nation’s capital, Metropolitan will also attend this eve- Accompanying Metropolitan Tikhon to the gathering, ning’s Vigil at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Con- which was held at the Antiochian Archdiocese’s head- ception. Other hierarchs who will be participating include quarters, Englewood, NJ were Protopresbyter Leonid His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel; His Eminence, Arch- Kishkovsky, OCA Director of External Affairs and Inter- bishop Melchisedek; and His Eminence, Archbishop Mi- church Relations, and Archdeacon Joseph Matusiak. chael; His Grace, Bishop Maxim of the Serbian Orthodox Church; His Grace, Bishop John of the Antiochian Orthodox “During the reception and the lunch, a beautiful dialogue Christian Archdiocese of north America; and His Grace, took place on ways those present can cooperate to address Bishop Dimitrios of the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Chi- both the moral issues confronting our country as well as cago. the plight of Christians in the Middle East,” reads a press release posted on the Antiochian Archdiocese’s web site. The March, at which the Orthodox hierarchs will join New “In his speech, Metropolitan Joseph offered a warm wel- York Cardinal Timothy Dolan and representatives of other come to Cardinal Dolan, thanking him for his work and Christian communities, will begin at noon on the grounds of concern for the suffering people of the Middle East, the Washington Monument. Orthodox Christian participants especially those who’ve endured the ongoing war in are asked to gather at the “Orthodox Christians for Life” Syria. He challenged all present to work as a united body banner, which will be prominently displayed on 15th Street before the government, witnessing to the world of our North West and Constitution Avenue. Metropolitan Tikhon care and deep concern for peace in the region, so that our and other hierarchs will be present on the stage for the voices do not go unheard.” opening prayers and pre-March speeches. Metropolitan Tik- hon will lead the Orthodox Christian marchers in a prayer Metropolitan Tikhon was among those who also ad- service for the victims of abortion after the speeches rather dressed Cardinal Dolan after expressing gratitude to Met- than at the end of the March, as previously announced. ropolitan Joseph for his hospitality. Metropolitan Tikhon also will offer the benediction at the “We are grateful for the hospitality of His Eminence, annual Rose Banquet on the evening of the March. Metropolitan Joseph, who is hosting us so warmly and The March will cap off two weeks of similar gatherings with such Christian love at the headquarters of the Antio- across the country. chian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese,” Metropolitan Tikhon said. “It is my joy to be present with you and, On Sunday, January 15, His Grace, Bishop Paul deliv- together with our Director of External Relations, Father Leonid Kishkovsky, to bring the greetings of the Holy ered the opening prayer at Chicago’s fourth annual Synod, the clergy and the faithful of the Orthodox Church March for Life, which drew an estimated 10,000 partic- in America to all of you, but most especially to our guest ipants from across the Midwest—the largest represen- of honor today, His Eminence, Cardinal Timothy Dolan.
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