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P^Fkqp=Mbqbo=^Ka=M^Ri=Loqelalu ] p^fkqp=mbqbo=^ka=m^ri=loqelalu=`ero`e= A Parish of the Orthodox Church in America 305 Main Road, Herkimer, New York, 13350 • 315-866-3272 Archpriest John Udics, Rector • e-mail: [email protected] Deacon Demetrios Richards • e-mail: [email protected] Parish Web Page: www.cnyorthodoxchurch.org CHRIST IS RISEN! XPÈCTOC ÂÎCKPECE! xñéóôïó Äíåòôç! CHRISTUS IS OPGESTAAN! ハリストス復活！ KRISTUS ZMRTVYCHVSTAL! THA CRìOSD AIR èIRIDh! SI CRISTO AY NABUHAY! ¡CRISTO HA RESUCITADO! XРИСТУСАЌ АГГЛАГИКУЌ! FOLTAMADT KRISZTUS! UKRISTU UVUKILE! May 4, 2014 Sunday of the Myrrhbearing Women Divine Liturgy 9:30 am May 10 Saturday Great Vespers 4:00 pm May 11 Sunday of the Paralytic Divine Liturgy 9:30 am Saints of the Day: Virgin-martyr Pelagia of Tarsus in Asia Minor (287). New Hieromartyr Priest John (1942). New Hieromartyr Deacon Nicholas (1943). The Alfanov brothers: Venerable Nicetas, Cyril, Nicephorus, Clement, and Isaac of Novgorod, founders of the Sokolnitzki Monastery (1389). Hieromartyr Erasmus, Bishop of Formia in Campania (303). Hieromartyr Albian (Olbian), Bishop of Anaea in Asia Minor (304). Hieromartyr Silvanus of Gaza and with him 40 martyrs (311). Venerable Aphrodisius, Leontius, Anthony, Valerian, Macrobius, and others, Monks of Palestine. Translation of the relics of the Righteous Lazarus and Mary Magdalene, Equal-to-the-Apostles. Saint Nicephorus, Abbot of Medikion. Saint Ethelred, King of Mercia and Monk in England (716). Venerable Nicephorus the Solitary of Mount Athos, the spiritual Father of Saint Gregory Palamas (1340). Saint Athanasius, Bishop of Corinth (10 - 11 c.). Venerable Hilary the Wonderworker of the Desert. Saint Monica of Tagaste (Mother of Blessed Augustine) (387). Martyr Florian and 40 companions, at Lorsch, Austria (304) Please remember in your prayers: Suffering Christians of Egypt, Syria, the Middle East and Ukraine. Bishop BOULOS Yazigi, Bishop YOHANNA Ibrahim, of Aleppo. Archimandrites Athanasy, Nectarios, Pachomy. Archpriests Alvian, John, Jason, John, Vincent. Priests Bohdan, Sergius, Jacobus, Leonid, Andrij, Vasil, Vasil. Deacons Mark, Demetrios, Philip. Mother Raphaela, Dimitri, Nina, Daniel, Catherine, Helen, Anna, Peter, Helen, Michael, Stephanie, Zara, Nolan, Emelie, Connie, Michael, Ed, Nettie, Maria, Michael, John, James, Nancy, Susan, Daniel, Aaron, Mark, Jennifer, Nina, Nadine, Michael, Anna, Gregory, Marianna, Mykola, Helen, Isaiah, Stanley, Albert, Kevin, Robert, Robert, Andrew, David, Warren, Vincent, Diane, Abigail God Grant Many Years! To His Grace, our Right Reverend Bishop MICHAEL on the anniversary of his Consecration. ΕΙΣ ΠΟΛΛΑ ΕΤΗ, ΔΕΣΠΟΤΑ!. God Grant Many Years! Prayers for the health of John Jedlan were offered today at Liturgy and Moleben at the request of wife Loren. God Grant Many Years! Prayers for the health of Thomas Siebert, Father Geoffrey Korz, Father Michael Dunbar. Dr Magdy Ghaly, Mitred Archpriest Mark and Matushka Cecelia Shinn, Spencer Williams. Aoyama Koichi, Fuseki Masami, Mary DeMayo were offered today at Liturgy and Moleben requested by Father John. Christ is Risen! Prayers for the repose of +Metropolitan THEODOSIUS of Tokyo were offered today at Liturgy and Litiya at the request of Father John Udics. Christ is Risen! Prayers for the repose of Helen Nanoski were offered today at Liturgy and Litiya at the request of the "Memory Eternal Requiem Service Fund." TODAY IS THE DAY FOR THE CONCLUSION OF THE PARISH ANNUAL MEETING. ALSO THE DAY FOR THE PASCHAL DINNER – Ham, Kielbasa etc, $8.00 for adults, children free. Vacation! Father John will be taking a vacation – the first one in forty four years. He will be gone from May 5 to June 6. Father John Malcolm will replace him, except for May 17, when someone else (Father John Bohush?) will replace him. If you need a priest, contact Deacon Demetrios who will make arrangements. ASSEMBLY OF CANONICAL ORTHODOX BISHOPS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA This is the day of resurrection. Let us be illumined by the feast. Let us embrace each other. Let us call "brothers" even those that hate us, and forgive all by the resurrection, and so let us cry: Christ is Risen from the Dead! (Doxastikon of Pascha) Pascha 2014 To the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of Parish Councils, the Day, Afternoon, and Church Schools, the Members of Philanthropic Organizations, the Youth and Youth Workers, and the entire Orthodox Christian Family in North and Central America Beloved Brothers and Sisters in Christ, In the name of the Risen Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, we greet you with the salvific and vibrant message of Holy Pascha: Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! Together, as one family, we have completed the spiritual journey of Great Lent. Standing on Golgotha with the Most-blessed Theotokos and John the Evangelist, we have witnessed the Author of creation nailed to the Cross. With boldness and profound faith, together with Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus, we have dared to touch the life-giving Body of our Lord. And with the Myrrh-bearing Women, we have received the eternal peace and experienced the deafening silence of the Cenotaph of Jesus Christ. Through the Holy Resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, humanity, along with the rest of creation, has been liberated and transformed. Indeed, we no longer speak about a world that is estranged from God since creation has been delivered from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God (Romans 8: 20-21). Once frail and mortal, humanity is now a spring of vigor in and for the world. Therefore, we are all called not only to come receive the Light, but to also embrace our neighbors as brother and sister, sharing with them the Light of Christ that illumines all. With heartfelt paternal love, we pray that this blessed Paschal Season illumines and invigorates your hearts and minds, and that your families experience the eternal joy of the Holy Resurrection. Christ is Risen! Truly He is Risen! The Members of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of North and Central America Statement on the One-Year Anniversary of the Bishops Abducted in Syria 1. We, the Hierarchs of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America, representing millions of Orthodox Christians, express our grave concern over the escalation of unrest and ongoing violence in countries throughout the Middle East, especially in Egypt, Iraq and Syria. 2. Our Assembly denounces any and all attacks—whether by means of violence, kidnapping, torture or killing—on all fellow human beings, irrespective of their race, ethnic origin, and religion. Moreover, we deplore the destruction of all places of worship or their forced conversion from their original intent. 3. We are especially disheartened at the inexcusable indifference and unjustifiable inaction of local and national governments, which have failed to protect the Christian population in these regions. We are also gravely troubled that representatives of the ancient Christian communities in Syria are not included in the peace and reconciliation process. Christians in Iraq, Egypt, and Syria have peacefully coexisted with people of all faiths in the region for two thousand years. As such, they must be respected and included in all decisions toward social and political justice. 4. One year ago, on April 22, 2013, the Greek Orthodox Metropolitan Boulos Yazigi (brother of His Beatitude Patriarch John X of Antioch) and the Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim, both of Aleppo, Syria were kidnapped by Islamist extremists during a joint philanthropic mission in the region. With sorrowful hearts we recognize a growing lack of interest on the part of civil authorities to assist in the recovery of the two Christian leaders. We encourage all people of good conscience to communicate with their elected officials and ask them to assist in the effort to find and retrieve the two bishops. We implore the Holy Great-Martyr Saint George, the patron of Christians of the Middle East and upon the eve of whose Feast the Hierarchs were kidnapped, to intercede for their salvation and safe return. Moreover, we appeal to the world’s 2.2 billion Christians, as well as to all people of faith and good will, and ask them to keep the two bishops in their daily thoughts and prayers. We also ask the Orthodox Christian faithful of our Assembly’s region to offer a special petition during the Great Litany of all divine services during this 40-day Season of Pascha. Before the petition commemorating the Most Holy Mother of God, we ask that the following petition be included: For the safety of Metropolitan Paul and Archbishop John and for their return to their communities, let us pray to the Lord. The Members of the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops of the United States of America The Diocese of New York and New Jersey presents a free Small Parish Forum to be held in Byesville, Ohio. The Diocese of the Midwest and the Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania will host a Small Parish Forum at Christ the Savior Church here July 10-12, 2014, visit www.ocadwpa.org/smallparishforum.html Titled “Help, Hope, Stability and Identity,” the forum will cater to the numerous “small” parishes in the two dioceses. Workshops and presentations will examine ways to determine realistic goals toward which parishes with memberships of 50 or less souls can work, based on their respective regions’ economics and demographics and their unique talents and strengths. Participants will learn how their parishes can achieve stability, build a positive self-image, and accept their calling to live a life in Christ without necessarily becoming “big.” For parishes prepared and desiring to grow, fresh ideas adapted and relevant to the realities of small churches will prove invaluable. Headed by Joe Kormos, Parish Development Ministry Leader for the Archdiocese of Western Pennsylvania, the forum’s planning committee includes Archpriest Daniel Rentel, Priest Stephen Frase, Ann Marie Mecera, John Fedorko, and Cathy Vrugitz.
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