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The Bells 06:27:21 Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church June 27th, 2021 The Bells of St. Mary’s [email protected] | Father Nathaniel Choma | 1(330) 402-0352 Scripture Readings The Herald Epistle: Hebrews 11:33 - 12:2 uick reminder that the proposed date to Gospel: Matthew 10: 32-33, Q paint & seal the 37-38; 19: 27-30 boiler room is July 3rd at 11 Music AM. We’ll need as many hands as possible to make 1st Sunday after Pentecost short work of it. Please Sunday of All Saints mark your calendar to help so that we can get our Hall Special Tone: Pages 240 - 242 back to normal sooner! Upcoming Services: 6/27: Divine Liturgy 10 AM A long-awaited Baptism ou all are invited to attend the baptism of Euphemia Moxie 6/28: Begin Apostle’s Fast Y here at our parish on Saturday, July 24th at 1 PM. We will 7/3: Confessions 3 PM; Great have a meal together afterward, and if you would like to help in Vespers 4 PM any way, please contact Fr. Nathaniel first! 7/4: Divine Liturgy 10 AM To add some recognition of the work of God in our lives, the baptism date was chosen almost by Euphemia herself! Based on 7/7: Divine Liturgy 9 AM her birthday, July 23rd is Euphemia’s 40th day. July 24th is the (Nativity of John the Baptist); commemoration of St. Euphemia’s miracle at the Council of Moleben to St. Nectarios 6:30 Chalcedon. July 24th is also the commemoration of the Blessed PM; Spiritual Education 7 PM Olga, who Pani and Father prayed to every night of Pani’s 7/10: Confessions 3 PM; Great pregnancy. (Fr. Nathaniel also met the Blessed Olga’s daughter in Vespers 4 PM Alaska!) Lastly, July 24th is the anniversary of when Pani and Father began dating! 7/11: Divine Liturgy 10 AM Glory to God for all of His providence and direction in our lives! 7/12: Divine Liturgy 9 AM (Sts. Peter & Paul) We look forward to being able to share the event of Euphemia’s baptism with you all. If you have any questions or concerns 7/14: Spiritual Education 7 PM regarding the baptism, don’t hesitate to talk to Fr. Nathaniel right away! Thank you in advance! 1 Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church June 27th, 2021 Commemorations this week: Large Hearts: Small Hearts: Eternal Lamp: Christ Lamp: Theotokos Lamp: Happy Birthday! St. Nicholas Lamp: Best wishes are extended to Ryan Scinto, Nick Magura, & Jack Hiller Dormition Lamp: on their birthdays this week! May God grant them many more! Prayer List Mnohija L’ita! Coffee Social Clergy & Family Gail Tony Olga Tiffany Michael Robbie A very special thanks to those Met Gregory Fr. Kenneth Gabriel Jennifer who volunteered to put on our Pani Mary Michael Renay first return to coffee socials this Fr. Michael Debbie Greg morning! May God bless the Fr. Edward Scott John work of their hands! Join us Fr. Michael Megan Marlene Zachary Christine outside and enjoy on another’s Fr. James Pani Kathy Ben Steven company this morning! Fr. James Joyce Herbert Fr. Andrew Mary Mary As a reminder, coffee socials Fr. Frank Jerry Ann don’t happen on their own! Until Pani Connie Janell Irene we get back to the standard Fr. Robert Eliana Michael schedule, we need volunteers to Pani Kathy Simeon Ann help out! Talk to Father Pani Betty Genevieve Sem. Daniel Fr. Tony David Sem. Dylan Nathaniel today about working Pani Dolores Sherrie Sem. Nicholas next week’s coffee social! Pani Nicole Karl Sem. Thomas Fr. Vincent Carolyn Sem. Aydin Pani Christyn Darcy Joseph Fr. Kenneth Paul David Fr. John Loreina Barbara Dn. Peter Gregory Melva Saundra Philip Laity Molly Larry Benjamin Evelyn Waleska Austin Amy Ron Chuck Judy Marie 2 Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church June 27th, 2021 A very important message he vote regarding the proposal for the name change of the Church is today after the Divine Liturgy. T Please stay and make sure that your vote is counted. Please know that we are intending no discussions regarding this vote, as everyone has had 4 weeks in which to voice concerns and questions. The Board of Directors is proposing the following: “The Parish of St. Mary’s acquire a DBA (doing - business - as) attachment to our parish name, to solve the issues that have come up in recent years regarding many Church accounts having different Parish names. If a DBA is unobtainable (based on the direction of our attorney), the proposal instead is to change the Parish name wholly to ‘St. Mary’s Orthodox Church’.” This action must be taken, as we have seen the negative effects of not addressing the issue: no credit cards, land-sale contract problems, and now investment issues. Thank you all! Saints of the Day Holy Prophet Elisha (Elisseus) (10th c. BC) he disciple and spiritual heir of the Prophet Elijah (July 20), his story can be found in II Kings. T Unlike most of the Old Testament prophets, he was granted the gift of working many miracles. He reposed in peace at a great age. The Fathers tell us that he was anointed by Elijah in the year 908 BC and reposed in peace at a great age in 839 BC. He was buried in Samaria. Even after his death, miracles of wonderworking were performed through his relics. St Methodios, Patriarch of Constantinople (847) e was born to wealthy parents in Syracuse of Sicily. He entered monastic life and in time became a H priest in the service of Patriarch Nikephoros. Because of his great and well-known zeal for the holy icons, he was cruelly persecuted by a succession of iconoclast emperors. Around 815, he was sent as an ambassador to Rome on behalf of the Patriarch, who had been exiled by the Emperor Leo the Armenian. When he returned to Constantinople upon Leo's death, he was immediately exiled and imprisoned by Leo's successor, Michael the Stutterer. Upon Michael's death he was freed for a short time, but soon the Emperor Theophilus had him exiled to an island where, says the Prologue, "he spent seven years in prison with two common robbers, in damp conditions, without light and without sufficient food, as if in a grave." When the pious Empress Theodora restored the Empire to Orthodoxy, he was freed and elevated to Patriarch of Constantinople. On the Sunday of Orthodoxy, we commemorate the restoration of the Holy Icons by Theodora and Methodios. Despite many attacks by heretics while he was Patriarch, he served faithfully and reposed in peace. St John Mavropos, Metropolitan of Euchaïta (1100) e is best known for his part in the institution of the Synaxis of Sts Basil the Great, Gregory the H Theologian and John Chrysostom (see January 30). The three holy hierarchs appeared to him and revealed that all three are united and equally honored in heaven, thus dispelling a spirit of factionalism 3 Saint Mary’s Orthodox Church June 27th, 2021 that was disturbing Constantinople. He is the composer of the Canon to the Most Sweet Jesus and the Canon to the Guardian Angel, both found in many prayer books. He reposed in peace. Mavropos is a nickname meaning ‘Black-foot'. You are meant to be a blessing! Yes, you! By: Fr. Barnabas Powel Ouch! That hurt! It wouldn’t have hurt anymore if he’d actually hit me with his fists. He had confronted me with the reality that my words had so offended his friend that that friend didn’t want anything to do with God anymore. Oh No! I was young and foolish (of course now I’m old and foolish, but, oh well), and I had tried to explain why a certain tragedy had happened to his family. I said that they had brought this tragedy on themselves because they weren’t “under God’s protection.” What a stupid thing to say to someone who is hurting! To be sure, we do bring things on ourselves by our choices, but to suggest to this hurting family that God would have protected them but He chose not to since they weren’t on His “side” at the moment. I repent! Look at our lesson today in Romans 2:14-28: BRETHREN, when the Gentiles who have not the law do by nature what the law requires, they are a law to themselves, even though they do not have the law. They show that what the law requires is written on their hearts, while their conscience also bears witness and their conflicting thoughts accuse or perhaps excuse them on that day when, according to my gospel, God judges the secrets of men by Christ Jesus. But if you call yourself a Jew and rely upon the law and boast of your relation to God and know his will and approve what is excellent, because you are instructed in the law, and if you are sure that you are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, a corrector of the foolish, a teacher of children, having in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth – you then who teach others, will you not teach yourself? While you preach against stealing, do you steal? You who say that one must not commit adultery, do you commit adultery? You who abhor idols, do you rob temples? You who boast in the law, do you dishonor God by breaking the law? For, as it is written, “The name of God is blasphemed among the Gentiles because of you.” Circumcision indeed is of value if you obey the law; but if you break the law, your circumcision becomes uncircumcision.
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