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Church of All Russian Saints Newsletter Volume 2 Number 6 November/December 2014 CHURCH OF ALL RUSSIAN SAINTS NEWSLETTER VOLUME 2 NUMBER 6 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2014 50 YEAR JUBILEE CANONIZATION OF SAINT JOHN OF KronSTADT BY THE RUSSIAN CHurcH Abroad 1964-2014 IMPORTANT DATES IN November/DECEMBER Nov. 1 Feast Day service for St. John of Kronstadt at Holy Virgin Cathedral, San Francisco, CA and San Diego, CA. The festive service celebrates the 50th anniversary of the glorification of Holy Righteous John of Kronstadt Nov. 5-6 Feast Day for Holy Virgin Cathedral (Joy for All Who Sorrow), San Francisco to worship God. In all areas of our lives, we should strive to offer Nov. 7 Feast Day service at 10 a.m. for St. John of our best to Christ. Our way of dressing should be no exception. Kronstadt at Saint John Kronstadt Care Center, We should offer Christ our “Sunday best” not just our every day 4432 James Avenue, Castro Valley. or common wear. Nov. 28-JAN. 6 Nativity Fast Often if we are going out to a formal social occasion, we take special care to dress appropriately. For a job interview or an DEC. 3-4 Entry of Theotokos important business meeting, most of us would try to appear at our DEC. 18-19 St. Nicholas the Wonderworker best. If we were invited to meet the President of the United States DEC. 24-25 Feast Day for St. Herman of Alaska Orthodox or a celebrity, we would likely “dress up” for the occasion. Should Church, Sunnyvale we offer Christ the King anything less? We do not have to wear fancy, designer or expensive clothing; this is not a beauty contest, a competition or a fashion show. MESSAGE FROM FATHER STEFAN Please remember, shorts are never appropriate Church wear, except t a recent Parish Council Meeting, several members commented for very young children. Our clothes should be clean, modest and Athat some visitors and regular attendees are extremely casual befitting a Christian. It is part of our offering to God. about the clothes they wear to Church services. Although it’s not necessary to be dressed formally or in new clothes, we must always In some churches, it is customary to remove shoes before entering, be respectful of our Holy Temple and our fellow parishioners by recalling God’s direction to Moses “…take off your shoes from dressing in simple, clean, non-distractive apparel. your feet, for the place where you are is holy ground”. (At the present time, we do not remove our shoes in church. However, this The following is a commentary on contemporary dress suggestions custom shows the respect we should have toward the Holy Temple of posted on the Holy Ascension Orthodox Christian Church web God.) site. My comments are italicized. Men: A coat and tie are not mandatory. Slacks and a collared shirt Proper ATTIre are fine. We should not wear shorts or T-shirts. No one needs to be distracted by slogans or images on a T-shirt. The Church is God’s house. It is a Temple for worship. The Church is also our home but it is not a casual place. Do you Women: Dresses should be modest. No tank tops or tube tops. remember a time and place when people put on “their Sunday No short skirts high above the knee or blouses cut low in the best”? Times have changed and we have become a very casual back or front. Not long ago pants of any kind would have been society. This attitude has unfortunately influenced how we dress considered inappropriate; today dress pants are generally accepted continued... 1 but not everywhere. You may be denied entrance into some churches unless REPORT ON ADA RAMP attired in a dress or skirt. Again, shorts By Nikolai Koretsky and T-shirts are never proper attire for Church services. (The custom at our ay Area Paving Incorporated has begun work on the ADA ramp at the front Church in Burlingame is that women Bentrance of our Church. It will continue for several weeks before completion. wear modest skirts or dresses. If someone enters our Church for the first time or is Prior to signing the contract, we received and evaluated four bids from local cement just a visitor, we never ask them to leave. work contractors. The selection criteria was based on compliance with the ADA requirements, their Better Business Bureau (BBB) status, and of course, the price. For convenience, we have skirts available to women who may be coming from work The selected contractor is Bay Area Paving Incorporated operating from San Mateo, or other engagements and are in slacks.) California. Construction is expected to take from one to two weeks. If it takes more than a week to finish the project, we will keep one side of the entrance steps open to Head CoverINGS foot traffic during Saturday night and Sunday morning services. The cost of the entire project will be close to $25,000.00 including the sidewalk upgrade on El Camino Real. It is an Orthodox custom that men remove their hats upon entering the Unfortunately, the existing wheelchair ramp will not be usable during construction. Similarly, it will not be possible to drive up the driveway to the front of the Church Church. For women, however, the from Fairfield Drive. Both driveways will be closed during construction. The front opposite is correct. Throughout the iron gate will also be closed to both foot and automobile traffic. history of the Church, women have typically worn a head covering. In Thank you to all the Stewards who have contributed funds to this project. It is your 21st Century America, you will often monetary donations which have allowed us to finance this project. hear objections raised to this pious custom as being antiquated or even sexist. On the contrary, this tradition is not intended as an insult to women but as a great compliment. The Scriptures refer to a woman’s hair as her REPORT ON THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM “crowning glory”. One reason cited for By Oleg Bolshakoff covering the head is to observe an act of humility. Throughout the centuries, fter examining our Church’s air conditioning systems, I’ve come up with several conclusions. Mechanically, the systems function properly. However, there are two modest Christian women chose not to A problems – old, uncalibrated thermostats and improper air distribution. allow their beauty, or their “crowning glory”, to distract others from the glory The existing thermostats are difficult to operate and fail to properly sense the of God and the beauty of His house. correct room temperature. I recommend replacing the existing thermostats with (It is also understood that when pious new, programmable ones. They are easier to operate and will correctly sense the women cover their heads in Church, they surrounding room air temperature for proper control. Total cost will be between $150 are imitating the Holy Virgin Theotokos and $300. who, according to the custom of her time, As for the air distribution issue, there are several concerns. All conditioned air flows always covered her hair.) through four registers, supplying only the main church. This creates a whirlwind effect. Parishioners complain of drafts and candles burning down prematurely. I have I hope these guidelines from another made several adjustments to the airflow which should improve the condition. Orthodox Church’s website inspire us to do our best when it comes to proper Another idea is to divert some air to adjoining rooms. I examined this scenario and church attire. Our goal should be to help informed the Parish Council that this work will require penetrating the Church’s roof. our fellow parishioners not be distracted This idea was rejected by the council during September ‘s meeting. Costs were not by what we wear during church services. addressed. In conclusion, the air distribution adjustments that were made should significantly improve the church’s indoor environment. Adding new thermostats will further improve the operation of the air conditioning units, especially when outside temperatures are high. 2 THEOLOGICAL QUESTION FOR FATHER STEFAN WHAT DOES “ACCORDING TO TRADITION” MEAN? any Orthodox Christians understand that the of Holy Scripture. “Rejoice, thou that art highly favored, the MOrthodox Church derives its teachings from Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women” (Luke 1:28) Holy Scripture and Holy Tradition, but not everyone and “Henceforth all generations shall call me blessed” (Luke understands exactly what Holy Tradition means. The 1:48). Consequently, from the time of the Holy Apostles, each Bible, which is a collection of books, is the source of our generation of Christians honored the Holy Theotokos. Holy Scripture teachings. These books, known to the Church from generation to generation, were identified as We also get more information about the Virgin Mary, the authentic writings of named authors who shared the her Birth, and episodes in her life from the book called unchanged teachings of the faith. Fathers of the Early “Protoevangelium of James”. We learn about her parents, Church determined that the named authors were, in fact, the Feast of the Entrance into the Temple, and about Saint the ones who wrote the texts by checking the consistency Joseph who was an elderly widower chosen to guard Holy of their narratives, making sure they were uncorrupted, Mary’s virginity. The Protoevangelium was written by the theologically sound, and well known to the whole Church. Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord. (James was Saint Eventually, the list of Sacred Books was codified and set Joseph’s son from his previous marriage.) Although the into a complete Canon of accepted Books of the Bible.
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