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St. Mark’s Orthodox Church Orthodox Church in America (oca.org) Diocese of Eastern Pennsylvania (doepa.org)

452 Durham Rd, Wrightstown, PA 18940 Phone: 215-860-9640 Ÿ Email: [email protected] www.STMARKSOCA.org

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Archpriest Raymond Martin Browne, Rector Protodeacon Gregory Moser, Attached Phone: 570-906-1388 Phone: 215-794-8980 Email: [email protected] Choir Directors: Sergei Arhipov, Moser, Daria Cortese Archpriest Sekela, Attached Church School Director: Jennifer Sremanak Phone 540-841-3202

CHRIST IS RISEN! INDEED HE IS RISEN! KHRISTOS VOSKRESE! VOISTINUU VOSKRESE! CHRISTOS ANESTI! ALITHOS ANESTI!

Sunday May 15, 2016 3rd SUNDAY OF PASCHA — Tone 2. Ven. Pachomius the Schedule of Services Great, Founder of Cœnobitic Monasticism (348 A.D.). Confessions: Saturdays Following Vespers Myrrhbearing Women. St. , and Also by appointment Wonderworker of Rostov (1090). The slain Crown Great Vespers: Saturdays at 6pm Prince Dimitry of Uglich and Moscow (1591). Ven. Vigil: Eve of Feasts at 7pm Isaiah, Wonderworker of the Kiev Caves (1115).

Epistle: Acts 6:1-7 : Mark 15:43–16:8 Divine Liturgy: Sundays at 9:30am Feast Days at 9:15am

Upcoming Services and Events: Sunday, May 15 Hours and Divine Liturgy – 9:10am; Coffee Hour; Church School. Sisterhood Meeting Tuesday, May 17: Mirrors of Truth – 7pm Wednesday, May 18: Akathist to the Resurrection of – 9:15am; Prison Ministry – 7pm Saturday, May 21: Great Vespers – 6pm Sunday, May 22: Hours and Divine Liturgy – 9:10am; Church School; Coffee Hour

Christ is Risen! Indeed He is Risen!

Announcements: Wedding Anniversary: Ben & Julie Stell Church Cleaning and Coffee Hour: Both of these ministries, admittedly neither glamorous, are in need of volunteers and sponsors. We all notice when these tasks are for Special Needs: not done and it does reflect on our parish family, especially when visitors come. Check both schedules and see what you In the Orthodox Church, a patron is regarded as the can commit to in the coming months. intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft,

Mirrors of Truth: We will have our monthly meeting on activity, class, or person. Since the time of the early Christians Tuesday evening at 7pm. All invited up to the present, a vast number of patron saints have been

New Antimens: As announced last week, St. Mark’s received recorded. The following is a list of saints who are often called a new Antimens from Archbishop Mark during his Paschal visit. upon for special purposes. The Antimens is a cloth signed by the hierarch that, in To Have a Child essence, gives permission to serve the Divine Services in a St. Anna, Mother of the particular church. It rests on the Holy Table and has a relic of St. Elizabeth, Mother of the Forerunner a saint, a tradition that goes back to the early Church when services were served on the tombs of the . Our new St. Sabbas the Sanctified of Palestine Antimens contains relics of Newmartyr St. (Troitsky), St. Irene Chrysovolantou Archbishop of Vereya 1886-1929. Further information on his For Safe Childbirth life can be found at St. Eleftherios http://oca.org/saints/lives/2016/12/15/103704-hieromartyr- hilarion-archbishop-of-vereiya For the Care & Protection of Infants His feast day is December 15th. St. Stylianos

Sisterhood: Today is the Sunday of the Holy , For Young People the heavenly patrons of our sisterhood. It is not an Holy Great Demetrios the Wonderworker organization, but truly a sisterhood that demonstrates the love Delivery from Sudden Death of sisters for one another and for their brothers in countless St. Barbara the acts of self giving love, in ways too numerous to list. We are blessed to have such sisters and wish to express our Against Drinking thanksgiving to them for all they do and our profound and Holy Martyr Boniface & the Righteous Aglais sincerest hope that God will grant to each of them and all of For Travelers them peace, health, salvation and furtherance in all good St. Nicholas: in general, & specifically for sea travel things, as well as to their families and friends. St. John the Russian: for transport, auto, busses Vigil Lights: St. Niphon, of Constantinople: for safety at sea For Cobblers From Anna: St. Eustathius the Cobbler of Georgia For the Health of: For Physicians Anna, Victor, Michael, Vladimir, Olga, Valeriya, Valentina, St. Panteleimon Vladimir, Andrey, Valentin, Nikolay, Natalia, Valeriy, Marina, Michael, Narine, Kristine, Anna, Vladimir, Maxim, Vasily The Holy Unmercenaries, Saints Cosmas & Damian In Memory Of: For the Kitchen, Home Irina, Maxim, Valentin, St. Euphrosynos the Cook

From Jeanette Ruano: St. Sergius of Radonezh: for baking In Memory of: Sts. Spyridon & Nikodim of Kievo-Pechersk: Prosphora Helen Ruano making From a friend: For Trading For the Health of: St. Paraskeva Ludmilla, Valeriy, Alexandra, Natally, Tatyana, Olga, Aleksandr, Ludmila, Anna, Margarita For Headaches In Memory of: Holy New Martyr of Smyrna Nikolay, Nikolay, Nikolay, Vera, Vera, Klavdly, Nina, Tamara, For Eyes Dmitry St. Paraskeva For Ears Birthdays: Myron Sedor St. Spyridon the Wonderworker For Teeth Names Day: St. Antipas of Pergamum Lydia Yates For Hernias & Intestinal Disorders The Holy Unmercenaries & Healers Holy Great Martyr SS. Cosmas & Damian of St. Artemius of Verkola SS. Panteleimon & Hermolaus For Throat St. Julian the Martyr St. Blaise of Sebastia St. John of Kronstadt For Finding Employment St. Nectarios of Aegina St. Xenia of St. Petersburg Holy For Help in Studies For Animals & Livestock The Three Hierarchs: St. Basil the Great, St. John St. George: cattle & herds Chrysostom, St. Gregory the St. Parthenius of Radovysdius: cattle Theologian SS. Spevsippus, Elesippus & Melevsippus: horses St. Sergius of Radonezh St. Tryphon: geese St. John of Kronstadt For Protection of Crops from Pests St. Justin the Philosopher St. For Church-Chanting For the Protection of Gardens Against Pests St. Romanos the Melodist Holy Great Martyr Tryphon: also for hunters and Patron of For Iconographers Moscow St. Luke the Apostle and Evangelist Against Demons & Witchcraft St. SS. & Justina For Patient Endurance of Affliction St. Theodore Sykeote St. the Much-Suffering St. Mitrophan of Voronezh Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebastia: especially in freezing cold For Chastity & Help in Carnal Warfare weather St. John the Forerunner Holy Forty-Two Martyrs of Amorion St. Demetrios the Great Martyr For Protection Against Thieves St. John the Much-Suffering St. Gregory the Wonderworker of Kievo-Pechersk Holy Martyr Theodore the Byzantine For Stone-workers Holy Martyr Ignatios of Athos Holy Martyrs Florus & Laurus St. For Soldiers St. the All-Comely Holy Archangel Michael St. [Old Testament] St. George the Great Martyr For Mental Disorders St. Barbara the Great Martyr St. Naum of Ochrid For Spiritual Help, Consolation & Compunction St. Anastasia St. Ephraim the Syrian St. Gerasimos of Cephalonia: the possessed St. Alexis the Man of God Against Plague St. St. Haralambos For a Good End to One's Life St. Marina the Great Martyr Holy Archangel Michael For Help Against Quick-Temper & Despondency St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople St. Tikhon of Zadonsk For Captives and Court Cases For Workers in Hospitals St. Onouphrios the Great Holy Unmercenaries Saints Cosmas & Damian St. Peter of Athos St. Dositheus, of Abba Dorotheus St. George the Great Martyr For Guilelessness & Simplicity For Help in Distress, Poverty, etc. Holy Apostle Nathaniel & St. Paul the Simple St. Nicholas the Wonderworker St. John the Almsgiver of Alexandria St. John of Kronstadt Eastern Orthodox Spirituality For Finding Things 13 / 05 / 2016 St. Phanourios the Great Martyr St. Menas the Great Martyr of Egypt For Meeting a Difficult Situation, an Interview, etc. St. the Prophet, Psalmist & King