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Orthodox Church in America SS Peter & Paul Orthodox Church Newsletter February 2018 Council Meeting Highlights  Operating Income for December 2017 was $18,365.44 and Operat- ing Expenses were $17,872.02, resulting in a positive balance of $493.42.  Thomas McDonald provided training to the Church Council on the use of the new automated On February 6 we read about make their preparaons. But to be perfectly willing to fulfill external heart defibrillators. the preparaons for the Pass- the mysterious quality of it all his role without having his ac-  One defibrillator is located in the church office, while the other is over meal that instructs have occurred to them. ons praised, or his name located in the Cultural Center. His disciples to make in Mark Who is this householder? How known. Perhaps he didn't even 14:10-42. and when were these plans comprehend the significance of made? Most important, who what he was being asked to do There's a good bit of mystery in but could have done for the Lord, but he did it faith- the opening verses this? We will soon fully and obediently. of this passage. enter the period Jesus sends two "Where is my guest room?" is a of Great , and Ss. Peter & Paul Orthodox Church of the disciples queson, many commen- 1614 E. Monte Vista Rd. many more things into the city, and tators suggest, that the Lord Phoenix, AZ 85006 will be found to 602.253.9515 tells them in also asks us. will be "as He had www.sspeterpaulaz.org amazingly spe- offer us a chance to consider www.oca.org told us"—His www.orthodoxfellowship.org cific detail what whether we have a place in our fulfillment of the will happen hearts "furnished and ready" Old Testament The Right Reverend DANIEL there. He says for Him, or whether we'll need prophecies, His Bishop of Santa Rosa that a man carry- to scramble around to clean up Rector Passion and Cru- ing a jar of water the place, and push other things 480.287.0240 Mobile cifixion, and ul- [email protected] will meet them—they don't out of the way to make room mately His Resurrecon. Priest David Balmer, Attached even have to look for him, or be for Him to enter. Another ques- Retired told what he looks like so that When the disciples meet the on follows, too. Will we look Deacon Drew Maxwell they will recognize him! Then householder, they pose the for praise and aenon be- Deacon John Weiss they are to follow him queson that Jesus, the Teach- cause we have prepared a Andrew Evans "wherever he goes" and speak er, has directed them to ask: place, or can we be sasfied to Council President 480.948.7929 to the owner of the house he "Where is my guest room, be like the householder, simply Barbara Harp enters. This owner or house- where to eat the making ready for Him out of Choir Director holder will show them an upper with My disciples?" (14:14). love and obedience with no [email protected] room that is "furnished and There isn't a moment of hesita- expectaon of reward? Stephanie A. Homyak ready" for them. This is the on; the guest room is ready Church School Director Jesus says in Revelaon 3:20, "I room in which they should pre- and waing, as Jesus knew it Newsletter Editor stand at the door and knock." If 623.869.0470 pare for the meal that Jesus and would be. the room is ready, we can invite [email protected] His beloved disciples will share. Mike Wagner Yet the householder is never Him in, and begin to live in the Web Master The disciples follow the Lord's idenfied. He has an im- Kingdom with Him today. [email protected] instrucons—they go to the portant place in the story of Barbara Peterson Society city and find everything "as He the , and he seems 602.278-1994 had told them," and they PAGE 2 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER Rector’s Message: 2018 Annual Parish Meeting

GLORY TO JESUS ! Body (1 Corinthians 12). Each member of their and their pastoral care (Fr

“ the body has a unique gi and plays its David, Fr Mihai, Deacon Andrew, newly- But the tax collector, standing far off, own unique role in the life of the Body: ordained Deacon John); the “Altar Team” would not even li up his eyes to heav- “There are diversies of gis, but the same serves at the Holy Altar, assisng and bring- en, but beat his breast, saying, ‘God, be Spirit. There are differences of ministries, ing greater solemnity to our worship. . . merciful to me, a sinner!’ I tell you, this but the same Lord. And there are diversies Just in this short, incomplete list, we see man went down to his house jusfied, of acvies, but it is the same God who that we have a width and breadth of tal- rather than the other. For everyone works all in all” (1 Corinthians 12:4-6). ents and abilies with which God has who exalts himself will be humbled, but One indicaon of the health of a community blessed us. And for this, we’re thankfull. the one who humbles himself will is the width and breadth of the tal- We thank God for the connued growth be exalted” (:13-14). ents and labors offered up unto (and we offer our embrace to all our new God for the building up of His members), life, vitality of our parish com- Today we hear these words Church and we are grateful munity. And we see many new faces with of the Lord and we pray to acknowledge—with the us all the me. Together, in Christ, we al- that we will learn from humility of the Publican— ways strive to pray, fast, confess our sins, this Parable and learn to that in our small parish live in repentance, serve, celebrate our life be like the Publican, the community we are in Christ, and commit “ourselves and each tax collector. We pray blessed with an abun- other and all our life unto Christ our God.” that, especially as Great dance of talent and with How does this happen? Through your Lent approaches, we will many people who willingly generosity. Through the me and talents be able to recognize our offer their me in various you offer to the Lord. Through your fi- sinfulness, entrust our- tasks and labors: the parish nancial resources and material gis. selves to the Lord and cry to council oversees the adminis- Through your prayers. By your lives of Him, “Have mercy on us!” It trave/financial operaons of faith and lives of service. is in this spirit of humility, of the parish; the church school As we soon approach the Sunday of For- recognizing our sinfulness, our teachers and assistants commit them- giveness, even now I ask your forgiveness weaknesses, and our dependence upon selves to the edificaon and building up of for not being all that I could be for you the Lord God that we call out for His mer- our children and their educaon in the and for failing you because of my human cy. faith; the Myrrhbearers Altar Society frailes. As you are aware, my service as We will gather together today, aer the (MBAS) and all those who “love the beauty” a bishop of the Church also requires me , for our annual parish of the House of the Lord maintain and and aenon outside of the parish. But meeng… a me to reflect upon our life beaufy the temple, those who take care of be assured that Saints Peter and Paul together as an Orthodox Chrisan com- the robes and and those who Church—all of you—are the main focus of munity, a parish community, an integral decorate with floral skills; the choir lis my life and my work and my . As St part of Christ’s Holy Orthodox Church. their voices and our hearts up to the Lord, Paul says, “I do not cease giving thanks Because the parish by-laws require this offering praise to the Triune God; our Teen for you, remembering you in my prayers and see this as primarily a business and Young Adult League (T/YAL) parcipate (Ephesians 1:16). meeng, part of our reflecon includes in acvies that strengthen their faith and As we celebrate this Divine Liturgy this the queson of how we financially and their fellowship; those who contribute to morning, we give thanks to Almighty God- materially support the work of the our parish newsleer, weekly handout, and Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, the Triune Church in our parish and beyond our our newly-renovated parish website; the God. And as we connue our prayerful parish. But we also always need to see Fellowship of Orthodox Chrisans in Ameri- service to God in this year’s annual everything that we do—“business” ca (FOCA) works together to assist in vari- meeng, let us be thankful for all the Lord maers, service to our neighbor, ous charitable outreaches; there are those has done for us. Let us once again give maintenance and care of our temple and who arrange flowers, bake our altar bread, thanks to God for all His many blessings. parish hall and grounds, outreach, AND care for and clean the temple, make coffee, Let us approach the Lord in gratude and worship as part of our life together. In make possible our , Holy Supper, with humility, asking His connued mercy this sense, everything we do together as the annual Pascha potluck and the annual upon us, upon our parish community, and a community is “spiritual,” “religious,” Saint Nicholas Neighborhood outreach, our upon all our dear and loved ones. And let and in service to Christ. outreach and volunteer commiee coordi- us be eager for the year to come! St Paul speaks of the Church as a Body, nates wonderful acvies through the year; and each one of us as members of the the clergy offers the parish the service of Glory to Jesus Christ! PAGE 3 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER

Fr. Steven Kostoff er was rough on the outside and ugly, but ons. Why is it so hard to be hum- Yesterday, the Sunday of the Publican and its core was healthy. The man sighed, and ble? Perhaps because it frightens us. But the Pharisee, we entered the season of the said to himself: ‘What use is this smooth, what would the source of this fear possi- Triodion, that vast compilaon of lenten tall tree to me if it is roen inside and use- bly be? We fear being taken advantage hymnography gathered together in one book less for beams? The other one, even if it is of, of being used by others, of losing over the centuries that will guide us through rough and ugly, is at least healthy on the ground in our struggle to not only get the pre-lenten period, and then on through inside and so, if I put a bit more effort into ahead, but to survive in a harsh Great Lent and Holy Week, taking us to the it, I can use it for roof-beams for my world. We may pay lip-service to humili- very brink of the Paschal celebraon of the house.’ And, without thinking any more ty as Chrisans, but we act as if deep Death and Resurrecon of Christ. The in- about it, he chose that tree.” down we “know beer.” Humility is hardly a recommended survival tacc! I spired hymnography of the Triodion inter- And just to be certain, Bishop Nikolai would rather doubt that humility is the prets the Scriptures in a direct and accessible drives home the moral point in the follow- “stuff” of self-help literature. This silent manner, in the process making it clear that ing conclusion: “So will God choose be- and implicit rejecon of the virtue of hu- each person and event from the Scriptures – tween two men for His house, and will mility makes a certain amount of sense if Old or , posive or negave choose, not the one who appears out- we equate humility – wrongfully, I am – is meant to be applied to our own lives as wardly righteous, but the one whose heart certain – with weakness, midity, passivi- someone or something to emulate or is filled with God’s healthy righteousness.” avoid. The Church always treats the Scrip- ty, fear of conflict, etc. So we usually The Pharisee acted according to the Law, tures as a living Word, not as a chronicle of pracce a safe form of humility when keeping himself free externally from sin, the past or as an abstract system of be- that will keep us in our “comfort fasng twice a week and paying a the lief. This form of concrete realism is indeed zone.” But do we know beer? Can we on all that he had. How many parish more challenging than a presentaon of actually doubt the strength of a universal- priests secretly wish that that was pre- untested ideas. Be that as it may, the Triodi- ly acclaimed Chrisan virtue without hav- cisely how their parishioners would live on opens with the Sunday of the Parable of ing experienced it ourselves? Certainly and act!? (For the moment we will not the Publican and the Pharisee [Luke 18:10- we recognize the truth that we literally invesgate just how parishioners would 14]. In the Orthodox Church, this reading is depend upon the humility of Christ for wish their priests to act). In fact, conven- part of the pre-lenten cycle always pre- the gi of salvaon! We praise and glori- onal wisdom would lead one to expect scribed for the fourth Sunday before Great fy Christ precisely because of His surpas- that in such a parable, the Pharisee Lent begins. The intenons of the Lord in sing humility. Perhaps, then, if we ever would be praised precisely for his exact delivering this parable are clearly expressed made a sustained effort to be humble, we piety, while and the publican would serve in the solemn pronouncement following the would appraise this essenal virtue as a stark reminder of how not to parable itself: “For every one who exalts differently. As Saint Isaac the Syrian live. However, Christ turns all of this con- himself will be humbled, but he who hum- writes, “Unl a human person achieves venonal wisdom “upside down,” for it is bles himself will be exalted [Luke 18:14]. humility, he will receive no reward for his the interior orientaon of the heart that works. The reward is given not for the The pride and self-righteousness of the Christ is most concerned with, and it is works but for the humility.” And as Saint Pharisee – he who “exalts himself” – is here that the Pharisee twisted righteous- Makarios the Great notes, “A humble rather starkly contrasted with the humility ness into self-righteousness, which is ba- person never falls. Being already lower and repentance of the Publican – he who sically a form of idolatry – that of the than any, where can he fall? Vanity is a “humbles himself.” From these two exam- “self.” Do any of us escape that self- great humiliaon, but humility is a great ples of a revealed interior disposion, it is destrucve trap? If not, then beer to exalng, honor and dignity.” only the publican who is “jusfied” accord- admit it, as Saint John Chrysostom re- The —based on the scandal of the ing to Christ. With a kind of “folk-wisdom” minds us: “It is evil to sin, though here Cross—has turned many things upside that would have resonated for his rural help can be given; but to sin, and not to down. In God’s judgment, according to flock in early 20th century Serbia, Bishop admit it – there is no help here.” Nikolai Velimirovich recasts the parable in Christ, the proud are humbled and the The humility of the publican is perhaps an earthy story form that seeks to rein- humbled are exalted. The parable of the best expressed in a series of short de- force Christ’s teaching: “A man went into Publican and the Pharisee sets this choice scripons – unwillingness to look up to- the forest to choose a tree from which to before us. wards heaven, the beang of the breast, make roof beams. And he saw two trees, Reprinted from the Orthodox Church in America the plainve cry, “Lord, have mercy on one beside the other. One was smooth and web site, hps://oca.org/reflecons/fr.-steven- me, a sinner” – rather than an intellectu- kostoff/the-gospel-turning-things-upside-down tall, but had roed away inside, and the oth- ally constructed set of abstract no- PAGE 4 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER

In the name of the Father, and of the Son, was the second triumph of Orthodoxy. present today, we somemes feel that our and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. The Roman Empire recognized the one only consolaon is to remember the past. whom it crucified and those whom it per- Then Orthodoxy was glorious, then the Or- Rejoicing today in the triumph of Ortho- secuted as the bearers of truth, and their thodox Church was powerful, then it domi- doxy on this first Sunday of Lent, we joy- teaching as the teaching of life eternal. nated. But what about the present? My fully commemorate three events: one dear friends, if the triumph of Orthodoxy event belonging to the past; one event to The Church triumphed. But then the sec- belongs to the past only, if there is nothing the present; and one event which sll be- ond period of troubles began. else for us to do but commemorate, to re- longs to the future. The following centuries saw many peat to ourselves how glorious was the aempts to distort the faith, to adjust it Whenever we have any feast or joy in the past, then Orthodoxy is dead. But we are to human needs, to fill it with human con- Church, we Orthodox first of all look here tonight to witness to the fact that Or- tent. In each generaon there were those back—for in our present life we depend thodoxy not only is not dead but also that it who could not accept that on what happened in the is once more and forever celebrang its message of the cross and past. We depend first of own triumph — the triumph of Orthodoxy. resurrecon and life eter- all, of course, on the first We don’t have to fight heresies among our- nal. They tried to change it, and the ulmate tri- selves, but we have other things that once and those changes we call umph—that of Christ more challenge our Orthodox faith. heresies. Again there were Himself. Our faith is root- persecuons. Again, Ortho- Today, gathered here together, Orthodox ed in that strange defeat dox bishops, monks and of various naonal backgrounds, we pro- which became the most claim and we glorify first of all our unity in glorious victory—the de- laymen defended their faith Orthodoxy. This is the triumph of Ortho- feat of a man nailed to and were condemned and went into exile and were doxy in the present. This is a most won- the cross, who rose again covered with . And derful event: that all of us, with all our from the dead, who is the aer five centuries of those differences, with all our limitaons, with Lord and the Master of conflicts and persecuons all our weaknesses, can come together the world. This is the first triumph of Or- and say we belong to that Orthodox faith, thodoxy. This is the content of all our com- and discussions, the day came which we that we are one in Christ and in Ortho- memoraons and of all our joy. This man commemorate today, the day of the final victory of Orthodoxy as the true faith over doxy. We are living very far from the tradi- selected and chose twelve men, gave all the heresies. It happened on the first onal centers of Orthodoxy. We call our- them power to preach about that defeat Sunday of Lent in the year 843 in Constan- selves Eastern Orthodox, and yet we are and that victory, and sent them to the nople. Aer almost 100 years of persecu- here in the West, so far from those glori- whole world saying preach and bapze, ous cies which were centers of the Or- build up the Church, announce the King- on directed against the worship of the thodox faith for centuries — Constanno- dom of God. And you know, my brothers holy , the Church finally proclaimed that the truth had been defined, that the ple, Alexandria, Anoch, , Mos- and sisters, how those twelve men—very truth was fully in the possession of the cow. How far are those cies. And yet, simple men indeed, simple fishermen— Church. And since then all Orthodox peo- don’t we have the feeling that something went out and preached. The world hated ple, wherever they live, have gathered on of a miracle has happened, that God has them, the Roman Empire persecuted sent us here, far into the West, not just in them, and they were covered with blood. this Sunday to proclaim before the world order to sele here, to increase our in- But that blood was another victory. The their faith in that truth, their belief that their Church is truly apostolic, truly Ortho- come, to build up a community. He also Church grew, the Church covered the uni- dox, truly universal. This is the event of the has sent us as apostles of Orthodoxy, so verse with the true faith. Aer 300 years past that we commemorate today. that this faith, which historically was lim- of the most unequal conflict between the ited to the East, now is becoming a faith powerful Roman Empire and the power- But let us ask ourselves one queson: Do which is truly and completely universal. less Chrisan Church, the Roman Empire all the triumphs of Orthodoxy, all the vic- accepted Christ as Lord and Master. That tories, belong to the past? Looking at the (Continued on page 5) PAGE 5 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER

come truly and completely universal in the the transforming force in history. (Continued from page 4) sense that we will answer the quesons of Today this responsibility belongs to us. We This is a thrilling moment in the history of all men, and also all their quesons. For if feel that we are weak. We feel that we are Orthodoxy. That is why it is so important we believe in that word: “Orthodoxy,” limited, we are divided, we are sll sepa- for us to be here tonight and to under- “the true faith”; if for one moment we try rated in so many groups, we have so many stand, to realize, to have that of to understand what it means: the true, the obstacles to overcome. But today, on the what is going on. People were crossing the full Chrisanity, as it has been proclaimed Sunday of Orthodoxy, we close our eyes ocean, coming here, not thinking so much by Christ and His disciples; if our Church for a second and we rejoice in that unity about their faith as about themselves, has preserved for all ages the message of which is already here: priests of various about their lives, about their future. They the apostles and of the fathers and of the naonal churches praying together, peo- were usually poor people, they had a diffi- saints in its purest form, then, my dear ple of all backgrounds uning in prayer for cult life, and they built those lile Ortho- friends, here is the answer to the ques- the triumph of Orthodoxy. We are already dox churches everywhere in America not ons and to the problems and to the in a triumph, and may God help us keep for other people but for themselves, just sufferings of our world. You know that our that triumph in our hearts, so that we nev- to remember their homes, to perpetuate world today is so complex. It is changing all er give up hope in that future event in the their tradion. They didn’t think of the the me. And the more it changes, the history of orthodoxy when Orthodoxy will future. And yet this is what happened: the more people fear, the more they are become the victory which eternally over- Orthodox Church was sent here through frightened by the future, the morethey are comes all the obstacles, because that vic- and with those poor men. The truth itself, preoccupied by what will happen to them. tory is the victory of Christ Himself. the fullness of the apostolic faith—all this And this is where Orthodoxy must answer came here, and here we are now, filling their problem; this is where Orthodoxy As we approach the most important mo- this hall and proclaiming this apostolic must accept the challenge of modern civili- ment of the , the priest says, “Let us faith—the faith that has strengthened the zaon and reveal to men of all naons, to love one another, that with one mind we universe. And this leads us to the event all men in the whole world, that it has re- may confess….” What is the condion of the which sll belongs to the future. mained the force of God le in history for real triumph of Orthodoxy? What is the way leading to the real, the final, the ulmate If today we can only proclaim, if we can the transformaon, for the deificaon, for victory of our faith? The answer comes from only pray for that coming triumph of Or- the transfiguraon of human life. the Gospel. The answer comes from Christ thodoxy in this country and in the world, The past, the present, the future: At the Himself and from the whole tradion of Or- our Orthodox faith forces us to believe beginning, one lonely man on the cross — thodoxy. It is love. Let us love one another, that it is not by accident but by divine the complete defeat. And if at that me we that with one mind we may confess . . . con- providence that the Orthodox faith today had been there with all our human calcula- fess our faith, our Orthodoxy. Let us, from has reached all countries, all cies, all con- ons, we probably would have said: “That’s now on, feel responsible for each other. Let nents of the universe. Aer that historic the end. Nothing else will happen.” The us understand that even if we are divided in weakness of our religion, aer the perse- twelve le Him. There was no one, no one small parishes, in small dioceses, we first of cuons by the Roman Empire, by the to hope. The world was in darkness. Every- all belong to one another. We belong togeth- Turks, by the godless atheists, aer all the thing seemed finished. And you know what er, to Christ, to His Body, to the Church. Let troubles that we had to go through, today happened three days later. Three days later us feel responsible for each other, and let us a new day begins. Something new is going He appeared. He appeared to His disciples, love one another. Let us put above every- to happen. And it is this future of Ortho- and their hearts were burning within them thing else the interests of Orthodoxy in this doxy that we have to rejoice about today. because they knew that He was the risen country. Let us understand that each one of Lord. And since then, in every generaon, We can already have a vision of that future us today has to be the apostle of Orthodoxy there have been people with burning when, in the West, a strong American Or- in a country which is not yet Orthodox, in a hearts, people who have felt that this victo- thodox Church comes into existence. We society which is asking us: “What do you can see how this faith, which for such a ry of Christ had to be carried again and believe?” “What is your faith?” And let us, long me was an alien faith here, will be- again into this world, to be proclaimed in order to win new human souls and to be (Continued on page 6) PAGE 6 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER

(Continued from page 5) achievements. What we are preaching to- CHURCH SCHOOL LENTEN SERVICE PROJECT above everything else, keep the memory, night, what we are proclaiming tonight, what Church School students will be assembling keep the experience, keep the taste of that we are praying for tonight, is the victory of care bags for homeless veterans in our unity which we are ancipang tonight. Christ in me, in us, in all of you in the Ortho- community. We are seeking donaons dox Church in America. And that victory of At the end of the first century — when the from the parish. Suggested items include:  Church was sll a very small group, a very Christ in us, of the one who for us was cruci- Socks  small minority, in a society which was defi- fied and rose again from the dead, that vic- Comb tory will be the victory of His Church.  nitely an-Chrisan when the persecuon Wash cloth  was beginning — St. John the Divine, the Today is the triumph of Orthodoxy, and a Toothbrush  beloved of Christ, wrote these hymn sung today states solemnly and Razors (with plasc cover)  words: “And this is the victory, our faith, this simply: “This is the Apostolic faith, this is Feminine hygiene products is the victory.” There was no victory at that the Orthodox faith, this is the faith of the  Band-aids me, and yet he knew that in his faith he had Fathers, this is the faith that is the founda-  Q-Tips the victory that can be applied to us today. on of the world.” My dear brothers and  Chapsck We have the promise of Christ, that the sisters, this is also our own faith. We are  Gallon-sized Ziploc freezer bags gates of hell will never prevail against the chosen. We are elected. We are the happy Travel-sized items: Church. We have the promise of Christ that if few that can say of our faith, “apostolic,”  Toothpaste we have faith, all things are possible. We “universal,” “the faith of our fathers,”  Shaving foam/gel have the promise of the Holy Spirit, that He “Orthodoxy,” “the truth.” Having this won-  Condioner will fill all that which is weak, that He will derful treasure, let us preserve it, let us  Deodorant help us at the moment when we need help. keep it, and let us also use it in such a way  Loon/Sunscreen In other words, we have all the possibilies, that this treasure becomes the victory of  Baby wipes we have everything that we need, and there- Christ in us and in His Church. Amen. We hope you will support their project. Col- fore the victory is ours. It is not a human Reprinted from the Orthodox Church in America web site, lecons boxes are in the hall. Students plan victory which can be defined in terms of hps://oca.org/reflecons/fr-alexander-schmemann/sunday- of-orthodoxy to assemble the bags on March 25, 2018. money, of human success, of human Around SS Peter & Paul FEBRUARY BIRTHDAYS/ANNIVERSARIES PRAYER LIST February 2 Abbi Olmstead SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY “I was sick and you visited me.” 5 Mark and Sanna Littell Youth will participate in the annual proces- Vadim O’Brien sion of icons on the Sunday of Orthodoxy, Matt 25:36 9 Katrina Delsante February 25, 2018. Icons will be provided We offer prayers to all of our parishioners for all youth to carry in the procession Maya Stchur who are ill or unable to attend services: around the church. Children are also welcome 11 Joe Delsante to bring their own favorite from home to Harold Homyak Anatoly Bezkorovainy Nicholina Joy Mazur Pallas Maria Mauskopf Ann Garza 14 Jane Evans Rose Kurowski Valerie Schutter Tillie (Taana) Kulek 20 Sterling Sourk Frank Kulik 22 Nina Slayter Vickie Kulik 24 Jane Matthews Anna Michkofsky 27 Claire McNeal 28 Heather Pfeiffer If you know of anyone else in need of our Many years! Mongaya leta! prayers, please contact Bishop DANIEL. PAGE 7 SSPETER&PAULORTHODOXCHURCHNEWSLETTER Bits and Pieces

FORGIVENEVESS SUNDAY FOCA MEATFARE LUNCHEON Vespers of Forgiveness Sunday will be cel- The FOCA is connuing the starter kits for The Russian community will be hosng ebrated aer Coffee Hour on Sunday, Feb- newly ordained priests in Alaska. Vladyka the Meaare Sunday luncheon on Sun- ruary 18, 2018. This special Vespers ser- Daniel blessed our efforts and personally day, February 11, 2018. The luncheon will vice introduces us to the Great Lenten Fast assisted us with ordering liturgical items to consist of blini with assorted fillings, in- and strengthens us for the weeks ahead. use in the kits, which include a and pair cluding meat. The suggested donaon is of cuffs, a hand cross, a traveling commun- $7.00. Children under 12 years old are ALL SAINTS CAMP ion set, and a computer tablet for communi- free. Please see Svetlana Tanner to make All Saints Camp celebrates its 32nd year! caons. Metropolitan Tikhon personally your reservaon. All Saints Camp is a sleep-away camp for thanked Pat Starkey and Peter Radjenivich The first Presancfied service will be those entering third grade through those this past summer at St. Nicholas' 100th anni- Wednesday, February 21st. Please see who just graduated high school. All Saints versary for connuing this project. Barbara Peterson about contribung to Camp is set among the pine trees of Pres- The FOCA will be ulizing half the bullen the light meal provided aer the service. co, Arizona. This year, our program will board by the kitchen with items from local The MBAS will have Lenten soup available again be held at Whispering Pines Camp. and naonal FOCA projects and news. This to purchase for 5.00/quart starng Their program offers an experience of fel- includes photo contests, scholarships and Sunday, February 25, 2018. lowship and fun, with acvies ranging pierogi dates. We will be hosng the Pan Orthodox Ves- from campfires to Olympics, all within the The FOCA’s naonal project for this year is pers service March 4th. Please contact context of living an Orthodox Chrisan life to help restore the St. Nicholas Chapel in Heather Pfeiffer about what to bring. of daily Mans, Vespers, and discussion Kenai, Alaska. The chapel was built in 1906 with clergy. to honor Father Igumen Nicolai and Makary ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS Ivanov. Fr. Nicolai, the first priest in Kenai,  Operating Income for 2017 was Their mission is to bring the youth and brought small pox vaccine, saving the lives $175,560.17 and Operating Expenses staff of All Saints Orthodox Summer Camp of hundreds of Dena'ina. The chapel is on were $157,219.62, resulting in a positive closer to Christ and one another through a the site of the original 1849 church, built in balance of $18,340.55. safe, fun, and prayerful environment. This the northwest corner of the Russian fur  Proposed 2018 Operating Budget of is accomplished through their trained trading post, Fort St. Nicholas. Its $172,500 presented and staff, who are all working to grow in their name honors both Fr. Nicolai and passed faith. St. Nicholas, Bishop of Myra.  Slate of officers and We invite you to join us and trustees for 2018 pre- To learn more about All Saints Camp or to play a part in our acvi- sented and elected. register your child(ren), go to hp:// es. Meengs are typically held www.allsaintscamparizona.org/registraon. at church, with occasional pot-luck Andy Evans President meeng held at a member’s homes. John Blischak Vice President T/YAL David Homyak Treasurer The Teen and Young Adult League will LITURGY OF THE PRESANCTIFIED GIFTS John Hecht Financial Secretary meet in February to discuss its plans for The Liturgy of the Presancfied Gis (aka Nicholas Enoch Recording Secretary the future and fill vacant posions. If you the “Presancfied Liturgy”) is celebrated in Katrina Delsante Auditor are already a member or would like to join our parish church every Wednesday evening Michelle Golowatsch Auditor our league, please contact Luka Radjeno- throughout the Great Fast. The Liturgy be- Nick Bock 5-year Trustee vich at [email protected] to inform gins at 6:00 p.m. and is followed by a light Mike Wagner 4-year Trustee him of your interest. If you want to aend Lenten-fare meal (soup, bread, and fruit) David Bieber 3-year Trustee the planning meeng, please state the and a short presentaon. Please share of Alex Dolotov 2-year Trustee mes and dates that you are available to your own blessings and volunteer to bring Bill Weiss 2-year Trustee aend so we can include as many people something for the meal. Please see Barbara Stephanie Homyak 1-year Trustee as possible. Thank you. Peterson to sign-up to bring something. Thomas McDonald 1-year Trustee February 2018

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1 Forefeast of the 2 Meeting of the 3 St. Simeon All Saints Camp: June 3-9, 2018 Meeting Lord in the Temple Registraon for All Saints Orthodox Camp is now open. 9:00am Divine hp://www.allsaintscamparizona.org/registraon Liturgy Registraon closes May 25, 2018 6:00pm Compline

FAST-FREE WEEK 5:00pm Vespers 4 Prodigal Son 5 6 7 8 9 Leavetaking of 10 Areovindus Icon 8:30am Hours the Meeting 9:00am Divine Liturgy Meaare Luncheon Church School Sunday, February 11, 2018 FOCA Meeting Following Divine Liturgy Sponsored by the Russian Community 5:00pm Vespers

11 Meatfare Sunday 12 Iveron Icon 13 14 15 16 17 Tikhvin Icon at Sunday of Last Judgment Mt. Athos Myrrh Bearers Altar Society 8:30am Hours Righteous Monastics 9:00am Divine Liturgy Please join us at our next meeng, Church School February 11, 2018 following Meatfare Fellowship Hour. All are welcome! 6:00pm Council Mtg Luncheon 5:00pm Vespers MBAS Meeting WEEKOFMEATFARE—FASTINGFROMMEATBEGINS

18 Cheesefare Sunday 19 20 21 Kozel’shchanskaya 22 23 24 1st & 2nd Finding Sunday of Forgiveness BEGINNING of Icon Honorable Head of 8:30am Hours GREAT LENT St. 9:00am Divine Liturgy Lenten Vespers Service Church School SS Peter & Paul will be hosng the Pan-Orthodox Lenten Vespers Service on Sunday, March 4, 2018 Forgiveness Vespers 6:00pm Liturgy of 6:00pm Canon of St. 6:00pm Canon of St. the Presanctified Gifts Andrew 5:00pm Vespers Andrew Lenten Meal 25 Sunday of 26 27 St. Raphael, 28 1 2 3 Memorial Saturday Orthodoxy Bishop of Brooklyn 8:30am Hours We welcome all of our guests and visitors. Please join us in the Cultural 9:00am Divine Liturgy Procession of Icons Center for Fellowship Hour following Divine Liturgy each Sunday. No Church School 6:00pm Liturgy of 4:30 Panikhida the Presanctified Gifts 6:00 pm Lenten Vespers 5:00pm Vespers Location TBD Lenten Meal