St. Russian Orthodox Church Intercesory Prayers ORTHODOXORTHODOX CHURCH CINHURCH AMERICA IN A MERICA A PARISH OF THE DIOCESE OF NEW YORK AND NEW JERSEY We pray for all our fellow parishioners, but 170 Lexington Avenue, Passaic, New Jersey, 07055 we pray especially for those who are incapable www.stjohnspassaic.org of being with us in church. Among them are: Annncements ✦ Save the date: Annual Diocesan Church School REV. FR. IGOR KSENIUK, Rector 973-473-1928 (office) , Mary and Max Bakaletz, Genevieve Conference for NJ Deanery is scheduled for Saturday, 646-387-5494 (cell) [email protected] Bobenko, Pauline Bodnar, Nancy Filak, Mary August 2. For more information please see a flyer at the Hadginske, Helen Kurnewitz, Margaret Lawler, bulletin board. Kathleen Lazorczyk, Emil Mikulik, MaryAnn ✦ Save the date: Annual Diocesan Youth Day at Six Rabakozi, Anatoly & Anna Rozanovich, Nadia Flags Great Adventure is scheduled for Thursday, August Sojka, Eva Stashitsky, Ann Velebir. 21, 2014. For more information please see a flyer at the Mindful Humility bulletin board. On July 6 the Church honors Sisoes the Great, But another aspect of humility is self- ✦ Enjoy your vacation but remember to visit the known for his holy life and deep humility. criticism, and so this silent man said of Orthodox Church at your destination. To search for a Born in Egypt, Sisoes was an admirer of Saint Anthony. After himself: "I am now thirty years praying daily local parish go to http://orthodoxyinamerica.org and Anthony died, he went to live on the mountain Anthony had once that my Lord Jesus may preserve me from enter your location in the search panel. If you plan to inhabited, and worked for many years to fill his life with prayer, saying an idle word, and yet I am always receive Holy Communion, be sure that the priest knows July 6, 2014 putting aside his own desires and working against temptations. relapsing." who you are before the Divine Liturgy. It is always good 4th SUNDAY AFTER PENTECOST Like other great he was sought out, even in his relative Sisoes died in about the year 429, with his form to approach the Chalice knowing that the priest is isolation, by earnest Christians who wanted to benefit from his around him. He had taught them well informed about you. Have a wonderful and safe summer! spiritual wisdom. Because his counsel was so highly valued, they how to serve the Lord. With death • 8:50am – Hours wrote down some of his words, and so we have them today. approaching his face shown like the sun, the • 9:00am – Divine Liturgy Sisoes always seems to have stressed two things in speaking monks said, as he prepared to enter the Lord's Epistle: Rom. 6:18-23 with the people who came to him: first, sincere humility, and presence. Bihday Greetings Gospel: Mt. 8:5-13 second, mindfulness, which means doing everything you do On this same day we read Romans 6:18-23, Happy birthday to Kathy Cahayla, who celebrates her thoughtfully and with a clear intention. which might be called an explanation of the birthday July 10, and Peggy Kovalycsik, July 11. May • Fellowship – everyone is invited for One example of his counsel shows how he urged both these way Sisoes believed life should be lived. Saint God grant both of you good health and happiness for Coffee Hour following the service. important things. A came to him, asking his advice about Paul tells the Romans that they are no longer Many Years! Mnohaja Lita! how to pray. Describing his prayer efforts he said, "Father, I slaves of sin, but now they are slaves of God. always place myself in the presence of God." This "slavery" is similar to Sisoes' advice to Sisoes discerned that the man had a good intention, which become truly humble by mindfully, intentionally putting oneself below every creature. Deepet Sympay was to come closer to God. But his answer was: "It would be Our Deepest We welcomeWelcome Sympathy all visitors to Family Vto our anditors Divine friends Liturgy. of newly It is When they were slaves of sin, Paul writes, the much more to your advantage to place yourself below every departedour joy to Helenhave you Newell with us. Viewingtoday. If this will is be your at first J.C.Fila visit Romans were "free in regard to righteousness" creature, in order to be sincerely humble." Funeralto our parish, Home wetoday, welcome Sunday, you June and 22 invite from you 1pm to to return 4pm or in other words did not have to obey God. The saint's personal humility was an object of admiration and withas often Parastas as you at are 1pm. able. Funeral Service will be in our But what did this freedom give them? Schedule of Service even awe. Sisoes rarely spoke, because he regarded silence as Church While tomorrow, Holy CommunionMonday, June may 23 rdonly at 10am,be received followed by He answers his own question by saying that SATURDAY, JULY 12 one aspect of humility—not placing importance on one's own byprepared the burial Orthodox at East Christians,Ridgelawn our Cemetery. non-Orthodox May the guests Lord 5:30pm - Great Vespers words and ideas, and being ready to hear what God is saying. the end of that freedom is death. But by being restare her welcome soul in His to heavenly join us Kingdom. in venerating Memory the Eternal! Cross, Being around him, people noted, was always a strong reminder mindfully humble and making oneself a slave receiving blessed bread at the conclusion of the Divine SUNDAY, JULY 13 of the shallowness and needlessness of much of our casual of God, "the return you get is sanctification Liturgy, and for fellowship in our Church Hall after the 9:00am - Divine Liturgy conversation. and its end, eternal life." service. From Faer and Matuka