Ambo ST. THEODOSIUS ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL Mailing: 733 Starkweather Avenue OCTOBER 18, 2015 Cleveland, Ohio 44113 T 216. 741. 1310 HOLY APOSTLE AND F 216. 623. 1092 EVANGELIST LUKE www.sttheodosius.org - Archpriest John Zdinak, Dean VEN. HILARION THE GREAT [email protected] Cell: 216. 554. 7282 - Dn. Daniel Boerio - Subdeacon Theodore Lentz, Sacristan - Reader Julius Kovach, Ecclesiarch & Choirmaster - Casandra Vasu, Office Administrator Office Hours, M-F 9:00 AM-3:00 PM Divine Services Eve Sundays & Feast Days 5:00 PM Confessions 6:00 PM Great Vespers Sundays and Feast Days 8:40 AM 3rd and 6th Hour 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy * AMBO: Articles for publi- cation should be submitted to: [email protected] by Wednesday of each week before noon. * CALENDAR: Event dates must be submitted by the 15th of each month. OCTOBER 21 St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 1 Saint Hilarion the Great was born in the year 291 in the Palestinian village of Tabatha. He was sent to Alexandria to study. There he became acquainted with Christianity and was baptized. After hearing an account of the angelic life of St Anthony the Great (January 17), Hilarion went to meet him, desiring to study with him and learn what is pleasing to God. Hilarion soon returned to his native land to find that his parents had died. After distributing his family’s inheritance to the poor, Hilarion set out into the desert surrounding the city of Maium. In the desert the monk struggled intensely with impure thoughts, vexations of the mind and the burning passions of the flesh, but he defeated them with heavy labor, fasting and fervent prayer. The devil sought to frighten the saint with phantoms and apparitions. During prayer St Hilarion heard children crying, women wailing, the roar- ing of lions and other wild beasts. The monk perceived that it was the demons causing these terrors in order to drive him away from the wilderness. He overcame his fear with the help of fervent prayer. Once, robbers fell upon St Hilarion, and he persuaded them to forsake their life of crime through the power of his words. Soon all of Palestine learned about the holy ascetic. The Lord granted to St Hilarion the power to cast out un- clean spirits. With this gift of grace he loosed the bonds of many of the afflicted. The sick came for healing, and the monk cured them free of charge, saying that the grace of God is not for sale (MT 10:8). Such was the grace that he received from God that he could tell by the smell of someone’s body or clothing which passion afflicted his soul. They came to St Hilarion wanting to save their soul under his guidance. With the blessing of St Hilarion, monasteries began to spring up throughout Palestine. Going from one monastery to another, he instituted a strict ascetic manner of life. About seven years before his death (+ 371-372) St Hilarion moved back to Cyprus, where the ascetic lived in a solitary place until the Lord summoned him to Himself. BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF OCTOBER 18 Oct. 18 1 Gal. 1:11-19 Oct. 20 Col. 1:1-2,7-11 Oct. 23 Col. 2:1-7 Luke 8:5-15 Luke 9:23-27 Luke 10:1-5 Oct. 19 Phil. 4:10-23 Oct. 21 Col. 1:18-23 Oct. 24 2 Cor. 3:12-18 Luke 9:18-22 Luke 9:44-50 Luke 7:2-10 Oct. 22 Col. 1:24-29 Luke 9:49-56 St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 2 PRAYER REQUESTS Departed: Protopresbyter Rastko Trbuhovich 09-30-15 Janet Hennig (friend of Judy Debra Parhamovich (Karen Felon’s Ill Afflicted & Schwind) sister) Special Intentions: Sandee Holod Grace Parhamovich (Karen Felon’s Matthew Hunley (Phyllis mother) Matushka Catherine Jula Gindlesperger’s brother-in-law) Daria Petrokowski Protopresbyter Vasilije Sokolovic Donna Jacak Debby Pinta Archpriest Theodore Bobosh Victor Jacak Cindy Powkowski Reader Gabriel Tabeling Patrick Jacobson (friend of Paul Cheryl Regrut (Deb Ellis’s Mother Anna Pangrace) sister-in-law) Mary Joy Jahans (friend of Paul Pangrace) Valerie Rolls (Fr. John’s cousin) Michael Stephen Jahans (friend of Paul Dorothy Romig Betty Balasz Pangrace) Julia Sankovic (Child) Judy Baughman Diane Kearsey (Janice Tkacz’s Elaine Sudnick (Joy Pfeiffer’s Carol Bohurjak sister) mother) Frank Byndas Maher Khalil Janice Tkacz Navada Coneley Thomas Khalil Elisabeth Wright (friend of Paul Metodije Damljanovic (Child) John Kovalski (friend of Paul Pangrace) Horia Dascalescu (Lavinia Morris’s Pangrace) Erin Zawolowycz brother) Dorothy Laskovich Alice Zdinak (Fr. John’s Mother) Cindy Durkalski Paul Laskovich Nashwa Fam Ralph Magee (Erin Zawolowycz’s Douglas & Kaitlyn Evans Leonora Felon father) & Unborn Child Dorothy Fowler Paul Mihal Vladimir Fowler Anna Mysiw (friend and neighbor of Gabriel & Shyanne Tabeling Julia Grabowski Helen Antonik) & Unborn Child Roger Haupt (Lisa Theodore’s Maude Palumbo (Michelle Rajisch’s cousin) mother) Please note that names will remain on the list for approximately one month and then removed. If you would like a name to be relisted, please contact the office at 216-741-1310. St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 3 Welcome Visitors Our parish welcomes you and thanks you for joining us at today’s Divine Liturgy. While only Orthodox Christians may approach the chalice for Holy Communion, everyone is welcome to partake of the Holy Bread after Liturgy. You are also invited to join us for fellowship in the Parish Hall following Liturgy. COFEE HOUR & GREETERS SCHEDULES Coffee Hour: Greeters: 10/18/15 Joyce Tabeling & Judy Schwind Linda Smotzer & Virgina Medvec 10/25/15 Joy & David Pfeiffer Nina & Elizabeth Antonik 11/1/15 Mat. Cindy Zdinak & The Van Sickles Michael Tabeling & Tammy Ponomarenko 11/8/15 Mary Swit & Tammy Ponomarenko Karen Felon & Paul Pangrace 11/15/15 Dan & Lavinia Morris Sonia Vorell & Paul Pangrace 11/22/15 Cathy Weber & Mat. Jenn Boerio Mat. Jenn Boerio & Tammy Ponomarenko 11/29/15 Lauren Miklos & Chandra Czaruk Michael Tabeling & Linda Smotzer FOOD PANTRY GOD’S GIFTS TO US - Our Food Pantry ministry continues through Merrick House. They currently use the bags in their Moms OUR GIFTS TO GOD Weekly expenses: $ 6,538.00 First program. We can always use your help by "sponsoring a bag". Envelopes are in the foyer, $10 Last week’s collection $ 2,419.00 fills a bag. Thank you and God bless you for helping Over/Under < $ 4,119.00 > those in need. - Dan Morris Dome Lighters Donations to offset the cost of lighting the domes can be made for The Health Of or In Memory Of your loved ones. Contact the Parish Office if you are interested. For the entire 2015 year: For the week of October 18th: In loving memory of Olga Fritskey In loving memory of Helen Homik from John & Ruth Fritskey Kuligkowski from her family St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 4 Beginning Tuesday, October 6 at 6:30 PM, Fr. John will be conducting adult study sessions on our Holy Orthodox Faith. The classes will simply be known as “Orthodoxy 101.” Anyone is welcome to join us. The purpose of these sessions is to enhance our faith experience by coming to understand; Who we are; What we are called to do; What we do (worship and Prayer); and why we do it. Taking into consideration that the sessions take place on a weeknight and many have to work the next day, the sessions will begin at 6:30PM and end at 8:00 PM. To those planning to participate, please be prepared with any questions you may have. The goal is to help everyone better understand our Holy Orthodox Faith. Hope to see many of you this Tuesday evening! Boys’ Night Out again? Yes, it’s the Pre-Nativity Fast feast and it’s scheduled for Sunday, November 8th at 5:00 PM. Location to follow. Please see Dan Morris to join. St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 5 What does God have to do with sex? A Pure Living spiritual expedition sponsored by ZOE for Life! Teens & Twenties don’t miss this opportunity to recognize how precious you are in the sight of God. What does God have to do with sex is a Pure Living Spiritual Expedition based on the teachings of Jesus Christ and the Orthodox faith. Saturday, October 24th 2015 9:30 am-5pm Vespers at 5pm Holy Trinity Orth. Church 6822 Broadview Road Parma, OH 44134 Let us know if you are coming RSVP and bring 1 non-perishable food item with you! Email: [email protected] or call Lea Khoury (216) 551-7650 “For we are members of His body, of His flesh and of His bones. For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” (Ephesians 5:30-31) St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 6 St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 7 St. Herman House FOCUS Cleveland An Evening With His Grace The Right Reverend IRINEJ Serbian Orthodox Bishop of Australia and New Zealand “Seeing the Homeless Trough the Eyes of Jesus” Monday, November 9, 2015 $25.00/person St. George Antiochian • Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio • Graduate of St. Tikhon’s and St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Church Orthodox Seminaries 2587 W. 14th St. • Elected bishop of the Diocese of Australia and New Zealand of the Serbian Orthodox Cleveland, OH 44113 Church in 2006 Purchase Tickets: Evening Schedule: * At local Orthodox Parishes 6:30 Doors Open * On-line at -Appetizers 7:30 Program www.focusna.org/upcoming-events/ * At St.