Inviting all to join us as we enter HOLY WEEK!

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1 Inviting all to join us as we enter HOLY WEEK!

2 (PROTECTION OF THE THEOTOKOS) 242 SUNSET DRIVE CORNING, NEW YORK FATHER DANIEL MAHLER, PASTOR MAILING ADDRESS: 7 CHATFIELD PLACE EAST PAINTED POST, NEW YORK RECTORY OFFICE: CHURCH HALL FATHER S CELL: OR CARPATHIANPRIEST@GMAIL.COM (A PARISH OF THE CARPATHO-RUSSIAN RUSSIAN ORTHODOX DIOCESE OF THE ECUMENICAL PATRIARCHATE) OUR WEBSITE: SAINTMARYSORTHODOXCHURCHCORNING.ORG SUNDAY APRIL 5, 2015 SATURDAY VESPERS 5:00 PM SUNDAY LITURGY 9:30 AM HOLY DAY/WEEKDAY LIT 9:00 AM 9:30am Sunday, April 5, 2015 Divine Liturgy PALM/WILLOW SUNDAY Blessing of Willows/Palms Coffee Social Monday April 6 5:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts- Annunciation Tuesday April 7 9:00am Divine Liturgy Annunciation Wednesday April 8 5:00pm Holy Unction Service w/anointing Thursday April 9 9:00am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil 5:00p Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels TRIUMPHAL ENTRANCE OF OUR LORD INTO JERUSALEM Epistle: PHILIPPANS 4:4-9 Gospel Reading : JOHN 12:1-18 Liturgical Color: GOLD Resurrection Tone ~ 2 Friday April 10 9:00am Royal Hours for Good Friday 5:00pm Burial Service with Procession of Holy Shroud Saturday April 11 9:00am Vesperal Liturgy 7:30pm Resurrection Matins w/ Blessing of Baskets Sunday April 12 9:30am RESURRECTION DIVINE LITURGY/ Blessing of Baskets

3 Lenten Day 42 When was the last time you had a eureka moment? I remember years ago when I was a boy living in Windber, PA, the was one big department store in town 3 floors packed full of merchandise. I remember going there with my father and mother, and buying just about anything we needed. The name of that store was Eureka Store. Every trip there was a eureka moment. A thousand nine-hundred eight-two years ago, people just outside the city gates of Jerusalem had a eureka moment. They witnessed the Lamb of God coming into their city! Today on Palm Sunday we are being ushered into Holy Week by the same Lamb of God. Palm Sunday is saying something very important to us today about the Lamb of God. It is this. We cannot be saved by Him unless we become like Him. Do not ever forget this. When we become like Him, He actually speaks through us! Listen to what Saint John Chrysostom said sixteen hundred years ago: Let us allow Christ to speak through us. For He made us an instrument, and He wouldn t want it to be useless and idle. It s those kinds of words that drive the devil crazy! Those kinds of words also make unbelievers real uncomfortable. All who stand for good must wage a constant battle with the forces of evil. Never mind that we try to live a good life. Demons still have power in the world, and they always will to some extent, that is, until Christ comes again in glory. For Holy Week to be truly holy, you need to keep your focus on Christ. Don t let others try to get you involved in gossip and foolish life dram. Repeat to yourself the old Polish saying, Not my circus, not my monkeys. You ll be surprised how often that saying will keep you out of trouble. Eureka! Today on this Palm Sunday, let the Lamb of God take you towards His glory. Very Rev. Protopresbyter Frank Miloro, Chancellor FORTY-EIGHT DAYS TO THE GREAT DAY Book #4

4 VISIT OUR NEW WEBSITE! Our NEW website is up and running although it is still a work in progress! Take a look for yourself at Saintmarysorthodoxchurch- corning.org HAPPY BIRTHDAY AUNT VICKIE KOZEY ON YOU 90TH BIRTHDAY! Offered by Nancy, Chris, & Stacy Gabel May God grant you many blessed years! Mnyohaja I blahaja L ita! April 7 Victoria Kozey April 12, Cynthia Kozey April 14 Jay Tostanoski April 18 FAMILY DAY RAFFLE TICKETS Christina Hulme ANNIVERSARIES DRAWING: JUNE 7, 2015 Spring is in the air, and a real reminder that Spring is soon to be upon us is the arrival of Camp Nazareth s Family Day Raffle Tickets. Get your winning ticket for only $20 See Pani Joan in the Church Hall after Liturgy! April 18 Tom & Jean Cox grant your servants on their special day good health, happiness and salvation for many blessed years! The spare change jug in Church Ves bule has been emp ed. We collected $90.53! Lets go for $100 next month!

5 St. Mary s Orthodox Church Council Mee ng March 15, 2015 Members Present: Chuck Coons, Rodney Kerrick Ted Kerrick, Helen Revelas, Diane Rodrigues, Nancy Gabel, Gloria Ewsuk, Carol Telehany Also Present: Father Dan, Mary Leonard Prior to the mee ng, Father Dan administered the oath of office to Nancy Gabel. The mee ng was opened at 11:55 with a prayer. The Council minutes from the January 11, 2015 mee ng were approved. A mo on to accept the minutes was made by Helen and seconded by Diane. All in favor except Nancy Gabel, Gloria Ewsuk and Carol Telehany who abstained. Priest Report: The Deanery mission has been cancelled due to the situa on of no water in the hall. The mission will be rescheduled if possible. A possibility may be a pre-sanc fied liturgy on a Wednesday or Friday during Lent rather than trying to schedule the mission on a Sunday. The status of the shut-ins remains the same. Financial Report: There was no financial report available due to the change in the Treasurer posi on. Rodney did state there would be at minimum quarterly reports. Altar Society Report: There was no report available. Mary did state that a mee ng would be scheduled. Old Business: Calendar Vote: The calendar vote will be May 17, The informa on for the vote will go out to parishioners on May 3, 2015 via the bulle n. Ballots will go out to the shutins. Chuck and Carol will work on the prepara on of the ballots. New Business: Chuck requested the Council to authorize him to enter into a contract to purchase 61 Canada Road. Carol made a mo on and it was seconded by Nancy. All were in favor. Chuck requested the Council to authorize him to hire Dave Iocco as Project Engineer. Ted made a mo on and it was seconded by Diane. All were in favor. Chuck requested the Council to authorize expenditures for design work, legal work and submission to the Town of Erwin. A mo on was made by Gloria and seconded by Rodney. All in favor.

6 Website: St. Mary s Orthodox Church Council Mee ng March 15, 2015 Our Parish website is in the process of a major revision. The Greek archdiocese will host our new website. We will be a ached to the ACROD website and our diocese will pay the costs associated with the website. The only cost to the Parish will be a fee of $8.00 per year for the domain name. Nancy Gabel has volunteered keep the website up to date once the work is completed. Missing Council Member: Due to an over-sight, Rodney had a two year unexpired term remaining that was not addressed at the Annual Mee ng when he became the new Treasurer. Council decided to place an item in the bulle n for two weeks to see if we could get a volunteer. If no one volunteers, Chuck will try to appoint someone. Electronic Calendar Helen is working on formula ng an electronic calendar. The due date for items for the calendar is the 15 th of each month. This will assure that members are no fied well in advance of any mee ngs so that their schedules can be adjusted accordingly. The calendar will also include events, classes and Church services. Commi ee Reports: RIC Chuck noted that Chris Gabel has joined this commi ee. Cemetery Commi ee There was no report. Chuck did men on that the commi ee did need a couple of new members. Open Discussion There was discussion regarding the status of the Anniversary booklet. Chuck said he thought that the last of the correc ons and updates had been given to the printer and he would check on how he was coming along with it. There being no further business, the mee ng was closed at 1:15 with a prayer. Respec ully submi ed, Carol Telehany Secretary

7 TOMB WATCH SIGN-UP The Church will remain open for venera on of Christ s Tomb and for prayer. We will need volunteers to guard the Tomb and to do readings during this me. If you are interested taking a me slot please use the sign-up sheet in the Church Ves bule. FRIDAY APRIL 10 Conclusion of Burial service 9:00pm 9:00pm 11:00pm 11:00pm 8:30am CHURCH IS CLOSED SATURDAY APRIL 11 NOON 2:00pm 2:00pm 4:00pm 4:00pm 6:00pm 6:00pm 7:30pm (start of Resurrec on Ma ns) Egg Wraps for Pascha Instead of dyes, how about wrapping your Paschal eggs in beautiful icons? A limited number of packets of egg wraps featuring icons is available. Each package contains 7 different icon designs. To use, simply slip the wrapper onto a boiled egg, place the egg on a spoon and dip into boiling water until it shrinks around the egg. Each package is $5. Hurry, see Helen Revelas to purchase before they are gone! Flower Dona ons Brought to you by the Ladies Altar Society Sign up now to donate towards the beau ful flowers that help us to celebrate Holy Friday and Pascha, in honor or memory of someone you love. We need 24 po ed lilies, calendiva and hyacinth, at $12 each and the flowers for the Resurrec on icon at $50. The sign up form is in the narthex of the church. Please provide payment to Mary Leonard by April 5.

8 ~PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE IN YOUR PRAYERS His Grace, Bishop GREGORY; Metropolitan Boulos (Yazigi); Archbishop Yohanna (Ibrahia) Protopresbyter Frank Miloro; Protopresbyter John Duranko; Protopresbyter Jim Dutko; Protopresbyter Luke Mihaly; Protopresbyter Lawrence Barriger; Protopresbyter Elias Kozar; V. Rev. Thomas Kadlek; V. Rev. Michael Kleban; V. Rev. Jason Kappanadze; Deacon Robert Kuchta; Deacon Charles Ellis; Deacon Donald Koch; Mother Ralphaela; Pani Be y Baranik; Pani Joan; Pani Kathleen Dutko; Pani Patricia Duranko; Mat. Anna Kozar; Pani Helen Shutack; Sally Ellis; Judy Koch; Michael & Jacqueline Banik; Helen Verno; Eleanor Adzima; Sandra Pleban; Amelia Falcon; Stan Lewek; Julio & Judith Falcon; Michael & Delores Kundrat; Mary Kolson; Lyudmyla Hayova; Kathy Preston; Jeannine Zimmer; Jean Cox; Helen Coons; Katherine Macura; Anna Soraparu; Marge Morse; Victoria Kozey; Orestes Mihaly; Tom Cox; Mae Antos; Child Zachary Spaulding; Child Michael Cicvak; Mary Benyo; Joan Shaw; Nancy Bleznuck; Rochelle Corby; Tim Burroughs; Sonya Perich; Karen Fuller; Carole Herrlich; Paul Mertus; Paulina Cherneva; Thea Antos All our Brothers & Sisters in the Ukraine who are suffering persecu on and denial of Human Rights; All members of our Armed Forces serving our country Saturday April 4 9:00am Divine Liturgy Lazarus Saturday 5:00pm Great Vespers/Litya Lord s Entrance into Jerusalem Sunday April 5 9:39am Divine Liturgy PALM/WILLOW SUNDAY Blessing of Willows/Palms Monday April 6 5:00pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts- Annunciation Tuesday April 7 9:00am Divine Liturgy Annunciation Wednesday April 8 5:00pm Holy Unction Service w/anointing Thursday April 9 9:00am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil 5:00pm Reading of the 12 Passion Gospels Friday April 10 9:00am Royal Hours for Good Friday 5:00pm Burial Service with Procession of Holy Shroud Saturday April 11 9:00am Vesperal Liturgy 7:30pm Resurrection Matins w/ Blessing of Baskets Sunday April 12 9:30am RESURRECTION DIVINE LITURGY/

9 An Explana on of the la er part of Holy Week HOLY THURSDAY MORNING Ma hew 26:2-20, John 13:3-17,Ma hew 26:21-39, Luke 22:43-45, Ma hew 26:40-27:2 On Holy Thursday morning, we ascend Mt. Zion with Christ and the Twelve, and enter into the upper room. Once there, we witness the awesome moment when, at the Last Supper, Christ abolishes the ritual prac ce of the Old Covenant and establishes the ritual of the New Covenant, prophesied by Jeremiah, through the Sacrament of Holy Communion. The faithful receive Holy Communion at the Holiest of Liturgies. HOLY THURSDAY EVENING In this service, we commemorate the undeserved suffering of Jesus Christ, endured for our sake, so that we might be reconciled anew to God our Father. The Gospel readings witness for us the betrayal and arrest of Jesus, his trial and convic on, and finally his torture, crucifixion and eath at the hands of a sinful humanity. This evening s service also includes the procession represen ng Christ carrying His own cross along the Via Dolorosa, and ends when we see before us the King of Glory crucified. The Gospels are as follows: 1. John 13: Ma hew 27: John 18: Luke 23: Ma hew 26: John 19: John 18:28-19: Mark 15: Ma hew 27: John 19: Mark 15: Ma hew 27:62-66 HOLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:2, Ma hew 27:1-38, Luke 23:39-43, Ma hew 27:39-54, John 19:31-37, Ma hew 27: In this service, we are once again reverent witnesses to the undeserved suffering of Christ, to his terrible passion and death. What is remembered in a special way through liturgical commemora on and procession, is the faithfulness and love of Joseph of Arimathea who tenderly removed Christ s body from the cross, wrapped it in clean linen, and carried it to his own unused tomb for burial. HOLY FRIDAY EVENING Ezekiel 37:1-14, 1 Corinthians 5:6-8, Gala ans 3:13-14, Ma hew 27: On Good Friday evening, the theme in Christ s descent into Hades during which the Gospel of repentance and reconcilia on with God is shared with those who died before Christ s saving dispensa on in the flesh. The service begins with lamenta ons sung as we stand before the tomb of Christ commemora ng His unjust punishment and the shedding of His innocent blood. But the service ends on a note of joy and hope, with the reading of the Prophet Ezekiel in which he describes his vision of our resurrec on yet to come; in the midst of despair, we are told there is hope, for not even death can separate us from the unfailing love and power of God. Death is about to be conquered and faithfulness rewarded. HOLY SATURDAY MORNING Romans 6:3-11, Ma hew 28:1-20. On Holy Saturday morning we celebrate the theme of faithfulness receiving its reward. The crucifixion is over, Christ is buried, the twelve apostles and other disciples are sca ered and defeated. And yet, three myrrh-bearing women come in faithfulness to perform the last act of love to anoint Jesus according to the Jewish burial custom. Their unwavering devo- on is rewarded they are the first to share in Christ s triumph over evil and death. They are the first

10 An Explana on of the la er part of Holy Week witnesses to the Resurrec on. This joy is commemorated through the sca ering of bay leaves and rose petals by the priest. HOLY SATURDAY EVENING-EASTER SUNDAY MORNING Mark 16:1-8. The lamenta ons of the previous night are repeated and the church is plunged into darkness to symbolize the despair and defeat experienced before the dawn of Christ s victory over the Enemy of our salva on. Precisely at midnight, a single light emerges from the altar represen ng the victory of Christ over death, the defeat of the Prince of Darkness by Jesus, the Light of the World. As the light is passed from person to person, it pushes back the darkness of the church and defeats it completely. The Resurrec on is proclaimed in song and triumphant procession, and a er the Liturgy, its light is carried into our homes so that they too might be filled with its light and warmth and triumph. EASTER SUNDAY MORNING John 20: Christ s Resurrec on and victory is affirmed in this morning s theme. The Gospel is read in several languages to illustrate the universality of the Good News of the Resurrec on and its proclama on to the very ends of the earth. Love, forgiveness, reconcilia on, triumph and joy these are the gi s we receive because Christ lived and died and triumphed for our sake. GLORY BE TO HIM FOR ALL THING, AND MAY YOUR PASCHA BE BLESSED Taken from the church bulle n of Saint John the Bap st Bridgeport, Connec cut