SAINT NICHOLAS ORTHODOX CHURCH P.O. Box 777 Barton, OH

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1 A Parish of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople Follow our Diocese online: Diocesan Website: Camp Nazareth: Facebook: Twitter: You Tube: Very Rev. Father Michael C. Kabel Pastor & Dean OFFICE PHONE (740) Church Hall Phone (740) WEB SITE: PARISH FACEBOOK: ACRY FACEBOOK: MYSTERY OF HOLY CONFESSION: Before & after Saturday evening Vespers. Other Sacraments by appointment. GOING TO THE HOSPITAL? Please notify Father when you are admitted if you want him to visit. Kindly notify Father also when you are discharged. SUNDAY, JANUARY 6, 2019 DIVINE LITURGY 10:00 AM GLORY TO JESUS CHRIST! SLAVA ISUSU CHRISTU! SAINT NICHOLAS ORTHODOX CHURCH P.O. Box 777 Barton, OH GLORY FOREVER! SLAVA NA V IKI! THE SUNDAY OF THE HOLY FATHERS, THE SUNDAY BEFORE CHRISTMAS & CHRISTMAS EVE: Antiphon Bless the Lord, O my soul on p. 8. The Beatitudes on pp Tropar for Tone 7 on p. 99. Tropar for the Holy Fathers on p Tropar for the Preparation on p GLORY. Kondak for the Three Youths on p NOW & EVER. Kondak for the Preparation on p Prokimenon and Alleluia Verses for the Fathers on p The Cherubic Hymn and the Communion Hymn may be sung according to the Divnaja Novina melody on p Amvon Prayer for the Preparation on p EPISTLE: Hebrews 11:9-10, GOSPEL: Matthew 1:1-25. SCHEDULE OF DIVINE SERVICES For the week of January 6: Sun., January 6: (After Liturgy) Panachida in memory of +Emma Casteel. Requested by the Zavatsky Family. This Evening, Christmas Eve: 7:30 PM: Candlelight CHRISTMAS CAROLS in English & Rusyn. Children s Procession and the Lighting of the Advent Wreath.

2 8:00 PM: NATIVITY EVE VIGIL SERVICE. CHRISTMAS DAY: Monday, January 7 9:30 AM: Singing of CHRISTMAS CAROLS in English & Rusyn. 10:00 AM: Divine Liturgy for the Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ according to the Flesh (Christmas). Special Antiphons and All Propers can be found on pp The Liturgy of Saint Basil the Great is served. There will be Mirovanije (festive anointing) at the conclusion of the Liturgy. Tuesday, January 8: 9:00 AM: Divine Liturgy for the Commemoration of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God. Antiphons, Entrance Hymn and Tropar are from Christmas on pp Remaining Propers can be found on p There will be Mirovanije today. Wednesday, January 9: 9:00 AM: Divine Liturgy for the Feast of Saint Stephen, the First-Martyr. Antiphons are from Christmas on pp Remaining Propers can be found on pp There will be Mirovanije (festive anointing) today. Sat., January 12: (6:00 PM) Great Vespers for the Sunday after the Nativity and the Sunday before Theophany. Propers for Tone 8 and the Feasts. 9:30 AM: Preparation Prayers for Holy Communion. Sunday after the Nativity Sunday before Theophany, January 13: 10:00 AM Divine Liturgy for the Sunday after the Nativity and the Sunday before Theophany. Antiphons are from Christmas on pp Tropar for Tone 8 and the Nativity. Remaining Propers from the Sunday before Theophany. The Cherubic Hymn and the Communion Hymn may still be sung according to the Divnaja Novina melody on p. 134.Glorification & Irmos on p NO EVENING VESPERS for the holyday of the Circumcision & Saint Basil the Great. THE ETERNAL LAMP burns with prayers and best wishes for a Happy Birthday to Chris. With love from mom Marie Kovalcik. THE LEFT SIDE ALTAR LAMPS (Prothesis) burn with prayers and best wishes for a Happy Birthday to mom & gram Arleen Koval. Requested by Chuck, Joyce, Chas & Brandon. THE RIGHT SIDE ALTAR LAMPS (Diakonikon) burn with prayers for Laney & Anna Ross. Requested by Laney & Cindi Ross. THE TETRAPOD LAMPS burn with prayers for Special Intentions. Requested by Theresa Reese. LUMINARIA HELPERS. The children and young people of the parish, and anyone else who would be interested, are invited to help prepare and set-out the luminaria TODAY after the Liturgy. New system! CHILDREN S PROCESSION. We once again invite ALL of our parish young people to participate in a special procession from the back of the church to the Advent Wreath before the beginning of the Vigil Service on Christmas Eve this evening. If you are planning to participate in this procession, please be in church by 7:45 PM. OUR BIBLE STUDY GROUP will meet this coming Thursday, January 10 at 6:30 PM in the church basement.

3 OUR MONTHLY PARISH COUNCIL MEETING will be held next Sunday, January 13 after the Divine Services. All Council members should be present, as we have some important business to attend to. DON T FORGET: The two days after Christmas are holy days as well. Divine Liturgy will be celebrated each day. Plan now to be in church! CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! Grace and peace be with all of you as we celebrate this glorious Feast of the Incarnation of Our Blessed Lord. May the New-Born Savior bless you, your families, our friends and our visitors with joy, health & contentment during this Nativity Season and throughout the New Year. God has given us the greatest gift of Love His Only-Begotten Son. May we respond by loving the Lord in return, growing ever closer to Him! With love from Father Michael & Pan i Kelley NOTE ON FASTING: Following Christmas, there is NO fasting again until January 18. THEOPHANY EVE HOLY SUPPER. Everyone is invited to join us here in the church hall for our annual communal celebration of the Theophany Eve Holy Supper (Velija) on Friday, January 18 at 6:00 PM. If you would like to attend, please sign the sheet in the back of church, and indicate what strict-fast covered-dish you plan to bring! HOUSE BLESSINGS. It is a good idea to have your home blessed each and every year in conjunction with the Feast of the Holy Theophany, and Father Michael will be happy to bless everyone s home. Please begin thinking now about scheduling your house blessing appointment. We are asking everyone to please let Father Michael or Pan i Kelley know if you would like to have your home blessed. House Blessings will commence after the Feast of Theophany on January 19. CHURCH ATTENDANCE No Vespers (12/29) Sunday Divine Liturgy (12/30) 66 Nativity Prefestive Service (1/2) 2 Royal Hours (1/4) 4 GOD IS WITH US!

4 Is There Room in Your Inn? Fr. Stavros N. Akrotirianakis And she gave birth to her first born Son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger because there was no place for them in the inn. - Luke 2:7 In the Mexican culture there is a Christmas-time tradition called Las Posadas. In this tradition, a couple dressed up as Mary and Joseph go from home to home, asking if there is any room at "the inn." Each home takes on the role of an inn in Bethlehem. They are rebuffed each time until they reach the home that has been designated as "the inn;" at which point they are allowed in and a celebration ensues. Imagine your heart as an inn-there are lots of rooms in it as there would be at an inn. At many inns, there are economy rooms, rooms with a view, rooms with a balcony, perhaps even a penthouse, or top floor room. Some rooms are more expensive and more lavish, others simpler. The inn of your heart is similar. There are things in life, like relationships or family, that tug at our heart strings, and they often get the biggest rooms at the inn of our hearts. Careers get large rooms as well. Material possessions occupy space and so do our friends. Hobbies and things that bring us joy have a place, perhaps a smaller room, but there is still a place for them. Friday nights out with friends, Saturdays in front of the TV watching sports, the Sunday afternoon barbecue, they all find accommodations. Hopefully one's heart is big enough that there is room for charity. The question for today is which room does the Lord get in your heart? Is it the biggest one? Or the economy room? Is there a room for prayer? Worship? Charity? Are these rooms well-kept or in need of a remodel? In the Nativity story, a woman who was about to deliver a child, and her betrothed, went from inn to inn, asking for lodging and help. There was no room in any inn. But even more poignant, there was no room in anyone's heart to extend charity and help to a woman at her moment of delivery. How could a city so filled with people not have had even one room, even one bit of charity for someone in need? Never mind that this woman was not just anyone, but God's chosen vessel for our salvation. If your heart or your life is like an inn in Bethlehem, is there room in your inn for the Lord, or have all the spaces been filled with other things? In order to have Christ in your life, there needs to be not only room in "your inn," but the committed Christian offers Christ the best room, the first portion, of your life. The committed Christian has a room for charity, for prayer, for scripture reading, for obedience to the commandments. As we journey through Advent and prepare to celebrate the Nativity, it is a good time to clean the rooms of your heart and of your life, to make sure there is room for Christ in them. Because just as they do at Las Posadas in Mexico, Christ comes to knock on the door of your heart every day. Do we turn Him away, saying there is no room at the inn, that all the rooms have been filled with other "things?" Or do we welcome Him with joy? Do we give Him the economy room? Or do we give Him the biggest and the best? Spend some time today evaluating how you spend your time. And reflect seriously on which rooms Christ occupies in the inn of your heart. Just like they upgrade rooms at hotels for special guests, consider giving an upgrade in your heart to Christ, the most special guest of all. Gladsome light of the holy glory of the holy, blessed, heavenly, immortal Father, O Jesus Christ: arriving at the hour of sunset and having seen the evening light, we praise the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, God. It is worthy for You to be praised at all times with happy voices, O Son of God and Giver of life; and therefore the world glorifies You. (Vespers Hymn) Open the door to your inn for Christ today! From: goarch.org

5 The Night Before Christmas (A more spiritual version of the famous Christmas story) by Sister St. Thomas, B.N.D. de N Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the town, Saint Joseph was searching, walking up roads and down; Our Lady was waiting, so meek and so mild, While Joseph was seeking a place for the Child; The children were nestled, each snug in their beds, The grown-ups wouldn t bother, There s no room, they said; When even the innkeeper sent them away, Joseph was wondering, Where would they stay? He thought of the caves in the side of the hills, Let's go there, said Mary, it s silent and still; The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow, Made pathways of light for their tired feet to go; And there in a cave, in a cradle of hay, Our Savior was born on that first Christmas Day! The Father was watching in heaven above, He sent for His angels, His couriers of love; More rapid than eagles, God s bright angels came; Rejoicing and eager as each heard his name; Come Powers, Come Cherubs, Come Virtues, Come Raphael, Come Thrones and Dominions, come Michael and Gabriel; Now fly to the Earth, where My poor people live, Announce the glad tiding My Son comes to give; The Shepherds were watching their flocks on this night, And saw in the heavens an unearthly light; The Angels assured them, they d nothing to fear, It s Christmas, they said, the Savior is here! They hastened to find Him, and stood at the door, Till Mary invited them in to adore; He was swaddled in bands from His head to His feet, Never did the Shepherds see a Baby so sweet! He spoke not a word, but the shepherds all knew, He was telling them secrets and blessing them. too; Then softly they left Him, the Babe in the hay, And rejoiced with great joy on that first Christmas Day; Mary heard them exclaim as they walked up the hill, Glory to God in the Highest, Peace to men of good will!

6 CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERINGS CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! Donations With Prayers for the Health & Salvation of: SMALL FLOWERS Eugen Andronic Emilian, Monica, Flavia, Fivi & Monica Dave & Debbie Bartyzel Bartyzel Family Dave & Debbie Bartyzel Mary Zuzak Arleen Koval Snider & Thomas Families Phyllis Koval Godmother Nancy Bruno Phyllis Koval Godson Brandon Snider Marovich Family George Marovich Neuhart Family St. Nicholas Church Family Mom & Dad Neuhart Stephen & Daniel Neuhart Tony & Janice Neuhart Bella & Neuhart Families Snider Family Snider, Koval & Thomas Families LARGE FLOWERS Julia Zemoyan Cope Helen Ward Fr. Michael & Paňi Kelley Kabel Mary Kabel & Phyllis Tarasovich Fausto Lazo Sharon Lazo Virginia Polinsky Rosalie Troyanovich Laney & Cindi Ross Judy Moore & Flora Ross Laney & Cindi Ross Laney J. & Anna Ross Laney & Cindi Ross Laney & Cindi Ross Pat Thomas Snider, Koval & LaMotte Families MaryAnn Troyanovich St. Nicholas 90 s Club: Judy Moore, Mary Zuzak, Rosalie Troyanovich & Andy Zavatsky MaryAnn Troyanovich Joyce Baker MaryAnn Troyanovich Brian & Robert Kozak MaryAnn Troyanovich Shirley Smith MaryAnn & Steve Troyanovich & Family..... Rosalie Troyanovich Rosalie Troyanovich Troyanovich Families Rosalie Troyanovich Mary Zuzak Rosalie Troyanovich Church Family

7 CHRISTMAS FLOWER OFFERINGS CHRIST IS BORN! GLORIFY HIM! Donations In Loving Memory of: SMALL FLOWERS Dave & Debbie Bartyzel Helen Kopral, Bartyzel, McGary & Kopral Families Arleen Koval Steve Koval & Adam Snider Phyllis Koval Mick Kompier Phyllis Koval Godfather Nicholas J. Koval Marie Kovalcik Joe Kovalcik Marie Kovalcik Kallista Kovalcik Marovich Family Joan Marovich Tony & Janice Neuhart Jeanette Bella Tony & Janice Neuhart Frances LeMasters Tony & Janice Neuhart Richard & Denise Neuhart Laney & Cindi Ross Gene Ross Laney & Cindi Ross Gina & John Bartolas Laney & Cindi Ross Pete & Carolina Ross Laney & Cindi Ross Metro & Mary Bilica Mike & Julia Schafer Joseph & Julia DaRe Mike & Julia Schafer Mary & Marino DaRe Mike & Julia Schafer Romanyak Family Snider Family Adam Snider Snider Family Steve Koval Snider Family Irene Robinson LARGE FLOWERS Eugen Andronic Stelutza, Christian, Gabriela & Minodora Judy Antonik George Antonik Julia Zemoyan Cope Helen & Mike Zemoyan Fr. Michael & Paňi Kelley Kabel Charles Kabel & George Tarasovich, Jr. Mary Jane Kopral Michael & Anna V. Kopral Chris Kovalcik Irene Robinson Carolyn & Family The Departed Members of the Zavatsky & Repchak Families Fausto Lazo James Kovalcik Fausto Lazo David Lazo Virginia Polinsky Martha Rose Pat Thomas Steve Koval, Adam Snider, Charlene & Mark McFarland Rosalie Troyanovich & Family Andy Troyanovich MaryAnn Troyanovich Eve Kozak & Julia DaRe Joe & Karen Zavatsky Sam, Julia & Paul David Zavatsky