Schedule for Week. Parish Contact Information. March 3, Canada Road Painted Post, NY 14870

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1 Special points of interest: Epistle Reading: 1 Corinthians 8:8-9:2 Gospel Reading: St. Matthew 25:31-46 Liturgical Tone: 7 Liturgical Color: Gold S A I N T M A R Y ' S O R T H O D O X C H U R C H THE THEOTOKIAN March 3, Canada Road Painted Post, NY :30am Schedule for Week Sunday, March 3, 2019 Divine Liturgy Meatfare Sunday Coffee Social Saturday, March 9, pm Vespers/Confession DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS SET YOUR CLOCKS AHEAD 1 HOUR BEFORE GOING TO BED! Sunday, March 10, :30am Divine Liturgy Cheesefare Sunday Coffee Social 12pm NOON FORGIVENESS SUNDAY VESPERS 5pm Monday, March 11, 2019 GREAT LENTEN FAST BEGINS Canon of St Andrew of Crete Tuesday, March 12, pm Canon of St Andrew of Crete Wednesday, March 13 5pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts Friday, March 15, pm Liturgy of Presanctified Gifts WELCOME! Welcome to all our visitors and guests who participate in our celebration of the Divine Liturgy today. We are glad you are here. While Holy Communion may only be received by prepared Orthodox Christians, our guests are welcome to join us in venerating the cross and receiving blessed bread at the conclusion of the Liturgy. We also hope you will join us for the Coffee Social afterward. Parish Contact Information Rev. Father Daniel Mahler Presiding Priest Rectory: Father s Cell: Father s Office:: Cantor: Chuck Coons

2 THE THEOTOKIAN EPISTLE READING Reading from St. Paul s 1st Letter to the Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2 Brethren, Food will not commend us to God. We are no worse off if we do not eat, and no better off if we do. Only take care lest this liberty of yours somehow become a stumbling block to the weak. For if any one sees you, a man of knowledge, at table in an idol s temple, might he not be encouraged, if his conscience is weak, to eat food offered to idols? And so by your knowledge this weak man is destroyed, the brother for whom Christ died. Thus, sinning against your brethren and wounding their conscience when it is weak, you sin against Christ. Therefore, if food is a cause of my brother s falling, I will never eat meat, lest I cause my brother to fall. Am I not free? Am I not an apostle? Have I not seen Jesus our Lord? Are not you my workmanship in the Lord? If to others I am not an apostle, at least I am to you; for you are the seal of my apostleship in the Lord. GOSPEL READING Reading is from St. Matthew 25:31-46 Let us attend, The Lord said, When the Son of man comes in his glory and all the holy angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne. Before him will be gathered all the nations, and he will separate them one from another as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats, ad he will place the sheep at his right hand, but the goats at the left. The king will say to those at his right hand, Come, O blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to me. Then the righteous will answer him, Lord, when did I see hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? And when did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? And when did we see you sick or in prison and visit you? And the King will answer them, Truly, I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these brethren, you did it to me. Then he will say to those at his left hand, Depart from you, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels; for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thrirsty and you gave me no drink, I was a stranger and you did not welcome me, naked and you did not clothe me, sick and in prison and you did not visit me. Then they also will answer, Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to you? Then he will answer them, Truly, I say to you, as you did it not to one of the least of these, you did it not to me. And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life. 2

3 THE THEOTOKIAN SPEAKING FACE TO FACE Having many things to write you, I did not wish to do so with paper and ink; but I hope to come to you and speak face to face, that our joy may be full. (2 Jn 1:12) In the first century, the Holy Apostle John is not entirely happy about communicating with his flock just with paper and ink. The joy he takes in communicating with his people will only be full, when he comes and speaks to them face to face or mouth to mouth, as it says in Greek. Why? Because encountering other human beings in their entirety, which includes their physicality, created in the image and likeness of God, is always a revelation of God Himself. A human being is a living icon of God, particularly (but not only) with those others who have communion with Christ, our joy of not being alone, but sharing in the larger picture of a God-created and God divinized humanity, is made full. In our time, when I might communicate via text-message even with someone sitting in a neighboring room, I m grateful for this reminder, that encountering and speaking with, other human beings face-to-face, is a joy I should seek out, and of which I should not deprive myself. I should also point out, in the context of this Scripture-passage, that I should seek out the opportunity to encounter my churchhierarchs face to face, rather than just read about what they are saying or doing, online. Because the larger picture of any person s or any hierarch s, God-created humanity, is not revealed to just in their statements and actions. Let us love one another, and encounter one another, face to face, that we may with oneness of mind confess Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen! 3

4 DAY LIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS ON SUNDAY, MARCH 10 Remember to push your clocks forward 1 hour before going to bed next Saturday night! And that means SPRING is just around the corner! SOUTHERN TIER DEANERY We will host the Deanery Lenten Mission on Sunday, March 4pm. Please mark your calendar and plan on attending and joining our brothers and sisters of the deanery in prayer and fellowship as we honor the Life-giving Cross. SUNDAY OF THE HOLY CROSS LENTEN VESPERS 4pm Our Saint Mary s Church Painted Post, NY CONTACT US ON SOCIAL MEDIA Church Website: Saintmarysorthodoxchurchcorning.org Follow our Diocese On-Line Diocesan Website acrod.org Camp Nazareth campnazareth.org Facebook: facebook.comacroddiocese Twitter: twitter.com/acrodnews YouTube youtube.com/archdiocese SUNDAY OF ORTHODOXY VESPERS MARCH 17, :00pm Saint John the Baptist Ukrainian Orthodox Church 1 St. John s Pkwy Johnson City, NY You are cordially invited to attend and participate in Sunday of Orthodoxy Vespers on Sunday, March 17th beginning at 4:00pm at St. John s Ukrainian Orthodox Church. MARK YOUR CALENDARS AND PLAN TO JOIN US! 4

5 His Eminence, Metropolitan GREGORY; Protopresbyter Frank Miloro; Protopresbyter John Duranko; Protopresbyter Jim Dutko; Protopresbyter Luke Mihaly; Protopresbyter Lawrence Barriger; Protopresbyter Kenneth Bachofsky; Protopresbyter Michael Polanichka; V. Rev. Thomas Kadlek; Very Rev. John Baranik; V. Rev. Michael Psenechnuk; Rev. James Gleason; V. Rev. Robert Lucas; V. Rev. Jason Kappanadze; Deacon Charles Ellis; Deacon Donald Koch; Mother Ralphaela; Pani Joan; Pani Kathleen Dutko; Pani Patricia Duranko; Pani-Matka Julia Romanchak; Sally Ellis; Judy Koch; Michael Banik; Helen Verno; Eleanor Adzima; Michael & Delores Kundrat; Vasyl & Lyudmyla Hayova; Helen Coons; Mary Benyo; Anna Chudanic; Michael Matzkevich; Marlene Wheet; Helen Molson; Donna Blazosky; Art Gallant; Nancy Murphy- Teed; Joyce Nissen; Chelsea Roman; Gloria Ewsuk; Andrew Chudanic; Tammy Pierson; Jeanne Zimmer; Denise Topichak; John Cowherd; Sylvia Serdula; Stephen Brancho; Carole Herrlich; Gary Herrlich; Daniel Donnelly; Jean Cox; Mae Antos; Dimitri Wallick; John Chach; Andrew Havalchak; Basil Havalchak Diane Rodrigues; Kathy Snearly-Mahr; Bella; James Hulme; Isaac Glosser To Jonathan Share who is serving in the United States Navy; Douglas Linsey serving in the United States Navy and for all our Men and Women serving and protecting our country at home and abroad! March 5 March 6 March 6 March 12 March 25 Anne Hulme Gloria Ewsuk Father Dan Vasyl Hayovy Noah Coons O God, grant your servants who are celebrating their birthday this month good health, happiness, and salvation for many blessed Years! Mnohaja I Blahaja L ita! 5

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