Ambo ST. THEODOSIUS ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL. June 14, 2009 SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS. PROPHET AMOS June 15

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1 Ambo ST. THEODOSIUS ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL 733 Starkweather Ave. Cleveland, Ohio Mailing: 733 Starkweather Avenue Cleveland, Ohio T F June 14, 2009 SUNDAY OF ALL SAINTS PROPHET AMOS June 15 Archpriest John Zdinak Dean Dn. Daniel Boerio Subdeacon Theodore Lentz Sacristan Reader Julius Kovach Ecclesiarch & Choirmaster 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 Fr. John Office Hours Tuesday & Wednesday 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM *Articles for publication in the AMBO should be submitted to: AMBO@sttheodosius.org by Wednesday of each week before noon. St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 1

2 The Holy Prophet Amos, third of the Twelve Minor Prophets, lived during the eighth century before Christ. At this time the Hebrew nation was divided into two kingdoms: Judea and Israel. The Judean king Hosiah ruled in Jerusalem, but the ten separated Israelite tribes were ruled by Jeroboam II, an idol-worshipper. At Bethel he set up an idol in the form of a golden calf, which they worshipped, after they rejected the God of Israel. The Prophet Amos was a Judean, from the city of Thecua in the land of Zebulon. Simple and untaught, but fervent in faith and zealous for the glory of the true God, this former shepherd and dresser of sycamore trees (Amos 7:14-15) was chosen by the Lord for prophetic service. He was sent to the kingdom of Israel to denounce the impiety of King Jeroboam, and also the Israelites for falling away from God. The prophet predicted a great misfortune which would befall Israel and the neighboring pagan nations, because of their impiety. As a result of his denunciations, the Prophet Amos repeatedly suffered beatings and torture. He returned to Bethel, and threatening inevitable misfortunes, he continued to call the Israelites to repentance. The idolatrous priest Amaziah of the pagan temple particularly hated the prophet. The prophet predicted speedy destruction for him and all his household, and for this he was subjected to beatings. Hosiah, the son of Amaziah, struck the saint on the head with a club and seriously wounded him. Still alive, the Prophet Amos reached his native village and died there around 787 B.C. He is not to be confused with Amos, the father of the Prophet Isaiah. PRAYER REQUESTS DEPARTED: Peggy Wilk + 5/24/09 (Mother of Carol Machaskee) Ill Afflicted & Special Intentions Fr. Anthony Dimitri Fr. Jerry Hall Fr. Stephen Jula Helen Antonik Dan Arangelovich Jerry Arangelovich Alice Artino Helen Baldner Carol Bohurjak John Conrad Eugene Erhardt Tony Eschuk Anthony & Nikol Gammalo Julia Grabowski Maria Hanzel Annaliese Jacak Donna Jacak Sarah Kersey Dorothy Laskovich Paul Laskovich Shane, Sierra and Taylor McNeilly G. William Oprisko III Walter & Grace Parhamovich (Karen Felon s parents) David Roman (Nephew of Margaret Rusynyk) Mary Ann Silberhorn Elsie Sudnick Donald Tipka Jean Twitchell Hannah Ward (God Child of Fr. Andrew Stevens) Harrison Ward (God Child of Fr. Andrew Stevens) Helen Zawisza (Joseph Rusynyk s sister) Joshua Zdinak Julia Zimmerman Russell Carleton & Tanya Klimova & Unborn Child Gianni & Nicole DeAngelis & Unborn Child (Friend of Nikol Zdinak) Erik & Gwen Hasselquist & Unborn Child CATECHUMENS: Erik & Gwen Hasselquist St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 2

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 Hosts: Greeters: 06/14/09 Nick & Kate Zolikoff Karen Felon/Linda Smotzer 06/21/09 William & Maura Oprisko Maca Tyler/Joyce Tabeling 06/28/09 Joyce Tabeling Steve and Eileen Bondor 07/05/09 Albert Jacob Casey Phyllis Gindlesperger and Virginia Medvec 07/12/09 Mary Swit/Tammy Ponomarenko Joyce Tabeling GOD S GIFTS TO US - OUR GIFTS TO GOD Weekly expenses: $ 6, Last week s collection $ 5, Over/Under <$ > Attendance Members 130 Visitors 12 Total 142 Did you know... Parishioners can use the Parish Hall without fee if the hall is cleaned after each event. If not cleaned, you will be charged. (Please make arrangements through the office - Council approval required.) Members of the Parish will not be charged the Perpetual fee at the cemetery when purchasing grave sites. (Non-member adult children not included) For your convenience, we will have HOMEMADE APRICOT, NUT and POPPYSEED ROLLS for sale at every Sunday s Coffee Hour. The price is $8.00. Homemade rolls are also available at the Ridge Manor Party Center. Please call Sharon Glagola at 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. GRADUATES We recognize the importance graduation holds for our students and for their families. Today we honor these graduates for their efforts. RUSSELL CARLTON (DePaul Universtiy) ANDREW LENTZ (Holy Cross Seminary) ANA TYLER (Westlake High School) JASON WOJNICZ (Ashland University) God Bless Them and Grant Them Many Years! TREMONT FARMERS MARKET Come see what s growin at historic Lincoln Park Tuesday, June 16 - October 20 4:30 PM - 7:30 PM St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 3

4 Parish Council News Parish Council Meeting Tuesday, June 23, at 6:00 Ridge Manor Finance Committee Meeting Wednesday, July 8 4:30 Manor ANNOUNCEMENT The Golf Outing has been temporarily postponed. SS. PETER & PAUL ORTHODOX CHURCH 2000th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BIRTH OF ST. PAUL APOSTLE TO THE GENTILES SUNDAY, JUNE 28 Serving Archbishop Job and visiting clergy. Social hour will follow the services. Monday, June 29, 9:30 A.M. Hierarchical Divine Liturgy will be served by Archbishop Job and visiting clergy, including a precession with the Holy Relic of St. Paul. All are invited to a luncheon immediately after the service. MARK THIS DATE ON YOUR CALENDARS SUNDAY, JULY 19 ~ PARISH PICNIC FOCA will provide games for kids, potluck, bring a covered dish, details forthcoming. Contact Darrell Felon ROSE WINDOW PROJECT There is a need to repair and repaint the exterior surfaces of the three large rose windows on the church. These windows were last painted during the renovation eight years ago. It is time to do some routine maintenance. You may have noticed water beginning to seep onto the interior walls. Due to the size and unique nature of these beautiful windows, an outside repair company has been asked to perform these repairs This repair project is budgeted at $10,000. To date we have collected $5, Since we are unable to fund this large expense from our usual collections, you are being asked to consider supplementing your normal contributions with donation earmarked for the Rose Window Repair Project. The repairs will begin as soon as sufficient funds are received in order to minimize the progress of the water damage. The AMBO will regularly show the progress of the fund raising. BIBLE READINGS FOR THE WEEK OF JUNE 14 June 14 Heb. 11:33-12:2 Matt. 10:32-33, 37-38,19:27-30 June 15 Rom. 2:28-3:18 Matt. 6:31-34; 7:9-11 June 16 Rom. 4:4-12 Matt. 7:15-21 June 17 Rom. 4:13-25 Matt. 7:21-23 June 18 Rom. 5:10-16 Mat. 8:23-27 June 19 Rom. 5:17-6:2 Matt. 9:14-17 June 20 Rom. 3:19-26 Matt. 7:1-8 St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 4

5 THE GENEROUS & THE GREEDY This weekly bulletin insert complements the curriculum published by the Department of Christian Education of the Orthodox Church in America. This and many other Christian Education resources are available at The Old Testament prophet Elisha, commemorated today, ministered to many people - some generous and unselfish, others greedy and grasping. Their stories are sometimes strikingly similar to those of people we encounter in the New Testament. A wealthy woman invites Elisha for a meal as he passes through Shunem, her home. After that, he stops in whenever he is passing through, so she and her husband create a comfortable rooftop chamber for him. She perceives that the prophet is a holy man, like the Samaritan woman in John's Gospel who perceived that Jesus was a prophet. Elisha asks her, during a visit, what he can do for her in return perhaps speak to the king on her behalf. Her reply shows that she is not only generous in hospitality, but also is not greedy. Surely she could think of a favor to ask of the king, but she says, "I live among my own people." She is content with what her family and community can provide. She is like the centurion in Matthew 8:7, who declines Jesus' offer to come to his home to heal a beloved servant, asking only that the Lord use His power over illness to restore the man's health. For the Shunamite woman and the centurion, the meeting of a need is enough. They will not ask for more, even though they could. Another time, Elisha heals Naaman, a Syrian army commander, of leprosy. A captive girl from Israel who serves Naaman's wife expresses the generous wish that the leprous commander could meet Elisha, "the prophet of God in Samaria." This, she tells her mistress, would insure Naaman's cure. Eventually Naaman does meet the prophet. At first he is indignant that Elisha wants him to bathe in the Jordan, so inferior to Damascus' rivers! Finally, at the gentle urging of his own servant, he obeys Elisha and is healed. Now a grateful believer in the one true God, Naaman offers Elisha a gift, which the prophet refuses. He is like the "unmercenary healers" among the saints, who took no pay or presents. But one person is only too glad to try to "get something" from Naaman. Gehazi, Elisha's servant, follows the commander and requests money, which Naaman freely gives. Gehazi hides the money, forgetting that Elisha has spiritual sight, and will know what he has done. He lies to the prophet, and for his evil deeds is afflicted with leprosy. Troparion (Tone 4) Interpreter of the Savior's words, Teacher and enlightener of those under the law, Thou wast known to those afar By thy signs and miracles, For thou didst inherit the grace of the Tishbite. Preserve us evermore, divine Prophet Elisha. The story is as chilling as the description in Acts of Ananias and Sapphira, who hold back some of their property from the company of believers, and then lie about it to the apostle Peter. Their greed and their lie cause them to be struck dead. Elisha dealt with people at their best and at their worst, just as other prophets and the apostles did. He is honored by the Church because whatever the situation or person he might be dealing with, he was the "man of God" doing His will. St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 5

6 Sunday, June 14 ALL SAINTS Propet Elisha St. Methodius Patriarch Constantinople Graduate Recognition Sunday 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy Monday, June 15 Beginning SS. Peter & Paul Fast Prophet Amos St. Jerome Tuesday, June 16 St. Tycho (Tikhon) BP. Of Amathus Ven. Tikhon Of Kaluga Wednesday, June 17 Martyrs Manuel Sabel & Ismael Of Persia Weekly Schedule SPECIAL JUNE COLLECTION THE WALL FLAG DAY JUNE 14 Thursday, June 18 Martyr Leontius And His Companions Friday, June 19 HOLY APOSTLE JUDE, BROTHER OF THE LORD Saturday, June 20 Hieromartyr Methodius Innas, Pinnas & Rimmas RT. BLV. Gleb 6:00 PM Vespers Sunday, June 21 All Saints Of America Martyr Julian Of Tarsus 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral 733 Starkweather Avenue Cleveland, Ohio St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 6