St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Monthly Parish Bulletin

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1 St. Nicholas Orthodox Church Monthly Parish Bulletin Orthodox Church in America 2143 S. Center Road Burton, Michigan Website: Fr. Matthew s lanscoal@sbcglobal.net Home: Church: Fax: Services: Sunday - 9:30 a.m. Third Hour, 10 a.m. Divine Liturgy Holydays, Vigil and Vespers as announced Confessions are heard before all morning services and after all evening services. But you, beloved, build yourselves up on your most holy faith; pray in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves in the love of God; wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ unto eternal life. St. Jude: 20 JULY 1-31, 2011 ST. NICHOLAS CHURCH, FORT WAYNE, IN SITE OF OUR 48 TH DIOCESAN CONFERENCE & 5 TH DIOCESAN CONGRESS-SOBOR JULY 8-10, 2011

2 FROM FATHER S DESK This is the month of our Diocesan Congress-Sobor. In a few short days one of the two candidates, Fr. Paul Gassios or Fr. Alexander Golitzin, will be nominated by the Diocese to be our Episcopal Nominee. Both candidates have visited our parish and have met with many of the faithful and taken their questions. Last month I addressed questions that had been asked regarding the episcopal search process, the purpose of the visits by the candidates, how delegates will vote, etc. This month the focus is on what a bishop is and our reaction to what the results of the nomination will be. Many of you had the opportunity to visit with and speak to the two candidates. Each person will have their own assessment on whom they would like to see nominated as our episcopal nominee. The reasons for these individual choices will vary: for some it may be the personality of a candidate that causes them to favor him. For others it may be the administrative style of a candidate as revealed in the interviews. For yet others it may be what a candidate s vision means for the future of the diocese as a diocese. As a priest of the diocese who will have to work with a future bishop my own focus will be not on personality but on which candidate will be a better fit for working with the clergy and faithful of the diocese as bishop. The Scriptures are an excellent source for us to look to what a bishop is and what he does. St. Paul refers to bishops in his letters, particularly to St. Timothy and St. Titus, both bishops. In his first letter to St. Timothy he writes specifically to St. Timothy but his words apply to any bishop, set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity attend to the public reading of scripture, to preaching, to teaching. Practice these duties; devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. Take heed to yourself and to your teaching; hold to that, for by so doing you will save both yourself and your hearers. (1 Timothy 4:12-16) In his second letter, St. Paul continues in how St. Timothy (and any bishop) should live, Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth And the Lord s servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to everyone, an apt teacher, forbearing, correcting his opponents with gentleness. (2 Timothy 2:15, 24-25) He continues in words that resonate for every member of the clergy, preach the word, be urgent in season and out of season, convince, rebuke, and exhort, be unfailing in patience and in teaching. As for you, always be steady, endure suffering, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry. (2 Timothy 4:2, 5) In writing to St. Titus, St. Paul says, For a bishop, as God s steward, must be blameless; he must not be arrogant or quick-tempered or a drunkard or violent or greedy for gain, but hospitable, a lover of goodness, master of himself, upright, holy, and self-controlled; he must hold firm to the sure word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in sound doctrine and also to confute those who contradict it. (Titus 1:7-9) From these words of St. Paul we see that a bishop is not the CEO of a corporation but is the father, shepherd, and teacher of the flock entrusted to his care. He must teach by his example and rightly teach the word of God s truth. He will have to render an account for his flock to the Lord. These are tremendous responsibilities that require his cooperation with God s grace. Our expectations for a bishop must be measured against what the Church teaches us a bishop is and does. Having looked at some of the responsibilities of a bishop let us look to our expectations for the Congress- Sobor. The question comes to each person who has formed a view on who our episcopal nominee should be: suppose the candidate I want to see elected is not nominated? There have been several examples of this. On November 15, 2008 the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh met in special assembly to nominate a candidate for bishop. Their three candidates were Archimandrite Melchisedek (Pleska), Fr. David Mahaffey and Fr. Juvenaly (Repass). It was Archimandrite Melchisedek who was nominated to be bishop. He was subsequently canonically elected Bishop of Pittsburgh by the Holy Synod of the Orthodox Church in America at its spring session on April 2, He was consecrated Bishop of Pittsburgh on June 27, I am sure there were delegates at that special assembly who were disappointed. However, the clergy and faithful of the Archdiocese of Pittsburgh united around their nominee who is now their bishop. Clergy and faithful in Pittsburgh knew that they must work together with whomever was nominated to be Bishop. That is the case for us as a Diocesan Church. Clergy and faithful must work together with the chief shepherd of our Diocese, whichever of the two candidates it may be. Some of us may be disappointed. Yet our work as a Diocesan Church continues in proclaiming the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. We must offer up prayers for our episcopal nominee that the Holy Spirit may come upon him and guide him in the work that will lay ahead as the Bishop of our Diocese. With love in the Christ,

3 REMINDER: The Orthodox Book Club does not meet during the summer months. Book Club will resume in the fall. READER SCHEDULE July August September July 3: Shari August 7: Kathy September 4: Johnny July 10: Kathy August 14: Esteban September 11: Kathy July 17: Esteban August 21: Shari September 18: Esteban July 24: Alexander August 28: Alexander September 25: Shari July 31: Johnny PARISH COUNCIL will meet on Monday, July 11 at 6:45pm. Please call the parish office if you will be unable to attend. SUMMER DAYS we need your help! As we begin the summer months, many parishioners will be away on vacation or unable to attend due to ill health or travel. During the summer, our parish, like many others, experiences a reduction in donations, yet the expenses of the church continue. Be a good and faithful steward and fill those empty envelopes that are waiting for you to fill them. Please be sacrificial in your stewardship. And remember: even when you re away, your parish family prays at every service for your safe journey and continued health! LOOKING FOR A CHURCH ON VACATION? Look no further than Click on Church Locator on the menu. It will give you all the Orthodox churches in a given area as well as the service schedule and phone number. Let this website help you attend church as you travel this summer. UPCOMING EVENTS Festival Meeting, Sunday, July 3 after Liturgy. Pre-Festival Potluck Dinner & Meeting on Thursday, July 7 at 6 pm. The Parish Festival will be held on Sunday, July 17 from noon until dark. See flyer for more information. Signup sheet is in the parish hall. Please sign up for a shift or two. 95 th Anniversary Banquet will be held on Saturday, October 1 at the Elks Club. More information will be forthcoming. FESTIVAL PRE-ORDER LAMBS New this year: you can Pre-Order your Lamb. The cost is: ½ Lamb $ Whole Lamb $ Orders must be placed and paid for in the parish office by July 6. Lamb by the pound will also be available on the day of the festival. CANDID CAMERA Tune into ABC 12 News at 12:00 noon on Thursday, July 14 to see an interview on our Festival with Fr. Matthew and Karen Gatlin. Choir Rehearsal Schedule June 9 June 23 June 30 All Rehearsals are at 5:30pm or following the 4:30 Vespers All rehearsals are subject to change if needed. Please call me on my cell phone if you cannot attend at

4 Coffee Hour Volunteers July 3: July 10: July 17: Parish Festival July 24: Harrison Family We are in need of volunteers to pick up the donuts (B & J Donuts on Richfield Rd.) once a month. If you are able to assist please see Debbie. DIACONAL ORDINATION Subdeacon John Bocek who used to attend St. Nicholas Church will be ordained a deacon this month. He extends an invitation to the faithful of our church to attend his ordination on Friday, July 22 at 9:30 am at St. Innocent Orthodox Church, W. Chicago Rd., Redford, MI on. Axios! ALTAR SERVERS MEETING on Sunday, July 24 after the Liturgy to review serving at the Divine Liturgy. Please plan on attending. EMERGENCY CONTACTS Father Matthew will leave for vacation on July 25 and will return on August 15. In the event of a pastoral emergency please call one of the following priests: Fr. Paul Jannakos Fr. Angelo Maggos (Fr. Joe Abud will be away from July 25 through August 7. After August 7 you can contact him at ) BIRTHDAYS & ANNIVERSARIES July Birthdays 1 Kara George 2 Lucy Hogg 3 John Borkovich Walter Borkovich Dèva Burnett Natasha Oginsky 4 Peter Branoff 5 Peter Sredich 11 Richard Elieff Robert Elieff Alexander Gonser 15 Max Bradley 17 Bob Russell 19 Austin Selmi Dorothy Goodman Jo Ann Havens 21 Linda Branoff 24 Emil Harrison 25 Alexa Stevens 28 Ian Price 30 David Batzos Stephanie Price July Wedding Anniversaries 1 John & Amy Sfetkides 17 Bob & Peggy Russell 18 Emil & Mary Harrison-75 yrs 20 David & Marla Houser 27 Chad & Julie Conover 30 Max & Martha Bradley David & Kris George Happy 75 th Anniversary Emil & Mary Harrison Emil & Mary will celebrate their 75 th Anniversary on July, 18 and Emil s 98 th birthday on July, 24. Everyone is invited on Sunday, July 24 for lunch and cake & ice cream in the parish hall during coffee hour in their honor.

5 Daily Intercession for our Sick and Homebound: The following are our brothers and sisters of St. Nicholas who are currently homebound, suffering from chronic illness, in recovery or in need of special prayers. Please remember them in your prayers and reach out to them with a card, a phone call or a visit! Holy Communion is available upon request. Anna Allen Mickey Gonser Daisy Karkoski Elva Paul Domna Batzos Mary Harrison Alfred Keeler Evdokia Ponomarenko Bogdon Beslac Bill Haw Lydia Keeler Anne Smith Helen Bibilikow Olga Haw Athena Kosman Aspasia Stathopoulos Mary Lou Brayan Maria Ilijev Daisy Marvosh Bill Tadrick Joe Eckert Helen Iwanoff Evdokia Naumoff Wendy Tadrick Gladys Edwards Goldie Johnson Pauline Nenoff Gloria Zelenko Evanka Elieff Nick Karayanis Fred Oginsky John Zelenko Kosta Georgopoulos Mary Karayanis To aid in your outreach, here is a listing of the addresses and phone numbers of our Homebound: Anna Allen 4444 Court St. # 4113 Flint, MI Bogdon Beslac 3005 Blue Grass Lane Swartz Creek, MI Joseph Eckert 2000 N. Canton Center Rd #101 Canton, MI Gladys Edwards 2 Harbor Dr. St. Clair, MO Olga Haw 1085 Oak Rd Davison, MI Daisy Karkoski 3011 N. Center Rd Flint, MI Lydia & Alfred Keeler 4104 Squire Hill Dr. Flushing, MI Daisy Marvosh Almost Home 305 Furlong Ct. Fenton, MI Aspasia Stathopoulos 4444 Court St. #4104 Flint, MI 485

6 2143 S. Center Rd, Burton, MI Cash Raffle Music by LIRA Grand Prize $ st Prizes $ Admission: Adults $ & under FREE ********FREE PARKING******** COME ONE COME ALL and ENJOY the FUN! Absolutely NO alcoholic beverages are allowed to be brought on the premises by order of the State Liquor Commission.

7 Festival Donations The festival is right around the corner. In order to make it a profitable one we all must work together. The following is a list of needs for the festival. If you could donate any of these items or wish to donate money towards the purchase of any item, please contact the parish office or Shari Nicoloff. We are also looking for ideas for fun things to help keep the kids and adults occupied. Some of the ideas are volleyball and bean bag toss. If you have any ideas please let us know. 1. Cucumbers: 1 case 2. Bag Salad: 5 cases 3. Grape Tomatoes: 1 case 4. Feta Cheese: 9lbs 5. Rice (Uncle Bens): 4-25# bags 6. Pop: Coke, Diet Coke, Sprite 7. Green Beans: 3 cases of #10 cans 8. Stewed Tomatoes: 1 case of #10 cans 9. Chopped Onions: 4 cases 10. Balkan Bread: 50 loaves 11. Chicken Broth: 2 cases of #10 cans 12. Kalamata Olives: 3 gallons 13. Hot Dogs 14. Hot Dog Buns 15. Bounce House: Donated

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9 We need your baked goods to fill our pastry table at the Festival. We are especially in need of ethnic cookies and pastries. You may bring your baked goods to the church on Saturday, July 16.

10 JULY 9:00AM July 9:00AM ***Times subject to change***

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13 July 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Fast 2 3 9:30am Third Hour 10 am Divine Liturgy 10 9:30am 3 rd Hour 10 am Divine Liturgy Diocesan Congress- Sobor, Ft Wayne, IN 17 9:30am Third Hour 10 am Divine Liturgy Parish Festival 4 Office Closed 11 Parish Council 6:45pm 18 FESTIVAL CLEAN-UP 5 6 Fast 7 6 pm Pre-Festival Potluck Dinner and Meeting Fast 14 12:00 noon ABC 12 News Festival Interview w/ Fr. Matthew The Parish Office will be open all week in preparation for the Parish Festival Fast 21 Office Closed 8 Fast 9 No Vespers Diocesan Conference in Fort Wayne, IN 15 Fast Fast 9:30 am Ordination to the Diaconate of John Bocek at St. Innocent Church, Redford, MI Diocesan Congress-Sobor in Fort Wayne, IN FESTIVAL SET-UP :30am Third Hour 10 am Divine Liturgy Altar Boy meeting Assyrian Picnic Fast 28 Office Closed 29 Fast :30am Third Hour 10 am Typika Father Matthew will be on vacation beginning July 25 until August 15. If you have a pastoral emergency please call; Fr. Paul, Fr. Joe or Fr. Angelo

14 August 2011 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 Begin Dormition Fast 2 Fast 3 Fast 4 Fast Father Matthew will be on vacation beginning July 25 until August 15. If you have a pastoral emergency please call; Fr. Joe, Fr. Paul or Fr. Angelo Office Closed 5 Fast 6 Fast Transfiguration 10:30 am Divine Liturgy at Assumption 7 Fast 9:30 Third Hour 10 am Typika 8 Fast 9 Fast 10 Fast 11 Fast 12 Fast 13 Fast Office Closed 14 Fast 15 Dormition Fast Fast 20 9:30 Third Hour 10 am Typika 10:30 am Divine Liturgy at Assumption Vespers at Assumption Office Closed 21 Shrine Feast 9:30 Third Hour 10 am Divine Liturgy Fast 25 Office Closed 26 Fast 27 Liley Baptism 28 9:30 Third Hour 10 am Divine Liturgy 2 pm Wedding of Chris Sapardanis & Nino (Sepashvili) 29 Strict Fast Beheading of St. John the Baptist Fast Dates & Times are subject to change