Sunday October 12, 2014 St. Nicholas Orthodox Church 755 South Cleveland Ave. Mogadore, OH 44260 A Parish of the Orthodox Church in America V. Rev. Nicholas Wyslutsky, Rector Parish Contacts Church 628-4441 email: st-nicholasoca@sbcglobal.net website: www.stnickoca.org V. Rev. Nicholas Wyslutsky, Rector 628-1333 email: frnick@sbcglobal.net Thomas Gall, President 212-5473 email: thomasgall.gall090@gmail.com Marianne Price, Past President Basil Kochan, Choir Director William Price, Cemetery Administrator Banquet Center - Maria Stevens email: st_nicholashall@sbcglobal.net 983-4095 877-3379 714-2348 714-2430 Sunday October 12, 18th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 1. (3rd of Luke). Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council. Martyrs Probus, Tarachus and Andronicus, at Tarsus in Cilicia (304). St. Cosmas the Hymnographer Bishop of Majuma (ca. 787). Ven. Amphilokhy, Abbot of Glushetsk (1452). Martyr Domnica of Anazarbus (286). St. Martin the Merciful, Bishop of Tours (ca. 400). The “Jerusalem” Icon of the Most-holy Theotokos (48 A.D.). Epistles: 2 Cor. 9:6-11 & Heb. 13:7-16 Gospel: Luke 7:11-16 & John 17:1-13 Please Pray for the Health of: Hieromonk Roman Braga, Lorraine Johnson, Marta Mojzer, Fredrick DeBellis, Gary English, Jeffrey Wetshtein, Harry Mlynar, Ed Sudia, Rachel D’Fantis, Kathleen Pyle, Olga Henkle, Daniel Hornyak, Shannon Bitskay, Margaret Bosko, Jeffrey Honneycutt & Tim Redovian. In Memory of: Priest John Bohush, Matushka Daria Mason, Matushka Vera Yuschak, Walter Molohoshy, Casey Marzuola, Mike Dolan, Anne Anop, William Roberts & Elizabeth Stallings. Schedule of Services Saturday October 18........Great Vespers...................................................................5:00 p.m. Sunday October 19.........Adult Class & Church School................................................8:55 a.m. The Third Hour...............................................................................9:45 a.m. Divine Liturgy...............................................................................10:00 a.m. Epistle: 2 Cor. 11:31-12:9 Gospel: Luke 8:5-15 Liturgy Book Helps for Today Troparia, Kontakia, Prokimena, and Alleluia Verses: Pages: 149-150 Daily Scripture Readings Day Epistle Gospel Monday Phil. 1:1-7 Luke 7:36-50 Tuesday Phil. 1:8-14 Luke 8:1-3 Wednesday Phil. 1:12-20 Luke 8:22-25 Thursday Phil. 1:20-27 Luke 9:7-11 Friday Phil. 1:27-2:4 & 1 Cor. 15:58-16:3 Luke 9:12-18 & Luke 6:1-10 Saturday Col. 4:5-9, 14, 18 Luke 10:16-21 Facts & Figures - Week of October 5, 2014 Attendance General Offerings Candles Mortgage Reduction 140 $6,926.34 $152.50 $270.007 Total $7,348.84 Memorial Candle Offerings! Altar Table Candles: For health and God’s guidance on Mom’s birthday (13th) offered by Gary & Elaine & family. Royal Door Vigil: For health and well being of Ray Teachout in honor of his birthday, offered by his wife Vera & children Sarah, Rachel & John. Table of Oblation Candles: In memory of our Mother Joan Savage, offered by her children Joseph, Cathy, Richard & Caroline Savage & Granddaughter Corrie Strouse. Standing Vigil: In loving memory of our mother Eva, & grandparents Wasyle, Senia & Anna, offered by Eve Nelson Tavanier. Standing Vigil: In memory of Joan Savage on this the anniversary of her falling asleep in the Lord. Memory Eternal! Offered with love. Standing Vigil: Thanks to God for our health & happiness on our 28th wedding anniversary, offered by Theresa & Bob Stotler. Standing Vigil: In loving memory of Vera & Bill Utterback, offered by Barbara, Jimmy, Rhyesa Bill & Nikolai Jackson. Standing Vigil: For success on Rhyesa Jackson’s promotion, offered by Mom, Dad, Brother & Nikolai. Standing Vigil: For the health of Ed & Regina Sudia, offered by Martha Slanta. Standing Vigil: In memory of Michael Dolan, offered by Martha Slanta. Announcements! The family of Martin Vronick would like Icon Workshop Cancelled! The Icon workshop that was you to help him celebrate his Special Birthday scheduled for this coming weekend has after Church on Sunday October 19th been postponed. Please see David Trace immediately following Divine Liturgy. A special cake with the number 80 on it for more information. will be there to help us celebrate this special birthday. Please Join us. Soup Luncheon Thank you A soup luncheon will be held next The Vronick Family Sunday, October 19 following Liturgy. Stay for some warm fellowship and a hot cup of soup. Food For the Soul Happy Birthday Martin Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council Today the Church remembers the 350 Two years later, the barbarians invaded holy Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Gaul and Martin asked permission to resign his Council under the holy Patriarch Tarasius commission for religious reasons. The (February 25). commander charged him with cowardice. St Martin demonstrated his courage by offering to The Synod of 787, the second to meet at stand unarmed in the front line of battle, trusting Nicea, refuted the Iconoclast heresy during the in the power of the Cross to protect him. The reign of Empress Irene and her son next day, the barbarians surrendered without a Constantine Porphyrogenitos. fight, and Martin was allowed to leave the army. The Council decreed that the veneration of icons was not idolatry (Exodus 20:4-5), because the honor shown to them is not directed to the wood or paint, but passes to the prototype (the person depicted). It also upheld the possibility of depicting Christ, Who became man and took flesh at His Incarnation. The Father, on the other hand, cannot be represented in His eternal nature, because “no man has seen God at any time” (John 1:18). He traveled to various places during the next few years, spending some time as a hermit on an island off Italy. He became friendly with St Hilary, Bishop of Poitiers (January 14), who made Martin an exorcist. After several years of the ascetic life, St Martin was chosen to be Bishop of Tours in 371. As bishop, St Martin did not give up his monastic life, and the place where he settled outside Tours became a monastery. In fact, he is regarded as the founder of monasticism in France. He conversed with angels, and had visions of Sts Peter and Paul (June 29) and of other saints. He is called the Merciful because of his generosity and care for the poor, and he received the grace to work miracles. In Greek practice, the holy God-bearing Fathers of the Seventh Ecumenical Council are commorated on October 11 (if it is a Sunday), or on the Sunday which follows October 11. According to the Slavic MENAION, however, if the eleventh falls on Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday, the service After a life of devoted service to Christ is moved to the preceding Sunday. and His Church, the saint fell ill at Candes, a village in his diocese, where he died on St Martin the Merciful the Bishop of Tours November 8, 397. He was buried three days Saint Martin the Merciful, Bishop of later (his present Feast) at Tours. During the Tours, was born at Sabaria in Pannonia Middle Ages, many Western churches were (modern Hungary) in 316. Since his father was dedicated to St Martin, including St Martin’s in a Roman officer, he also was obliged to serve Canterbury, and St Martin-in-the-Fields in in the army. Martin did so unwillingly, for he London. In 1008, a cathedral was built at Tours considered himself a soldier of Christ, though over the relics of St Martin. This cathedral was he was still a catechumen. destroyed in 1793 during the French At the gates of Amiens, he saw a beggar Revolution, together with the relics of St Martin shivering in the severe winter cold, so he cut and St Gregory of Tours (November 17). A new his cloak in two and gave half to the beggar. cathedral was built on the site many years later. That night, the Lord Jesus Christ appeared to Some fragments of the relics of St Martin were the saint wearing Martin’s cloak. He heard the recovered and placed in the cathedral, but Savior say to the angels surrounding Him, nothing remains of St Gregory’s relics. St Martin’s name appears on many Greek “Martin is only a catechumen, but he has clothed Me with this garment.” The saint was and Russian calendars. His commemoration on baptized soon after this, and reluctantly October 12 in the Russian calendar appears to be an error, since ancient sources give the remained in the army. November date UPDATE 4 !! Altar Iconography Project Donations The Next Phase of our Parish Iconography project was completed on 8/23/2014. After a month of hard work and prayer Ivan transformed our beautiful Altar into a true piece of the Kingdom of Heaven. We pray for their safe travels as they return to Pennsylvania. Many of the Icons in the Altar have already been sponsored. 11 Icons remain to have a fully sponsored project. Each of the remaining figures listed below are available to be sponsored at a cost of $1500.00 each. Consider adding one of these as a fitting memorial to friends or family who left us the beautiful legacy of faith and a glorious temple to worship in. The following Icons are still in need of sponsors: Sponsored! Christ - Left side 1 - Angel 2- Apostle - Philip - Apostle - Thomas Apostle - Bartholomew - Apostle - Simon the Zealot Sponsored! Apostle - Thaddaeus (Jude) Apostle - Judas IscariotSponsored! Seraphim (Center) - Seraphim (Right) - Seraphim (Left) If you are interested in helping defray the cost of one of these Icons please see Father Nicholas as soon as possible. Sunday November 2, 2014 Following Divine Liturgy Come and join in thanksgiving for 97 years of blessings for our parish and its' parishioners at a Thanksgiving banquet with turkey and all the trimmings! A free will offering will be taken to help defray the cost. Reservations are a must add your name to the sheet at the candledesk today and come join in the celebration.