Month: December 2013

Volume 49; Number 52 December 29, 2013

Welcome, O Christ! (part 1)

Out of burning love, Thou didst descend from heaven;

From eternal beauty, into monstrous pain;

From eternal light, into the thick darkness of evil.

Thou didst extend Thy holy hand to those choked in sin.

Heaven was amazed, the earth quaked.

Welcome, O Christ! O ye peoples, rejoice!

Out of burning love, by which Thou didst create the world,

As a slave Thou didst humble Thyself to loose the enslaved,

To restore the house that Adam destroyed,

To enlighten the darkened, to unloose sinners.

Love that knows not fear or humiliation.

Welcome, O Christ, O Master of Salvation!

Holy Bishop Nikolaj

Dobro došo, Hriste! (prvi deo)

Iz ljubavi žarke Ti se c neba spusti,

Iz večne krasote u rugobu muke,

Iz večne svetlosti u mrak zlobni, gusti,

Davljenim u grehu pruži svete ruke.

Začudi se nebo, zemlja zatrese se:

Dobro došo, Hriste! Ljudi, radujte se!

Iz ljubavi žarke, kojom svet sotvori,

Ko rob se ponizi, da roblje odrešiš,

Da obnoviš kuću što Adam razori,

Da mračne prosvetiš, grešne da razrešiš.

Ljubav ne zna straha niti poniženja.

Dobro došo Hriste, Vladiko spasenja!

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj 

READINGS FOR Sunday 27th Sunday after Pentecost/ Holy Forefathers

Epistle: Col. 3:4-11. Reader: Catherine Munich Gospel: St. Luke 14:16-24.

Excuses?

In today’s Gospel reading, we reflect on something that is very common in our daily life — excuses. How many times have you been given an excuse? You are depending on an associate, and you receive an excuse. You ask your children to complete household chores and you receive an excuse. The delivery didn’t make it on time and you receive an excuse. Now, consider God’s commitment to you in that He gave His only begotten Son for your salvation. He provides no excuses but just asks that we follow Him as good and faithful stewards of His Church. Make your commitment to Christ in the upcoming year without any excuses. Remember “That none of those men which were bidden shall taste of my supper.”

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Epistle: Heb. 11:9-10, 17-23, 32-40; Gospel: St. Matt. 1:1-25

Remembered at the Litany for the Departed today are: DANYL OUSS; MOMCILO SUBOTIC; DONALD (Danilo) MILOSEVICH; NADA MILOSEVICH (req. by family); SLAVKO and ADRIJANA MARIJANAC (req. by Zorica Marijanac); GEORGE & HELEN ENGEL, EFTIN & VASILKA STEVANOFF (requested by Peter Stevanoff);  and all the recent victims of violence and natural disasters. May their memory be eternal!

SOUP ON SUNDAY Today we again gather to have delicious homemade soup. Today’s soup is Vegetable, and it is posno. A bowl of soup with bread is $5.00. Proceeds go to renovation of the Ladies Room in the Church Hall.

DEPOSITS FOR CHRISTMAS PIGS Those of you who ordered roasted pigs for Christmas should have submitted your $50.00 deposit already. If you have not handed in your deposit, please give it to Popadija Vickie after Divine Liturgy today, or arrange to bring your deposit to the parish home as soon as possible.  823-2846. Please Note: Roast pig pick up will be SUNDAY, JANUARY 5 after Divine Liturgy.

OLD HALL TABLE SALE.  $10. See Parish Council President Sofia Wuslich.

WARM CLOTHING NEEDED  The International Preparatory School is in need of warm clothing: coats, hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, pants, etc. for its students. Clean and washed “gently used” clothing is accepted   New clothing is also welcomed. Last day for donations is Sunday JAN. 5.

PROTO MIODRAG DJURICH was our parish priest from 1951 to 1970. He was born on July 30, 1913. He fell asleep in the Lord on January 2, 1970, and was buried on January 5. We are taking the opportunity of the Anniversary of his passing to remember him with a Parastos next Sunday at the end of the Liturgy. Please stay to the end next Sunday to honor the memory of our dear Proto Miodrag. Vjecnaja Pamjat!

Orthodox college students are invited to join the Facebook page: BuffalOCF

REMINDER FROM OUR CHARITY FUND      If you know of someone in our parish who is need at this holiday season, please contact Fr. Rastko. We should all be concerned with the well-being of our fellow parishioners. Call Fr. Rastko at 823-2846.

BAKE SALE 2013 was a great success! Tortas, nut and poppy seed rolls are available each Sunday after Church.

CONFESSIONS before the Feast of the Nativity (Christmas) will be heard each Saturday night after Vespers, and before each Divine Liturgy. If you want to have your confession heard on a Sunday morning, please call Fr. Rastko in advance so he can schedule a time for your Confession. Confessions will be heard before Christmas Vigil from 8:30-9:30 PM on JAN 6th, but will not be heard after the Vigil this year. NO CONFESSIONS should be heard on Christmas morning except in rare cases. Plan ahead and schedule your Confession prior to this great feast. Call Fr. Rastko if you have any questions.

PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING SOLDIERS IN YOUR PRAYERS: Thomas Vukcevic; Benjamin Pappas; Paul Campbell, Michael Rapasky; Brady Sexton, Jeffrey Izo, Michael Greenwood, James Koch, Adam Paich, John Stanz, Peter Mrvos, Michael Antecki, Matthew Ross, Steven Marrocco, Dane Gaynor. These soldiers are remembered at the Proskomedia (Service of Preparation) before every Divine Liturgy. If you have names to contribute to this list of servicemen serving overseas, please share them with Father.

A separate mailing which includes a calendar of services for Christmas through Theophany, including all of January and the St. Sava celebration, will be mailed out with the Christmas donation envelope. Please watch for this mailing and mark your calendars, so you can attend as many of these special services and events as possible. 

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of SUNDAY, Dec 29, 2013, through SUNDAY, Jan 5, 2014

We are in the Christmas Fast. Every day is a fast day.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Soup on Sunday; 40-day Parastos for Donald Milosevic.

Saturday Church Cleaning and Decorating for Christmas (help needed to beautify the church for the Feast); Vespers & Confessions 6 PM.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School; Parastos for Proto Miodrag Djurich; Serbian Father’s Day; Roast Pig pick up.

COMING EVENTS

January 6 Christmas Eve-Badnje Vece– Vesperal Divine Liturgy 10 AM; Vigil Service, with burning of the Badnjak: 9:30 PM; Confessions heard before Vigil services 8:30-9:30 PM, by appointment only.

January 7 Nativity of our Lord/Bozic Liturgy 10 AM

January 8 Synaxis of Most Holy Theotokos Liturgy 10 AM; Vespers 6 PM

January 9 St. Stephen the First Martyr/Sveti Stefan Liturgy 10 AM-This is the Feast Day of our Parish Church

January 19 Theophany: Liturgy and Great Blessing of Water 9:00 AM

January 27 Joint Slava: St. Stephen & St. Sava. ALL ARE WELCOME. Look for the sign up sheet next week.

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! — HE IS AND SHALL BE! 

ХРИСТОС ЈЕ ПОСРЕД НАС! — И ЈЕСТЕ И БИЋЕ!

Izgovori?

U današnjem Jevanđelju se mnogo spominje što mi svakodnevno koristimo u životu a to su – izgovori. Koliko puta vam je neko dao izgovor za nešto što je trebao da uradi? Vi zavisite od nekoga a on vam jednostvano da neki izgovor. Kada pitate decu da urade nešto u kući vi jednostavno dobijete izgovor. Dostava pošiljke nije došla na vreme i kompaija vas nazove i da vam neki izgovor. Sada se zapitajte o Božijem obećanju koje je dao nama kada je rekao da će da pošalje svog Jedinorodnog sina da postrada za naše spasenje. On se nikada nije pravdao nekim izgovorima nego od nas samo traži da ga pratimo kao dobri i verni Staratelji Njegove Crkve. Obavežite se Hristu u novoj godini bez izgovora. Setite se “da nijedan od onih zvanih ljudi neće okusiti moje večere.”

 

ST. PANTELEIMON COMMITTEE Please pray for the health of all our ailing brothers and sisters.

Litany of Fervent Supplication: PETER VRANJES; KAREN KOVACEVIC; DEBORAH ADYMY (Pgh); Matushka LAURA SCHMIDT (PA); ANNA WEAVER; SAMUEL KORACH (OH); MARY DANAKAS; LARISSA MAJSTOROVIC (PA); WADE (VLADIMIR) McFARLAND (rehab); JOVANA MARJANOVIC; DUSAN KANTAR; KIMBERLY HENSLEY; TANJA TRIFKOVIC; KATIE RAPASKY; SCOTT & MAXINE SMATLAK (PA); JOHN CIPOLLA Jr: GLADYS HODYNSKI (Absolute); HELEN BROWN (AutumnView); MELANIE ROZWOOD; ANNA SREMCEVIC; CARLY SERRA; LAUREN TASSEFF; LORRAINE ROWLEY (NC);  GORDANA NENADOVIC (FL); MIRJANA PAVLICA;  GEORGENE STEVANOFF (Orch Hts)); RESA WILLIAMSON (CO); MILKA KARLOVIC; PAUL JUST (NC);  OLGA TRACY (TX); SHARON LUTHER (FL); HELEN & EDMUND BIGGS; MICHALENE CONTI (FL); DRAGAN REZNICAK (W.Va); MARTHA PAVLAKIS; STOJAN KOSOVAC (Hamilton); ANNABELLE SAUER;  ANNA TONARELY (FL); MILENKO ZDJELAR; ERIKA TIEM (Germany); CARL HEINZ BLASHKE (Germany); DUSAN CURUVIJA.

Proskomedia: EVELYN & VLADIMIR POPOVIC; FR GEORGE ASWAD; FR. JOHN NEHREBECKI; FR. DAVID VERNAK; FR ZVONIMIR KOTORCEVIC; FR GEORGE YATSKO; FR. ROMAN BRAGA (MI); PAULA HUGHES; NADINE DeMARCO; JOHN & JOAN MUNICH; MILAN PAJIC; LJUPKA PALAVESTRA; KELLY PAVICH; CHRISTINE KMITCH (FL); DAN BOLAM; MARSHA YUNKE; FR. RASTKO; BILJANA OPACIC; KATHERINE LIPPARD; TONIKA TODOROVICH; STEPHEN TODOROVICH; MILE ZDJELAR; DANIEL PAVICHEVICH (CA) VLADIMIR JOVIC; VALU TUMPALOFF; NICOLE DICIOCCIO; JOHN LABOVSKY; MILKA BOSILKOVSKI; MICHAEL VUJAKOVICH; NADA ZDERO; NICHOLAS SKIRPAN; DANIEL METZ; KARL STEFANOVICH; JAMES & JOANN RADITIC; HELEN PARKER (Weinberg); BRANKO GUSKIC; CONRAD & MARY JEAN TOEPFER; KATHRYN FREDERICK;  DAVID PRELJEVA; JOSEPH YORK; HENRY DARMSTEDTER; ANNA VIRUET; MILOVAN TUCO; MILAN JOVIC; STEVO SIMIC; NANCY HEALY; GEORGE & CAROL KOVACEVIC (NC); LINDA MORAN (MN); JACQUELINE FUELLHART; PATRICIA WILSON; MAURIE & JAMES JACHIMIAK; DON BIVOLCIC (AR); JOANN PANEK; VERA & MARK MARKOFF; DARINKA NEDELKOV (home); RAMON MURPHY; MATTHEW BARUSIC; VUKICA STOJANOVIC; MILENA CORHASANOVIC; PETAR TUCO; IRENE FRUHAUF; DALE HAUSER; NICHOLAS KOKOT (FrBakerMan); MOTHER ANA; BASIL KORBUT; JOHN STANZ; LYDIA SALEH; VIDOSAVA TOSKOVIC; MISS MARY KORACH (FrBakerMan); YUBA BELICH (OrchHts); MARTIN DARMSTEDTER; LEISELOTTE SILJEGOVIC; DRAGANA SALOM (IL); ROBERT SETTER; CHRISANTE GASSETT; ZARKA POPOVIC (CA); ROBERT BOLLER; WAYNE & THOMAS JOUSMA; MARGE SPANO, ANTHONY DIPIANO; JEANETTE STANLEY; MARY KAROLEWSKI; MARIJA TRBOJEVIC (IL); GALE MAUS (FL); ROSANN TEDEROUS; ISO BJELANOVIC; DUSAN SAMARDZIJA; DRAZEN JOKANOVIC; MARY PARILLO (MA); WYATT & TONY LAMB; CAROL MAGARIS; KATHY HANNY (FL); JANE GLASS (Hamburg); ANNAME GRACER; DANIEL DiCIOCCIO; JOANNE HAMILTON; CHRISTINE MADEJ (MA); LEISA WHEELER; DIANE & RONALD KUKAVICA; MILJAN VANOVAC; MIKI STIPANOVICH (IN); RICHARD WYSE; ARLENE SCHMITZ; PETER MITICH; DUSKO VANOVAC; ANASTASIA HILES (PA); CATHY SMILINIC; OLGA YANDRICH (Pgh); STEPHEN ENGLE; DOROTHY BARON (PA); DANIELLE WILLIAMS; PATRICIA MALETICH (OH); RICHARD CARNEY; JENNIFER POPOVICH; DAVID DONALD (PA); LJUBICA JEVTIC; MARY BETH BUNTICH (NM); FR. SRBOLJUB BULICH (Belgrade); FR ALEXANDER ATTY; FR. MILAN ZOBENICA; FR. HERMAN SCHICK; FR. MILADIN GARICH; FR. MICHAEL ZAPARYNIUK (FL); FR. DENNIS PAVICHEVICH; JOANNE MARKEY; JOSEPH ROZWOOD Jr; ROSE GARDINA; ELAINE DAMINSKI; PAULA RUSSIAN (FL); GREGORY SMITH (DC); DAN NEARY; MARGARET NIGRELLI; ADAM BREVNER(LI); RICHARD LOCKWOOD; CHRISTINE MARX (IL); ARTHUR REIS; VERA SREDANOVIC (CA); RONALD BEDE (OH); MARY LOU BREMMER;  HELEN TANNER (FrBakerMan); and any ill or hospitalized parishioners we may have missed.

Volume 49; Number 51 December 22, 2013

The Conception of the Most-holy Theotokos by Saint AnnA

The righteous Joachim and Anna were childless for fifty years of their married life. In their old age the Archangel Gabriel appeared to each one of them separately, telling them that God had heard their prayers and that they would give birth to a daughter, Mary. Then St. Anna conceived by her husband and after nine months bore a daughter blessed by God and by all generations of men: the Most-holy Virgin Mary, the Theotokos. (For more details, see September 9.)

Holy Bishop Nikolaj, Prologue of Ohrid

Začeće svete Ane

Pravedni Joakim i Ana behu bezdetni za punih pedeset godina svoga bračnog života. Pod starost javi im se arhangel Gavril, svakom od njih napose, i reče im, da su molitve njihove uslišane od Boga i da će roditi ćerku Mariju. Tada Ana sveta zače od muža svoga, i posle devet meseci rodi ćerku, blagoslovenu od Boga i od svih kolena ljudskih, Presvetu Devu Mariju Bogorodicu (v. 9. septembar).

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj (Ohridski Prolog)

 

Serving on the Parish Council

This month is typically the time of the year when the Churches elect their new parish councils — a reflection on the Stewardship of serving in this capacity.

When one is called into service, by God’s Grace, one is provided with the opportunity to put aside all personal desires and agendas for the sake of promoting the Good News of Jesus Christ. It is for this reason that a Parish Council Member must regularly participate in this Good News by living a Christ-centered Life. Ideally, this means that the Parish Council Members’ life revolves around the Holy Eucharist-moving from one moment of Communion with God to the next. If our focus is constantly on increasing our Communion with God, how often do you think we will get caught up in the petty squabbles of this world?

A Christ-centered life is also a life of service; and all Parish Council Members are called not to be served, but to serve-just as Christ does. This service should be focused in a life of love. Reaching out in compassion to the Church community, a parish council member is responsible for fulfilling his or her duties to the fullest extent possible. He or she is to be the model Steward-continuously offering of their Time, Talents and Treasures in service of the Gospel of Christ. One has only to take the example of Christ washing the feet of the disciples to see the extent to which this sacrificial service is to go.

Standing Committee on Stewardship

READINGS FOR Sunday 26th Sunday after Pentecost/ Conception of Theotokos

Epistle: Eph.5:9-19. Reader: Danka Dragic Gospel: St. Luke 12:16-21.

Služenje na crkvenoj upravi

U ovom mesecu je uobičajeno da Crkvene Opštine biraju nove uprave — poruka Starateljstva kako da se služi Crkvi u ovom pogledu.

Kada je neko pozvan da služi, Božijom milošću, ta osoba dobija mogućnost da stavi po strani sve lične želje i uslove a sve zboh Jevanđelja Hristovog. Zbog toga osoba koja je izabrana da bude u crkvenom odboru mora da učestvije u radu i životu Crkve živeći život ispinjen Hristom. Idealno bi bilo da da član Odbora redovno prima Sveto Pričešće na redovnoj osnovi. Ako se više usredsredimo na Sveto Pričešće i na samoga Hrista onda će mo se manje uplitati u bezvezne rasprave koje obično uzmu najviše vremena.

Hristocentričan život (život ispunjen Hristom Bogom) jeste i život služenja; svi članovi Odbora su pozvani ne da im se služi, nego da služe kao što je i Hristos služio. Ovo služenje bi trebalo da bude ispunjeno ljubavlju. Pomažući Crkvenu zajednicu (Parohiju) svaki član odbora je odgovoran da služi što je bolje moguće. On ili ona mora biti uzor Starateljstva — uvek biti spreman da da Vreme, Talente i Blago, a sve to u službi Jevančelja Hristovog. Samo uzmimo za primer kada je Hristos prao noge Apostolima, vidimo do koje mere ide ovo služenje.

Odbor za Starateljstvo

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Epistle: Col. 3:4-11; Gospel: St. Luke 14:16-24.

Remembered at the Litany for the Departed today are: DANYL OUSS; MOMCILO SUBOTIC; DONALD (Danilo) MILOSEVICH; ROBER SCHICK and all the recent victims of violence and natural disasters. May their memory be eternal!

DEPOSITS FOR CHRISTMAS PIGS Those of you who ordered roasted pigs for Christmas should submit your $50.00 deposit today after Divine Liturgy. Thank you for supporting our Holy Bishop Nikolaj Men’s Club in their efforts to carry on this traditional meal to our faithful at St. Stephen’s. Call Fr. Rastko or Popadija Vickie to get your deposit in if you are unable to pay your deposit today. Make arrangements to bring your deposit to the parish home as soon as possible.  823-2846

OLD HALL TABLE SALE.  $10. See Parish Council President Sofia Wuslich.

WARM CLOTHING NEEDED  The International Preparatory School  in Buffalo teaches children from 46 different areas around the world. Most of these students, are in need of warm clothing: coats, hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, pants, etc. Clean and washed “gently used” clothing is accepted   New clothing is also welcomed. Last day for donations is the Sunday before Christmas (Jan. 7). Let’s show our thanks to God for all we have, and share with others in need.  Thank you to those who have already donated items for the children. Almost all of the clothing received to date has been distributed to children in need.

Are you celebrating Christmas this Wednesday? Many of us have family that celebrate on the 25th, so it is natural to join in the celebration. Is our celebration pleasing to Christ, whose birthday we are celebrating? It is if it is Christ-centered. Put Him first, even in this “American” Christmas. Four local Orthodox Churches that celebrate this first Christmas and have Divine Liturgy on Wednesday morning are the Annunciation Greek Church (Orthros & Divine Liturgy, 9 AM), Ss Peter & Paul OCA (Divine Liturgy 10 AM), St. George OCA (Divine Liturgy, 10 AM, all in Buffalo, and St. George Church in Lewiston (Orthros 9:30, Divine Liturgy 10:30 AM). Serious Orthodox Christians will attend Liturgy on each Christmas that they celebrate.

Orthodox college students are invited to join the Facebook page: BuffalOCF

REMINDER FROM OUR CHARITY FUND      If you know of someone in our parish who is need at this holiday season, please contact Fr. Rastko. Our Charity Fund will offer gift cards from TOPS to help offset their holiday meals. This nominal gift is a sign that our parish community is concerned with the well-being of all our parishioners. Call Fr. Rastko at 823-2846. Cards will be delivered after January 1, 2014 to needy families.

OUR BADNJAK SEARCH was snowed out last Sunday, so we plan to go today to the Zdjelar farm in North Collins to get our Badnjak for Christmas Eve. There will be a light lunch for children and adults going on the Badnjak Search immediately following Church School.

BAKE SALE 2013 was a great success! Tortas, nut and poppy seed rolls are available each Sunday after Church.

PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING SOLDIERS IN YOUR PRAYERS: Thomas Vukcevic; Benjamin Pappas; Paul Campbell, Michael Rapasky; Brady Sexton, Jeffrey Izo, Michael Greenwood, James Koch, Adam Paich, John Stanz, Peter Mrvos, Michael Antecki, Matthew Ross, Steven Marrocco, Dane Gaynor. These soldiers are remembered at the Proskomedia (Service of Preparation) before every Divine Liturgy. If you have names to contribute to this list of servicemen serving overseas, please share them with Father.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of SUNDAY, Dec 22 through SUNDAY, Dec 29, 2013;

We are in the Christmas Fast. Every day is a fast day.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Badnjak Search, with a light lunch for those going on the Badnjak Search to North Collins. Wear boots!

Wednesday Christmas greetings to those on the “New Calendar”

Saturday Vespers & Confessions 6 PM.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School; Soup on Sunday;

40-day Parastos for Donnie Milosevic.

COMING EVENTS

December 26–29 Youth Retreat at Shadeland—cancelled due to low registration

December 28 Hall cleaning and kitchen painting

January 4 Church Cleaning and Decorating for Christmas; help gratefully accepted

January 5 Parastos for Proto Miodrag Djurich; Serbian Father’s Day.

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! — HE IS AND SHALL BE! 

ХРИСТОС ЈЕ ПОСРЕД НАС! — И ЈЕСТЕ И БИЋЕ!

Are we prepared?

Today’s Gospel reading emphasizes that we do not know when God will call us. Our time here on earth is limited and as s result, we need to do all that we can for our Salvation. As we reflect on the Stewardship theme of CARE, are we preparing each and every day to entire God’s Kingdom. Think about the following:

Do we take time to pray and read the Scriptures daily?

Do we prepare to receive the Sacraments of Confession and Communion as often as possible?

Do we take enough time for our family?
Do priorities as listed in our checkbook match those as we list them to others? (i.e. Do we give more money to FIOS or DirecTV, or to the Church?)
Do we ensure that the number one focus of our talents is on the further development of Christ’s Holy Church?
Do we take care of the Ministries of the Church?
Do we take care of one another?
Do we take care of our environment

All very necessary for our preparation!

Standing Committee on Stewardship

ST. PANTELEIMON COMMITTEE Please pray for the health of all our ailing brothers and sisters.

Litany of Fervent Supplication: KAREN KOVACEVIC (surgery Monday); DEBORAH ADYMY (Pgh); Matushka LAURA SCHMIDT (PA); ANNA WEAVER; SAMUEL KORACH (OH); LARISSA MAJSTOROVIC (PA); WADE (VLADIMIR) McFARLAND (rehab); JOVANA MARJANOVIC; DUSAN KANTAR; KIMBERLY HENSLEY; TANJA TRIFKOVIC; KATIE RAPASKY; SCOTT & MAXINE SMATLAK (PA); JOHN CIPOLLA Jr: GLADYS HODYNSKI (Absolute); HELEN BROWN (AutumnView); MELANIE ROZWOOD; ANNA SREMCEVIC; CARLY SERRA; LAUREN TASSEFF; LORRAINE ROWLEY (NC);  GORDANA NENADOVIC (FL); MIRJANA PAVLICA;  GEORGENE STEVANOFF (Orch Hts)); RESA WILLIAMSON (CO); MILKA KARLOVIC; PAUL JUST (NC);  OLGA TRACY (TX); SHARON LUTHER (FL); HELEN & EDMUND BIGGS; MICHALENE CONTI (FL); DRAGAN REZNICAK (W.Va); MARTHA PAVLAKIS; STOJAN KOSOVAC (Hamilton); ANNABELLE SAUER;  ANNA TONARELY (FL); MILENKO ZDJELAR; ERIKA TIEM (Germany); CARL HEINZ BLASHKE (Germany); DUSAN CURUVIJA.

Proskomedia: FR GEORGE ASWAD; FR. JOHN NEHREBECKI; FR. DAVID VERNAK; FR ZVONIMIR KOTORCEVIC; FR GEORGE YATSKO; FR. ROMAN BRAGA (MI); PAULA HUGHES; NADINE DeMARCO; JOHN & JOAN MUNICH; MILAN PAJIC; LJUPKA PALAVESTRA; KELLY PAVICH; CHRISTINE KMITCH (FL); DAN BOLAM; MARSHA YUNKE; FR. RASTKO; BILJANA OPACIC; KATHERINE LIPPARD; TONIKA TODOROVICH; STEPHEN TODOROVICH; MILE ZDJELAR; DANIEL PAVICHEVICH (CA) VLADIMIR JOVIC; VALU TUMPALOFF; NICOLE DICIOCCIO; JOHN LABOVSKY; MILKA BOSILKOVSKI; MICHAEL VUJAKOVICH; NADA ZDERO; NICHOLAS SKIRPAN; DANIEL METZ; KARL STEFANOVICH; JOANN RADITIC; HELEN PARKER (Weinberg); BRANKO GUSKIC; CONRAD & MARY JEAN TOEPFER; KATHRYN FREDERICK;  DAVID PRELJEVA; JOSEPH YORK; HENRY DARMSTEDTER; ANNA VIRUET; MILOVAN TUCO; MILAN JOVIC; STEVO SIMIC; NANCY HEALY; GEORGE & CAROL KOVACEVIC (NC); LINDA MORAN (MN); JACQUELINE FUELLHART; PATRICIA WILSON; MAURIE & JAMES JACHIMIAK; DON BIVOLCIC (AR); JOANN PANEK; VERA & MARK MARKOFF; DARINKA NEDELKOV (home); RAMON MURPHY; MATTHEW BARUSIC; VUKICA STOJANOVIC; MILENA CORHASANOVIC; PETAR TUCO; IRENE FRUHAUF; DALE HAUSER; NICHOLAS KOKOT (FrBakerMan); MOTHER ANA; BASIL KORBUT; JOHN STANZ; LYDIA SALEH; VIDOSAVA TOSKOVIC; MISS MARY KORACH (FrBakerMan); YUBA BELICH (OrchHts); MARTIN DARMSTEDTER; LEISELOTTE SILJEGOVIC; DRAGANA SALOM (IL); ROBERT SETTER; CHRISANTE GASSETT; ZARKA POPOVIC (CA); ROBERT BOLLER; WAYNE & THOMAS JOUSMA; MARGE SPANO, ANTHONY DIPIANO; JEANETTE STANLEY; MARY KAROLEWSKI; MARIJA TRBOJEVIC (IL); GALE MAUS (FL); ROSANN TEDEROUS; ISO BJELANOVIC; DUSAN SAMARDZIJA; DRAZEN JOKANOVIC; MARY PARILLO (MA); WYATT & TONY LAMB; CAROL MAGARIS; KATHY HANNY (FL); JANE GLASS (Hamburg); ANNAME GRACER; DANIEL DiCIOCCIO; JOANNE HAMILTON; CHRISTINE MADEJ (MA); LEISA WHEELER; DIANE & RONALD KUKAVICA; MILJAN VANOVAC; MIKI STIPANOVICH (IN); RICHARD WYSE; ARLENE SCHMITZ; PETER MITICH; DUSKO VANOVAC; ANASTASIA HILES (PA); CATHY SMILINIC; OLGA YANDRICH (Pgh); STEPHEN ENGLE; DOROTHY BARON (PA); DANIELLE WILLIAMS; PATRICIA MALETICH (OH); RICHARD CARNEY; JENNIFER POPOVICH; DAVID DONALD (PA); LJUBICA JEVTIC; MARY BETH BUNTICH (NM); FR. SRBOLJUB BULICH (Belgrade); FR ALEXANDER ATTY; FR. MILAN ZOBENICA; FR. HERMAN SCHICK; FR. MILADIN GARICH; FR. MICHAEL ZAPARYNIUK (FL); FR. DENNIS PAVICHEVICH; JOANNE MARKEY; JOSEPH ROZWOOD Jr; ROSE GARDINA; ELAINE DAMINSKI; PAULA RUSSIAN (FL); GREGORY SMITH (DC); DAN NEARY; MARGARET NIGRELLI; ADAM BREVNER(LI); RICHARD LOCKWOOD; CHRISTINE MARX (IL); ARTHUR REIS; VERA SREDANOVIC (CA); RONALD BEDE (OH); MARY LOU BREMMER;  HELEN TANNER (FrBakerMan); and any ill or hospitalized parishioners we may have missed.

Volume 49; Number 50 December 15, 2013

The Holy Prophet Habakkuk

Habakkuk was the son of Asaphat from the tribe of Simeon. He prophesied six hundred years before Christ, during the time of King Manasseh, and foretold the destruction of Jerusalem. When Nebuchadnezzar, King of Babylon, attacked Jerusalem, Habakkuk sought refuge in the land of the Ishmaelites. From there he returned to Judea, where he lived as a farmer. One day he was carrying lunch to the workers in the fields, when suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared to him and said: Go carry the dinner that thou hast into Babylon unto Daniel, who is in the lion’s den (Daniel 14:34). But Habakkuk responded: Lord, I never saw Babylon; neither do I know where the den is (Daniel 14:34–35). Then the angel took him by the hair and instantly brought him to Babylon, over an immense distance, to the lion’s den, where Daniel had been cast by King Cyrus as a punishment for not worshiping the idols. O Daniel, Daniel, cried Habakkuk, take the dinner which God hath sent thee (Daniel 14:37), and Daniel took it and ate. Then the angel of God again took Habakkuk and carried him back to his field in Judea. Habakkuk also prophesied the liberation of Jerusalem and the time of the coming of Christ. He entered into rest in ripe old age and was buried at Kela. His relics were discovered during the reign of Theodosius the Great.

Holy Bishop Nikolaj, Prologue of Ohrid

Sveti prorok Avakum

Sin Asafatov, iz plemena Simeonova. Prorokovao na šest stotina godina pre Hrista za vreme cara Manasije. Prorekao opustošenje Jerusalima. Kada Navuhodonosor, car vavilonski, udari na Jerusalim, Avakum se skloni u zemlju Ismailćansku, odakle se posle opet vrati u Judeju, gde življaše kao zemljoradnik. Jednoga dana nošaše on ručak radnicima na njivi, kad mu se najedanput javi angel Gospodnji i reče: “Odnesi ručak koji imaš u Vavilon Danilu, u jamu lavovsku. I reče Avakum: Gospode, Vavilona ne videh, i jamu ne znam gde je”. Tada ga angel uze za kosu i trenutno prenese u Vavilon, u daljinu ogromnu, na jamu lavovsku, u koju Danil beše bačen od cara Kira za kaznu, jer se ne pokloni idolima. “Danile, Danile, primi ručak što ti ga posla Bog”, viknu Avakum. I Danil primi i jede. Potom angel Božji opet uze Avakuma i prenese u Judeju, na njivu njegovu. Još je Avakum prorokovao o oslobođenju Jerusalima i vremenu Hristovom. Upokojio se u dubokoj starosti i sahranjen u mestu Kela. Mošti mu otkrivene u vreme Teodosija Velikog.

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj (Ohridski Prolog)

READINGS FOR Sunday 25th Sunday after Pentecost/ Holy Prophet Habakkuk

Epistle: Eph. 4:1-6. Reader: Brennan Hughes Gospel: St. Luke 10:25-37.

Saint Uroš, King of Serbia

Uroš was the son of Tsar Dušan. He reigned during the difficult time of the collapse of the Serbian kingdom. Meek, devout and gentle, he did not want to subjugate the unrestrained nobles by force, among whom the most violent was Vukašin, who ended the good king’s life. The good Uroš suffered a martyr’s death on December 2, 1367, at the age of thirty-one. Slain by men, he was glorified by God. His miracle-working relics rested in the Jazak Monastery in Fruška Gora, whence they were translated to Belgrade during the Second World War. They were placed in the Cathedral Church alongside the relics of Prince Lazar and the Despot Stefan Štiljanović. During the reign of this good king, the Monastery of St. Nahum beside Lake Ohrid was built by Grgur, one of Uroš’s nobles.

Holy Bishop Nikolaj

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Epistle: Eph.5:9-19; Gospel: St. Luke 12:16-21.

Remembered at the Litany for the Departed today are: DANYL OUSS; MOMCILO SUBOTIC; DONALD (Danilo) MILOSEVICH; ROBER SCHICK; LAZO NANTSOU; and all the recent victims of violence and natural disasters. May their memory be eternal!

THE DEADLINE FOR CHRISTMAS PIGS ordering is today. See prices, deposit details and sign-up on Bulletin Board. Popadija Vickie will be collecting the $50.00 non-refundable deposit after Church in the Hall. Last year’s success proved we had the most delicious roast pig South of the Border! Don’t miss out on this Christmas tradition. Order a roast pig for your holiday meal!

SOUP ON SUNDAYS Dec. 15 will feature fish soup. The proceeds from Soup on Sundays will be for the remodeling of the hall restrooms.

OLD HALL TABLE SALE.  $10. See Parish Council President Sofia Wuslich.

WARM CLOTHING NEEDED  The International Preparatory School  in Buffalo teaches children from 46 different areas around the world. Most of these students, are in need of warm clothing: coats, hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, pants, etc. Clean and washed “gently used” clothing is accepted   New clothing is also welcomed. Last day for donations is the Sunday before Christmas (Jan. 7). Let’s show our thanks to God for all we have, and share with others in need.  Thank you to those who have already donated items for the children.

Orthodox college students are invited to join the Facebook page: BuffalOCF

THANK YOU, TWO TIMES! In recent weeks, we had two collections to benefit the needy. The first collection was for TURKEYS used at the Hellenic Orthodox Church’s Thanksgiving meal for the needy. $310.00 was collected to buy turkeys plus $100.00 in TOPS cards. In all, 23 turkeys over 20# each were delivered to the Hellenic Orthodox Church. Thanks to those that participated in this drive! THE IOCC DRIVE collected $409.00. Many thanks to those who donated. May God see your generosity and reward you abundantly.

TODAY our Church School children will be visited by St. Nicholas, who will fill their shoes with treats.  Also, our children will be planting wheat in anticipation of St. Nicholas Day (Dec. 10), when it has been a Serbian tradition to plant wheat to decorate their Christmas tables. After a hot lunch, those families that will go to North Collins to cut the Badnjak will start out with Fr. Rastko,who will read the traditional prayers  for this occasion. All students received invitations/informational sheets about today’s events, so they could be present for this happy day. Thank you to our parent volunteers, who make this day possible for our students. IF THE WEATHER IS TOO SEVERE in North Collins, Dec. 22nd will be the snow date for this event!

BAKE SALE 2013 was a great success yesterday! The efforts of so many of our women and men paid off, as the customers for our delicious baked goods lined up to buy their Christmas goodies. It’s never too late to buy your cookies, tortas, nut and poppy seed rolls. Sales continue each Sunday after Church. Velika Hvala svima. A huge thanks to all!

PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING SOLDIERS IN YOUR PRAYERS: Thomas Vukcevic; Benjamin Pappas; Paul Campbell, Michael Rapasky; Brady Sexton, Jeffrey Izo, Michael Greenwood, James Koch, Adam Paich, John Stanz, Peter Mrvos, Michael Antecki, Matthew Ross, Steven Marrocco, Dane Gaynor. These soldiers are remembered at the Proskomedia (Service of Preparation) before every Divine Liturgy. If you have names to contribute to this list of servicemen serving overseas, please share them with Father.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of SUNDAY, Dec 15 through SUNDAY, Dec 22, 2013;

We are in the Christmas Fast. Every day is a fast day.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Soup on Sunday; St. Nicholas Wheat Planting; Badnjak Search;

Monday Tammies & Dancers; PTA Meeting

Thursday St. Nicholas Divine Liturgy 10 AM; Happy Slava to all Celebrants/Svecari!

Saturday Vespers & Confessions 6 PM.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Snow date for Badnjak Search

COMING EVENTS

December 26–29 Annual Youth Retreat at Shadeland  Chaperones needed. Call Fr. Rastko

December 28 Hall cleaning and kitchen painting

January 4 Church Cleaning and Decorating for Christmas; help gratefully accepted

January 5 Parastos for Proto Miodrag Djurich.

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! — HE IS AND SHALL BE! 

ХРИСТОС ЈЕ ПОСРЕД НАС! — И ЈЕСТЕ И БИЋЕ!

Sveti Uroš, car srpski

Sin cara Dušana. Carovao u teško vreme raspada carstva srpskog. Krotak, pobožan i blag, on nije hteo silom potčinjavati neobuzdane velikaše, među kojima je najneobuzdaniji bio Vukašin, koji dobrome caru glave dođe. Mučenički postrada dobri Uroš 2. decembra 1367. godine u trideset prvoj svojoj godini. Od ljudi ubijen, on bi od Boga proslavljen. Njegove čudotvorne mošti počivale su u manastiru Jasku u Fruškoj gori, odakle su za vreme Drugog svetskog rata (1942. godine) prenete u Beograd i položene u Sabornu crkvu pored tela kneza Lazara i despota Stefana Štiljanovića. Za vreme ovoga dobrog cara sazidan je manastir Sveti Naum na Ohridskom jezeru; sazida ga Urošev velikaš Grgur.

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj

ST. PANTELEIMON COMMITTEE Please pray for the health of all our ailing brothers and sisters. Litany of Fervent Supplication: Matushka LAURA SCHMIDT (PA); ANNA WEAVER; SAMUEL KORACH (OH); LARISSA MAJSTOROVIC (PA); WADE (VLADIMIR) McFARLAND (rehab); JOVANA MARJANOVIC; DUSAN KANTAR; KIMBERLY HENSLEY; TANJA TRIFKOVIC; KATIE RAPASKY; SCOTT & MAXINE SMATLAK (PA); JOHN CIPOLLA Jr: GLADYS HODYNSKI (Absolute); HELEN BROWN (AutumnView); MELANIE ROZWOOD; ANNA SREMCEVIC; CARLY SERRA; LAUREN TASSEFF; LORRAINE ROWLEY (NC);  GORDANA NENADOVIC (FL); MIRJANA PAVLICA;  GEORGENE STEVANOFF (Orch Hts)); RESA WILLIAMSON (CO); MILKA KARLOVIC; PAUL JUST (NC);  OLGA TRACY (TX); SHARON LUTHER (FL); HELEN & EDMUND BIGGS; MICHALENE CONTI (FL); DRAGAN REZNICAK (W.Va); MARTHA PAVLAKIS; STOJAN KOSOVAC (Hamilton); ANNABELLE SAUER;  ANNA TONARELY (FL); MILENKO ZDJELAR; ERIKA TIEM (Germany); CARL HEINZ BLASHKE (Germany); DUSAN CURUVIJA.

Proskomedia: FR GEORGE ASWAD; FR. JOHN NEHREBECKI; FR. DAVID VERNAK; FR ZVONIMIR KOTORCEVIC; FR GEORGE YATSKO; FR. ROMAN BRAGA (MI); PAULA HUGHES; NADINE DeMARCO; JOHN & JOAN MUNICH; MILAN PAJIC; LJUPKA PALAVESTRA; KELLY PAVICH; CHRISTINE KMITCH (FL); DAN BOLAM; MARSHA YUNKE; FR. RASTKO; BILJANA OPACIC; KATHERINE LIPPARD; TONIKA TODOROVICH; STEPHEN TODOROVICH; MILE ZDJELAR; DANIEL PAVICHEVICH (CA) VLADIMIR JOVIC; VALU TUMPALOFF; NICOLE DICIOCCIO; JOHN LABOVSKY; MILKA BOSILKOVSKI; MICHAEL VUJAKOVICH; NADA ZDERO; NICHOLAS SKIRPAN; DANIEL METZ; KARL STEFANOVICH; JOANN RADITIC; HELEN PARKER (Weinberg); BRANKO GUSKIC; CONRAD & MARY JEAN TOEPFER; KATHRYN FREDERICK;  DAVID PRELJEVA; JOSEPH YORK; HENRY DARMSTEDTER; ANNA VIRUET; MILOVAN TUCO; MILAN JOVIC; STEVO SIMIC; NANCY HEALY; GEORGE & CAROL KOVACEVIC (NC); LINDA MORAN (MN); JACQUELINE FUELLHART; PATRICIA WILSON; MAURIE & JAMES JACHIMIAK; DON BIVOLCIC (AR); JOANN PANEK; VERA & MARK MARKOFF; DARINKA NEDELKOV (home); RAMON MURPHY; MATTHEW BARUSIC; VUKICA STOJANOVIC; MILENA CORHASANOVIC; PETAR TUCO; IRENE FRUHAUF; DALE HAUSER; NICHOLAS KOKOT (FrBakerMan); MOTHER ANA; BASIL KORBUT; JOHN STANZ; LYDIA SALEH; VIDOSAVA TOSKOVIC; MISS MARY KORACH (FrBakerMan); YUBA BELICH (OrchHts); MARTIN DARMSTEDTER; LEISELOTTE SILJEGOVIC; DRAGANA SALOM (IL); ROBERT SETTER; CHRISANTE GASSETT; ZARKA POPOVIC (CA); ROBERT BOLLER; WAYNE & THOMAS JOUSMA; MARGE SPANO, ANTHONY DIPIANO; JEANETTE STANLEY; MARY KAROLEWSKI; MARIJA TRBOJEVIC (IL); GALE MAUS (FL); ROSANN TEDEROUS; ISO BJELANOVIC; DUSAN SAMARDZIJA; DRAZEN JOKANOVIC; MARY PARILLO (MA); WYATT & TONY LAMB; CAROL MAGARIS; KATHY HANNY (FL); JANE GLASS (Hamburg); ANNAME GRACER; DANIEL DiCIOCCIO; JOANNE HAMILTON; CHRISTINE MADEJ (MA); LEISA WHEELER; DIANE & RONALD KUKAVICA; MILJAN VANOVAC; MIKI STIPANOVICH (IN); RICHARD WYSE; ARLENE SCHMITZ; PETER MITICH; DUSKO VANOVAC; ANASTASIA HILES (PA); CATHY SMILINIC; OLGA YANDRICH (Pgh); STEPHEN ENGLE; DOROTHY BARON (PA); DANIELLE WILLIAMS; PATRICIA MALETICH (OH); RICHARD CARNEY; JENNIFER POPOVICH; DAVID DONALD (PA); LJUBICA JEVTIC; MARY BETH BUNTICH (NM); FR. SRBOLJUB BULICH (Belgrade); FR ALEXANDER ATTY; FR. MILAN ZOBENICA; FR. HERMAN SCHICK; FR. MILADIN GARICH; FR. MICHAEL ZAPARYNIUK (FL); FR. DENNIS PAVICHEVICH; JOANNE MARKEY; JOSEPH ROZWOOD Jr; ROSE GARDINA; ELAINE DAMINSKI; PAULA RUSSIAN (FL); GREGORY SMITH (DC); DAN NEARY; MARGARET NIGRELLI; ADAM BREVNER(LI); RICHARD LOCKWOOD; CHRISTINE MARX (IL); ARTHUR REIS; VERA SREDANOVIC (CA); RONALD BEDE (OH); MARY LOU BREMMER;  HELEN TANNER (FrBakerMan); and any ill or hospitalized parishioners we may have missed.

Volume 49; Number 49 December 8, 2013

THE PRIESTLY-MARTYR CLEMENT, BISHOP OF ROME

Clement was born in Rome of royal lineage and was a contemporary of the holy apostles. In Alexandria, he made the acquaintance of the Apostle Barnabas and, afterward, he joined the Apostle Peter whom his two brothers, Faustinus and Faustinian, had already followed. Clement did not separate himself from the great apostle, who appointed him as bishop before his death. After the death of Peter by martyrdom, the bishop of Rome was Linus, then Cletus [Anacletus] – both of them for a short time – and then Clement. Clement governed the Church of God with flaming zeal and, from day to day, brought a great number of unbelievers to the Faith of Christ. In addition, he ordered seven scribes to write the lives of the Christian martyrs who, at that time, suffered for their Lord. The Emperor Trajan banished him to Cherson where Clement found about two thousand exiled Christians. All were occupied with the difficult job of hewing stones in an arid place. The Christians received Clement with great joy and he was a living source of comfort to them. By his prayer, he brought forth water from the ground and converted so many of the unbelieving residents to Christianity that, in one year, seventy-five churches were built in that place. In order that he not further spread the Faith of Christ, Clement was condemned to death and drowned in the sea with a stone around his neck in the year 101 A.D. His miracle-working relics were removed from the sea only in the time of Saints Cyril and Methodius.

Svešteno-mučenik Kliment episkop. Rimski.

Rođen u Rimu od carskoga roda: savremenik svetih apostola. U Aleksandriji upozna apostola Varnavu, po tom se pridruži apostolu Petru, kome već sledovahu njegova dva brata, Faustin i Faustinijan. Kliment se nije odvajao od velikog apostola, koji ga postavi za episkopa pre svoje smrti. Posle mučeničke smrti Petrove episkop u Rimu beše Lin, potom Klit, – obojica za kratko vreme – pa onda Kliment. Sa plamenom revnošću upravljaše Kliment crkvom Božjom, i obraćaše u veru Hristovu iz dana u dan veliki broj nevernih. Još odredi on sedam brzopisaca, da pišu žitija hrišćana mučenika, koji u to vreme stradahu za svoga Gospoda. Car Trajan protera ga u Herson, gde Kliment nađe oko 2000 izgnanih hrišćana. Svi behu zaposleni na teškom poslu tesanja kamena na jednom bezvodnom mestu. Klimenta primiše hrišćani s velikom radošću, i on im beše živi izvor utehe. Molitvom svojom izvede vodu iz zemlje, i obrati u hrišćanstvo toliki broj nevernih meštana, da za jednu godinu podiže se na tom mestu 75 crkava. Da ne bi dalje širio veru Hristovu, Kliment bi osuđen na smrt i utopljen u more s kamenom o vratu, 101. god. Mošti njegove čudotvorne izvađene su iz mora tek u vreme sv. Kirila i Metodija.

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj (Ohridski Prolog)

READINGS FOR Sunday 24th Sunday after Pentecost/ Leave-taking of the Entrance

Epistles: Eph. 2:14-22; Heb. 9:1-7. Readers: Milica Petrovic & Lindsay Munich
Gospels: St. Luke 8:41-56; 10:38-42, 11:27-27.

HOMILY on the faithful as one body and one spirit

…There is one body and one spirit (Ephesians 4:4).

The Holy Apostle Paul counsels the faithful to strive to be one body and one spirit. By one body is understood “one Faith,” without divisions, without heresies and without self-will: the whole Church is one body of which Christ is the Head. By one spirit is understood “love,” the ardent love of all the faithful for Christ, from which proceeds mutual love. The many become as one; many men become as one man. This is the miracle of the Christian Faith and Christian love. There is no power in the world which can be a stronger bond among men: not the same blood, or the same language, or the same hearth, or the same parents, or any type of common material interests. None of these is even nearly as powerful a bond as Christian faith and love. By this powerful, irresistible bond, all the members of the Church are bound to each other. The Church of God stands as one man, in time and in eternity-one body and one spirit. There is nothing more contradictory to this wondrous unity than the pride of individual men. Pride distorts faith, cools love, creates heresies, divides the Church, and sacrifices the good of the whole for individual satisfaction. Pride, in essence, is the absence of both faith and love. Brethren, may God save us from pride, the primal infirmity of the human race, that we may always be one body and one spirit in our Lord Jesus Christ.

To Thee, O Lord Jesus; to Thee, the Head of the Church, be glory and praise forever. Amen.

Holy Bishop Nikolaj

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Epistle: Eph. 4:1-6; Gospel: St. Luke 10:25-37.

Remembered at the Litany for the Departed today are: DANYL OUSS (buried in Jordanville); MOMCILO SUBOTIC (funeral last Wednesday); DONALD (Danilo) MILOSEVICH; ROBER SCHICK (father of Fr. Herman); LAZO NANTSOU; and all the recent victims of violence and natural disasters. May their memory be eternal!

THE DEADLINE FOR CHRISTMAS PIGS ordering is next Sunday, December 15. See prices, deposit details and sign-up on Bulletin Board. Popadija Vickie will be collecting the $50.00 non-refundable deposit after Church in the Hall. Last year’s success proved we had the most delicious roast pig South of the Border! Don’t miss out on this Christmas tradition. Order a roast pig for your holiday meal!

Annual Assembly The Annual Assembly of our congregation is today. All parishioners in good standing are called to attend. Refreshments will be served.

TAMMIE CHRISTMAS CARD If you would like your name to appear in the Tammie Christmas Card that goes to all the parishioners, please see Paula Hughes, or any of the Tammie parents/members, today. This is one of annual fund raisers for our folklore and tambura orchestra groups, and it’s our opportunity to support this organization as it seeks to pass on our cultural heritage.

SOUP ON SUNDAYS Dec. 15 will feature fish soup. The proceeds from Soup on Sundays will be for the remodeling of the hall restrooms.

OLD HALL TABLE SALE.  $10. See Parish Council President Sofia Wuslich.

WARM CLOTHING NEEDED  The International Preparatory School  in Buffalo teaches children from 46 different areas around the world. Most of these students, are in need of warm clothing: coats, hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, pants, etc. Clean and washed “gently used” clothing is accepted   New clothing is also welcomed. Last day for donations is the Sunday before Christmas (Jan. 7). Let’s show our thanks to God for all we have, and share with others in need.  Thank you to those who have already donated items for the children.

Orthodox college students are invited to join the Facebook page: BuffalOCF

THANK YOU, TWO TIMES! In recent weeks, we had two collections to benefit the needy. The first collection was for TURKEYS used at the Hellenic Orthodox Church’s Thanksgiving meal for the needy. $310.00 was collected to buy turkeys plus $100.00 in TOPS cards. Other large turkeys were donated for the dinner; smaller turkeys were also donated and were distributed by our parish to our parishioners and others in need, along with the TOPS cards. In all, 23 turkeys over 20# each were delivered to the Hellenic Orthodox Church. Thanks to those that participated in this drive! THE IOCC DRIVE collected $409.00. Many thanks to those who donated. IOCC stands for International Orthodox Christian Charities, which actively supports victims of wars and natural disasters all around the globe. Their generosity to our people in Bosnia and Serbia during and following the war is well known. May God see your generosity and reward you abundantly.

PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING SOLDIERS IN YOUR PRAYERS: Thomas Vukcevic; Benjamin Pappas; Paul Campbell, Michael Rapasky; Brady Sexton, Jeffrey Izo, Michael Greenwood, James Koch, Adam Paich, John Stanz, Peter Mrvos, Michael Antecki, Matthew Ross, Steven Marrocco, Dane Gaynor. These soldiers are remembered at the Proskomedia (Service of Preparation) before every Divine Liturgy. If you have names to contribute to this list of servicemen serving overseas, please share them with Father.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of SUNDAY, Dec 8 through SUNDAY, Dec 15, 2013;

We are in the Christmas Fast. Every day is a fast day.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Annual Congregation Assembly;

Monday Tammies & Dancers;

Wednesday Teachers’ meeting 5:30 PM

Saturday HOLIDAY BAKE SALE; One year Parastos for Christopher Bosilkovski 11 AM at the cemetery; Vespers & Confessions 6 PM.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Soup on Sunday; St. Nicholas Wheat Planting; Badnjak Search

COMING EVENTS

December 26–29 Annual Youth Retreat at Shadeland  Chaperones needed. Call Fr. Rastko

January 5 Parastos for Proto Miodrag Djurich.

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! — HE IS AND SHALL BE! 

ХРИСТОС ЈЕ ПОСРЕД НАС! — И ЈЕСТЕ И БИЋЕ!

BESEDA o vernima kao jednom telu i jednom duhu 

Jedno tijelo, jedan duh (Ef. 4, 4). 

Da se staraju verni, da budu jedno tijelo i jedan duh; to preporučuje sveti apostol. Pod jednim telom razume se jedna vera, bez cepanja, bez jeresi, bez samovolje: cela crkva je jedno telo, kome je glava Hristos. Pod jednim duhom razume se ljubav, ljubav plamena svih vernih prema Hristu, od koga proizlazi i uzajamna ljubav. Množina da bude kao jednina; mnogo ljudi kao jedan čovek. To je čudo hrišćanske vere i hrišćanske ljubavi. Nema te sile u svetu, koja može biti jačom sponom među ljudima. Ni ista krv, ni isti jezik, ni isto ognjište, ni isti roditelji, niti ma kakvi materijalni interesi – ništa od toga nije ni izdaleka onakva silna spona kao vera i ljubav hrišćanska. Tom silnom i neodoljivom sponom povezani su svi članovi crkve među sobom. I crkva Božja stoji kao jedan čovek, u vremenu i u večnosti – Jedno tijelo, jedan duh. Ovome čudesnom jedinstvu ništa tako ne protivreči kao gordost pojedinih ljudi. Gordost krivi veru, hladni ljubav; gordost stvara jeresi, cepa crkvu, žrtvuje dobro celine ugodnosti ličnoj. Gordost je u suštini odsustvo i vere i ljubavi. Neka nas Bog, braćo, sačuva od gordosti, praiskonog neduga roda ljudskog. Da bi bili vazda jedno tijelo i jedan duh u Gospodu našem Isusu Hristu. Tebi Gospode Isuse, Tebi Glavo Crkve, Tebi slava i hvala vavek. Amin.

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj

ST. PANTELEIMON COMMITTEE Please pray for the health of all our ailing brothers and sisters. Litany of Fervent Supplication: Matushka LAURA SCHMIDT (PA); ANNA WEAVER; LARISSA MAJSTOROVIC (PA); WADE (VLADIMIR) McFARLAND (rehab); JOVANA MARJANOVIC; DUSAN KANTAR; KIMBERLY HENSLEY; TANJA TRIFKOVIC; KATIE RAPASKY; SCOTT & MAXINE SMATLAK (PA); JOHN CIPOLLA Jr: GLADYS HODYNSKI (Absolute); HELEN BROWN (AutumnView); MELANIE ROZWOOD; ANNA SREMCEVIC; CARLY SERRA; LAUREN TASSEFF; LORRAINE ROWLEY (NC);  GORDANA NENADOVIC (FL); MIRJANA PAVLICA;  GEORGENE STEVANOFF (Orch Hts)); RESA WILLIAMSON (CO); MILKA KARLOVIC; PAUL JUST (NC);  OLGA TRACY (TX); SHARON LUTHER (FL); HELEN & EDMUND BIGGS; MICHALENE CONTI (FL); DRAGAN REZNICAK (W.Va); MARTHA PAVLAKIS; STOJAN KOSOVAC (Hamilton); ANNABELLE SAUER;  ANNA TONARELY (FL); MILENKO ZDJELAR; ERIKA TIEM (Germany); CARL HEINZ BLASHKE (Germany); DUSAN CURUVIJA.

Proskomedia: FR GEORGE ASWAD; FR. JOHN NEHREBECKI; FR. DAVID VERNAK; FR ZVONIMIR KOTORCEVIC; FR GEORGE YATSKO; FR. ROMAN BRAGA (MI); PAULA HUGHES; NADINE DeMARCO; JOHN & JOAN MUNICH; MILAN PAJIC; LJUPKA PALAVESTRA; KELLY PAVICH; CHRISTINE KMITCH (FL); DAN BOLAM; MARSHA YUNKE; FR. RASTKO; BILJANA OPACIC; KATHERINE LIPPARD; TONIKA TODOROVICH; STEPHEN TODOROVICH; MILE ZDJELAR; DANIEL PAVICHEVICH (CA) VLADIMIR JOVIC; VALU TUMPALOFF; NICOLE DICIOCCIO; JOHN LABOVSKY; MILKA BOSILKOVSKI; MICHAEL VUJAKOVICH; NADA ZDERO; NICHOLAS SKIRPAN; DANIEL METZ; KARL STEFANOVICH; JOANN RADITIC; HELEN PARKER (Weinberg); BRANKO GUSKIC; CONRAD & MARY JEAN TOEPFER; KATHRYN FREDERICK;  DAVID PRELJEVA; JOSEPH YORK; HENRY DARMSTEDTER; ANNA VIRUET; MILOVAN TUCO; MILAN JOVIC; STEVO SIMIC; NANCY HEALY; GEORGE & CAROL KOVACEVIC (NC); LINDA MORAN (MN); JACQUELINE FUELLHART; PATRICIA WILSON; MAURIE & JAMES JACHIMIAK; DON BIVOLCIC (AR); JOANN PANEK; VERA & MARK MARKOFF; DARINKA NEDELKOV (home); RAMON MURPHY; MATTHEW BARUSIC; VUKICA STOJANOVIC; MILENA CORHASANOVIC; PETAR TUCO; IRENE FRUHAUF; DALE HAUSER; NICHOLAS KOKOT (FrBakerMan); MOTHER ANA; BASIL KORBUT; JOHN STANZ; LYDIA SALEH; VIDOSAVA TOSKOVIC; MISS MARY KORACH (FrBakerMan); YUBA BELICH (OrchHts); MARTIN DARMSTEDTER; LEISELOTTE SILJEGOVIC; DRAGANA SALOM (IL); ROBERT SETTER; CHRISANTE GASSETT; ZARKA POPOVIC (CA); ROBERT BOLLER; WAYNE & THOMAS JOUSMA; MARGE SPANO, ANTHONY DIPIANO; JEANETTE STANLEY; MARY KAROLEWSKI; MARIJA TRBOJEVIC (IL); GALE MAUS (FL); ROSANN TEDEROUS; ISO BJELANOVIC; DUSAN SAMARDZIJA; DRAZEN JOKANOVIC; MARY PARILLO (MA); WYATT & TONY LAMB; CAROL MAGARIS; KATHY HANNY (FL); JANE GLASS (Hamburg); ANNAME GRACER; DANIEL DiCIOCCIO; JOANNE HAMILTON; CHRISTINE MADEJ (MA); LEISA WHEELER; DIANE & RONALD KUKAVICA; MILJAN VANOVAC; MIKI STIPANOVICH (IN); RICHARD WYSE; ARLENE SCHMITZ; PETER MITICH; DUSKO VANOVAC; ANASTASIA HILES (PA); CATHY SMILINIC; OLGA YANDRICH (Pgh); STEPHEN ENGLE; DOROTHY BARON (PA); DANIELLE WILLIAMS; PATRICIA MALETICH (OH); RICHARD CARNEY; JENNIFER POPOVICH; DAVID DONALD (PA); LJUBICA JEVTIC; MARY BETH BUNTICH (NM); FR. SRBOLJUB BULICH (Belgrade); FR ALEXANDER ATTY; FR. MILAN ZOBENICA; FR. HERMAN SCHICK; FR. MILADIN GARICH; FR. MICHAEL ZAPARYNIUK (FL); FR. DENNIS PAVICHEVICH; JOANNE MARKEY; JOSEPH ROZWOOD Jr; ROSE GARDINA; ELAINE DAMINSKI; PAULA RUSSIAN (FL); GREGORY SMITH (DC); DAN NEARY; MARGARET NIGRELLI; ADAM BREVNER(LI); RICHARD LOCKWOOD; CHRISTINE MARX (IL); ARTHUR REIS; VERA SREDANOVIC (CA); RONALD BEDE (OH); MARY LOU BREMMER;  HELEN TANNER (FrBakerMan); and any ill or hospitalized parishioners we may have missed.

Volume 49; Number 48 December 1, 2013

Turn the Other Cheek

But whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also (Matthew 5:39), commanded the Lord. This is the shortest and clearest teaching on humility. The evil demons fear nothing so much as a humble man fulfilling the Lord’s commandments. There was a rich nobleman in Alexandria who had a young daughter into whom an evil spirit had entered, and the daughter had gone insane. Someone told the despairing father that none could heal his daughter except the monks who lived in the wilderness and came to Alexandria from time to time to sell baskets, their handiwork; but none of the monks would enter the rich nobleman’s house if he told them why he was inviting them. It would be better for him to purchase baskets from the monks, then ask them to come to his house for payment. Then, when they entered the house, he could implore them to pray to God for all the members of the household, and thus obtain God’s help to cure the maiden. The father obeyed and went to the marketplace on a certain day and met one of St. Macarius’s disciples as he was selling baskets. The man agreed to buy the baskets, and invited the monk to his home to pay him. When the monk entered the home, the possessed daughter leaped at the monk and vigorously struck him on one cheek with her hand. The monk silently turned the other cheek. The evil spirit cried out in anguish and departed from the girl, and she became completely calm and rational. When the monk returned to the wilderness, he told the elders what had happened and they all glorified God, that He had given so much power to those who fulfill His commandments.

Drugi Obraz Obrni

Ako te ko udari po desnom tvom obrazu, obrni mu i drugi (Mat. 5, 39), zapovedio je Gospod. To je najkraći i najjasniji izraz nauke o smirenosti. Ničega se zli demoni ne straše toliko kod čoveka kao smirenog ispunjavanja zapovesti Gospodnjih. U Aleksandriji beše neki bogataš i velmož, pa imaše ćerku mladu, u koju uđe zli duh, i ćerka siđe s uma. Reče neko očajnome ocu, da ćerku njegovu niko ne može isceliti osim monaha otšelnika, koji žive u pustinji, i u Aleksandriju dolaze s vremena na vreme radi prodaje kotarica, svoga rukodelja; no i od njih niko neće hteti ući u kuću bogataša velmože, ako im kaže zbog čega ih zove. Nego je najbolje da on kupi u njih kotarica, i pozove ih kući, da im plati, pa kad budu ušli u kuću, tada zamolite ih, da se pomole Bogu za svu čeljad u kući, daako tako Bog pomogne i isceli poludelu devojku. Posluša otac, ode na pazar u određeni dan, i nađe jednog učenika sv. Makarija, gde prodaje kotarice. On brzo kupi kotarice, i pozva monaha kući svojoj, da mu plati. Kada monah uđe u kuću, luda ćerka iznenadno iskoči pred monaha i snažno ga udari rukom po jednom obrazu. Ćutke monah brzo okrete i drugi obraz. U tom zli duh zavapi gorko i pobeže iz devojke. I devojka postade potpuno mirna i razumna. Kada se monah vrati u pustinju ispriča starcima, šta se sluči. I oni svi proslaviše Boga što darova toliku silu onome ko ispunjava zapovesti Njegove.

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj (Ohridski Prolog)

READINGS FOR Sunday 23rd Sunday after Pentecost/ Holy Martyr Plato

Epistle: Eph. 2:4-11;. Reader: Serafima Zdjelar Gospel: St. Luke 8:26-39.

Love that Surpasses Knowledge

… to know the love of Christ, which passes knowledge (Ephesians 3:19).

The love that surpasses knowledge, that exceeds our understanding, is the love of Christ. No one can have even an inkling of the quality or the greatness of this love until Christ enters into him. Can anyone who has never tasted honey have any idea of its taste? Only when Christ enters into the heart of man by faith, does man know the inexpressible taste of the love of Christ-its sweet and intoxicating fragrance and incomparable comprehensive-ness. Just as a man who has Christ in his heart touches the breadth, length, depth and height of the knowledge of divine wisdom, so this man with Christ in his heart also touches the limitless open seas of the divine love of Christ. O my brethren, how feeble are words when one needs to speak of the love of Christ-words are never weaker than in this situation. Indeed, what can one say before such astounding proofs of His love? He created us out of love, He was incarnate out of love, and out of love He accepted mockery and death for our sake. He opened the heavens for us out of love, and He revealed to us the immortal glory prepared for us! Even all this is only a part of the inexhaustible wealth, glory, beauty and life-creating sustenance that is the love of Christ. Oh, if only we too would be made worthy by faith, so that the Lord Jesus would enter our hearts, and that we would taste of His ineffable love!

O Lord Jesus Christ, our Life, our Wisdom and our Love, cleanse us and enter into us.

Holy Bishop Nikolaj

READINGS FOR NEXT SUNDAY: Epistles: Eph. 2:14-22; Heb. 9:1-7; Gospels: St. Luke 8:41-56; 10:38-42, 11:27-27.

Remembered at the Litany for the Departed today are: DONALD (Danilo) MILOSEVICH (funeral yesterday); ROBER SCHICK (father of Fr. Herman); LAZO NANTSOU; SALLY CARRIER (requested by the Cugalj family); and all the recent victims of the Philippines typhoon. May their memory be eternal!

SOUP ON SUNDAYS is featuring bean soup today. The proceeds from Soup on Sundays will be for the remodeling of the hall restrooms.

THE DEADLINE FOR CHRISTMAS PIGS ordering is Sunday, December 15. See prices, deposit details and sign-up on Bulletin Board.

Annual Assembly The Annual Assembly of our congregation is scheduled for next Sunday. All parishioners in good standing are called to attend. Any nominations for the Parish Council should be given to a member of the Nomina-ting Committee: Desanka Bojovic, Peter Stevanoff, Ray Majstorovic and Fr. Rastko.

OLD HALL TABLE SALE.  $10. See Parish Council President Sofia Wuslich.

WARM CLOTHING NEEDED  The International Preparatory School (on the Grover Cleveland Campus) in Buffalo teaches children from 46 different areas around the world. Many of these students, grades 5–12, have come from refugee camps, and most are in need of warm clothing: coats, hats, scarves, gloves, sweaters, pants, etc. Clean and washed “gently used” clothing is accepted and students from our St. Stephen Senior High Church School class will be on hand to collect your donations. New clothing is also welcomed. Donations for younger children are gratefully accepted as well. Collections begin on Sunday, Nov. 24 and will continue through Advent. Let’s show our thanks to God for all we have, and share with others in need.

MOTHER ANA ANNIVERSARY Our dear Mother Ana was tonsured a nun 40 years ago November 22. A small celebration of that anniversary took place this last Tuesday at the Monastery. If anyone wishes to send greetings to Mother Ana for her anniversary, they can address them to Mother Ana, Monastery Marcha, 5095 Broadview Road, Richfield, OH 44286.

USED EQUIPMENT NEEDED  Tim Hawkins, subdeacon and husband of Natalie Mirolovich Hawkins, just began teaching music at Buffalo’s Lafayette High School. The school lacks equipment needed to teach music today. Tim is looking for donations of used, working electric keyboards/pianos that people are willing to part with. The keyboards need to have full sized keys (61 note) and electric adapters if possible. Also, he is looking for spare sets of headphones (non earbud headphones) for students to be able to listen to what they play without disrupting other students. Tim is also willing to accept monetary donations personally to purchase keyboards and headphones from second hand ads and floor models from stores if people want to donate that way. He will also need to buy Y adapters for headphones  as well as size adapters. Tim and Natalie can be seen in church most any Sunday. All help is greatly appreciated.

Orthodox college students are invited to join the Facebook page: BuffalOCF

PLEASE KEEP THE FOLLOWING SOLDIERS IN YOUR PRAYERS: Thomas Vukcevic; Benjamin Pappas; Paul Campbell, Michael Rapasky; Brady Sexton, Jeffrey Izo, Michael Greenwood, James Koch, Jacob Monnin, Adam Paich, John Stanz, Peter Mrvos, Michael Antecki, Matthew Ross, Steven Marrocco, Dane Gaynor. These soldiers are remembered at the Proskomedia (Service of Preparation) before every Divine Liturgy. If you have names to contribute to this list of servicemen serving overseas, please share them with Father.

COMMUNITY CALENDAR: Week of SUNDAY, Dec 1 through SUNDAY, Dec 8, 2013;

We are in the Christmas Fast. Every day is a fast day.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Soup on Sundays; Warm Clothing Drive for International Prep School;

Monday Tammies & Dancers; Parish Council Meeting

Wednesday Divine Liturgy for the Entrance of the Theotokos (Vavedenje) 10 AM

Thursday to Saturday Fr. Rastko will be attending Central Church Council meeting in Chicago.

Saturday Vespers 6 PM.

Sunday Divine Liturgy & Church School 10 AM; Annual Congregation Assembly;

COMING EVENTS

December 14 Holiday Bake Sale

December 15 St. Nicholas Wheat Planting and Badnjak Search.

December 26–29 Annual Youth Retreat at Shadeland

January 5 Parastos for Proto Miodrag Djurich.

CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! — HE IS AND SHALL BE! 

ХРИСТОС ЈЕ ПОСРЕД НАС! — И ЈЕСТЕ И БИЋЕ!

o ljubavi pretežnijoj od razuma 

Poznati pretežniju od razuma ljubav Hristovu (Ef. 3, 19). 

Ljubav koja preteže razum, prevazilazi naše pojimanje, to je ljubav Hristova. Niko ne može ni naslutiti ni kakvoću ni veličinu te ljubavi dok se Hristos u nj ne useli. Može li iko naslutiti ukus meda, ako nikad nije ustima svojim okusio med? Tek kad verom uđe Hristos u srce čoveku, čovek oseti neiskazani ukus ljubavi Hristove, sladosni i opojni miris njen, i nedosežnu sveobuhvatljivost njenu. Kao što čovek imajući Hrista u srcu dodiruje širinu i dužinu i dubinu i visinu poznanja mudrosti božanske, tako isto imajući Hrista u srcu čovek dodiruje beskrajnu pučinu božanske ljubavi Hristove. O braćo moja, kako su reči blede, kad treba govoriti o ljubavi Hristovoj, – nikad i nigde nisu bleđe i nemoćnije nego tu. Vaistinu šta se može govoriti pred takvim iznenađujućim dokazima ljubavi Njegove: stvori nas iz ljubavi, vaploti se iz ljubavi, iz ljubavi primi porugu i smrt nas radi iz ljubavi otvori nam nebo i objavi prigotovljenu nam slavu besmrtnu! No i ovo što smo nabrojali samo je nešto od svega onoga neiscrpnog bogatstva, slave, krasote i životvorne hrane, što se naziva ljubav Hristova. O kad bi se samo udostojili verom da se Gospod Isus useli u srca naša, da bi mogli okusiti ljubav Njegovu neopisanu!

O Gospode Isuse Hriste, živote naš, mudrosti naša i ljubavi naša, očisti nas i useli se u nas. Tebi slava i hvala vavek. Amin.

Sveti Vladika Nikolaj

ST. PANTELEIMON COMMITTEE Please pray for the health of all our ailing brothers and sisters. Litany of Fervent Supplication: Matushka LAURA SCHMIDT (PA); WADE (VLADIMIR) McFARLAND (rehab); JOVANA MARJANOVIC; DUSAN KANTAR; KIMBERLY HENSLEY; TANJA TRIFKOVIC; KATIE RAPASKY; SCOTT & MAXINE SMATLAK (PA); JOHN CIPOLLA Jr: GLADYS HODYNSKI (Absolute); HELEN BROWN (AutumnView); MELANIE ROZWOOD; ANNA SREMCEVIC; CARLY SERRA; LAUREN TASSEFF; LORRAINE ROWLEY (NC);  GORDANA NENADOVIC (FL); MIRJANA PAVLICA;  GEORGENE STEVANOFF (Orch Hts)); RESA WILLIAMSON (CO); MILKA KARLOVIC; PAUL JUST (NC);  OLGA TRACY (TX); SHARON LUTHER (FL); HELEN & EDMUND BIGGS; MICHALENE CONTI (FL); DRAGAN REZNICAK (W.Va); MARTHA PAVLAKIS; PAULA HUGHES;  STOJAN KOSOVAC (Hamilton); ANNABELLE SAUER;  ANNA TONARELY (FL); MILENKO ZDJELAR; ERIKA TIEM (Germany); CARL HEINZ BLASHKE (Germany); DUSAN CURUVIJA.

Proskomedia: FR GEORGE ASWAD; FR. JOHN NEHREBECKI; FR. DAVID VERNAK; FR ZVONIMIR KOTORCEVIC; FR GEORGE YATSKO; FR. ROMAN BRAGA (MI); NADINE DeMARCO; JOHN & JOAN MUNICH; MILAN PAJIC; LJUPKA PALAVESTRA; KELLY PAVICH; CHRISTINE KMITCH (FL); DAN BOLAM; MARSHA YUNKE; FR. RASTKO; BILJANA OPACIC; KATHERINE LIPPARD; TONIKA TODOROVICH; STEPHEN TODOROVICH; MILE ZDJELAR; DANIEL PAVICHEVICH (CA) VLADIMIR JOVIC; VALU TUMPALOFF; NICOLE DICIOCCIO; JOHN LABOVSKY; MILKA BOSILKOVSKI; MICHAEL VUJAKOVICH; NADA ZDERO; NICHOLAS SKIRPAN; DANIEL METZ; KARL STEFANOVICH; JOANN RADITIC; HELEN PARKER (Weinberg); BRANKO GUSKIC; CONRAD & MARY JEAN TOEPFER; KATHRYN FREDERICK;  DAVID PRELJEVA; JOSEPH YORK; HENRY DARMSTEDTER; ANNA VIRUET; MILOVAN TUCO; MILAN JOVIC; STEVO SIMIC; NANCY HEALY; GEORGE & CAROL KOVACEVIC (NC); LINDA MORAN (MN); JACQUELINE FUELLHART; PATRICIA WILSON; MAURIE & JAMES JACHIMIAK; DON BIVOLCIC (AR); JOANN PANEK; VERA & MARK MARKOFF; DARINKA NEDELKOV (home); RAMON MURPHY; MATTHEW BARUSIC; VUKICA STOJANOVIC; MILENA CORHASANOVIC; PETAR TUCO; IRENE FRUHAUF; DALE HAUSER; NICHOLAS KOKOT (FrBakerMan); MOTHER ANA; BASIL KORBUT; JOHN STANZ; LYDIA SALEH; VIDOSAVA TOSKOVIC; MISS MARY KORACH (FrBakerMan); YUBA BELICH (OrchHts); MARTIN DARMSTEDTER; LEISELOTTE SILJEGOVIC; DRAGANA SALOM (IL); ROBERT SETTER; CHRISANTE GASSETT; ZARKA POPOVIC (CA); ROBERT BOLLER; WAYNE & THOMAS JOUSMA; MARGE SPANO, ANTHONY DIPIANO; JEANETTE STANLEY; MARY KAROLEWSKI; MARIJA TRBOJEVIC (IL); GALE MAUS (FL); ROSANN TEDEROUS; ISO BJELANOVIC; DUSAN SAMARDZIJA; DRAZEN JOKANOVIC; MARY PARILLO (MA); WYATT & TONY LAMB; CAROL MAGARIS; KATHY HANNY (FL); JANE GLASS (Hamburg); ANNAME GRACER; DANIEL DiCIOCCIO; JOANNE HAMILTON; CHRISTINE MADEJ (MA); LEISA WHEELER; DIANE & RONALD KUKAVICA; MILJAN VANOVAC; MIKI STIPANOVICH (IN); RICHARD WYSE; DANYL OUSS (OrchardBrooke); ARLENE SCHMITZ; PETER MITICH; DUSKO VANOVAC; ANASTASIA HILES (PA); CATHY SMILINIC; OLGA YANDRICH (Pgh); STEPHEN ENGLE; DOROTHY BARON (PA); DANIELLE WILLIAMS; PATRICIA MALETICH (OH); RICHARD CARNEY; JENNIFER POPOVICH; DAVID DONALD (PA); LJUBICA JEVTIC; MARY BETH BUNTICH (NM); FR. SRBOLJUB BULICH (Belgrade); FR ALEXANDER ATTY; FR. MILAN ZOBENICA; FR. HERMAN SCHICK; FR. MILADIN GARICH; FR. MICHAEL ZAPARYNIUK (FL); FR. DENNIS PAVICHEVICH; JOANNE MARKEY; JOSEPH ROZWOOD Jr; ROSE GARDINA; ELAINE DAMINSKI; PAULA RUSSIAN (FL); GREGORY SMITH (DC); DAN NEARY; MARGARET NIGRELLI; ADAM BREVNER(LI); RICHARD LOCKWOOD; CHRISTINE MARX (IL); ARTHUR REIS; VERA SREDANOVIC (CA); RONALD BEDE (OH); MARY LOU BREMMER;  HELEN TANNER (FrBakerMan); and any ill or hospitalized parishioners we may have missed.