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Priest: Fr. John A. Peck Emeritus: Fr. William John Clark

Parish Council: Dr. George Rizk, Raymond Zogob, Kris Wells, Kally Key, Bob Hunt, Robert Frisby, Dr. Andrew Gusty, Jelena Timotijevic, Liz Winney.

Choir Director: Pres. Deborah Peck

Congratulations to our newly Illumined members

Allan Burns, The McNeeley Family, & The Pilgrim Family

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SCHEDULE for Holy Week & Pascha Tonight 6:30 pm Bridegroom Matins

Holy Monday Apr. 18 6:30 pm Bridegroom Matins

Holy Tuesday Apr. 19 6:30 pm Bridegroom Matins

Holy Wednesday Apr. 20 6:30 pm Service of Holy Unction

Holy Thursday Apr 21 10 am Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil Commemoration of the Institution of the Holy Eucharist

6:30 pm Matins of Holy Friday

Good Friday. Apr 22 2:30 pm Vespers of Good Friday VIGIL AT THE TOMB BEGINS

6:30 pm Matins of Holy Saturday with Lamentations

Holy Saturday Apr 23 10 am Holy Saturday Liturgy

11:30 pm 11:30 pm 11:30 pm 11:30 pm Paschal VigilPaschal VigilPaschal VigilPaschal Vigil Pascha SundayPascha SundayPascha SundayPascha Sunday 12 Noon12 Noon12 Noon12 Noon Paschal Vespers Paschal Vespers Paschal Vespers Paschal Vespers note: no Divine Liturgy at 10 am note: no Divine Liturgy at 10 am note: no Divine Liturgy at 10 am note: no Divine Liturgy at 10 am Thomas Sunday, May 1 After Liturgy Parish Paschal Picnic

Sun. April 17, 2011 Tone 6

Sunday of the

Entrance of our Lord

into Jerusalem

Blessed is He Who comes

in the Name of the Lord!

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Matins Gospel: Matthew 21:1-11; 15-17

Resurrection Hymn - Tone 6 When Mary stood at Thy grave, looking for Thy sacred Body, angelic powers showed above Thy revered tomb. And the soldiers who were to keep guard became as dead men. Thou led hades captive, and was not tempted thereby. Thou didst meet the Vir-gin, and didst give life to the world. O Thou Who art risen from the dead, O Lord, glory to Thee. Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, Hymn of Great Martyr George - Tone 4 Liberator of captives, defender of the poor, Physician of the sick, and champion of kings, O trophy-bearer, Great Martyr George, intercede with Christ God that our souls be saved. now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen. Hymn of the Theotokos - Tone 6 Thou Who didst call Thy mother blessed, of Thine own good will, and didst come to Thy passion shining radiantly upon the Cross. Desiring to recall Adam and saying unto the angels “Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece of silver which was lost.” O our God, Who with wisdom has ordered all things, glory to Thee.

Prokeimenon in Tone 7 (Ps 28) Blessed is He That comes in the name of the Lord! God is the Lord and has revealed Himself to us!

O give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, for His mercy endures forever!

Epistle: Philippians 4:4-9

B RETHREN, rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbear-ance. The Lord is at hand. Have no

anxiety about anything, but in every-thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is gracious, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things. What you have learned and received and heard and seen in me, do; and the God of peace will be with you.+

Alleluia in Tone 1 (Ps 91)

Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia!

O sing to the Lord a new song, for the Lord has done marvelous things!

All the ends of the earth have seen the salvation of our God!

Date Readers

4-17 Bob Frisby & Mike Winney

Holy Week All Readers

5-1 Mike Winney & Jelena Timotijevich

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Gospel: John 12:1-18

A t that time, six days before Passover, Jesus came to Bethany, where Lazarus was, whom Jesus had raised from the

dead. There they made him a supper; Martha served, and Lazarus was one of those at table with him. Mary took a pound of costly ointment of pure nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and wiped his feet with her hair; and the house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment. But Judas Iscariot, one of His disciples (he who was to betray Him), said "Why was this ointment not sold for three hundred denarii and given to the poor?" This he said, not that he cared for the poor but because he was a thief, and as he had the money box he used to take what was put into it. Jesus said, "Let her alone, let her keep it for the day of my burial. The poor you always have with you, but you do not always have me." When the great crowd of the Jews learned that he was there, they came, not only on account of Jesus but also to see Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. So the chief priests planned to put Lazarus also to death, because on account of him many

of the Jews were going away and believ-ing in Jesus. The next day a great crowd who had come to the feast heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem. So they took branches of palm trees and went out to meet him, crying, "Hosanna! Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord, even the King of Israel!" And Jesus found a young donkey and sat upon it; as it is written, "Fear not, daugh-ter of Zion; behold, your king is coming, sitting on a donkey's colt!" His disciples did not understand this at first; but when Jesus was glorified, then they re-membered that this had been written of Him and had been done to Him. The crowd that had been with Him when He called Lazarus out of the tomb and raised him from the dead bore witness. The reason why the crowd went to meet Him was that they heard He had done this sign.+

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Did You Know?

Holy Saturday commemorates Chris’s victory over the powers of death and hell?

The liturgy for Holy Saturday is rich with prophecy fulfilled, and the reality of Christ’s

victory is celebrated, as the cloths and vestments of the Church go from dark and black

to white, during the singing of “Arise O God and Judge the Earth!” from Ps. 82:8.

(FYI, the Orthodox Church is the only Church in the world which celebrates this)

The Resurrection Icon is actually the Icon of the Harrowing of Hell - Holy Saturday,

and we even see Christ, trampling down the doors of hell, lifting Adam and even out of

the tomb by His own hand, while saints of the Old Testament look on in amazement.

St. George Day this year falls on Holy Saturday.

This means that we will be celebrating our Patronal Feast on the

Sunday following Pascha—Thomas Sunday—the same day we

will hold our annual Parish Pascha Picnic! What a day that will be!

This is the only time we transfer a patronal feast, as this is the

most important feast, excepting Pascha, of any parish.

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Visitors We are happy that you joined us today, and we want you to know the following;

• Visitors and children are always welcome at all of our worship services.

• You won't be asked to do anything that would make you uncomfortable.

• We don't expect visitors to contribute anything to the financial support of our parish.

• Our children worship with us, and we love having them here.

If you are an Orthodox Christian, please introduce yourself to Fr. John before the service begins, so that, if possible, you may receive the Holy Mysteries of our Lord Jesus Christ.

If you are not an Orthodox Christian, we invite you to partake of the blessed bread distributed at the end of the service, to fill out a “Welcome” card (available in the Narthex), and to join us after the service for some hospitality!

The Theme of Holy Week

There is more on each day of Holy Week inside the bulletin, but in a nutshell, the Bridegroom services highlight the themes of Darkness & Judgment.

Judgment is the theme of the Gospel lessons read in darkness each evening at Matins.

� On Holy Monday we hear of the barren fig tree which Christ curses and causes to be dried up (Matthew 21:18-43);

� On Holy Tuesday, of the blind and hypocritical Pharisees (Matthew 22:15-23, 39);

� On Holy Wednesday, of the final rejection of Christ: "now is the judgment of the world" (John 12:17-50).

The two themes of darkness and judgment are combined in the troparion sung at Matins on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday:

Behold! the Bridegroom comes at midnight, and blessed is the servant whom He shall find watching; and again, unworthy is the servant whom He shall find heedless.

Beware, therefore, O my soul, do not be weighed down with sleep, lest you be given up to death, and lest you be shut out of the Kingdom. But rouse yourself, crying: "Holy! Holy! Holy! art Thou, O our God. Through the Theotokos, have mercy on us!"

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LIVINGLIVINGLIVINGLIVING: : : :

Lola Rizk, Ameliana Gusty, Japanese Orthodox Church, Samson Winters, James Peck, Samin, Chad, Aidan, Victoria, Anastasia, Basil, Cassian, Luke, and Garet Trenham, Carrie, Griffin, Nolan, Grayson, Olivia Salicos & family, Kathy Hunt, Scott & Katie Windsor, Benjamin Peck, Gail & Vicki Brannock, Jennifer, Diane Berkholtz, Jerry Spires, Fr. Thomas Williams, Robin Hyduke, Nathan & Merilee Peck, Dan Thanos, Stephan Landis, Connie, Crystal, Tom & Kymie Bowden, James Anthony, Jim Burns, Alex, Sandy, Adrian, Melanie Schlapfer, Bill Mueller, Judy Raessler, Viola Hammerstrom, Kris Wells, Helen Vlahakis, Ovi Lungu, Bill Kountanis, Darrell and Patty Bostic, Deon Christensen and family, Helen Ko, Campbell Mackenzie, Betty Dudney, Will Degenhart & family, Stephen & Cassandra Landis, Sky Rizk, Dumitri Popita, Susan Hill, Tanya, Darlene, Glenn, Fr. Hans & Susan Jacobse, Fr. Bill Clark, Steve Brooks, Tom & Geris Kourkoumelis, Kristi Thanos, Philip Winney, Lindsay, George Peter Rizk, Barbara Wright, Marnie Butts, Luke Glen, Charity Books, the Borza family, Elizabeth, Seraphima, Macrina, Mary, Silas, Susana, Robert, Kayla, Briana, Joel, Kelsey, Shaun, Theresa, Chris’ 2 grandmothers, Raymond Zogob’s father, Diane Robertson, Kathy & Chris Hough.

DEPARTED: DEPARTED: DEPARTED: DEPARTED: Thomas Lindberg, Boyd Jackson, Irene Teneralli, Julianne Windsor, Allan Fairbanks, Robert Dery, George Nassimos, George Komashko, Archpriest Antony Vladimir, Lambrini, Dominic Teneralli Sr., Dominic Teneralli Jr., Rose Bachmann, Janine, George Hicha, Lola Christie, Jackie Pelkey, Helen Shugrue, Eugenia, Elizabeth Higbee, Janet Maissen, Nat, Amanda, James, Abp Job, Abp Anthony, Don, Anastasia Jones, Jack Christensen, Ethel Hunt, Child Nicholas, John, Delores, Lydia (Letitia) Preda, Fr. Gabriel Cooke, Richard & Larry Peck, Chuck, Lisa Covington, Andrew Lubnick, Dennis Kontonis, Julia Sedon, Ariel Borza, Michael Hicha, Tom Pallad, Peter Rizk; Demos Vlahakis; Rhonda Dawson; Nicholas, Peter, Kay, Shirley, George Cosma-kos, Andrew Degenhart, Annuncio Aaflaq; Bishop Innocent (Gula); Fr. Michael St. Andrew.

Parish Prayer List

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Holy Wednesday Holy Wednesday commemorates the repentance of the sinful woman, and compares her with Judas, who speeds to betray and sell the Creator of the Universe for 30 pieces of silver. The service of the Mystery of Holy Unction is celebrated on Wednesday evening, to prepare us for entrance into Christ’s Resurrection. We also remember His great humility, and the washing of the feet of the 12 Apostles in Anticipation of the Holy Eucharist.

Holy Thursday On this day, we commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. The entire mission of Christ, and indeed the very purpose for the creation of the world in the first place, is so that God's beloved creature, made in His own divine image and likeness, could be in the most intimate communion with Him for eternity, sitting at table with Him, eating and drinking in His unending kingdom.

Great & Holy Friday The Matins service, celebrated on Thursday night, recounts the betrayal and crucifixion of our Lord. The 12 Passion Gospels are read, recounting the entire Scriptural account of the Lord’s Passion. After the service of Great Vespers on Friday afternoon, the Tomb of the Lord is decorated with flowers, and we begin our Vigil, remaining with the Lord, reading the Psalms over the Tomb and Shroud of Christ until the Paschal Vigil.

Holy Saturday Holy Saturday celebrates the Great Sabbath, when our Lord Jesus Christ rested, in the tomb, from His labors for our salvation. It also uniquely commemorates the victory of Christ over the pow-ers of hell. During the Matins (sung on Friday night) the Lamenta-tions of the Righteous Man Who loves the Law of the Lord, our Lord Jesus Christ, as presented in Ps. 119. The Liturgy on Saturday morning is especially joyful, as the cloths of the Church are changed from Dark to White in anticipation of the Resurrection!

PASCHA! The Great Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ! This is the

King of Feasts, the Holy Day of Holy Days! This is the greatest event in the history of mankind! On this day, we proclaim the festal hymn,

“Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life!”

This service begins at 11:30 pm Saturday night, going from dark to light, and we begin our feast immediately afterwards, with the blessing of Pascha Baskets.

There is no service on Sunday morning, but a joyous Paschal Vespers at 12 Noon!

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The Days Before Us Each Day in Holy Week is devoted to a particular theme.

TODAY: The Entrance of our Lord into Jerusalem is one of the Twelve Great Feasts of the Christian Faith, and celebrated with great honor. We commemorate his entrance into His saving Passion for us, and like the Apostle Thomas, prepare ourselves to “go and die with Him,” following the services of Holy Week which follow. A grand procession of palms will take place at the end this Sunday’s service.

HOLY WEEK BEGINS On Palm Sunday evening the Services of Holy Week begin. The Long Gospel readings on the first three days divulge the entire content of the final discourses of Christ. In these discourses he is far from the "sweet Jesus" of popular imagery. He speaks with clarity concerning the end of this age.

“But of that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only... Watch therefore, for

you do not know on what day your Lord is coming.” (Matt. 24:36, 42)

Bridegroom Matins The Church celebrates “Bridegroom” services on the evenings of Holy Week. These Bridegroom Services are derived from the Parable of the Ten Virgins, which calls for preparedness at the Second Coming, for;

"the thief comes in the middle of the night." (Matt. 26:1-13)

Holy Monday The Theme of Monday in Holy Week is the barren fig tree, which yields no fruit and is condemned, reminding us that believing is not enough - we must bear fruit before the Coming of the Lord. The message for believers is very clear: bear spiritual fruit now, and do not wait, for the Just Judge will come with you do not expect Him.

Holy Tuesday On Holy Tuesday we remember the parable of the Ten Virgins, five of whom were wise, five of whom were foolish, and the par-able of the Talents. Like the wise virgins, we must be ready, and prepared, for the unexpected Coming of the Lord. We are filled with "holy fear" as we listen to Him prophesy the Last Judgment (Matthew 24:36-26:2).

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Every year when the Burial Shroud of Christ is brought out and placed in the flowered Tomb, we begin to keep Vigil by reading the Psalms. In this beautiful tradition, we show our willingness to stay awake with Christ, praying rather than sleep-ing.

Sign Up Today! Sign Up Today! Sign Up Today! Sign Up Today! Will you not stay awake with Christ for one hour?

We’re Orthodox; Three hours! Sign up today. From the Vespers of Good Friday (starting at 2:30 pm Friday) until the Paschal Vigil on Saturday night (Holy Saturday at 11:30 pm) we will need you to come and gently chant the Psalms over the Tomb of Christ.

Whatever you decide, sign up today.

Suggestions, from years gone by:

� Select a period of 3 hours or more (making the time worthwhile)

� Sign up in groups, with friends, couples, Fathers with sons, Mothers with daughters, teen girls, teen boys, etc.

� Bring some water, and warm, comfortable clothing.

And He came to the disciples and found them sleeping; and He said…

"So, could you not watch with me one hour?”

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What goes in my Pascha Basket?

After the Paschal Vigil, our Pascha baskets are brought out

for blessing (the origin of the “easter” basket) filled with the

things we have fasted from for the last 40 days. These

baskets have been carefully prepared and include several

foods with a traditionally symbolic significance.

� Sweet bread is always included, leavened with yeast. This is a symbol of the

New Covenant; the Jews made unleavened bread, and we, the Children of the

New Covenant, make leavened bread. The braided form of this bread is a

display of the Trinity.

� Pascha Cheese is a figure of all the sweetness of the Kingdom, and remind us

of the earthly gifts that come from God. Pascha cheese is normally included, and

there are many good recipes for it in the parish. If you don’t have one, ask

someone. (Pres. Deborah has a great recipe, too)

� Butter - shaped into a figure of a lamb, or small cross. Like the

Pascha Cheese, it represents the bountiful blessings poured out

on us because of the sacrifice of the Lamb of God.

� Bitter herbs, usually horseradish, represents bondage, a reminder of the first

Passover (horseradish is eaten as a traditional part of the original Passover

meal) and of the bitter sufferings which Christ endured for our sake. Sometimes

the herb is colored red with beets, symbolizing the Blood of Christ.

� Meat represents the bounty of God, and by it we remember that Christ, the

Lamb of God, the New Passover has superseded the sacrifice of the Old

Testament Passover. Lamb, veal, bacon and ham are favorites, as well as spicy

sausage, loaded with garlic. These are usually cooked in advance so that during

the festivity of the day, no one will be burdened with preparation. Meat after our

40 day fast reminds us of God’s great generosity.

� Red eggs are likened to the tomb from which Christ arose. This is

because of the miracle of new life which comes from the egg, just as

Christ miraculously came forth from the tomb. Traditionally

decorated “pysanki” eggs are sometimes included.

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� Wine symbolizes spiritual knowledge, and for us, the knowledge of the Holy

Resurrection of Christ our God!

� Salt serves as a reminder to us that we are "the salt of the earth." This feast

does not end, but is completed as we share the joy of the Resurrection with the

world, and all who will hear it. Salt reminds us of our duty to others, and in

preaching the Gospel and Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ!

� An Icon or icon card is frequently included in the basket. Usually

an icon of the Resurrection or some other icon of Christ is used.

After all, we are the true witnesses to His Resurrection!

� A Candle reminding us that Christ is the light of the world, and we

must bear His light with joy especially during this “Bright” season.

This candle is lit at the end of the Paschal Vigil, just prior to the

blessing of baskets.

The Basket is now decorated with ribbons, usually white or festive, in honor of the

Bright Feast of the Resurrection, and left open, so that during the blessing, each

item in the basket may come in contact with the Holy Water. Every family brings

their basket to the Vigil.

The Blessing of the baskets takes place immediately after the Paschal Vigil. The

priest will indicate that it is time to bring forward the baskets, and where they are

to be placed. Once they are blessed, the feast begins!

Some families include their favorite treats and candies for the children, just as has

been retained in the modern “Easter” basket. Other family treats are especially

appropriate, based on family favorites.

Each of the foods in the Pascha basket have a rich meaning, as does

everything in Orthodox Christianity. Preparing the Pascha basket is a

family affair. Take the time to prepare them together!

Get ready for a glorious Pascha!