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A NOTE REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be! Welcome! In the Orthodox Church, reception of the Holy Eucharist is reserved for baptized, chrismated Orthodox Christians who have prepared by prayer, fasting and a recent confession. If you are visiting from a non-Orthodox church or otherwise are not prepared to commune today, you are welcome to receive some of the unconsecrated, blessed bread which the acolytes are holding. We pray for all to be united in the Body and Blood of Christ! If you would like to learn how you can enter into communion with the Orthodox Church, then please speak with our priest. SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Diocese of Los Angeles and the West PRIMATE and DIOCESAN HIERARCH His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH PASTOR Rev. Fr. Matthew Howell DEACON Rev. Dn. Thomas Ross Contact Information 6988 N. En Dove Road Wasilla, Alaska 99654 Pastor’s Phone: (907)373-5254 [email protected] www.SaintHermanWasilla.org 1 st Sunday after Pentecost: All Saints June 14, 2020 THIS WEEKS SERVICES June 14 21 Sat. June 20 6:00pm: Great Vespers Sun. June 21 9:00am: Orthros Sun. June 21 10:00am: Divine Liturgy All services will be live streamed at our St. Herman of Alaska Facebook Page as long as we have limits on the number of people who can attend. https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Herman-Of-Alaska- Orthodox-Church-338375632883539/?ref=bookmarks GOOD WORKS BASKET Once again we are sponsoring Muganga Patrick of the St. Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund. Patrick is 5 years old and in kindergarten, and ranked first in his class academically. We will pay his $300 tuition again from our charity budget. Please pray for Patrick. PATRONAL FEASTS THIS WEEK MAY GOD GRANT YOU MANY YEARS! June 15 Prophet Amos Amos Johnson PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS Attendance at our services is currently by invitation only. Due to the COVID-19 restrictions from the Archdiocese, only those with a blessing from the priest may attend services at this time. Please sign up for a liturgy group at https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040a44aba728a0fa7-liturgy COFFEE HOUR AND ALL NON-WORSHIP ACTIVITIES ARE CURRENTLY CANCELLED. LADIES CRAFT GROUP is currently postponed. CONFESSIONS are being heard once again following Vespers. LITURGICAL TEXTS for reader services or to follow our live stream services can be found at https://antiochian.org/liturgicday JUNE CALENDAR UPDATE: Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul has been transferred to Sunday June 28. APOSTLES FAST BEGINS JUNE 15 and will end on Sunday June 28 after the divine liturgy for Sts. Peter & Paul. ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN LECTURE June 17 at 6pm AK time (see flyer for details). You can watch it at https://www.facebook.com/AntiochianWomenDioceseOfLosAngelesandtheWest

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A NOTE REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION

Christ is in our midst! He is and ever shall be!

Welcome! In the Orthodox Church, reception of the Holy Eucharist is

reserved for baptized, chrismated Orthodox Christians who have

prepared by prayer, fasting and a recent confession. If you are visiting

from a non-Orthodox church or otherwise are not prepared to commune

today, you are welcome to receive some of the unconsecrated, blessed

bread which the acolytes are holding. We pray for all to be united in the

Body and Blood of Christ! If you would like to learn how you can enter

into communion with the Orthodox Church, then please speak with our

priest.

SAINT HERMAN ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America Diocese of Los Angeles and the West

PRIMATE and DIOCESAN HIERARCH

His Eminence, the Most Reverend Metropolitan JOSEPH

PASTOR

Rev. Fr. Matthew Howell

DEACON

Rev. Dn. Thomas Ross

Contact Information 6988 N. En Dove Road

Wasilla, Alaska 99654 Pastor’s Phone: (907)373-5254

[email protected] www.SaintHermanWasilla.org

1st Sunday after

Pentecost:

All Saints

June 14, 2020

THIS WEEK’S SERVICES

June 14 – 21

Sat. June 20 – 6:00pm: Great Vespers

Sun. June 21 – 9:00am: Orthros

Sun. June 21 – 10:00am: Divine Liturgy

All services will be live streamed at our St. Herman of Alaska

Facebook Page as long as we have limits on the number of people who

can attend. https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Herman-Of-Alaska-

Orthodox-Church-338375632883539/?ref=bookmarks

GOOD WORKS BASKET Once again we are sponsoring Muganga Patrick of the St. Nicholas

Uganda Children’s Fund. Patrick is 5 years old and in kindergarten,

and ranked first in his class academically. We will pay his $300

tuition again from our charity budget. Please pray for Patrick.

PATRONAL FEASTS THIS WEEK MAY GOD GRANT YOU MANY YEARS!

June 15 – Prophet Amos – Amos Johnson

PARISH ANNOUNCEMENTS ❖ Attendance at our services is currently by invitation only. Due

to the COVID-19 restrictions from the Archdiocese, only those

with a blessing from the priest may attend services at this time.

Please sign up for a liturgy group at

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/9040a44aba728a0fa7-liturgy

❖ COFFEE HOUR AND ALL NON-WORSHIP ACTIVITIES

ARE CURRENTLY CANCELLED.

❖ LADIES CRAFT GROUP is currently postponed.

❖ CONFESSIONS are being heard once again following Vespers.

❖ LITURGICAL TEXTS for reader services or to follow our live

stream services can be found at https://antiochian.org/liturgicday

❖ JUNE CALENDAR UPDATE: Feast of Sts. Peter & Paul has

been transferred to Sunday June 28.

❖ APOSTLES FAST BEGINS JUNE 15 and will end on Sunday

June 28 after the divine liturgy for Sts. Peter & Paul.

❖ ANTIOCHIAN WOMEN LECTURE – June 17 at 6pm AK time

(see flyer for details). You can watch it at https://www.facebook.com/AntiochianWomenDioceseOfLosAngelesandtheWest

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V

CHRISTIAN EDUCATION

INDEFINITELY POSTPONED

THE GOSPEL (CONTINUED) man!” The Pharisees answered them, “Are you led astray, you also?

Have any of the authorities or the Pharisees believed in Him? But this

crowd, who do not know the Law, are accursed.” Nicodemus, who had

gone to Him before, and who was one of them, said to them, “Does our

Law judge a man without first giving him a hearing and learning what

he does?” They replied, “Are you from Galilee too? Search and you

will see that no prophet is to rise from Galilee.” Again Jesus spoke to

them, saying, “I am the light of the world; he who follows Me will not

walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”

THE EPISTLE God is wonderful among His saints. Bless God in the congregations.

The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Hebrews. (11:33-12:2)

Brethren, all the saints through faith conquered kingdoms,

enforced justice, received promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

quenched raging fire, escaped the edge of the sword, won strength out

of weakness, became mighty in war, put foreign armies to flight.

Women received their dead by resurrection. Some were tortured,

refusing to accept release, so that they might rise again to a better life.

Others suffered mocking and scourging, and even chains and

imprisonment. They were stoned, they were sawn in two, they were

tempted, they were killed with the sword; they went about in skins of

sheep and goats, destitute, afflicted, ill-treated—of whom the world was

not worthy—wandering over deserts and mountains, and in dens and

caves of the earth. And all these, though well attested by their faith, did

not receive what was promised, since God had foreseen something

better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let

us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let

us run with perseverance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus

the pioneer and perfection of our faith.

THE GOSPEL The Reading from the Holy Gospel according to St. Matthew.

(10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30)

The Lord said to His disciples, “Everyone who acknowledges

Me before men, I also will acknowledge before my Father Who is in

heaven; but whoever denies Me before men, I also will deny before My

Father Who is in heaven. He who loves father or mother more than Me

is not worthy of Me; and he who loves son or daughter more than Me is

not worthy of Me; and he who does not take his cross and follow Me is

not worthy of Me.” Then Peter said in reply, “Lo, we have left

everything and followed Thee. What then shall we have?” Jesus said

to them, “Truly, I say to you, in the New World, when the Son of Man

shall sit on His glorious throne, you who have followed Me will also sit

on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel. And every one

who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or

children or lands, for My Name’s sake, will receive a hundred fold, and

inherit eternal life. But many that are first will be last, and the last first.”

A GOOD WORD ❖ If you would know of the Lord’s love for us, hate sin and evil

thoughts, and day and night pray fervently. The Lord will then give

you His grace, and you will know Him through the Holy Spirit, and

after death, when you enter into paradise, there too, you will know

the Lord through the Holy Spirit, as you knew Him on earth.

-- St. Silouan of Mt. Athos

❖ A spiritual father is indispensable. He forgives all sins and advises

with enlightenment. He has the grace to do this. He does not put

forward his own interest or advantage. He considers the immortal

soul. -- Elder Arsenios the Cave-dweller (1886-1983)

❖ For me, the only way to truly be an American is to be Orthodox. For

only through the power of the Holy Spirit can we truly be one

people. -- His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH

❖ People were not created merely to live here on earth like animals

that disappear after their death, but to live with God and in God, and

to live not for a hundred or a thousand years, but to live eternally.

-- Saint INNOCENT of Alaska

❖ Christ is our hope, our cleansing and sanctification, our resurrection,

life, and repose. He alone is what we all need, and therefore, the

Church constantly pronounces these words aloud so that we may

hear them during the Holy Services of the Church, and be constantly

renewed. -- St. John of Kronstadt

❖ This Diocese IS a family, more than anything else. We are a family

born of the water and the Spirit. Through Baptism and Chrismation,

we receive the Gift of the Holy Spirit that unites us all beyond the

power of human blood. -- His Eminence, Metropolitan JOSEPH ❖ In order to fulfill the commandments of Christ, you must know them.

They are expounded in the Gospels. Read the Holy Gospels, penetrate

its spirit, make it the rule of your life, act in accord with the teachings

of the Gospels. This is the one light in our life. -– St. Nikon of Optina

SAINTS AND FEASTS OF THE DAY First Sunday after Pentecost: All Saints Sunday;

The Holy Prophet Elisseus (Elisha); Methodius the Confessor, patriarch

of Constantinople; Venerable Niphon of Athos; Cyril, bishop of Crete

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“The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch” (Acts 11: 26)

358 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 5238, Englewood, NJ 07631-5238 (201) 871-1355 T [email protected] (201) 871-7954 F

36 June 8, 2020

Beloved Faithful in Christ,

Greetings and blessings to you and your families in the Name of our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ!

As we wrote in our pastoral letter for Pentecost, these holiest of days have been difficult and heartrending. We have experienced the unprecedented restrictions on the gathering of our faithful in the churches, anxiety and fear stemming from a new virus spreading with great speed throughout the world, economic distress arising from the lockdowns, and controversies and divisions arising from the various ways in which the various churches have chosen to respond to the situation. As we have steadily returned to a more normative liturgical and sacramental life, we have been further rocked by the killing of George Floyd while under police custody and the subsequent protests.

We called in our letter for our communion with God to light a flame, not of anger and divisiveness, but of love and reconciliation. We have desired throughout these days to return everyone to the churches as soon as possible in a safe and responsible way. We have striven to balance the need for our people to be physically in church during these trying times without becoming ourselves a part of prolonging or worsening them.

Keeping in balance these considerations, I am granting my blessing to all our churches in the United States to open to 25% of their seating capacity by this upcoming weekend of All Saints. In areas where there are fewer restrictions and the reported numbers of new cases are decreasing, parishes may open to the highest capacity allowed while maintaining social distancing according to our Archdiocesan directives – at least six feet of distance between worshippers not of the same household and keeping an empty pew between occupied ones. These updated guidelines apply to the celebration of all sacraments as well. The situation in some of the provinces in Canada is unique, and we will continue to monitor the situation and continue to look for a means of redress there.

I would like to take this moment to reiterate a few important things about these difficult days we have experienced. We did not ask our faithful to worship from home out of a fear of death or a belief that our churches or sacraments are carriers of disease. Our world was confronted by a novel virus to which no one had yet been exposed and no doctor had yet learned to treat. In addition to those factors, the virus could be spread before the onset of

ANTIOCHIAN ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN ARCHDIOCESE OF NORTH AMERICA

His Eminence The Most Reverend

Metropolitan JOSEPH

Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of

All North America

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“The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch” (Acts 11: 26)

358 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 5238, Englewood, NJ 07631-5238 (201) 871-1355 T [email protected] (201) 871-7954 F

symptoms by people unaware they were sick. We were asked to join our local communities in slowing the spread of the virus by not gathering in crowds. This was to prevent an overwhelming of the healthcare system, allowing the doctors and nurses to give adequate care to the sick and thus avoid unnecessary deaths. We saw examples of hospitals in New York and New Jersey becoming quickly overwhelmed, tragically resulting in the sick being left on gurneys in hallways and the dying having to say goodbye to loved ones over the internet on tablets. As your father in Christ, I felt a heavy weight of responsibility and immense pain in asking our faithful to cooperate in this effort, and I hope all of you understand my desire to spare the rest of the Archdiocese from experiencing the disaster that we witnessed unfold here.

As of the writing of this letter, there is so much good news in which we can rejoice. After a month of states reopening, the nationwide curve has remained mostly flat, and while testing has gone up, the percentages of positive tests have gone down. Instead of thanking God for the good news, we see recriminations and anger flowing from some quarters. We understand that this has been immensely hard for us to remain at home during the height of our Church year. We also understand that as the situation improved, some of our civil authorities either refused to loosen their restrictions in a commensurate way or created reopening plans that did not take the churches into equal consideration. We have been working for weeks through the Assembly of Bishops to petition those civil authorities to reconsider their unfair placement of the churches in their phased reopening plans. With this letter, we believe that any further restriction of our churches in the United States below 25% capacity is an undue burden on the exercise of our freedom of religion, and we grant our blessing to our parishes to open to this level nationwide. Let our joy this weekend of All Saints be full!

We have stated throughout these difficult days that Holy Communion is the “medicine of immortality” not a vector of disease. We have also consistently stated that our method of distributing the Holy Gifts is not open to question. With great pain and heartache, we cooperated with our civil authorities in the limiting of gatherings of the faithful, but our cooperation ends with any infringement on the traditional practices of our Faith. As we welcome you back to the churches, we call on you to draw near to receive the Holy Gifts, not with the fear of a virus, but with the fear of God, faith, and love.

While our desire for our people to return to the liturgical and sacramental life of the Church is foremost on our minds, we also want to allow for a cautious and wise return to other aspects of parish life. We are hesitant to grant our blessing to returning to in-person meetings and social gatherings, but if parishes are in areas where these are permitted, we encourage any in-person meetings to be held in small numbers with adequate social distancing. We grant our blessing for parish social events to be held outdoors and replace summer fundraising events with curbside pick-up sales if all the guidelines of the local health departments are strictly followed.

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“The disciples were first called Christians in Antioch” (Acts 11: 26)

358 Mountain Road, P.O. Box 5238, Englewood, NJ 07631-5238 (201) 871-1355 T [email protected] (201) 871-7954 F

We strongly prefer parishes to continue with practice of using two chanters chanting opposite one another on different sides of the solea to reduce the chance of spreading the virus through aerosolization. There have been competing studies on the issue of singing, so we grant our blessing to parishes in areas with decreasing numbers of new cases with large church buildings with good ventilation to use choirs of no more than six members with increased spacing between one another than the usual six feet. In all these areas that we have mentioned above, we expect our priests and parish councils to exercise their good judgment and practice all the health and safety measures dictated by their local health departments.

We have experienced tumultuous days that have required many difficult decisions based on rapidly changing and sometimes contradictory information. Everything we have done has been based on much prayer and deliberation, and we have and will continue to do our best to balance our responsibilities to our people and our wider communities. I continue to ask your prayers for myself and my brother hierarchs as we navigate our Archdiocese through these times of anxiety and civil unrest and be assured of our fervent and heartfelt prayers for you.

This weekend of All Saints is a wonderful reminder that the Passion of our Lord, Third-Day Resurrection, Ascension, and Sending of the Holy Spirit have all taken place that we may become holy as our Lord is holy, as perfect as He is perfect. Through the life of the Church, we are called to be one with our Lord and with one another as He is with the Father and the Spirit. Let us strive to pray more, forgive more, and serve more that we may attain lives of holiness and be joined with our Lord together with the choir of the Saints unto the ages of ages.

With paternal love and care for all, I remain,

Your Father in Christ,

+JOSEPH Archbishop of New York and Metropolitan of all North America

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          Presenting “The Sowing Bee”

With the Antiochian Women Diocese of LA & the West

 

Planting Seeds of Wisdom,

Hope & Love

 

Join Us For a Presentation Featuring

V. Rev Gregory Horton

Wednesday, June 17th 7-8:15pm

Fr. Gregory & a parishioner will speak on:

“Meeting Christ: Transition to Orthodox Christianity”

A brave & unique journey to faith

   

This  presentation  will  view  on  our  Antiochian  Women  Diocese  of  Los  

Angeles  &  the  West  facebook  page  .    You  do  not  need  a  facebook  account  to  view.    @AntiochianWomenDioceseOfLosAngelesandtheWest      

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AV Virtual CampWeek 1 Schedule

June 15 - 19

Virtual Camp!

Our schedule, descriptions, and everything we offer can befound on our website!

See our schedule below for a list of activities and materialsneeded - and their links - to participate!

Note - everything underlined in blue is a link to our content!

To receive daily text updatesand reminders,

please text @villy2020 to81010!

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Safety is our #1 priority! Toparticipate in Virtual Camp,

please fill out and e-mailthese completed [email protected]!

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Monday

10am - Orthros & Sermon - Find the text here!11am - Games w/ James - build a Paper Tower w/ Nick Asworth!

Materials Needed: Paper!11:15am - Christian Ed lesson about Creation Part 1 w/ Vic Ayoub& Sophia Bushelli!

2pm - Let's Get Active - "Murph Monday" w/ Nick Ashworth!

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2:15pm - Arts & Crafts - Cardboard Stamps w/ JustinaRosenboom

Supplies:CardboardPencil/pen OR sharpieScissorsGlue (any type except glue stick)Paint (any type except watercolor, Justina is using acrylic)Paper

2:30pm - Weekly Challenge - Fr. Chris, Cade, James, and Nick willteach you how to make a Full Value Contract for you and yourfamily!

9pm - Evening Prayers - Find the text here!

Tuesday

10am - Session Priest talk w/ Fr. Noah Bushelli on "Fasting andAlmsgiving as Wings of Prayer"10:30am - Session Priest talk w/ Fr. Joshua Makoul on"Understanding the Impact of the quarantine on our spiritual andemotional life: acknowledging the losses and gains."11am - Skill of the week -

Baking with Katrina AwadIngredients:1 box gluten free cookiemix1 egg1/2 cup avocado oil2 tbs water1/2 cup or more chocolate chips

& Cooking with Julia ArsheedIngredients:large bag of hot cheetos10 large wings1 cup hot sauce1/2 teaspoon of salt1/2 teaspoon of pepper1/2 teaspoon garlic powder and1/2 teaspoon of paprika

11:30am - Mystery Box! - Painting w/ Sabrina Maghes!Materials needed:Paper / canvas / wood - something to paint on

Paint - any type!Paint brushes

2pm - Afternoon Program - Outdoor Adventure Challenge w/Remy Salloum, Liam Boris, Michael Mirmina, Nick Charles, SabrinaMaghes, & Matthew Choueiri!5pm - Vespers - Find the text here!

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9pm - Evening Prayers - Find the text here!

Wednesday

10am - Divine Liturgy - Find the text here!11:15am - Chanting - Learn Tone 1 w/ Fr. Chris and Zayna!11:30am - Talk w/ Sister Camp Clergy - Tune in as Fr. AlexMackoul from Camp St. Thekla (South Carolina) talks about"Living on a prayer - are we halfway there?"

2pm - Field Trip 1 - Join us as we visit Camp St.Raphael(YABOY!) in Oklahoma!2:30pm - Field Trip 2 - We're off to visit Camp St. Mary inMinnesota - "Go Gophs"!

9pm - Evening Prayers - Find the text here!

Thursday

10am - Akathist Service to the Mother of God - Find the texthere!10:30am - Christian Ed lesson about Creation Part 2 w/ VicAyoub & Sophia Bushelli!11am - Ask Abouna w/ Fr. Noah Bushelli & Fr. Joshua Makoul!

7pm - Evening Program - Trivia Night!!!Are you smarter than an AV Camper? Come test your AV knowledgeat this trivia night that is hosted on Zoom. Teams will be determinedin the Zoom call!Note: there is limited space on our Zoom account! [email protected] to reserve your space today!First-come first-serve!

8pm - Units 1&4 Cabin Time (ages 13 & up) w/ Fr. NoahBushelliabout "Stillness: the framework of self-knowledge and thefoundation of love of God and neighbor".

9pm - Evening Prayers - Find the text here!

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Friday

10am - Supplication Service to St. Raphael of Brooklyn - Find thetext here!10:30am - Morning Program Activity - Church Tour w/ Fr. Chris!11am - Gimme Shop!11:15am - AV Camp Mt. Rushmore - Owen, John, Alex, & gueststar James Jabbour discuss Camp Locations!11:30am - Mystery Box! Pascha cooking w/ Liam Boris annnndTurkey Mountain w/ Cat Beasley!12pm - Fr. Anthony's weekly word

3pm - Paraklesis to the Mother of God - Find the text here!

9pm - Evening Prayers - Find the text here!

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SAINT HERMAN OF ALASKA ORTHODOX CHURCH6988 N En Dove Rd - Wasilla, AK 99654

Reverend Matthew Howell, Pastor (907)373-5254

JUNE 2020Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

May 31 Fathers of the 1st

Ecumenical Council

9:00am Orthros10:00am DivineLiturgy

1 2 3

Fast

4 Sts. Mary and

Martha, Sisters ofLazarus

5

Fast

6

6:00pm GreatVespers with Litia

7 PENTECOST

9:00am Orthros10:00am DivineLiturgy11:30am KneelingVespers

8

Fast free

9

Fast free

10

Fast free

11

Fast free

12

Fast free

13

6:00pm GreatVespers

Fast free

14 All Saints

9:00am Orthros10:00am DivineLiturgy

15 Prophet Amos

Fast

16

Fast

17

Fast

18

Fast

19

Fast

20

6:00pm GreatVespers

Fast: wine & oil21

All Saints of NorthAmerica

9:00am Orthros10:00am DivineLiturgy

Fast: wine & oil

22

Fast

23

Fast

24 Nativity of the

Baptist

Fast: fish, wine, & oil

25

Fast

26

Fast

27 St. Joanna theMyrrh-Bearer

6:00pm GreatVespers

Fast28

Transfer of Feast ofSts. Peter & Paul

9:00am Orthros10:00am DivineLiturgy

Fast: wine & oil

29 Ss. Peter & Paul

30 Jul 1 St. Angelina of

Serbia

Fast

Jul 2 St. John

Maximovitch of SanFrancisco

Jul 3

Fast

Jul 4

6:00pm GreatVespers

Confessions are heard following Vespers and by appointment.

Due to COVID-19 precautions, services are limited to 50 attendees only. Visitors are asked to contact the pastorbefore attending. Thank you.

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June Feast Days

June 4 – Mary and Martha of Bethany, Sisters of Lazarus

Mary Beth Feldman (St. Mary)

Donna Young (St. Martha)

June 15 – Prophet Amos

Amos Johnson

June 24 – Nativity of Prophet, Forerunner, and Baptist John

Jane Meals

June 27 – St. Joanna the Myrrh-Bearer

Madelyn Tolosa

June 29 – Saint Peter the Apostle

Lucas Johnson

Peter Benson

Dn. Peter Kamilos

Did we miss the feast of you or a loved one? Please email Fr. Matthew at

[email protected] with the name and date of the saint and the person who celebrates

that feast.

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St. Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund P.O. Box 285

Chardon, OH 44024-0285

www.ugandachildrensfund.org

May 18, 2020

Muganga Patrick

Muganga Patrick is four-years-old and his birthday is October 12th. He is in kindergarten at Alund’Entono Nursery and Primary School. His father abandoned the family when Patrick was born. His mother fries food to sell at the local trading center near our office. His sister, Grace, is six-years-old. This is also her third year in school. The family lives in a small one-room flat.

On his final report card last year Patrick performed very well, ranking 1st (again) in a class of 30 children. His best subject was Language Development & Writing (98%). His teacher commented, “He is active and respects others.” Thank you for your prayers.

The St. Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund is a registered non-profit

501(c)(3) organization eligible to receive tax deductible contributions.

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A Note About the Use of Names

From Peter Georges, founder and director of the

St. Nicholas Uganda Children’s Fund

Naming: You can call [your student] by his Christian name, Patrick, but the names are interchangeable. It’s not like here where we have a surname and a given name. We call him Patrick or Muganga and there is no offense taken (to either). “Muganga” is his clan name. Each of the 50+ clans in the Ganda tribe have sets of male and female names specific to that clan. The

paternal grandmother (or another elder if she is deceased) will give one of the clan names to a newborn according to a certain ritual. Then a Christian or Muslim name is added, and always follows the clan name. A third name is optional, for example if the child is a twin or was born during an event (e.g. an earthquake). Then you can call him/her by any of the three names. Interestingly, the twin names usually take precedence. Thus, you can’t tell who are siblings by their clan names, only that they belong to the same clan. Hope you don’t mind the little lesson in Ganda culture! Thank you

for your prayers. In Christ, Peter

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