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ST. THEODOSIUS ORTHODOX CATHEDRAL

733 Starkweather Ave.Cleveland, Ohio

Mailing:8200 Biddulph RdBrooklyn, OH 44144T 216.741.1310F 216.741.7275

www.sttheodosius.org

• Archpriest John Zdinak

Dean

• Archpriest Pavel Soucek

Retired/Attached

• Protodeacon Peter Homik

Fell asleep in the Lord 12/15/06

• Subdeacon Theodore Lentz Sacristan

• Reader Julius Kovach Ecclesiarch & Choirmaster

Divine ServicesEve Sundays & Feast Days

5:00 PM Confessions6:00 PM Great Vespers

Sundays and Feast Days

8:40 AM 3rd and 6th Hour

9:00 AM Divine Liturgy

Ambo

The paschal season of the Church is preceded by the season of Great Lent, which is also preceded by its own liturgical preparation. The first sign of the approach of Great Lent comes five Sundays before its beginning. On this Sunday the Gospel reading is about Zacchaeus the tax-collector. It tells how Christ brought salvation to the sinful man, and how his life was changed simply because he "sought to see who Jesus was" (Luke 19:3). The desire and effort to see Jesus begins the entire movement through Lent towards Pascha. It is the first movement of salvation.

Our lenten jour-ney begins with a recognition of our own sinfulness, just as Zacchaeus recognized his. He promised to make restitution by giving half of his wealth to the poor, and by pay-ing to those he had falsely ac-cused four times as much as they had lost. In this, he went beyond the requirements of the Law (Ex. 22:3-12).

The example of Zacchaeus teaches us that we should turn away from our sins, and atone for them. The real proof of our sorrow and repentance is not just a verbal apol-ogy, but when we correct ourselves and try to make amends for the consequences of our evil actions.

January 21, 2007 32nd Sunday after PentecostSunday of Zacchaeus

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The pleasure of your company

is requested at the dedication and house blessing

of ZOE House on Sunday, January 21, 2007

at 6:00 p.m. ZOE House

5935 State Road Parma, OH

Refreshments, fellowship and tours

immediately following

Kindly RSVP to Kathy by January 10th at 440-842-6639

January 22, 2007 ZOE bus to Washington, D.C. departs at 4:00 am from new home at 5935 State Road, Parma, OH Contact Kathy to reserve your seat at 440-842-6639

November 14, 2006 Dear Fathers, ZOE for Life! Would like to make this information available to you for your upcoming bulletins and calendars. Please include as you are able . Beth Hudak

Help Wanted! Have you been thinking the time has come for you to do something meaningful? Have you been longing to get involved with ZOE’s work, but haven’t known how? Do you have lots of enthusiasm, creativity and organizational skills? If the answer is yes, ZOE needs you! Join us. The rewards are overwhelming! Call Paula at 440-893-9990, or call Iryna at 440-582-1051, let us see how you can put your talents to work for Him.

A PRAYER FOR CHANGESunday, January 21, 2007

A PUBLIC WITNESS FOR THE HOLINESS OF HUMAN LIFE

5:00 PM Akathist Hymn to Our Lord Je-sus Christ at St. Vladimir Ukrainian Or-

thodox Cathedral, 5913 State Rd. in Parma6:00 PM Dedication and Blessing of ZOE House at 5935 State Rd. Tours & fellow-

ship follow. Kathy 440.842.6639.

Continued from page 1We are also assured of God's mercy and compassion by Christ's words to Zacchaeus, "Today salvation is come to this house" (Luke 19:9). After the Great Doxology at Sunday Matins (when the Tone of the week is Tone 1, 3, 5, 7) we sing the Dismissal Hymn of the Resurrection "Today salvation has come to the world," which echoes the Lord's words to Zacchaeus.

Zacchaeus was short, so he climbed a tree in order to see the Lord. All of us have sinned and come short of the glory of God (Rom. 3:23). We are also short in our spiritual stature, therefore we must climb the ladder of the virtues. In other words, we must prepare for spiritual effort and growth.

“Come Receive the Light” on radio at WHK, 1220 AM every Sunday at 2:30 p.m. is produced by the Orthodox Christian Network (OCN), a SCOBA commissioned agency.

Today, January 21, 2007 OCN is launching The ARK, a 24-7 internet media resource that will feature Orthodox music written and recorded by talented Orthodox Christian artists who are working hard to put the timeless beauty of Orthodox theology within reach of today’s world. For more info visit www.receive.org or contact host Fr. Chris Metropulos at 877-273-2348 (toll-free) or info@receive.org

Eastern Orthodox Women’s Guild Pan-Orthodox Luncheon

Saturday, February 10, 200712:30 PM

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church2587 W. 14th St. at Starkweather

RSVP by February 5thAnn Porterfield 216.328.9247Josephine Vuich 216.676.4186.

LADIES’ NIGHT OUT!ALL LADIES please come for a

relaxing evening out for dinner to gain new friendships and renew old ones.

Date: Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007Place: Outback Steakhouse At 77 and Rockside

Time: 6:30 pm - ??RSVP: Joy Pfeiffer

(440) 838-5408

Please call the office at 216.741.1310 or write sttheocemetery@yahoo.com by TOMORROW January 22nd if you plan to attend Jose Caraballo’s Retirement

Party at Ridge Manor NEXT Sunday 1pm-5pm.

Boys' Night Out

Sunday Feb. 4 at 5PM!

Maya Mexican Restaurant368 W. Bagley in Berea

See Daniel Morris if you plan to attend.

Chicken Paprikash Dinner

Sunday January 28th after Liturgy

St. Michael’s Woodside 440-526-9696.

Russian American Cultural Society’s Tatiana Ball

Friday January 26Laura Verbiski 216.522.1555 ext. 5Marina Wiech 216.522.1555 ext. 4

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Prayer Requests

Departed: Protodeacon Peter Homik +12/15/06Mary Hassfurther +1/1/07

Ill-afflicted:Helen BaldnerMary MarhefkaJohn ClementsEileen EschukHenry & Julia GrabowskiJohn & Ann ShulevaJan TkaczJeanne TwitchellBilly J SpurlockJames SheehanJulia ZimmermanMary WazevichValentina PonomarenkoNatalie PonomarenkoRoy A. BaldnerMichael & Jennifer TurczykHelen KozakNick JarachovicMarshall ProckMary Ann SilberhornIrene Kobelak (Mary Kluchnik’s sister)

Maura & Will Oprisko & Unborn ChildEmily & Jason Grimes & Unborn Child

Upcoming Events January 21 - Akathist @ St. Vladimir’s & ZOE House dedication & blessing January 22 - “March for Life” in Washington DC January 26 - Tatiana Ball @ Woodside January 28 - 40-day Memorial Service for Fr. Dn. Peter January 28 - Retirement Party for Jose Caraballo January 28 - Chicken Paprikash Dinner @ St. Michael’s February 4 - Boys’ Night Out @ Maya Mexican Rest’t February 6 - Ladies’ Night Out @ Outback (Rockside) February 10 - EOWG Pan-Orthodox Luncheon February 18 - Forgiveness Sunday February 19 - Great Lent begins February 25 -Sunday of Orthodoxy @ St. Mary’s

Parish Council NewsThe next Parish Council Meeting is 6:00 PM, Thurs-day, January 25, 2006 at Ridge Manor. Any parish member is welcome.

2006 and 2007 Dues

$250.00 per Adult member (18 and older)

per year

Coffee Hour & Greeters SchedulesCoffee Hour Hosts: Greeters:1/21 Joyce Tabeling Steven & Eileen Bondor1/28 Patti Sankovic & Natalia PricinovskisPaul Pangrace & Karen Felon2/04 Kate Zolikoff Paul Pangrace2/11 Donna Jacak Karen Felon & Maca Tyler2/18 Maca Tyler & Judy Schwind Linda Smotzer & Virginia Medvec

NOTES FROM THE OFFICE• Please write “2006 Dues” or

“2007 Dues” in the memo field of your dues checks. Note that 2006 dues must be paid in order to vote at the Annual Meeting this spring.•Always include your envelope

(Member) number on your checks and/or “generic” offering enve-lopes in order to receive proper credit. • Please call the office if you re-

quire a 2006 contribution state-ment for tax purposes and one will be mailed to you by January 31st.

Thank You for Your Con-tinuing Donations to the Cathedral Roof Fund. As of January 14, 2007, $39,734 has been collected toward the $50,000 goal.

Sunday of Orthodoxy Sponsor donations are due NOW. Please give your donations to Rita or Ilarion Jula TODAY

Dear Father John and Parish:Thank you so much for an excellent Christmas gift of $200.Have a wonderful year of 2007.Love, Father Pavel & Matushka Pavla

Sunday January 2132nd Sunday After PentecostZacchaeus Sunday9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 5:00 PM Akathist at St. Vladimir

Monday January 22“March for Life” in Washington, DC

Tuesday January 23

Wednesday January 24

Thursday January 2511:00 AM Faith Enrichment at Ridge Manor6:00 PM Parish Council at Ridge Manor

Friday January 26

Saturday January 274:30 PM Church School6:00 PM Great Vespers

Sunday January 2833rd Sunday After PentecostSunday of the Publican and the Pharisee9:00 AM Divine Liturgy followed by 40-day Memorial Service for Protodeacon Peter Homik

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Addressee

St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral

8200 Biddulph Rd

Brooklyn, OH 44144

Weekly Schedule

“The one who through asceticism and con-templation has known how to dig in himself the wells of virtue and knowledge as did the patriarchs will find Christ within as the spring of life. Wisdom bids us to drink from it, saying, 'Drink waters from your own ves-sels and from your own springs' (2 Kings 18.31). If we do this we shall discover that His treasures are present within us.”Maximos the Confessor - Commemorated January 21