Ortanne Laivino! Anwa ortanne Laivino!

Quenya-a constructed language

基復了 他實活

(Jīdū fùhuó le! Tā quèshí fùhuó le!)

Mandarin Chinese

Krista uttitaha! Satvam Uttitaha! Sanskrit

Христос ылыж кынелын! Чынак ылыж кынелын!

Meadow Mari –a Uralic language

¡Cristo ha resucitado! ¡En verdad ha resucitado!

Spanish

Христос васкрсе! Ваистину васкрсе! (Khristos vaskrse! Vaistinu vaskrse!)

Serbian

Cristo è risorto! È veramente risorto!

Italian

Asréracht Críst! Asréracht Hé–som co dearb!

Old Irish

Christus het opgestaan! Hy het waarlik opgestaan!

Afrikaans

Χριστὸς ἀνέστη! Ἀληθῶς ἀνέστη! (Khristós anésti! Alithós anésti!)

Greek

המשיח קם! באמת קם! (HaMashiach qam! Be'emet qam!)

Hebrew (modern)

Христосъ воскресе! Воистину воскресе! (Khristos voskrese! Voistinu voskrese!)

Church Slavonic

Hristos a-înviat ; adevărat a-înviatRomanian

Al'Masiah qam ; haqqan qamArabic

Krishti u ngjall ; vërtet u ngjallAlbanian

Christos voskrese ; voistinou voskreseBulgarian

Kristus er Opstanden; I sandhed OpstandenDanish

Le Christ est ressuscité ; en vérité, il est ressuscitéFrench

Kristus nousi kuolleista ; totisesti nousi.Finnish

Kristur er upprisinn ; hann er sannarlega upprisinnIcelandic

Harisutosu hukkatsu ; jitsu ni hukkatsu.Japanese

Cristo puhar hasida ; dij tchamuro puhar hasidaKorean

Christus resurrectus est ; vere resurrectus est.Latin

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Sunday, April 15, 2018 Tone 3Gospel: St. John 5:1-15 Epistle: Acts 9:32-42

4th Sunday of Pascha / ParalyticNine Martyrs at Cyzicus: Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus,

Theodotus, Thaumasius, and Philemon / Ven. Memnon the Wonderworker / Martyrs Di-odorus and Rhodopianus—Deacon, at Aphrodisia in Anatolia

Liturgical & Events Schedule

Sunday, April 29 9:15 am: Resurrection Matins followed by D.L. / 40

Day Panachida / Social / Grave Blessings

Tuesday, May 1 6:00 pm: Bible Study

Wednesday, May 2 9:30am: D.L. on the occasion of Fr. Andrew’s 13th

Anniversary to the Holy Priesthood

Saturday, May 5 4:00 pm: Great Vespers w/ pre-communion Prayers

Sunday, May 6 9:15 am: Resurrection Matins followed by D.L. / 40

Day Remembrance / Social

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VIGILS FOR APRIL 8 (PASCHA)

Marguerite Bird: (1) Special Intention

Sandy Martin: (1) Special Intention

Laura Kovach: (4) Health of Margi & Joe; Safe Travel for family and friends; In memory of Harry Flewelling; In memory of Bob Mazur

Janice Timko: (2) In blessed & loving memory of my precious parents Sophia & Peter Monak on Holy Pascha; Holy Pascha blessing to my family, Ruthe, Harry, Dorothy & Lew and family, Philip (Andy), Rebecca & grandchildren.

Diane Tryon: (5) In loving memory of Dad on his anniversary (4/7); In loving memory of departed grandparents; In loving memory of departed Aunts & uncles; For speedy recovery to Greg; Easter blessing to Benya, Glovinsky & Tryon Families.

Twarek: (8) Blessed Pascha greeting and good health to our family and friends. In loving mem-ory of our parents, grandparents, God parents and all family and friends. In memory of Harry Flewelling. In memory of Bob Mazur. Health and recovery of baby Stella and Sonya, Health of Ruthe, and Janice, George, Todd, Don, David, Diane, Mike, Greg, Julia, Gage, Annette, Debbie, Judy, Robin, Margi, Joe, Nancy, Sue, Morgan, Ron, Jake, Helen, Janice, Pete. Safe travel for family and friends. Special intention.

Seven Branch Candelabra: Dorothy & Lew Pog-giali & family in loving memory of parents Sophia & Peter Monak and blessings for Ruth and Harry Flewelling and Janice Timko & family

Kris-Tuu-ssaaq Ung Wix-tuq ; I-Luu-men Ung-Wix-tuq.Yupiq

Masih tirildi ; haqiqatan tirildi.Uzbek

MONTHLY ATTENDANCE: APRILSunday, April 1Attendance: 25 Total people (21 members; 3 chil-dren; 1 guest; 17 communicants; 29 attended Ves-pers

Income: $1,919 Total ($1,310 Sunday offering; $114 sp. Collection for deanery; $275 for Easter Flowers; $220 for bookstore

Sunday, April 8Attendance: 61 Total (37 members; 7 children; 18 guests; 38 Communicants; Nocturns: 29 present

Income: $5, 046.50 ($3,915.50 Sunday offering; $225 Special Collection for Qunicy’s project; $25 Food Pantry; $125 in Easter Flowers; $756 in Pas-cha Baking Sales

Sunday, April 15Attendance: 22 Total (20 members; 2 guests; 15 Communicants; 7 attended Vespers

Income: $1,362 Total ($1,107 Sunday offering; $20 Bookstore; $10 April Special Collection (St Her-man’s Seminary); $50 Quincy’s Project; $100 Feb-ruary Special Collection;$75 Memorial Fund

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What It Was that Saved Thomas by Lawrence Farley

Thomas had a heart that had taken one too many beatings. Despite his often being stigmatized by later generations as “Doubting Thomas,” there is nothing in his past record to indicate such a defect of character. In John’s account of Christ’s raising of Lazarus, when the Lord said that La-zarus had died and that He was going to enter the cauldron of dangerous Judea to “go to him” [John 11:15], the disciples assumed that He meant following Lazarus by dying too in His attempt to visit the grieving family. They were properly horrified, and reluctant to follow Him on such a doomed mission. It was Thomas who spurred them on and said, “Let us also go, that we may die with Him” [v. 16]. In other words, Thomas could not bear the thought of letting his Lord die alone, but was prepared to accom-pany Him even if it meant his death as well. This is not the utterance of a doubter, or of someone who is of two minds. Thomas had wrapped his whole life around Jesus, and that life would have no meaning without Him.

Like the other disciples, Thomas rode the rollercoaster of His Lord’s final days. He rode to the dizzying top when they entered Jerusalem and found the road strewn with palms and the air rent with cries of acclamation. He shared their sense of imminent triumph when Jesus com-mandeered the Temple and brought to public humiliation those who tried to entrap Him there. And like the other disciples he rode to the bottom of despair and grief when the morning after His late night Paschal arrest the mid-morning sun saw Him hanging on a cross. One can only imagine the trauma to his poor tender heart — the heart of someone who was prepared to die with his Lord during His recent visit to Lazarus in Bethany. They were so sure that Jesus was the Messiah, and that His Kingdom was at hand. Yet His crucifixion at Roman hands was the indis-putable proof, as far as a Jewish mind was concerned, that He could not have been the Messiah, for the Messiah was by definition the conquering King, the one who would triumph over the Romans. Thomas’ whole world had been turned upside down in a day. How could they all have been so wrong? He could scarcely bear to try to work it out. Had the Pharisees been right after all when they said He was a blasphemer Who worked miracles by the power of Satan?

Then came the offer of another ride to the top of the rollercoaster: his fellow disciples came and said that He was alive after all and that they had seen Him [John 20:25]. Thomas could not bear yet another disappoint-ment, another blow to his heart. He could not bear to have his hopes ignited only to be told by them in another day or so that they had been mistaken after all, and that it was a mass hallucination or that it was only someone who

looked like Jesus. Thomas faced them all and drew his line in the epistemological sand: “Unless I shall see in His hands the imprint of the nails and put my finger into the place of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe!” They could believe all they liked; he would await the proof from his own senses. Note that Thomas did not say, “I cannot believe”, but “I will not believe” — this was about decision. Thomas was not doubting so much as choosing — making the choice to withhold belief until he had seen it for himself. It was not a defect in character, but the putting on of armour, and his only way of protecting himself from yet another wound to his already bleeding heart.

And yet, note the next verse of John’s Gospel: “After eight days again His disciples were inside and Thomas with them.” Despite his refusal to share their faith, Thomas did not leave the apostolic company. In the months and years they had known Jesus, He had melded them into a unified family. They came from wildly disparate backgrounds — Simon was a Zealot who was dedicated to the violent overthrow of Rome, and Matthew was a collaborator who collected taxes for Rome. And yet Jesus had transformed them, so that they were now dedicated not only to Him but also to one another — and Thomas remained with this family. That was why he was with them a week later when Jesus once again came into their midst. That was why Jesus was able to reveal Himself to Thomas and elicit from him the saving cry, “My Lord and my God!” There is no reason to think that Jesus would have tracked him down if he had abandoned his fellow apostles and renounced their company. The risen Christ only revealed Himself to those who loved Him and identified themselves with His other disciples. He did not reveal Himself to Pilate and throw back into his Roman teeth the cynical quip, “What is truth?” He did not reveal Himself to Caiaphas to reassert His Messianic claim to now sit at the right hand of Power. His revelation to Thomas happened because Thomas stayed with his apostolic family and did not leave their company.

In doing this, Thomas teaches us also. We also sometimes are subject to doubts about the truth of the Christian faith. Thom-as’ doubt sprung from a heart that had been struck down by sudden trauma. Ours springs from the slow, ceaseless, and unrelenting barrage of propaganda from our secular society that inundates us. We in the modern West live in a world washed clean from any trace of God or faith. Everything our senses encounter reinforces the lie — every book or maga-zine we open, every movie, television program or newscast we watch, every casual contact or radio announcer we hear. After a while we grow tired of fighting. Can the whole world be wrong and we Christians alone be right? A kind of spiritu-al fatigue overtakes us and the secular model of reality begins to look ever more tempting; unbelief, moral and religious relativism gain ever more credibility. What do we do then? Where can we take our doubts?

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Prayer List (Updated April 26)

Priests: His Beatitude, Metropolitan Theodosius; His Beatitude, Metropolitan Herman; Ted Bobash; John Duranko (Father’s home pastor); Joseph Gibson; James Gleason (Father’s Spiritual Father); John Jones; Josef Von Klarr; Paul Lazor; Michael Prevas; Basil Stroka; Peter Tutko; Demetri Vincent; Protodeacon Theodore Rose, Deacon Paul Gansle; Subdeacon Wylie Meath

Matushkii: Pani Patricia Duranko; Carol Janecek; Barbara Kuzara, Virginia Lecko; Sonya Tutko; Tina Wilson; Mother Victoria; Megan & her unborn child

Parishioners / & their Family: Carol Chevenger (Roddie’s mom); Trudy Ellmore (our web-master); Debbie Garnek (sister of

Roddie); Michael Glovinsky (Nephew to Basil); Ernest Gresh (Basil’s nephew) Julia Guzy; Joseph Habegger (Laura Kovach’s

brother-in-law); Charles Hagmaier (Brother-in-law to Roberta Royhab); Margi Habegger (Laura’s sister); James Heffernan (father-in-law of Jennifer Heffernan) ; Judy Heffernan; Rich Kokinda (Cousin of Greg Twarek); Michael Kouznetsov (Son of Mary

Hiser); Victoria Kousnetsov (Daughter of Mary Hiser);Anne Kovalik; Helen Lis; Stanley Lis; Walter Litzie (Fr.’s Cousin); Judy Mazurik (sister-in-law of Paul Mazurik); Darlene Mazurik; Mike Mazurik; William Rentz (father of Tamara Rentz

Blackford); Ron Royhab; Nancy Sitzler (mother of Amber Twarek); Baby Stella Miller (Chico’s granddaughter); Diane Tryon; Greg Tryon; Rachel & her new born baby Jonah; Charisse & her unborn baby (Jean Hileman’s daughter-in-law); Jessica & her new born baby Silas

Other Requests: Victor Abrahamowicz (Friend of Mary Hiser); Brad Biecheler; David Bobb friend of Nikki Twarek); John Cox (husband of Pastor Kay Mooney-Cox); Paul Demkosky (Friend of Fr. Andrew) ; Dominic (friend of the Cassell’s); Elizabeth (friend of the Cassell’s); Sally Franklin (friend of Wayne); Theodore Geletka (St. Michael Orthodox Church, Broadview Heights choir

director); Baby Lucas Goodman (friend of Christi Soski); Donald Gresh (neighbor to Basil); Gretta Gresh (neighbor to Basil);

Tommy Leonchick (Friend of Fr’s); Jake Lipstraw (friend of Natalie Twarek); Dana Mahler (Friend of Christi); Violet Mattingly (neighbor of Greg Mazur); David Mazur (Friend of Sandy); Pauline Meath (Friend of Fr. Andrew’s); Todd Pollick (Friend of the

Twarek’s); Randy (Friend of Cassell’s) Beth Reinhard (friend of DianeTryon); Cheryl Schell (Co-worker of Jennifer Heffernan); Nick Shortridge (Friend of Christi);Janice Timko; Steve Turinsky (his wife helps at our festival)

Military: Craig Cassell; James Jerome

Captives: Metropolitan Paul (Orthodox Archdiocese of Aleppo); Archbishop John (Syriac Archdiocese of Aleppo); for the UN & IOCC humanitarian aid workers in & around Syria; those suffering persecution in Iraq, Syria, Israel, Egypt, Ukraine and throughout the world; those held captive throughout the world.

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Reposed List - MAY

4- Norman Anthony Glovinsky (2016)6- Bishop Innocent (2002) 15-George Glovinsky (1986)15- Fr. Michael Rosco (2013)21- Anna Mazurik (2008)24- Helen Greshko (1980)25- Anna Mazurak (1966)27- John Gresko- (2008)30- Anna Elchisco (1977)

Andrew Matway (1906)William Gratson (1908)Eva Hritsko (1908)Helen Hritsko (1908)Alexandra Brendza (1909)Steve Danchisen (1909)Michael Elchisko (1909)Helen Millie (1910)George Danchisen (1912)

Michael Elchisco (1913)Andrew Kopchock (1914)Anna Onyock (1916)Julia Onyock (1921)Andrew Onyock (1922)Christos Karniotis (1992)

Hristos voskresna ; navistina voskresnaMacedonian

Khristus er oppstanden; Han er sanneleg oppstanden Norwegian

Si Kristo ay nabuhay ; totoo ngang nabuhayPhilpino

Chrystus zmartwychwstal ; prawdziwie zmartwychwstalPolish

Cristo ressuscitou ; em verdade ressuscitou.Portuguesse

Kristu amefufuka ; kweli amefufukaSwahili

Yesu wabuka ; wabuka chobeniTongo

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DANBURY FOOD PANTRY - May Suggested donation of (and other non-perishable goods) will be collected through April 13. .

May donations were delivered to the food pantry Thursday April 17.

St Thomas Con’t

Thomas teaches us: take your doubts to Church. Do not abandon your Christian family, or retreat from the apos-tolic company. Stay in Church, praying privately and attending the Church’s public Liturgy. And ask Christ to give you the answers, and reveal Himself, and bring you the truth. If you really want to know the truth, Christ will give it to you. But be clear: you must want to find the truth like a starving man wants to find food, like a man dying of thirst in the desert wants to find a watery oasis. If you merely wouldn’t mind knowing the truth, there is no reason to think you will hear from Christ, for you are trifling with God. God Himself promised: “You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart” [Jeremiah 29:13]. If you really want the truth, Christ will reveal it to you, for everyone who seeks finds.

Saint Thomas is not just the saint for Christian doubters. He is the saint for all souls who really want to know the truth. And he reveals where that truth is to be found: in the apostolic Church of the living God.

Martyr Thaumasius at CyzicusCommemorated on April 29

The city of Cyzicus is in Asia Minor on the coast of the Dardenelles (Hellespont). Christianity already began to spread there through the preaching of Saint Paul (June 29). During the persecutions by the pagans, some of the Chris-tians fled the city, while others kept their faith in Christ in secret.

At the end of the third century Cyzicus was still basically a pagan city, although there was a Christian church there. The situation in the city distressed the Christians, who sought to uphold Christianity. The nine holy martyrs Thau-masius, Theognes, Rufus, Antipater, Theostichus, Artemas, Magnus, Theodotus, and Philemon were also from Cyzi-cus. They came from various places, and were of different ages: the young like Saint Antipater, and the very old like Saint Rufus. They came from various positions in society: some were soldiers, countryfolk, city people, and clergy. All of them declared their faith in Christ, and prayed for the spread of Christianity.

The saints boldly confessed Christ and fearlessly de-nounced the pagan impiety. They were arrested and brought to trial before the ruler of the city. Over several days they were tortured, locked in prison and brought out again. They were promised their freedom if they renounced Christ. But the valiant martyrs of Christ continued to glori-fy the Lord. All nine martyrs were beheaded by the sword (+ ca. 286-299), and their bodies buried near the city.

In the year 324, when the Eastern half of the Roman Empire was ruled by Saint Constantine the Great (May 21), and the persecutions against Christians ended, the Christians of Cyzi-cus removed the incorrupt bodies of the martyrs from the ground and placed them in a church built in their honor.

Various miracles occurred from the holy relics: the sick were healed, and the mentally deranged were brought to their senses. The faith of Christ grew within the city through the intercession of the holy martyrs, and many of the pagans were converted to Christianity.

When Julian the Apostate (361-363) came to rule, the pagans of Cyzicus complained to him that the Christians were destroy-ing pagan temples. Julian gave orders to rebuild the pagan temples and to jail Bishop Eleusius. Bishop Eleusius was set free after Julian’s death, and the light of the Christian Faith shone anew through the assistance of the holy martyrs.

In Russia, not far from the city of Kazan, a monastery was built in honor of the Nine Martyrs of Cyzicus. It was built by the hierodeacon Stephen, who brought part of the relics of the saints with him from Palestine. This monastery was built in the hope that through their intercession and prayers people would be delivered from various infirmities and ills, particularly a fever which raged through Kazan in 1687.

Saint Demetrius of Rostov (September 21), who composed the service to the Nine Martyrs, writes, “through the intercession of these saints, abundant grace was given to dispel fevers and trembling sicknesses.” Saint Demetrius also described the suf-ferings of the holy martyrs and wrote a sermon for their Feast day.

Attendance - Holy Week Services:Monday: Morning: 6 Evening: 19Tuesday: Morning : 5 Evening: 14Wednesday: Morning: 4 Evening: 29Thursday: Morning: 12 Evening: 19Friday: Hours: 14 Vespers: 24 Lamentations: 26 Saturday: Morning: 20

125th ANNIVERSARY COMMITTEE BEING FORMED

In preparation for our 125th Anniversary in 2023, we are forming a committee of 3-5 people. If anyone is interested & willing to help, please see Fr. Andrew.

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MAY CELEBRATIONS

BIRTHDAY ANNIVERSARY

2- Sub-deacon Wylie Meath 4- Fr. Matthew Stagon 5- Joseph Schutt 8- Laura Kovach 24- Avzi Dardovski 26- Quincy Kowal

5-1-2004: Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco 2- Fr. Andrew’s Priestly Ordination 5-5-2012: Archbishop Alexander of Dallas 5-6-1967: Retired Metropolitan Theodosius 6- Fred & Teri Cassell 5-8-2010: Archbishop Michael of NY & NJ13- Craig & Katie Cassell 16- David & Sandy Martin 17- Tony & Tina Monastra 20- Joseph & Valerie Schutt 24- Jason & Trisha Monschein 25- Denny & Marguerite Bird5-25-2002: Archbishop Nikhon of New England5-28-2005: Archbishop Alejo of Mexico5-30-1987: Retired Bishop Tikhon of San Francisco

If there are those names to be added or removed, please contact Fr. Andrew. He would like to list all members of your family Orthodox and non-Orthodox.

John 5:1-15 (Gospel)

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is in Jerusalem by the Sheep Gate a pool, which is called in Hebrew, Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of sick people, blind, lame, paralyzed, waiting for the moving of the water. For an angel went down at a certain time into the pool and stirred up the water; then whoever stepped in first, after the stirring of the water, was made well of whatever disease he had. Now a certain man was there who had an infirmity thirty-eight years. When Jesus saw him lying there, and knew that he already had been in that condition a long time, He said to him, “Do you want to be made well?” The sick man answered Him, “Sir, I have no man to put me into the pool when the water is stirred up; but while I am coming, another steps down before me.” Jesus said to him, “Rise, take up your bed and walk.” And immediately the man was made well, took up his bed, and walked. And that day was the Sabbath. The Jews there-fore said to him who was cured, “It is the Sabbath; it is not lawful for you to carry your bed.” He answered them, “He who made me well said to me, ‘Take up your bed and walk.’” Then they asked him, “Who is the Man who said to you, ‘Take up your bed and walk’?” But the one who was healed did not know who it was, for Jesus had withdrawn, a multitude being in that place. Afterward Jesus found him in the temple, and said to him, “See, you have been made well. Sin no more, lest a worse thing come upon you.” The man departed and told the Jews that it was Jesus who had made him well.

Acts 9:32-42 (Epistle)

Now it came to pass, as Peter went through all parts of the country, that he also came down to the saints who dwelt in Lydda. There he found a certain man named Aeneas, who had been bedridden eight years and was paralyzed. And Peter said to him, “Aeneas, Jesus the Christ heals you. Arise and make your bed.” Then he arose immediately. So all who dwelt at Lydda and Sharon saw him and turned to the Lord. At Joppa there was a certain disciple named Tabitha, which is translated Dorcas. This woman was full of good works and charitable deeds which she did. But it happened in those days that she became sick and died. When they had washed her, they laid her in an upper room. And since Lydda was near Joppa, and the disciples had heard that Peter was there, they sent two men to him, imploring him not to delay in coming to them.Then Peter arose and went with them. When he had come, they brought him to the upper room. And all the widows stood by him weeping, showing the tunics and garments which Dorcas had made while she was with them. But Peter put them all out, and knelt down and prayed. And turning to the body he said, “Tabitha, arise.” And she opened her eyes, and when she saw Peter she sat up. Then he gave her his hand and lifted her up; and when he had called the saints and widows, he presented her alive. And it became known throughout all Joppa, and many believed on the Lord.

*****40 Day Remembrance*****

April 15: George Danchisen, Steve Krynock, Anna StoykaMay 6: Those who lost their lives in Russian Mall fireMay 13: Harry Flewelling / Bob MazurMay 27: Terrorist attack victims in Toronto & Police officers

killed in the line of duty in Tampa, FL