http://www.stdimitrieeaston.org/glad-tidings-no.9-10 (English)
Glad Tidings bi-monthly Bulletin
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Calendar of church services:
September-October, 2009
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Sunday, October 4 19 th Sunday after Pentecost. Epistle : 2 Cor. 11:31-12:9. Gospel : Luke 6:31-36 (Love Your Enemies) . Divine Liturgy (E) at 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy (M) at 10:30 a.m. ( FORCC Annual Banquet) .Monday, October 5 Parish Council Meeting 5:45 p.m. |
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Tuesday, October 6 -- Holy Cross Bible Study at Holy Trinity Greek Church at 7:30 p.m. This month also on: 10/13, 10/20, 10/22 and 10/27.
Wednesday, Oct 7 Bible Study from 10:30 a.m. to 12 noon. We will meet every
Wednesday. Other dates this month are: 10/14, 10/21, and 10/28.
Prayer and Support Group , meets at 6:00 a.m., followed by a prezentation.
Sunday, Oct. 11 21 st after Pentecost (Holy Fathers of the 7 th Ecumenical Council). Epistle : Galatians 2:16-20 & Titus 3:8-15; Gospel : Luke 8:5-15. (Parable of the Sower ) & John 17:1-13. Divine Liturgy (E) at 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy (M) at 10:30 a.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 14 St. Paraschiva of Iasi . Liturgy at 10 a.m. Epis. : 1 Corinthians 9:2-12; Gosp: Luke 7:36-50.
Saturday, October 17 Altarboy Get-Together at10:00 a.m. All those who would like to serve must participate . The new altar boys must be 8 years old or older.
Sunday, Oct. 18 20 th Sunday after Pentecost . Divine Liturgy (E) at 9:00 a.m. Divine Liturgy (M) at 10:30 a.m. Epistle : Galatians 1:11-19; Gospel : Luke 7:11-16. (Raising of the Son of the Widow of Nain ).
Sunday, October 25 23 rd after Pentecost; Eve of St. Dimitrie the Myrrh-Streaming . Epistle: Ephesians 2:4-10; Gospel : Luke 8:26-39. (Cure of the Demoniac of Gadara ).
Divine Liturgy (M) at 10:30 a.m.
St. Dimitrie Annual Dinner after the Divine
Liturgy. See the flyer in this bulletin.
Monday, Oct. 26 St. Dimitrie the Myrrh-Streaming . Epistle: 2 Timothy 2:1-10; John 15: 17-27; 16: 1-2. Divine Liturgy (M ) at 10:00 a.m.
OCTOMBRIE 2009
Duminica, 4 Octombrie Duminica a 19-a dupa Rusalii. Divine Liturgy (E = Engleza) la ora 9:00 a.m. Sf. Liturghie (M=mixta) la 10:30 a.m. Apostol: 2 Corinteni 11:31-12:9. Evanghelia : Luca 6:31-36 (Iubirea vrajmasilor) . ( Banchetul FORCC.)
Luni, 5 Octombrie - Sedinta Cons. Parohial la 5:45 p.m.
Marti, 6 Octombrie Studiul biblic de la 10:30 a.m. la 12 p.m. Luna aceasta se va întruni si la datele de: 10/13, 10/20, si 10/27.
Miercuri, 7 Octombrie Prayer and Support Group , la ora 6 :30, urmata de o prezentare.
Duminica, 11 Oct. Duminica a 21-a dupa Rusalii (Sfintii Parinti de la Consiliul Ecumenic al 7-lea). Sf. Liturghie (M) la 10:30 a.m. Apostol: Galateni 2:16-20 si Tit 3:8-15; Evanghelia : Luca 8:5-15. (Parabola Semanatorului ) si Ioan 17:1-13.
Miercuri, 14 Oct. Sf. Paraschiva . Sf. Liturghie la 10:00 a.m. Apostol: 1 Corinteni 9:2:12; Evanghelia : Luca 7:36-50.
Sâmbata, 17 Octombrie - Intâlnirea Baietilor de altar - la 10:00 a.m. Toti cei care servesc în altar trebuie sa participe. Baieti noi vor fi primiti sa serveasca la 8 ani si mai sus.
Duminica, 18 Octombrie Duminica a 20-a dupa Rusalii . Apostol: Galateni 1:11-19; Evanghelie: Luca 7:11-16. ( Î nvierea fiului vaduvei din Nain) . Sf. Liturghie (M) la 10:30 a.m.
Duminica, 25 Octombrie a 23-a dupa Rusalii; Ajunul Sf. Dimitrie, izvorâtorul de mir. Apostol: Efeseni 2:4-10; Evanghelia : Luca 8:26-39. (Îndracitul din Gadara ) Sf. Liturghie (M) la 10:30 a.m. Banchetul Hramului dupa Sf. Liturghie. Vezi anuntul din buletin
Luni, 26 Oct. Sf. Dimitrie, izvorâtorul de mir. Apostol:
2 Timotei 2:1-10; Evrei 12 :11-13, 25-27 Evanghelia : Matei 8 : 23-27. Ioan 15: 7-27;16:1-2. Sf. Liturghie la 10:00 a.m.
God Builds His Church
Many people would agree that we need God the most when we find ourselves in times of crises: when we lose our jobs, when we have to go to the hospital for surgery, or when we lose someone dear to us. These are the times when we turn to God most ardently. In difficult times we plead with Him for help; we cry aloud, asking Him for guidance and support; we ask the Church and other people to pray for us.
Many people humbly come back to God in these times of tribulations. Suddenly the church becomes important to them. Here, in the church, is found support or comfort from God above, but also from the people of God, the church members.
For a long time, I held strong to the belief that we mostly need to pray to God in times of crisis. But recently I made a change of heart. I now believe that, while indeed it is important to pray to God in times of trouble, we need to pray to Him in good times even more.
I remember talking to my friend at the Virginia Theological Seminary years back, when I came to the U.S. on a scholarship to study. The question we were discussing was When do you pray better or more? He said that he prayed better when he was happy, when everything was good in his life. I took the opposite position. I told him that I pray better in times of crisis. At that time, I thought that this was just a matter of a difference of perception. He had a different perception from mine because he was living in America where most of the time things were good, and I had come from Communist Romania, where things were bad most of the time. This explanation satisfied me at that time.
But now, the more I think about it, I realize that on another level he was so right. Here is my humble explanation why I made the turnaround.
We need to pray in good times to God, for that is the time when we mostly tend to forget about Him. These are the times when we often believe that we are in charge and that we can do it all by ourselves. We may begin to think that we deserve these blessings, or even more tragically, we start to believe that these blessings are in fact our doings and not God's gifts to us. These are the times when we can easily depart from God, and exclude Him from our lives. These are the times when we get in trouble, when we let our guard down, when we overestimate our potential.
I write this to remind myself (and you) and to encourage us all to keep on praying for our new church. We are so blessed to have a new and amazing church in a wonderful location. A feeling or the power of pride can easily overcome us, especially when in complete sincerity we invite people to come and see what a wonderful church we have built in Easton. In such moments we tend to forget that without the help of God we could not have done any such thing! In our exuberance and joy we might even forget that we are not there yet. We do see the light at the end of the tunnel, but we are not there yet! Our work is not finished!
When I am in the new church and I feel the presence of God, when I am overwhelmed by His blessings, I pray. I thank Him earnestly for being good to us. In my prayer of thanksgiving I try never to forget that He has built His church and that we, you and I, are his blessed instruments in His divine endeavor.
Fr Cornel
Please, Join Us!
The Prayer and Support group
First Wednesday of the month
Wednesday, Oct . 7
Starting at 6:00 p.m.
Bible Study
every Wednesday
From 10:30 to 12 Noon
Theme
Epistles of the Apostles
Va invitam la Studiul biblic
Se întruneste în fiecare Marti
De la 10:30 la 12 :00
Tema - Studiul Apocalipsei
PARISH EVENTS :
› Sunday School starts: October 11 ›
› St. Dimitrie Day Banquet: October 25 ›
› Pre-Thanksgiving Dinner, Sunday, November 15 ›
Ladies' Auxiliary
Reported by Ann Nastu, President
Many thanks to V eronica Stilu, who made the bread for the month of September. If you would like to bake and donate the church bread in the future, please call Psa. Mariana Coca.
Holy Bread ( Prosfora ) Donations : For those who would like to donate the Prosfora f or church services, for a fee of $20.00, it can be ordered (three or four loaves) from the Ladies' Auxiliary by calling Psa. Mariana Coca at (203) 373-0410.
The annual St. Dimitrie Church Festival took place on Friday, September 25, Saturday September 26, and Sunday September 27 on our parish grounds. It was a very successful event for our parish. We thank all members of our church who were very actively involved in this annual BIG social event. We especially thank the chairpersons, Ovidiu Ocrain and Patti Johnson, and the president of our Ladies' Auxiliary, Ann Nastu. More details will be given in the next bulletin.
We are very glad that many members of our parish sponsor the coffee hour on Sundays after the Divine Liturgy. However, we would like to inform the sponsors about their responsibilities.
The responsibilities of those sponsoring a coffee hour include preparation, setting up, and cleaning up. It's been very hard to get volunteers to prepare the coffee hour.
The Ladies' Auxiliary always welcomes new members. Please join our hardworking organization. The annual membership fee is only $25.00. With the new church being built in Easton, we could use lots of help and fresh new ideas.
Member: Any woman 18 or older who has paid the yearly dues to St. Dimitrie Church is automatically a member of the St. Dimitrie Ladies' Auxiliary. A member may attend meetings and enter into discussions, but may not vote or hold elective office.
Voting Member: Any woman 18 years or older who has paid yearly dues to St. Dimitrie Church may become a voting member of the Ladies' Auxiliary by also paying yearly dues to the Ladies' Auxiliary. Voting members have the additional privilege of voting on motions and in elections and of holding elective office.
Associate Member: Any non-Orthodox Christian woman (18 or older) may become an associate member of the Ladies' Auxiliary by paying the yearly dues. An associate member may attend meetings and enter into discussions, but may not vote or hold elective office.
