T HEODOSIUS ORTHODOX CATHEDRALSt. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral Ambo - Page 3 Prayer Requests Departed: Michael Sacco +1/12/07 Irene Kobelak +1/24/07 Ill-afflicted: Fr. Stephen Jula

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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

• 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

AmboFebruary 18, 2007

36th Sunday after PentecostForgiveness Sunday Sunday of Cheesefare

Glory to God for All Things!

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Sunday of Cheesefare: Explusion of Adam from ParadiseAs we begin the Great Fast, the Church reminds us of Adam's expulsion from Paradise. God commanded Adam to fast (Gen. 2:16), but he did not obey. Because of their disobedience, Adam and Eve were cast out of Eden and lost the life of blessedness, knowledge of God, and communion with Him, for which they were created. Both they and their descendents became heirs of death and corruption.

Let us consider the benefits of fasting, the consequences of disobedience, and recall our fallen state. Today we are invited to cleanse ourselves of evil through fasting and obedience to God. Our fasting should not be a negative thing, a mere abstention from certain foods. It is an opportunity to free ourselves from the sinful de-sires and urges of our fallen nature, and to nourish our souls with prayer, repentance, to participate in church services, and partake of the life-giving Mysteries of Christ.

At Forgiveness Vespers we sing: "Let us begin the time of fasting in light, preparing ourselves for spiritual efforts. Let us purify our soul, let us purify our body. As we abstain from food, let us abstain from all passion and enjoy the virtues of the spirit…." x

Welcome VisitorsOur parish welcomes you and thanks you for joining us in worship and praise this morning.

While only Orthodox Christians may approach the chalice for Holy Communion, everyone is welcome to partake of the Holy Bread after Liturgy.

You are also invited to join us for fellowship in the Parish Hall following Liturgy.

Parish Annual Meeting

The Annual Meeting for the year 2006 will be held on Sunday April 29, 2007. The late date is due to account-ing changes initiated as a result of the 2005 Meeting as well as an early Pascha this year, April 8. Please note April 15 is Thomas Sunday and Grave Blessings and April 22 is the International Buffet.LENTEN VESPERS 2007

3/4 - LORAIN - SS. PETER & PAUL3/11 - CAMPBELL - ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

3/18 - MOGADORE - ST. NICHOLAS3/25 PARMA - HOLY TRINITY

Sunday of OrthodoxyFebruary 25 at 6:00 PM

St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral

3256 Warren Rd.

Thank You for Your Con-tinuing Donations to the Cathedral Roof Fund. As of February 11, 2007, $43,636 has been collected toward the $50,000 goal.

NEWS from the FINANCE COMMITTEE: You may now pay dues and make contribu-tions using VISA or Mastercard at either the Cathedral Bookstore or the Cemetery Office.

REMEMBER TO LISTEN TO “COME RECEIVE THE LIGHT” ON RADIO AT WHK, 1220AM TODAY AT 2:30 PM. OR VISIT WWW.RECEIVE.ORG

Since the rest of society likes to consider this month "love" month with a perver-sion of St. Valentine's Day, why don't we consider February to be "Show Orthodox Christian Love" month. A suggestion: During February, express your love to your Orthodox brothers and sisters by introducing yourself--using first and last name--to at least one unknown person each week. Everybody likes to be acknowledged. Speak to them and you will be rewarded with a big smile! and their self- introduction.

Some of us have been doing this for a while: you could send a "Valentine" to one of our dear ones who can't join us. The list of Shut-ins and Nursing Home folks is available at the Parish Hall or the Cemetery Office.

EOWG IS PLANNINGA LENTEN RETREAT ON MARCH 3RD. SEE JUDY GARTMAN OR KAREN FELON TO LEARN MORE.

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Prayer Requests

Departed: Michael Sacco +1/12/07Irene Kobelak +1/24/07

Ill-afflicted:Fr. Stephen JulaHelen 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 Silberhorn

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

Upcoming Events February 18 - Forgiveness Sunday February 19 - Great Lent begins February 24 - Lenten Retreat @ Ss. Constantine & Helen February 25 -Sunday of Orthodoxy @ St. Mary’s March 3 - EOWG Retreat March 4 - Lenten Vespers @ Ss. Peter & Paul, Lorain March 11 - Lenten Vespers @ St. John Baptist, Campbell March 17 - Lenten Retreat @ St. Nicholas, Mentor March 18 - Lenten Vespers @ St. Nicholas, Mogadore March 25 - Annunciation of the Most Holy Theotokos March 25 - Lenten Vespers @ Holy Trinity, Parma April 8 - Pascha

Parish Council News The next Parish Council Meeting is 6:00 PM, Tuesday, March 6, 2007 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:2/18 Maca Tyler, Judy Schwind Debbi Pinta & Tom Broslawik2/25 Mat. Cindy Zdinak Paul Pangrace & Karen Felon3/04 Mary Swit,Tammy Ponomarenko Steven & Eileen Bondor3/11 Joyce Tabeling Debbi Pinta & Joyce Tabeling3/18 Patti Sankovic, Natalia PricinovskisPaul Pangrace & Maca Tyler3/25 Maca Tyler & Judy Schwind Steven & Eileen Bondor

On this day we remember the miracle of the boiled wheat performed by the holy Great Martyr Theodore the Recruit (February 24). Fifty years after the death of St Theodore, the em-peror Julian the Apostate (361-363), wanting to commit an outrage upon the Christians, commanded the city-commander of Constantinople to sprinkle all the food provi-sions in the marketplaces with the blood offered to idols during the first week of Great Lent. St Theodore, having appeared in a dream to Archbishop Eudoxius, ordered him to inform all the Christians that no one should buy anything at the marketplaces, but

rather to eat cooked wheat with honey (kolyva).

In memory of this occurrence, the Orthodox Church annually celebrates the holy Great Mar-tyr Theodore the Recruit on the first Saturday of Great Lent. On Friday evening, at the Divine Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts following the prayer at the ambo, the Canon to the holy

Great Martyr Theodore, composed by St John of Damascus, is sung. After this, kolyva is blessed and distributed to the faithful. The celebration of the Great Martyr Theodore on the first Saturday of Great Lent was set by the Patriarch Nectarius of Constantinople (381-397). x

Note that February donations made using the monthly

“Special Collection” envelope will be directed to the Mission Fund of the Midwest Diocese.

Theodore Saturday Commemorated on February 24

2006 Dues must be paid in order to vote at

the Annual Meeting

Sunday February 1836th Sunday After PentecostForgiveness Sunday 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy6:00 PM Forgiveness Vespers

Monday February 196:00 PM Great Canon

Tuesday February 206:00 PM Great Canon

Wednesday February 216:00 PM Pre-sanctified LiturgyPotluck following Liturgy

Thursday February 2211:00 AM Faith Enrichment at Ridge Manor6:00 PM Great Canon

Friday February 236:00 PM Pre-sanctified LiturgyPotluck following Liturgy

Saturday February 249:00 AM Divine Liturgy4:30 PM Church School (last day until Fall)5:15 PM Panahida: Derkashenko - Melnick - Pogorily - Suljanik6:00 PM Great Vespers

Sunday February 2537th Sunday After PentecostSunday of Orthodoxy 9:00 AM Divine Liturgy 6:00 PM “Triumph of Orthodoxy” Service at St. Mary Romanian Orthodox Cathedral

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8200 Biddulph Rd

Brooklyn, OH 44144

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“Now it is high time to awake out of sleep...our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.” Romans 13:11