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COVER: Icon of the Seventh Ecumenical Council — 787 A.D.: Restoration of the Veneration of Icons in the Church. From St. Therapontos Church, Thessaloniki, Greece.

THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOXEPISCOPATE OF AMERICA

Diocesan Hierarch: The Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEl (Popp)Auxiliary Bishop: The Right Rev. Bishop IRINEU (Duvlea)

DIRECTIONSFrom the East: Use the Ohio Turnpike to Exit 59; follow U.S. 23 North

toward Ann Arbor until you reach I-94, then turn West toward Chicago to Exit 150 - Grass Lake. At end of exit ramp turn left (south) on Mt. Hope Road. Go approximately 2 miles. At stop sign (Michigan Avenue) turn right. Go through village of Grass Lake. Turn left on Wolf Lake Road (Frank’s Shop-Rite on corner). Go approximately 1 mile, turn right on Page Avenue. Go approximately 1/4 mile, turn left on Grey Tower Road.

From the West: Follow 1-94 East to Exit 142 (127 south / Hudson). Follow 127 South to second exit (Page Avenue). At end of exit ramp, turn left onto Page Avenue. Follow Page Avenue through the town of Michigan Center and continue for approximately 5-7 miles. Turn right on Grey Tower Road. If you reach Wolf Lake Road (end of Page Avenue), you have gone too far; go back 1/4 mile.

Mailing Address:The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

PO BOX 309GRASS lAKE, MI 49240-0309 U.S.A.

Delivery Address (for Freight and Packages only):The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

2535 GREY TOWER ROADJACKSON, MI 49201-9120 U.S.A.

Telephones:(517) 522-4800 X 201 (Archbishop NATHANIEl)

(517) 522-4800 X 214 (Bishop IRINEU)(517) 422-4800 X 213 (Fr. Dan Hoarste)

(517) 522-4800 X 204 (Archdeacon David Oancea)(517) 522-3598 (Financial Secretary, Mark Chestnut)(517) 522-5907 (Facsimile Machine, No Voice Calls)

All matters pertaining to the Department of Publications or SOlIA-THE HERAlD newspaper, such as subscriptions, change of address, or ordering of books and items from the bookstore, should be addressed to:

ROEA Department of PublicationsPO BOX 185

GRASS lAKE, MI 49240-0185 U.S.A.Telephone: (517) 522-4800 X 205 / Fax: (517) 522-5907

Email: [email protected] / Web Site: http://www.roea.org

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERSOffices

Archbishop NATHANIEL ...........................................(517) 522-4800 ext. 201Bishop IRINEU ...........................................................(517) 522-4800 ext. 214 Fax: (517) 522-5907Bishop’s Residence ...................................................................(517) 522-6552ARFORA House (Vatra) ...........................................................(517) 522-6554Avram Iancu Kitchen / Hall (Vatra) ..........................................(517) 622-6556Parish Register Statistics ...........................................................(517) 522-4800Referee on Matrimonial Affairs ................................................(760) 880-4801Spiritual Consistory / Church Tribunal .....................................(330) 666-1782St. Mary Cemetery (Vatra) ........................................................(517) 522-3598Supporters / Sprijinitorii of the Episcopate ...............................(517) 522-3598Vatra Camps Information ..........................................................(517) 522-4800Vatra Camps Administration Building ......................................(517) 522-6555Vicariate of Canada ...................................................................(517) 522-4800Vocations Director .....................................................................(517) 522-4800

Auxiliary OrganizationsAmerican Romanian Association of Ladies Auxiliaries (ARFORA) ...........................................(724) 652-4313American Romanian Orthodox Youth (AROY) ........................(517) 522-4800Association of Romanian Canadian Ladies Auxiliaries (ARCOLA) .......................................................InactiveOrthodox Brotherhood USA .....................................................(248) 202-5665

Orthodox Brotherhood Canada .................................................(306) 783-0820Departments

Commission on Religious Art (CRA) .......................................(248) 356-4144Department of Christian Assistance ..........................................(517) 522-4800Department of External Affairs .................................................(216) 941-5882Department of Finance ..............................................................(517) 522-3598Department of Missions (USA) ................................................(517) 522-4800

Department of Missions (Canada) ............................................(517) 522-4800Department of Publications .......................................................(517) 522-3656Department of Religious Education (USA) ..............................(517) 522-4800

Department of Religious Education (Canada) ..........................(517) 522-4800Institutions

Monastery of Ascension, Clinton, MI .......................................(517) 456-4474Monastery of Dormition, Rives Junction, MI ...........................(517) 569-2873Monastery of Transfiguration, Ellwood City, PA ......................(724) 758-4002Monastery of Resurrection, Temecula, CA ...............................(951) 506-2890Orthodox Church in America Chancery, Syosset, NY .........(516) 922-0550Diocesan Cathedral of St. George, Southfield, MI ....................(248) 569-4833

Non-Episcopate InstitutionsCenter for Orthodox Christian Studies – St. Andrew House ...............................................................(248) 624-1222Valerian D. Trifa Romanian American Heritage Center .............................................. (517) 522-8260 / Fax: 8236

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CALENDARULS O L I A

2 0 1 5An Annual Almanac

Published by:Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

Department of PublicationsP.O. Box 185

Grass Lake, Michigan 49240-0185 [email protected]

© 2015 by Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of AmericaPrinted in the U.S.A.

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Episcopate Address and Telephones .............................................. Inside front cover

2015 Church Calendar (Romanian) ..........................................................................6

Tipic (Romanian) ....................................................................................................18

2015 Church Calendar (English) ............................................................................39

Tipikon (English) ....................................................................................................51

2015 Lenten Periods and Fast Days ........................................................................73

Dates to Remember - 2015 .....................................................................................74

Church Events for 2015 ..........................................................................................75

Plan Ahead (Paschal Calendar) ...............................................................................76

R.O.E.A. Organizational Structure .........................................................................77

Church Directory 2015Photograph: His Beatitude, Metropolitan TIKHON ...............................................80

Photograph: His Eminence, Archbishop NATHANIEL .........................................81

Photograph: His Grace, Bishop IRINEU ................................................................82

Photograph: Former Hierarchs ................................................................................83

Orthodox Church in America History .....................................................................84

The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America History ......................................85

Photograph: President of the United States of America ..........................................86

Photograph: Her Majesty Elizabeth, Queen of the United Kingdom .....................87

Photograph: Stephen Harper, Prime Minister of Canada ........................................88

Photograph: Diocesan Office Staff .........................................................................89

I Diocesan Administration ...........................................................................90

II The Clergy .................................................................................................91

Widowed Preotese ..................................................................................108

Photographs of the Clergy of the Episcopate ........................................................109

Clergy Listing by State/Province .......................................................................... 119

III The Episcopate Council ...........................................................................122

IV Departments and Commissions ...............................................................125

V Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Canada (R.O.D.O.C.) ..........................130

VI Auxiliary Organizations

ARFORA ................................................................................................ 132

AROY ......................................................................................................133

Orthodox Brotherhood, USA ...................................................................134

Orthodox Brotherhood of Canada / ARCOLA ........................................135

VII Parishes

A. Listing by Vicariate ............................................................................136

B. Alphabetical Listing by State or Province / City ...............................141

TABlE OF CONTENTS

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VIII Monastic Communities ............................................................................169

IX Official Church Publications ...................................................................170

Supporters / Sprijinitorii .......................................................................................171

From the 2014 Report to the Church Congress – 2015 Budget ............................174

Diocesan Photographs / Information / Tributes / GreetingsTransfiguration Monastery, Ellwood City, Pennsylvania ......................................175

Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction, Michigan .................................................176

Ascension of the Lord Monastery, Clinton, Michigan ..........................................177

2014 Camp Vatra for Seniors, Vatra Romaneasca, Grass Lake, Michigan ...........178

2014 Camp Vatra for Juniors, Vatra Romaneasca, Grass Lake, Michigan ...........179

2014 St. Nicholas Summer Camp, Ft. Qu’Appelle, Saskatchewan ......................180

2014 Camp St. Mary, Montreal, Quebec ..............................................................181

ARFORA Purpose and Goals................................................................................182

ARFORA Executive Board (2013-2015) ..............................................................183

2014 ARFORA Conference Delegates ..................................................................184

ARFORA Local Auxiliaries ..................................................................................185

AROY Purpose and Activities ..............................................................................187

Orthodox Brotherhood, USA - Executive Board ..................................................188

In Memory of Rucsanda & Corneliu Bota ............................................................190

In Memory of George R. Gavrila ..........................................................................191

In Memory of Caciavely Family ...........................................................................192

In Memory of Bujea Family .................................................................................193

In Memory of Dear Friends of the Vatra ...............................................................194

30th Anniversary of Enthronement - Archbishop Nathaniel .................................195

Feature ArticlesFrom Dream to Reality: Orthodox Unity in the United States of America /

De La Vis La Realitate: Unitatea Ortodoxiei în Statele Unite,

Rev. Dr. Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan ........................................................................200

Photographs: U.S. ParishesCalifornia – Anaheim: St. Mary ...........................................................................254

California – Palm Springs: Archangels Michael & Gabriel ..................................257

Florida – Hollywood: Holy Cross .........................................................................258

Illinois – Chicago: Holy Nativity ..........................................................................261

Illinois – Chicago: St. Mary ..................................................................................264

Illinois – Naperville: St. Athanasius the Great ......................................................265

Indiana – Indianapolis: Sts. Constantine & Elena ................................................260

Michigan – Dearborn Heights: Sts. Peter & Paul .................................................266

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Michigan – Southfield: St. George Cathedral .......................................................269

Minnesota – St. Paul: St. Mary .............................................................................272

New York – Middle Village: Sts. Michael & Gabriel ...........................................276

New York – New York: St. Dumitru .....................................................................279

Ohio – Cleveland: St. Mary Cathedral ..................................................................282

Ohio – Warren: Holy Resurrections ......................................................................286

Pennsylvania – Elkins Park: Descent of Holy Spirit ............................................287

Pennsylvania – Ellwood City: St. Elias ................................................................288

Pennsylvania – Hazleton: St. Joseph of Maramures .............................................289

Photographs: Canada ParishesAlberta – Calgary: St. Mary ..................................................................................290

Ontario – Kitchener: St. John ................................................................................291

Ontario – Toronto: St. George ...............................................................................292

Quebec – Montreal: Ascension/St. Parascheva .....................................................295

OtherBusiness Ads, Greetings, Memorial Dedications ..................................................296

Acknowledgements ...............................................................................................312

Departments / Offices / Institutions Directory ................................Inside back cover

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LEGENDĂExplicarea semnelor puse înaintea zilelor anului

(+) Arată praznicele mari, închinate: Sfintei Treimi, Mântuitorului, Sfântului Duh, Născătoarei de Dumnezeu; sărbătorile în cinstea: Înaintemergător-ului – Naşterea şi Tăierea capului, şi a Sfinţilor Apostoli Petru şi Pavel, la care se face priveghere mare.

+) Arată praznicele de mijloc ale sfinţilor, la care se face priveghere. + Arată praznicele de mijloc, la care nu se face priveghere, ci se cântă numai

polieleu. x) Arată praznicele mici, care au doxologie mare. x Arată praznicele mici, care au slujba pe şase.

(Dezlegare la peşte, ulei şi vin) = P,U,V(Dezlegare la ouă, lapte şi brânză)= O,L,B

Post

CAlENDAR

AND

TIPIC

lEGENDExplanation of the symbols placed before the days of the year.

(+) Indicates major feasts: Holy Trinity, the Savior, Holy Spirit, Birthgiver of God; feasts held in high honor: the Forerunner – Birth and Beheading, and of the Holy Apostles Peter & Paul, for which a vigil is celebrated.

+) Indicates middle feasts of the saints, for which a vigil is celebrated. + Indicates middle feasts, for which no vigil is celebrated but only the

Polyeleos is sung. x) Indicates lesser feasts, which include the Great Doxology. x Indicates lesser feasts, which at “Lord I Have Called” have only six

sticheras.Fish, Wine & Oil Allowed = (F,W,O)

Eggs, Milk & Cheese Allowed = (E,M,C)Fast

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I A N U A R I E(Gerar)

Ziua de 10 ore Noaptea de 14 ore

1 J (+) Tăierea împrejur cea după trup a Domnului. Sf. Ier. Vasile cel Mare (Anul Nou)

2 V Sf. Silvestru, Ep. Romei; Sf. Serghei; Cuv. Serafim de Sarov (Harți) 3 S Sf. Prooroc Maleahi; Sf. Mc. Gordie (Sâmbăta dinaintea Botezului Domnului) 4 D Soborul Sf. 70 de Apostoli; Cuv. Teoctist Duminica dinaintea Botezului Domnului. Ap. 2 Timotei 4, 5-8. Ev. Marcu 1, 1-8. Glas 5, voscr. 8. 5 L Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Teotempt şi Sf. Mc. Teona; Cuv. Sinclitichia (Ajunul Bobotezei

– post negru) 6 M (+) Botezul Domnului (Boboteaza) 7 M +) Soborul Sf. Prooroc Ioan Botezătorul şi Înaintemergătorul Domnului

(P,U,V) 8 J Cuv. Gheorghe Hozevitul; Cuv. Domnica 9 V Sf. Mc. Polieuct; Cuv. Eustratie 10 S Sf. Grigorie, Ep. Nisei; Sf. Ier. Dometian şi Marcian; Sf. Teofan Sihastrul; +)

Sf. Cuv. Antipa de la Calapodești (Sâmbăta după Botezul Domnului) 11 D + Cuv. Teodosie cel Mare, începătorul vieţii de obşte în Palestina

Duminica după Botezul Domnului. Ap. Efeseni 4,7-13. Ev. Matei 4, 12-17 (Începutul propovăduirii Domnului). Glas 6, voscr. 9. 12 L Sf. Mc. Tatiana diaconiţa şi Eutasia 13 M Sf. Mc. Ermil şi Stratonic; Sf. Mc. Ermil și Stratonic 14 M Cuv. Părinţi ucişi în Sinai şi Rait; Sf. Sava (Serbia) (Odovania Praznicului

Botezului Domnului) 15 J x Cuv. Pavel Tebeul şi Ioan Colibaşul 16 V x Închinarea cinstitului lanţ al Sf. Ap. Petru 17 S +) Cuv. Antonie cel Mare 18 D + Sf. Atanasie şi Chiril, Arhiepiscopii Alexandriei Duminica a 29-a după Rusalii. Ap. Coloseni 3,4-11. Ev. Luca 17,12-19 (celor 10 leproşi). Glas 7, voscr. 10. 19 L x Cuv. Macarie Egipteanul; Sf. Ier. Marcu din Efes; Sf. Mc. Eufrasia 20 M +) Cuv. Eftimie cel Mare; Sf. Mc. In, Pin și Rim; Sf. Mc. Vas și Eusebiu 21 M Cuv. Maxim Mărturisitorul; Sf. Mc. Neofit Evghenie, Valerian, Candid și

Achila 22 J x Sf. Ap. Timotei; Sf. Cuv. Mc. Anastasie Persul 23 V Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Clement al Ancirei; Sf. Mc. Agatanghel 24 S Cuv. Xenia; Sf. Mc. Vavila 25 D +) Sf. Ier. Grigorie Teologul; + Sf. Bretanion, Ep. Tomisului Duminica a 32-a după Rusalii; Ap. 1 Timotei 4, 9-15; Ev. Luca 19, 1-10 ( Zaheu). Glas 8, voscr. 11. 26 L Cuv. Xenofont, soţia sa Maria şi fiii lor, Arcadie şi Ioan 27 M + Aducerea moaştelor Sf. Ioan Gură de Aur 28 M x Cuv. Efrem şi Isaac Sirul; Cuv. Paladie din Antiochia; Cuv. Iacob Sihastrul 29 J Aducerea moaştelor Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Ignatie Teoforul 30 V +) Sf. Trei Ierarhi: Vasile cel Mare, Grigorie Teologul şi Ioan Gură de

Aur 31 S x Sf. Doctori fără de arginţi Chir şi Ioan

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F E B R U A R I E(Făurar)

Ziua de 11 ore Noaptea de 13 ore

1 D Sf. Mc. Trifon, Perpetua şi Felicitas (Înainteprăznuirea Întâmpinării Domnului)

Duminica a 33-a după Rusalii. Ap. 2 Timotei 3,10-15; Ev. Luca 18,10-14 (Vameşului şi Fariseului).Glas 1, voscr. 1 (Începutul Triodului). 2 L (+) Întâmpinarea Domnului 3 M x Sf. şi Dreptul Simeon; Sf. Proorociţă Ana; Sf. Nicolae din Japonia 4 M Cuv. Isidor Pelusiotul; Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Avramie (Harţi) 5 J Sf. Mc. Agata şi Teodula 6 V Sf. Vucol, Ep. Smirnei; Sf. Mc. Iulian, Fausta şi Fotie patriarhul (Harţi) 7 S Sf. Partenie, Ep. Lampsacului; Cuv. Luca; Sf. 1003 Mc. din Nicomidia 8 D x Sf. M. Mc. Teodor Stratilat; Sf. Prooroc Zaharia; Sf. Mc. surori Marta şi

Maria

Duminica a 34-a după Rusalii. Ap. 1 Corinteni 6, 12-20; Ev. Luca 15, 11-32 (Fiului Risipitor). Glas 2, voscr. 2. 9 L Sf. Mc. Nichifor; Sf. Sfinţiţi Mc. Marcel şi Pangratie; Sf. Petru Damaschin

(Odovania Praznicului Întâmpinării Domnului) 10 M Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Haralambie; Sf. Mc. Valentina 11 M Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Vlasie, Ep. Sevastiei; Sf. Teodora împărăteasa 12 J Sf. Meletie, Arhiep. Antiohiei; Sf. Antonie, Patr. Constantinopolului 13 V Cuv. Martinian; Sf. Ap. şi Mc. Acvila şi soţia sa Priscila 14 S Cuv. Auxenţiu, Maron şi Avraam (Pomenirea morţilor - Moşii de iarnă) 15 D Sf. Ap. Onisim; Sf. Mc. Maior Duminica Lăsatului sec de carne. Ap. 1 Corinteni 8,8-13; 9,1-2; Ev. Matei 25,31-46 (Înfricoşătoarei Judecăţi).Glas 3, voscr. 3. 16 L Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Pamfil; Sf. Mc. Valentin (O,L,B) 17 M Sf. M. Mc. Teodor Tiron; Sf. Mariamna (O,L,B) 18 M Sf. Leon, Ep. Romei; Sf. Agapit, Ep. Sinadei; Flavian Mărturisitorul (O,L,B) 19 J Sf. Ap. Arhip, Filimon şi soţia sa, Apfia (O,L,B) 20 V Sf. Leon, Ep. Cataniei; Sf. Agaton, Ep. Romei; Cuv. Visarion (O,L,B) 21 S Cuv. Timotei; Sf. Eustatie, Ep. Antiohiei (O,L,B) 22 D Aflarea moaştelor Sf. Mc. din Evghenia (O,L,B) Duminica Lăsatului sec de brânză. Ap. Romani 13,11-14; 14,1-4; Ev. Matei 6,14-21 (Izgonirii lui Adam din Rai). Glas 4, voscr. 4. 23 L Sf. Mc. Policarp, Ep. Smirnei (Începutul Postului Mare ) (Canonul cel Mare,

partea I) 24 M +) Întâia şi a doua aflare a Capului Sf. Ioan Înaintemergătorul şi

Botezătorul Domnului (Canonul cel Mare, partea a II-a) 25 M Sf. Tarasie, Arhiep. Constantinopolului; Sf. Mc. Alexandru şi Ipatie (Canonul

cel Mare, partea a III-a) 26 J Sf. Porfirie, Arhiep. Gazei; Sf. Mc. Fotini (Canonul cel Mare, partea a IV-a) 27 V Cuv. Mărt. Procopie şi Talaleu; +) Sf. Raphael, Ep. din Brooklyn 28 S +) Cuv. Ioan Casian Romanul și Gherman din Dobrogea; Cuv. Vasile

Mărturisitorul (Sâmbăta Sf. Teodor - Pomenirea morţilor) (U,V)

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M A R T I E(Mărţişor)

Ziua de 12 ore Noaptea de 12 ore

1 D Cuv. Mc. Evdochia (U,V)

Duminica 1-a din Post (a Ortodoxiei). Ap. Evrei 11, 24-26; 32-40; Ev. Ioan 1, 43-51. Glas 5, voscr. 5. 2 L Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Teodot; Sf. Mc. Isihie şi Nestor 3 M Sf. Mc. Eutropiu, Cleonic şi Vasilisc 4 M Cuv. Gherasim de la Iordan; Sf. Mc. Pavel şi Iuliana, sora lui 5 J Sf. Mc. Conon din Isauria și Conon Grădinarul; Sf. Cuv. Marcu Pustnicul; +)

Sf. Nicholai (Velimirovic) 6 V Sf. 42 de Mc. din Amoreea 7 S Sf. Sfinții Mc. Efrem, Episcopul Tomisului; Vasilevs, Evghenie, Agatodor,

Capiton, Elpidie și Eterie, Episcopii din Cherson (Pomenirea morţilor) (U,V) 8 D Cuv. Teofilact Mărt.; Sf. Ier. Pavel Mărt. (U,V)

Duminica a 2-a din Post (a Sf. Grigorie Palama). Martiri ai Prigoanei comuniste. Ap. Evrei 1,10-14; 2,1-3; Evrei 7,26-28; 8,1-2. Ev. Marcu 2,1-12 (Vindecarea Slăbănogului din Capernaum); Ioan 10,9-16. Glas 6, voscr. 6. 9 L +) Sf. 40 de Mc. din Sevastia 10 M Sf. Mc. Codrat, Ciprian şi Dionisie 11 M Sf. Sofronie, Patr. Ierusalimului 12 J Cuv. Teofan Mărt.; Sf. Grigorie Dialogul, Ep. Romei; Sf. Simeon Noul Teolog 13 V Aducerea moaştelor Sf. Nichifor, Patr. Constantinopolului 14 S Cuv. Benedict din Nursia; Sf. Mc. Alexandru preotul (Pomenirea morţilor)

(U,V) 15 D Sf. Mc. Agapie, Plisie şi Tirmolau (U,V)Duminica a 3-a din Post (a Sf. Cruci). Ap. Evrei 4,14-16; 5,1-6. Ev. Marcu 8,34-38; 9,1. Glas 7, voscr. 7. 16 L Sf. Mc. Sabin Egipteanul, Papa şi Roman 17 M Cuv. Alexie, omul lui Dumnezeu; Sf. Mc. Marin 18 M Sf. Chiril, Arhiep. Ierusalimului 19 J Sf. Mc. Hrisant & Daria 20 V Cuv. Mc. ucişi în Mânăstirea Sf. Sava cel Sfinţit 21 S Sf. Ier. Iacob Mărt.; Sf. Ier. Toma; Cuv. Serapion (Pomenirea morţilor) (U,V) 22 D Sf. Cuv. Mc. Vasile, pr. din Ancira (U,V)Duminica a 4-a din Post (a Sf. Ioan Scărarul). Ap. Evrei 6,13-20; Efeseni 5,8-19. Ev. Marcu 9,17-32 (Vindecarea fiului lunatic); Matei 4,25; 5,1-12. Glas 8, voscr. 8. 23 L Sf. Cuv. Mc. Nicon şi cei 199 ucenici ai lui 24 M x Cuv. Zaharia; Sf. Mc. Luca (Înainteprăznuirea Bunei Vestiri) 25 M (+) Buna Vestire (Blagovestania) (P,U,V) (Denia Canonului cel Mare) 26 J x Soborul Arhanghelului Gavriil; Sf.Mc.Montanus, preotul și soția sa, Maxima

(Odovania Praznicului Bunei Vestiri) 27 V Sf. Mc. Matroana din Tesalonic (Denia Acatistului Născătoarei de Dumnezeu) 28 S Cuv. Ilarion cel Nou; Cuv. Ştefan, făcătorul de minuni (Pomenirea morţilor)

(U,V) 29 D Cuv. Mc. Marcu, Ep. Aretuselor; Sf. Mc. Chiril diac. (U,V)Duminica a 5-a din Post (a Cuv. Maria Egipteanca). Ap. Evrei 9,11-14; Galateni 3,23-29. Ev. Marcu 10, 32-45; Luca 7,36-50. Glas 1, voscr. 9. 30 L Sf. Cuv. Ioan Scărarul; Sf. Euvula, mama Sf. Pantelimon 31 M +) Sf. Inochentie din Alaska; Sf. Mc. Ipatie; Cinstitul Iosif cel cu bun chip

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A P R I l I E(Prier)

Ziua de 13 ore Noaptea de 11 ore

1 M Cuv. Maria Egipteanca 2 J Cuv. Tit, făcătorul de minuni; Sf. Mc. Amfian şi Edesie 3 V Cuv. Nichita Mărt. 4 S Cuv. Iosif, imnograful (Sâmbăta lui Lazăr - Pomenirea morţilor) (U,V) 5 D (+) Intrarea Domnului în Ierusalim. Sf. Mc. Agatopod și Teodul (Denie) (P,U,V) Duminica a 6-a din Post (a Floriilor - Stâlpărilor). Ap. Filipeni 4,4-9. Ev. Ioan 12,1-18. Urmează Triodul. 6 L Sf. şi Marea Luni. Sf. Sfințit Mc. Irineu, Episcop de Sirmium; Sf. Eutihie, Patr.

Constantinopolului (Denie) 7 M Sf. şi Marea Marţi. +) Sf. Tikhon, Luminătorul Americii de nord; Sf. Mc.

Gheorghe Mărt., Ep. Mitilenei; Sf. Mc. Caliopie, Achilina; Sava cel nou din Tracia; Sf. Nil din Sora (Denie)

8 M Sf. şi Marea Miercuri. Sf. Ap. Irodion; Celestin, papa Romei (Sf. Maslu - Denie) 9 J Sf. şi Marea Joi. Sf. Mc. Eupsihie din Cezareea; Sf. Mc. Vadim arhim. (Denia

celor 12 Evanghelii) 10 V Sf. şi Marea Vineri. Sf. Mc. Terentie şi Pompie (Ceasurile Împărăteşti. Vecernia.

Denia Prohodului Domnului.) (Post negru) 11 S Sf. şi Marea Sâmbătă. +) Sf. Ier. Calinic de la Cernica, episcopul Râmnicului;

Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Antipa (Post negru) 12 D (+) Învierea Domnului (Sfintele Paşti). +) Sf. Mc. Sava de la Buzău; Sf. Ier.

Vasile Mărt. Duminica Sfintei Învieri a Domnului Dumnezeului şi Mântuitorului nostru Iisus Hristos. Ap. Fapte 1,1-8. Ev. Ioan 1,1-17. Urmează Penticostarul. 13 L (+) A doua zi de Paşti. Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Artemon şi Mc. Chintilian 14 M (+) A treia zi de Paşti. Sf. Martin Mărt.; +) Sf. Ier. Pahomie de la Gledin, Episcopul

Romanului 15 M Sf. Ap. Aristarh, Pud şi Trofim (Harți) 16 J Sf. Mc. fecioare Agapia, Irina şi Hionia 17 V (+) Izvorul Tămăduirii. Sf. Mc. Simeon, Ep. Persiei; Sf. Acachie, Ep. Melitinei

(Harți) 18 S Cuv. Ioan, ucenicul Sf. Grigorie Decapolitul; Sf. Cosma, Ep. Calcedonului 19 D Cuv. Ioan Paleolavritul

Duminica a 2-a după Paşti (a Sf. Ap. Toma). Ap. Fapte 5,12-20. Ev. Ioan 20,19-31. Glas 1, voscr. 1. 20 L +) Sf. Teotim, Ep. Tomisului; Cuv. Teodor Trihina 21 M Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Ianuarie; Sf. Mc. Alexandra; Sf. Mc. Filipia 22 M Sf. Teodor Sicheotul; Sf. Ap. Natanael (P,U,V) 23 J +) Sf. M. Mc. Gheorghe, Purtătorul de biruinţă 24 V +) Sf. Ier. Mărt.: Ilie Iorest, Sava Brancovici și Simeon Ștefan, mitropoliții

Transilvaniei; Sf. Ier. Iosif Mărt. din Maramureş; Sf. Mc. Pasicrat și Valentin; Sf. Mc. Sava; Cuv. Elisabeta (P,U,V)

25 S + Sf. Ap. şi Ev. Marcu; +) Cuv. Vasile de la Poiana Mărului 26 D Sf. Mc. Vasile, Ep. Amasiei; +Sf. Mc. Chiril, Chindeu si Tasie din Axiopolis

(Cernavodă)Duminica a 3-a după Paşti (a Mironosiţelor). Ap. Fapte 6,1-7. Ev. Marcu 15,43-47; 16,1-8. Glas 2, voscr. 4. 27 L Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Simeon, ruda Domnului 28 M Sf. Ap. Iason şi Sosipatru; Sf. Mc. Maxim, Cvintilian și Dadas din Ozovia 29 M Sf. 9 Mc. din Cizic; Cuv. Memnon Mărt. (P,U,V) 30 J Sf. Ap. Iacob, fiul lui Zevedeu şi fratele Sf. Ioan Evanghelistul

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M A I(Florar)

Ziua de 14 ore Noaptea de 10 ore

1 V Sf. Prooroc Ieremia; Cuv. Isidora (P,U,V) 2 S ... x Aducerea moaştelor Sf. Atanasie cel Mare; +) Sf. Ier. Atanasie al III-lea,

Patr. Constantinopolului 3 D Sf. Mc. Timotei şi soţia sa Mavra; +) Sf. Cuv. Ir odion de la lainici

Duminica a 4-a după Paşti. Ap. Fapte 9,32-42. Ev. Ioan 5,1-15 (Slăbănogului de la Vitezda). Glas 3, voscr. 5. 4 L Sf. Mc. Pelaghia; Cuv. Valerian 5 M Sf. M. Mc. Irina; Sf. Mc. Neofit şi Gaie 6 M Sf. şi Dreptul Iov (P,U,V) (Înjumătăţirea praznicului Cincizecimii) 7 J Arătarea semnului Sf. Cruci pe cer la Ierusalim; +) Sf. Alexis Toth din Minneapolis 8 V +) Sf. Ap. şi Ev. Ioan; Cuv. Arsenie cel Mare (P,U,V) 9 S Aducerea moaştelor Sf. Ier. Nicolae la Bari; Sf. Prooroc Isaia 10 D Sf. Ap. Simon Zilotul; Sf. Mc. Alfeu, Filadelf și CiprianDuminica a 5-a după Paşti. Ap. Fapte 11,19-30. Ev. Ioan 4,5-42 (Samarinencii). Glas 4, voscr. 7. 11 L Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Mochie; Sf. Chiril şi Metodie, apostolii slavilor 12 M +) Sf. Mc. Ioan Valahul; Sf. Epifanie, Arhiep. Ciprului; Sf. Gherman, Patr.

Constantinopolului 13 M Sf. Mc. Glicheria; Cuv. Serghie Mărt. (P,U,V) 14 J Sf. Mc. Isidor; Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Terapont 15 V x Cuv. Pahomie cel Mare; Cuv. Ahile, Ep. Larisei (P,U,V) 16 S Cuv. Teodor cel Sfinţit 17 D Sf. Ap. Andronic și Sf. Iunia din cei 70Duminica a 6-a după Paşti. Ap. Fapte 16,16-34. Ev. Ioan 9,1-38 (Orbului din naştere). Glas 5, voscr. 8. 18 L Sf. Mc. Petru, Dionisie şi Veniamin; Sf. Mc. Teodot şi cele 7 Sf. Mc. fecioare 19 M Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Patrichie; Sf. Mc. Chiriachi 20 M Sf. Mc. Talaleu (P,U,V) (Odovania Praznicului Învierii Domnului) 21 J (+) Înălţarea Domnului (Ziua Eroilor). +) Sf. Împăraţi, întocmai cu Apostolii,

Constantin şi mama sa Elena 22 V Sf. Mc. Vasilisc şi Marcel (P,U,V) 23 S Cuv. Mihail Mărt., Ep. Sinadei 24 D Cuv. Simion Stâlpnicul, cel din Muntele Minunat; Sf. Mc. Marciana Duminica a 7-a după Paşti (a Sf. Părinţi de la Sinodul I Ecumenic). Ap. Fapte 20,16-18; 28-36. Ev. Ioan 17,1-13. Glas 6, voscr. 10. 25 L + A treia aflare a Capului Sf. Prooroc Ioan Botezătorul 26 M Sf. Ap. Carp şi Alfeu, din cei 70 27 M Sf. Mc. Iuliu Veteranul; Sf. Sfinţiţi Mc. Terapont, Ep. Sardei; Sf. Ioan Rusul

(P,U,V) 28 J Cuv. Nichita Mărt., Ep. Calcedonului; Sf. Eladie şi Eliconida 29 V Sf. Mc. Teodosia, fecioara; Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Olivian şi Alexandru; Împăratul

Constantin XII (Odovania Praznicului Înălțării Domnului) (P,U,V) 30 S Cuv. Isaachie Mărt. şi Varlaam; Sf. Mc. Natalie (Pomenirea morţilor - Moşii de

vară) 31 D (+) Pogorarea Duhului Sfant. Sf. Ap. Ermiadin unul din cei 70; Sf. Mc. Ermie,

Eusebiu şi Haralambie Duminica a 8-a după Paşti (Duminica Mare a Rusaliilor - Cincizecimii). Ap. Fapte 2,1-11. Ev. Ioan 7,37-53; 8,12. Urmează Penticostarul.

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I U N I E(Cireşar)

Ziua de 15 ore Noaptea de 9 ore

1 L (+) Sf. Treime. Sf. Mc. Iustin Martirul şi Filosoful; Sf. Mc. Hariton, Firm și Valerian

2 M +) Sf. M. Mc. Ioan cel Nou de la Suceava 3 M Sf. Mc. Luchilian, Ipatie, Pavel şi Paula. Sf. Kevin, stareţul din Glendalough

(Harti) 4 J +) Sf. Mc.: Zotic, Atal, Camasie şi Filip de la Niculiţel; Sf. Mitrofan, Patr.

Constantinopolului 5 V Sf. Mc. Dorotei, Ep. Tirului; Dorotei din Gaza (Harti) 6 S Cuv. Visarion şi Ilarion cel Nou (Odovania Praznicului Rusaliilor) 7 D Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Teodot; Sf. Mc. Zenaida; Cuv. Sebastiana

Duminica 1-a după Rusalii (a Tuturor Sfinţilor). Ap. Evrei 11,33-40; 12,1-2. Ev. Matei 10,32-35; 37-38; 19,27-30. Glas 8, voscr. 1. 8 L x Sf. Martiri Nicandru şi Marcian; Aducerea moaştelor Sf. M. Mc. Teodor

Stratilat (Începutul Postului Sf. Ap. Petru şi Pavel) 9 M Sf. Chiril Arhiepiscopul Alexandriei (U,V) 10 M Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Timotei; Sf. Mc. Alexandru şi Antonina 11 J Sf. Ap. Vartolomeu şi Varnava; Sf. Mitrofan şi mucenicii ortodocşi din China

(U,V) 12 V Cuv. Onufrie cel Mare; Cuv. Petru Atonitul 13 S Sf. Mc. Achilina; Sf. Trifilie, Ep. din Cipru (P,U,V) 14 D Sf. Prooroc Elisei; Sf. Metodie, Patr. Constantinopolului (P,U,V)Duminica 2-a după Rusalii (a Sfinţilor Americani şi Români). Ap. Romani 2,10-16. Ev. Matei 4,18-23 (Chemarea primilor Apostoli). Glas 1, voscr. 2. 15 L Sf. Prooroc Amos; Sf. Mc. Isihie; Fer. Ieronim; Fer. Augustin (U,V) 16 M Sf. Tihon, Ep. Amatundei, făcătorul de minuni (U,V) 17 M Sf. Mc. Manuel, Savel şi Ismael 18 J Sf. Mc. Leontie, Ipatie şi Teodul (U,V) 19 V Sf. Ap. Iuda, ruda Domnului; Cuv. Paisie cel Mare 20 S Sf. Mc. Metodie; Sf. Calist, Patr. Constantinopolului (P,U,V) 21 D Sf. Mc. Iulian din Tars şi Afrodisie (P,U,V)Duminica a 3-a după Rusalii. Romani 5, 1-10; Ev. Matei 6, 22-33 (Despre grijile vieţii). Glas 2, voscr. 3. 22 L +) Sf. Ier. Grigorie Dascălu, Mitr. Ţării Româneşti; Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Eusebie;

Sf. Mc. Zenon şi Zina (U,V) 23 M Sf. Mc. Agripina; Sf. Mc. Aristocleu, preotul (U,V) 24 M (+) Naşterea Sf. Ioan Botezătorul. +) Sf. Niceta de Remesiana (P,U,V) 25 J Sf. M. Mc. Fevronia; Sf. Mc. Orentie cu fraţii săi; Sf. Mc. Livia (U,V) 26 V Cuv. David din Tesalonic 27 S Cuv. Samson, primitorul de străini (P,U,V) 28 D Aflarea moaştelor Sf. Mc. doctori fără de arginţi, Chir şi Ioan; Sf. Mc. Papia

(P,U,V)Duminica 4-a după Rusalii. Ap. Romani 6,18-23. Ev. Matei 8,5-13 (Vindecarea slugii sutaşului). Glas 3, voscr. 4. 29 L (+) Sfinții Apostoli Petru şi Pavel 30 M + Soborul celor 12 Sf. Ap.; +) Sf. Ier. Ghelasie de la Râmeţ

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Ziua de 14 ore Noaptea de 10 ore

1 M +) Sf. Ier. Leontie de la Rădăuţi; Sf. Mc. doctori fără de arginţi, Cosma şi Damian de la Roma

2 J +) Sf. Voievod Ştefan cel Mare si Sfant; x Așezarea veşmântului Născătoarei de Dumnezeu în Vlaherne

3 V Sf. Mc. Iachint; Sf. Anatolie, Patr. Constantinopolului 4 S Sf. Andrei, Arhiep. Cretei; Cuv. Marta 5 D + Cuv. Atanasie Atonitul; Cuv. Lampadie Duminica 5-a după Rusalii. Ap. Romani 10, 1-10. Ev. Matei 8, 28-34; 9,1 (Vindecarea celor 2 demonizaţi din Gadara). Glas 4, voscr. 5. 6 L Cuv. Sisoe cel Mare; Sf. Mc. Lucia 7 M Sf. M. Mc. Chiriachi; Cuv. Toma din Maleon şi Acachie Sinaitul 8 M x Sf. M. Mc. Procopie şi Teodosia; + Sf. Mc. Epictet, preotul și Astion, monahul 9 J Sf. Sfinţiţi Mc. Pangratie şi Chiril; Sf. Mc. Andrei şi Prov 10 V Sf. 45 de Mc. din Nicopolea Armeniei 11 S x Sf. M. Mc. Eufimia; Sf. Marcian; Sf. Olga, împărăteasa Rusiei 12 D Sf. Mc. Proclu şi Ilarie; Sf. Veronica Duminica a 6-a după Rusalii. Ap. Romani 12,6-14. Ev. Matei 9,1-8 (Vindecarea Slăbănogului din Capernaum). Glas 5, voscr. 6. 13 L x Soborul Sf. Arhanghel Gavriil; Cuv. Ştefan Savaitul 14 M Sf. Ap. Achila; Sf. Mc. Just şi Iraclie 15 M x Sf. Mc. Chiric şi Iulita; Sf. Vladimir, Luminătorul Rusiei 16 J Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Atinoghen cu cei 10 ucenici ai săi 17 V x Sf. M. Mc. Marina; Sf. Ier. Eufrasie 18 S +) Sf. Mc. Emilian de la Durostor; Sf. Mc. Iachint, Pavel şi Valentina 19 D Cuv. Macrina, sora Sf. Vasile cel Mare; Cuv. Die; Aflarea moaștelor Sf. Cuv.

Serafim de SarovDuminica a 7-a după Rusalii. (a Sf. Părinți de la Sinodul IV Ecumenic). Ap. Romani 15,1-7. Evrei 13:7-16; Ev. Matei 9,27-35 (Vindecarea a doi orbi şi a unui mut din Capernaum); Ioan 17,1-13.1. Glas 6, voscr. 7. 20 L +) Sf. Măritul Prooroc Ilie Tesviteanul; Maica Maria (Skobtsova) din Paris

şi cei dimpreună cu ea 21 M Cuv. Simeon şi Ioan Pustnicul; Sf. Prooroc Iezechiel; +) Cuv. Rafail şi

Partenie de la Agapia 22 M x Sf. Mironosiţă, întocmai cu Apostolii, Maria Magdalena 23 J Sf. Mc. Ier. Apolinarie; Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Foca; Sf. Mc. Trofim şi Teofil 24 V x Sf. M. Mc. Hristina; Sf. Mc. Ermoghen; Sf. Mc. Boris şi Gleb 25 S + Adormirea Sf. Ana, mama Maicii Domnului 26 D Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Ermolae; Sf. Cuv. Mc. Paraschevi din Roma; +) Sf. Cuv.

Ioanichie cel Nou de la Muscel; +) Sf. Iacob din Alaska

Duminica a 8-a după Rusalii. Ap. 1 Corinteni 1,10-17. Ev. Matei 14,14-22 (Înmulţirea pâinilor). Glas 7, voscr. 8. 27 L +) Sf. M. Mc. şi Tămăduitor Pantelimon; Sf. Clement din Ohrid 28 M Sf. Ap. şi diac. Prohor, Nicanor, Timon şi Parmena 29 M Sf. Mc. Calinic; Sf. Mc. Teodota cu fiii săi 30 J Sf. Ap. Sila, Silvan, Crescent şi Andronic 31 V x Sf. şi Dreptul Evdochim; Sf. Iosif din Arimateea

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A U G U S T(Gustar)

Ziua de 13 ore Noaptea de 11 ore

1 S x) Scoaterea Sf. Cruci; Sf. 7 Mc. Macabei cu maicii lor Solomonia și Dreptul Eleazar (U,V) (Inceputul Postului Adormirii Maicii Domnului)

2 D Aducerea moaştelor Sf. Întâiul Mc. şi Arhid. Ştefan; Binecredinciosul Împărat Justinian (U,V)

Duminica a 9-a după Rusalii. Ap. 1 Corinteni 3,9-17. Ev. Matei 14,22-34 (Umblarea pe mare - potolirea furtunii). Glas 8, voscr. 9. 3 L Cuv. Isaachie, Dalmat şi Faust; Sf. Mironosiţă Salomeea 4 M Sf. 7 tineri din Efes; Cuv. Mc. Evdochia 5 M +) Cuv. Ioan Iacob de la Neamţ (Hozevitul); x Sf. Mc. Evsignie (Înainteprăznuirea

Schimbării la Faţă a Domnului) 6 J (+) Schimbarea la Faţă a Domnului (P,U,V) 7 V +) Cuv. Teodora de la Sihla; Sf. Mc. Dometie Persul 8 S Sf. Emilian Mărt., Ep. Cizicului; Sf. Miron, Ep. Cretei; Sf. Grigorie Sinaitul (U,V) 9 D x) Sf. Ap. Matia; Sf. Mc. Antonin; +) Canonizarea Sf. Gherman din Alaska (U,V)

Duminica a 10-a după Rusalii. Ap. 1 Corinteni 4,9-16. Ev. Matei 17,14-23 (Vindecarea lunaticului). Glas 1, voscr. 10.10 L Sf. Mc. Arhid. Lavrentie; Sf. Mc. Xist, Ep. Romei, şi Ipolit 11 M +) Sf. Mc. Nifon, Patr. Constantinopolului; Sf. M. Mc. Evplu, arhid. 12 M Sf. Mc. Fotie şi Anichit; Sf. Cuv. Palamon 13 J Mutarea moaştelor Cuv. Maxim Mărt.; Sf. Mc. Ipolit din Roma (Odovania Schimbării

la Faţă) 14 V x Sf. Prooroc Miheia; Sf. Mc. Marcel şi Ursichie (Prohodul Maicii Domnului)

(Înainteprăznuirea Adormirii Maicii Domnului) 15 S (+) Adormirea Maicii Domnului 16 D Sf. Mahramă a Domnului de la Edesa; +) Sf. Martiri Brâncoveni Constantin Vodă

cu cei 4 fii ai săi: Constantin, Ştefan, Radu, Matei şi sfetnicul Ianache; +) Cuv. Iosif de la Văratec

Duminica a 11-a după Rusalii. Ap. 1 Corinteni 9, 2-12; Ev. Matei 18, 23-35 (Pilda datornicului nemilostiv). Glas 2, voscr. 11. 17 L Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Miron; Sf. Mc. Straton, Ciprian şi Tirs 18 M Sf. Mc. Flor, Lavru şi Polien 19 M Sf. Mc. Andrei Stratilat; Cuv. Timotei şi Agapie 20 J Sf. Prooroc Samuel; Sf. Mc. Eliodor 21 V Sf. Ap. Tadeu; Sf. Mc. Vasa şi copiii ei; Sf. Mc. Donat, diaconul, Romul, preotul, Silvan,

diaconul și Venust 22 S Sf. Mc. Agatonic, Antuza, Zotic, Irineu şi Or 23 D Sf. Mc. Lup; Sf. Sfinţit Mc.Irineu,episcopul; Cuv.Calinic (Odovania Adormirii Maicii

Domnului)

Duminica a 12-a după Rusalii. Ap. 1 Corinteni 15,1-11; Ev. Matei 19, 16-26 (Tânărul bogat). Glas 3, voscr. 1. 24 L Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Eutihie; Sf. Mc. Tation 25 M x Aducerea moaştelor Sf. Ap. Bartolomeu; Sf. Ap. Tit 26 M Sf. Mc. Adrian şi Natalia, soţia sa 27 J Cuv. Pimen; Sf. Mc. Eutalia, Fanurie şi Osie, Ep. Cordovei 28 V Cuv. Moise Etiopianul; Sf. Mc. Diomid; Sf. Ana Proorociţa, fiica lui Fanuel 29 S (+) Tăierea Capului Sf. Prooroc Ioan Botezătorul (Post negru) 30 D Sf. Ier. Alexandru, Ioan şi Pavel cel Nou, Patr. Constantinopolului; Cuv. Fantin; +) Sf.

Ier. Varlaam, Mitr. Moldovei și Ioan de la Râşca şi Secu, ep. RomanuluiDuminica a 13-a după Rusalii. Ap. 1 Corinteni 16,13-24; Ev. Matei 21,33-44 (Pilda lucrătorilor răi). Glas 4, voscr. 2. 31 L x) Așezarea în raclă a brâului Maicii Domnului; Sf. 366 de Mc. din Nicomidia; Sf.

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S E P T E M B R I E(Răpciune)

Ziua de 12 ore Noaptea de 12 ore

1 M +) Cuv. Dionisie Exiguul. Cuv. Simeon Stâlpnicul şi Marta, mama sa (Începutul anului bisericesc)

2 M Sf. Mc. Mamant; Sf. Ier. Ioan Postitorul, Patr. Constantinopolului 3 J Sf. Mc. Antim, Ep. Nicomidiei; Cuv. Teoctist 4 V Sf. Mc. Vavila, Ep. Antiohiei; Sf. Prooroc Moise 5 S Sf. Prooroc Zaharia şi Sf. Elisabeta, părinţii Sf. Ioan Botezătorul; Sf. Mc. Urban 6 D Pomenirea minunii Sf. Arhanghel Mihail în Colose Duminica a 14-a după Rusalii. Ap. 2 Corinteni 1,21-24; 2,1-4. Ev. Matei 22,1-14 (Pilda nunții fiului de împărat). Glas 5, voscr. 3. 7 L Sf. Mc. Sozont; +) Sf. Cuv. Simeon şi Amfilohie de la Pângăraţi (Înainteprăznuirea

Naşterii Maicii Domnului ) 8 M (+) Naşterea Maicii Domnului 9 M x Sf. şi Drepţii părinţi Ioachim şi Ana; +) Sf. Cuv. Onufrie de la Vorona și Chiriac

de la Tazlău 10 J Sf. Mc. Minodora, Mitrodora şi Nimfodora 11 V Cuv. Teodora din Alexandria; Cuv. Eufrosin 12 S Sf. Mc. Autonom, Macedonie şi Teodul (Odovania Praznicului Naşterii Maicii

Domnului) (Sâmbăta dinaintea Înălțării Sfintei Cruci) 13 D Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Corneliu Sutaşul și Ciprian, ep. Cartaginei; + Cuv. Ioan de la

Prislop; Sf. Mc. din Dobrogea: Macrobie, Gordian, Ilie, Zotic, Lucian și Valerian (Înainteprăznuirea Înălţării Sf. Cruci)

Duminica dinaintea Înălţării Sf. Cruci. Ap. Galateni 6,11-18. Ev. Ioan 3,13-17 (Convorbirea lui Iisus cu Nicodim). Glas 6, voscr. 4. 14 L (+) Înălţarea Sf. Cruci (Post Negru) 15 M +) Sf. Ier. Iosif cel Nou de la Partoş, mitropolitul Banatului; Sf. M. Mc. Nichita

Romanul; Sf. Ier. Visarion, Episcopul Larisei. 16 M Sf. M. Mc. Eufimia; Sf. Mc. Meletina 17 J Sf. Mc. Sofia şi fiicele sale: Pistis, Elpis şi Agapi 18 V Sf. Eumenie, Ep. Gortinei; Sf. Mc. Ariadna 19 S Sf. Mc. Trofim, Savatie şi Dorimedont (Sâmbăta după Înălțarea Sfintei Cruci) 20 D Sf. M. Mc. Eustatie şi soţia sa Teopista cu cei 2 fii: Agapie şi Teopist Duminica după Înălţarea Sf. Cruci. Ap. Galateni 2,16-20. Ev. Marcu 8,34-38; 9,1 (Luarea Crucii şi urmarea lui Hristos). Glas 7, voscr. 5. 21 L Sf. Ap. Codrat; Sf. Prooroc Iona (Odovania Praznicului Înălţării Sf. Cruci) 22 M +) Sf. Ier. Mc. Teodosie de la M-rea Brazi, mitropolitul Moldovei; Sf. Sfinţit

Mc. Foca; Sf. Mc. Isaac; Sf. Martin 23 M + Zămislirea Sf. Prooroc Ioan Botezătorul 24 J Sf. M. Mc., întocmai cu apostolii, Tecla; +) Sf. Mc. Petru Aleutinul şi Iuvenalie

din Alaska; Cuv. Siluan Atonitul 25 V Cuv. Eufrosina; Cuv. Pafnutie Egipteanul; Cuv. Serghie de la Radonej 26 S +) Adormirea Sf. Ap. şi Ev. Ioan; +) Sf. Voievod Neagoe Basarab; Dreptul

Ghedeon 27 D +) Sf. Ier. Martir Antim Ivireanul, mitropolitul Țării Românești; Sf. Mc.

Calistrat şi Epiharia Duminica a 18-a după Rusalii. Ap. 2 Corinteni 9, 6-11; Ev. Luca 5, 1-11 (Pescuirea minunată). Glas 8, voscr. 6. 28 L + Cuv. Hariton Mărt.; Sf. Prooroc Baruh 29 M x Cuv. Chiriac Sihastrul; Sf. Mc. Petronia 30 M x Sf. Mc. Grigorie Luminătorul, Ep. Armeniei; Sf. Mc. Ripsimia

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Ziua de 11 ore Noaptea de 13 ore

1 J +) Acoperământul Maicii Domnului; Sf. Ap. Anania; Cuv. Roman Melodul; +) Sf. Cuv. Iosif și Chiriac de la Bisericani

2 V x Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Ciprian; Sf. Mc. Iustina, fecioara; Sf. Cuv. Teofil și Andrei cel nebun pentru Hristos

3 S x Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Dionisie Areopagitul; Sf. Mc. Teoctist 4 D Sf. Mc. Ierotei, Ep. Atenei; Sf. Mc. Domnina, Audact și CalistenaDuminica a 19-a după Rusalii. Ap. 2 Corinteni 11,31-33; 12,1-9. Ev. Luca 6,31-36 (Predica de pe munte - iubirea vrăjmaşilor). Glas 1, voscr. 7. 5 L Sf. Mc. Haritina şi Mamelta 6 M +) Canonizarea Sf. Inochentie, Apostol către America; + Sf. Ap. Toma; Sf. Mc.

Erotiida 7 M + Sf. M. Mc. Serghie şi Vah; Sf. Sfințiți Mc. Iulian preotul, Chesarie diaconul şi

Polihronie 8 J Sf. Cuv. Pelaghia şi Taisia 9 V + Sf. Ap. Iacob al lui Alfeu; Cuv. Andronic şi Atanasia 10 S Sf. Mc. Evlampie şi Evlampia, sora lui; Sf. Cuv. Vasian și Teofil Mărt. 11 D Sf. Ap. Filip, unul din cei 7 diac.; Cuv. Teofan Mărt.; Sf. Mc. Zinaida și Filonida Duminica a 21-a după Rusalii (a Sf. Părinţi de la Sinodul VII Ecumenic). Ap. Galateni 2,16-20; Tit 3,8-15. Ev. Luca 8,5-15 (Pilda Semănătorului); Ioan 17,1-13. Glas 2, voscr. 8. 12 L Sf. Mc. Prov, Tarah şi Andronic; Sf. Cosma episcopul 13 M Sf. Mc. Carp, Papil, Agatodor, Agatonica şi Florentie 14 M +) Sf. Cuv. Parascheva de la Iaşi; Sf. Mc. Nazarie, Ghervasie, Protasiei, Chelsie

și Silvan 15 J Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Luchian preotul; Sf. Ier. Savin şi Vars, Ep. 16 V Sf. Mc. Longhin Sutaşul; Sf. Cuv. Mal 17 S Sf. Prooroc Osea; Cuv. Mc. Andrei Criteanul 18 D + Sf. Ap. şi Ev. Luca; Sf. Mc. Marin cel Bătrân Duminica a 20-a după Rusalii Ap. Galateni 1,11-19. Ev. Luca 7,11-16 (Învierea fiului văduvei din Nain). Glas 3, voscr. 9. 19 L Sf. Prooroc Ioil; Sf. Mc. Uar, Felix preotul și Eusebiu diaconul; Sf. Cuv. Ioan de

la Rila 20 M x Sf. M. Mc. Artemie; Sf. Cuv. Matroana și Gherasim cel Nou 21 M +) Cuv. Mărt. Visarion, Sofronie şi Sf. Mc. Oprea; Sf. Pr. Mărt. Ioan din Galeş

şi Moise Măcinic din Sibiei; Cuv. Ilarion cel Mare 22 J Sf. Ier., întocmai cu apostolii, Averchie, ep. Ierapolei; Sf. 7 tineri din Efes 23 V + Sf. Ap. Iacov, ruda Domnului; Sf. Ignatie, Patr. Constantinopolului 24 S Sf. M. Mc. Areta; Sf. Mc. Sevastiana şi Valentin; Cuv. Proclu 25 D Sf. Mc. Marcian şi Martirie; Sf. Tavita, pe care a înviat-o Sf. Ap. Petru Duminica 23-a după Rusalii. Ap. Efeseni 2, 4-10; Ev. Luca 8, 26-39 (Îndrăcitul din Gadara). Glas 4, voscr. 10. 26 L +) Sf. M. Mc. Dimitrie, Izvorâtorul de mir 27 M +) Cuv. Dimitrie cel Nou (Basarabov); Sf. Mc. Nestor; Sf. Procla, soţia lui Ponţiu

Pilat 28 M Sf. Mc. Terentie şi Neonila; Sf. Ier. Firmilian şi Cuv. Ştefan; +) Sf. Ier. Iachint,

Mitropolitul Ţării Româneşti 29 J Cuv. M. Mc. Anastasia Romana; Cuv. Avramie 30 V Sf. Mc. Zenovie Ep., şi Zenovia, sora sa; Sf. Ap. Cleopa 31 S Sf. Ap. Stahie, Amplie, Urban, Aristobul, Narcis şi Apelie; +) Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Ioan

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N O I E M B R I E(Brumar)

Ziua de 10 ore Noaptea de 14 ore

1 D x Sf. Doctori fără de arginţi Cosma şi Damian din AsiaDuminica a 22-a după Rusalii. Ap. Galateni 6,11-18. Ev. Luca 16,19-31 (Bogatul nemilostiv şi săracul Lazăr). Glas 5, voscr. 11. 2 L Sf. Mc. Achindin, Pigasie, Elpifidor, Aftonie şi Anempodist 3 M Sf. Mc. Achepsima episcopul, Iosif preotul şi Aitala diaconul 4 M Cuv. Ioanichie cel Mare; Sf. Mc. Nicandru episcopul şi Ermeu preotul; Sf. Silvia,

mama lui Grigorie Dialogul 5 J Sf. Mc. Galaction şi Epistimi; Sf. Ier. Grigorie, Arhiepiscopul Alexandriei 6 V x Sf. Pavel Mărt., Patr. Constantinopolului; Cuv. Luca din Sicilia 7 S Sf. 33 de Mc. din Melitina; Cuv. Lazăr din Muntele Galision (Pomenirea morţilor –

Moşii de toamnă) 8 D +) Soborul Sf. Arhangheli Mihail şi Gavriil și al tuturor cereștilor puteriDuminica a 24-a după Rusalii. Ap. Efeseni 2,14-22. Ev. Luca 8,41-56 (Învierea fiicei lui Iair). Glas 6, voscr. 1. 9 L Sf. Mc. Claudiu, Castor, Sempronian și Nicostrat; Sf. Mc. Onisifor şi Porfirie; Cuv.

Matroana şi Teoctista; Sf. Ier. Nectarie de la Eghina 10 M Sf. Ap. Olimp, Rodion, Sosipatru, Erast, Terțiu și Cvart; Sf. Mc. Orest 11 M x Sf. M. Mc. Mina, Victor și Vichentie; Sf. Mc. Ştefanida; Cuv. Teodor Studitul 12 J +) Sf. Martiri şi Mărt. năsăudeni: Atanasie Todoran din Bichigiu, Vasile din

Mocod, Grigore din Zagra şi Vasile din Telciu; x Sf. Ioan cel Milostiv, Patr. Alexandriei; Cuv. Nil Pustnicul

13 V +) Sf. Ioan Gură de Aur, Arhiep. Constantinopolului; Ven. Martyr Damascene 14 S + Sf. Ap. Filip; Sf. Grigorie Palama 15 D +) Cuv. Paisie de la Neamţ; Sf. Mc. şi Mărt. Gurie, Samona şi Aviv (Începutul

Postului Crăciunului) (P,U,V)Duminica a 25-a după Rusalii. Ap. Efeseni 4,1-7. Ev. Luca 10,25-37 (Pilda samarineanului milostiv). Glas 7, voscr. 2. 16 L + Sf. Ap. şi Ev. Matei (U,V) 17 M x Sf. Ier. Grigorie Taumaturgul și Ghenadie, Patr. Constantinopolului; Cuv. Mărt.

Lazăr Zugravul (U,V) 18 M Sf. M. Mc. Platon; Sf. Mc. Romano şi Zaheu, diac. 19 J Sf. Prooroc Avdie; Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Varlaam (U,V) 20 V +) Cuv. Grigorie Decapolitul; Sf. Mc. Dasie; Sf. Ier. Proclu (Înainteprăznuirea

Intrării în Biserică a Maicii Domnului) 21 S (+) Intrarea în Biserică a Maicii Domnului (P,U,V) 22 D Sf. Ap. Filimon, Arhip şi Onisim; Sf. Mc. Cecilia; Sf. Mc. Valerian (P,U,V)Duminica a 26-a după Rusalii. Ap. Efeseni 5,9-19. Ev. Luca 12,16-21 (Pilda bogatului căruia i-a rodit ţarina). Glas 8, voscr. 3. 23 L +) Cuv. Antonie de la Iezerul-Vâlcea; Sf. Ier. Amfilohie și Grigorie (U,V) 24 M Sf. Mc. Clement, Ep. Romei şi Petru, Ep. Alexandriei (U,V) 25 M +) Sf. M. Mc. Ecaterina; Sf. M. Mc. Mercurie (Odovania Praznicului Intrării în

Biserică a Maicii Domnului) 26 J Sf. Cuv. Alipie Stâlpnicul, Nicon şi Stelian Paflagonul (U,V) 27 V x Sf. M. Mc. Iacob Persul; Sf. Cuv. Natanael și Pinufrie 28 S x Sf. Cuv. Ştefan cel Nou; Sf. Mc. Irinarh (P,U,V) 29 D Sf. Mc. Paramon şi Filumen; Cuv. Acachie (P,U,V)Duminica a 30-a după Rusalii. Coloseni 3,12-16; Luca 18,18-27 (Dregătorul bogat - păzirea poruncilor). Glas 1, voscr. 4. 30 L +) Sf. Ap. Andrei, cel întâi chemat, ocrotitorul României; +) Sf. Ier. Andr ei

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Ziua de 9 ore Noaptea de 15 ore

1 M Sf. Prooroc Naum; Cuv. Filaret Milostivul (U,V) 2 M Sf. Prooroc Avacum; Sf. Mc. Miropi; Sf. Ier. Solomon 3 J +) Sf. Cuv. Gheorghe de la Cernica; Sf. Prooroc Sofronie; Sf. Sfințit Mc. Mc.

Teodor (P,U,V) 4 V +) Sf. M. Mc. Varvara; Cuv. Ioan Damaschin 5 S +) Cuv. Sava cel Sfinţit; Sf. Mc. Anastasie (P,U,V) 6 D +) Sf. Ier. Nicolae, Arhiep. Mirelor Lichiei (P,U,V)

Duminica a 27-a după Rusalii. Ap. Efeseni 6,10-17; Ev. Luca 13,10-17 (Tămăduirea femeii gârbove). Glas 2, voscr. 5. 7 L +) Sf. Mc. Filofteia de la Curtea de Argeş; Sf. Ier. Ambrozie (P,U,V) 8 M Cuv. Patapie şi Sofronie; Sf. Ap. Sosten (U,V) 9 M Zămislirea Sf. Fecioare Maria de către Sf. Ana; Sf. Proorociţă Ana, mama

Proorocului Samuel 10 J Sf. Mc. Mina, Ermoghen şi Evgraf (U,V) 11 V Cuv. Daniil Stâlpnicul şi Luca cel Nou; Sf. Mc. Varsava 12 S +) Sf. Ier. Spiridon, Ep. Trimitundei; Sf. Mc. Sinet; Sf. Ier. Alexandru (P,U,V) 13 D +) Sf. Gherman din Alaska; Sf. M. Mc. Evstratie şi Auxenţie; +) Sf. Ier.

Dosoftei, mitropolitul Moldovei; Sf. Mc. Lucia fecioara (P,U,V)

Duminica a 28-a după Rusalii (a Sf. Strămoşi). Ap. Coloseni 3,4-11; Evrei 13,17-21. Ev. luca 14,16-24 (Pilda celor poftiţi la cină); Luca 6,17-23. Glas 3, voscr. 6. 14 L Sf. Mc. Tirs, Calinic, Filimon, și Apolonie (U,V) 15 M + Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Elefterie; Sf. Mc. Antia, Suzana şi Vah; Cuv. Pavel (U,V) 16 M Sf. Prooroc Agheu; Sf. Mc. Marin; Sf. Împărăteasă Teofana 17 J x Sf. Prooroc Daniel şi Sf. 3 tineri: Anania, Azaria şi Misail (U,V) 18 V +) Sf. Cuv. Daniil Sihastrul; Sf. Mc. Sebastian şi Zoe; Sf. Ier. Modest 19 S Sf. Mc. Bonifatie; Sf. Ier. Grighentie; Cuv. Aglaia (Sâmbăta dinaintea Naşterii

Domnului) (P,U,V) 20 D x Sf. Sfinţit Mc. Ignatie Teoforul (Înainteprăznuirea Naşterii Domnului) (P,U,V)

Duminica înaintea Naşterii Domnului (a Sf. Părinţi după trup ai Domnului). Ap. Evrei 11,9-10, 32-40. Ev. Matei 1,1-25 (Genealogia Mântuitorului). Glas 4. voscr. 7. 21 L Sf. Mc. Iuliana; Sf. Mc. Temistocle (U,V) 22 M Sf. M. Mc. Anastasia; Sf. M. Hrisogon şi Teodota; +) Sf. Ier. Petru Movilă,

mitr opolitul Kievului (P ,U,V) 23 M x Sf. 10 Mc. din Creta; Sf. Ier. Pavel, Arhiep. Neocezareei; Cuv. Naum 24 J Sf. Cuv. Mc. Eugenia (Ajunul Crăciunului) 25 V (+) Naşterea Domnului (Crăciunul) (Harţi) 26 S (+) Soborul Maicii Domnului; +) Cuv. Nicodim de la Tismana (Sâmbăta după

Naşterea Domnului) 27 D +) Sf. Ap. Întâiul Mc. şi Arhid. Ştefan Duminica după Naşterea Domnului. Ap. Galateni 1,11-19. Ev. Matei 2,13-23 (Fuga în Egipt). Glas 5, voscr. 8. 28 L Sf. 20,000 de Mc. arşi în Nicomidia; Sf. Sfințit Mc. Glicherie preotul 29 M Sf. 14,000 de prunci ucişi din porunca lui Irod 30 M Sf. Mc. Anisia; Cuv. Teodora din Cezareea (Harţi) 31 J Cuv. Melania Romana; Sf. Teofilact din Ohrid; + Sf. Mc. Hermes (Odovania

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1 JOITăierea Împrejur după trup a Domnului Dumnezeului și Mântuitorului nostru Iisus Hristos. Sf. Vasile cel Mare. Anul Nou. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernia Mare: Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimurile Praznicului și ale Sfântului. Ev. Ioan 10,9-16. Catavasiile Botezului. La peasna 9-a în loc de “Ceea ce ești mai cinstită”, cântăm troparele peasnei 9-a. Doxologia Mare. Troparul Sfântului Glas. 1. Slavă..., Și acum…, Troparul Praznicului. Liturghia Sf. Vasile cel Mare: Antifoanele obișnuite. “Sfinte Dumnezeule.” Ap. Col. 2,8-12. Ev. Luca 2,20-21; 40-52. Axionul: De Tine se bucură.... După Liturghie se face Tedeum pentru Anul Nou.

4 DUMINICĂ Duminica dinainte de Botez. Înainteprăznuirea Botezului Domnului. Glas 5. Voscr. 8. Combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernia Mare: Urmează modelul tuturor vecerniilor de Sâmbătă seara, cu excepția că Slujba sfântului zilei se înlocuiește cu cea a Înainte Prăznuirii. Atât la sfârșitul Vecerniei, cât și la începutul Utreniei, se cântă mai întâi Troparul Învierii și se încheie cu Troparul Înainte Prăznuirii. Utrenie: Polieleul și Mărimuri nu sunt ci, după Sedelne, se trece imediat la Binecuvântările Învierii. Catavasiile Botezului. La pesna 9-a se cântă “Ceea ce ești mai cinstită.” Luminânda Învierii plus a Înainte Prăznuirii. La Laude se combină stihirile Învierii cu a Înainte Prăznuirii. Slavă…, Înaintea Prăznuirii, Și acum…, Prea Binecuvântată ești. Doxologia Mare. Liturghia Sf. Ioan: Ap. 2 Timotei 4,5-8. Ev. Marcu 1,1-8. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat....

5 LUNIAjunul Botezului. Ceasurile Împărătești cu Obednița. Liturghia Sfân-tului Vasile unită cu Vecernia Praznicului până la Litie. După ultima Paremie, se zice ectenia mică cu ecfonisul: “Că Sfânt ești Dumnezeul nost-ru...” și se intră în Liturghie cu Trisaghionul. Axionul: “De Tine se bucură.” După Rugăciunea Amvonului, ieșim în procesiune, prin ușile împărătești, în mijlocul bisericii, pentru Sfințirea Apei Mari. Rânduiala Sfințirii Apei Mari se găsește în Minei, la sfârșitul slujbei de azi ori în Aghiazmatare și Molitfelnice. Cu această apă se stropește biserica, birourile parohiei și casele tuturor creștinilor.

6 MARŢIBotezul Domnului. Urmează Mineiul. Luni seara: Pavecernița cea Mare, la care se cântă: Cu noi este Dumnezeu.... După primul “Sfinte Dumneze-ule” se cântă Troparul Botezului. După al doilea “Sfinte Dumnezeule” se cântă Condacul Botezului. După Doxologia citită, începem Litia, în care se include Stihovna, Rugăciunea Dreptului Simeon și cădirea împrejurul pâinilor, cântându-se Troparul Praznicului de 3 ori și Otpustul. Utrenie: După Dumnezeu este Domnul..., Troparul Praznicului (de trei ori). Polieleul. Mărimurile Praznicului. Antifonul 1, glasul al 4-lea. Prochimenul Prazni-cului. Ev. Marcu 1,9-11. Catavasiile Botezului. În loc de „Ceea ce ești mai cinstită” se cântă Irmosul Pesnei 9-a. Laudele. Doxologia Mare. Liturghia Sf. Ioan: Antifoane Praznicale. Stihurile special la Intrarea Mică. În loc

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de “Sfinte Dumnezeule”, se cântă: “Câți în Hristos v-ați botezat.” Ap. Tit 2,11-14; 3,4-7. Ev. Matei 3,13-17. Axionul: Primul irmos al pesnei 9-a din Canonul Praznicului. Sfințirea Apei Mari. Până la încheierea praznicului (Ianuarie 14), credincioșii, înainte de a lua anaforă, beau aghiazmă mare.

7 MIERCURISf. Prooroc Ioan Botezătorul. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare. După Vohod, se cântă Prochimenul Mare: Cine este Dumnezeu…. Paremii nu sunt. După stihoavnă se cântă Troparul Sfântului și se încheie cu al Praznicului. Utrenie: Polieleul se pune numai unde este Hramul. Ev. Marcu 1,7-11. Catavasiile Botezului. Laude. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. “Sfinte Dumnezeule.” Ap. Fapte 19,1-8. Ev. Ioan 1,29-34. Axionul Botezului. Toate otpusturile încep cu: “Cel ce S’a botezat în Iordan de la Ioan.” Astăzi se încheie perioada de “Harți” care a început anul trecut în ziua de Crăciun. Vom posti toate Miercurile și Vinerile până la Dumineca Vameșului și a Fariseului.

11 DUMINICĂDuminica după Botezul Domnului. Glas 6. Voscr. 9. Combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Litie. La sfârșitul Vecerniei, Troparul Învierii, Slava...Și acum…, al Praznicului. Utrenie: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Învierii (de două ori), Slava…Și acum…, al Praznicului. Sedelnele Învierii, cu a Născătoarei lor. Polieleul. Binecuvăntările Învierii. Ipacoi. Antifoane, glasul al 6-lea. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Botezului. La pesna 9-a se cântă: ACeea ce ești mai cinstită.” Voscr. Învierii, încheind cu a Praznicului. Laude. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Efeseni 4,7-13. Ev. Matei 4,12-17. Axionul: Irmosul pesnei 9-a.

18 DUMINICĂDuminica 29-a după Rusalii. Glas 7. Voscr. 10. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimurile. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Întâmpinării. Laudele. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Coloseni 3,4-11. Ev. Luca 17,12-19. Axionul: “Cuvine-se cu adevărat.”

25 DUMINICĂDuminica 32-a după Rusalii. Sfântul Grigorie Teologul. Glas 8. Voscr. 11. Combină slujba Învierii din Octoih cu a Sfântului din Minei. Vecernie Mare: La Doamne, strigat-am…, zece Stihiri: de la Octoih, primele patru, iar de la Minei șase ale Sf. Grigorie. Slavă…, a Ierarhului: Limba ta, cea iscusită pentru învățătură…, Și acum…, Dogmatica glasul al 8-lea.Vo-hod. Trei paremii ale Ierarhului. Litie. La Stihoavnă, Stihirile din Octoih, Slavă…, a Ierarhului, Și acum…, a Născătoarei, a glasului al 8-lea. La binecuvântarea pâinilor, Troparul Ierarhului, glasul 1 (o data) și Troparul Născătoare de Dumnezeu..., (de două ori). După Tatăl nostru…, Troparul Învierii, Slavă…, al Ierarhului, Și acum…, al Născătoarei – Învierii, glasul 1. Utrenie: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Învierii (de două ori), Slavă…, al Ierarhului, Și acum…, al Născătoarei, glasul 1: Gavriil zicând ție…. Polieleul. Mărimurile Ierarhului. Binecuvântările Învierii. Sedelnele Ierarhului. Antifoanele Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Întâmpinării. După

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Cântarea a 3-a, Condacul și Sedealna Sfântului (de două ori), Slavă…, Și acum…, a Născătoarei. După Cântarea a 6-a, Condacul Învierii. După Cântarea a 9-a, Luminănda a Învierii, a Ierarhului, Slavă…, Și acum…, a Născătoarei. Laudele, cu Stihirile pe 8: patru din Octoih, patru ale Ierar-hului, Slavă..., Stihira Evangheliei a 11-a, Și acum…, Preabinecuvântată ești, Născătoare de Dumnezeu, Fecioară…. Doxologia mare. Troparul: Înviat-ai din mormânat…, glasul al 8-lea. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Timotei 4,9-15; 1 Corinteni 12,7-11. Ev. Luca 19,1-10; Ioan 10,9-16. Axionul: “Cuvine-se cu adevărat.”

27 MARŢI Aducerea Moaștelor Sfântului Ioan Gură de Aur. Urmează Mineiul. În ajun, Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Antifonul 1, glasul al 4-lea. Ev. Ioan 10,1-9. Catavasiile Întâmpinării. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 12,7-11. Ev. Ioan 10,9-16. Axionul: “Cuvine-se cu adevărat.”

30 VINERISfinții Trei Ierarhi: Vasile, Grigorie și Ioan. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Antifonul 1, glasului al 4-lea. Ev. Ioan 10,9-16. Catavasiile Întâmpinării. Liturghie: Ap. Evrei 13,7-16. Ev. Matei 5,14-19. Axionul “Cuvine-se cu adevărat.”

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Liturghia Darurilor Mai Înainte Sfințită: 25, 27 1 DUMINICĂ

Duminica 33-a după Rusalii. A Vameșului și a Fariseului. Înain-teprăznuirea Întâmpinării Domnului. Începutul Triodului. Glas 1. Voscr. 1. Combină Triodul, Octoihul și Mineiul. (Regulă Generală: În toate Duminicile Triodului și Penticostarului, slujba Sfântului zilei se lasă afară decât pentru Bunavestire.) Vecernie Mare: Fericit bărbatul…. La Doamne strigat-am…, zece Stihiri: de la Octoih, glasul 1, primele patru, iar de la Minei șase (trei Stihiri ale Înainteprăznuirii, glasul al 4-lea și trei ale Sf. Trifon, glasul 1. Marire…, a Sfântului, glasul 2-lea, Și acum…, Dogmatica glasului 1. Vohod. Dacă nu se face Litie, la Stihoavnă, Stihirile din Octoih, glasul 1, Marire…, Și acum…, a Înainteprăznuirii. După Tatăl nostru…, Troparul Învierii, glasul 1, Marire…, Troparul Mucenicului, glasul al 4-lea, Și acum…, al Înainteprăznuirii, glasul 1. Utrenie: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Învierii, glasul al 8-lea (de două ori), Marire…, al Mucenicului, Și acum…, al Înainteprăznuirii. Polieleul (fără Mărimuri). Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanelor, glasul 1. Ev. Învieriii. Ps. 50, Mari-re…Și acum…, și Stihira Învierii: Înviind Iisus din mormânt…. Canoanele cu Catavasiile: Punem trei Canoane: al Învierii, al Înainteprăznuirii și al Sfântului. După Cântarea a 9-a, Luminânda I-a, a Învierii, Marire…, a Mucenicului, Și acum…, a Înainteprăznuirii, din Minei. Laudele, cu Sti-hirile din Octoih, glasul 1, Marire…, Stihira Evangheliei I-a, Și acum…, Preabinecuvântată ești…. Doxologia mare. Troparul: Astăzi mântuirea…, glasul al 4-lea. Liturghie: Ap. 2 Timotei 3,10-15; Romani 8,28-39). Ev. Luca 18,10-14; Luca 10,19-21. Axion: Cuvine-se cu adevărat....În prima săptămâna a Triodului, nu este post Miercuri și Vineri.

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2 LUNIÎntâmpinarea Domnului. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul cu Stihirile Mărimurilor Praznicului. Ev. Luca 2,25-32. Ps. 50. Canonul Praznicului, glasul al 3-lea. Catavasiile Praznicului. După Cântarea a 8-a, nu se cântă: Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…, ci Stihirile Praznicului de la Cântarea a 9-a. Luminândă Praznicului (de trei ori). Laudele. Doxologia mare. Liturghie: Fericirile din Canonul Praz-nicului, de la Cântarea a 3-a și de la Cântarea a 6-a pe 8. La Vohod, în loc de Veniți să ne închinăm…, se cântă: Cunoscut a făcut Domnul mântuirea Sa, înaintea neamurilor a descoperit dreptatea Sa. Mântuiește-ne pe noi, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, Cel ce în brațele dreptului Simeon ai fost purtat, pe noi, cei ce-Ți cântăm. Aliluia, apoi Troparul Praznicului, Marire…, Și acum…, Condacul Praznicului. Sfinte Dumnezeule. Prochimenul. Ap. Evrei 7,7-17. Ev. Luca 2,22-40. Axionul Praznicului. Până la Odovanie, toate otpusturile încep cu: Cel ce în brațele Dreptului Simeon….

8 DUMINICĂDuminica 34-a după Rusalii. A Fiului Risipitor. Glas 2. Voscr. 2. Ur-mează Octoihul și Triodul. Vecernie: Vohod. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul: Robii Domnului…, la care adăugăm și Polieleul: La râul Babilonului…, și Binecuvântările Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Învierea lui Hristos văzând…, și Psalmul 50. Slava…, Ușile pocăinței…, Și acum…, Cărările mântuirii…, și Stihira La mulțimea faptelor mele celor rele…. Catavasiile Triodului. Laudele. Doxologie mare. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 6,12-20. Ev. Luca 15,11-32. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat.

14 SÂMBĂTĂSâmbăta lăsatului sec de carne. Pomenirea morților – Moșii de iarnă. Pentru slujba Vecerniei și Utreniei urmează Triodul. Slujba Sfinților se lasă afară. Vecernia: În loc de Prochimenul Vecerniei se cântă “Aleluia” de trei ori cu stihurile de la Parastas. Nu este Vohod. Troparul Morților. Utrenie: În loc de “Dumnezeu este Domnul” se cântă “Aleluia” cu stihurile și Troparul Morților. Apoi Catisma 17 în două stări. După prima stare: Ectenia Morților, iar după 2-a: “Binecuvântările Morților” urmate de Ectenia Morților. Nu este Evanghelie. Canonul și Catavasiile Morților. După pesna 3-a: Ectenia Mică, iar după 6-a: Ectenia Morților urmată de Condacul și Icosul de la Parastas, adică Cu sfinții odihnește… și celelalte. Doxologia și restul Utreniei este citit. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 10,23-38; Tesaloniceni 4,13-17. Ev. Luca 21,8-9; 25-27; 33-36; Ioan 5,24-39. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat.... După Liturghie, Parastas de Obște (adică pentru toți, în general, nu numai pentru o anumită familie).

15 DUMINICĂDuminica Lăsatului sec de carne - A Înfricoșatei Judecăți. Glas 3. Voscr. 3. Se combină Octoihul și Triodul. Vecernie și Utrenie ca în Duminica precedentă. Catavasiile din Triod. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 8,8-13. Ev. Matei 25,31-46. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat…. În această săptămână se mânâncă lapte, ouă și brânză în fiecare zi.

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22 DUMINICĂDuminica Lăsatului sec de brânză - Izgonirei lui Adam din Rai. Dum-inica Iertării. Glas 4. Voscr. 4. Se combină Octoihul cu Triodul. Slujba Sf. Ioan Botezătorul (24 februarie) se poate cântă în Duminica lăsatului se de brânză, cf. înv. de Tipic la Capetele lui Marcu, IV – j și a. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Polieleul: Robii Domnului…, la care adăugăm și Polieleul: La râul Babilonului…, și Binecuvântările Învierii. După Ps. 50, se cântă Ușile pocăinței…. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Triodului. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 13,11-14; 14,1-4. Ev. Matei 6,14-21. Axionul obișnuit. Seara se face Vecernia Iertării cu metanii și Rugăciunea Sf. Efrem Sirul.

23 LUNIÎncepe Postul Mare. Tipicul Mare prescrie Liturghii Mai Înainte Sfințite 5 zile pe săptămână, nu numai Miercurea și Vinerea. De Luni până Joi, se citește Pavecernița Mare cu Canonul Sf. Andrei Criteanul. Se zice Rugăciunea Sf. Efrem Sirul, cu 4 metanii mari și 12 închinăciuni la ceasuri și ori de câte ori scrie în Triod.

24 MARŢIAflarea Capului Sf. Ioan Botezătorul. Vezi Duminica 22 Februarie. De va cădea Aflarea Capului Sf. Ioan Marți, Miercuri, Joi sau Vineri în săptămîna întîia din Postul Mare, slujba sfîntului se cîntă ori în Duminica lăsatului se ce brînză ori în sîmbătă din prima săptămînă din post.

28 SAMBĂTĂSâmbăta Sfântului Teodor Tiron. Vecernia s-a făcut Vineri dimineață, dimpreună cu Liturghia Mai Înainte Sfințită. Vineri seara se citește doar Pavecernița Mare fără metanii și Canonul Sf. Teodor și Binecuvântarea colivei. Liturghia Sf. Ioan: Ap. Evrei 1,1-12; 2 Timotei 2,1-10. Ev. Marcu 2,23-3,5; Ioan 15,17-27; 16,1-2. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat.... După Sf. Liturghie se repetă Binecuvântarea colivei.

Rânduiala Tipicului MARTIE Liturghia Darurilor Mai Înainte Sfințită: 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 1 DUMINICĂ

Duminica 1-a din Post. A Ortodoxiei. Glas 5. Voscr. 5. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Se combină Triodul cu Octoihul. Troparul Învierii, plus al Icoanelor: Prea curatului Tău Chip…. Utrenie: După Ps. 50 se cântă Ușile pocăinții…. Catavasiile din Triod. Liturghia Sf. Vasile cel Mare: Ap. Evrei 11,24-26; 32-40. Ev. Ioan 1,43-51. Axionul: De Tine se bucură….

8 DUMINICĂDuminica 2-a din Post. A Sf. Grigore Palama. Martirii prigoanei comuniste. Glas 6. Voscr. 6. Urmează Triodul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod, fără Paremii. Pe lângă Troparul glasului se pune și al Sfântului. Utrenie: După Ps. 50 se cântă Ușile pocăinții…. Catavasiile Triodului. Liturghia Sf.Vasile: Ap. Evrei 1,10-14; 2,1-3; Evrei 7,26-28; 8,1-2. Ev. Marcu 2,1-12; Ioan 10,9-16. Axionul: De Tine se bucură…. Parastas pentru martirii prigoanei comuniste.

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9 LUNISfinții 40 de Mucenici din Sevasta. Unde este hramul bisericii, se face Liturghie Mai Înainte Sfințită, la care se adaugă Ap. Evrei 12,1-10 și Ev. Matei 20,1-16, după Să se îndrepteze rugăciunea mea…. Liturghia Sf. Ioan Gură de Aur se face numai dacă Sfinții Mucenici cad Sâmbăta sau Duminica. Dacă nu este hram, slujba Mucenicilor se combină cu slujba din Triod, ca la orice sfânt din calendar neînsemnat cu roșu.

15 DUMINICĂDuminica 3-a din Post. A Sfintei Cruci. Glas 7. Voscr. 7. Se combină Octoihul cu Triodul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Înainte de a începe slujba Vecerniei, preotul dă Binecuvântarea, citețul zice Rugăciunele începătoare, Tatăl Nostru, iar în timpul Troparului Crucii Mântuiește Doamne… mută crucea împodobită cu flori dela Proscomidie la Sfânta Masă. Apoi dă Binecuvântarea de Vecernie. Utrenie Mare: Ev. Învierii. Ps. 50. Ușile Pocăinței…. Catavasiile Triodului. La Doxologia mare, preotul îmbrăcat în toate veșmintele, cădește de trei ori împrejurul Sfintei Mese, iar la al 3-lea Sfinte Dumnezeule… aduce în procesiune, crucea din altar și o așează pe un analaghion în mijlocul bisericii, pentru a fi venerată de credincioși. În timpul procesiunii se cântă Troparul și Condacul Crucii. Crucea nu se închină în cele 4 puncte cardinale ca la ziua Înălțării Sf. Cruci, ci se așează pe analoghion, cădind în jurul ei. Apoi o venerăm cu metanii mari, cântând imnul: Crucii Tale…. Liturghia Sf. Vasile cel Mare: În loc de Sfinte Dumnezeule… cântăm Crucii Tale…. Ap. Evrei 4,14-16; 5,1-6. Ev. Marcu 8,34-38; 9,1. Axionul: De Tine se bucură….

22 DUMINICĂDuminica 4-a din Post. A Sf. Ioan Scărarul. Glas 8. Voscr. 8. Se com-bină Octoihul cu Triodul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod, fără Paremii. Pe lângă Troparul Învierii, se pune și Troparul Sf. Ioan Scărarul, la Vecernie, Utrenie și Liturghie. Utrenie: După Ps. 50 se cântă Ușile pocăinții…. Catavasiile Triodului. Liturghia Sf. Vasile cel Mare: Ap. Evrei 6,13-20; Efeseni 5,8-19. Ev. Marcu 9,17-32; Matei 4,25; 5,1-12. Axionul: De Tine se bucură….

23 LUNI Seara, Denie. Pentru cinstea Praznicului Bunei-Vestiri se mută Canonul Mare care ar trebui cântat la Denia de miercuri seara. Se cântă Canonul cel Mare al Sf. Andrei Criteanul astăzi (luni), împreună cu Tricântarea din Triod, pentru că joi se va cânta slujba Odovaniei Praznicului.

25 MIERCURIBunavestire. Vecernie Mare: Vohod cu cădelnița. Prochimenul zilei din Triod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, nu se cântă “Aleluia” și Troparele Treimice ca în zilele de rând ale Postului, ci se cântă Dumnezeu este Domnul…, și Troparul Praznicului de trei ori. Polieleul. Mărimuri. Antifonul I al glasului al 4-lea. Prochimenul, glasul al 4-lea: Binevestiți zi de zi mântuirea Dumnezeului nostru…, cu stihul Căntați Domnului cântare nouă. Ev.: Luca 1,39-56. Canoanele Praznicului se combină cu a Triodului. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. În loc de Ceeace ești mai cinstită…, se cântă Irmoasele pesnei 9-a. Se citește Doxologia Mică urmată de Ceasul I. Liturghia Sf. Ioan unită cu Vecernia: Vohodul cu

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Evanghelia, Lumina lină…, Prochimenul, 5 paremii: 2 din Triod și 3 ale Praznicului. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Prochimenul, glasul al 4-lea: Binevestiți zi de zi mântuirea Dumnezeului nostru…, cu stihul Căntați Domnului cântare nouă. Ap. Evrei 2,11-18. Ev. Luca 1,24-38. Axionul Praznicului. La masa, mâncăm pește, untdelemn și bem vin în orice zi se va întâmpla.

27 VINERISeara: Acatistului Maicii Domnului (Vezi rânduiala în Triod).

29 DUMINICĂDuminica 5-a din Post. A Cuvioasei Maria Egipteanca. Glas. 1. Voscr. 9. Se combină Octoihul cu Triodul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Fără paremii. Pe lângă Troparul Învierii, se pune și Troparul Sf. Maria Egipteanca, la Vecernie, Utrenie și Liturghie. Utrenie: Ps. 50. Ușile pocăinței…. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghia Sf. Vasile cel Mare. Ap. Evrei 9,11-14; Galateni 3,23-29. Ev. Marcu 10,33-45; Luca 7,36-50. Axionul: De Tine se bucură….

Rânduiala Tipicului APRILIE Liturghia Darurilor Mai Înainte Sfințită: 6, 7, 8

4 SAMBĂTĂSâmbăta lui Lazăr. Toate din Triod. Vecernia lui Lazăr s’a făcut în ajun, dimpreună cu Liturghia Mai Înainte Sfințită. Utrenie: Nu este Polieleul, Mărimuri, nici Evanghelie. Se cântă însă ABinecuvântările Învierii” și imnul Învierea lui Hristos văzând…. Catavasiile din Triod. În loc de Ceeace ești mai cinstită..., se cântă pesna 9-a. Sfânt este Domnul Dumnezeul Nostru, fără sfetilnă. Laudele. Doxologia Mare. Liturghia Sf. Ioan: Antifoane obișnuite. În loc de Sfinte Dumnezeule…, se cântă: Câți în Hristos v-ați botezat…. Ap. Evrei 12,28-13,8. Ev. Ioan 11,1-45. Axion: Irmosul pesnei 9-a din Canonul Sfântului Lazăr.

5 DUMINICĂDuminica Floriilor. Intrarea Domnului Iisus în Ierusalim. Toate ale Praznicului din Triod. Vecernie Mare: Litie. Paremii. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev.: Matei 21,1-11; 15-17. După Evanghelie, se citește imediat Ps. 50, iar preotul binecuvintează stâlpările, stropindu-le cu aghiazmă și citind rugăciunea. Se cântă întreg Canonul Stâlpărilor. Liturghia Sf. Ioan: Antifoane Praznicale. Stihurile speciale la Intrarea Mică. Sfinte Dumneze-ule…. Ap. Filipeni 4,4-9. Ev. Ioan 12,1-18. Axionul Praznicului. Dezlegare la pește. Cu Denia de Duminică seara, începe Săptămâna Patimilor.

6- LUNI, MARŢI 8 și MIERCURI

Săptămâna Patimilor. Urmează Triodul. Din această săptămână se slujește Liturghia Darurilor Mai Înainte Sfințite, iar seara, Deniile cu Evang-helii, cântarea Iată Mirele vine…, și Voscr.: Cămara Ta Mântuitorule…. Miercuri dimineață încetează rostirea Rugăciunii Sf. Efrem Sirul, cu ritualul metaniilor mari. Tot Miercuri după amiază se săvârșește Taina Sfântului Maslu pentru toată parohia.

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9 JOIA MAREComemorarea Cinei celei de Taină. Urmează Triodul. Liturghia Sf. Vasile combinată cu Vecernia Mare: Vohod cu Evanghelia. Paremii. Se intră în Liturghie cu imnul Trisaghion. Ap. 1 Corinteni 11,23-32. Ev. Matei, însă de fapt este o combinație din toți Evangheliștii (vezi Evangheliarul): Matei 26,2-20; Ioan 13,3-17; Matei 26,21-39; Luca 22,43-44; Matei 26,40; 27,1-2. În loc de heruvic și Să se umple gurile noastre…, se cântă Cinei Tale… Iar în loc de Axion, se cântă Din Ospățul Stăpânului…. Se scoate un nou Agneț pentru împărtășirea bolnavilor din timpul anului. Seara se face Slujba Sfintelor Patimi cu citirea celor 12 Evanghelii: Sf. Cruce se scoate din Altar între Evangheliile 5-a și 6-a.

10 VINEREA MAREUrmează Triodul. Ceasurile Împărătești cu Evangheliile lor. Vecernie: Vohodul cu Evanghelia. Citirea Evanghelia. Scoaterea Sfântului Epitaf. După tradiția bizantină, Epitaful se scoate în timpul “Slavei” de la Stihoavnă. Seara, Utrenia Sâmbetei Mari cu Prohodul: După tradiția bizantină, Prohodul se cântă după Laude, imediat înainte de Doxologia cea Mare, după care preoții nu mai intră în Altar, ci ies în procesiune împrejurul bisericii. Venind înapoi, Sf. Epitaf se pune direct pe Sf. Masă, unde rămâne până la Înălțarea Domnului. Încheierea Utreniei se face cu citirea unei Paremii, a Apostolului, Evangheliei, ecteniile și otpustul.

11 SÂMBĂTA MAREUrmează Triodul. Liturghia Sf. Vasile cel Mare combinată cu Ceasurile, Obednița și Vecernia: În loc de Sfinte Dumnezeule…, se cântă: Câți în Hristos v-ați botezat…. Ap. Romani 6,3-11. Ev. Matei 28,1-20. Heruvic și Axion special. Vezi cântările prescrise în Triod. Cartea Triodului iese din funcție și se introduce “Penticostarul” care va fi ghid pentru toate slujbele până la Duminica Tuturor Sfinților.

12 DUMINICA ÎNVIEREA DOMNULUI (SF. PAŞTI)Urmează Penticostarul. Procesiunea Luminii cu înconjurarea bisericii, apoi Utrenia Paștilor. Evanghelia ce se citește afară: Matei 28,1-15. În tot timpul Săptămânei Luminate, Utrenia începe ca în noaptea de Paști: Slavă Sfintei…, apoi cădirea împrejurul mesei, cu stihurile Paștilor. Liturghia Sf. Ioan: Obișnuita binecuvântare, Hristos a Înviat… de 3 ori, cădirea împrejurul Sf. Mese cu Stihurile Paștelor: Să învie Dumnezeu… și Ectenia. De la Duminica Tomii până la Înălțare, nu se mai face cădire cu Stihurile Paștilor, ci se cântă numai Hristos a Înviat… de 3 ori. Rugăciunea Împărate Ceresc… nu se mai zice până la Rusalii. Iar Liturghia din noaptea Paștilor se face până la Duminica Tomii. În loc de Sfinte Dumnezeule… se cântă Câți în Hristos…. Ap. Fapte 1,1-8. Ev. Ioan 1,1-17. Axionul Învierii: Îngerul a strigat…. După Liturghie, binecuvântarea artosului, a cărnurilor și ouălor. Seara este Vecernie Mare cu Vohod și Evanghelie. Ușile altarului rămân deschise până în Sâmbăta Tomii. Vecerniile, Utreniile, Ceasurile, Liturghiile acestei săptămâni sunt ca în ziua de Paști. Până la Înălțare, în loc de Bine este cuvântat…, Văzut-am Lumina…, Să se umple gurile noastre… și Fie Numele Domnului…, se cântă Hristos a Înviat….

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13 LUNEA LUMINATĂVecernia, Utrenia și Liturghia: Toate regulele se află în Penticostar. Ap. Fapte 1,12-17; 21-26; Fapte 12,1-11. Ev. Ioan 1,18-28; Ioan 15,17-27; 16,1-2. Catavasiile și Axionul Paștilor se continuă până la Înălțare.

14 MARŢEA LUMINATĂVecernia, Utrenia și Liturghia ca în ziua de Paști: Urmează Penticostarul. Ap. Fapte 2,14-21. Ev. Luca 24,12-35. Axionul Paștelui.

17 VINERIIzvorul Tămăduirii al Maicii Domnului. Urmează Penticostarul. Vecer-nia, Utrenia și Liturghia: ca în ziua de Paști. Ap. Faptele 3,1-8. Ev. Ioan 2,12-22. Axionul Paștilor. Sfințirea cea mică apei.

19 DUMINICĂDuminica 2-a după Paști. Duminica Tomei. Glas 1. Voscr. 1. Începând de azi, toate slujbele încep cu Hristos a înviat… de 3 ori urmată de Sfinte Dumnezeule… până la Odovania Praznicului Învierii. Utreniile până la Înălțare încep cu Slavă Sfintei… și Hristos a înviat… de 3 ori, în timpul care se cădește toată biserica. Toată rânduiala acestei Duminici este în Penticostar. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Catavasiile Paștilor. La pesna 9-a se cântă Ceeace ești mai cinstită…. Laude. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Ap. Fapte 5,12-20. Ev. Ioan 20,19-31. Axionul Paștilor.

23 JOI Sfântul Mare Mucenic Gheorghe. Combină Penticostarul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Prochimenul mare, glasul al 7-lea: Cine este Dumnezeu mare ca Dumnezeul nostru…, cu stihurile și Paremiile Sfântului. Litie. La Stihoavnă, a Praznicului, glasul 1: Cu patima Ta Hristoase…, Slavă...a Sfântului, Și acum...a Praznicului. După Tatăl nostru, Troparul Praznicului (o dată), Troparul Sfântului (o dată), Născătoare de Dumnezeu…, (o dată). Utrenie: Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Praznicului (de două ori), Slava…, al Sfântului Gheorghe, Și acum…, al Praznicului. Polieleul. Mărimurile Sfântului. Sedelnele Sfântului. Antifonul 1 al glasului al 4-lea. Prochimenul și Evanghelia Sfântului. Ev. Luca 21,12-19. Catavasiile Paștilor. La Cântarea a 9-a se cântă: Cee ace ești mai cinstită…, iar după Cântarea a 9-a, Luminânda Praznicului, Slava…, a Sfântului, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Laudele cu stihirele pe 6: trei ale Praznicului și trei ale Sfântului, Slavă…, a Sfântului, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Doxologia Mare. Troparul Sfântului, Slavă…, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Liturghie: Ap. Fapte 12,1-11; Fapte 4,23-31. Ev. Ioan 15,17-27; 16,1-2; Ioan 5,24-30. Axionul Paștilor. Chi-nonicul: Laudă, Ierusalime, pe Domnul... apoi al Sfântului, și Apolisul: Cel ce prin ușile încuiate a intrat la Sfinții Săi Ucenici și Apostoli și pe Toma l-a încredințat....

26 DUMINICĂDuminica 3-a după Paști - a Mironosițelor. Glas 2. Voscr. 4. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul. Binecuvântările Învierii. Catavasiile Paștilor. La pesna 9-a: Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Laudele. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Fapte 6,1-7. Ev. Marcu 15,43-47; 16,1-8. Axionul Paștilor.

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Rânduiala TipiculuiMAI

3 DUMINICĂDuminica 4-a după Paști - a Slăbănogului. Glas 3. Voscr. 5. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul. Binecuvântările Învierii. Catavasiile Paștilor. La pesna 9-a: Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Laudele. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Fapte 9,32-42. Ev. Ioan 5,1-15. Axionul Paștilor.

6 MIERCURIÎnjumătățirea Praznicului. Urmează Penticostarul. Vecernie Mare: Hristos a înviat… (de trei ori). La Doamne, strigat-am…, Stihirele pe 6, ale Înjumătățirii Praznicului, Slavă…, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Vohod. Prochimenul zilei. Paremii. Utrenie: Hristos a înviat… (de trei ori). La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Praznicului (de trei ori). Ev. Ioan 7,14-30. La Catavasii se pu Irmoasele Canonului al doilea: Marea o ai închegat.... La Cântarea a 9-a nu se cântă Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…, ci Irmoasele fiecărui Canon ale Cântării a 9-a, de câte două ori, per urmă Irmosul Canonului al doilea: Străin lucru este maicilor fecioria.... După Cântarea a 9-a, Luminânda Praznicului (de trei ori). Laude. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. După Vohod, Troparul Praznicului, Slavă..., Și acum..., Condacul. Sfinte Dumnezeule.... Prochimenul, glasul al 3-lea: Mare este Dumnezeul nostru și mare este tăria Lui, și priceperii Lui nu este număr.... Ap. Fapte 14,6-18 și al morților, de miercuri (2 Corinteni 5,1-10). Ev. Ioan 7,14-30 și a morților, de miercuri (Ioan 6,35-39). Axionul Paștilor. Chinonicul: Cel ce mănâncă Trupul Meu și bea Săngele Meu întru Mine petrece și Eu întru dânsul, a zis Domnul..., Aliluia.

10 DUMINICĂDuminica 5-a după Paști - a Samarinencii. Glas 4. Voscr. 7. Vecernie Mare. Vohod. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoan-ele glasului de rând. Catavasiile Paștilor. La pesna 9-a: Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Laudele. Doxologia Mare. Sf. Liturghie. Antifoane obișnuite. Sfinte Dumnezeule.... Ap. Fapte 11,19-30. Ev. Ioan 4,5-42. Axionul Paștelui.

17 DUMINICĂDuminica 6-a după Paști - a Orbului. Glas 5. Voscr. 8. Vecernie Mare. Vohod. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele glasu-lui de rând. Catavasiile Paștilor. La pesna 9-a: Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Laudele. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Fapte 16,16-34. Ev. Ioan 9,1-38. Axionul Paștelui.

21 JOIÎnălțarea Domnului. Sfinții Împărați Constantin și Elena. Combină Penticostarul cu Mineiul. Slujbele nu mai încep cu Hristos a înviat…, ci cu Sfinte Dumnezeule… până la Rusalii. Vecernie Mare: După Psalmul de seară obișnuit, nu se mai pune Catisma și nu cântăm Fericit bărbatul…. La Doamne, strigat-am…, zece Stihiri: șase ale Praznicului, însuși glasul (repetând una), pe glasul al 6-lea: Domnul S-a Înălțat la ceruri…, și patru ale Sf. Împărați, glasul al 4-lea: Armă prea-tare Împăratului nostru ai dat cinstită Crucea Ta…, Slavă…, a Sfinților, glasul al 2-lea: Darurile cele

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bogate și mai bune…, Și acum…A Praznicului, glasul al 6-lea: De sânurile părintești nedespărțindu-Te, Preadulce Iisuse…. Vohod. Prochimenul zilei. Trei Paremii ale Praznicului și trei a Sfinților. La Litie, Stihirile Praznicului și a Sfinților, Slavă…, a Sfinților, Și acum…, a Praznicului. La Stihoavnă, Stihirile Praznicului, Slavă…, a Sfinților, Și acum…, a Praznicului. După Tatăl nostru…, Troparul Sfinților (de două ori) și Troparul Praznicului (o dată). Apolisul: Cel ce întru slavă S-a înălțat de la noi la ceruri…. Utrenie Mare: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Praznicului (de două ori), Slavă…, al Sfinților, Și acum…, al Praznicului. Obișnuite Catisme. Sedelnele Praznicului. Polieleul. Mărimurile Praznicului și ale Sfinților. Antifonul I, glasul al 4-lea. Prochimenul, glasul al 4-lea. Ev. Praznicului (Marcu 16,9-20). Învierea lui Hristos văzând… (o dată). Ps. 50. Slavă…, Și acum… Sihira Praznicului, glasul al 6-lea. Două Canoane ale Praznicului, glasul al 5-lea. Apoi Canonul Sfinților, pe 4. După Cântarea a 6-a, Condacul Praznicului, glasul al 6-lea. La Cântarea a 9-a, nu se cântă Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…, ci Stihirile Mărimurilor Praznicului, iar după Cantarea a 9-a, Catavasia: Bucură-te Împărăteasă…. Luminânda Praznicului, Slavă…, a Sfinților, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Laudele, cu Stihirile pe 6: trei ale Praznicului și trei ale Sfinților, Slavă…, a Sfinților, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Doxologia Mare. După Sfinte Dumnezeule…, Troparul Sfinților, Slavă…, Si acum…, Troparul Praznicului. Apolisul: Cel ce întru slavă S-a înălțat de la noi la ceruri…. Miruirea fraților cu untdelemn sfințit. Liturghie: Antifoane speciale. Stihul Vohodului: Suitu-S-a Dumnezeu întru strigare, Domnul în glas de trâmbiță; Mântuiește-ne pe noi, Fiul lui Dumnezeu, Cel ce Te-ai înălțat întru slavî, pe noi, ce ce-ți cântăm Ție: Aliluia! Troparul Praznicului și a Sfinților, Slavă…, Condacul Sfinților, Și acum…, Condacul Praznicului. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Prochimenul Praznicului, glasul al 6-lea. Ap. Fapte 1,1-12; Fapte 26,1; 12-19. Ev. Luca 24,36-53; Ioan 10,1-9. Axionul: Înge-rul a strigat..., Irmosul: Străin lucru este maicilor fecioria.... Chinonicul: Suitu-S-a Dumnezeu întru strigare, Domnul, în glas de trâmbiță, Aliluia, și al Sfinților. În loc de Am văzut lumina cea adevărată…, se cântă Troparul: Înălțatu-Te-ai întru slavă… și Apolisul: Cel ce în slavă S-a înălțat de la noi la ceruri….

24 DUMINICĂDuminica 7-a după Paști (a Sf. Părinți dela Sinodul I Ecumenic). Glas 6. Voscr. 10. Urmează Penticostarul. Se combină slujba Înălțării cu a Sf. Părinți. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul sau Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Canonul Învierii pe 4, al Înălțării pe 4, apoi al Părinților pe 6. Catavasia: Cu dumnezeiescul nor acoperit fiind…. La Cântarea a 9-a, se cântă Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Doxologie Mare. Numai Troparul Învierii după Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Liturghie: După Vohod, Troparul Învierii, apoi al Înălțării și al Părinților, Slavă…, Condacul Părinților, Și acum…, al Praznicului. Ap. Fapte 20,16-18; 28-36. Ev. Ioan 17,1-13. Axionul Înălțării. Chinonicul: Lăudați-L pe Domnul din ceruri…, și al Părinților: Bucurați-vă, drepților, întru Domnul….

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30 SAMBĂTASâmbăta Morților (Moșii de vară). Sâmbătă se cântă toată Slujba pentru cei adormiți, adică vineri, la Vecernie, sâmbătă la Utrenie și la Sf. Liturghie, după cum s-a arătat mai ăinainte în Sâmbătă Lăsatului sec de carne (14 Februarie). Urmează Penticostarul. Vecernie și Utrenie mică: La Utrenie se pun Binecuvântările Morților, ca la Parastas. Liturghie: Ap. Fapte 28,1-31 și al morților: 1 Tesaloniceni 4,13-17. Ev. Ioan 21,15-25 și a morților: Ioan 5,24-30. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat…. După Liturghie, Parastas de Obște (adică pentru toți, în general, nu numai pentru o anumită familie).

31 DUMINICĂDuminica 8-a după Paști. Pogorârea Duhului Sfânt (Rusalii). De aici înainte, toate slujbele încep cu Împărate Ceresc…. Nu ținem seama de Glas și de Sfetilnă, pentru că se pun toate ale Praznicului din Penticostar. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Litie. Paremii. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Nu se pun Binecuvântările Învierii și Antifoanele Glasului, deși este Duminică, ci se pun antifoanele Praznicale. Ev. Ioan 20,19-23. Învierea lui Hristos… nu se cântă, ci îndată urmează Ps. 50. Catavasiile Rusaliilor. Liturghie: Antifoane Praznicale. Stihurile speciale la Vohod. În loc de Sfinte Dumneze-ule…, se cântă Câți în Hristos…. Ap. Fapte 2,1-11. Ev. Ioan 7,37-53; 8,12. Axionul Praznicului: Irmos al pesnei a 9-a. După sfârșitul Sfintei Liturghii, Vecernie Mare cu Rugăciunile Plecării genunchilor.

Rânduiala Tipicului IUNIE 1 LUNI

Sfânta Treime. Vecernie și Utrenie Mică. Nu este Polieleul nici Evanghelie. Catavasiile Rusaliilor. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Efeseni 5,8-19. Ev. Matei 18,10-20. Axionul Praznicului.

7 DUMINICĂDuminica 1-a după Rusalii - A Tuturor Sfinților. Glas 8. Voscr. 1. Urmează Penticostarul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Catavasiile Buneivestiri până la 1 August. Liturghie: Ap. Evrei 11,33-40; 12,1-2. Ev. Matei 10,32-35; 37-38; 19,27-30. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

14 DUMINICĂDuminica 2-a după Rusalii - A Sfinților Americani și Români. Glas 1. Voscr. 2. Se combină slujba Învierii din Octoih cu a Sfinților din Minei. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Trei Paremii din Duminica Tuturor Sfinților. Li-tie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Laude: Slava…, a Sfinților, Și acum…, Prea Binecuvântată ești…. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 2,10-16. Ev. Matei 4,18-23. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

21 DUMINICĂDuminica 3-a după Rusalii. Glas. 2. Voscr. 3. Vecernie Mare: Vohod, fără Paremii. Utrenie: Binecuvântările și Antifoanele Învierii. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. La pesna 9-a, Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 5,1-10. Ev. Matei 6,22-33. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat....

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24 MIERCURINașterea Sf. Ioan Botezătorul. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Luca 1,24-25, 57-68, 76, 80. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 13,11-14 ; 14,1-4. Ev. Luca 1,1-25, 57-68, 76, 80. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

28 DUMINICĂDuminica 4-a după Rusalii. Glas. 3. Voscr. 4. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul și Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 6,18-23. Ev. Matei 8,5-13. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

29 LUNISfinții Apostoli Petru și Pavel. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Ioan 21,1-14. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. 2 Cor. 11,21-33; 12,1-9. Ev. Matei 16,13-19. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

Rânduiala Tipicului IULIE 5 DUMINICĂ

Duminica 5-a după Rusalii. Glas 4. Voscr. 5. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele Glasului. Ev. Învierii. În-vierea lui Hristos…. Ps. 50. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Laudele. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 10,1-10. Ev. Matei 8,28-34; 9,1. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

12 DUMINICĂDuminica 6-a după Rusalii. Glasul 5. Voscr. 6. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele și Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 12,6-14. Ev. Matei 9,1-8. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

19 DUMINICĂDuminica 7-a după Rusalii (a Sfinților Părinți de la Sin. IV Ecumen-ic). Glas. 6. Voscr. 7. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul (vezi 13-19 Iulie). Vecernia Mare: Vohod. Prochimenul zilei. Paremii ale Părinților. Litie. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul și Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele și Prochimenul glasului. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Romani 15,1-7; Evrei 13,7-16. Ev. Matei 9,27-35; Ioan 17,1-13. Axion: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

20 LUNISfântul Prooroc Ilie Tesviteanul. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimurile. Ev. Luca 4,22-30. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Iacob 5,10-20. Ev. Luca 4,22-30. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

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26 DUMINICĂDuminica 8-a după Rusalii. Glas 7. Voscr. 8. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul. Binecuvântările Învierii. Catavasiile Crucii. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 1,10-17. Ev. Matei 14,14-22. Axionul: Cuvine se cu Adevărat….

Rânduiala Tipicului AUGUST 1 SÂMBĂTĂ

Scoaterea Sf. Cruci. Sfinții 7 Frați Macabei (Începe Postul Adormirii Maicii Domnului). Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie: Fără Vohod și Paremii. Șase stihiri. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul și Evanghelie. Catavasiile Crucii până la 22 Septembrie. După Doxologia Mare, preotul îmbrăcat în toate odăjdiile, scoate Sf. Cruce în mijlocul Bisericii spre venerare. Sfințirea Apei Mici. Liturghie: Ap. Fapte 20,16-18, 28-36. Ev. Matei 10,16-22, 32-36; 11,1. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat.... După Liturghie, Sf. Cruce este adusă în altar. Până la 15 August, în fiecare seară se oficiază Vecernia Mică și Paraclisul Maicii Domnului.

2 DUMINICĂDuminica 9-a după Rusalii. Glas 8. Voscr. 9. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Fără Polieleul. Binecuvântările Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Crucii. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 3,9-17. Ev. Matei 14,22-34. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat....

6 JOISchimbarea la față a Domnului. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Luca 9,28-36. Catavasiile Crucii. Se cântă Pesna 9-a în loc de Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Liturghie: Antifoane speciale. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Ap. 2 Petru 1,10-19. Ev. Matei 17,1-9. Axionul: Irmosul pesnei 9-a din Canonul Praznicului. După Rugăciunea Amvonului se binecuvintează strugurii și fructele. La masă se dă dezlegare la pește.

9 DUMINICĂDuminica 10-a după Rusalii. Glas 1. Voscr. 10. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Binecuvântările Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Crucii. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 4,9-16. Ev. Matei 17,14-23. Axionul Praznicului.

15 SÂMBĂTĂAdormirea Maicii Domnului. Toate ale Praznicului din Minei. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Luca 1,39-49, 56. Catavasiile Adormirii. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Ap. Filipeni 2,5-11. Ev. Luca 10,38-42; 11,27-28. Axionul Praznicului: Irmosul pesnei 9-a din Canon.

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16 DUMINICĂDuminica 11-a după Rusalii Glas 2. Voscr. 11. Vecernie Mare:. Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Adormirii. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. Fericirile. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Ap. 1 Corinteni 9,2-12. Ev. Matei 18,23-35.

23 DUMINICADuminica 12-a după Rusalii (Odovania Praznicului Adormirii Maicii Domnului). Glasul 3. Voscr. 1. Vecernie Mare: La Doamne strigat-am…, trei Stihiri ale Învierii și una a lui Anatolie, glasul al 3-lea, apoi șase ale Praznicului, glasul 1. Slavă…, a Praznicului, Și acum…, Dogmatica glasului al 3-lea. Vohod. Lumină lină…. Prochimenul zilei. Litie: Stihirile, Slavă…, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Stihoavnă: Stihirile Învierii, Slavă…, Și acum…, a Praznicului. După Tatăl nostru…, la binecuvântarea pâinilor, Troparul Praznicului (o data) și Troparul: Născătoare de Dumnezeu… (de două ori). Utrenie: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Învierii (de două ori), Slavă…, Și acum…, al Praznicului. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele și Prochimenul glasului al 3-lea. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Praznicului. La Cântarea a 9-a cântăm: Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. După Cântarea a 9-a, Luminânda Învierii cea dintâi, Slavă…, Și acum…, a Praznicului. Laudele, cu Stihirile Învierii, pe 8: patru ale Învierii și patru ale Praznicului. Doxolo-gie Mare. Sfinte Dumnezeule…, Troparul Învierii. Liturghie: După Vohod, Troparul Învierii și al Praznicului, Slavă…, Condacul Învierii, Și acum…, al Praznicului. Ap. 1 Corinteni 15,1-11; Romani 11,33-40; 12,1-2. Ev. Matei 19,16-26; Luca 10:38-42; 15,27-28. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

29 SÂMBĂTĂTăierea Capului Sf. Ioan Botezătorul (Zi de post). Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litia. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Matei 14,1-13. Catavasiile Crucii. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. Sfinte Dumnezeule.... Ap. Fapte 13,25-33. Ev. Marcu 6,14-30. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat....

30 DUMINICĂDuminica 13-a după Rusalii. Glas 4. Voscr. 2. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie Mare: Catavasiile Crucii. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 16,13-24. Ev. Matei 21,33-44. Axionul: Cu-vine-se cu adevărat….

Rânduiala Tipicului SEPTEMBRIE 1 MARȚI

Începutul Anului Nou Bisericesc (Indictionul). Urmează Mineiul. 6 DUMINICĂ

Duminică a 14-a după Rusalii. Glas 5. Voscr. 3. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Crucii. Liturghie: Ap. 2 Corinteni 1,21-24; 2,1-4. Ev. Matei 22,1-14. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

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8 MARȚINașterea Născătoarei de Dumnezeu. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Luca 1,39-49, 56. Catavasiile Crucii. În loc de Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…, se cântă Irmoasele pesnei 9-a. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Filipeni 2,5-11. Ev. Luca 10,38-42 și 11,27-28. Axionul Praznicului: Primul irmos al pesnei 9-a din Canon.

13 DUMINICĂDuminica dinaintea Înălțării Sfintei Cruci. Glasul 6. Voscr. 4. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Crucii. Liturghie: Ap. Galateni 6,11-18. Ev. Ioan 3,13-17. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

14 LUNIÎnălțarea Sfintei Cruci (Zi de post). Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Înainte de a începe Vecernia, Sf. Cruce se mută de pe Masa Proscomidiei pe Sf. Masă. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Antifonul I al glasului 4. Ev. Praznicului: Ioan 12,28-36. În mod special se cântă Învierea lui Hristos…. Catavasiile Crucii. Se cântă pesna 9-a în loc de Ceeace ești mai cinstită…. Voscr. Laudele. Doxologia Mare, în timpul căreia, preotul îmbrăcat în toate odăjdiile cădește Sf. Masă împrejur, iar când se cântă Sfinte Dumnezeule…, ia Crucea de pe Sf. Masă în procesiune și o scoate în fața Sf. Altar exclamând: Înțelepciune! Corul cântă Troparul Crucii iar preotul așează Crucea pe analoghionul din mijlocul bisericii. Cădește împrejurul ei de trei ori, apoi o înalță în toate cele patru puncte cardinale, zicând ectenia prescrisă în Minei, iar corul cântând Doamne Miluiește…. După ecfonis reașează Crucea pe analoghion. Apoi face 3 metanii, cântându-se de fiecare dată: Crucii Tale…. Crucea stă pe analoghion 8 zile, până la încheierea Praznicului, 21 Septembrie. Liturghie: Antifoanele Praznicului. În loc de Sfinte Dumnezeule…, cântăm Crucii Tale…. Ap. 1 Corinteni 1,18-24. Ev. Ioan 19,6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 31-35. Axionul Praznicului: Primul irmos al pesnei 9-a din Canon. Se ține post, ori în ce zi ar cădea acest praznic.

20 DUMINICĂDuminică după Înălțarea Sf. Cruci. Glas 7. Voscr. 5. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Fără Litie. Utrenie: Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele Glasului. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Crucii. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Ap. Galateni 2,16-20. Ev. Marcu 8,34-38; 9,1. Axionul Praznicului.

26 SÂMBĂTĂAdormirea Sf. Evanghelist Ioan. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Ioan 21,15-25. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Ioan 4,12-19. Ev. Ioan 19,25-27; 21,24-25. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

27 DUMINICĂDuminica 18-a după Rusalii. Glas 8. Voscr. 6. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. 2 Corinteni 9,6-11. Ev. Luca 5,1-11. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

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Acoperământul Maicii Domnului. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Ev. Luca 1,39-49, 56. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. La Pesna 9-a se cântă Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…. Liturghie: Ap. Evrei 9,1-7. Ev. Luca 10,38-42; 11,27-28. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

4 DUMINICĂDuminica 19-a după Rusalii. Glas 1. Voscr. 7. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. 2 Corinteni 11,31-33; 12,1-9. Ev. Luca 6,31-36. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

11 DUMINICĂDuminica 21-a după Rusalii (a Sf. Părinți dela Sinodul VII Ecumenic). Glas 2. Voscr. 8. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul (fără Mărimuri). Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele glasului. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Doxologia Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Galateni 2,16-20; Tit 3,8-15. Ev. Luca 8,5-15; Ioan 17,1-13. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

14 MIERCURI Cuvioasa Maica Parascheva (Sf. Vineri). Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Matei 25,1-13. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. 1 Corinteni 9,2-12. Ev. Luca 7, 36-50. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat....

18 DUMINICĂDuminica 20-a după Rusalii. Glas 3. Voscr. 9. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Galateni 1,11-19. Ev. Luca 7,11-16. Axion: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

25 DUMINICĂDuminica 23-a după Rusalii. Glasul 4. Voscr. 10. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Efeseni 2,4-10. Ev. Luca 8, 26-39 Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

26 LUNISfântul Dimitrie Izvorâtorul de Mir. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Parimii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Matei 10,16-22. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. 2 Timotei 2,1-10; Evrei 12,11-13, 25-27. Ev. Matei 8,23-27; Ioan 15,17-27; 16,1-2. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

27 MARȚISfântul Dimitrie Basarabov. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare. Utrenie. Liturghie: Ap. Efeseni 4,7-13, Ev. Luca 10,16-22.

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1 DUMINICĂDuminica 22-a după Rusalii. Glas 5. Voscr. 11. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Galateni 6,11-18. Ev. Luca 16,19-31. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

8 DUMINICĂDuminica 24-a după Rusalii. Soborul Marilor Voevozi Mihail și Gav-riil. Glas 6. Voscr. 1. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: La Doamne strigat-am…, trei Stihiri ale Învierii, una a lui Anatolie, și șase ale Arhanghelilor, apoi alte patru Stihuri. Slavă…, glasul al 6-lea, Și acum…, Dogmatica glasului al 6-lea. Vohod. Prochimenul zilei. La binecu-vântarea pâinilor, Troparul Arhanghelilor (o data), și Troparul Născătoare de Dumnezeu, Fecioară… (de două ori). După Tatăl nostru…, cântăm Troparul Învierii, Slavă…, al Arhanghelilor, Și acum…, al Născătoa-rei-Învierii. Utrenie: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Învierii (de două ori), Slavă…, al Arhanghelilor, Și acum…, al Născătoarei-Învierii. Polieleul. Mărimurile Arhanghelilor. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele și Prochimenul glasului al 6-lea. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. După Cântarea a 9-a, Luminândă 1 a Învierii, Slavă…, a Arhanghelilor, Și acum…, a Născătoarei-Învierii. Laudele: Stihirile Învierii pe 4, și patru ale Arhanghelilor, Slavă…, Voscr. 1, Și acum…, Preabinecuvântată ești…. Doxologia mare. Sfinte Dumnezeule…, Troparul Învierii, glasul al 8-lea. Liturghie: După Vohod, Troparul Învierii și al Sfinților, apoi Condacul Învierii și al Sfinților. Prochimenul Duminicii. Ap. Efeseni 2,14-22; Evrei 2,2-10. Ev. Luca 8,41-56; Luca 10,16-21. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

13 VINERISf. Ioan Gură de Aur. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Ioan 10,1-9. Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Evrei 7,26-28; 8,1-2. Ev. Ioan 10,9-16. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

15 DUMINICĂDuminica 25-a după Rusalii. Cuv. Paisie de la Neamț. Începe postul Crăciunului.Glas 7. Voscr. 2. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: La Doamne strigat-am…, Stihirile pe 10: trei ale Învierii, o Stihiră a lui Ana-tolie, șase ale Cuviosului, Slavă…, Cuviosul, Și acum…, a Născătoarei, Dogmatica glasului al 7-lea.Vohod. Prochimenul zilei. Trei Paremii. Litie: Stihirile Hramului, apoi ale Cuviosului, Slavă…, a Cuviosului, Și acum…, a Născătoarei. La binecuvântarea pâinilor, Troparul Cuviosului (o data), și Troparul: Născătoare de Dumnezeu…(de două ori). După Tatăl nostru…, Troparul Învierii, Slavă…, al Cuviosului, Și acum…, al Născătoarei. Utrenie: Catavasiile Buneivestiri. Liturghie: Ap. Efeseni 4,1-7. Ev. Luca 10,25-37. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat…..

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21 SÂMBĂTĂIntrarea în Biserică a Maicii Domnului. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Ev. Luca 1,39-49, 56. Catavasiile Nașterii Domnului. La pesna 9-a, în loc de Ceeace ești mai cinstită…, se cântă Irmoasele pesnei 9-a. Liturghie: Ap. Evrei 9,1-7 și al morților, de sâmbătă (1 Tesaloniceni 4,13-17). Ev. Luca 10,38-42; 11,27-28 și a morților, de marți (Ioan 5,24-30). Axionul Praznicului: Irmosul pesnei 9-a.

22 DUMINICĂDuminica 26-a după Rusalii. Glas 8. Voscr. 3. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul, fără Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele și Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Nașterii Domnului. Liturghie: Ap. Efeseni 5,9-19. Ev. Luca 12,16-21. Axionul Praznicului: Irmosul pesnei 9-a (Intrarea în Biserică).

29 DUMINICĂDuminica 30-a după Rusalii. Glas 1. Voscr. 4. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul, fără Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoan-ele și Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Nașterii Domnului. Liturghie: Ap. Coloseni 3,12-16, Ev. Luca 18,18-27. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

30 LUNISfântul Apostol Andrei Cel întâi chemat. Sf. Ier. Andrei Șaguna, Mitro-politul Transilvaniei. Urmează Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Antifonul 1 al glasului al 4-lea. Pro-chimenul, glasul al 4-lea. Ev. Matei 4,18-23 (caută Ev. de la Liturghia din Duminica a 2-a după Rusalii). Catavasiile Nașterii Domnului. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Sfântului: 1 Corinthians 4,9-16; al zilei, 1 Timotei 5,1-10 (caută luni, în Săptămână a 27-a după Rusalii). Ev. Sfântului: Ioan 1,35-51; a zilei, Luca 7,20-25.

Rânduiala Tipicului DECEMBRIE 6 DUMINICA

Duminica 27-a după Rusalii. Sf. Ier. Nicolae, arhiepiscopul Mirelor Lichiei. Glasul 2. Voscr. 5. Se combină Octoihul cu Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: La Doamne strigat-am…, trei Stihiri ale Învierii, una a lui Anatolie și șase de la Minei, ale Ierarhului, glasul al 2-lea, apoi alte Stihiri, același glas, Slavă…, glasul al 6-lea: Pe cel ce este frumusețea ierarhilor și lauda părinților…, Și acum…, Dogmatica glasului al 2-lea. Vohod. Prochimenul zilei. Trei Paremii ale Sfântului. Litie. Stihoavnă, Stihirile Învierii, Slavă…, a Ierarhului, Și acum…: Ceea ce nu știi de mire, Fecioară, de unde ai ve-nit?... La binecuvântarea pâinilor, Troparul Sfântului (o dată), și Troparul: Născătoare de Dumnezeu, Fecioară… (de două ori). Utrenie: La Dumnezeu este Domnul…, Troparul Învierii (de două ori), Slavă…, al Ierarhului, Și acum…, al Născătoarei. Polieleul. Mărimurile Sfântului. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele și Prochimenul glasului de rând. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Nașterii. Laudele, cu patru Stihiri ale Învierii, și ale Ierarhului, cu Stihirile pe 4, Slavă…, Stihira Învierii, Și acum…, Preabinecuvântată ești…. Doxologia

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Mare. Troparul Învierii, glasul al 4-lea. Liturghie: După Vohod, Troparul Învierii, al Ierarhului, Slavă…, Condacul Sfântului, Și acum…, Condacul Învierii. Ap. Efeseni 6,10-17 și al Ierarhului, Evrei 13,17-21. Ev. Luca 13,10-17, și al Ierarhului, Luca 6,17-23. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

13 DUMINICĂDuminica 28-a după Rusalii (a Sfinților Strămoși). Glas 3. Voscr. 6. Se combină slujba glasului de rând din Octoih cu slujba Duminicii Sfinților Strămoși din Minei între 11 și 17 Decembrie. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Fără Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Binecuvântările Învierii. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Nașterii. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Ap. Coloseni 1,12-18; Coloseni 3,4-11 (Strămoșilor). Ev. Luca 14,16-24. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

20 DUMINICĂDuminică înaintea Nașterii Domnului (Sfinții Părinți după trup ai Dom-nului). Glas. 4. Voscr. 7. Se combină slujba Glasului de rând din Octoih cu a Sfinților Părinți, care se găsește la Minei, la 17 Decembrie. Sunt aceleași reguli ca în Duminica precedentă, cu singura deosebire că, începând cu 20 Decembrie, în Minei este și Înainte Prăznuirea Nașterii Domnului care are anumite Slave, Stihiri și un tropar special - vezi toate rubricile în Minei la ziua respectivă. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Utrenie: Polieleul. Binecuvîntările Învierii. Catavasiile Nașterii. Liturghie: Ap. Evrei 11,9-10; 32-40. Ev. Matei 1,1-25. Axionul: Cuvine-se cu adevărat….

24 JOIAjunul Crăciunului. Toate ale Praznicului (Zi de post). Ceasurile Împărătești, fiecare cu Paremia, Apostolul și Evanghelie lui. Obednița și Liturghia Sf. Vasile împreunată cu Vecernia: Ap. Evrei 1,1-12. Ev. Luca 2,1-20. Axionul: De Tine se bucură…. Seara: Pavecernița Mare unită cu Litia Praznicului, urmată de Utrenia Praznicului. Polieleul, Mărimuri, Antifonul 1 al glasului al 4-lea, Prochimenul, glasul al 4-lea. Ev. Matei 1,18-24. Catavasiile Nașterii. La pesna 9-a, în loc de Ceeace ești mai cinstită…, se cântă pesna 9-a din Canonul Praznicului. Laudele. Doxologia Mare.

25 VINERINașterea Domnului. Urmează Mineiul. Liturghia Sf. Ioan: Antifoanele Praznicului. Stihurile speciale la Intrarea Mică. În loc de Sf. Dumnezeule… se cântă Câți în Hristos v-ați botezat…. Ap. Galateni 4,4-7. Ev. Matei 2,1-12. Axionul Praznicului: Irmosul pesnei 9-a din Canonul Praznicului.

26 SÂMBĂTĂSămbătă după Nașterea Domnului. Soborul Născătoarei de Dumnezeu. Sf. Nicodim dela Tismana. Se combină Octoihul cu slujba Sf. Nicodim și a Născătoarei de Dumnezeu din Minei. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Prochimenul Praznicului. Paremiile Sfântului (caută-le la 5 decembrie). Litia Sfântului. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimurile Sfântului. Antifonul 1 al glasului al 4-lea. Prochimenul. Ev. Luca 6,17-23 (caută la 6 decembrie). Catavasiile Crăci-unului. În loc de Ceea ce ești mai cinstită…, se cântă Troparele pesnei 9-a din Canonul Nașterii. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Antifoanele obișnuite. In loc de Sfinte Dumnezeule…, cântăm Câți în Hristos…. Ap. 2 Timotei

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3,1-9; Evrei 2,11-18; Galateni 5,22 – 6,2 (Cuviosului). Ev. Matei 12:15-21; Matei 2,13-23; Matei 11,27-30 (Cuviosului). Axionul Crăciunului.

27 DUMINICĂDuminică după Nașterea Domnului (a Sfinților: Iosif, logodnicul Sfintei Fecioare Maria; David Prorocul și Iacob, ruda Domnului). Sf. Apostol, Întâi Mucenic și Arhidiacon Ștefan. Glas 5. Voscr. 8. Se combină slujba Sfântului cu a Praznicului din Mineiul. Vecernie Mare: Vohod. Paremii. Litie. Utrenie: Polieleul. Mărimuri. Binecuvântările Învierii. Antifoanele glasului al 5-lea. Ev. Învierii. Catavasiile Nașterii. În loc de Ceeace ești mai cinstită… se cântă Pesna a 9-a din Canonul Nașterii. Doxologie Mare. Liturghie: Antifoane obișnuite. Sfinte Dumnezeule…. Ap. Galateni 1,11-19; Fapte 6,8-15; 7,1-5, 47-60 (a Mucenicului). Ev. Matei 2,13-23; Matei 21,33-44 (a Mucenicului). Axionul Crăciunului.

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1 T (+) Circumcision of Our lord. St. Basil the Gr eat. (Civil New Year) 2 F Sts. Silvester & Sergius; St. Sergius; Ven. Seraphim of Sarov (Fast free) 3 S Holy Prophet Malachi; Martyr Gordius (Saturday before Theophany) 4 S Synaxis of the Seventy Apostles; Ven. Teoctist Sunday before Theophany of Our Lord. Epis.: 2 Timothy 4:5-8. Gos.: Mark 1:1-8. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 8. 5 M Holy Martyrs Theopemptus, Theonas, and Syncletica (Eve of Theophany)

(Strict Fast) 6 T (+) Holy Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ 7 W +) Synaxis of the Holy Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer John (F,W,O) 8 T Ven. George the Chozebite; Ven. Domnica 9 F Martyr Polyeuctus; Ven. Eustratius 10 S St. Gregory of Nyssa; Sts. Dometian and Marcian; St. Teofan the hermit; +)

Ven. Antypas of Calapodest (Saturday after Theophany) 11 S + Ven. Theodosius, founder of cenobite life in Palestine

Sunday after Theophany. Epis.: Ephesians 4:7-13. Gos.: Matthew 4:12-17 (Beginning of the Lord’s ministry). Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 9. 12 M Martyr Tatiana the deaconess and Eustasia 13 T Martyrs Hermylus and Stratonicus 14 W Holy Fathers slain at Sinai and Raithu; St. Sava of Serbia (Leave-taking of

Theophany) 15 T x Ven. Paul of Thebes and John “Calabytes” (the hut-dweller) 16 F x Veneration of the Precious Chains of the Holy Apostle Peter 17 S +) Ven. Anthony the Great 18 S + Sts. Athanasius and Cyril of Alexandria

29th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Colossians 3:4-11. Gos.: Luke 17:12-19 (Ten lepers). Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 10. 19 M x Ven. Macarius of Egypt; Holy Hierarch Mark of Ephesus; Virgin martyr

Euphrasia of Nicomedia 20 T +) Ven. Euthymius the Great; Martyrs Inna, Pinna & Rimma; Martyrs Bassus

& Eusebius 21 W Ven. Maximus the Confessor; Martyrs Neophytus, Eugene, Valerian, Candidas

& Aquila 22 T x Apostle Timothy; Monk-martyr Anastasius the Persian 23 F Hieromartyr Clement, Bishop of Ancyra; Martyr Agathangelus 24 S Ven. Mother Xenia; Martyr Babylas 25 S +) St. Gregory the Theologian; + St. Bretanion, bishop of Tomis

32nd Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Timothy 4:9-15. Gos.: luke 19:1-10 (Zacchaeus). Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 11. 26 M Ven. Xenophon, his wife Maria and their children Arcadius and John 27 T + Translation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom 28 W x Ven. Ephraim and Isaac of Syria; Ven. Paladius of Antioch; Ven. James the

hermit 29 T Translation of the Relics of Hieromartyr Ignatius the Godbearer 30 F +) Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John

Chrysostom 31 S x Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cyrus and John

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1 S Martyr Tryphon; Martyrs Perpetua & Felicitas (Forefeast of Presentation of our Lord)

33rd Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 2 Timothy 3:10-15. Gos.: Luke 18:10-14 (Publican and the Pharisee). Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 1 (Triodion begins). 2 M (+) Presentation of Our Lord Jesus Christ in the Temple 3 T x Righteous Simeon & Anna the Prophetess; St. Nicholas of Japan 4 W Ven. Isidor of Pelusium; Hieromartyr Abramius (Fast free) 5 T Martyrs Agatha & Theodula 6 F St. Bucolus, bishop of Smyrna; Martyrs Julian & Fausta; St. Photius the Great,

Patriarch (Fast free) 7 S St. Parthenius; Ven. Luke; 1003 Martyrs of Nicomedia 8 S x Great Martyr Theodore Stratelates; Prophet Zechariah; Martyr sisters Martha

& Mary

34th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. Gos.: Luke 15:11-32 (Prodigal Son). Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 2. 9 M Martyr Nichephorus; Hieromartyrs Marcellus & Pancratius; St. Peter of Damascus

(Leave-taking of Presentation of the Lord) 10 T Hieromartyr Haralambos; Virgin Martyr Valentina 11 W Hieromartyr Blaise, bishop of Sebaste; St.Theodora the Empress (867) 12 T St. Meletius of Antioch; St. Anthony II, Patriarch of Constantinople 13 F Ven. Martinian, Monk of Palestine; Apostles Aquila and his wife Priscilla 14 S Ven. Auxentius, Maron & Abraham (Memorial Saturday) 15 S Apostle of the Seventy Onesimus; Martyr Major Sunday of Farewell to Meat. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 8:8-13; 9:1-2. Gos.: Matthew 25:31-46 (Last Judgment). Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 3. 16 M Hieromartyr Pamphilius; Martyr Valens (E,M,C) 17 T Great Martyr Theodore the Soldier (“Tyro”); St. Mariamne, sister of Apostle

Philip (E,M,C) 18 W St. Leo the Great, Pope of Rome; St. Agapitus; Flavian the Confessor; (E,M,C) 19 T Apostles Archippos, Philemon & his wife Apphias of the 70 (E,M,C) 20 F St. Leo, bishop of Catania; Agaton, Pope of Rome; Ven.Vissarion the Great

(E,M,C) 21 S Ven. Timothy; St. Eustathios, bishop of Antioch (E,M,C) 22 S Uncovering of the relics of the Martyrs at the gate of Eugenios in Constantinople

(E,M,C)Sunday of Farewell to Dairy. Epis.: Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4. Gos.: Matthew 6:14-21(Expulsion of Adam from Paradise). Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 4. 23 M + Hieromartyr Polycarp, bishop of Smyrna (Beginning of Great Lent) (Great

Canon of St. Andrew of Crete - Part 1) 24 T +) The first & second findings of the Honorable Head of St. John the Forerunner

(Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete - Part 2) 25 W St. Tarasios, Archbishop of Constantinople; Martyrs Alexander & Ipatios (Great

Canon of St. Andrew of Crete - Part 3) 26 T St. Porphyrios, Archbishop of Gaza; Great-martyr Photini, the Samaritan Woman

(Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete - Part 4) 27 F Ven. Prokopios the Confessor and Thalelaeus; +) St. Raphael, bishop of Brooklyn 28 S +) Ven. John Cassian the Roman & Gherman of Dobrogea; Ven. Basil the

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1 S Ven. Martyr Eudokia (W,O)1st Sunday of Great lent (Orthodoxy). Epis.: Hebrews 11:24-26, 32-40.Gos.: John 1:43-51. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 5. 2 M Hieromartyr Theodotos; Martyrs Hesychios & Nestor 3 T Martyrs: Eutropios, Kleonikos & Basilikos 4 W Ven. Gerasimos of the Jordan; Martyr Paul & his sister Juliana 5 T Martyrs Conon of Isauria & Conon the Gardener; Ven. Mark the Ascetic; +) St.

Nicholai Velimirovic 6 F Holy 42 Martyrs of Amoria 7 S Hieromartyr Ephraim, Bishop of Tomis; Hieromartyrs Basil, Eugene, Agathodorus,

Capiton, Elpidius & Aetherius, Bishops of Cherson (Memorial Saturday) (W,O) 8 S Ven. Theophylaktos the Confessor; Holy hierarch Paul the Confessor (W,O)2nd Sunday of Great lent (St. Gregory Palamas). Martyrs of Communist Persecution. Epis.: Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3; Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2. Gos.: Mark 2:1-12 (Healing of paralytic in Capernaum); John 10:9-16. Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 6. 9 M +) Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste 10 T Martyrs Kodratos, Cyprian & Dionysius 11 W St. Sofronios, Patriarch of Jerusalem 12 T Ven. Theophanes the Confessor; St. Gregory the Dialogist; St. Simeon the New

Theologian 13 F Translation of the relics of Nikephoros, Patriarch of Constantinople 14 S Ven. Benedict of Nursia; Martyr Alexander the priest (Memorial Saturday) (W,O) 15 S Martyrs Agapios, Publius & Timolaus (W,O)3rd Sunday of Great lent (The Cross). Epis.: Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6. Gos.: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1. Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 7. 16 M Martyrs Sabinos of Egypt, Papas & Roman 17 T Ven. Alexios the Man of God; Martyr Marinus 18 W St. Cyril, Archbishop of Jerusalem 19 T Martyrs Chrysanthos & Daria 20 F Holy fathers slain at the monastery of Mar Sabbas 21 S Holy Confessor James the New; St. Thomas the bishop; Ven. Serapion (Memorial

Saturday) (W,O) 22 S Hieromartyr Basil, priest in Ancyra (W,O)4th Sunday of Great lent (St. John of the Ladder). Epis.: Hebrews 6:13-20; Ephesians 5:8-19. Gos.: Mark 9:17-32 (Healing of the epileptic son); Matthew 4:25; 5:1-12. Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 8. 23 M Monk-martyr Nikon of Sicily & 199 disciples with him 24 T x Ven. Zachariah; Martyr Luke (Forefeast of Annunciation) 25 W (+) Annunciation (F,W,O) (Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete) 26 T x Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel; Martyr Montanus the priest & his wife,

Maxima (Leave-taking of Annunciation) 27 F Martyr Matrona of Thessalonika (Akathist to Birthgiver of God) 28 S Ven. Hilarion the New; Ven. Stephen (Memorial Saturday) (W,O) 29 S Hieromartyr Mark, bishop of Arethusa; Martyr Cyril the Deacon (W,O)5th Sunday of Great lent (St. Mary of Egypt). Epis.: Hebrews 9:11-14; Galatians 3:23-29. Gos.: Mark 10:32-45; Luke 7:36-50. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 9. 30 M Ven. John of Sinai, author of The Ladder; St. Euboula, mother of St. Panteleimon 31 T +) St. Innocent of Alaska; St. Hypatios the Wonderworker; Righteous Joseph

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1 W Ven. Mary of Egypt 2 T Ven. Titus the Wonderworker; Martyrs Amphianus & Edesius 3 F Ven. Nikita the Confessor 4 S Ven. Joseph of Sicily, the Hymnographer (Lazarus Saturday – Memorial Saturday) (W,O) 5 S (+) Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem. Martyrs Agathopodes the Deacon & Theodulus

the Reader (F,W,O) (Bridegroom Matins)6th Sunday of Great lent (Palm Sunday).Epis.:Philippians 4:4-9.Gos.: John 12:1-18. Follow the Triodion. 6 M Holy Monday. Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium; St. Eutychius, Patr. of

Constantinople (Bridegroom Matins) 7 T Holy Tuesday. +) St. Tikhon, Enlightener of North America; Martyr George the

Confessor, bishop of Mitylene; Martyrs Kalliopios & Aquilina; Sava the New; St. Nilus of Sora (Bridegroom Matins)

8 W Holy Wednesday.Apostle Herodion; St. Celestin, Pope of Rome (Holy Unction - Bridegroom Matins)

9 T Holy Thursday. Martyr Eupsychios of Caesarea; Monk-martyr Vadim (Twelve Gospels) 10 F Holy Friday. Martyrs Terence & Pompeios (Royal Hours. Vespers. Lamentations)(Strict

Fast) 11 S Holy Saturday. +) St. Calinic of Cernica, bishop of Ramnic; Hieromartyr Antipas

(Strict Fast) 12 S (+) Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ (Holy Pascha). +) Martyr Sava the Goth,

who suffered at Buzau; Holy Hierarch Basil the Confessor Resurrection of Our Lord. Holy Pascha. Epis.: Acts 1:1-8. Gos.: John 1:1-17. Follow Pentecostarion. 13 M (+) Bright Monday. Hieromartyr Artemon; Martyr Chintilian 14 T (+) Bright Tuesday. St. Martin the Confessor, Pope of Rome; +) St. Pachomius of

Gledin, Bishop of Roman 15 W Apostle Aristarchos, Pudens & Trophymos of the 70 (Fast free) 16 T Virgin-Martyrs: Agape, Irene & Chionia 17 F (+) Life-giving Fount of Mother of God. Hieromartyr Simeon, bishop in Persia; St.

Acacius, bishop of Melitene (Fast free) 18 S Ven. John, disciple of Gregory of Decapolis; St. Cosmas, bishop of Chalcedon 19 S Ven. John of Old Lavra in Palestine

2nd Sunday after Pascha (St. Thomas). Epis.: Acts 5:12-20. Gos.: John 20:19-31. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 1. 20 M +) St. Teotim, bishop of Tomis; Ven. Theodore the Hairshirt-wearer 21 T Hieromartyr Januarius; Martyrs Alexandra and Philippa 22 W St. Theodore Sykeote; Holy Apostle Nathaniel (F,W,O) 23 T +) Great Martyr George the Trophy-bearer 24 F + Holy Hierarch Confessors: Elias (Iorest) & Sava (Brancovici) & Simeon (Stefan),

metropolitans of Transylvania; Hierarch Iosif the Confessor of Maramures; Martyrs Pasikrates and Valentine; Hieromartyr Sava Stratelates; Ven. Elizabeth the Wonderworker (F,W,O)

25 S + Holy Apostle & Evangelist Mark; +) Ven. Vasile (Romania) 26 S Hieromartyr Basil, Bishop of Amasea; Martyrs Cyril, Kyndeus & Tasie of Axiopolis

(Cernavoda)

3rd Sunday after Pascha (Myrrhbearing Women). Epis.: Acts 6:1-7. Gos.: Mark 15:43-47, 16:1-8. Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 4. 27 M Hieromartyr Simeon, the kinsman of the Lord 28 T Apostles Jason & Sosipater of the 70; Martyrs Maximus, Quinctilian & Dada of Dorostolum 29 W 9 Martyrs at Cyzicus; Ven. Memnon the Confessor (F,W,O) 30 T Holy Apostle James, son of Zebedee and brother of St. John the Evangelist

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1 F Prophet Jeremiah; Ven. Isidora (F,W,O) 2 S x Bringing of the Relics of St. Athanasius the Great; +) St. Athanasius III, Patr.

Constantinople 3 S Martyrs Timothy & his wife, Mavra of Egypt; +) St.Herodion from lainici

(Romania)

4th Sunday after Pascha. Epis.: Acts 9:32-42. Gos.: John 5:1-15 (Paralytic). Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 5. 4 M Virgin Martyr Pelagia; Ven. Valerian 5 T Great-martyr Irene; Martyrs Neophytos & Gaius 6 W Righteous Job the Long-suffering (F,W,O) (Mid-feast of Pentecost) 7 T Apparition of the Sign of the Cross over Jerusalem (351); +) St. Alexis Toth of

Minneapolis 8 F +) Holy Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian; Ven. Arsenios the Great

(F,W,O) 9 S Translation of the Relics of St. Nicholas to Bari; Prophet Isaiah 10 S Holy Apostle Simeon Zealotes; Martyrs Alphaeus, Philadelphus & Ciprian5th Sunday after Pascha. Epis.: Acts: 11:19-30. Gos.: John 4:5-42 (Samaritan Woman). Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 7. 11 M Hieromartyr Mokios; Sts. Cyril & Methodius, apostles to the Slavs 12 T +) New-martyr John of Wallachia; St. Epiphanios, Archbishop of Cyprus; St.

Germanos, Patr. of Constantinople 13 W Virgin-martyr Glykeria; Ven. Sergius the Confessor (F,W,O) 14 T Martyr Isidore; Hieromartyr Therapont 15 F x Ven. Pachomios the Great; Ven. Achilles, Bishop of Larisa (F, W, O) 16 S Ven. Theodore the Sanctified 17 S Apostle Andronikos & St. Junia of the 70

6th Sunday after Pascha. Epis.: Acts 16:16-34. Gos.: John 9:1-38 (Blind Man). Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 8. 18 M Martyrs Peter, Dionysius & Benjamin; Martyr Theodotus of Ancyra & 7 virgin

martyrs with him 19 T Hieromartyr Patrick, bishop of Prussia; Martyr Kyriaki 20 W Martyr Thallelaios (F,W,O) (Leave-taking of Pascha) 21 T (+) Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ (Day of Heroes). +) Equals-to-the-Apostles

Emperor Constantine & his mother Helen 22 F Martyrs Basiliskos & Marcel (F,W,O) 23 S Ven. Michael the Confessor, Bishop of Synnada 24 S Ven. Simeon Stylites, the younger; Martyr Marciana 7th Sunday after Pascha (Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council). Epis.: Acts 20:16-18, 28-36. Gos.: John 17:1-13. Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 10. 25 M + Third finding of the honorable Head of St. John the Forerunner 26 T Apostles Karpos & Alphaios of the 70 27 W Martyr Julius the Veteran; Hieromartyr Therapont, bishop of Sardis; St. John the

Russian (F,W,O) 28 T Ven. Nicetas the Confessor, Bishop of Chalcedon; Martyrs Helladios and Heliconis 29 F Virgin-martyr Theodosia; Hieromartyrs Olivian & Alexander; Emperor Constantine

XII (1453) (Leave-taking of Ascension of our Lord) (F,W,O) 30 S Ven. Isaac the Confessor & Barlaam; Martyr Natalia (Memorial Saturday) 31 S (+) Descent of the Holy Spirit. Apostle Hermes of the 70; Martyrs Hermias, Eusebios

& Haralambos

8th Sunday after Pascha (Pentecost). Epis.: Acts 2:1-11. Gos.: John 7:37-53; 8:12. Follow Pentecostarion.

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1 M (+) Holy Trinity; Martyr Justin the Philosopher; Martyrs Chariton, Firm & Valerian

2 T +) Great-Martyr John the New of Suceava 3 W Martyrs Lucillian, Hypatius, Paul & Paula; St. Kevin, Abbot of Glendalough

(Fast free) 4 T +) Martyrs of Niculitel: Zoticos, Atalos, Camasis and Philipos; St.

Metrophanes, Patr. of Constantinople 5 F Hieromartyr Dorotheos, Bishop of Tyre; Dorotheos of Gaza (Fast free) 6 S Ven. Bessarion & Hilarion the New (Leave-taking of Descent of Holy Spirit) 7 S Hieromartyr Theodotus; Martyr Zenaida; Ven. Sebastiana 1st Sunday after Pentecost (All Saints). Epis.: Hebrews 11:33-40; 12:1-2. Gos.: Matthew 10:32-35; 37-38; 19:27-30. Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 1. 8 M x Martyrs Nicander & Marcian; Translation of the Relics of Great Martyr

Theodore the Soldier (Beginning of Fast of Holy Apostles) 9 T St. Cyril, Archbishop of Alexandria (W,O) 10 W Hieromartyr Timothy; Martyr Alexander & Virgin-martyr Antonia 11 T Apostles Bartholomew & Barnabas; St. Mitrophan & the Chinese Orthodox

Martyrs (W,O) 12 F Ven. Onouphrios the Great; Ven. Peter the Athonite 13 S Martyr Aquilina; St. Triphyllios, Bishop of Cyprus (F,W,O) 14 S Prophet Elisha; St. Methodios, Patr. of Constantinople (F,W,O)2nd Sunday after Pentecost (American & Romanian Saints). Epis.: Romans 2:10-16. Gos.: Matthew 4:18-23 (Calling of the first Apostles). Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 2. 15 M Prophet Amos; Martyr Hesychius; Blessed Jerome; Blessed Augustine of

Hippo (W,O) 16 T St. Tikhon, bishop and Wonderworker of Amathos in Cyprus (W,O) 17 W Martyrs Manuel, Sabel & Ismael of Persida 18 T Martyrs Leontios, Hypatios & Theodoulos (W,O) 19 F Holy Apostle Jude, brother of the Lord; Ven. Paisios the Great 20 S Hieromartyr Methodios; St. Kallistos, Patr. of Constantinople (F,W,O) 21 S Martyrs Julian of Cilicia and Afrodisios (F,W,O)3rd Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Romans 5:1-10. Gos.: Matthew 6:22-33 (Worries of life). Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 3.22 M +) Holy Hierarch Gregory the Teacher, Metropolitan of Romanian Lands;

Hieromartyr Eusebios; Martyrs Zeno & his servant Zenas (W,O)23 T Martyrs Agrippina of Rome & Aristokleos the priest (W,O)24 W (+) Nativity of St. John the Baptist; +) St. Nicetas of Remesiana (F,W,O)25 T Virgin-martyr Febronia; Martyr Orentios and his brothers; Martyr Livia (W,O)26 F Righteous David of Thessalonika 27 S Ven. Sampson the Host of Strangers (F,W,O)28 S Translation of the Relics of Unmercenaries Cyrus & John; Martyr Papia

(F,W,O)4th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Romans 6:18-23. Gos.: Matthew 8:5-13 (Healing of the centurion’s servant). Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 4. 29 M (+) Holy Apostles Peter and Paul 30 T + Synaxis of the 12 Apostles; +) Holy Hierarch Ghelasie of Rametz

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1 W +) Holy Hierarch leontie of Radautz; Unmercenary Physicians Cosmas & Damian of Rome

2 T +) St. Stefan the Great of Moldavia; x Placing of the Robe of Mother of God in Blachernae

3 F Martyr Hyacinth; St. Anatolios, Patr. of Constantinople 4 S Holy Hierarch Andrew, Archbishop of Crete; Ven. Martha, mother of St. Simeon

Stylites the Younger 5 S +Ven. Athanasios the Athonite; Ven. Lampados 5th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Romans 10:1-10. Gos.: Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1 (Cure of the two demoniacs of Gadara). Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 5. 6 M Ven. Sisoes the Great; Virgin-Martyr Lucy 7 T Great-martyr Kiriaki; Ven. Thomas of Mt. Maleon; Ven. Acacius of Sinai 8 W x Great-martyr Procopius & Theodosia; Martyr Epictetus the priest & Monkmartyr

Astion 9 T Hieromartyrs Pankratios & Cyril; Martyrs Andrew & Probus 10 F Holy 45 Martyrs at Nicopolis in Armenia 11 S x Martyr Eufemia; St. Marcian; St. Olga, queen of Russia 12 S Martyrs Proclus & Hilary of Ancyra; St. Veronica, the woman with the issue of

blood

6th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Romans 12:6-14; Gos.: Matthew 9:1-8 (Cure of the paralytic from Capernaum). Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 6. 13 M x Synaxis of the Archangel Gabriel; Ven. Stephen of Mar Sabbas Monastery 14 T Apostle Aquila of the 70; Martyrs Justus & Heraclios 15 W x Martyrs Kyrikos & his mother Julietta from Tarsus of Cilicia; St. Vladimir,

Illuminator of Russia 16 T Hieromartyr Athenogenes & his 10 disciples 17 F x Great-martyr Marina (Margaret); St. Euphrasios the bishop 18 S +) Martyr Emilian of Durostor; Martyrs Iachint, Emilianos, Paul & Valentina 19 S Ven. Macrina, sister of Basil the Great; Ven. Dios; Uncovering of the relics of Ven.

Seraphim of Sarov

7th Sunday after Pentecost (Holy Fathers of 4th Ecumenical Council). Epis.: Romans 15:1-7; Hebrews 13:7-16. Gos.: Matthew 9:27-35 (Healing of two blind men and a mute man from Capernaum). John 17:1-13.Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 7. 20 M +) Glorious Prophet Elijah (Elias) the Tishbite; Mother Maria (Skobtsova) of

Paris and those with her 21 T Ven. Simeon & John; Prophet Ezekiel; +) Ven. Raphael and Parthenios of Agapia 22 W x Myrrh-bearer & Equal-to-the-Apostles Mary Magdalene 23 T Hieromartyr Apollinaris, Bishop of Ravenna; Hieromartyr Phocas; Martyrs

Trophimus & Theophilus 24 F x Great-martyr Christina of Tyre; Martyr Hermogenes; Martyrs Boris & Gleb 25 S + Dormition of the Righteous Ana, mother of the Birthgiver of God 26 S Hieromartyr Hermolaus; Martyr Parascheva of Rome; +) Ven. Ioanichius the

New of Muscel; +) St. Jacob of Alaska8th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 1:10-17. Gos.: Matthew 14:14-22 (Multiplication of the loaves in the desert). Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 8. 27 M +) Great-martyr and healer Panteleimon; St. Clement of Ochrid 28 T Apostles & Deacons of the 70: Prochoros, Nikanor, Timon & Parmenas 29 W Martyr Kallinikos of Gangra; Martyr Theodota and her sons 30 T Apostles Silas, Silvanos, Crescens & Andronikos of the 70 31 F x Righteous Evdokimos; Righteous Joseph of Arimathea

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1 S x) Procession of the Cross; 7 Maccabean Martyrs with their mother Salomoni & Righteous Eleazar (W,O) (Beginning of Fast of Mother of God)

2 S Translation of the Relics of the Proto-martyr Stephen the Archdeacon; Emperor Justinian (W,O)

9th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 3:9-17. Gos.: Matthew 14:22-34 (Walking on the water; calming of the wind). Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 9. 3 M Ven. Isaac, Dalmatos and Faustus; Holy myrrh-bearer Salome 4 T The 7 Youths (Sleepers) of Ephesus; Martyr Eudoxia of Persia 5 W +) Ven. John the Hozevite (the Romanian); x Martyr Eusignios (Forefeast of Transfiguration) 6 T (+) Transfiguration of Our Lord Jesus Christ (F,W,O) 7 F +) Ven. Theodora of Sihla; Martyr Dometios of Persia 8 S Emilianos the Confessor; St. Myron, the Wonderworker of Crete; St. Gregory of Sinai (W,O) 9 S x) Apostle Matthias; Martyr Anthony of Alexandria; +) Glorification of St. Herman of

Alaska (W,O)10th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 4:9-16. Gos.: Matthew 17:14-23 (Cure of the lunatic). Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 10. 10 M Martyr Archdeacon Laurence; Hieromartyrs Sixtus, bishop of Rome and Hippolytus 11 T +) St. Niphon, Patriarch of Constantinople; Great-Martyr & Archdeacon Euplus 12 W Martyrs Photios & Anikytos; Ven. Palamon of Egypt 13 T Translation of the Relics of Ven. Maximus the Confessor; Martyr Hippolytus of Rome

(Leave-taking of the Transfiguration) 14 F x Prophet Micah; Martyrs Marcellus & Ursikios (Lamentations for Mother of God) (Forefeast

of the Dormition) 15 S (+) Dormition of the Birthgiver of God 16 S Icon Not-Made-by-Hands of our Lord in Edessa; +) Martyrs Constantin Brancoveanu &

his sons: Constantin, Stefan, Radu, Matthew & the Counsellor Ianache; +) Ven. Joseph of Varatec

11th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 9:2-12. Gos.: Matthew 18:23-35 (Parable of the unforgiving debtor). Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 11. 17 M Hieromartyr Myron: Martyrs Straton, Ciprian & Tirs 18 T Martyrs Floros, Lauros and Polyaenus 19 W Martyr Andrew the General (Stratelates); Ven. Timothy & Agapios 20 T Prophet Samuel; Martyr Heliodoros 21 F Apostle Thaddeus of the 70, also named Levi; Martyr Vassa and her children; Martyrs

Donatus the deacon, Romulus the priest, Silvanus the deacon, and Venustus 22 S Martyrs Agathonikos, Zoticus, Anthusa, Irenaeus & Or 23 S Martyr Lupus; Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons; Ven. Callinicus (Leave-taking of

Dormition)12th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 15:1-11. Gos.: Matthew 19:16-26(Rich young man). Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 1. 24 M Hieromartyr Eutychos, disciple of St. John the Theologian; Martyr Tation 25 T x Translation of Relics of the Apostle Bartholomew; Apostle Titus of the 70 26 W Martyr Adrian & his wife, Natalia 27 T Ven. Pimen & Martyrs Eutalia, Phenurios & Hosius, bishop of Cordova 28 F Ven. Moses the Black; Martyr Diomedes; Prophetess Anna, daughter of Phanuel 29 S (+) Beheading of Prophet, Forerunner and Baptizer John (Strict Fast) ......................... 30 S Sts. Alexander, John and Paul the New, patriarchs of Constantinople; Ven. Phantinos; +)

Holy Hierarch Varlaam of Moldavia & St. John of Rasca and Secu Monasteries, Bishop of Roman

13th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 1 Corinthians 16:13-24. Gos.: Matthew 21:33-44 (Parable of the wicked tenants of the Vineyard). Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 2. 31 M x) Placing of the Belt (Sash) of the Birthgiver of God; Holy 366 Martyrs of Nicomedia; St.

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1 T +) Ven Dionysius Exiguus; Ven. Simeon the Stylite & his mother, Martha (Beginning of Church Year)

2 W Martyr Mamas; St. John the Faster, Patr. of Constantinople 3 T Hieromartyr Anthimos, Bishop of Nicomedia; Ven. Theoctistos 4 F Hieromartyr Babylas; Prophet & God-Seer Moses 5 S Prophet Zachariah and St. Elizabeth, parents of St. John the Baptist; Martyr Urban 6 S Commemoration of the Miracle of the Archangel Michael at Colossae; Martyrs Eudoxius

and Macarius

14th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 2 Corinthians 1,21-24:2,1-4. Gos.: Matthew 22:1-14 (The Parable of the Wedding Feast). Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 3. 7 M Martyr Sozon; +) Ven. Simeon and Amphilochius (Forefeast of Birth of Mother of

God) 8 T (+) Nativity of the Birthgiver of God 9 W x Holy & Righteous Ancestors of God, Joachim and Anna; +) Ven. Onuphrius of

Vorona & Chiriacus of Tazlau 10 T Martyrs Menodora, Metrodora and Nymphodora 11 F Ven. Theodora of Alexandria; St. Euphrosynos the Cook 12 S Martyrs Autonomos, Macedonios & Theodule (Leave-taking of Nativity of Birthgiver

of God) (Saturday before the Lifting of the Cross) 13 S Hieromartyr Cornelius the Centurion and Ciprian, bishop of Carthage; + St. John of

Prislop; Martyrs of Dobrogea: Macrobius, Gordian, Elias, Zoticus, Lucian & Valerian (Forefeast of Lifting of the Holy Cross)

Sunday before the Lifting of the Cross. Epis.: Galatians 6:11-18. Gos.: John 3:13-17 (Jesus’conversation with Nicodemus). Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 4. 14 M (+) Lifting of the Holy Cross (Strict Fast) 15 T +) Holy Hierarch Joseph the New of Partos, Metropolitan of Banat; Great-martyr

Nicetas the Roman; St. Visarion, Bishop of Larisa 16 W Great-martyr Euphemia; Martyr Melitina 17 T Martyr Sophia & her daughters: Faith, Hope and Love 18 F St. Eumenios, Bishop of Gortyna; Martyr Ariadne 19 S Martyrs Trophimos, Savvatios & Dorymedon (Saturday after the Lifting of the Cross) 20 S Great-martyr Eustathios, his wife Theopistes & their children Agapius & Theopistus

Sunday after the Lifting of the Holy Cross. Epis.: Galatians 2:16-20. Gos.: Mark 8:34-38; 9:1 (Take up the cross and follow Christ.). Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 5. 21 M Apostle Quadratos; Prophet Jonah (Leave-taking of Lifting of the Holy Cross) 22 T +) Hieromartyr Teodosie, Metropolitan of Moldova; Hieromartyr Phocas; New-

martyr Isaac; St. Martin 23 W + Conception of the Prophet, Forerunner & Baptizer John 24 T Great Martyr & Equal-to-the-Apostles Thekla; +) New Martyrs of Alaska: Peter the

Aleut & Hieromonk Juvenaly; Ven. Silouan of Athos 25 F Ven. Euphrosyne; Ven. Paphnoutios of Egypt; Ven. Sergius of Radonezh 26 S +) Repose of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John; +) Holy Prince Neagoe

Basarab; Righteous Gideon 27 S +) Hieromartyr Anthimus of Iberia, Metropolitan of Romanian Lands; Martyrs

Callistratos & Epicharis

18th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 2 Corinthians 9:6-11. Gos.: luke 5:1-11 (Miraculous catch of fish). Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 6. 28 M + Ven. Chariton the Confessor; Prophet Baruch 29 T x Ven. Kyriakos the hermit; Martyr Petronia 30 W x Hieromartyr Gregory, Bishop & Enlightener of Armenia; Martyr Rhipsime

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1 T +) Protection of the Mother of God. Apostle Ananias; Ven. Romanos the Melodist; +) Ven. Joseph & Kyriacus of Bisericani

2 F x Hieromartyr Cyprian; Virgin-martyr Justina; Ven. Theophilus & Andrew the fool for Christ

3 S x Hieromartyr Dionysios the Areopagite; Martyr Teoctist 4 S Hieromartyr Hierotheos, Bishop of Athens; Martyrs Domnina, Adauctus & Callistene19th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: 2 Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9. Gos.: Luke 6:31-36 (Sermon on the Plain - Love your enemies). Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 7. 5 M Martyrs Charitina & Memelta 6 T +) Glorification of St. Innocent, Apostle to America; + Holy Apostle Thomas;

Martyr Erotida 7 W + Great-martyrs Sergius & Bacchus; Hieromartyrs Julian the priest, Caesarius the

deacon & Polychronios 8 T Ven. Pelagia of Antioch; Ven. Taisia of Egypt 9 F + Holy Apostle James, son of Alphaeus; Ven. Andronikos & his wife, Athanasia 10 S Martyrs Eulampios & his sister Eulampia; Ven. Bassian & Theophilus the Confessor 11 S Apostle Philip of the 70, one of the 7 deacons; Ven. Theophanes the Confessor;

Martyrs Zenaida & Philonilla

21st Sunday after Pentecost. (Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council). Epis.: Galatians 2:16-20; Titus 3:8-15. Gos.: Luke 8:5-15 (Parable of the Sower); John 17:1-13. Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 8. 12 M Martyrs Probos, Tarachos & Andronicos; St. Cosmas the Bishop 13 T Martyrs Karpos, Papylos, Agathodoros, Agathonika & Florentios 14 W +) St. Parascheva of Iasi; Martyrs Nazarius, Gervase, Protase, Celsius & Silvanus 15 T Hieromartyr Lucian the priest; Holy Hierarch Sabin & Vars the bishop 16 F Martyr Longinos the Centurion; Ven. Mal 17 S Prophet Hosea; Monk-Martyr Andrew of Crete 18 S + Holy Apostle & Evangelist Luke; Martyr Marinos the Elder20th Sunday after Pentecost Epis.: Galatians 1:11-19. Gos.: Luke 7:11-16 (Resurrection of the son of the widow of Nain). Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 9. 19 M Prophet Joel; Martyrs Varos, Felix the priest & Eusebius the deacon; Ven. John of

Rila 20 T x Great-Martyr Artemios; Ven. Matrona & Gerasimos the New 21 W +) Ven. Confessors Visarion, Sofronie & Martyr Oprea; Priest-Confessors John

& Moses; Ven. Hilarion the Great 22 T St. Averkios Equal-to-the-Apostles, Bishop of Hierapolis; Holy 7 Youths of Ephesus 23 F + Apostle James, brother of the Lord; St. Ignatios, Patriarch of Constantinople 24 S Great-Martyr Arethas; Martyrs Sebastiana & Valentine; Ven. Proclus 25 S Martyrs Marcian & Martyrios; Sf. Tabitha, raised from the dead by the Apostle Peter23rd Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Ephesians 2:4-10; Gos.: Luke 8:26-39 (Cure of the demoniac of Gadara). Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 10. 26 M +) Great-martyr Demetrios the myrrh-streaming 27 T +) Ven. Dimitrie the New (Basarabov); Martyr Nestor; St. Procla, wife of Pontius

Pilate 28 W Martyrs Terence & Neonila; Holy Hierarch Firmilian; Ven. Stephen; +) Holy Hierarch

Iachint, Metropolitan of the Romanian Lands 29 T Virgin-Martyr Anastasia the Roman; Ven. Abraham the Recluse 30 F Martyrs Zenobios, Bishop of Aegae & his sister Zenobia; Apostle Cleopas 31 S Apostles Stachios, Apellos, Amplias, Urban, Aristoboulos and Narcissos; +)

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1 S x Holy Unmercenaries Cosmas & Damian of Mesopotamia (Memorial Saturday)22nd Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Galatians 6:11-18. Gos.: Luke 16:19-31 (Rich man and Lazarus). Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 11. 2 M Martyrs Akindinos, Pegasios, Aphthonios, Elpidophoros & Anempodistos of Persia 3 T Martyrs Akepsimas the Bishop, Joseph the Priest, & Aeithalas the Deacon 4 W Ven. Ioanikios the Great; Martyr Nicander the bishop & Hermas the priest; St. Sylvia,

mother of Gregory Dialogist 5 T Martyrs Galaction & his wife, Epistemis; Holy Hierarch Gregory, Archbishop of

Alexandria 6 F x St. Paul the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople; Ven. Luke of Sicily 7 S 33 Martyrs of Melitene; Ven. Lazarus of Mount Galesius (Memorial Saturday) 8 S +) Synaxis of the Archangels Michael and Gabriel and the other bodiless powers

24th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Ephesians 2:14-22. Gos.: luke 8:41-56 (Resurrection of Jairus’ daughter). Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 1. 9 M Martyrs Claudius, Castor, Sempronian & Nicostratus; Martyrs Onesiphoros and

Porphyrios; Ven. Matrona & Theoktista; Holy Hierarch & Wonderworker Nectarios Kephalas

10 T Apostles Olympas, Rodion, Sosipater, Erastos, Tertius and Quartus of the 70; Great-martyr Orestes

11 W x Martyrs Menas, Victor & Vincent; Martyr Stefanida; Ven. Theodore the Studite 12 T +) Martyrs and Confessors of Nasaud: Athanasius, Basil, Gregory and Basil; x

St. John the Merciful, Patriarch of Alexandria; Ven. Nilus the Faster 13 F +) St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople; Sf. Cuv. Mc. Damaschin 14 S + Apostle Philip; St. Gregory Palamas 15 S +) Ven. Paisius (Velichkovsky) of Neamtz; Martyrs and Confessors Gurias, Samona

and Aviv (Beginning of Nativity Fast) (F,W,O) 25th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Ephesians 4:1-7. Gos.: Luke 10:25-37 (Good Samaritan). Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 2. 16 M x Holy Apostle & Evangelist Matthew (W,O) 17 T x Holy Hierarch Gregory the Wonderworker & Gennadius, Patr. of Constantinople;

Ven. Confessor Lazarus the Iconographer (W,O) 18 W Great-martyr Plato; Martyrs Romanus & Zacchaeus, the Deacon 19 T Prophet Obadiah; Hieromartyr Barlaam (W,O) 20 F +) Ven. Gregory of Decapolis; Martyr Dasius; Holy Hierarch Proclus (Forefeast of

Entrance of Birthgiver of God in Temple) 21 S (+) Entrance of the Bir thgiver of God in the Temple (F,W,O) 22 S Apostles Philemon, Archippos & Onesimos of the 70; Martyr Cecelia; Martyr Valerian

(F,W,O)26th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Ephesians 5:9-19. Gos.: luke l2:16-21 (Parable of the rich man who hoarded possessions). Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 3. 23 M +) Ven. Anthony of Iezeru-Valcea; Holy Hierarchs Amphilokios& Gregory (W,O) 24 T Martyrs Clement, Bishop of Rome & Peter, Bishop of Alexandria (W,O) 25 W +) Great-martyr Katherine; Great-martyr Mercurios (Leave-taking of Entrance of

Birthgiver of God in Temple) 26 T Ven. Alypius the Stylite, Nikon & Stylianus of Paphlagonia (W,O) 27 F x Great-martyr James the Persian; Ven. Nathanael & Pinuphrius 28 S x Venerable-martyr Stephen the New; Martyr Irinarchos (F,W,O) 29 S Martyrs Paramon & Philoumenos; Ven. Akakios (F,W,O)30th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Colossians 3:12-16. Gos.: Luke 18:18-27 (The rich aristocrat - keeping the commandments). Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 4. 30 M +) Holy Apostle Andrew the First-Called, Protector of Romania; +) St. Hierar ch

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1 T Prophet Nahum; Ven. Philaret the Merciful (W,O) 2 W Prophet Habakkuk; Martyr Myrope; Holy Hierarch Solomon 3 T +) The Elder George of Cernica; Prophet Zephaniah (Sophonios); Great-martyr

Theodore (F,W,O) 4 F +) Great-martyr Barbara; Ven. John of Damascus 5 S +) St. Sabbas the Sanctified; Martyr Athanasius (F,W,O) 6 S +) St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Archbishop of Myra, in Lycia (F,W,O)27th Sunday after Pentecost. Epis.: Ephesians 6:10-17. Gos.: Luke 13:10-17 (Healing of the crippled woman on the Sabbath). Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 5. 7 M +) Martyr Philothea of Arges; Holy Hierarch Ambrose of Milan (F,W,O) 8 T Ven. Patapios & Sophronios; Apostle Sosthenes of the Seventy (W,O) 9 W Conception of the Birthgiver of God by St. Anna; Prophetess Anna (Hannah), mother

of the Prophet Samuel 10 T Martyrs Mennas, Hermogenes & Eugraphus (W,O) 11 F Ven. Daniel the Stylite & Luke the New Stylite; Martyr Barsabbas 12 S +) Spyridon, Bishop of Tremithus; Martyr Synetus; Hieromartyr Alexander, bishop

of Jerusalem (F,W,O) 13 S +) St. Herman of Alaska; Martyrs Eustratios & Auxentios; +) St. Dosoftei,

Metropolitan of Moldova; Virgin-martyr Lucia (F,W,O)28th Sunday after Pentecost. (Forefathers of the Lord). Epis.: Colossians 3:4-11; Evrei 13,17-21. Gos.: luke 14:16-24 (Parable of the great banquet); Luke 6:17-13. Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 6. 14 M Martyrs Thyrsos, Kallinikos, Philemon & Apollonius (W,O) 15 T + Hieromartyr Eleutherios; Martyrs Anthia, Suzanna & Vah the New; Ven. Paul (W,O) 16 W Prophet Haggai; Martyr Marinus; Empress Theophania 17 T .......... x Prophet Daniel and the 3 Holy Youths: Ananias, Azariah & Mishael (W,O) 18 F +) Ven. Daniel the Hermit of Voronetz; Martyrs Sebastian & Zoe; Holy Hierarch

Modest 19 S Martyr Boniface; Holy Hierarch Grighentios; Ven. Aglaida (Saturday before Nativity

of the Lord) (F,W,O) 20 S x Hieromartyr Ignatios the God-bearer, Bishop of Antioch (F,W,O) (Forefeast of

Nativity of the Lord) Sunday before the Birth of Christ (Ancestors of the Lord). Epis.: Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40. Gos.: Matthew 1:1-25 (Genealogy of the Savior). Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 7. 21 M Virgin-Martyr Juliana; Martyr Themistokles (W,O) 22 T Great-martyr Anastasia & her teacher the Martyr Chrysogonos; Martyr Theodota +)

Holy Hierarch Peter Moghila, metropolitan of Kiev (F,W,O) 23 W x Holy 10 Martyrs of Crete; Holy Hierarch Paul of Neo-Caesaria; Ven. Nahum of

Ohrid 24 T Nun-Martyr Eugenia (Eve of Birth of Christ) 25 F (+) Nativity of our Lord, God & Savior Jesus Christ (Fast-free) 26 S (+) Synaxis of the Most Holy Birthgiver of God; +) Ven. Nicodemus of Tismana

(Saturday after Nativity of Christ) 27 S +) Proto-martyr Stephen the Archdeacon

Sunday after the Birth of Christ. Epis.: Galatians 1:11-19. Gos.: Matthew 2:13-23 (Flight into Egypt). Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 8. 28 M 20,000 Martyrs of Nicomedia; Hieromartyr Glycerius the priest 29 T Holy 14,000 Infants (Innocents) slain by Herod 30 W Virgin-Martyr Anysia of Thessalonica; Ven. Theodora (Fast-free) 31 T Ven. Melania of Rome; St.Theophylact of Ochrid; Martyr Hermes (Leave-taking of

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THE TIPIC FOR JANUARY 1 THURSDAY

Circumcision of Our Lord. St. Basil the Great. New Year's Day. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polye-leos. Megalinaria of the feast and the saint. Gos. John 10:9-16. Katavasia of Theophany. In place of More honorable…, sing the tropar of Ode 9 from Menaion. Great Doxology followed by tropar of saint (Tone 1), Glory...,Now and ever..., tropar of feast. Liturgy of St. Basil: Regular Antiphons. “Holy God.” Epis. Colossians 2:8-12. Gos. Luke 2:20-21, 40-52. Axion: In you of woman full of grace…. After the Divine Liturgy, Thanksgiving Service for the New Year.

4 SUNDAYSunday before Theophany. Pre-feast of Theophany. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 8. Combine Resurrection service from Octoechos with the Forefeast from the Menaion. Great Vespers: Follow the model of all Vespers for Saturday evening, with the exception that the service for the saint of the day is replaced by the Forefeast. At the end of Vespers as well as at the beginning of Matins, sing the Resurrectional tropar and end with the Forefeast tropar. Matins: No Polyeleos or Megalinaria. After the Kathismata, go immediately to the Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Katavasia of Theophany. At Ode 9 sing More honorable…. Exapostilar of Resurrection and of Forefeast. At the Praises, combine stichera of Resurrection with Forefeast. Glory…, Forefeast; Now and ever…, You are most blessed.... Great Doxology. Liturgy of St. John: Epis. 2 Timothy 4:5-8. Gos. Mark 1:1-8. Axion: It is truly right….

5 MONDAYEve of Theophany. Royal Hours with Typika. Liturgy of St. Basil combined with Vespers of the Feast until the Litia. After the final Old Testament reading, Little Litany with exclamation: For holy is our God... and enter the Liturgy with Holy God…. Axion: You are most blessed…. After the Prayer behind the ambon, the clergy exit the altar in procession through the holy doors and to the middle of the church for the Great Blessing of Waters. The order for the Great Blessing can be found in the Menaion at the end of the service of today or in the Priest's service book. This water is used to bless the church, the parish office and the faithful's homes.

6 TUESDAYHoly Theophany. Follow Menaion. Monday evening: Great Compline at which is sung: God is with us…. After the first Holy God…, sing the Theophany tropar. After the second Holy God…, sing the Theophany Kon-tak. After the reading of the Doxology, begin the Litia, which includes the Aposticha, St. Simeon's Prayer and censing around the breads, singing the Festal tropar 3 times, and the Dismissal. Matins: After God is the Lord…, the Festal Tropar (3 times). Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Festal Prokeimenon. Gos. Mark 1:9-11. Katavasia of Theophany. In place of More honorable…, sing the Irmos of Ode 9. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Festal Antiphons. Special hymn at Little

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Entrance. In place of Holy God…, sing All baptized…. Epis. Titus 2:11-14; 3:4-7. Gos. Matthew 3:13-17. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon. After the Prayer behind the Ambon, the priest goes in procession out of the altar to the middle of the church for the Great Blessing of Waters. Until the leave-taking of the feast (January 14), the faithful drink the blessed water before receiving antidoron.

7 WEDNESDAYSt. John the Baptizer. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: After the Entrance, sing the Great Prokeimenon: Who is so great a God as our God…. No Old Testament readings. After the Aposticha, sing the tropar for the Saint and end with Theophany tropar. Matins: Polyeleos and Gospel reading only if it is the patronal feast day of the church. Gos. Mark 1:7-11. Katavasia of Theophany. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. Holy God…. Epis. Acts 19:1-8. Gos. John 1:29-34. Axion of Feast. All dismissals begin with May He who was baptized in the Jordan by John.... Today ends the period of dispensation from fasting which began on Christmas day. We fast every Wednesday and Friday until the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee.

11 SUNDAYSunday after Theophany. Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 9. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Litia. At the end of Vespers, Resurrec-tional Tropar of the tone, Glory…Now and ever…, Festal Tropar. Matins: At God is the Lord…, Resurrectional Tropar (2 times), Glory…Now and ever…, festal Tropar. Resurrectional Kathismata. Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Ipakoe. Hymn of Ascents of Tone 6. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Theophany. At the 9th Ode, sing More honorable…. Exapostilar of the Tone and of the Feast. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Ephesians 4:7-13. Gos. Matthew 4:12-17. Axion: Irmos of 9th Ode of Festal Canon.

18 SUNDAY29th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 10. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of tone. Resurrec-tional Gospel. Katavasia of Presentation. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Colossians 3:4-11. Gos. Luke 17:12-19. Axion: It is truly right….

25 SUNDAY32nd Sunday after Pentecost. St. Gregory the Theologian (Nazianzus). Tone 8, Mat. Gos. 11. Combine Octoechos and service for the Saint from Menaion. Great Vespers: At Lord, I have called…, 10 Sticheras: first 4 from the Octoechos, and 6 for St Gregory. Glory…, Hierarch: Your tongue, skillful for teaching…, Now and ever…, Dogmatikon of tone 8. Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. At the Aposticha, Stichera from the Octoechos, Glory…, Hierarch, Now and ever…, Birthgiver, tone 8. At the blessing of the breads, Tropar of Hierarch, tone 1 (once) and the Tropar Birthgiver of God…, (2x). After Our Father…, Resurrectional tropar, Glory…, Hierarch, Now and ever…, Birthgiver – Resurrectional, tone 1. Matins: At God is the Lord…, Resurrectional tropar (2x), Glory…, Hierarch, Now and

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ever…, Birthgiver, tone 1: Gabriel said to you…. Polyeleos. Megalinaria for Hierarch. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Kathismata of Hierarch. Hymns of Ascent of tone. Resurrectional Gospel. Praises. Great Doxology. Katavasia of Presentation. After Ode 3, Kontak and Kathismata of Saint (2x), Glory…, Now and Ever…, Birthgiver. After Ode 6, Resurrectional Kontak. After Ode 9, Exapostilar of Resurrection and Hierarch, Glory…, Now and ever…, Birthgiver. Praises, with 8 Sticheras: 4 from Octoechos, 4 for Hierarch, Glory…, Gospel Eothina 11, Now and ever…, You are most blessed, Birthgiver of God and Virgin…. Great Doxology. Tropar: You arose from the grave…, tone 8. Liturgy: Epistle 1 Timothy 4:9-15; 1 Corinthians 12:7-11. Gos. Luke 19:1-10; John 10:9-16. Axion: It is truly right....

27 TUESDAYTranslation of the Relics of St. John Chrysostom. Follow Menaion. On the eve of the feast, Great Vespers: Entrance. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Gos. John 10:1-9. Katavasia of Presentation. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 12:7-11. Gos. John 10:9-16. Axion: It is truly right….

30 FRIDAYThree Hierarchs: Basil, Gregory and John. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Gos. John 10:9-16. Katavasia of Presentation. Liturgy: Epis. Hebrews 13:7-16. Gos. Matthew 5:14-19. Axion: It is truly right….

THE TIPIC FOR FEBRUARY Presanctified Holy Liturgy: 25, 27 1 SUNDAY

33rd Sunday after Pentecost. Publican and Pharisee. Forefeast of Pre-sentation of Our Lord. Triodion begins. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 1. Combine Triodion, Octoechos and Menaion. (General Rule: On all Sundays of the Triodion and Pentecostarion, the service of the saint of the day is left out except for Annunciation.) Great Vespers: Blessed is the man…. At Lord I have called…, 10 sticheras: 4 from Octoechos, tone 1, and 6 from the Menaion (3 of the Forefeast, tone 4, and 3 of St Tryphon, tone 1. Glory…, Saint, tone 2, Now and ever…, Dogmatikon tone 1. Entrance. If there is no Litia, at the Aposticha chant the sticheras from the Octoechos, tone 1, Glory…,Now and ever…, Forefeast. After Our Father…, Resurrectional tropar, tone 1., Glory…, Tropar of the Martyr Tryphon, Now and ever…, Forefeast, tone 1. Matins: At God is the Lord…., Resurrectional tropar, tone 8 (2 times)., Glory…, Martyr, Now and ever…, Forefeast. Polyeleos (without Megalinaria). Resurrectional Hymns of Blessing. Hymns of As-cent, tone 1. Resurrectional Gospel. Psalm 50, Glory…,Now and ever…, Resurrectional stichera: Seeing the Resurrection of Christ…. Canons with Katavasias: 3 Canons – Resurrection, Forefeast and of St. Tryphon. After the 9th Ode, Exapostilarion for Resurrection (1), Glory…, Saint, Now and ever…, Forefeast, from the Menaion. Praises with sticheras from the Oc-

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toechos, tone 1, Glory…, stichera of the Gospel (1), Now and ever…, You are most blessed…. Great Doxology. Tropar: Today the salvation…, tone 4. Liturgy: Epis. 2 Timothy 3:10-13; Romans 8:28-39. Gos. Luke 18:10-14; Luke 10:19-21.Axion: It is truly right…. During the following week, there is no fasting on Wednesday and Friday.

2 MONDAYPresentation of Our Lord. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos and Megalinaria of feast. Gos. Luke 2:25-32. Ps. 50. Canon of feast, tone 3. Katavasia of Presentation. After 8th Ode, do not sing More honorable…, but rather the sticheras of the feast from Ode 9. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Third Antiphon Beatitudes, from Festal Canon, Ode 3 and Ode 6. At the Entrance, in place of Come let us worship…, sing The Lord has made known his salvation; he has revealed his righteousness before the nations. Son of God, who were carried in the arms of the righteous Simeon, save us who sing to you. Alleluia. Tropar of feast, Glory….Now and ever…, Kondak of feast. Holy God…. Prokeimenon. Epis. Hebrews 7:7-17. Gos. Luke 2:22-40. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon. Until the Leave-taking, all Dismissals begin with May He who was carried in the arms of the Righteous Simeon....

8 SUNDAY34th Sunday after Pentecost. Prodigal Son. Tone 2, Mat. Gos. 2. Follow Octoechos and Triodion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos: Praise the name of the Lord…, to which is added the Polyeleos: By the waters of Babylon…. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Resurrectional Gospel. Seeing the Resurrection of Christ…. Ps. 50. Glory…, Open the doors of repentance…, Now and ever…, Guide me in the paths of salvation…, and the stichera, As I ponder the many evil things I have done…. From now until Pascha, special Katavasias from the Triodion. Praises. Great Doxol-ogy. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 6:12-20. Gos. Luke 15:11-32. Axion: It is truly right….

14 SATURDAYFarewell to Meat Saturday. Memorial Saturday. For Vespers and Matins, see the Triodion. Exclude the service for the Saint of the day. Vespers: In place of the Prokeimenon, sing Alleluia… times with the sticheras from the memorial service. No Entrance. Tropar for the Dead. Matins: In place of God is the Lord… sing Alleluia… with sticheras and the Tropar for the Dead. Kathisma 17 in two stases. After the first stasis: Litany of the Dead, and after the second stasis: Funeral Hymns of Blessings followed by the Litany of the Dead. No Gospel reading. Canon and Katavasia for the Dead. After Ode 3: Small Litany and after Ode 6: Litany of the Dead followed by the Kontakion and Ikos from the Memorial Service (Among the saints...). The Doxology and the rest of Matins is read. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthi-ans 10:23-38; Thessalonians 4:13-17. Gos. Luke 21:8-9; 25-27; 33-36; John 5:24-39. Axion: It is truly right…. After the Liturgy, we celebrate a General Memorial Service for all the departed, not only for a particular individual or family.

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15 SUNDAYSunday of Farewell to Meat – Last Judgment. Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 3. Combine Octoechos and Triodion. Vespers and Matins as for the preceding Sunday. Katavasia from Triodion. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 8:8-13. Gos. Matthew 25:31-46. Axion: It is truly right…. Throughout this week, the eating of milk, eggs and cheese is permitted.

22 SUNDAYSunday of Farewell to Dairy. Expulsion of Adam from Paradise. For-giveness Sunday. Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 4. Combine Octoechos and Triodion. The service for St. John the Baptizer (February 24) may be commemorated on this Sunday since it falls during the first week of Great Lent. Great Ves-pers: Entrance. Matins: Polyeleos followed by By the waters of Babylon…. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessing. After Ps. 50, sing Open the doors of repentance…. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Triodion. Liturgy: Epis. Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4. Gos. Matthew 6:14-21. Axion: It is truly right…. Forgiveness Vespers: Prostrations. Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian.

23 MONDAYGreat Lent Begins. The Great Typikon prescribes the celebration of the Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 5 days per week, not only on Wednesdays and Fridays. From Monday until Thursday, read Great Compline with the Canon of St. Andrew of Crete. The Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian is said with 4 great prostrations and 12 small prostrations during the Hours and whenever the Triodion prescribes.

24 TUESDAYFinding of the Head of St. John the Baptizer. See Sunday, February 22. When this feast occurs on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday or Friday of the first week of Great Lent, the service for the saint may be celebrated on the Sunday of Farewell to Cheese or on the Saturday of the first week of lent.

28 SATURDAYSt. Theodore of Tyre Saturday. Vespers was celebrated on Friday morn-ing, together with the Presanctified Holy Liturgy. In the evening, we read only Great Compline without prostrations. Canon of St. Theodore. Blessing of coliva (wheat). Liturgy of St. John: Epis. Hebrews 1:1-12; 2 Timothy 2:1-10. Gos. Mark 2:23-3:5; John 15:17-27; 16:1-2. Axion: It is truly right…. Blessing of coliva is repeated immediately after the Liturgy.

THE TIPIC FOR MARCH

Presanctified Holy Liturgy: 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27 1 SUNDAY

1st Sunday of Great Lent: Orthodoxy. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 5. Great Ves-pers: Entrance. Combine Triodion and Octoechos. Resurrectional Tropar and Tropar of the Icons: Your most pure Body.... Matins: After Ps. 50, sing Open the doors of repentance…. Katavasia of Triodion. Liturgy of St. Basil: Epis. Hebrews 11:24-26; 32-40. Gos. John 1:43-51. Axion: In you o woman full of grace….

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8 SUNDAY2nd Sunday of Great Lent: St. Gregory Palamas. Martyrs of Commu-nist Persecution. Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 6. Follow Triodion. Great Vespers: Entrance. No Old Testament readings. Sing both the Resurrectional Tropar of the Tone and the Tropar of the Saint. Matins: After Ps. 50, sing Open the doors of repentance…. Katavasia of Triodion. Liturgy of St. Basil: Epis. Hebrews 1:10-14; 2:1-3; Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2. Gos. Mark 2:1-12; John 10:9-16. Axion: In you o woman full of grace…. Memorial Service for the martyrs of communist persecution.

9 MONDAYHoly 40 Martyrs of Sebaste. If it is the patronal feast day of the church, celebrate the Presanctified Liturgy: After Let my prayer arise…, Epis. Hebrews 12:1-10. Gos. Matthew 20:1-16. The Liturgy of St. John is cele-brated only if the feast falls on Saturday or Sunday. If it is not the patronal feast, combine the service for the martyrs with the service from the Triodion as with each saint marked with red in the calendar.

15 SUNDAY3rd Sunday of Great Lent: The Cross. Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 7. Combine Octoechos and Triodion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Before beginning Vespers, the priest gives the blessing, the cantor reads the opening prayers, and during the Tropar of the Cross (O Lord save your people….), the priest moves the Cross, decorated with flowers, from the Proskomedia to the Holy Table. Then he gives the blessing to begin Vespers. Matins: Resurrectional Gospel. Psalm 50. Open the doors of repentance…. Katavasia from Tri-odion. At the Great Doxology, the priest, in full vestments, censes 3 times around the Holy Table, and during the 3rd Holy God…, he takes the Cross in procession from the Altar to a stand in the middle of the church for ven-eration by the faithful. During the time of the procession, sing the Tropar and Kontak of the Cross. The Cross is not raised and lowered toward the four cardinal points as on the day of the Lifting Up of the Holy Cross (Sept. 14), but it is placed on a stand, and we bow down in front of it. Then we venerate the Cross with great prostrations, singing the hymn: Before your Cross…. Liturgy of St. Basil: In place of Holy God…, sing Before your cross…. Epis. Hebrews 4:14-16; 5:1-6. Gos. Mark 8:34-38; 9:1. Axion: In you o woman full of grace….

22 SUNDAY4th Sunday of Great Lent: St. John of the Ladder. Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 8. Combine Octoechos and Triodion. Great Vespers: Entrance. No Old Testament readings. At Vespers, Matins and Liturgy, sing the Resurrectional Tropar and the Tropar of St. John. Matins: After Ps. 50, sing Open the doors of repentance…. Katavasia of Triodion. Liturgy of St. Basil: Epis. Hebrews 6:13-20; Ephesians 5:8-19. Gos. Mark 9:17-32; Matthew 4:25; 5:1-12. Axion: In you o woman full of grace….

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23 MONDAYEvening service. In honor of the feast of the Annunciation, the Great Canon of St. Andrew that would usually be sung on Wednesday night is moved to today, Monday. The Canon of St. Andrew of Crete is sung with the Three-canticled Canons (see Triodion), because Thursday evening is the leave-taking of the feast of the Annunciation.

25 WEDNESDAYAnnunciation. Great Vespers: Entrance with censer. Prokeimenon of the day from the Triodion. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: At God is the Lord…, do not sing “Alleluia” and the hymns to the Trinity as on weekdays during Lent, but rather sing God is the Lord…., and the festal Troparion three times. Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Prokeimenon, tone 4: Proclaim day after day the salvation of our God…, with the stichera Sing to the Lord a new song. Gos. Luke 1:39-56. Combine Festal Canon with Canon from Triodion. Katavasia of Annunciation. In place of More honorable…, sing the Irmos of 9th Ode. Read the Doxology followed by the 1st Hour. Vesperal Liturgy of St. John: Entrance with Gospel. O Jesus Christ, the joyous light…. Prokeimenon. 5 Old Testament readings: 2 from Triodion & 3 from Feast. Holy God…. Prokeimenon, tone 4: Proclaim day after day the salvation of our God…, with the stichera Sing to the Lord a new song. Epis. Hebrews 2:11-18. Gos. Luke 1:24-38. Axion of Feast. Dispensation for fish, oil and wine on whatever day the feast occurs.

27 FRIDAYEvening: Akathist to the Mother of God (See the Triodion).

29 SUNDAY5th Sunday of Great Lent: St. Mary of Egypt. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 9. Combine Octoechos and Triodion. Great Vespers: Entrance. No Old Testament readings. In addition to the Resurrectional Troparion, sing the troparion of St. Mary of Egypt at Vespers, Matins and Liturgy. Matins: Ps. 50. Open the doors of repentance…. Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy of St. Basil: Epis. Hebrews 9:11-14; Galatians 3:23-29. Gos. Mark 10:33-45; Luke 7:36-50. Axion: In you o woman full of grace….

THE TIPIC FOR APRIL

Presanctified Holy Liturgy: 6, 7, 8 4 SATURDAY

Raising of Lazarus – Lazarus Saturday. Follow the Triodion. Vespers is celebrated on the eve (Friday) together with the Presanctified Holy Liturgy. Matins: No Polyeleos, Megalinaria or Gospel reading. Sing Res-urrectional Hymns of Blessings and Seeing the Resurrection of Christ…. Katavasia from Triodion. In place of More honorable…, sing the Irmos of Ode 9. Holy is the Lord… without Exapostilarion. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy of St. John: Regular Antiphons. In place of Holy God…, sing All baptized in Christ…. Epis. Hebrews 12:28-13:8. Gos. John 11:1-45. Special Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Canon of St. Lazarus.

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5 SUNDAYThe Entrance of the Lord into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday). Follow the Triodion. Great Vespers: Litia. Old Testament readings. Matins: Polye-leos. Megalinaria. Gos. Matthew 21:1-11, 15-17. After the Gospel, read immediately Ps. 50, and the priest blesses the palms, sprinkling them with holy water and reading a prayer. Sing the whole Palm Sunday Canon. Liturgy of St. John: Festal Antiphons. Special Hymn at Little Entrance. Holy God…. Epis. Philippians 4:4-9. Gos. John 12:1-18. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Palm Sunday Canon. Dispensation to eat fish. Holy Week begins with the celebration of Bridegroom Matins on Sunday evening.

6- GREAT AND HOLY MONDAY to 8 GREAT AND HOLY WEDNESDAY

Holy Week. Follow Triodion. Presanctified Holy Liturgy is celebrated in the morning. Each evening, Bridegroom Matins with Gospel readings, the hymn Behold the Bridegroom comes… and the Exapostilar: Your Bridal Chamber…. Wednesday morning ends the saying of the Prayer of St. Ephraim with great prostrations. On Wednesday afternoon/evening, the Sacrament of Holy Unction is served for the whole parish.

9 GREAT AND HOLY THURSDAYCommemoration of the Last Supper. Follow Triodion. Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil: Entrance with Gospel. Old Testament readings. The Liturgy begins with the Trisagion hymn. Epis. 1 Corinthians 11:23-32. Gos. Mat-thew (a combination from all the Evangelists - Mat. 25:2-20; John 13:3-17; Matthew 26:21-39; Luke 22:43-44; Matthew 26:40; 27:1-2) [see the Gospel book]. In place of the Cherubic Hymn and Let our mouths be filled…, sing At your Mystical Supper…. Axion from Triodion: Come o faithful, let us feast at the Master's banquet…. Eucharist for the sick is prepared. Evening: Matins of Holy Friday with the reading of the 12 Passion Gospels. Between the reading of the 5th and 6th Gospels, the Cross is carried out from the Altar to the middle of the church.

10 GREAT AND HOLY FRIDAYFollow Triodion. Royal Hours with Gospel readings. Vespers: Entrance with Gospel book. Gospel readings. Taking the Body down from the Cross. Bringing out of the Holy Shroud (Epitaphion). According to the Byzantine tradition, the Shroud is brought out of the Altar at the time of the Glory at the Aposticha. Evening: Matins of Holy Saturday. Lamentations. According to the Byzantine tradition, the Lamentations are sung after the Praises, immediately before the Great Doxology, after which the priest does not enter into the Altar but goes in procession around the church with the Epitaphion. After entering the church, the Epitaphion is taken directly into the altar and placed on the Holy Table where it remains until the Ascension of Our Lord. Matins ends with readings from the Old Testament, the Epistle and the Gospel, the Litanies and Dismissal.

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11 GREAT AND HOLY SATURDAYFollow Triodion. Liturgy of St. Basil combined with the Hours, Typika and Vespers: In place of Holy God… sing All baptized in Christ…. Epis. Romans 6:3-11. Gos. Matthew 28:1-20. In place of Cherubic Hymn and usual Axion, see Triodion for special texts. Last day of the Triodion. From now until the Sunday of All Saints, the Pentecostarion is the guide for all the services.

12 RESURRECTION OF OUR LORD (PASCHA)Follow Pentecostarion. Resurrection Service with Matins: Procession with candles around the church three times, followed by Matins of Pascha. The Gospel, Matthew 28:1-15, is read outside. During all of Bright Week, Matins begins as on the Pascha night: Glory to the holy..., then the censing around the Holy Table with the Paschal sticheras. The remainder of Matins is celebrated in the church. Liturgy of St. John: Until Pentecost, the priest begins the Liturgy with the regular blessing, Christ is risen… (3 times) in place of Heavenly King…. Until Thomas Sunday, he then censes the Holy Table singing Christ is risen… interspersed with the Pascal sticheras (Let God arise…). Great Litany. From Thomas Sunday until the Ascension, the priest no longer censes the Holy Table while singing the Paschal sticheras, but he sings only Christ is risen… 3 times. The prayer Heavenly King is not said again until Pentecost. The Liturgy is served as on Pascha night until Thomas Sunday. In place of Holy God…, sing All baptized…. Epis. Acts 1:1-8. Gos. John 1:1-17. Axion: The angel cried out…. After Liturgy, blessing of the Artos (Paschal bread), meats, eggs and dairy products. In the evening, Agape Vespers: Entrance with Gospel. Reading of Gospel in many languages. All the doors of the Altar remain open until Thomas Sunday. During Bright Week, Vespers, Matins, Hours and Liturgy are the same as on Pascha, changing only the tone, Epistle and Gospel readings. Until the Ascension of our Lord, all services begin with Christ is risen…, sung 3 times, followed by Holy God..., In place of Blessed is he that comes…, We have seen the true Light…, Let our mouths be filled…, and Blessed be the name of the Lord…, sing Christ is risen….

13 BRIGHT MONDAYVespers, Matins and Liturgy: See Pentecostarion. Epis. Acts 1:12-17, 21-26; Acts 12:1-11. Gos. John 1:18-28; John 15:17-27; 16:1-2. Katavasia and Axion of Pascha until Ascension.

14 BRIGHT TUESDAYVespers, Matins and Liturgy as on Pascha day: See Pentecostarion. Epis. Acts 2:14-21. Gos. Luke 24:12-35.

17 FRIDAYLife-giving Fountain of the Birthgiver of God. Follow Pentecostarion. Vespers, Matins and Liturgy as on Pascha day: Epis. Acts 3:1-8. Gos. John 2:12-22. Axion of Pascha. Lesser blessing of water.

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19 SUNDAY2nd Sunday after Pascha: St. Thomas Sunday. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 1. Beginning today, all the services start with Holy God until Pentecost. Until Ascension, Matins begins with Glory to the Holy, Consubstantial... and Christ is risen… (3 times), during which time the whole church is censed. See Pentecostarion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Katavasia of Pascha. At the 9th Ode sing More honorable…. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. Holy God…. Epis. Acts 5:12-20. Gos. John 20:19-31. Axion: The angel cried out….

23 THURSDAYGreat Martyr and Trophy Bearer George. Combine Pentecostarion and Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Great Prokeimenon, tone 7: Who is so great a God as our God…, with sticheras and Old Testament readings for the Saint. Litia. At the Aposticha, from Pentecostarion, tone 1: By your Passion O Christ…,Glory... for the Saint, Now and ever... from the Pente-costarion. After Our Father…, Tropar of Feast from Pentecostarion (once), Tropar of Saint (once), Birthgiver… (once). Matins: God is the Lord…, Tropar from Pentecostarion (2 times), Glory…, for Saint George, Now and ever…, from Pentecostarion. Polyeleos. Megalinaria of Saint. Kathismata of Saint. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Prokeimenon & Gospel of Saint. Gos. Luke 21:12-19. Katavasia of Pascha. At the 9th Ode, sing More honorable…, and after the 9th Ode, Exapostilar from Pentecostarion, Glory…, Saint, Now and ever…, Pentecostarion. Praises with 6 Stichera: 3 from Pentecostarion and 3 for the Saint, Glory…, Saint, Now and ever…, Pentecostarion. Great Doxology. Tropar of Saint, Glory…Now and ever…, Pentecostarion. Liturgy: Epis. Acts 12:1-11; Acts 4:23-31. Gos. John 15:17-27; 16:1-2; John 5:24-30. Axion: The angel cried out…. Communion hymn: Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem… then for the Saint. Dismissal: May Christ our True God, who for our salvation entered through locked doors and appeared to his Holy Disciples and Apostles, and convinced Thomas of the resurrection….

26 SUNDAY3rd Sunday after Pascha: The Myrrhbearing Women. Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 4. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: No Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Katavasia of Pascha. At 9th Ode, sing More honorable…. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Acts 6:1-7. Gos. Mark 15:43-47; 16:1-8. Axion: The angel cried out….

THE TIPIC FOR MAY 3 SUNDAY

4th Sunday after Pascha - The Paralytic. Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 5. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: No Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Bless-ings. Katavasia of Pascha. At 9th Ode, sing More honorable…. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Acts 9:32-42. Gos. John 5:1-15. Axion: The angel cried out….

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6 WEDNESDAYMidfeast of Pentecost. Follow Pentecostarion. Great Vespers: Christ is risen… (3 times). At Lord, I have called…, 6 sticheras for Midfeast, Glory…, Now and ever…, Feast. Entrance. Prokeimenon of day. Old Testament readings. Matins: Christ is risen… (3 times). At God is the Lord…, Tropar of feast (3 times). Gos. John 7:14-30. At the Katavasia, put the Irmoi from the second Canon: You fixed the sea…. At the 9th Ode, sing More honorable…, and the Irmoi of each Canon from the 9th Ode (2 times), then end with the Irmos of the second Canon: Virginity is foreign to mothers…. After the 9th Ode, Exapostilarion of Feast (3 times). Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. After Entrance, Tropar of Feast, Glory…, Now and ever… Kontak. Holy God…. Prokeimenon, tone 3: Great is our God and abundant in power, His understanding is beyond measure…. Epis. Acts 14:6-18, and for the dead (2 Corinthians 5:1-10). Gos. John 7:14-30, and for the dead (John 6:35-39). Axion: The Angel cried out…, Irmos: Virginity is foreign to mothers…. Communion hymn: He who eats my flesh and drinks my blood abides in me and I in him.

10 SUNDAY5th Sunday after Pascha - Samaritan Woman. Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 7. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: No Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of the tone. Katavasia of Pascha. At 9th Ode: More honorable…. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Regular An-tiphons. Holy God…. Epis. Acts 11:19-30. Gos. John 4:5-42. Axion: The angel cried out….

17 SUNDAY6th Sunday after Pascha - Man Born Blind. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 8. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: No Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Bless-ings. Hymns of Ascent of the tone. Katavasia of Pascha. At 9th Ode: More honorable…. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Acts 16:16-34. Gos. John 9:1-38. Axion: The angel cried out….

21 THURSDAYAscension of the Lord. Sts. Constantine and Helen. Combine Penteco-starion and Menaion. The services no longer begin with Christ is risen…, but with Holy God… until Pentecost. Great Vespers: After the regular evening Psalm, there is no Kathisma reading and Blessed is the man… is not sung. At Lord, I have called…, 10 sticheras: 6 of the Feast, and 4 for Saints. Glory…, Saints, Now and Ever…, Feast. Entrance. Prokeimenon of day. 3 Old Testament readings for Feast and 3 for Saints. Litia: sticheras of the Feast and Saints, Glory…, Saints, Now and ever…, Feast. At Aposti-cha, sticheras of Feast, Glory…, Saints, Now and ever…, Feast. After Our Father…, tropar of Saints (2 times) and tropar of Feast (once). Dismissal: May Christ our true God, who in glory ascended into heaven and sits at the right of God the Father…. Matins: At God is the Lord…, tropar of Feast (2 times), Glory…, Saints, Now and ever…, Feast. Readings from Psalter. Kathismata of Feast. Polyeleos. Megalinaria of Feast and Saints. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Prokeimenon, tone 4. Gos. of Feast (Mark

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16:9-20). Seeing the Resurrection of Christ…. (once). Ps. 50. Glory…Now and ever…, sticheras of Feast, tone 6. Two Canons of Feast, tone 5. Then Canon of Saints. After 6th Ode, Kontak of Feast, tone 6. At Ode 9, do not sing More honorable…, but the sticheras of the Megalinaria of Feast; and after Ode 9, the Katavasia: Rejoice Queen…. Exapostilar of Feast, Glory…, Saints, Now and ever…, Feast. Praises with 6 sticheras: 3 of Feast, 3 of Saints, Glory…, Saints, Now and ever…, Feast. Great Doxology. After Holy God…, tropar of Saints, Glory…, Now and ever…, tropar of Feast. Dismissal: May Christ our true God, who in glory ascended into heaven…. Anointing of faithful. Liturgy: Festal Antiphons. Special Entrance Hymn: God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet! O, Son of God, who ascended in glory, save us who sing to You, Alleluia. Tropar of Feast and Saints, Glory…, Kontak of Saints, Now and ever…, Kontak of Feast. Holy God…. Festal Prokeimenon. Epis. Acts 1:1-12; Acts 26:1, 12-19. Gos. Luke 24:36-53; John 10:1-9. Axion: The Angel cried out…, Irmos: Virginity is foreign to mothers…. Communion hymn: God has gone up with a shout, the Lord with the sound of a trumpet! Alleluia., and for the Saints. In place of We have seen the true light…, sing the tropar: You have ascended in glory…. Dismissal: May Christ our true God, who in glory ascended into heaven….

24 SUNDAY7th Sunday after Pascha (Holy Fathers of the 1st Ecumenical Council). Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 10. Follow Pentecostarion. Combine the service for the Ascension with that of the Holy Fathers. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: No Polyeleos or Megalinaria. Resurrec-tional Hymns of Blessings. Resurrectional Gospel. Canon of Resurrection (4), Canon of Ascension (4), then Canon of Holy Fathers (6). Katavasia of Pentecost. At 9th Ode, sing More honorable…. Great Doxology. Sing only tropar of Resurrection after Holy God…. Liturgy: After the Entrance, tropar of Resurrection, Ascension and Holy Fathers, Glory…, Kontak of Holy Fathers, Now and ever…, of Feast. Epis. Acts 20:16-18, 28-36. Gos. John 17:1-13. Axion: Irmos of 9th Ode of Ascension Canon. Communion hymn: Praise the Lord in the heavens…, and of the Holy Fathers: Rejoice, you righteous, in the Lord….

30 SATURDAYMemorial Saturday. On Saturday, the whole service for the departed is sung, that is on Friday at Vespers, Saturday at Matins and at the Holy Liturgy, as indicated before on Meatfare Saturday (February 14). Follow Pentecostarion. Daily Vespers & Matins: At Matins, sing the Funeral Hymns of Blessings, as at the Memorial Service. Liturgy: Acts 28:1-31; 1 Thessalonians 4:13-17. Gos. John 21:15-25; John 5:24-30. Axion: It is truly right…. After Liturgy, General Memorial Service for all the departed, not only for a particular individual or family.

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31 SUNDAY8th Sunday after Pascha: Pentecost - Descent of the Holy Spirit. From now on, all services begin with Heavenly King…. No Tone or Exapostilar is indicated, because everything is from the Feast in the Pentecostarion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. No Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings or Hymns of Ascent of the tone, even though it is Sunday, but sing the Hymns of Ascent of the Feast. Gos. John 20:19-23. Do not sing Seeing the Resurrection…. Ps. 50. Katavasia of Pentecost. Liturgy: Festal Antiphons. Special Entrance Hymn. In place of Holy God…, sing All baptized…. Epis. Acts 2:1-11. Gos. John 7:37-52; 8:12. Axion: Irmos of 9th Ode of Pentecost Canon. After Liturgy, Great Vespers with Kneeling Prayers.

THE TIPIC FOR JUNE 1 MONDAY

Holy Trinity. Daily Vespers and Matins: No Polyeleos or Gospel. Kat-avasia of Pentecost. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Ephesians 5:8-19. Gos. Matthew 18:10-20. Axion of the Feast.

7 SUNDAY1st Sunday after Pentecost - All Saints. Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 1. Follow Pente-costarion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Katavasia of Annunciation until August 1. Liturgy: Epis. Hebrews 11:32-12:2. Gos. Matthew 10:32-33, 37-38; 19:27-30. Axion: It is truly right….

14 SUNDAY2nd Sunday after Pentecost - American & Romanian Saints. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 2. Combine service of Resurrection from Octoechos with service of Saints from Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings from the Sunday of All Saints. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Annunciation. Praises: Glory…, Saints, Now and ever…, You are most blessed…. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Romans 2:10-16. Gos. Matthew 4:18-23. Axion: It is truly right….

21 SUNDAY3rd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 3. Great Vespers: Entrance. No Old Testament readings. Matins: Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of the Tone. Katavasia of Annunciation. At the 9th Ode: More honorable…. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Romans 5:1-10. Gos. Matthew 6:22-33. Axion: It is truly right….

24 WEDNESDAYBirth of St. John the Baptizer. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Luke 1:24-25, 57-68, 76, 80. Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. Romans 13:11-14; 14:1-4. Gos. Luke 1:1-25, 57-68, 76, 80. Axion: It is truly right….

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28 SUNDAY4th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 4. Great Vespers. Entrance. Matins: No Polyeleos or Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Annunciation. Litur-gy: Epis. Romans 6:18-23. Gos. Matthew 8:5-13. Axion: It is truly right….

29 MONDAYHoly Apostles Peter and Paul. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. John 21:1-14. Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. 2 Corinthians 11:21-33; 12:1-9. Gos. Matthew 16:13-19. Axion: It is truly right….

THE TIPIC FOR JULY 5 SUNDAY

5th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 5. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of the Tone. Resurrectional Gospel. Seeing the Resurrection…. Ps. 50. Katavasia of Annunciation. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Romans 10:1-10. Gos. Matthew 8:28-34; 9:1. Axion: It is truly right….

12 SUNDAY6th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 6. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of the Tone. Resurrectional Gospel. Seeing the Resurrection…. Ps. 50. Katavasia of Annunciation. Praises. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Romans 12:6-14. Gos. Matthew 9:1-8. Axion: It is truly right….

19 SUNDAY7th Sunday after Pentecost (Holy Fathers of the 4th Ecumenical Council). Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 7. Combine Octoechos and Menaion (see July 13-18). Great Vespers: Entrance. Prokeimenon of day. Old Testament readings for Holy Fathers. Litia. Matins: No Polyeleos or Megalinaria. Resurrec-tional Gospel. Katavasia of Annunciation. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Romans 15:1-7; Hebrews 13:7-16. Gos. Matthew 9:27-35; John 17:1-13. Axion: It is truly right….

20 MONDAYHoly Prophet Elijah the Tishbite. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: En-trance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Luke 4:22-30. Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. James 5:10-20. Gos. Luke 4:22-30. Axion: It is truly right….

26 SUNDAY8th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 8. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: No Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Katavasia of Cross. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 1:10-17. Gos. Matthew 14:14-22. Axion: It is truly right….

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THE TIPIC FOR AUGUST 1 SATURDAY

Procession of the Cross. 7 Maccabean Youths (Beginning of Dormition Fast). Follow Menaion. Vespers: No Entrance. No Old Testament readings. Matins: No Polyeleos. No Gospel. Katavasia of Cross until September 22. After Great Doxology, priest (in full vestments) brings the cross in procession to the middle of the church for veneration. Lesser Blessing of Water. Liturgy: Epis Acts 20:16-18, 28-36. Gos. Matthew 10:16-22, 32-36; 11:1. Axion: It is truly right…. After Liturgy, the cross is taken back into the altar while the Tropar of the Cross is being sung. Until August 15, the Vespers and the Paraclis of the Birthgiver of God is read each evening.

2 SUNDAY9th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 9. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: No Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of the Cross. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 3:9-17. Gos. Matthew 14:22-34. Axion: It is truly right….

6 THURSDAYTransfiguration of Our Lord. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Luke 9:28-36. Katavasia of Cross. Sing Irmos of Ode 9 of the Festal Canon in place of More honorable…. Liturgy: Festal Antiphons. Holy God…. Epis. 2 Peter 1:10-19. Gos. Matthew 17:1-9. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon. After the Prayer behind the Ambon, the Blessing of New Fruits. Dispensation to eat fish.

9 SUNDAY10th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 10. Great Vespers: En-trance. Matins: Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Cross. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 4:9-16. Gos. Matthew 17:14-23. Axion of Transfiguration Feast.

15 SATURDAYDormition of the Birthgiver of God. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Luke 1:39-49, 56. Katavasia of Dormition. Liturgy: Regular antiphons. Holy God…. Ep. Philippians 2:5-11. Gos. Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28. Axion of Feast: Irmos of Ode 9 of Dormition Canon.

16 SUNDAY11th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 11. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Dormition. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. Beatitudes. Holy God…. Epis. 1 Corinthians 9:2-12. Gos. Matthew 18:23-35. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Dormition Canon.

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23 SUNDAY12th Sunday after Pentecost (Leave-taking of Feast of Dormition of Mother of God). Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 1. Great Vespers: At Lord, I have called…., 3 sticheras of Resurrection and 1 by Anatoly of Thessaloniki tone 3, then 6 for the feast, tone 1. Glory…, Feast, Now and ever…, Dogmatikon tone 3. Entrance. O Jesus Christ, the joyous light…. Prokeimenon of day. Litia: Sticheras, Glory…, Now and ever…, Feast. Aposticha: Sticheras of Resurrection, Glory…, Now and ever…, Feast. After Our Father…, at the blessing of the breads, Tropar of Feast (once) and Tropar: Birthgiver of God… (2 times). Matins: At God is the Lord…, Resurrectional Tropar (2 times), Glory…,Now and ever…, Feast. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent and Prokeimenon of the Tone. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Feast. At the 9th Ode, sing: More honorable…. After the 9th Ode, Resurrectional Exapostilarion 1, Glory…, Now and ever…, Feast. Praises, with Resurrectional Sticheras, on 8: 4 of Resurrection and 4 of Feast. Great Doxology. Holy God…., Resurrectional Troparion. Liturgy: After Entrance, Resurrectional Troparion and Festal Troparion, Glory…, Resurrectional Kondak, Now and ever…, of Feast. Epis. 1 Corinthians 15:1-11; Romans 11:33-40; 12:1-2. Gos. Matthew 19:16-26; Luke 10:38-42; 15:27-28. Axion: It is truly right….

29 SATURDAYBeheading of St. John the Baptizer (Strict Fast). Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Matthew 14:1-13. Katavasia of Cross. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. Holy God…. Epis. Acts 13:25-33. Gos. Mark 6:14-30. Axion: It is truly right….

30 SUNDAY13th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 2. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Cross. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 16:13-24. Gos. Matthew 21:33-34. Axion: It is truly right….

THE TIPIC FOR SEPTEMBER 1 TUESDAY

Beginning of the Ecclesiastical Year. Follow Menaion. 6 SUNDAY

14th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 3. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Cross. Liturgy: 2 Corinthians 1:21-24; 2:1-4. Gos. Matthew 22:1-14. Axion: It is truly right….

8 TUESDAYBirth of the Virgin Mary. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Luke 1:39-49, 56. Katavasia of Cross. In place of More honorable…, sing the Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Philippians 2:5-11. Gos. Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon.

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13 SUNDAYSunday before the Lifting of the Holy Cross. Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 4. Combine Octoechos with Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Cross. Liturgy: Epis. Galatians 6:11-18. Gos. John 3:13-17. Axion: It is truly right….

14 MONDAYLifting of the Holy Cross (Strict Fast). Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Before the beginning of Vespers, the Cross is moved from the Proskomedia table to the Holy Table. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Hymns of Ascent of Feast. Gospel of Feast: Gos. John 12:28-36. Sing Seeing the Resurrection… according to a special melody. Katavasia of Cross. In place of More honorable… sing Ode 9 of Festal Canon. Exapostilar. Praises. During the Great Doxology, the priest, fully vested, censes around the Holy Table, and when Holy God… is sung, he takes the Cross in procession through the south Deacon's door and stops before the Royal Doors and says: Wisdom! Sing the Tropar of the Cross 3 times, during which time the priest places the Cross on a stand in the middle of the church, and censes around the Cross 3 times. The priest raises the Cross toward the north, south, east and west, saying the litanies prescribed in the Menaion, while the faithful sing Lord have mercy…. After the final prayer of the litany, the priest puts the Cross back on the stand. During the singing of the tropar, We venerate your cross…, everyone makes 3 prostrations and venerates the Cross. The Cross stays on the stand for 8 days, until the leave-taking of the Feast on September 21. Liturgy: Festal Antiphons. In place of Holy God…, sing We venerate your Cross…. Epis. 1 Corinthians 1:18-24. Gos. John 19:6-11, 13-20, 25-28, 31-35. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon. This is a strict fast day, regardless of what day the Feast falls upon.

20 SUNDAYSunday after the Lifting of the Holy Cross. Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 5. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. No Litia. Matins: Res-urrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of Tone. Resurrectional Gos. Katavasia of Cross. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. Holy God…. Epis. Galatians 2:16-20. Gos. Mark 8:34-38; 9:1. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon.

26 SATURDAYFalling Asleep of the Holy Apostle and Evangelist John the Theologian. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. John 21:15-25. Katavasia of An-nunciation. Liturgy: Ep. 1 John 4:12-19. Gos. John 19:25-27; 21:24-25. Axion: It is truly right….

27 SUNDAY18th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 6. Great Vespers: En-trance. Matins: Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. 2 Corinthians 9:6-11. Gos. Luke 5:1-11. Axion: It is truly right….

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THE TIPIC FOR OCTOBER 1 THURSDAY

Protection of the Mother of God. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Gos. Luke 1:39-49, 56. Katavasia of Annunciation. At the 9th Ode, sing More hon-orable…. Liturgy: Epis. Hebrews 9:1-7. Gos. Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28. Axion: It is truly right….

4 SUNDAY19th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 7. Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. 2 Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9. Gos. Luke 6:31-36. Axion: It is truly right….

11 SUNDAY21st Sunday after Pentecost (Holy Fathers of the 7th Ecumenical Council). Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 8. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos (with-out Megalinaria). Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of Tone. Resurrectional Gos. Katavasia of Annunciation. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Galatians 2:16-20; Titus 3:8-15. Gos. Luke 8:5-15; John 17:1-13.Axion: It is truly right….

14 THURSDAYSt. Parascheva. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Matthew 25:1-13. Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 9:2-12. Gos. Luke 7:36-50. Axion: It is truly right….

18 SUNDAY20th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 9. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. Galatians 1:11-19. Gos. Luke 7:11-16. Axion: It is truly right….

25 SUNDAY23rd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 10. Great Vespers. Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. Ephesians 2:4-10. Gos. Luke 8:26-39. Axion: It is truly right….

26 MONDAYSt. Demetrius the Great Martyr. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: En-trance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. Matthew 10:16-22. Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. 2 Timothy 2:1-10; Hebrews 12:11-13, 25-27. Gos. Matt. 8:23-27; John 15:17-27; 16:1-2. Axion: It is truly right….

27 TUESDAYSt. Dimitrie Basarabov. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers. Matins. Lit-urgy: Ephesians 4:7-13. Gos. Luke 10:16-22.

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THE TIPIC FOR NOVEMBER 1 SUNDAY

22nd Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 5. Mat. Gos. 11. Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. Galatians 6:11-18. Gos. Luke 16:19-31. Axion: It is truly right….

8 SUNDAY24th Sunday after Pentecost. Synaxis of Archangels Michael & Gabriel. Tone 6. Mat. Gos. 1. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: At Lord, I have called…, 3 sticheras of Resurrection, 1 of Anatoly of Thessa-loniki, and 6 of the Archangels, then four others. Glory…, Tone 6, Now and ever…, Dogmatikon of Tone 6. Entrance. Prokeimenon of day. Old Testament readings. Litia. At the blessing of the breads, Tropar of Archangels (once) and Tropar Virgin Birthgiver of God… (2 times). After Our Father…, sing Resurrectional Tropar, Glory…, Archangels, Now and ever…, Birthgiver (Resurrectional). Matins: At God is the Lord…, Tropar of Resurrection (2 times), Glory…, Archangels, Now and ever…, Birthgiver (Resurrectional). Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent and Prokeimenon of Tone 6. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Annunciation. After 9th Ode, Exapostilarion 1 (Resurrectional), Glory…, Archangels, Now and ever…, Birthgiver (Resurrectional). Praises: 4 Res-urrectional sticheras 4 for Archangels, Glory…, Resurrectional, Now and ever…, You are most blessed…. Great Doxology. Holy God…, Resurrec-tional Tropar, tone 8. Liturgy: After Entrance, Resurrectional Tropar and of Archangels, then Resurrectional & Archangels Kondak. Prokeimenon of day. Epis. Ephesians 2:14-22; Hebrews 2:2-10. Gos. Luke 8:41-56; Luke 10:16-21. Axion: It is truly right….

13 FRIDAYSt. John Chrysostom. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Gos. John 10:1-9. Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. Hebrews 7:26-28; 8:1-2. Gos. John 10:9-16. Axion: It is truly right….

15 SUNDAY25th Sunday after Pentecost. St. Paisie of Neamtz. Beginning of Fast for Nativity of the Lord. Tone 7. Mat. Gos. 2. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: At Lord, I have called…, Sticheras on 10: 3 for Resurrection, 1 of Anatoly of Thessaloniki, 6 of Saint, Glory…, Saint, Now and ever…of Birthgiver, Dogmatikon of Tone 7. Entrance. Prokeimenon of day. Old Testament readings. Litia: Sticheras for church’s patronal feast, then for the Saint, Glory…, Saint, Now and ever…, Birthgiver. At the blessing of the breads, Tropar of Saint (once) and Tropar Birthgiver of God… (2 times). After Our Father…, Resurrectional Tropar, Glory…, Saint, Now and ever…, Birthgiver. Matins: Katavasia of Annunciation. Liturgy: Epis. Ephesians 4:1-7. Gos. Luke 10:25-37. Axion: It is truly right….

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21 SATURDAYPresentation of the Mother of God in the Temple. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polye-leos. Megalinaria. Gos. Luke 1:39-49, 56. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. At the 9th Ode, in place of More honorable…, sing Irmos of Ode 9. Liturgy: Epis. Hebrews 9:1-7; and for the dead, Saturday (1 Thessalonians 4:13-17). Gos. Luke 10:38-42; 11:27-28; and for the dead, Tuesday (John 5:24-30). Axion of the Feast: Irmos of Ode 9.

22 SUNDAY26th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 8. Mat. Gos. 3. Combine Octoechos with Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos, no Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of the Tone. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. Liturgy: Epis. Ephesians 5:9-19. Gos. Luke 12:16-21. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon (Presentation in Temple).

29 SUNDAY30th Sunday after Pentecost. Tone 1. Mat. Gos. 4. Great Vespers: En-trance. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos, no Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of Tone. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. Liturgy: Epis. Colossians 3:12-16. Gos. Luke 18:18-27. Axion: It is truly right….

30 MONDAYHoly Apostle Andrew, the First-Called. Holy Hierarch Andrei Saguna, Metropolitan of Transylvania. Follow Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Prokeimenon, tone 4. Gos. Matthew 4:18-23 (see Gos for Liturgy on 2nd Sunday after Pentecost). Katavasia of Birth of Christ. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. 1 Corinthians 4:9-16 (Saint); 1 Timothy 5:1-10 (of the day - see Monday, 27th week after Pentecost). Gos. John 1:35-51; Luke 7:20-25 (of the day).

THE TIPIC FOR DECEMBER 6 SUNDAY

27th Sunday after Pentecost. St. Nicholas the Bishop-Wonderworker. Tone 2. Mat. Gos. 5. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: At Lord, I have called…, 3 sticheras of Resurrection, 1 of Anatoly of Thessaloniki, 6 from Menaion of St. Nicholas, tone 2, then other sticheras of the same tone, Glory…, tone 6: To him who is the beauty of hierarchs and praise of priests…, Now and ever…, Dogmatikon of tone 2. Entrance. Prokeimenon of day. 3 readings for St. Nicholas. Litia. Aposticha: sticheras of Resurrection, Glory…, St. Nicholas, Now and ever…, O Virgin, you who know no bridegroom, from where did you come?... Matins: At God is the Lord…, Tropar of Resurrection (2 times), Glory…, St. Nicholas, Now and ever…, Birthgiver. Polyeleos. Megalinaria of Saint. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent and Prokeimenon of tone of the day. Resur-

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rectional Gospel. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. Praises, with 4 sticheras of Resurrection, and 4 sticheras of Saint, Glory…, sticheras of Resurrection, Now and ever…, You are most blessed…. Great Doxology. Tropar of Res-urrection, tone 4. Liturgy: After Entrance, Tropar of Resurrection and of Saint, Glory…, Kondak of Saint, Now and ever…, Kondak of Resurrection. Epis. Ephesians 6:10-17; Hebrews 13:17-21 (Saint). Gos. Luke 13:10-17; Luke 6:17-23 (Saint). Axion: It is truly right….

13 SUNDAY28th Sunday after Pentecost (Sunday of the Forefathers). Tone 3. Mat. Gos. 6. Combine Octoechos and Menaion (between December 11-17). Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. No Litia. Matins: Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Resurrectional Gos. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Epis. Colossians 1:12-18; Colossians 3:4-11 (Forefathers). Gos. Luke 14:16-24. Axion: It is truly right….

20 SUNDAYSunday before the Birth of Christ (Genealogy of Christ the Savior). Tone 4. Mat. Gos. 7. Combine Octoechos and Menaion (December 17). Same order of service as for the preceding Sunday, except that beginning with December 20 in the Menaion is the Forefeast of the Birth of Christ which has its own Glory…, Sticheras and a special Tropar (see the rubrics in Menaion). Great Vespers: Entrance. Matins: Polyeleos. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. Liturgy: Epis. Hebrews 11:9-10, 32-40. Gos. Matthew 1:1-25. Axion: It is truly right….

24 THURSDAYEve of Birth of Christ. Follow Menaion. (Strict fast). Royal Hours: Each Hour has an Old Testament reading, Epistle and Gospel. Typika and Vesperal Liturgy of St. Basil: Epis. Hebrews 1:1-12. Gos. Luke 2:1-20. Axion: In you o woman full of grace…. Evening: Great Compline and Litia combined with Festal Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Prokeimenon, tone 4. Gos. Matthew 1:18-24. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. At Ode 9, in place of More honorable…, sing Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon. Praises. Great Doxology.

25 FRIDAYBirth of Our Lord and God and Savior Jesus Christ. Follow Menaion. Liturgy of St. John: Festal Antiphons. Special Entrance Hymn. In place of Holy God… sing All baptized…. Epis. Galatians 4:4-7. Gos. Matthew 2:1-12. Axion: Irmos of Ode 9 of Festal Canon.

26 SATURDAY Saturday after Birth of Our Lord. Synaxis of the Holy Birthgiver of God. St. Nicodim of Tismana. Combine Octoechos and Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Prokeimenon of Feast. Readings for the Saint (find on December 5). Litia for Saint. Matins: Polyeleos. Megalinaria of Saint. Hymns of Ascent (1st antiphon of Tone 4). Prokeimenon. Gos. Luke 6:17-23 (find on December 6). Katavasia of Birth of Christ. In place of More honorable…, sing Tropar of Ode 9 from Canon of Birth of Christ. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. In place of Holy God…, sing As

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many as have been baptized…. Epis. 2 Timothy 3:1-9; Hebrews 2:11-18; Galatians 5:22-6:2 (Saint). Gos. Matthew 12:15-21; Matthew 2:13-23; Matthew 11:27-30 (Saint). Axion of Birth of Christ.

27 SUNDAYSunday after the Birth of Christ (Holy Fathers - David the King, Jo-seph the Betrothed, and James the Brother of the Lord). St. Stephen, the Apostle, First Martyr and Archdeacon. Tone 5. Matins Gos. 8. Combine service for the Martyr with that of the Feast from the Menaion. Great Vespers: Entrance. Old Testament readings. Litia. Matins: Polye-leos. Megalinaria. Resurrectional Hymns of Blessings. Hymns of Ascent of Tone. Resurrectional Gospel. Katavasia of Birth of Christ. In place of More honorable…, sing Irmos of Ode 9 of Canon for Birth of Christ. Great Doxology. Liturgy: Regular Antiphons. Holy God…. Epis. Galatians 1:11-19;Acts 6:8-15; 7:1-5, 47-60 (Martyr). Gos. Matthew 2:13-23; Matthew 21:33-44 (Martyr). Axion of Birth of Christ.

31 THURSDAYLeave-taking of the Birth of Christ. New Year's Eve.

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2015LENTEN PERIODS AND FAST DAYS

1. Wednesdays and Fridays throughout the year except times when designated as permissible.

2. January 5: Eve of Theophany 3. February 15-22: Dairy Week - Abstention from meat only; dairy products and

fish are permitted.4. February 23 - April 11: Great Fast (Great Lent).5. Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Lent: June 8-28.6. August 1-14: Dormition Fast of the Virgin Mary.7. August 29: Beheading of St. John the Baptizer. 8. September 14: Lifting of the Holy Cross.9. November 15 - December 24: Nativity of the Lord Lent.

Parishes and organizations are absolutely prohibited to organize non-lent-en dinners or banquets during the lenten Periods or Days of Fasting! All Orthodox Christians are reminded that only lenten foods are to be eaten during lenten periods.

DISPENSATION OF FAST DAYSEating of meat is permitted on the following days:1. The period after Christmas: December 25 - January 4.2. The first week of the Triodion: February 1-7.3. The week after Pascha (Bright Week): April 13-19.4. The week after Pentecost: June 1-7.Eating of fish is permitted on the following days:1. The Annunciation: March 25.2. Palm Sunday: April 5.3. The “Week of Dairy”: February 15-22.4. The Transfiguration: August 6.5. St. Nicholas: December 6.6. On Saturdays and Sundays during Nativity of the Lord Lent (November 15 – December 24).

TIMES WHEN MARRIAGES ARE PROHIBITED1. During all Lenten Periods and Fasting days.2. From Nativity of the Lord to Theophany.3. During the week before Great Lent (February 15-22).4. On Pascha Sunday (April 12) and the week following, known as Bright Week

(April 13-19).5. On Pentecost Sunday: May 31.6. On the eves and days of Imperial Feasts (+).7. On August 29 (Beheading of St. John the Baptist) and September 14 (Lifting

of the Holy Cross).If for a serious reason it is necessary for someone to be married on a pro-

hibited day, the proper dispensation must be received from the Hierarch. If this is the case, the Parish Priest will advise the candidates about the proper procedure through the Referee on Matrimonial Affairs (See “Departments and Commissions”).

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DATES TO REMEMBER — 2015

Religious

Circumcision of Our Lord. St. Basil the Great ..........................Thursday, January 1

Holy Theophany (Baptism of Our Lord) ..................................... Tuesday, January 6

Great Fast begins ...................................................................... Monday, February 23

Orthodoxy Sunday ...........................................................................Sunday, March 1

Palm Sunday ......................................................................................Sunday, April 5

Holy Friday ....................................................................................... Friday, April 10

Pascha ..............................................................................................Sunday, April 12

Western Easter....................................................................................Sunday, April 5

Ascension Day ...............................................................................Thursday, May 21

Pentecost Sunday ..............................................................................Sunday, May 31

Birth of Our Lord ...................................................................... Friday, December 25

Civil

United States

New Year’s Day ..........................................................................Thursday, January 1

Mother’s Day ....................................................................................Sunday, May 10

Memorial Day ................................................................................. Monday, May 25

Flag Day ............................................................................................Sunday, June 14

Father’s Day ......................................................................................Sunday, June 21

Independence Day ............................................................................. Saturday, July 4

Labor Day ................................................................................Monday, September 7

Veteran’s Day .................................................................... Wednesday, November 11

Thanksgiving Day ................................................................ Thursday, November 26

Canada

Victoria Day .................................................................................... Monday, May 18

Dominion (Canada) Day ............................................................... Wednesday, July 1

Thanksgiving Day ......................................................................Monday, October 12

Remembrance Day ............................................................ Wednesday, November 11

Romania

The Unification of:Romanian Principalities (1859) ........................................... Saturday, January 24

Bessarabia with Romania (1918) ............................................... Friday, March 27

Independence Day (1877) ............................................................Sunday, May 10

Bucovina with Romania (1918) ....................................... Saturday, November 28

Transylvania with Romania (1918) .................................... Tuesday, December 1

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CHURCH EVENTS - 2015Annual Episcopate Congress Friday, September 5 - Sunday, September 7 / Vatra Românească, Grass Lake MI Vicariate of Canada Annual Assembly Friday, May 8 – Sunday, May 10 / Bunavestire Church, Montreal QCThird Annual Family life Conference / All Auxiliaries Conference Thursday, July 2 – Sunday, July 5 Presentation of Our Lord Church, Fairlawn, OH

Summer Camp ProgramsCamp Saint Anthony Sunday, July 12 – Saturday, July 18 / Camp "The Valley of the Mother of God," Mono ONCamp Saint MarySunday, July 19 – Saturday, July 25 / Ukrainian Camp, Chertsey QCCamp Vatra for Seniors Sunday, July 5 – Saturday, July 18 / Vatra Românească, Grass Lake MICamp Vatra for Juniors Sunday, July 19 – Saturday August 1 / Vatra Românească, Grass Lake MINational Auxiliary EventsA.R.F.O.R.A. Retreat – Great Fast Saturday, March 28 / Regional LocationsA.R.F.O.R.A. Annual Congress, American Romanian Orthodox YouthConference and Orthodox Brotherhood U.S.A. Conference Thursday, July 2 – Sunday, July 5 Presentation of Our Lord Church, Fairlawn, OHA.R.F.O.R.A. Retreat – Nativity Fast Date to be announced / Regional LocationsOrthodox Brotherhood of Canada Conference Friday, May 8 – Sunday, May 10 / Bunavestire Church, Montreal QC

Monastery EventsPilgrimage – Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Lord Wednesday, August 5 – Thursday, August 6 / Ellwood City PAPilgrimage – Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God Friday, August 14 – Saturday, August 15 / Rives Junction MI2nd Pilgrimage – Monastery of the Dormition of the Mother of God Bright Saturday, April 18 / Rives Junction MIPilgrimage – Monastery of the Ascension of the Lord Wednesday, May 20 – Thursday, May 21 / Clinton MI2nd Pilgrimage – Monastery of the Ascension of the Lord Wednesday, September 30 – Thursday, October 1 / Clinton MIPilgrimage – Monastery of the Resurrection of the Lord Saturday, April 11 – Sunday, April 12 / Temecula, CA

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Join AROY, ARFORA and Orthodox Brotherhood for a weekend of activities for the entire family including workshops, speakers and discussions plus a

Friday Evening Social, Saturday Cotillion and Sunday BanquetEvents:• Worship Services: Morning and Evening Prayers, Memorial Service, Divine

Liturgy• Auxiliary Meetings: ARFORA, Youth/AROY, Brotherhood• Additional Gatherings: Clergy, Clergy Wives, Christian Educator• Possible Thematic Workshops/Discussion Groups for Personal, Family and

Parish Enrichment: > Liturgy 101: What you always wanted to know but were afraid to ask > More than Meditation: Encountering God through Prayer > Navigating the American Religious Landscape > Recognizing our Addictions > Panel Discussion: Why belong to National ARFORA, Brotherhood, AROY?

> And more...• Service Project• Bible Challenge – Explore the Gospel of Luke – Teams (3 persons/ea) with Church School & Adult Education curriculum

possibilities – Study guides/practice quizzes available: www.orthodoxyouth.org/Luke

– **Prizes for the Contestants and Winning Teams: – First Prize - $750, Second Prize - $500, Third Prize - $250 donated to

parish or charity of winning teams’ choice – Sponsored by the Orthodox Brotherhood USA and AROY• Luncheons (with Speaker) —ARFORA and AROY/Brotherhood• Youngster Activities• Other Social Events > Opening Picnic > Friday Evening Social Event > Saturday Evening – Cotillion for Young Ladies and Gentlemen > Sunday Banquet• Displays, Tours, Opportunities for Spiritual Dir ection and/or Sacramental

Confession

Join us at the Sunday Banquet as we commemorate the 35th Anniversary ofArchbishop Nathaniel’s Ordination to the Episcopacy.

For more information, see: www.roea.org

“With Faith and Love, Draw Near”2015 Family life/

All-Auxiliaries C onferenceJULY 2–5, 2015 in AKRON, OHPRESENTATION OF OUR LORD

3365 Ridgewood Road, Fairlawn, OH

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CHURCHDIRECTORY

The Romanian Orthodox Episcopateof America

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HIS EMINENCEMETROPOLITAN TIKHON

ARCHBISHOP OF WASHINGTON AND NEW YORKMETROPOLITAN OF ALL AMERICA AND CANADA

Ordained: February 14, 2004Nameday: October 9

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HIS EMINENCE, ARCHBISHOP NATHANIELARCHBISHOP OF DETROIT AND

THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX EPISCOPATE OF AMERICAOrdained: November 15, 1980

Nameday: April 222015: 35TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION AS HIERARCH

(NOVEMBER 15)

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HIS GRACE, BISHOP IRINEUBISHOP OF DEARBORN HEIGHTS

AUXILIARY BISHOP OFTHE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX EPISCOPATE OF AMERICA

Ordained: November 2, 2002Nameday: August 23

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The Right ReverendBishop POLICARP (Morusca)

Ordained: March 24, 1935Hierarch of the Episcopate: 1935-1958

Fell Asleep in the Lord: October 26, 1958

FORMER HIERARCHS

The Most ReverendArchbishop VALERIAN (Trifa)

Ordained: April 27, 1952Hierarch of the Episcopate: 1952-1987

Fell Asleep in the Lord: January 28, 1987

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The Orthodox Church in AmericaThe Orthodox Church in America (O.C.A.) was recognized, established and

proclaimed as an autocephalous Church on April 10, 1970. It is an independent and self-governing Church with the right to elect its Head and all its Bishops.

The Orthodox Church in America is guided in its life by the divine dogmas and by the sacred canons of the Holy Orthodox Church of Christ, and is governed in accordance with its own statutes as adopted and as amended from time to time by its own highest legislative and executive body.

In external affairs, the Orthodox Church in America conducts its relations directly with all other autocephalous organizations, whether of the Eastern Orthodox Faith or any other Faith, and possesses all the rights, powers and privileges associated with “AUTOCEPHALY” under the canonical tradition of the Eastern Orthodox Church, including the right to prepare the Holy Chrism.

The Episcopacy of the Orthodox Church in America consists of the following:

HIERARCHYThe Most Blessed TIKHON, Archbishop of Washington, Metropolitan of all

America and CanadaThe Most Reverend NATHANIEl, Archbishop of Detroit and The Romanian

Orthodox Episcopate of AmericaThe Most Reverend NIKON, Archbishop of Boston, New England, and the

Albanian Archdiocese; Locum tenens of Diocese of the SouthThe Most Reverend BENJAMIN, Archbishop of San Francisco and the WestThe Most Reverend ALEJO, Archbishop of Mexico City and MexicoThe Most Reverend MELCHISEDEK, Archishop of Pittsburgh and Western

PennsylvaniaThe Most Reverend MARK, Archbishop of Philadelphia and Eastern PennsylvaniaThe Most Reverend IRÉNÉE, Archbishop of Ottawa and the Archdiocese of

CanadaThe Most Reverend MICHAEL, Archbishop of New York and New JerseyThe Right Reverend ALEXANDER, Bishop of Toledo and Bulgarian DioceseThe Right Reverend DAVID, Bishop of Sitka and AlaskaThe Right Reverend PAUl, Bishop of Chicago and the Midwest

AUXILIARY BISHOPSThe Right Reverend IRINEU, Bishop of Dearborn HeightsThe Right Reverend DANIEl, Bishop of Santa Rosa

FORMER AND RETIRED BISHOPSThe Most Blessed Metropolitan THEODOSIUSThe Most Blessed Metropolitan HERMANThe Most Blessed Metropolitan JONAHThe Most Reverend Archbishop LAZARThe Right Reverend SERAPHIMThe Right Reverend Bishop MARKThe Right Reverend Bishop TIKHONThe Right Reverend MATTHIASThe Right Reverend Bishop VARLAAMThe mailing address of the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America is P.O. Box 675, Syosset, New York 11791-0675. Telephone: (516) 922-0550 / Fax: (516) 922-0954. Email: [email protected]. Website: http://www.oca.org.

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The Romanian Orthodox Episcopateof America

Historical Background and Canonical Status

Although Romanian Orthodox parishes were in existence in the United States and Canada from the turn of the century, the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America was established as a Diocese only at a general Church Congress held in the city of Detroit, Michigan, on April 25-28, 1929.

Administratively, the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America is gov-erned by the Church Congress and the Episcopate Council, both presided by the Hierarch and constituted from representatives of the parishes and of the Auxiliary Organizations.

The Episcopate and the parishes conduct their affairs in conformity with the Constitution and By-Laws, as amended and adopted by the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate National Church Congress on July 2, 1994.

Legally, the Episcopate functions as a non-profit, religious organization chartered in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan.

Spiritually, the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate is headed by a Hierarch, elected for life by a special electoral Congress of the Episcopate, and ca-nonically examined and consecrated by the Holy Synod of Bishops of the Orthodox Church in America.

Canonically, the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate is under the jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America.

In matters of external relations, the Episcopate cooperates with the De-partment of External Relations of the Orthodox Church in America. It is a founding member of both the World Council of Churches with headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, and the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

The Diocesan Center of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America is located at the Vatra Romaneasca, 2535 Grey Tower Road, Jackson, Michigan 49201-9120. The Cathedral of the Episcopate is situated in the Detroit area.

The official publication of the Episcopate is SOLIA—THE HERALD, published in the Romanian and English languages, since 1936.

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BARACK H. OBAMAPresident of the United States of America

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HER MAJESTYQUEEN ELIZABETH II

Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britainand head of the Commonwealth

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STEPHEN J. HARPERPrime Minister of Canada

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THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOXEPISCOPATE OF AMERICA

DIOCESAN OFFICE STAFF

ArchdeaconDavid Oancea

Chancellor / VicarDepartment of

Publications SecretaryAssistant Treasurer

ArchdeaconSebastian Dumitrascu

Assistant

Mr. Mark P. ChestnutFinancial AdministratorAssistant Treasurer

Richard C. GrabowskiAdministrative Assistant

Department ofPublications

Business Manager

Rev. Fr.Dan Hoarste

Vicar of CanadaChairman — Department

of Youth & YoungAdult Ministries

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2015 CHURCH DIRECTORY

I. DIOCESAN ADMINISTRATIONTHE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX EPISCOPATE OF AMERICA

Mailing Address: PO BOX 309, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309Freight/Packages: 2535 GREY TOWER RD, JACKSON MI 49201-9120Diocesan Office: 2535 GREY TOWER RD, JACKSON MI 49201-9120Office Phone .............................................................................(517) 522-4800Office Fax .................................................................................(517) 522-5907

General Email: [email protected]: http://www.roea.org

Diocesan HierarchThe Most Reverend Archbishop NATHANIEL (Popp) (517) 522-4800 ext. 201 [email protected] Auxiliary BishopThe Right Reverend Bishop IRINEU (Duvlea) (517) 522-4800 ext. 214 Residence – (517) 522-6552 [email protected] StaffRev. Fr. Dan HoarsteVicar of Canada (517) 522-4800 ext. 213Dept. Youth & Young Adult Ministries Chairman [email protected]

Rev. Archdeacon David Oancea (517) 522-3656Chancellor [email protected]

Mr. Mark Chestnut (517) 522-3598Financial Secretary / Assistant Treasurer [email protected] Rev. Archdeacon Sebastian (Dumitrascu) (517) 522-4800 ext. 215Administrative Assistant [email protected] Mr. Richard C. Grabowski (517) 522-4800 ext. 205Administrative Assistant [email protected]. Publications Business Manager

Camp Vatra / Seasonal PhonesARFORA House ......................................................................(517) 522-6554Camp Office .............................................................................(517) 522-6555Avram Iancu Kitchen / Cafeteria ..........................................(517) 522-6556

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II. THE CLERGY

This list includes all clergy: parish priests, deacons, retired, on leave of absence, assigned or unassigned. * Denotes clergy on loan. For verification of present status, see: roea.org/listing.html.

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Acsente, Gheorghe, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Aneta Diana)664 DICKENS RD (703) 362-2473LILBURN GA 30247-5839 [email protected]

Agoston, Gabriel, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Simona) (330) 746-5397626 WICK AVE [email protected] OH 44502-1215Holy Trinity Church, Youngstown, OH Alecse, Constantin, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Elena) (818) 365-4274 11100 SEPULVEDA BLVD #300 (818) 388-5483 / Fax (818) 688-3965MISSION HILLS CA 91345-1131 [email protected] Trinity Church, Los Angeles CA

Alexandrescu, Liviu, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Claudia) (514) 274-21818080 AVE CHRISTOPHE COLOMB (514) 892-4844MONTREAL QC H2R 2S9 CANADA [email protected] Church, Montreal QC

Alexe, Gabriel C., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Gabriela S.) (514) 967-67894363 JACQUES-BIZARD BLVD [email protected] QC H9H 4W3 CANADASt. Nicholas Church, Montreal QC

Antonescu, Cosmin George, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Camelia) (503) 756-7219 PO BOX 59836 [email protected] MD 20859-9836 St. Andrew the Apostle Church, Potomac MD

Ardelean, Emil, Rev. Fr. (916) 972-70035210 ROBERTSON AVE [email protected] CA 95608-3636

Avramescu, Cornel, Protopresbyter (Psa. Eugenia) (714) 776-1972555 S WALNUT ST, ANAHEIM CA 92802-1450 [email protected]. Mary Church, Anaheim CA

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Badan, Valerian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Maria)7789 RUE CENTRALE (438) 988-9052LASALLE QC H8P 1M5 [email protected]. Nicholas Church, Montreal QC

Balanean, Horatiu Cristian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mihaela Ioana) 27341 DAWSON ST (313) 359-3883DEARBORN HEIGHTS MI 48127-2803 [email protected]. Peter & Paul Church, Dearborn Heights MI

Balescu, Adrian, Protopresbyter (Psa. Viorica) (954) 806-45606055 SW 19TH ST Phone/Fax (954) 986-9866 MIRAMAR FL 33023-2958 [email protected] Trinity Church, Miramar FL

Banu, Mircea Daniel, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Miruna Ioana) (613) 864-5779220 DES PAYSANS AVE [email protected] QC J9J 2K1 CANADASt. Nicholas Church, Ottawa ON

Barr, Romulus, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Maria) retiredPO BOX 510607 Phone/Fax (941) 624-6036PUNTA GORDA FL 33951-0607

Barsan, Vasile, Protopresbyter (Psa. Oligia) (330) 244-03686153 RONALD ST NW, CANTON OH 44718-1045 [email protected]. Andrew the Apostle Church, McKees Rocks PA

(Bertea) Chesarie, Very Rev. Protosinghel, Ph.D. (770) 882-61614214 74TH ST [email protected] NY 11373-1809 St. Mary Church, Elmhurst NY

Bica, Florin, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mariana Monica) (440) 239-177418030 ADAMS DR [email protected] OH 44149-1604St. Mary Cathedral, Cleveland OH

Blaga, Octavian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Valentina Mihaela) (819) 828-21301241 ROUTE 249 [email protected] GEORGES DE WINDSOR QC J0A 1J0 CANADASt. Panteleimon Church, Saint-Eustache QC

Bleahu, Romulus, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ana) retired (330) 540-29956927 MEANDER RESERVE CT, CANFIELD OH 44406-8680

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Bogdan, Ioan, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Diana) (303) 460-7035 / (440) 668-00106421 SPRING GULCH ST [email protected] CO 80516-2615 St. Dimitrie the New Church, Frederick CO

(Braga), Roman, Very Rev. Archimandrite retired (517) 569-28733389 RIVES EATON RD [email protected] JUNCTION MI 49277-9739Holy Dormition Monastery, Rives Junction MI

Bratosin, Carol S, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Roxana Maria) (347) 546-3781400 CHANEY RD APT 515 [email protected] TN 37167St. John Chrysostom Church, Old Hickory/Nashville TN

Bujea, John, Rev. Deacon, Ph.D. (306) 584-8943BOX 1341, REGINA SK S4P 3B8 CANADA [email protected]. George Cathedral, Regina SK

Bunea, Ioan, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mihaela) (905) 770-852967 BILBERMAR DR, [email protected] HILL ON L4S 1B9 CANADASt. George Church, Toronto ON

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Capsa, Iustin C., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Vasilica) (858) 952-385231143 SAMANTHA LN [email protected] CA 92592Holy Trinity Church, Los Angeles CA

Carstea, Gheorghe, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Felicia) Phone/Fax (248) 852-57993384 S GERALD AVE, ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48307-5546St. Nicholas Church, Troy MI

Catana, Ioan, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Floarea) Phone/Fax (425) 825-829610705 NE 121ST ST [email protected] WA 98034-3920Three Hierarchs Church, Seattle WA

Chirtu, Dan Simion, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Teodora) (905) 726-2870100 ELDERBERRY TRAIL [email protected] ON L4G 6X2 CANADAHoly Cross Church, London ON

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Clark, William John, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Margaret) retired (928) 443-02092161 PRESCOTT CANYON CIR [email protected] AZ 86301-5671St. John the Baptizer Church, Glendale AZ Coca, George, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mariana) (203) 373-0410 / Fax (203) 362-212320 GOLFVIEW TER [email protected] CT 06432-1212St. Dimitrie Church, Easton CT

Cociu, Mihai, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Rodica) (519) 488-529539 CHAPPLE HILL RD [email protected] ON N6G 2H2 CANADAHoly Cross Church, London ON

Constantin, lucian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Cristina)4620 MARIGOLD DR (306) 519-7677REGINA SK S4X 4S5 CANADA [email protected]. Nicholas Church, Regina SK

Copacia, Leonte S. Jr., Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mary) retired (586) 739-0076 5993 WILMINGTON DR [email protected] TOWNSHIP MI 48316-3364 St. Raphael Church, Detroit MI

Cotrigasanu, Ioan, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ana) (514) 475-1399107 DES EMERAUDES ST [email protected]’ILE-PERROT QC J7V 9N6 CANADASt. Elias Church, Anjou QC

Cozma, Rev. Dr. Ioan, Ph.D. (Psa. Elena Ioana) (760) 880-480150 W 89TH STREET [email protected] YORK NY 10024-2001St. Dumitru Church, New York NY

Cudritescu, Ionel, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Maria Elena) (retired)217 LAROSE AVE Phone/Fax: (416) 614-1942TORONTO ON M9P 1B6 CANADA [email protected]

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Danilchick, Peter, Rev. Protodeacon (Psa. Tanya) (703) 938-028010693 ALLIWELLS CT, OAKTON VA 22124-1771 [email protected] of the Mother of God Church, Falls Church VA

Donka, Mihaita Vladut, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Adina) (980) 622-4735114 ROCKWELL LOOP [email protected] NC 28115-9741St. John the Baptizer Church, Kannapolis NC

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Dumitrascu, Ioan, Rev. Fr. [Chaplain (CPT) USAF] (Psa. Emanuela)AIR COMBAT COMMAND, 633 ABW/HC (330) 503-7180LANGLEY AFB VA [email protected]

(Dumitrascu), Sebastian, Rev. Archdeacon (517) 522-48002522 GREY TOWER RD, JACKSON MI 49201-9120 [email protected] of the Lord Monastery, Clinton MI

Dumitrescu, Viorel, Very Rev. Fr. Viorel (Psa. Maria) (347) 610-64766679 FOREST AVE [email protected] NY 11385-3832Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Ridgewood NY

Dumitru, Antonel M., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Laura Aida) 416-953-5449211-90 TEMPERANCE ST [email protected] ON L4G 2P9 CANADAHoly Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Church, Aurora ONSt. John the Evangelist Church, Toronto ON

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Enache, Constantin, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Elena) (586) 997-3482 47191 BETTY ST [email protected] TOWNSHIP MI 48317-2901Annunciation Church, Walker MI

Ene, Rev. Fr. Florian (Psa. Carmen) (647) 338-607712 SNIDER DR [email protected] ON L3P 6L5St. Luke the Evangelist Mission, Markham ON

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Florean, Daniel I., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Raluca M.) (919) 218-82775636 JOMALI DR, DURHAM NC 27705-8394 [email protected]. Basil the Great Church, Durham NC

Frisby, Thomas “Robert,” Rev. Fr. (Psa. Laurel) (928) 710-518310030 N 32ND ST [email protected] AZ 85028Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Phoenix AZ

Frunza, Anton Florian, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Antoaneta) (810) 869-1396 [email protected]

(Furdui), Neonil, Rev. Hierodeacon (951) 506-289048600 VIA VAQUERO RD [email protected] CA 92590Holy Resurrection Monastery, Temecula CA

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Gaber, Kenneth, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Marion) (204) 937-4393PO BOX 1688, ROBLIN MB R0L 1P0 CANADA [email protected]. Elias the Prophet Church, Lennard MB Ghica, Daniel, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Corina) (407) 600-3161478 N PIN OAK PL APT 308 [email protected] FL 32779St. Stephen the Great Church, St. Petersburg FL

Giubega, Daniel, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Marta) (613) 695-3274 [email protected]

Goodwin, James Craig, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Victoria) (530) 613-96243009 OVERTON WAY [email protected] CA 95747 Gradinaru, Ciprian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ana Maria) (615) 498-4593812 PINE TERRACE DR [email protected] TN 37027-6000 St. John Chrysostom Church, Nashville TN

Grama, Remus, Very Rev. Dr. (Psa. Elena)3256 WARREN RD (216) 941-5882 / Fax (216) 941-3068CLEVELAND OH 44111-1144 [email protected]. Mary Cathedral, Cleveland OH

(Grecu), Christopher, Rev. Hieromonk (267) 825-41073312 FAIRMOUNT AVE, PHILADELPHIA PA 19104-2005

Grigoras, Adrian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Brindusa) (215) 635-3720 326 GERARD AVE Fax (215) 635-1441ELKINS PARK PA 19027-2610 [email protected] of the Holy Spirit Church, Elkins Park PA

Hoarste, Rev. Fr. Vicar Dan 2522 GREY TOWER RD [email protected] MI 49201-9120 St. Mary Hierarchal Chapel, Grass Lake MI

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Iancu, Ioan, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mihaela) (450) 575-4620109 LEVESQUE BLVD E [email protected] QC H7G 4P7 CANADASt. Mary Church, Laval QC

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Ichim, Dumitru, Very Rev. Fr., Ph.D. (519) 576-8953126 MADISON AVE S [email protected] ON N2G 3M6 CANADASt. John the Baptist Church, Kitchener ON

Ion, Codrut, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ovidia) (514) 486-63416-4685 GRAND BOULEVARD (438) 876-2378MONTREAL QC H4B 2Y1 CANADA [email protected] Ionescu, Dumitru, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Laura Felicia)10052 CATALINA CANYON AVE Phone/Fax (702) 448-6693LAS VEGAS NV 89147-8047 [email protected]

Izbasa, Nicolae, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Cornelia) (847) 926-8943747 GREENBAY RD [email protected] PARK IL 60035-4627Holy Nativity Church, Chicago IL

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Klysh, Mirone R., Protopresbyter (Psa. Lillian) (204) 269-37433 PRESTWOOD PLACE [email protected] MB R3T 4Y9 CANADASt. George Church, Winnipeg MB

(Koja), Theophan, Very Rev. Archimandrite Phone/Fax (314) 353-08416500 MURDOCH AVE [email protected] LOUIS MO 63109-2656St. Thomas the Apostle Church, St. Louis MO

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Lapuste, Nicolae, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mihaela) (604) 982-0677210 E ST JAMES RD [email protected] VANCOUVER BC V7N 1L2 CANADAHoly Trinity Church, New Westminster BC

Lapustea, Constantin, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Rodica)5836 ETTERSBERG DR Phone/Fax (408) 229-0365SAN JOSE CA 95123-3515 [email protected] Cross Church, San Jose CA

lapustea, Florin C., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Madalina) (408) 361-8399 1409 S WHITE RD (408) 705-5209SAN JOSE CA 95127-4750 [email protected] Cross Church, San Jose CA

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lapustea, Nicolae B., Rev. Deacon (Psa. Diana) (408) 414-72305852 CALPINE DR (408) 833-5922SAN JOSE CA 95123-3707 [email protected] Holy Cross Church, San Jose CA

lazar, laurence C., Protopresbyter (Psa. Anita) (248) 356-4144 18430 W 9 MILE RD Fax (248) 569-3780 SOUTHFIELD MI 48075-4032 [email protected]. George Cathedral, Southfield MI

Libotean, Gheorghe, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Doina) (623) 582-31503749 W BEHREND DR, GLENDALE AZ 85308-2252 (602) 348-9410St. John the Baptizer Church, Glendale AZ [email protected]

Lupescu, Ioan, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ana) (773) 981-50016036 N FRANCISCO AVE [email protected] IL 60659-2508Holy Nativity Church, Chicago IL

Lupu, Michael, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Lilliana) (403) 203-703311400 88 ST SE, CALGARY AB T3S 0A4 CANADA [email protected]. Mary Church, Calgary AB

lutai, Claudiu, Rev. Fr. (571) 423-95855505 SEMINARY RD APT 2409N [email protected] CHURCH VA 22041-3545

lutas, Gheorghe Cristian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Lia Marinela) (303) 317-68691954 W 131ST DR (720) 207-8630WESTMINSTER CO 80234-3780 [email protected]

MMaerean, Ionut, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ramona) (226) 600-2911PO BOX 24005 HIGHLAND RD W [email protected] ON N2M 5P1 CANADASt. John the Baptist Church, Kitchener ON

Mahler, Octavian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ramona) (510) 692-77853646 EAST AVE [email protected] CA 94550-4862Holy Resurrection Church, Hayward CA

Manea, Adrian, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Elisabeta) (514) 505-4686299 RUE EVANS [email protected] QC H9H 3L8 Annunciation Church, Montreal QC

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Manolache, Marian, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Adriana) (832) 419-600225406 PEPPER RIDGE LN [email protected] TX 77373-6075St. Andrew the Apostle Church, Houston TX

McDonald, Paul, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Anna) (317) 280-13695421 FENMORE RD (317) 696-0079INDIANAPOLIS IN 46223 [email protected]. Constantine & Helen Church, Indianapolis IN

Mehedincu, Dan, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Maria) (301) 302-37981915 APPLEWOOD DR [email protected] MD 21740-6763

Mihalache, Florin, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Elena) (407) 310-2939957 SOUTHRIDGE TRL [email protected] SPRINGS FL 32714-1297Sts. Michael & Gabriel Church, Apopka FL

Mihalache, Marin, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Laura) Phone/Fax (773) 267-63343617 W FOSTER AVE, CHICAGO IL 60625-5516

Mihut, John, Protopresbyter (Psa. Maria) (586) 979-519331500 RYAN RD, WARREN MI 48092-3763Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Warren MI

Misikir, Laike, Rev. Dn. (Psa. Meheret A.) (248) 505-7067 5972 ROLLINGWOOD DR [email protected] ARBOR MI 48103-8799St. Raphael of Brooklyn Church, Detroit MI

Mitescu, Catalin, Very Rev. Fr., Ph.D. (Psa. Nicole) (909) 624-6811890 E HARRISON AVE UNIT #25 [email protected] CA 91767St. Anne Church, Pomona CA

Moldovan, Daniel, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Nicoleta) (860) 529-7747239 WELLS RD [email protected] CT 06109Holy Transfiguration Mission, Hartford CT

Morar, Onisie, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Anca) (401) 766-3343501 E SCHOOL ST, WOONSOCKET RI 02895-1375 [email protected]. John the Baptist Church, Woonsocket RI

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Morariu, Stefan Dan, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Andreea) (647) 271-616175 BILBROUGH ST [email protected] ON L4G 7W4 CANADAHoly Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Mission, Aurora ON

Muncan, Longhin, Very Rev. Archimandrite (973) 978-7785471 MORRISSEE AVE EXT [email protected] NJ 07508 Archangels Michael & Gabriel Mission

Muntean, Vasile, Protopresbyter (Psa. Elizabeth) (503) 244-0132 11626 SW 35TH AVE Fax (503) 244-0148PORTLAND OR 97219-7544 [email protected] of the Holy Spirit Church, Oregon City OR

Munteanu, Alin, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Sonia) (623) 693-463916312 E CRYSTAL POINT RD [email protected] HILLS AZ 85268-8418Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Merrillville IN

Musta, Dimitrie, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mariana-Maria) (718) 386-49786816 64TH PL, GLENDALE NY 11385-5250 [email protected]. Michael & Gabriel Church, Middle Village NY

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Neagoe, Nicolae, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Ioana) (440) 356-148221961 RIVER OAKS DR APT E9 [email protected] RIVER OH 44116-3137St. Mary Cathedral, Cleveland OH

Nemes, Rev. Fr. Ilie Geani (Psa. Daniela) (330) 301-65831454 BENNINGTON RD [email protected] OH 44601St. Nicholas Church, Alliance OH

Nenson, Daniel, Protopresbyter (Psa. Alice) retired (306) 761-2379 28-2801 WINDSOR PARK RD Fax (306) 761-0479REGINA SK S4V 0M9 CANADA [email protected]. George Church, Dysart SK

Nichitean, Rev. Fr. Bogdan M. (Psa. Despina) (303) 638-96443025 S WEBSTER ST APT 2B [email protected] CO 80227-3427St. John the Hozevite Church, Denver CO

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Nicolau, Dan, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Oana) (438) 825-5768635 BOUL DES LAURENTIDES [email protected] QC H7G 2V7 CANADASt. Andrew the Apostle Church, Laval QC

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Oanca, Georgel, Very Rev. Fr. [Chaplain (CPT) USA] (Psa. Cristina)4480 GOLF CLUB DR (612) 432-6099COLORADO SPRINGS CO 80922 [email protected]

Oancea, David, Rev. Archdeacon (517) 522-3656PO BOX 185, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0185 [email protected]. Mary Chapel, Grass Lake MI

Onofrei, Rares Claudiu, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Teodora) (909) 480-9139425 CIRBY WAY APT 112 [email protected] CA 95678-4231Sts. Michael & Gabriel Church, Sacramento CA

Oprea, Marin, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Elena) (702) 629-61552621 ADELANTE AVE UNIT 108 [email protected] VEGAS NV 89106-1592

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Pac-Urar, Ian, Very Rev. Fr., Ph.D. (Psa. Mary Lynn) (330) 666-1782 3355 RIDGEWOOD RD [email protected] OH 44333-3197Presentation of Our Lord Church, Fairlawn OH

Pacurar, Ovidiu, Rev. Fr. (Adela-Viorica) (954) 549-54604650 ST CROIX LN APT 716 [email protected] FL 34109St. Polycarp of Smyrna Church, Naples FL

Palanceanu, Danut, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mihaela) (702) 365-9190C/O 2000 S MARYLAND PKWY [email protected] VEGAS NV 89104-3200St. Mary Mission, Las Vegas NV

Parau, Vasile, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Maria) (602) 332-59221551 3RD AVE APT 516 (619) 269-6007SAN DIEGO CA 92101-3147 [email protected] Cross Church, San Diego CA

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Partioc, Alexander, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Doina) retired (248) 615-071321814 PURDUE AVE [email protected] HILLS MI 48336-4846St. George Cathedral, Southfield MI

Pasca, Ciprian N., Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Claudia Viorica) (416) 667-1436105-5 S FISHERVILLE RD [email protected] ON M2R 3B6 CANADASt. Elijah Church, Thornhill ON

Paun, Dumitru, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Gladiola)17095 FM 1836 (240) 230-3240 / (240) 460-0015MABANK TX 75147-3396 [email protected]

Pavel, Simion, Protopresbyter (Psa. Maria) (773) 931-63025807 CAPRI LN [email protected] GROVE IL 60053Holy Nativity Church, Chicago IL

Pelin, Rev. Fr. Cezar (Psa. Gabriela)St. Varlaam Mission, Moncton NB [email protected]

Petrescu, Aurel, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Adriana) (240) 452-965420 S PROSPECT ST [email protected] MD 21740-5408Holy Cross Church, Alexandria VA

Petrescu, Traian, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Doina Avia) retired St. Dumitru Church, New York NY [email protected]

Pop, Sabin, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ionela Ramona) (248) 808-24652811 WALBRIDGE RD [email protected] HILLS MI 48307-4462St. George Cathedral, Southfield MI

Popa, Gabriel Liviu, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Titiana) (817) 858-08013801 GLADE RD Fax (817) 803-2027COLLEYVILLE TX 76034-4830 [email protected]. Mary Church, Colleyville TX

Postolache, Daniel, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Nicoleta)1016 RUE DE LA VOIE O (418) 575-9611SAINT-JEAN-CHRYSOSTOME QC G6Z 1J9 CANADA (418) 834-2027Sts. Peter & Paul Mission, Quebec City QC [email protected]

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Preda, Ionut, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Emanuela) (917) 459-06696679 FOREST AVE APT 2R [email protected] NY 11385-3832Descent of the Holy Spirit Church, Ridgewood NY

Proca, Dumitru, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Alina Maria)10650 PLACE DE L'ACADIE #261 (438) 381-5627MONTREAL QC H4N 0B6 CANADA [email protected] Brancoveanu Martyrs Church, Montreal QC

Proteasa, Ion, Very Rev. Fr. ( Psa. Luminita)1 W 85TH ST APT 2E (212) 580-4290 / (917) 648-1772NEW YORK NY 10024-4111 [email protected]. John of Wallachia Mission, Alpine NJ

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Revencu, Eduard E., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ludmila) (647) 409-47751873 BRIARCROOK CRES [email protected] ON L4X 1X3 CANADA Holy Confessors of Transylvania Church, Oakville ON

Richardson, John, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Alecsandra R.) (647) 330-2319506-1840 BLOOR ST E [email protected] ON L4X 1T2 CANADASt. Nectarios Mission, Stoney Creek ON

(Rodila), Dionisie, Rev. Hieromonk (951) 506-289048600 VIA VAQUERO RD [email protected] CA 92590

Rosco, Romey, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mary Ellen) (313) 562-1521 625 CENTRALIA ST Fax (313) 274-9640DEARBORN HEIGHTS MI 48127-3736 [email protected]. Peter & Paul Church, Dearborn Heights MI

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Sasu, Dumitru V., Protopresbyter (Psa. Rodica) retired (561) 791-97899854 WARNER LN, WELLINGTON FL 33414-6405Holy Trinity Church, Miramar FL

Satnoianu, Ionel, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Elisa) (216) 409-05042291 WESTMOOR RD [email protected] RIVER OH 44116St. Mary Cathedral, Cleveland OH

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Schmidt, John, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Karen) (724) 758-0717616 ORCHARD AVE [email protected] CITY PA 16117-2064St. Elias Church, Ellwood City PA

Sfera, Silvius, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Adela) (954) 608-1009 6232 FILLMORE ST [email protected] FL 33024-7838 Holy Cross Church, Hollywood FL

Sicoe, Cosmin, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Grigoreta) (306) 352-06862616 PASQUA ST [email protected] SK S4S 0M5 CANADASt. George Cathedral, Regina SK

Sirbu, John, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Rodica)2735 NORTHWICKE DR, BUFORD GA 30519-7602

Sirjita, Cornel, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Oana Adriana) (289) 931-1914C-4965 STANLEY AVE [email protected] FALLS ON L2E 5A1 CANADAHoly Archangels Michael & Gabriel Mission, Niagara Falls ON

Soare, Florin I., Rev. Deacon (Psa. Loredana) (602) 614-350216312 E CRYSTAL POINT DR [email protected] HILLS AZ 85268Exaltation of the Holy Cross Mission, Phoenix AZ

Stafiuc, Traian, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Monalisa) Phone/Fax (570) 401-1389PO BOX 159 [email protected] PA 18222 St. Joseph of Maramures Church, Hazleton PA Stanciu, Panteleimon, Protopresbyter (Psa. Aurelia) (330) 452-19401427 33RD ST NE, CANTON OH 44714-1547 [email protected]

(Stoian), Iustin, Rev. Hieromonk

Stoica, Narcis, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Violeta) (714) 522-570515 PRESTON WAY, ACTON, MA 01720-5876 [email protected]. Mary Church, Chelsea MA

Stoleru, Nicolae, Protopresbyter (Psa. Rodica Eliza) 2006 RUE NORMAN Phone/Fax (514) 748-6730MONTREAL-SAINT-LAURENT QC H4L 4H4 CANADAAscension of the Lord Church, Montreal QC [email protected]

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Stoleru, Paul Catalin, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Raluca) (514) 744-0319600 RUE DEGUIRE [email protected] QC H4L 1L2 CANADAAscension of the Lord Church, Montreal QC

Stoleru, Stefan Florin, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Teodora) (904) 338-103613838 JEREMIAH RD [email protected] FL 32224St. Anne Church, Jacksonville FL

Subu, David, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Stephanie) (703) 254-89147455 LONG PINE DR [email protected] VA 22151Protection of the Holy Mother of God Church, Falls Church VA

Suciu, Virgil, Very Rev. Fr. (602) 525-67999294 W ESCUDA DR, PEORIA AZ 85382-0971 [email protected]. John the Baptizer Church, Glendale AZ

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Tibre, Vasile M., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ionela) (438) 399-29698-14300 RUE MONTMARTRE [email protected] QC H1A 1E7 CANADASt. Andrew the Apostle Church, Laval QC

Todeasa, Cornel, Rev. Dr. (Psa. Louisa) (203) 261-3490501 ELM ST, MONROE CT 06468-1817 [email protected]. Dimitrie Church, Easton CT

Treff, George, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Paula) Phone (330) 209-5841212 30TH ST NW, CANTON OH 44709-3104 St. George Church, Canton OH [email protected]

Trif, Vasile, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Simina) (450) 435-1097 / (514) 458-0546122 RUE PAUL-ALBERT [email protected] QC J7E 4H5 CANADASt. Panteleimon Church, Terrebonne QC

Tudose, Mirel, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Anca) (832) 928-022023730 SAWMILL PASS Fax (281) 651-1995SPRING TX 77373-8577 [email protected]. Mary of Magdala Church, Houston TX

Turcoane, Constantin, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Milanka) retired 12159 WASCANA HEIGHTS (306) 789-4143REGINA SK S4V 3B4 CANADA [email protected]

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Ungrin, Clayton Michael, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Colleen) (204) 661-3978138 MCKAY RD, NAROL MB R1C 0A5 CANADA [email protected]. George Church, Winnipeg MB

Ungureanu, Daniel, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Elena Cristina) (514) 266-42584939 CHERRIER [email protected] QC H7T 0E8 CANADASt. Parascheva Mission, Saint-Laurent QC

Ursache, George, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Ramona) (773) 736-1153 5544 W BERTEAU AVE Fax (773) 736-1333CHICAGO IL 60641-1311 [email protected]. Mary Church, Chicago IL

(Ursica), Ioan, Rev. Hierodeacon (517) 456-447415143 SHERIDAN RD [email protected] MI 49236Holy Ascension Monastery, Clinton MI

VVasiliu, Cezar, Very Rev. Dr. retired (514) 846-3232 2-555 GUY ST Fax (514) 846-3029MONTREAL QC H3J 2V5 CANADA [email protected]. Nicholas Church, Montreal QC

Vasiu, Mircea, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Anca) (651) 489-5618 / (734) 497-4544854 WOODBRIDGE ST [email protected] PAUL MN 55117-5360St. Mary Church, St. Paul MN

Vesa, Ion, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Viorica) (718) 456-20546209 64TH ST, MIDDLE VILLAGE NY 11379-1024

*Vincent, Dimitrie, Very Rev. Fr. (313) 535-472919454 DALBY, REDFORD MI 48240-1307 [email protected]

Vint, Cosmin M., Rev. Fr. (Psa. Mihaela) (306) 332-1513 PO BOX 1358 (306) 331-7111FT QU’APPELLE SK S0G 1S0 CANADA [email protected] of the Mother of God Church, Ft. Qu’Appelle SK

Vlad, Stefan, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Viorica) (586) 565-0119 822 HANNAH DR [email protected] MI 48085-1639 St. Theodora of Sihla Mission, Utica MI

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Vultur, Liviu Claudiu, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Mirela Mihaela)635 BOUL DES LAURENTIDES (438) 885-9319LAVAL QC H7G 2V7 [email protected]. Andrew Church, Laval QC

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Wey, David, Rev. Fr. (Psa. Janene) (317) 484-12882012 N GERRARD DR, SPEEDWAY IN 46224-5622 [email protected]. Constantine & Helen Church, Indianapolis IN

Wright, Wayne Paul, Rev. Deacon (Psa. Lenora) (330) 699-59753917 RAMSEY DR [email protected] OH 44685-8100Presentation of Our Lord Church, Fairlawn OH

ZZinca, Ioan Felician, Very Rev. Fr. (Psa. Lavinia) (450) 314-27623801 3E AVENUE [email protected] QC H7R 2Y3 CANADA Protection of the Mother of God Mission, Pierrefonds QC

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WIDOWED PREOTESECerghizan, Psa. Eugenia (651) 486-7720779 PARKSIDE DR, VADNAIS HEIGHTS MN 55127-3633

MacLellan, Psa. Martha (204) 222-2531406 HAROLD AVE E, WINNIPEG MB R2C 0R9 CANADA

Marinescu, Psa. Juliana (215) 673-5377PO BOX 14528, PHILADELPHIA PA 19115-0528

Pac-Urar, Psa. Silvia (705) 743-7609411 CARRIAGE LN, PETERBOROUGH ON K9L 2A5 CANADA

Popescu, Psa. Anne (514) 747-2180910 HODGE ST, VILLE ST LAURENT QC H4N 2A9 CANADA

Sfera, Psa. Petra6232 FILLMORE ST, HOLLYWOOD FL 33024-7838

Valeanu, Psa. Anna (414) 545-648011515 W CLEVELAND AVE APT B126, WEST ALLIS WI 53227-3059

Vasilie Psa. Maria (760) 325-553232200 CATHEDRAL CYN APT 8, CATHEDRAL CITY CA 92234-4033

Vintila, Psa. Ana 3028 GRETCHEN DR NE, WARREN OH 44483-2951

Yova, Psa. Silvia (330) 836-3267342 EDMORE RD, FAIRLAWN OH 44333-3270

Zelea, Psa. Florica (905) 526-0796156 SANFORD S, HAMILTON ON L8M 2G9 CANADA

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Fr. CornelAvramescu

Fr. liviuAlexandrescu

Fr. GabrielAlexe

Fr. Cosmin Antonescu

Fr. EmilArdelean

Clergyof the

Episcopate

Fr. HoratiuBalanean

Fr. GabrielAgoston

Fr. Constantin Alecse

Fr. GheorgheAcsente

Fr. ValerianBadan

Fr. VasileBarsan

Fr. RomulusBarr

Fr. MirceaBanu

Fr. Adrian Balescu

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Fr. Romulus Bleahu

Fr. IoanBunea

Fr. IoanBogdan

Dn. JohnBujea

Fr. Gheorghe Carstea

Fr. Octavian Blaga

Archimandrite Roman (Braga)

Fr. CarolBratosin

ProtosinghelChesarie(Bertea)

Fr. FlorinBica

Fr. IoanCatana

Fr. IustinCapsa

Fr. GeorgeCoca

Fr. WilliamJohn Clark

Fr. MihaiCociu

Dn. DanChirtu

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Fr. ConstantinEnache

ProtodeaconPeter Danilchick

Fr. leonteCopacia

Fr. IoanCotrigasanu

Fr. IoanDumitrascu

Fr. AntonelDumitru

Fr. IonelCudritescu

ArchdeaconSebastian

(Dumitrascu)Fr. Viorel

Dumitrescu

Fr. MihaiDonka

Fr. IoanCozma

Fr. FlorianEne

Fr. lucianConstantin

Fr. DanielFlorean

Fr. ThomasFrisby

Dn. NicholasDujmovic

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Hieromonk Christopher

(Grecu)

Fr. James Craig Goodwin

Fr. CodrutIon

Fr. Dumitru Ichim

Fr. AdrianGrigoras

Fr. IoanIancu

Fr. Ciprian Gradinaru

Fr. Remus Grama

Fr. DanielGiubega

Fr. DanielGhica

Dn. KennethGaber

HierodeaconNeonil (Furdui)

Fr. DanHoarste

Fr. Nicolae Izbasa

Fr. DumitruIonescu

Fr. AntonFrunza

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Fr. Michael lupu

Fr. Claudiulutai

Fr. Georgelutas

Fr. OctavianMahler

Fr. Ioanlupescu

Fr. laurence lazar

Fr. Gheorghe libotean

Fr. IonutMaerean

Dn. Nicolaelapustea

ArchimandriteTheophan (Koja)

Fr. Constantin lapustea

Fr. Florinlapustea

Fr. Nicolae lapuste

Fr. AdrianManea

Fr. MarianManolache

Fr. Mirone Klysh

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Fr. DimitrieMusta

Fr. AlinMunteanu

Fr. JohnMihut

Fr. Catalin Mitescu

Fr. Onisie Morar

Dn. Nicolae Neagoe

Fr. VasileMuntean

Dn. laikeMisikir

Fr. DanMehedincu

Fr. DanielMoldovan

Fr. MarinMihalache

Fr. StefanMorariu

Fr. FlorinMihalache

Fr. GeaniNemes

Archimandritelonghin

(Muncan)

Dn. PaulMcDonald

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Fr. DumitruPaun

Fr. SimionPavel

Fr. Ciprian Pasca

Archdeacon David Oancea

Fr. GeorgelOanca

Fr. DanNicolau

Fr. IanPac-Urar

Fr. MarinOprea

Fr. RaresOnofrei

Fr. Alexander Partioc

Fr. VasileParau

Fr. DanutPalanceanu

Fr. OvidiuPacurar

Fr. BogdanNichitean

Fr. CezarPelin

Fr. DanielNenson

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Fr. IonutPreda

Fr. Eduard Revencu

Fr. IonProteasa

Fr. Dumitru Sasu

Fr. JohnRichardson

Fr. SabinPop

Fr. liviuPopa

Fr. DanielPostolache

Fr. Romey Rosco

Fr. SilviusSfera

Fr. TraianPetrescu

HieromonkDionisie (Rodila)

Fr. IonelSatnoianu

Fr. John Schmidt

Fr. DumitruProca

Fr. AurelPetrescu

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Fr. VasileTrif

Fr. DavidSubu

Fr. PaulCatalin Stoleru

Fr. StefanFlorin Stoleru

Fr. NarcisStoica

Fr. Nicolae Stoleru

Fr. TraianStafiuc

Fr. Panteleimon Stanciu

HieromonkIustin (Stoian)

Fr. GeorgeTreff

Fr. VirgilSuciu

Fr. CornelTodeasa

Fr. FlorinSoare

Fr. CornelSirjita

Fr. VasileTibre

Fr. Cosmin Sicoe

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Fr. DavidWey

Dn. WaynePaul Wright

Fr. StefanVlad

Fr. MirceaVasiu

Dn. liviuVultur

Fr. GeorgeUrsache

Fr. CezarVasiliu

Fr. Dimitrie Vincent

Fr. CosminVint

Fr. IonVesa

Fr. IoanZinca

Fr. DanielUngureanu

Dn. ClaytonMichael Ungrin

Fr. Constantin Turcoane

HierodeaconIoan (Ursica)

Fr. MirelTudose

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ClERGY lISTING BY STATE / PROVINCE

UNITED STATES

ArizonaClark, Rev. Fr. WilliamFrisby, Rev. Fr. ThomasLibotean, V. Rev. Fr. GheorgheSoare, Rev. Deacon FlorinSuciu, V. Rev. Fr. Virgil

CaliforniaAlecse, V. Rev. Fr. ConstantinArdelean, Rev. Fr. EmilAvramescu, V. Rev. Fr. CornelFurdui, Rev. Hierodeacon NeonilGoodwin, Rev. Fr. CraigLapustea, V. Rev. Fr. ConstantinLapustea, Rev. Fr. FlorinLapustea, Rev. Deacon NicolaeMahler, Rev. Fr. OctavianMitescu, V. Rev. Fr. Catalin PhD.Onofrei, Rev. Fr. RaresParau, Rev. Fr. VasileRodila, Rev. Hieromonk Dionisie

ColoradoBogdan, Rev. Fr. IoanLutas, Rev. Fr. GheorgheNichitean, Rev. Fr. BogdanOanca, V. Rev. Fr. Georgel

ConnecticutCoca, Rev. Fr. GeorgeMoldovan, V. Rev. Fr. DanielTodeasa, Rev. Dr. Cornel

FloridaBalescu, V. Rev. Fr. AdrianBarr, V. Rev. Fr. RomulusGhica, Rev. Fr. DanielMihalache, V. Rev. Fr. FlorinPacurar, Rev. Fr. OvidiuSasu, V. Rev. Fr. Dumitru

Sfera, Rev. Fr. SilviusStoleru, Rev. Fr. Stefan

GeorgiaAcsente, Rev. Fr. Gheorghe Sirbu, Rev. Fr. John

IllinoisIzbasa, V. Rev. Fr. NicolaeLupescu, V. Rev. Fr. IoanMihalache, Rev. Fr. MarinPavel, V. Rev. Fr. SimionUrsache, Rev. Fr. George

IndianaMunteanu, V. Rev. Fr. AlinWey, Rev. Fr. David

MassachusettsStoica, Rev. Fr. Narcis

MarylandAntonescu, Rev. Fr. CosminMehedincu, Rev. Fr. DanPetrescu, Rev. Fr. Aurel

MichiganBalanean, Rev. Fr. HoratiuBraga, V. Rev. Archimandrite RomanCarstea, V. Rev. Fr. GheorgheCopacia, V. Rev. Fr. LeonteDumitrascu, Rev. Archdeacon

SebastianEnache, V. Rev. Fr. ConstantinHoarste, Rev. Fr. Vicar DanLazar, V. Rev. Fr. LaurenceMihut, V. Rev. Fr. IoanMisikir, Rev. Deacon LaikeOancea, Rev. Archdeacon DavidPartioc, V. Rev. Fr. Alexander

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Pop, Rev. Fr. SabinRosco, V. Rev. Fr. RomeyStoian, Rev. Hieromonk IustinUrsica, Rev. Hierodeacon IoanVincent, V. Rev. Fr. DimitrieVlad, Rev. Fr. Stefan

MinnesotaVasiu, Rev. Fr. Mircea

MissiouriKoja, V. Rev. Archimandrite Theofan

North CarolinaDonka, Rev. Fr. MihaitaFlorean, Rev. Fr. DanielFrunza, V. Rev. Fr. Anton

NevadaIonescu, Rev. Fr. DumitruPalanceanu, V. Rev. Fr. Danut

New JerseyMuncan, Archimandrite LonghinProteasa, V. Rev. Fr. Ion

New YorkBertea, V. Rev. Protosinghel Chesarie

PhD.Cozma, Rev. Dr. Ioan PhD.Dumitrescu, V. Rev. Fr. ViorelMusta, V. Rev. Fr. DimitriePetrescu, V. Rev. Fr. TraianPreda, Rev. Fr. IonutVesa, Rev. Fr. Ioan

OhioBica, Rev. Fr. FlorinBleahu, V. Rev. Fr. RomulusGrama, V. Rev. Dr. RemusNeagoe, Rev. Deacon NicolaeNemes, Rev. Fr. Ilie GeaniPac-Urar, V. Rev. Fr. Ian PhD.Satnoianu, Rev. Deacon IonelStanciu, V. Rev. Fr. PanteleimonTreff, V. Rev. Fr. GeorgeWright, Rev. Deacon Wayne

OregonMuntean, V. Rev. Fr. VasileOprea, Rev. Fr. Marin

PennsylvaniaBarsan, V. Rev. Fr. VasileGrecu, Rev. Hieromonk ChristopherGrigoras, Rev. Fr. AdrianSchmidt, Rev. Fr. JohnStafiuc, Rev. Fr. Traian

Rhode IslandMorar, V. Rev. Fr. Onisie

TennesseeBratosin, Rev. Fr. CarolGradinaru, Rev. Fr. Ciprian

TexasManolache, V. Rev. Fr. MarianPaun, V. Rev. Fr. DumitruPopa, V. Rev. Fr. GabrielTudose, Rev. Fr. Mirel

VirginiaDanilchick, Rev. Protodeacon PeterDumitrascu, Rev. Fr. IoanLutai, Rev. Fr. ClaudiuSubu, Rev. Fr. David

WashingtonCatana, Rev. Fr. Ioan

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AlbertaLupu, V. Rev. Fr. Michael

British ColumbiaLapuste, V. Rev. Fr. Nicolae

ManitobaGaber, Rev. Deacon KennethKlysh, V. Rev. Fr. MironeUngrin, Rev. Deacon Michael

New BrunswickPelin, Rev. Fr. Cezar

OntarioBanu, V. Rev. Fr. MirceaBunea, V. Rev. Fr. IoanChirtu, Rev. Deacon DanCociu, Rev. Fr. MihaiCudritescu, V. Rev. Fr. IonelDumitru, Rev. Fr. AntonelEne, Rev. Fr. FlorianGiubega, Rev. Fr. DanielIchim, V. Rev. Fr. Dumitru PhD.Maerean, Rev. Fr. IonutMorariu, Rev. Fr. StefanPasca, V. Rev. Fr. CiprianRichardson, Rev. Fr. JohnRevencu, Rev. Fr. EduardSirjita, Rev. Fr. Cornel

CANADA

QuebecAlexandrescu, V. Rev. Fr. LiviuAlexe, Rev. Fr. GabrielBlaga, Rev. Fr. OctavianCotrigasanu, V. Rev. Fr. IoanIancu, Rev. Fr. IoanIon, Rev. Fr. CodrutManea, Rev. Fr. AdrianNicolau, Rev. Fr. DanPostolache, Rev. Fr. DanielProca, Rev. Fr. DumitruStoleru, V. Rev. Dr. NicolaeStoleru, Rev. Fr. PaulTibre, Rev. Fr. Vasile M.Trif, Rev. Fr. VasileUngureanu, Rev. Fr. DanielVasiliu, V. Rev. Dr. CezarVultur, Rev. Deacon LiviuZinca, V. Rev. Fr. Ioan

SaskatchewanBujea, Rev. Deacon John PhD.Constantin, Rev. Fr. LucianNenson, V. Rev. Fr. DanSicoe, Rev. Fr. CosminTurcoane, Rev. Fr. ConstantinVint, Rev. Fr. Cosmin

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III. THE ROMANIAN ORTHODOXEPISCOPATE OF AMERICA

EPISCOPATE COUNCIl 2013-2015

The Executive Organ of the Church Congress

PresidentThe Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEL (Popp) PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800 / Fax (517) 522-5907GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected] Auxiliary Bishop The Right Rev. Bishop IRINEU (Duvlea) PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800 / Fax (517) 522-5907 GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected] Secretary The V Rev Fr Laurence Lazar (248) 356-4144 / Fax (248) 569-3780 St George Cathedral, Southfield MI [email protected] 18430 W NINE MILE RD, SOUTHFIELD MI 48075-4032 TreasurerPsa Mary Ellen RoscoSts Peter & Paul Church, Dearborn Heights MI (313) 562-1521 625 CENTRALIA ST [email protected] HEIGHTS MI 48127-3736

Clergy MembersThe V Rev Dr Remus GramaSt Mary Cathedral, Cleveland OH (216) 941-5882 3256 WARREN RD, CLEVELAND OH 44111-1144 [email protected] The Rev Fr David SubuSt Mary Church, Falls Church VA (703) 280-0770 7223 ROOSEVELT AVE [email protected] CHURCH VA 22042-1625 The V Rev Fr Protosinghel Chesarie Bertea, PhDSt Mary Church, Elmhurst NY (347) 494-3007 4214 74TH ST, ELMHURST NY 11373-1809 [email protected] Lay MembersGeorge Fatsy (203) 268-8243 St Dimitrie Church, Easton CT [email protected] SABINA DR, TRUMBULL CT 06611-1245

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Nicholas Jones PhD (215) 313-8191 St Mary Church, Falls Church VA [email protected] WILLOW PT, FALLS CHURCH VA 22042-7531 Paul Laroque (204) 866-2456St George, Winnipeg MB [email protected] 93 GRP 1 RR 1, ANOLA MB R0E 0A0 CANADA

Ionel Maiogan (847) 772-6090St Mary Church, Chicago IL [email protected] 506 S CHESTNUT AVE, ARLINGTON HEIGHTS IL 60005-1802 John MorgavanDescent of Holy Spirit Church, Merrillville IN (219) 462-9006 75 S 275 WEST, VALPARAISO IN 46385 [email protected]

Emil Sicoe Sts Michael & Gabriel Church, Sacramento CA (916) 521-1808 609 LILJA CIR, ROSEVILLE CA 95678 [email protected]

Gregory Thetford (724) 752-0928 St Elias Church, Ellwood City PA [email protected] 159 MONASTERY LN, ELLWOOD CITY PA 16117

Ovidiu Vatamanu (216) 228-0076St Mary Cathedral, Cleveland OH [email protected] REVELEY AVE, LAKEWOOD OH 44107

Daniel WilsonSts Constantine & Helen Church, Indianapolis IN (317) 873-1965 900 STARKEY RD [email protected] IN 46077 Lay Member AlternateCorina PhillipsPresentation of the Lord Church, Fairlawn OH (330) 241-4775 6045 WEDGEWOOD RD, MEDINA OH 44256-8828 [email protected]

Ex-Officio ARFORA President Adela Price (724) 652-4313222 ORCHARD PARK DR, NEW CASTLE PA 16105 [email protected]

Orthodox Brotherhood USA President Ronald A. Muresan (248) 202-56657600 SW OLESON RD #39 [email protected] OR 97223-7463

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Orthodox Brotherhood of Canada President Rodney Flunder (306) 896-2917 BOX 445 [email protected] SK S0A 0M0 CANADA Legal Counsel

UNITED STATESLisa Ciharan (847) 942-6363 7730 KILBOURN AVE, SKOKIE IL 60076 [email protected] John Ivascu (713) 842-0659 1066 W 41ST ST, HOUSTON TX 77018-5202 [email protected] Thomas Moga (248) 945-0173 17729 WILDFLOWER DR [email protected] MI 48167-8401 Olivia Napariu (317) 345-1120 8745 WASHINGTON BLVD WEST DR [email protected] IN 46240-1251 Psa Mary Lynn Pac-Urar (330) 666-1782 / Fax (330) 492-1055 3355 RIDGEWOOD RD [email protected] OH 44333-3197 Judge John J Regule (724) 813-4677 17565 SE 90TH CLEMSON CIRCLE [email protected] VILLAGES FL 32162 CANADA

Atty Rodger Linka (306) 731-3800 / Fax (306) 569-8411 BOX 655, LUMSDEN SK S0G 3C0 [email protected]

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IV. DEPARTMENTS AND COMMISSIONS

Spiritual Consistory President - The V. Rev. Fr. Ian Pac-Urar, Ph.D. 3355 RIDGEWOOD RD (330) 666-1782 FAIRLAWN OH 44333-3197 [email protected]

Secretary - The Rev. Fr. George Ursache (773) 736-11535544 W BERTEAU AVE, CHICAGO IL 60641-1311 [email protected]

Referee-InvestigatorThe Rev. Dr. Ioan Cozma, PhD 50 W 89TH ST (760) 880-4801NEW YORK NY 10024-2001 [email protected]

Church Tribunal

Juridical Referee – Judge John J. Regule 17565 SE 90TH CLEMSON CIR (724) 813-4677THE VILLAGES FL 32162 [email protected]

President - The V. Rev. Fr. Ian Pac-Urar, Ph.D.Clergy Members - The Rev. Dr. Ioan Cozma, PhD; The Rev. Fr. George Ursache

Lay MembersLucy PopNativity of the Lord Church, Chicago IL (847) 480-01731341 HILLSIDE RD, NORTHBROOK IL 60062 [email protected]

Virgil David MaximSt. George Cathedral, Southfield MI 832 INDIAN LAKE RD (586) 484-1113LAKE ORION MI 48362-1650 [email protected]

Lay Member AlternatesNicholas CocoraSts. Peter & Paul Church, Dearborn Heights MI 6320 COOLIDGE ST (313) 274-9885DEARBORN HEIGHTS MI 48127-2863

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George CantorSt. Mary Cathedral, Cleveland OH 15701 NORWAY AVE (216) 252-1423CLEVELAND OH 44111-1966 [email protected]

Representative to the Department of External Affairsof The Orthodox Church in America

The V. Rev. Dr. Remus Grama (216) 941-5882 / Fax (216) 941-30683256 WARREN RD, CLEVELAND OH 44111-1144 [email protected]

Referee on Matrimonial Affairs

The Rev. Dr. Ioan Cozma 50 W 89TH ST (760) 880-4801NEW YORK NY 10024-2001 [email protected]

Department of Religious Education (United States)

Chairman - The Most Rev. Archbishop Nathaniel (Popp) (517) 522-4800PO BOX 359 Fax (517) 522-5907GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

MembersPreoteasa Elena Cozma50 W 89TH ST (760) 880-4801NEW YORK NY 10024-2001 [email protected]

Preoteasa Anita Lazar 18430 W 9 MILE RD (248) 356-4144SOUTHFIELD MI 48075-4032 [email protected]

Preoteasa Ana Lupescu6036 N FRANCISCO AVE (773) 981-5001CHICAGO IL 60659-2508 [email protected]

Preoteasa Mary Ellen Rosco 625 CENTRALIA ST (313) 562-1521DEARBORN HTS MI 48127-3736 [email protected]

Preoteasa Loredana Soare (602) 614-350216312 E CRYSTAL POINT DR [email protected] HILLS AZ 85268

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Department of Religious Education (Canada)

MembersPreoteasa Cristina Constantin (306) 519-7677 4620 MARIGOLD DR [email protected] SK S4X 4S5

Preoteasa Lillian Lupu (403) 203-703311400 88 ST SE, CALGARY AB T3S 0A4 [email protected]

Psa. Ramona Maerean (226) 600-2911PO BOX 24005 HIGHLAND RD W [email protected] ON N2M 5P1

Psa. Mihaela Vint (306) 332-1554PO BOX 1358 [email protected] QU'APPELLE SK S0G 1S0

Department of Youth & Young Adult Ministry

ChairmanThe Rev. Fr. Vicar Dan Hoarste (517) 522-4800 x 2132535 GREY TOWER RD [email protected] MI 49201-9120

Director of Vocations

The Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEL (Popp) PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800 / Fax (517) 522-5907GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

Department of Publications

PO BOX 185, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0185(517) 522-3656 / Fax: (517) 522-5907 / Email: [email protected]

Web site: roea.org

ChairmanThe Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEL (Popp) (517) 522-4800 x 201 / Fax (517) 522-5907 [email protected]

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Vice-ChairmanThe Right Rev. Bishop IRINEU (Duvlea) (517) 522-4800 x 214 / Fax (517) 522-5907 [email protected]

Secretary / English EditorThe Rev. Archdeacon David Oancea (517) 522-3656PO BOX 185, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0185 [email protected]

Romanian EditorThe Rev. Fr. Vicar Dan Hoarste (517) 522-4800 x 2132535 GREY TOWER RD [email protected] MI 49201-9120

Business ManagerRichard C. Grabowski (517) 522-4800 x 205 / Fax (517) 522-5907PO BOX 185, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0185 [email protected]

StaffThe Rev. Fr. Vicar Dan Hoarste, The V. Rev. Dr. Remus Grama,Archdeacon Sebastian (Dumitrascu), Mr. Mark Chestnut

Commission on Religious Art

Chairman - The V. Rev. Fr. Laurence Lazar 18430 W 9 MILE RD (248) 356-4144 / Fax (248) 569-3780SOUTHFIELD MI 48075-4032 [email protected]

MembersThe V. Rev. Dr. Remus Grama (216) 941-5882 / Fax (216) 941-30683256 WARREN RD, CLEVELAND OH 44111-1144 [email protected]

The V. Rev. Fr. Dimitrie Vincent (313) 535-472919454 DALBY, REDFORD MI 48240-1307 [email protected]

Department of Missions (United States)

Chairman – The Right Reverend Bishop IRINEU (Duvlea) PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800 / Fax (517) 522-5907GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

MembersThe Rev. Fr. Bogdan Nichitean3025 S WEBSTER ST APT 2B (303) 638-9644DENVER CO 80227-3427 [email protected]

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The Rev. Fr. Ovidiu Pacurar4650 ST CROIX LN APT 716 (954) 549-5460NAPLES FL 34109 [email protected]

The Rev. Fr. Florin Soare16312 E CRYSTAL POINT DR (602) 614-3502FOUNTAIN HILLS AZ 85268 [email protected]

Department of Missions (Canada)

Chairman - The Rev. Fr. Vicar Dan Hoarste (517) 522-4800 x 2132535 GREY TOWER RD [email protected] MI 49201-9120

MembersThe Rev. Fr. Antonel Dumitru211-90 TEMPERANCE ST (416) 953-5449AURORA ON L4G 2P9 [email protected]

Atty Rodger Linka, Deanery of Canada Secretary (306) 731-3800BOX 65, LUMSDEN SK S0G 3C0 [email protected]

The Rev. Fr. Stefan Morariu75 BILBROUGH ST (647) 271-6161AURORA ON L4G 7W4 [email protected]

Mr. Eugene Roscoe87 CLARKE ST (306) 545-2187REGINA SK S4T 6R9 [email protected]

The Rev. Fr. Daniel Ungureanu4939 CHERRIER (514) 266-4258LAVAL QC H7T 0E8 [email protected]

Department of Christian Assistance

Chairman - The Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEL (Popp) PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800 x 201 / Fax (517) 522-5907GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

The Right Rev. Bishop IRINEU (Duvlea) PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800 x 214 / Fax (517) 522-5907GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

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BOX 4023, REGINA SK S4P 3R9http://romanianorthodoxdeanery.org/index.html

Chairman:The Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEL (Popp) (517) 522-4800 PO BOX 309, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected] Vicar:The Rev. Fr. Dan Hoarste (517) 522-4800 x 2132535 GREY TOWER RD [email protected] MI 49201-9120 Treasurer:Eugene Roscoe (306) 545-218787 CLARKE ST, REGINA SK S4T 6R9 [email protected] Secretary:Mary Thorne (306) 746-4452PO BOX 452, RAYMORE SK S0A 3J0

Members-at-Large:Paul Laroque (204) 866-2456 BOX 93 GRP1 RR1, ANOLA MB R0E 0A0 [email protected] Lorraine Slywka (306) 761-1487 BOX 300, LIPTON SK S0G 3B0 [email protected] Rodney Peters (306) 726-2985BOX 54,MARKINCH SK S0G 3J0 [email protected]

Legal Adviser:Atty Rodger Linka (306) 731-3800 / Fax (306) 569-8411 BOX 655, LUMSDEN SK S0G 3C0 [email protected]

V. ROMANIAN ORTHODOX DEANERY OFCANADA (R.O.D.O.C.)

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FORT QU’APPEllE DEANERY CENTREADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE

President:Atty Rodger Linka (306) 731-3800 / Fax (306) 569-8411 BOX 655, LUMSDEN SK S0G 3C0 [email protected] Secretary:The Rev. Dn. John Bujea, Ph.D. (306) 584-8943 BOX 1341, REGINA SK S4P 3B8 [email protected] Clergy Directors:The V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Nenson28-2801 WINDSOR PARK RD (306) 761-2379REGINA SK S4V 0M9 [email protected]

The Rev. Fr. Cosmin Sicoe (306) 352-0686 2616 PASQUA ST, REGINA SK S4S 0M5 [email protected]

PROTECTION OF THE HOlY MOTHER OF GOD CHURCH FORT QU’APPEllE SK

Clergy LiaisonThe Rev. Fr. Cosmin VintPO BOX 1358 (306) 332-1554 / (306) 332-5900FORT QU’APPELLE SK S0G 1S0 [email protected]

Layperson LiaisonJack Vilcu (306) 789-57222851 KUTARNA CRES, REGINA SK S4V 0S9

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SPIRITUAl ADVISORHis Grace, Bishop IRINEUPO BOX 309GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309(517) 522-4800 x [email protected]

PRESIDENTAdela Price***222 ORCHARD PARK DRNEW CASTLE PA 16105(724) 652-4313Cell (724) [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTMembership & FundraisingVacant

SECRETARY & ArchivesDeborah Moga*17729 WILDFLOWER DRNORTHVILLE MI 48168(248) 946-0173Cell (248) [email protected]

TREASURERMary D. Sankey**3235 GREENTREE CIRNEW CASTLE PA 16105(724) 652-0903Cell (724) [email protected]

A.R.F.O.R.A.THE ASSOCIATION OF ROMANIAN ORTHODOX

lADIES AUXIlIARIES OF NORTH AMERICA

AUDITORSEsther Pora*1916 SOMERSET LNNORTHBROOK IL 60062(847) [email protected]

Adelina Balog764 S MITCHELL AVEELMHURST NY 60126(630) [email protected]

MEMBERS AT lARGESt. Elizabeth ProjectDorina D. Riscutta23468 LORAIN RD #312NORTH OLMSTED OH 44070(440) [email protected]

St. Paraschiva MissionsCristiana Drimboi2481 PARKWOOD LNDES PLAINES IL 60018(773) [email protected]

RetreatsPsa. Anca Morar501 E SCHOOL STWOONSOCKET RI 02895(401) 766-3343Cell (401) [email protected]

VI. AUXIlIARY ORGANIZATIONS

(Founded 1938)Executive Board Members 2013-2014

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ScholarshipsCorina Phillips6045 WEDGEWOOD RDMEDINA OH 44256(330) 241-4775Cell (330) [email protected]

Public Relations & CommunicationsPsa. Ana Lupescu6036 N FRANCISCO AVECHICAGO IL 60659-2508(773) [email protected]

Publications/ARFORA PacketsLouise Gibb837 LYNITA DRBROOKFIELD OH 44403(330) [email protected]

IMMEDIATE PAST-PRESIDENTLucy Pop1341 HILLSIDE RDNORTHBROOK IL 60062(847) [email protected] *Church Congress Alternate**Church Congress Delegates***Ex-Officio Church Congress Delegate

SECRETARYBethany Avramaut7691 PRINCETON PLMIDDLEBURG HTS OH 44130(440) [email protected]

TREASURERStephen Maxim832 INDIAN LAKE RDLAKE ORION MI 48362(586) [email protected]

SPIRITUAl ADVISORThe Rev. Fr. Vicar Dan Hoarste8284 RIVERVIEW STDEARBORN HEIGHTS MI [email protected]

INTERIM PRESIDENTJessica Precop500 ALPINE LAKE DR APT DJACKSON MI 49203(734) [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTVacant

(Founded 1950)Executive Board Members

A.R.O.Y.AMERICAN ROMANIAN ORTHODOX YOUTH

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SPIRITUAl ADVISORV. Rev. Fr. Dimitrie Vincent19454 DALBYREDFORD MI 48240-1307(313) [email protected]

PRESIDENTRonald Muresan7600 SW OLESON RD #39PORTLAND OR 97223-7463(248) [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTNick Avramant7691 PRINCETON PLMIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS OH 44130(440) [email protected]

SECRETARYDorina Riscutta23468 LORAIN RD APT 3122NORTH OLMSTED OH 44070(440) 777-0862

TREASURERGeorge Cantor15701 NORWAY AVECLEVELAND OH 44130(216) [email protected]

AUDITORSMary Sankey3235 GREENTREE CIRNEW CASTLE PA 16105(724) [email protected]

Mark Kalugar46131 CAVALIER DRMACOMB TOWNSHIP MI 48044(248) [email protected]

THE ORTHODOX BROTHERHOOD, U.S.A.

CONGRESS DElEGATESRonald MuresanEx-Officio7600 SW OLESON RD #39PORTLAND OR 97223-7463(248) [email protected]

Nick Avramant7691 PRINCETON PLMIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS OH 44130(440) [email protected]

Pauline Trutza1920 KING JAMES PKWY #18WESTLAKE OH 44145(440) [email protected]

CONGRESS AlTERNATESDorothy Aldea824 MOUNT VERNON BLVDROYAL OAK MI 48073(248) [email protected]

Judge John Regule17565 SE 90TH CLEMSON CIRTHE VILLAGES FL 32162(724) [email protected]

MEMBERSHIPJohn V. Hategan33919 RESERVE WAYAVON OH 44011-3243(440) [email protected]

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTJames M. Carabina469 LYDIA AVEWOONSOCKET RI 02895(401) [email protected]

(Founded 1968)

Executive Board Members 2014-2015

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SPIRITUAl ADVISORRev. Fr. Ionut Maerean308-100 OLD CARRIAGE DRKITCHENER ON N2P 1Z3(226) [email protected]

PRESIDENTRodney FlunderBOX 445CHURCHBRIDGE SK S0A 0M0(204) [email protected]

VICE PRESIDENTMary ThornePO BOX 452RAYMORE SK S0A 3J0

SECRETARYTamara MacLellan LaroqueBOX 93 GRP 1 RR1ANOLA MB R0E 0A0(204) [email protected]

TREASURERPaul LaroqueBOX 93 GRP 1 RR1ANOLA MB R0E 0A0(204) [email protected]

THE ORTHODOX BROTHERHOODOF CANADA

AUDITORSEugene Roscoe87 CLARKE STREGINA SK S4T 6R9(306) [email protected]

Ann LiponPO BOX 557TURNERDALLEY AB I0I 2A0

CONGRESS DElEGATESRodney & Adelia FlunderPO BOX 445CHURCHBRIDGE SK S0A 0M0(306) [email protected]

CONGRESS AlTERNATESRev. Deacon Ken & Psa. Marion GaberPO BOX 1688ROBLIN MB R0L 1P0(204) [email protected]

(Founded 1975)

Executive Board Members 2015

A.R.C.O.l.A.THE ASSOCIATION OF ROMANIAN CANADIAN

ORTHODOX lADIES AUXIlIARIES

(Founded 2002)

InactiveCONTACT EPISCOPATE OFFICE – (517) 522-4800 / [email protected]

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VII. PARISHES OF THE EPISCOPATE

A. lISTING BY VICARIATE

EASTERN STATESThe Most Reverend Archbishop NATHANIEl

CONNECTICUTEaston: St DimitrieEast Hartford: Holy Transfiguration

MASSACHUSETTSChelsea: Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary

NEW HAMPSHIREManchester: St John of Suceava

NEW JERSEYAlpine: St John of Wallachia MissionHaledon: Holy Archangels Michael & Gabriel Mission

NEW YORKElmhurst: Nativity of the Ever-Virgin MaryJamaica: St Andrew MissionMiddle Village: Sts Michael & GabrielNew York: St DumitruRidgewood: Descent of the Holy Spirit

MARYlAND

Potomac: St AndrewHagerstown: St Philothea of Arges Mission

VIRGINIAAlexandria: Holy CrossFalls Church: Protection of the Holy Mother of God

EASTERN PENNSYlVANIAElkins Park: Descent of the Holy SpiritHazleton: St Joseph of Maramures

RHODE ISlANDWoonsocket: St John the Baptist

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FlORIDAApopka/Orlando: Sts Michael & GabrielBrooksville: St Andrew the Apostle MissionHollywood: Holy CrossJacksonville: St. AnneMiramar: Holy TrinityNaples: St Polycarp of SmyrnaSt Petersburg: St Stephen the Great

GEORGIA lilburn: Sts Constantine & Helen

NORTH CAROlINADurham: St Basil the GreatKannapolis: St John the Baptizer

WESTERN STATESVicar: The Right Reverend Bishop IRINEU

ARIZONAGlendale: St John the BaptizerPhoenix: Exaltation of the Holy Cross

CAlIFORNIAAnaheim: Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin MaryHayward: Holy Resurrectionlos Angeles: Holy TrinityPalm Springs: Holy Archangels Michael & GabrielPomona: St AnneSacramento: Sts Michael & GabrielSan Diego: Holy CrossSan Jose: Holy Cross

COlORADOFrederick: St Dimitrie the Newlakewood: St John the Hozevite

NEVADAlas Vegas: Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary

OREGONOregon City: Descent of the Holy SpiritPortland: Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary

TEXASColleyville: Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin MaryHouston: St Andrew the ApostleHouston: St Mary of Magdala

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WASHINGTONSeattle: Three Hierarchs

CENTRAl STATESVicar: The Rev. Archdeacon David Oancea

MICHIGANDearborn Heights: Sts Peter & PaulDetroit: St Raphael of BrooklynGrass lake: Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary Hierarchal ChapelSouthfield: St George CathedralTroy : St NicholasUtica: St Theodora of Sihla MissionWalker/Grand Rapids: Annunciation

lOUISIANABaton Rouge: Three Hierarchs Mission

TENNESSEEOld Hickory/Nashville: St John Chrysostom

IllINOISChicago: Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin MaryChicago: Holy Nativity of the LordNaperville: St Athanasius the Great Mission

INDIANAIndianapolis: Sts Constantine & HelenMerrillville: Descent of the Holy Spirit

MINNESOTA Saint Paul: Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary

MISSOURISaint louis: St Thomas the Apostle

OHIOAlliance: St NicholasCanton: St GeorgeCleveland: Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary CathedralFairlawn: Presentation of Our LordWarren: Holy ResurrectionYoungstown: Holy Trinity

WESTERN PENNSYlVANIAEllwood City: St Elias the ProphetHermitage: Holy CrossMcKees Rocks: St Andrew the Apostle

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CANADAVicar: The Rev. Fr. Dan Hoarste

AlBERTACalgary: Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary

BRITISH COlUMBIANew Westminster: Holy Trinity

MANITOBABlue Wing: St Georgelennard: St Elias the ProphetShell Valley: St John the BaptistWinnipeg: St George

NEW BRUNSWICKMoncton: St Varlaam Mission (in formation)

ONTARIOAurora: Holy Forty Martyrs of SebasteKitchener: St John the Baptistlondon: Holy CrossMarkham: St Luke the Evangelist MissionNiagara Falls: Holy Archangels Michael & Gabriel MissionOakville: Holy Confessors of TransylvaniaOttawa: St NicholasRichmond Hill: St ElijahStoney Creek: St. Nectarios Mission (in formation)Toronto: St GeorgeToronto: St John the Evangelist

QUEBECAnjou: St Elias laval: Nativity of the Birthgiver of Godlaval: St AndrewMontreal: AnnunciationMontreal: Ascension of the LordMontreal: Holy Brancoveanu MartyrsMontreal: St NicholasPierrefonds: Protection of the Mother of God MissionQuebec City: Sts Peter & PaulSaint-Eustache / Terrebonne: St Panteleimon Saint-laurent: St Parascheva Mission

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SASKATCHEWANAssiniboia/Flintoft: Sts Peter & Paul/Descent of the Holy SpiritCanora: Sts Peter & PaulDysart: St GeorgeFt Qu’Appelle: The Romanian Orthodox Deanery of Canada Centre Protection of the Mother of GodMacNutt: Holy TrinityRegina: St George CathedralRegina: St Nicholas

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B. AlPHABETICAl lISTING BY STATE/CITY

UNITED STATES

ARIZONA

GlENDAlE “Saint John the Baptizer” (1983) stjohnglendale.org3749 W BEHREND DR (623) 582-3150 / Fax (623) 434-1484GLENDALE AZ 85308-2252

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Gheorghe Libotean (623) 582-31503749 W BEHREND DR Fax (623) 434-1484GLENDALE AZ 85308-2252 [email protected]

1) The Rev. Fr. William John Clark (retired) (928) 443-02092161 PRESCOTT CANYON CIR [email protected] AZ 86301-5671

2) The V. Rev. Fr. Virgil Suciu (602) 525-67999294 W ESCUDA DR [email protected] AZ 85382-0971

PHOENIX “Exaltation of the Holy Cross” (2007) orthodox-arizona.org10030 N 32ND ST, PHOENIX AZ 85028 (623) 693-4639

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Thomas "Robert" Frisby (928) 710-518310030 N 32ND ST [email protected] AZ 85028

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Florin Soare (602) 614-350216312 E CRYSTAL POINT DR [email protected] HILLS AZ 85268

CAlIFORNIA

ANAHEIM “Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1986) stmaryanaheim.org555 S WALNUT ST (714) 776-1972ANAHEIM CA 92802-1450

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Cornel Avramescu (714) 776-1972555 S WALNUT ST, ANAHEIM CA 92802-1450 [email protected]

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HAYWARD“Holy Resurrection” (1964) holyresurrectionparish.org26050 KAY AVE, HAYWARD CA 94545-2648 (510) 692-7785

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Octavian Mahler (510) 692-77853646 EAST AVE [email protected] CA 94550-4862

lOS ANGElES“Holy Trinity” (1939) sfantatreime.org3315 VERDUGO RD (323) 255-8583LOS ANGELES CA 90065-2844

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Constantin Alecse11100 SEPULVEDA BLDG #300 (818) 365-4274 / Fax (818) 688-3965 MISSION HILLS CA 91345-11131 [email protected]

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Iustin C. Capsa (858) 952-385231143 SAMANTHA LN, TEMECULA CA 92592 [email protected]

PAlM SPRINGS“Holy Archangels Michael & Gabriel” (1988) rochurchps.org590 VELLA RD, PALM SPRINGS CA 92264-1456 (760) 880-4801

Parish Priest: Administered by the Western States VicariateContact: Episcopate Office (517) 522-4800PO BOX 309, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

POMONA“Saint Anne” (1987) stanneorthodox.orgC/O 310 N INDIAN HILL BLVD BOX 210 (888) 495-4061CLAREMONT CA 91711Services held at: First Christian Church of Pomona 1751 N PARK AVE ROOM 24, POMONA CA 91768 (ARTESIA ST & PARK AVE, POMONA CA)

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Catalin Mitescu, Ph.D. (909) 624-6811890 E HARRISON AVE UNIT #25 [email protected] CA 91767

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SACRAMENTO“Saints Michael & Gabriel” (1993) 4633 RALEY BLVD, SACRAMENTO CA 95838-2422 (916) 628-9552

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Rares Onofrei425 CIRBY WAY APT 112 (909) 480-9139ROSEVILLE CA 95678-4231 [email protected]

SAN DIEGO“Holy Cross” (2002) romanianchurch-sandiego.orgC/O 1551 3RD AVE APT 516 (602) 332-5922SAN DIEGO CA 92101-3147 [email protected] held at: All Saints Lutheran Church 6355 RADCLIFFE DR, SAN DIEGO CA 92122

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Vasile Parau1551 3RD AVE APT 516 (602) 332-5922 / (619) 269-6007SAN DIEGO CA 92101-3147 [email protected]

SAN JOSE“Holy Cross” (1987) sjholycross.org1401 S WHITE RD, SAN JOSE CA 95127-4750 (408) 229-0365

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Constantin Lapustea5836 ETTERSBURG DR Phone/Fax (408) 229-0365SAN JOSE CA 95123-3515 [email protected]

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Nicolae Lapustea (408) 414-72305852 CALPINE DR (408) 833-5922SAN JOSE CA 95123-3707 [email protected]

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Florin C. Lapustea1409 S WHITE RD (408) 361-8399 / (408) 705-5209SAN JOSE CA 95127-4750 [email protected]

COlORADO

FREDERICK “Saint Dimitrie the New” (2007) sfdimitrie.org6060 PURITAN LN (303) 460-7035 FREDERICK CO 80516 (440) 668-0010

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ioan Bogdan 6421 SPRING GULCH ST (303) 460-7035 / (440) 668-0010FREDERICK CO 80516-2615 [email protected]

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lAKEWOOD“Saint John the Hozevite” (2004)1555 JAY ST saintjohntheromanian.orgLAKEWOOD CO 80214 (719) 425-6270

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Bogdan M. Nichitean3025 S WEBSTER ST APT 2B (303) 638-9644DENVER CO 80227-3427 [email protected]

CONNECTICUT

EASTON “Saint Dimitrie” (1924) stdimitrieeaston.org504 SPORTHILL RD, EASTON CT 06612-1744 (203) 261-1149Mailing Address: PO BOX 95, EASTON CT 06612-0095

Parish Priest: The Rev. Dr. Cornel Todeasa (203) 261-3490501 ELM ST, MONROE CT 06468-1817 [email protected]

Assistant Priest: The Rev. Fr. George Coca20 GOLFVIEW TER (203) 373-0410 / Fax (203) 362-2123FAIRFIELD CT 06432-1212 [email protected]

EAST HARTFORD“Holy Transfiguration” (2000) holytransfigurationct.org239 WELLS RDWETHERSFIELD CT 06109 Services held at: 21 GARDEN ST, MANCHESTER CT 06040-5008

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Moldovan (860) 529-7747239 WELLS RD [email protected] CT 06109

FlORIDA

APOPKA (ORlANDO)“Saints Michael & Gabriel” (1994) orthodoxorlando.com1809 SHEELER RD, APOPKA FL 32703-8242 (407) 310-2939

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Florin Mihalache (407) 310-2939957 SOUTHRIDGE TRL [email protected] SPRINGS FL 32714-1297

BROOKSVIllE“Saint Andrew the Apostle Mission” (2003)7439 FORT DADE AVE (517) 522-4800BROOKSVILLE FL 34601-8936

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Parish Priest: Administrated by the Eastern States VicariateContact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

HOllYWOOD“Holy Cross” (1960) sfantacruce.com6232 FILLMORE ST Phone/Fax (954) 983-0592HOLLYWOOD FL 33024-7838

Parish Priest: The Rev. Dr. Silvius Sfera (954) 608-1009 6232 FILLMORE ST [email protected] FL 33024-7838

JACKSONVIllE“Saint Anne” (1993) bisericasfana.com1875 LIVE OAK DR (904) 338-1036JACKSONVILLE FL 32246-2138 [email protected]

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Stefan Florin Stoleru 13838 JEREMIAH RD (904) 338-1036JACKSONVILLE FL 32224 [email protected]

MIRAMAR“Holy Trinity” (1956) bisericasfantatreime.com1850 SW 60TH TER Phone/Fax (954) 986-9866MIRAMAR FL 33023-2906

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Adrian Balescu (954) 986-98666055 SW 19TH ST (954) 806-4560 MIRAMAR FL 33023-2958 [email protected]

Attached: The V. Rev. Fr. Dumitru V. Sasu (retired) (561) 791-97899854 WARNER LN, WELLINGTON FL 33414-6405

NAPlES “Saint Polycarp of Smyrna” (2009) sfantulpolicarp.comC/O 4650 ST CROIX LN APT 716, NAPLES FL 34109 (954) 549-5460Services held at: Cedar Montessori School10904 WINTERVIEW DR, NAPLES FL 34109

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ovidiu Pac-Urar (954) 549-54604650 ST CROIX LN APT 716 [email protected] FL 34109

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ST. PETERSBURG“Saint Stephen the Great” (2003)PO BOX 56293 bisericasfantulstefancelmare.comST PETERSBURG FL 33732-6293Services held at: St. Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church6447 76TH AVE N, PINELLAS PARK FL 33781

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Ghica (407) 600-3161478 N PIN OAK PL APT 308 [email protected] FL 32779

GEORGIA

lIlBURN “Saints Constantine & Helen” (1993) scechurch.org664 DICKENS RD (703) 362-2473LILBURN GA 30247-5839 [email protected] Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Gheorghe Acsente 664 DICKENS RD (703) 362-2473LILBURN GA 30247-5839 [email protected]

IllINOIS

CHICAGO “Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1911) 4225 N CENTRAL AVE stmarychicago.orgCHICAGO IL 60634-1800 Office (773) 736-1153 / Hall (773) 736-1154

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. George Ursache 5544 W BERTEAU AVE (773) 736-1153 / Fax (773) 736-1155CHICAGO IL 60641-1311 [email protected]

CHICAGO“Holy Nativity of the lord” (1939) holynativitychurch.com2820 W ARDMORE AVE (773) 878-0837 / Hall (773) 878-4270CHICAGO IL 60659-4702

Temporary Administrator: The V. Rev. Fr. Ioan Lupescu (773) 981-50016036 N FRANCISCO AVE [email protected] IL 60659-2508

Assistant Priest: The Rev. Fr. Nicolae Izbasa (847) 926-8943747 GREENBAY RD [email protected] PARK IL 60035-4627

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Attached: Protopresbyter Simion Pavel (773) 931-63025807 CAPRI LN, MORTON GROVE IL 60053 [email protected]

NAPERVIllE “St. Athanasius the Great Mission” (2013)C/O 1621 E BAILEY RD (630) 369-4732NAPERVILLE IL 60565 [email protected] held at: 14 S WASHINGTON ST, NAPERVILLE IL

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Central States VicariateContact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240 [email protected]

INDIANA

INDIANAPOlIS“Saints Constantine & Helen” (1910) saintsconstantineandelena.org3237 W 16TH ST (317) 638-4162INDIANAPOLIS IN 46222-2704

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. David Wey (317) 484-12882012 N GERRARD DR, SPEEDWAY IN 46224-5622 [email protected]

MERRIllVIllE “Descent of the Holy Spirit” (1908) descentoftheholyghost.org750 W 61ST AVE (219) 980-0374MERRILLVILLE IN 46410-2522

Temporary Administrator: The V. Rev. Fr. Alin Munteanu (219) 980-03746075 HARRISON ST (623) 693-4639MERRILLVILLE IN 46410-2435 [email protected]

lOUISIANA BATON ROUGE “Three Hierarchs Mission” (2006)PO BOX 83815, BATON ROUGE LA 70884-3815

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Central States Vicariate Contact: Episcopate Office PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

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MARYlAND

HAGERSTOWN “Saint Philothea of Arges Mission” (2002) PO BOX 1506, HAGERSTOWN MD 21740-1506

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Eastern States VicariateContact: Episcopate Office PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

POTOMAC“Saint Andrew the Apostle” (2009) sfantulandrei.org9111 RIVER RD, POTOMAC MD 20854-4627 (503) 756-7219Mailing Address: PO BOX 59836, POTOMAC MD 20859-9836

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Cosmin Antonescu PO BOX 59836 (503) 756-7219POTOMAC MD 20859-9836 [email protected]

MASSACHUSETTS

CHElSEA “Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (2003) C/O 110 WASHINGTON ST sfantamariaboston.orgCHELSEA MI 02150 (714) 488-2040Services held at: St. Mary Russian Orthodox Church8 ADDISON ST, CHELSEA MA 02150-2413

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Narcis Stoica (714) 522-570515 PRESTON WAY [email protected] MA 01720-5876

MICHIGAN

DEARBORN HEIGHTS“Saints Peter & Paul” (1929) spproc.org750 N BEECH DALY RD (313) 274-9651 / Fax (313) 274-9640DEARBORN HEIGHTS MI 48127-3459 Hall (313) 274-9650

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Romey Rosco (313) 562-1521625 CENTRALIA ST [email protected] HEIGHTS MI 48127-3736

Assistant Priest: The Rev. Fr. Horatiu C. Balanean (313) 359-388327341 DAWSON ST [email protected] HEIGHTS MI 48127-2803

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DETROIT “Saint Raphael of Brooklyn” (2001) straphaeldetroit.org23300 W DAVISON ST (313) 533-3437 / Fax (313) 533-3529DETROIT MI 48223-3031

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Central States Vicariate Contact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Laike Misikir (248) 505-70675972 ROLLINGWOOD DR [email protected] ARBOR MI 48103-8799

Attached: The V. Rev. Fr. Leonte Copacia Jr. (retired)5993 WILMINGTON DR (586) 739-0076SHELBY TOWNSHIP MI 48316-3364 [email protected]

GRASS lAKE / JACKSON“Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1938) roea.orgThe Residential Chapel of the HierarchPO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800 / Fax (517) 522-5907GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309Chapel location: 2522 GREY TOWER RD, JACKSON MI 49201-9120

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Dan Hoarste 2522 GREY TOWER RD (517) 522-4800 ext 213JACKSON MI 49201-9120 [email protected]

The Rev. Archdeacon David Oancea (517) 522-3656PO BOX 185, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0185 [email protected]

WAlKER / GRAND RAPIDS“Annunciation” (1995)2573 HILLSIDE DR NW, WALKER MI 49544-1929

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Constantin Enache47191 BETTY ST (586) 997-3482SHELBY TOWNSHIP MI 48317-2901 [email protected]

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SOUTHFIElD / DETROIT“Saint George Cathedral” (1912) sgroc.orgThe Diocesan Cathedral (248) 569-4833 18405 W 9 MILE RD Fax (248) 569-3780SOUTHFIELD MI 48075-4033

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Laurence Lazar (248) 356-414418430 W 9 MILE RD [email protected] MI 48075-4032

Assistant Priest: The Rev. Fr. Sabin Pop (248) 808-24652811 WALBRIDGE RD [email protected] HILLS MI 48307-4462

Attached: The V. Rev. Fr. Alexander Partioc (retired)21814 PURDUE AVE (248) 615-0713FARMINGTON HILLS MI 48336-4846 [email protected]

TROY“Saint Nicholas” (1955)5353 LIVERNOIS RD, TROY MI 48098-3202 (248) 879-8804

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Gheorghe Carstea3384 S GERALD AVE Phone/Fax (248) 852-5799ROCHESTER HILLS MI 48307-5546

UTICA“Saint Theodora of Sihla Mission” (2011)C/O 822 HANNAH DR, TROY MI 48085-1639 (586) 565-0119

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Stefan Vlad (586) 565-0119822 HANNAH DR [email protected] MI 48085-1639

WARREN“Descent of the Holy Spirit” (1916)31500 RYAN RD, WARREN MI 48092-3763 (586) 939-0140

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. John Mihut (586) 979-519331500 RYAN RD, WARREN MI 48092-3763

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MINNESOTA

SAINT PAUl “Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1913) 854 WOODBRIDGE ST saintmarymn.orgST PAUL MN 55117-5360 (651) 489-5618 / Fax (651) 488-5669

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Mircea Vasiu (651) 489-5618854 WOODBRIDGE ST (734) 497-4544SAINT PAUL MN 55117-5360 [email protected]

MISSOURI

SAINT lOUIS “Saint Thomas the Apostle” (1935) Phone/Fax (314) 353-08416501 NOTTINGHAM AVE, SAINT LOUIS MO 63109-2659

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Archimandrite Theophan (Koja) 6500 MURDOCH AVE (314) 353-0841 / (702) 254-5929SAINT LOUIS MO 63109-2656 [email protected]

NEVADA

lAS VEGAS “Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1994)C/O 2000 S MARYLAND PKWY (702) 365-9190LAS VEGAS NV 89104-3200Services held at: Christ Episcopal Church2000 S MARYLAND PARKWAY, LAS VEGAS NV 89104-3200

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Danut Palanceanu (702) 365-91902000 S MARYLAND PKWY [email protected] VEGAS NV 89104-3200

NEW HAMPSHIRE

MANCHESTER “Saint John of Suceava” (1996)

Services held at: Chapel of Brookside Congregational Church2013 ELM ST, MANCHESTER NH 03104-2528

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Eastern States VicariateContact: Episcopate Office PO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

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NEW JERSEY

AlPINE“Saint John of Wallachia Mission” (2011) sf-ioan-valahul.orgC/O 1 W 85TH ST APT 2E (212) 580-4290NEW YORK NY 10024-4111Services held at: United Methodist Church5 OLD DOCK RD, ALPINE NJ 07620

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Ion Proteasa (212) 580-42901 W 85TH ST APT 2E (917) 648-1772NEW YORK NY 10024-4111 [email protected]

NEW YORK

ElMHURST “Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1980) 4214 74TH ST stmrocny.orthodoxws.comELMHURST NY 11373-1809 (718) 565-2522

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Protosinghel Chesarie Bertea, Ph.D.4214 74TH ST (770) 882-6161ELMHURST NY 11373-1809 [email protected]

JAMAICA“Saint Andrew Mission” (2007)JAMAICA NY

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Eastern States Vicariate Contact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

MIDDlE VIllAGE“Saints Michael & Gabriel” (1996)7527 67TH DR, MIDDLE VILLAGE NY 11379-2838 (718) 416-0529

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Dimitrie Musta (718) 386-49786816 64TH PL, GLENDALE NY 11385-5250 [email protected]

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NEW YORK“Saint Dumitru” (1939) http://stdumitru.org50 W 89TH ST (212) 874-4490 / Fax (212) 873-4500NEW YORK NY 10024-2001

Parish Priest: The Rev. Dr. Ioan Cozma 50 W 89TH ST (760) 880-4801NEW YORK NY 10024-2001 [email protected]

RIDGEWOOD“Descent of the Holy Spirit” (1985)6679 FOREST AVE bisericaortodoxa.usRIDGEWOOD NY 11385-3832 (347) 610-6476

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Viorel Dumitrescu (347) 610-64766679 FOREST AVE [email protected] NY 11385-3832

Assistant Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ionut Preda Phone/Fax (917) 459-06696679 FOREST AVE APT 2R [email protected] NY 11385

NORTH CAROlINA

DURHAM“Saint Basil the Great” (2009) sfvasilechurch.org C/O 5636 JOMALI DR (919) 218-8277DURHAM NC 27705-8394Services held at: St. Joseph Episcopal Church1902 W MAIN ST, DURHAM NC 27705

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Daniel Florean5636 JOMALI DR (919) 218-8277DURHAM NC 27705-8394 [email protected]

KANNAPOlIS“Saint John the Baptizer” (2011) saintjohnro.org8228 PARK EDWARDS RD (980) 622-4735KANNAPOLIS NC 28081

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Mihaita V. Donka114 ROCKWELL LOOP (980) 622-4735MOORESVILLE NC 28115-9741 [email protected]

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OHIO

AllIANCE “Saint Nicholas” (1912) 1621 S SAWBURG RD, ALLIANCE OH 44601-5719 (330) 843-0207Mailing Address: PO BOX 2052, ALLIANCE OH 44601-0052

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ilie Geani Nemes 1454 BENNINGTON RD (330) 301-6583ALLIANCE OH 44601 [email protected]

CANTON“Saint George” (1911) stgeorgecanton.org144 30TH ST NW (330) 492-4592CANTON OH 44709-3102

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. George Treff (330) 209-5841212 30TH ST NW, CANTON OH 44709-3104 [email protected]

ClEVElAND“Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary Cathedral” (1904) smroc.org3256 WARREN RD (216) 941-5550 / Fax (216) 941-3068CLEVELAND OH 44111-1144 Hall (Kitchen) - (216) 941-6230 Hall (Public) - (216) 671-9772

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Dr. Remus Grama (216) 941-58823256 WARREN RD, CLEVELAND OH 44111-1144 [email protected]

Assistant Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ionel Satnoianu (216) 409-05042291 WESTMOOR RD [email protected] RIVER OH 44116

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Nicolae Neagoe 21961 RIVER OAKS DR APT E9 (440) 356-1482 ROCKY RIVER OH 44116-3137 [email protected]

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Florin Bica18030 ADAMS DR (440) 239-1774STRONGSVILLE OH 44149-1604 [email protected]

FAIRlAWN“Presentation of Our lord” (1914) presentationchurch.org 3365 RIDGEWOOD RD (330) 666-8054FAIRLAWN OH 44333-3197 Hall - (330) 666-8055

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Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Ian Pac-Urar, Ph.D. (330) 666-17823355 RIDGEWOOD RD [email protected] OH 44333-3197

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Wayne Paul Wright (330) 699-59753917 RAMSEY DR [email protected] OH 44685-8100

WARREN“Holy Resurrection” (1917) hroc1917.org 1836 NORTH RD NE, WARREN OH 44483-3653 (330) 372-1159

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Central States VicariateContact: Episcopate Office (517) 522-4800PO BOX 309, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

YOUNGSTOWN“Holy Trinity” (1906)PO BOX 1553 Phone/Fax (330) 746-5397YOUNGSTOWN OH 44501-1553 Church location: 626 WICK AVE, YOUNGSTOWN OH 44502-1215

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Gabriel Agoston (330) 746-5397626 WICK AVE [email protected] OH 44502-1215

OREGON

OREGON CITY “Descent of the Holy Spirit ” (1997) 20607 S HIGHWAY 213 descentoftheholyspirit.comOREGON CITY OR 97045-9170 (503) 473-6159 / Fax (503) 244-0148

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Vasile Muntean (503) 244-013211626 SW 35TH AVE [email protected] OR 97219-7544

PORTlAND“Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1987) 13505 SE STARK ST sfantamaria.orgPORTLAND OR 97233-1839 Phone/Fax (503) 258-8492Mailing Address: PO BOX 33734, PORTLAND OR 97292-3734

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Parish Priest: Administrated by the Western States VicariateContact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

PENNSYlVANIA

ElKINS PARK “Descent of the Holy Spirit” (1913) dhs-ro.org1323 ASHBOURNE RD Phone/Fax (215) 635-1441ELKINS PARK PA 19027-2678

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Adrian Grigoras (215) 635-3720326 GERARD AVE [email protected] PARK PA 19027-2610

EllWOOD CITY“Saint Elias the Prophet” (1914) 425 CHERRY WAY sainteliasellwood.webs.comELLWOOD CITY PA 16117-2064 (724) 758-0717

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. John Schmidt (724) 758-0717616 ORCHARD AVE [email protected] CITY PA 16117-2064

HAZlElTON“Saint Joseph of Maramures” (1992) romanianfaith.org314 W BROAD ST, HAZLETON PA 18201-6105 (570) 454-7224

Parish Priest: The Rev. V. Fr. Traian Stafiuc (570) 401-1389PO BOX 159 [email protected] PA 18222

HERMITAGE“Holy Cross” (1906) holycrosshermitagepa.org950 MAPLE DR (724) 346-3151HERMITAGE PA 16148-2333 Hall (724) 346-9937

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Central States VicariateContact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

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MCKEES ROCKS“Saint Andrew the Apostle” (1995) standrewpitt.org56 GLENN WAY, MCKEES ROCKS PA 15136-2436 (330) 244-0368

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Vasile Barsan (330) 244-03686153 RONALD ST NW, CANTON OH 44718-1045 [email protected]

RHODE ISlAND

WOONSOCKET “Saint John the Baptist” (1912) stjohnroc.org501 E SCHOOL ST, WOONSOCKET RI 02895-1375 (401) 766-3343

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Onisie Morar (401) 766-3343501 E SCHOOL ST, WOONSOCKET RI 02895-1375 [email protected]

TENNESSEE

OlD HICKORY / NASHVIllE “Saint John Chrysostom” (2000)4112 UNION ST, OLD HICKORY TN 37138

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ciprian George Gradinaru (615) 498-4593812 PINE TERRACE DR [email protected] TN 37027-6000

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Carol Bratosin400 CHANEY RD APT 515 (347) 546-3781SMYRNA TN 37167 [email protected]

TEXAS

COllEYVIllE “Falling Asleep of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1981) 3801 GLADE RD sfantamaria-dallas.org COLLEYVILLE TX 76034-4830 (817) 858-0801 / Fax (817) 803-2027

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Gabriel Liviu Popa (817) 858-08013801 GLADE RD [email protected] TX 76034-4830 (760) 218-6348

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HOUSTON“Saint Andrew the Apostle” (2004) C/O 25406 PEPPER RIDGE LN (832) 419-6002SPRING TX 77373-6075Services held at: 3240 ANDERSON RD, HOUSTON TX 77053-2541

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Marian Manolache (832) 419-600225406 PEPPER RIDGE LN [email protected] TX 77373-6075

HOUSTON“Saint Mary of Magdala” (1993) 318 CANINO RD bisericahouston.orgHOUSTON TX 77076-1062 Phone/Fax (281) 651-1995

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Mirel Tudose (832) 928-022023730 SAWMILL PASS [email protected] TX 77373-8577

VIRGINIA

AlEXANDRIA “Holy Cross” (1966) sfantacruce.org5150 LEESBURG PIKE (240) 452-9654ALEXANDRIA VA 22302-1030

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Aurel Petrescu (240) 452-965420 S PROSPECT ST [email protected] MD 21740-5408

FAllS CHURCH stmaryorthodox.org“Protection of the Holy Mother of God” (1988) (703) 280-07707223 ROOSEVELT AVE FALLS CHURCH VA 22042-1625

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. David Subu 7455 LONG PINE DR (703) 280-0770 / (703) 254-8914SPRINGFIELD VA 22151 [email protected]

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Protodeacon Peter Danilchick (703) 938-028010693 ALLIWELLS CT [email protected] VA 22124-1771

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Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Nicholas Dujmovic1607 SERENO CT (703) 242-1432VIENNA VA 22182-1958 [email protected]

WASHINGTON

SEATTlE “Three Hierarchs” (1994) ortodox.orgPO BOX 53151 Phone/Fax (425) 825-8296BELLEVUE WA 98015-3151 Services held at: St. Spyridon Russian Orthodox Cathedral400 YALE AVE NE, SEATTLE WA 98109-5431

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ioan Catana Phone/Fax (425) 825-829610705 NE 121ST ST (425) 442-8296KIRKLAND WA 98034-3920 [email protected]

CANADA

AlBERTA

CAlGARY “Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (1969) 3511 3RD AVE SW saintmaryscalgary.orgCALGARY AB T3C 0A7 (403) 288-4699

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Michael Lupu (403) 203-703311400 88 ST SE, CALGARY AB T3S 0A4 [email protected]

BRITISH COlUMBIA

NEW WESTMINSTER “Holy Trinity” (1986) holytrinitybc.orgC/O 210 E ST JAMES RD (604) 982-0677NORTH VANCOUVER BC V7N 1L2Church location: 220 CARNARVON ST NEW WESTMINSTER BC V3L 1B8

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Nicolae Lapuste (604) 982-0677210 E ST JAMES RD [email protected] VANCOUVER BC V7N 1L2

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MANITOBA

BlUE WING “Saint George” (1935)PO BOX 118, INGLIS MB R0J 0X0Church location: BLUE WING, MB

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Vicariate of CanadaContact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

lENNARD“Saint Elias the Prophet” (1902)PO BOX 118, INGLIS MB R0J 0X0Church location: LENNARD, MB

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Vicariate of CanadaContact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Kenneth Gaber (204) 937-4393PO BOX 1688, ROBLIN MB R0L 1P0 [email protected]

SHEll VAllEY“Saint John the Baptist” (1919)PO BOX 118, INGLIS MB R0J 0X0Church location: SHELL VALLEY, MB

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Vicariate of CanadaContact: Episcopate OfficePO BOX 309 (517) 522-4800GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

WINNIPEG“Saint George” (1961) stgeorgewinnipeg.comC/O 3 PRESTWOOD PLACE (204) 269-3743WINNIPEG MB R3T 4Y9Church location: 121 HARVARD AVE E Hall - (204) 222-1116WINNIPEG MB R2C 0L9

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Mirone Klysh (204) 269-37433 PRESTWOOD PLACE, WINNIPEG MB R3T 4Y9 [email protected]

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Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Clayton Michael Ungrin 138 MCKAY RD (204) 661-3978NAROL MB R1C 0A5 [email protected]

NEW BRUNSWICK

MONCTON“Saint Varlaam Mission" (2014) — In formation C/O 58 RAINFORD COURT (516) 851-5142MONCTON NB E1G 0T4 [email protected]

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Cezar Pelin [email protected]

ONTARIO

AURORA“Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste” (2009) 33 MOSLEY ST bisericaortodoxaaurora.comAURORA ON L4G 1G8 (416) 953-5449 / (647) 271-6161

Co-Pastor: The Rev. Fr. Stefan Dan Morariu 75 BILBROUGH ST (647) 271-6161AURORA ON L4G 7W4 [email protected]

Co-Pastor: The Rev. Fr. Antonel Dumitru 211-90 TEMPERANCE ST (416) 953-5449AURORA ON L4G 2P9 [email protected]

KITCHENER“Saint John the Baptist” (1967) sf-ioan.ca2150 BLEAMS RD (519) 570-0172KITCHENER ON N2H 4V4

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Ionut MaereanPO BOX 24005 HIGHLAND RD W (226) 600-2911KITCHENER ON N2M 5P1 [email protected]

Attached: The V. Rev. Fr. Dumitru Ichim, Ph.D. (retired) (519) 576-8953126 MADISON AVE S [email protected] ON N2G 3M6

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lONDON“Holy Cross” (1987)47 ADELAIDE ST S, LONDON ON N5Z 3K1 (519) 434-1514

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Mihai Cociu (519) 488-5295 39 CHAPPLE HILL RD [email protected] ON N6G 2H2

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Dan S. Chirtu (905) 726-2870100 ELDERBERRY TRAIL [email protected] ON L4G 6X2

MARKHAM“Saint luke the Evangelist Mission” (2013)C/O 12 SNIDER DR (647) 338-6077MARKHAM ON L3P 6L5 biserica-ortodoxa-markham.comServices held at: 8931 WOODBINE AVENUE, MARKHAM ON

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Florian Ene 12 SNIDER DR (647) 338-6077MARKHAM ON L3P 6L5 [email protected]

NIAGARA FAllS“Holy Archangels Michael & Gabriel Mission” (2010)4992 HURON ST (289) 931-1914NIAGARA FALLS ON L2E 2J5 bisericaortodoxaniagara.com

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Cornel Sirjita (289) 931-1914C/O C-4965 STANLEY AVE [email protected] FALLS ON L2E 5A1

OAKVIllE“Holy Confessors of Transylvania” (2007)C/O 1873 BRIARCROOK CRES (416) 907-2555MISSISSAUGA ON L4X 1X3Services held at: Sts. Peter & Paul Serbian Orthodox Church1039 DUNDAS ST W, OAKVILLE ON L6M 4L8

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Eduard Eugen Revencu (416) 907-25551873 BRIARCROOK CRES (647) 409-4775MISSISSAUGA ON L4X 1X3 [email protected]

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OTTAWA“Saint Nicholas” (1989) stnicholasottawa.caC/O 220 DES PAYSANS AVE (819) 682-4291GATINEAU QC J9J 2K1Services held at: St. Columba Anglican Church24 SANDRIDGE RD, OTTAWA ON K1K 0A8

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Mircea Daniel Banu (613) 864-5779220 DES PAYSANS AVE [email protected] GATINEAU QC J9J 2K1

RICHMOND HIll“Saint Elijah” (2007) bisericasfantulilie.comC/O 105-5 S FISHERVILLE RD (416) 667-1436TORONTO ON M2R 3B6Services held at: Elgin West Community Centre11099 BATHURST ST, RICHMOND HILL ON L4C 0N2

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Ciprian Pasca (416) 667-1436105-5 S FISHERVILLE RD [email protected] ON M2R 3B6

STONEY CREEK“St. Nectarios Mission” (2014) – In formation C/O 506-1840 BLOOR ST E (647) 330-2319MISSISSAUGA ON L4X 1T2 [email protected] held at: Wesley United Church651 HWY 8, STONEY CREEK ON L8E 5J7

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. John Richardson506-1840 BLOOR ST E (647) 330-2319MISSISSAUGA ON L4X 1T2 [email protected]

TORONTO“Saint George” (1954) romanianchurchtoronto.com247 ROSETHORN AVE, TORONTO ON M6M 3K9 (416) 651-1321

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Ioan Bunea (905) 770-852967 BILBERMAR DR [email protected] HILL ON L4S 1B9

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TORONTO“Saint John the Evangelist” (1999) sf-ioan-evangelistul.org C/O 211-90 TEMPERANCE ST AURORA ON L4G 2P9Services held at: St. Timothy Anglican Church100 OLD ORCHARD GROVE, TORONTO ON M5M 2E2

Parish Administrator: The Rev. Fr. Antonel Dumitru 211-90 TEMPERANCE ST (416) 953-5449AURORA ON L4G 2P9 [email protected]

QUEBEC

ANJOU / MONTREAl“Saint Elias” (2009) sfantulilie.orgC/O 107 DES EMERAUDES ST (514) 475-1399L’ILE-PERROT QC J7V 9N6Services held at: 5055 RUE JOFFRE, MONTREAL QC H1K 2V8

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Ioan Cotrigasanu (514) 475-1399107 DES EMERAUDES ST [email protected]’ILE-PERROT QC J7V 9N6

lAVAl“Nativity of the Ever-Virgin Mary” (2007) C/O 109 LEVESQUE BLVD E bisericalaval.comLAVAL QC H7G 4P7 (450) 575-4620Services held at: St. Bartholomew Anglican Church3544 DU SOUVENIR, LAVAL QC H7V 1X2

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Ioan Iancu109 LEVESQUE BLVD E (450) 575-4620 / (514) 531-3585LAVAL QC H7G 4P7 [email protected]

lAVAl“Saint Andrew the Apostle” (2006) sfantulandreilaval.ca600 MONTEE DU MOULIN CP 74046 (438) 825-5768 LAVAL QC H7A 1Z6Services held at: Eglise Catholique Bienheureux Francois de Laval 635 BOUL DES LAURENTIDES, LAVAL QC H7G 2V7

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Dan Nicolau (438) 825-5768635 BOUL DES LAURENTIDES [email protected] QC H7G 2V7

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Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon Liviu C. Vultur (438) 885-9319635 BOUL DES LAURENTIDES [email protected] QC H7G 2V7

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Vasile Tibre (438) 825-57688-14300 RUE MONTMARTRE [email protected] QC H1A 1E7

MONTREAl“Annunciation (Buna Vestire)” (1913/18) bunavestire.ca8080 AVE CHRISTOPHE COLOMB (514) 274-2181MONTREAL QC H2R 2S9

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Liviu Alexandrescu (514) 274-21818080 AVE CHRISTOPHE COLOMB (514) 892-4844MONTREAL QC H2R 2S9 [email protected]

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Adrian Manea (514) 505-4686299 RUE EVANS [email protected] QC H9H 3L8

MONTREAl“Ascension of the lord” (2005)5845 CH UPPER-LACHINE inaltarea-domnului-montreal.comMONTREAL QC H4A 2B6 (514) 748-6730 Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Dr. Nicolae Stoleru (514) 561-67302006 RUE NORMAN Phone/Fax (514) 748-6730SAINT-LAURENT QC H4L 4H4 [email protected]

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Paul Catalin Stoleru (514) 744-0319600 RUE DEGUIRE [email protected] LAURENT QC H4L 1L2

MONTREAl“Holy Brancoveanu Martyrs” (2005)C/O 10650 PLACE DE L'ACADIE #261, MONTREAL QC H4N 0B6Services held at: 1400 BOULEVARD SAINT JOSEPHLACHINE QC H8S 3L8

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Dumitru Proca10650 PLACE DE L'ACADIE #261 (438) 381-5627MONTREAL QC H4N 0B6 [email protected]

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MONTREAl“Saint Nicholas” (1994) sfnicolaemtl.comC/O 4363 JACQUES-BIZARD BLVD (514) 967-6789PIERREFONDS QC H9H 4W3Services held at: St. Irenaeus Catholic Church3044 RUE DELISLE, MONTREAL QC H4C 1M9

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Gabriel C. Alexe (514) 967-67894363 JACQUES-BIZARD BLVD [email protected] QC H9H 4W3

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Valerian Badan (438) 998-90527789 RUE CENTRALE [email protected] QC H8P 1M5

The V. Rev. Dr. Cezar Vasiliu (retired) (514) 846-32322-555 GUY ST [email protected] QC H3J 2V5

PIERREFONDS“Protection of the Mother of God Mission” (2011) ortodoxwestisland.caServices held at: Coptic Orthodox Chapel of Archangel Michael 17132 RUE PARKER, PIERREFONDS QC H9J 1C7

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Ioan Felicean Zinca (450) 314-27623801 3E AVENUE [email protected] QC H7R 2Y3

QUEBEC CITY “Saints Peter & Paul” (2001)C/O 1016 DE LA VOIE ST W (418) 834-2027SAINT-JEAN-CHRYSOSTOME QC G6Z 1J9Services held at: 90 DES ETUDIANTS BLVD, QUEBEC QC G2A 1N5

Parish Priest: The V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Postolache 1016 DE LA VOIE ST W (418) 834-2027 / (418) 575-9611SAINT-JEAN-CHRYSOSTOME QC G6Z 1J9 [email protected]

SAINT-EUSTACHE / TERREBONNE“Saint Panteleimon” (2009) bisericamontreal.org122 RUE PAUL-ALBERT (514) 458-0546BLAINVILLE QC J7E 4H5Services held at: 367 GODARD ST, SAINT-EUSTACHE QC J7P 3V2

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Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Vasile Trif (514) 458-0546 / (450) 435-1097122 RUE PAUL-ALBERT [email protected] QC J7E 4H5

Attached: The Rev. Fr. Octavian Blaga (819) 828-21301241 ROUTE 249 [email protected] GEORGES DE WINDSOR QC J0A 1J0

SAINT-lAURENT“Saint Parascheva Mission” (2012) cuvioasa-parascheva-montreal.comC/O 4939 CHERRIER ST, LAVAL QC H7T 0E8 (514) 266-4258Services held at: St. Odile Catholic Church4545 RUE DE SALABERRY ST., MONTREAL QC H4J 1H5

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Daniel Ungureanu (514) 266-42584939 CHERRIER ST [email protected] QC H7T 0E8

SASKATCHEWAN

ASSINIBOIA/FlINTOFT“Saints Peter & Paul” (1911)“Descent of the Holy Spirit” (1958)PO BOX 285, ASSINIBOIA SK S0H 0B0 (306) 642-4245Church location: 504 6TH A VE E, ASSINIBOIA SK & FLINTOFT SK

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Vicariate of CanadaContact: Episcopate Office (517) 522-4800PO BOX 309, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

CANORA “Saints Peter & Paul” (1903)Church location: CANORA SK

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Vicariate of CanadaContact: Episcopate Office (517) 522-4800PO BOX 309, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

DYSART“Saint George” (1906) (306) 432-4408201 MCKENDRE ST, DYSART SK S0G 1H0

Attached: The V. Rev. Fr. Daniel Nenson28-2801 WINDSOR PARK RD (306) 761-2379REGINA SK S4V 0M9 [email protected]

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FT. QU'APPEllERomanian Orthodox Deanery of Canada Centre (1972)“Protection of the Mother of God” (2009) 261 B-SAY-TAH RD saintmarycanada.comFORT QU’APPELLE, SK S0G 1S0 (306) 332-5900Mailing Address: BOX 1358, FORT QU’APPELLE SK S0G 1S0

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Cosmin Vint (306) 332-1554 / (306) 332-5900BOX 1358 [email protected] QU’APPELLE SK S0G 1S0

Contact: The Rev. Deacon John Bujea Ph.D. (306) 584-8943BOX 1341, REGINA SK S4P 3B8 [email protected]

MACNUTT “Holy Trinity” (1903)C/O 184 MCBURNEY DR, YORKTON SK S3N 3M4 (306) 783-0820Church location: MACNUTT SK

Parish Priest: Administrated by the Vicariate of CanadaContact: Episcopate Office (517) 522-4800PO BOX 309, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0309 [email protected]

REGINA“Saint George Cathedral” (1914) stgeorgeregina.org2005 EDGAR ST (306) 352-0112 / Hall (306) 757-8721REGINA SK S4N 3K5 Fax (306) 569-8411

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Cosmin Sicoe (306) 352-06862616 PASQUA ST, REGINA SK S4S 0M5 [email protected]

Parish Deacon: The Rev. Deacon John Bujea Ph.D. (306) 584-8943BOX 1341, REGINA SK S4P 3B8 [email protected]

REGINA“Saint Nicholas” (1902) st-nicholas.caPO BOX 36, REGINA SK S4P 2Z5 (306) 352-5935Church location: 1770 ST JOHN ST, REGINA SK

Parish Priest: The Rev. Fr. Lucian Constantin (306) 519-76774620 MARIGOLD DR [email protected] SK S4X 4S5

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VIII. MONASTIC COMMUNITIES

EllWOOD CITY “Transfiguration of the Lord” Orthodox Monastery (1968) 321 MONASTERY LN orthodoxmonasteryellwoodcity.orgELLWOOD CITY PA 16117-6531 Phone/Fax (724) 758-4002Abbess: The V. Rev. Mother Christophora (Matychak) [email protected]

RIVES JUNCTION “Dormition of the Mother of God” Orthodox Monastery (1987) PO BOX 128 dormitionmonastery.org RIVES JUNCTION MI 49277-0128 (517) 569-2873 / Fax (517) 569-2252Monastery location: 3389 RIVES EATON RD RIVES JUNCTION MI 49277-9739 [email protected]: The V. Rev. Mother Gabriella (Ursache)Monastery Priest: The Rev. Fr. John Konkle [email protected]

ClINTON“Ascension of the lord” Orthodox Monastery (2001) holy-ascension.org15143 SHERIDAN RD Phone/Fax (517) 456-4474CLINTON MI 49236 [email protected]

Abbot: The Right Reverend Bishop IRINEU (Duvlea) [email protected] Monastery Clergy: The Rev. Archdeacon Sebastian (Dumitrascu) The Rev. Hierodeacon Ioan (Ursica)

TEMECUlA“Holy Resurrection of the lord” Orthodox Monastery (2014) resurrectionmonastery.org48600 VIA VAQUERO RD (951) 506-2890TEMECULA CA 92590 [email protected]

Abbot: The Rev. Hieromonk Dionisie (Rodila) [email protected] Monastery Clergy: The Rev. Hierodeacon Neonil (Furdui)

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IX. OFFICIAl CHURCH PUBlICATIONS

SOlIA – THE HERAlDPublished bimonthly in English and Romanian

SOlIA CAlENDAR (CAlENDARUl SOlIA)Published annually in English and Romanian

lUMINA lINAA theological journal in Romanian

Editorial StaffChairman: The Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEL PoppVice-Chairman: The Right Rev. Bishop IRINEU Duvlea

Romanian Editor: The Rev. Fr. Dan HoarsteSecretary / English Editor: The Rev. Archdeacon David Oancea

Mailing AddressPO BOX 185, GRASS LAKE MI 49240-0185

Shipping Address2535 GREY TOWER RD, JACKSON MI 49201-9120

(517) 522-3656 / Fax (517) [email protected]

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SUPPORTERS/SPRIJINITORIIWith gratitude, each year the Episcopate publishes the names of those

individuals, parishes, parish auxiliaries and organizations who make an an-nual pledge to the Episcopate which can be counted on in the annual budget. These funds are essential to the continuance and expansion of the work and activities of the diocese.

May our Lord richly bless everyone who has become a Supporter of the Episcopate by sharing some of their wealth so that the work of the Church may be accomplished.+ NATHANIEl, Archbishop + IRINEU, Bishop

Episcopate Supporters / SprijinitoriiDecember 1, 2013 to November 30, 2014

$3,000.00Anonymous

$1,000.00Peter Petkas, Houston, TXMaria Pincu, Santa Monica, CAM/M Paul Scales, Arlington, TX M/M Virgil Staniciu, University Park, FLJohn Vilcu, Griffin, SK

$600.00M/M Cornel Ivascu, Franklin, MIV Rev Fr & Psa Catalin Mitescu, Claremont, CA

$500.00John & Marilyn Besoiu, Mineral Ridge, OHSandy Cotosman, Addison, ILJohn Santeiu, Jr, Garden City, MI

$400.00V Rev Fr & Psa Remus Grama, Cleveland, OH

$350.00Anita Constant, Chicago, IL

$300.00Dr/M Ion Petrea, West Haven, CTDrs Jeffrey & Felicia Ivascu-O’Connor,

Birmingham, MIAtty/M John C. Ivascu, Houston, TX

Dr Natalia Ivascu, New York, NY V Rev Fr & Psa Mirone Klysh, Winnipeg, MBV Rev Fr Dimitrie Vincent, Redford, MI

$250.00Carrie Steski, Winnipeg, MB

$200.00Miron Bonca, Costa Mesa, CAV Rev Fr & Psa Leonte Copacia, Shelby Twp, MIMircea & Maria Halmagean, Arlington, TXAtty Daniel Miclau, Naples, FLM/M George Oancea, Jackson, MIM/M Alexandru Risca, Oakland Twp, MISilvia Teodorescu, Salinas, CAAurel & Marita Tofan, Fraser, MIMarian Varzoaba, Ypsilanti, MIDaniel & Kathryn Wilson, Zionsville, IN

$150.00Constantin Ardeleanu, Valparaiso, IN M/M Jonel Maiogan, Arlington Hts, MIMadelena & Joseph Ilcus, Jupiter, FLM/M John Popp, Jr, Northbrook, IL

$100.00M/M William Balamaci, Milford, CTSanda Badulescu, Thornhill, ONSaveta Ciocanea, Cleveland, OHGeorge & Evie Dobrin, Blacklick, OH

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Theodore & Eva Gavala, Glenside, PAElena Ghyka, Arlington, VAAndre & Donna Gib, Chandler, AZMary Ann & Michael Glodich, Cleveland, OHM/M Michael Kalugar, Madison Hts, MIV Rev Fr & Psa Laurence Lazar, Southfield, MI Rev Fr & Psa Andrew Lesko, Redlands, CAM/M Alexa Mindea, Morton Grove, ILHelen Moga, Hubbard, OHConstantin Nan, Carrollton, TXIoan & Doina Negulescu, Baton Rouge, LAV Rev Fr Daniel Nenson, Regina, SKStefano Ionescu-Niscov, Renton, WAM/M Phil Paranuik, Fredericton, NB Doru Posteuca, St Paul, MNM/M Valer Pufescu, Naples, FLGeorge Regep, Bloomfield Hills, MI+George & Mary Ross, Schererville, INJudy Shonn, Youngstown, OHMihail & Lenuta Teodorescu, King of Prussia, PAMaria Timmons, Mississauga, ONDaniel & Helen Tonita, Regina, SK

$80.00Elena Lugos, Phoenix, AZ

$85.00Virginia Precop, St Clair Shores, MI

$75.00M/M Robert Omilian, Sterling Hts, MI

$65.00George Galat, Burlington, ON

$60.00M/M John DeMintici, Toronto, ON

$55.00Nick & Flora Cocora, Dearborn Hts, MI

$50.00Dorothy Aldea, Royal Oak, MIDumitru & Valentina Bodiu, West Bloom-

field, MI

Psa Eugenia Cerghizan, Vadnais Heights, MNPaul & Silvia Costea, Dearborn Hts, MIAnn & John Dragos, Lexington, KYRev Fr & Psa Thomas Frisby, Phoenix, AZLouise Gibb, Brookfield, OHStephen Grabowski, Fairlawn, OHGeorge & Nancy Ittu, Cleveland, OHViolet Kaibas, Farrell, PAAna Jonascu, Westland, MIElaine Luca, Struthers, OHKathleen Podoba-Lind, Willoughby, OHCatherine Moodley, Denver, COGeorge & Ana Mohan, Brunswick, OHAdela Price, New Castle, PAVivian Radu, Philadelphia, PAJulie Uscatu, Riverdale, NYMarius & Alis Vidinas, Bloomfield, MI

$40.00Veta Buzas, Allen Park, MINicholas Savliuk, Calgary, ABSilvia Yova, Fairlawn, OH

$35.00Van & Bia Michaels, Fairfield, CT

$30.00M/M Octavian Bertea, Warren, OHGeorge Bursan, Cuyahoga Falls, OHM/M Liviu Grama, Lakewood, OHM/M Leonard Jones, Philadelphia, PAErsilia Maximo, Philadelphia, PAFloarea Petre, Berea, OH

$25.00Dorothy Bondar, Warren, MIFlorence Brott, Youngstown, OHSylvia Cantor, Cleveland, OHMary Demetriade, Warren, MIAldena Jinar, Ellwood City, PA Ray & Mary Sankey, New Castle, PA

$20.00Florence Churilla, Grand Rapids, MI

$10.00Blaise C Hebert, Dearborn Hts, MINathaniel L Hebert, Dearborn Hts, MI

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FROM THE 2014 REPORT TO THE CONGRESSTHE ROMANIAN ORTHODOX EPISCOPATE OF

AMERICA2015 BUDGET

RECEIPTS: General & Special Contributions $ 35,000.00 Parish Assessments 525,375.00 Mission Assessments 107,025.00 Episcopate Supporters 18,000.00 Vatra Festivities: Congress & Feastday 17,000.00 Farm Rental 19,012.00 St. Mary Chapel 3,000.00 St. Mary Cemetery Plot Sales 10,000.00 Existing Cash Funds 16,046.02 Oil Lease 31,041.98 SUBTOTAl $781,500.00

Department of Publications 147,000.00 Department of Missions (USA) 50,680.00 Department of Religious Education (USA) 38,671.00

TOTAl RECEIPTS $1,017,851.00 DISBURSEMENTS: Maintenance 41,000.00 Main Residence - Tower Pavilion Restoration Projects 25,000.00 Household Expenses 7,000.00 Vatra Festivities: Congress 10,000.00 St. Mary Chapel 1,000.00 OCA Contributions 24,000.00 Salaries & Benefits 258,700.00 Health Insurance 39,000.00 Pension Plan 22,500.00 Payroll Tax Expense 16,500.00 Property Taxes 12,800.00 Travel Expenses 30,000.00 Utilities 34,000.00 Telephone 10,000.00 Benevolence 1,000.00 Automotive 30,500.00 Office Expenses & Postage 17,000.00 Professional Fees 10,200.00 Library 1,000.00 Insurances (Buildings, Liability & Autos) 38,000.00 Bank Credit Line (Loan) Payments 20,100.00 Credit Line Principal Reduction 20,000.00 Reserve Fund Deposit 12,584.00 Dept. of Missions (from dues) 33,355.00 Dept. of Religious Education (from dues) 6,671.00 Dept. of Publications (from dues) 44,000.00 R.O. Deanery of Canada 15,590.00 SUBTOTAl 781,500.00

Department of Publications 147,000.00 Department of Missions (USA) 50,680.00 Department of Religious Education (USA) 38,671.00

TOTAl DISBURSEMENTS $1,017,851.00

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A.R.F.O.R.A.

THE ASSOCIATION OF ROMANIAN ORTHODOX lADIESAUXIlIARIES OF NORTH AMERICA

ASOCIATçIA REUNUNII FEMEILOR ORTODOXEROMA{NE DIN AMERICA

An organization which:

• functions as a national auxiliary of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

• initiates and promotes unity, cooperation, and fellowship among the Ladies Auxiliaries of the parishes under the jurisdiction of the

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• contributes to the preservation, strengthening and propagation of the Orthodox Faith through personal devotion and common projects

• is of service to the programs and needs of the Episcopate

• raises funds for religious, charitable, and cultural purposes as defined and approved by the Episcopate.

Aceasta este o asociaţie care:

• funcţionează ca organizaţie auxiliară naţională a Episcopiei Ortodoxe Române din America

• iniţiază şi sustine unitatea, cooperarea şi prietenia între toate doamnele din organizaţiile auxiliare ale parohiilor aparţinând Episcopiei

• contribuie la păstrarea, întărirea şi propagarea credinţei Ortodoxe prin devotament personal şi proiecte comune

• ajută programele şi nevoile Episcopiei

• strânge fonduri băneşti pentru scopuri religioase, de binefacere şi culturale aşa cum sunt definite şi aprobate de către Episcopie.

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A.R.F.O.R.A.ASSOCIATION OF ROMANIAN ORTHODOX

lADIES AUXIlIARIES

(Founded 1938 - Vatra: Grass Lake, Michigan)

local Auxiliaries and Founding DatesCAlIFORNIA

lOS ANGElES: Holy Trinity Church / Sts. Constantine & Helen Ladies Auxiliary - 1948

CONNECTICUTEASTON: St. Dimitrie Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1933

FlORIDAMIRAMAR: Holy Trinity Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1956

IllINOISCHICAGO: Holy Nativity Church / St. Mary Ladies Auxiliary - 1939CHICAGO: St. Mary Church / Credinta Ladies Auxiliary - 1918

INDIANAINDIANAPOlIS: Sts. Constantine & Elena Church / Sts. Mary & Martha Ladies Auxiliary - 2001MERRIllVIllE: Descent of the Holy Ghost Church / Sts. Constantine & Helen Ladies Auxiliary - 1916

MICHIGANDEARBORN HEIGHTS: Sts. Peter & Paul Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1933SOUTHFIElD: St. George Cathedral Ladies Auxiliary - 1932TROY: St. Nicholas Church Ladies AuxiliaryWARREN: Descent of the Holy Ghost Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1916WAlKER: Annunciation Church Ladies Auxiliary - 2002

MINNESOTASAINT PAUl: St. Mary Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1929

MISSOURISAINT lOUIS: St. Thomas Church / Aurora Ladies Auxiliary - 1936

NEW YORKNEW YORK: St. Dumitru Church / Sts. Constantine & Helena Ladies Auxiliary - 1937

OHIOAllIANCE: St. Nicholas Church Ladies Auxiliary CANTON: St. George Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1925ClEVElAND: St. Mary Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1922FAIRlAWN: Presentation of Our Lord Church / Credinta Stramoseasca Ladies Auxiliary - 1927WARREN: Holy Resurrection Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1926YOUNGSTOWN: Holy Trinity Church / Carmen Sylva Ladies Auxiliary - 1912

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PENNSYlVANIAElKINS PARK: Descent of the Holy Ghost Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1920/1928HERMITAGE: Holy Cross Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1923

VIRGINIAAlEXANDRIA: Holy Cross Church Ladies Auxiliary - 1966-67FAllS CHURCH: St. Mary Church Ladies Auxiliary

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A R O YA R O YA R O YA R O YA R O YThe American Romanian Orthodox YouthThe American Romanian Orthodox YouthThe American Romanian Orthodox YouthThe American Romanian Orthodox YouthThe American Romanian Orthodox Youth

2535 GREY TOWER RD • JACKSON MI • USA • 49201 • 517/522-4800

WHAT IS THE A.R.O.Y. AND WHAT ARE ITS PURPOSES?Founded in 1950, The American Romanian Orthodox Youth (AROY) is the national youthauxiliary of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America. Some of the AROY's purposes are:to learn about, practice, and promote our Holy Orthodox Faith; to work for unity among all youthin the Episcopate; to preserve our Romanian heritage; and to serve our Episcopate.

WHAT ACTIVITIES DOES AROY SPONSOR?AROY hosts many activities throughout the year, both locally within the parishes and nationally.The National events include: the Fall (football-soccer) Sports Tournament, regional deaneryretreats, the Spring (basketball-volleyball) Tournament, Camp Vatra, AROY Sundays, and ofcourse, the National Conference. AROY contributes to many projects including the SoliaNewspaper, Seminarian and Stanitz Scholarships, and Project Vatra.

WHO CAN BE A MEMBER OF THE AROY?Any young person within a parish of the Romanian Episcopate is considered a member of AROY.You must be at least twelve (12) years of age to be considered an active, voting member.

CE ESTE AROY SçI CARE SUNT FUNCTçIILE SALE=Fondata¨ ôn 1950, Organizaòia de Tineret Ortodox Roma[no-American (AROY) este auxiliara¨naòionala¨ de tineret a Episcopiei Ortodoxe Roma[ne din America. Dintre funcòiile sale putemaminti> de a ônva¨òa, practica¨ sçi ômpa[rta¨sçi sfa[nta noastra¨ credinòa¨ ortodoxa¨< de a lucra pentru unitateatuturor tinerilor din Episcopie< de a pa¨stra tradiòiile noastre roma[nesçti sçi de a sluji Episcopianoastra¨.

CE ACTIVITAËTçI SPONSORIZEA AROY=AROY ga¨zduiesçte mai multe activita¨òi pe durata¨ anului, ôn parohii la nivel regional sçi naòional.Aceste evenimente naòionale includ> campionatele de sport de toamna (fotbal american sçieuropean) sçi de prima¨vara¨ (volleyball sçi basketball), taberele de vara¨ de la Vatra, DuminicileAROY sçi de asemenea Conferinòa Anuala¨ AROY. AROY contribuie la o serie de proiecte ceinclud publicarea revistei diocezane Solia, bursele pentru seminarisçti sçi Bursa Stanitz pentru elevisçi diferite proiecte la Vatra.

CINE POATE FI MEMBRU AL AROY=Orice persoana¨ ta[na¨ra¨ din parohiile Episcopiei Ortodoxe Roma[ne din America este considerata¨membru al AROY. Trebuie a fi ôn va[rsta de 12 ani pentru a fi membru activ.

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THE ORTHODOXBROTHERHOOD, U.S.A.

A religious, service auxiliary, dedicated tofurthering the aims of the Episcopate

Our Continued Best Wishes and Support2014-2015 Officers

President – Ronald A. MuresanVice-President – Nick AvramautSecretary – Dorina RiscuttaTreasurer – George Cantor Auditors – Mary Sankey Mark KalugarMembership – John V. Hategan

Congress DelegatesRonald A. Muresan (ex-officio),Pauline Trutza, Nick AvramautCongress AlternatesJudge John Regule,Dorothy AldeaImmediate Past-PresidentJames M. Carabina

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Orthodox Brotherhood – Frația OrtodoxăLaity Leadership Auxiliary of theRomanian Orthodox Episcopate of America – O.C.A.PO Box 309Grass Lake, MI 49240

“The ORTHODOX BROTHERHOOD consists of adults willing to dedicate themselves to special programs, particularly benefiting those in need. Although it has its own By-Laws, the BROTHERHOOD does not insist on formal regimentation. When larger number live in the same locality they constitute local chapters. Otherwise, they work individually and meet only at the annual convention.”

(from Getting Acquainted with The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, 1977)

Începând cu anul 1968, Frația Ortodoxă (Orthodox Brotherhood) a luat ființă, adunând enoriași lucrând în același spirit pentru sporirea și înălțarea Episcopiei noastre; imaginea sa publică fiind parte din viață și cunosțiința comunității româno-americane.

Brotherhood-ul nu este “ex-clusivistă” ci “in-clusivistă,” deschisă tuturor celor care simt că vor să fie de ajutor Episcopiei, Ortodoxiei.

Este o organizație deschisă atât și femeilor cât și bârbaților, oameni care își întemeiază viață familia, carieră, in SUA. (Tinerii au și ei organizația lor proprie, AROY).

Relația membrilor este la nivel intim, personal, astfel încât lumina duhului din noi strălucește. Aceasta transpare din siglă cea nouă a Brotherhood-ului, concepută și donată de design-artistul renumit Draganel Dan Magda – student odinioară în taberele de vară de la Vatra, acum și el membru al Frației.

The Brotherhood Board – Membri în comitet:Fr. Dimitrie Vincent Ron Muresan Mary SankeyNick Avramaut Mark KalugarDorina Riscutta Pauline TrutzaGeorge Cantor John ReguleJohn Hategan Dorothy Aldea

“Love each other as I have loved you.You are my friends if you do what I tell you to.

You did not choose me, but I chose you,and I placed you where you may go and bear fruit.”

“Să vă iubiți unii pe alții așa cum v’am iubit Eu pe voi.Voi sunteți prietenii Mei, dacă faceți de vă poruncesc.

Nu voi M’ați ales pe Mine, ci Eu v-am ales pe voi;și v-am rânduit să mergeți și roadă să aduceți.”

 

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RUCSANDA & CORNELIU BOTAWith gratitude and acknowledgement of

their support of Romanian causes.

Memory Eternal, Corneliu (+March 11, 1979)& Rucsanda (+December 20, 1998)

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RUCSANDA & CORNELIU BOTAWith gratitude and acknowledgement of

their support of Romanian causes.

Memory Eternal, Corneliu (+March 11, 1979)& Rucsanda (+December 20, 1998)

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IN MEMORY OF

GEORGE R. GAVRILAApril 21, 1914 - January 14, 1994

He loved the Vatra as his own home.

MEMORY ETERNAL!

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IN MEMORY OF

GEORGE R. GAVRILAApril 21, 1914 - January 14, 1994

He loved the Vatra as his own home.

MEMORY ETERNAL!

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In Memory

CACIAVELY FAMILY

Margie, Tom and Marica Caciavely

Thanking God for their love for the Episcopate, we remember the Orthodox Christians — Margie, Tom and Marica Caciavely, asleep in the Lord and safe in the arms of their Savior.

Memory Eternal!+Archbishop NATHANIEL

Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

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In Memory

CACIAVELY FAMILY

Margie, Tom and Marica Caciavely

Thanking God for their love for theEpiscopate, we remember the OrthodoxChristians — Margie, Tom and MaricaCaciavely, asleep in the Lord and safe inthe arms of their Savior.

Memory Eternal!+Archbishop NATHANIEL

Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

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In Loving Memory

of our parents

Pamfil and MariaBujea

pioneer supportersof the Vatra

andbrother and sisters

Mary, George, Anneand Helen

May their memory be eternal!

Eleanor Bujea Rev. Deacon John Bujea

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M e m o r y E t e r n a l!TO

DEAR FRIENDS OF THE VATRA

Florence Helen Sirb1918-1999

Audrey Huston1914-2006

Olivia Dickerman1924-2007

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HIS EMINENCEARCHBISHOP NATHANIEl

ON THE 30TH ANNIVERSARYOF HIS ENTHRONEMENT

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

GOD GRANT YOUMANY YEARS, O MASTER!

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PATRIARHIA ROMÂNĂ

+ DANIElPATRIARHUl B1SERICII ORTODOXE

ROMÂNE

București, 17 noiembrie 2014

Înaltpreasfinției Sale,Înaltpreasfințitului Părinte Arhiepiscop NATHANIEL al Episcopiei Ortodoxe Române din America

Înaltpreasfinția Voastră,

Cu ocazia împlinirii celor trei decenii (17 noiembrie 1984 - 17 noiembrie 2014) de la intronizarea Înaltpreasfinției Voastre în demnitatea de arhipăstor al clerului și credincioșilor români din cuprinsul Episcopiei Ortodoxe Române din America, vă adresăm felicitări și doriri de sănătate, pace și spor duhovnicesc în lucrarea pastorală și misionară pe care o desfășurați spre slava Preasfintei Treimi și spre binele credincioșilor voștri.

Într-un context social, cultural și religios divers, precum cel de pe continentul american, Înaltpreasfinția Voastră ați dovedit că sunteți ierarhul care lucrează cu credincioșie și jertfelnicei, ca un devotat iconom al tainelor lui Dumnezeu (cf. 1 Corinteni 4, 1). Într-un astfel de context multicultural și plurireligios, este cu atât mai importantă realizarea unității de credință și de neam pentru românii din America. În acest sens, ne exprimăn speranța că această unitate se va împlini într-un viitor cât mai apropiat și prin contribuția activă a Înaltpreasfinției Voastre.

La acest moment duhovnicesc deosebit din viața Înaltpreasfinției Voastre, vă îmbrațișăm frățește întru Hristos Domnul și vă adresăm urarea tradițională:

Întru mulți și fericiți ani, Înaltpreasfinția Voastră!

+ DANIElPatriarhul Bisericii Ortodoxe Române

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PATRIARCHATE OF ROMANIA

+DANIElPATRIARCH OF THE

ROMANIAN ORTHODOX CHURCH

Bucharest, November 17, 2014

His Eminence,Most Reverend Archbishop NATHANIELof the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America

Your Eminence,

With the occasion of the fulfillment of three decades (November 17, 1984 – November 17, 2014) since the enthronement of Your Eminence in the dignity of archpastor of the Romanian clergy and faithful of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America, we send congratulations and wishes of good health, peace and spiritual abundance in your pastoral and missionary work which you undertake to the glory of the Holy Trinity and for the good of your faithful.

In a diverse social, cultural and religious context, as that on the American continent, Your Eminence has exemplified that you are a hierarch who works with dedication and sacrifice, as a devoted steward of the mysteries of God (1 Corinthians 4:1). In this type of multicultural and religiously pluralistic environment, the attainment of the unity of the faith and nation is even more important for the Romanians in America. In this sense, we express our hope that this unity will be fulfilled in the near future with the active contribution of Your Eminence.

At this special, spiritually-rich time in Your Eminence’s life, we give you our brotherly embrace in Christ the Lord and extend to you the traditional wishes:

Many blessed years, Your Eminence!

+DANIElPatriarch of the Romanian Orthodox Church

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ORTHODOX BROTHERHOOD – FRAȚIA ORTODOXĂ LAITY LEADERSHIP AUXILIARY OF THEROMANIAN ORTHODOX EPISCOPATE OF AMERICA – O.C.A. PO BOX 309GRASS lAKE, MI 49240

November 7, 2014

Most Rev. Nathaniel Popp, Archbishop of Detroit & Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of AmericaP.O. Box 309Grass Lake, MI 49240-0309

Many years, O Master! Dear Father Archbishop, please let this letter convey The Broth-erhood USA's congratulations and thanks to God Sustainer-of-All on Your Eminence's 30th Anniversary of elevation as our Episcopate's ruling hierarch.

Thirty years! With admiring thanks we celebrate Your Eminence's enthronement at Saint George Cathedral. Decades of growth in numbers and faithful zeal, the result of Arch-pastoral care, moderation, foresight, but most of all integrity, a worthy successor to Con-fessors Bishop +Policarp and Archbishop +Valerian of blessed memory. You have steered the course as a thoughtful helmsman, welcoming, encouraging and, like a true shepherd, caring for your flock. After 1989, Your Eminence challenged The Brotherhood & the whole Episcopate to work & sacrifice for the charities Help the Children of Romania & Help for Romania, so that millions in goods made their way into needy hands; you ensured they arrived safely via direct action with Romania's local dioceses, thus helping restore the Church's image and reputation in a society bruised by a half-century of Communism. Our recent immigrants were received as family, with Saint George among many parishes sponsoring missions until they could stand on their own.

Your Eminence wisely founded and supported CORA, Congress of Romanian Ameri-cans, elevating our image with our U.S. Federal Government. While other ethnic charity groups withered away after the first flush of enthusiasm, Your Eminence made our Vatra Episcopate respected, by ensuring that material and personnel were devoted over the long term. You have been all that a father can be: loving yet strict, loyal to your Synod yet open to pan-Orthodox Dialogue. I recall Your Eminence opening the doors of Saint George to His Holiness Pope +Shenouda III of Alexandria and All Africa, of blessed memory.

Yours has been The Way of moderation with vision. As longtime patron of the OCL, Orthodox Christian Laity, you urged The Brotherhood to support OCL's program for an in-dependent American Orthodox Church. Your vision and support gave life to our rewarding Family Life Conference at our Episcopate's Vatră Românească, that celebrates its 3rd year gathering in 2015. Our Episcopate has published many service books in modern English and Romanian, along with the Psalter, prayers, calendars and Lives of Saints in many for-mats, internet included. Your Eminence has honored the past, called us to be ever-zealous in The Faith, building like a wise master builder on the firm foundation which is Jesus Christ, Who is The Savior and The Light of North America, as He is of Romania and the whole world.

Your Eminence has toiled to make the life in Christ real, teaching us that far from Jesus Christ representing something to us (whether a nostalgic past, or politics, or philosophy), Our Lord must be for us our Bridegroom and Savior, in this life, in this place we live, and forever.

Întru Mulți Ani, Stăpâne!

Ronald Andrei MuresanPresidentOrthodox Brotherhood – Frația Ortodoxă

 

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The following study was written by Rev. Dr. Gabriel Gardan with the bless-ing of His Grace, Bishop Petroniu of Salaj (Romania) in honor of the 30th Anniversary of the Enthronement of His Eminence, Archbishop Nathaniel on November 17, 2014.

FROM DREAM TO REAlITY: ORTHODOX UNITY IN THE

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 1

Rev. Dr. Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, University LecturerFaculty of Orthodox Theology in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

The number of researchers who are focusing on the life of the Orthodox communities on the North American Continent2 is increasing considerably, and the approaches they undertake in relation to this research are more and more complex3. The fascination that such a complex problem of the Or-thodox ecclesiastical American life has on the researcher is generated by a wide theological subject spectrum, where there can be found major fields of theological research (Ecclesiology, Missiology, Pastoral Care, Canon Law, History), by the vitality of the ecclesiastical bodies, by over-jurisdictional and pan-ecclesial structures4, but also by an excellent theological development due to the Orthodox theologians who have worked and continue to work in

1 Acknowledgement: This study was conducted with financial support from the Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, within the project GTC_34040/2013, entitled The Orthodox diaspora. Confessional identity and ethnic consciousness - project director Rev. Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, PhD. ,Associate Professor.

2 For a presentation of the most important contributions of the Orthodox Communities in the United States see: Thomas E. Fitgerald, The Orthodox Church, Greenwood Press, Westport & London, 1995, pp. 229-235; Gabriel Viorel Gârdan, Cercetări privind Ortodoxia în America, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 51, 2006, nr. 1, pp. 233-239.

3 Among the most recent approaches there is Nicholas Ferencz’s work, American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism, Gorgias Press, 2006. We also mention here that institutions and organizations developed which provided the institutional environment for ongoing debates on the role of the Orthodox presence in the United States, such as American Orthodox Institute, Orthodox Christian Laity, etc.

4 We refer here to the Pan-Orthodox organizations where the bishops, the priests and the Orthodox lay people work together, ignoring the jurisdictional divisions which separate them. The most important such organizations are: Council of Eastern Orthodox Youth Leaders of Americas (CEOYLA); International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC); Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OISM); St. John of Damascus Association of Orthodox Iconographers, Iconologists and Architects; Orthodox Christian Adoption Referral Service; Orthodox Broadcasting Commission; Orthodox Christians for Life; Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology & Religion; Orthodox Peace Fellowship; Orthodox People Together; Orthodox Theological Society of America; Syndesmos Youth Group, North American Region; Orthodox Christian Education Commission (OCEC); Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC); Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL), etc.

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Studiu omagial scris de Pr. Prof. Dr. Gabriel Gârdan în cinstea Inaltpreas-fințitului Părinte Arhiepiscop Nathaniel cu ocazia aniversării a 30 de ani de la întronizarea ca episcop eparhiot al Episcopiei Ortodoxe Române din America, 17 noiembrie 2014.

DE lA VIS lA REAlITATE:UNITATEA ORTODOXIEI ÎN

STATElE UNITE 1 Pr. conf. univ. dr. Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan

Facultatea de Teologie Ortodoxă, Cluj-Napoca, România

Din ce în ce mai mare este numărul cercetătorilor care se apleacă asupra vieții comunităților ortodoxe de pe continentul nord american2 și din ce în ce mai complexe abordările pe care aceștia le angajează în raport cu această temă de cercetare3. Fascinația pe care o exercită asupra cercetătorului prob-lematica atât de complexă a vieții ecleziale ortodoxe americane este generată de un larg spectru tematic teologic, în care se regăsesc domenii majore ale certetării teologice (ecleziologie, misiologie, pastorală, drept canonic, istorie), de vitalitatea organismelor ecleziale, a organizațiilor suprajurisdicționale și panecleziale4, dar și de o dezvoltare teologică de excepție datorată teologilor ortodocși care au activat sau activează în America și care au întrupat în mediul secularizant, plurietnic şi multiconfesional al Americii, etosul Bisericii creştine genuine şi au iradiat lumea ortodoxă cu el (Georges Florovsky, Alexander 1 Acest studiu a fost efectuat prin sprijinul financiar al Universității Bobes-Bolyai din Cluj-

Napoca în cadrul proiectului GTC – 34040/2013 intitulat, Diaspora Ortodoxă: Identitate Confesională și Conștiința Etnică, directorul proiectului fiind Pr. conf. univ. dr. Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan.

2 Pentru o prezentare a celor mai însemnate contribuții la istoria comunităților ortodoxe din Statele Unite vezi: Thomas E. Fitzgerald, The Orthodox Church, Greenwood Press, Westport & London, 1995, pp. 229-235; Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Cercetări privind Ortodoxia în America, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul LI, 2006, nr. 1, pp. 233-239;

3 Printre cele mai noi abordări se numără lucrarea lui Nicholas Ferencz, American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism, Gorgias Press, 2006. De asemenea, reținem faptul că în ultimii ani s-au dezvoltat structuri care oferă cadrul instituțional pentru dezbateri continue pe tema rolului și modului prezenței ortodoxe în Statele Unite: American Orthodox Institute, Orthodox Christian Laity, ș.a..

4 Este vorba de organizaţii pan-ortodoxe în care episcopii, preoţii şi credincioşii ortodocşi acţionează solidar, lăsând la o parte diviziunile jurisdicţionale care îi despart. Cele mai importante organizaţii de acest fel sunt: Council of Eastern Orthodox Youth Leaders of Americas (CEOYLA); International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC); Orthodox Inter-Seminary Movement (OSIM); St. John of Damascus Association of Orthodox Iconographers, Iconologists and Architects; Orthodox Christian Adoption Referral Service; Orthodox Broadcasting Commision; Orthodox Christian for Life; Orthodox Christian Association of Medicine, Psychology & Religion; Orthodox peace Fellowship; Orthodox People Together; Orthodox Theological Society of America; Syndesmos Youth Group, North American Region; Orthodox Christian Education Commission (OCEC); Orthodox Christian Mission Center (OCMC); Orthodox Christian Laity (OCL) ş.a..

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America. These theologians (Georges Florovsky, Alexander Schmemann, John Meyendorff, Demetrios Constantelos, John H. Erickson, Peter Paul L’Huillier, John Breck, John Behr, etc.) embody in the secularized, multi-eth-nic and multi-confessional American environment, the ethos of the genuine Christian Church and influence the Orthodox world with it.

We also note here the fact that in recent debates, the themes of identity and self-consciousness5 are constantly conveyed, as well as fidelity towards ecclesiological foundations and missionary commitment6. At the same time, they are seeking solutions to resolve the ecclesiological and institutional hurdle generated by the ethnic/religious foundation on which the organization of Orthodox community life in a non-Orthodox region has been established7.

From an historical point of view, we easily recognize that in the evolution of Orthodox life in the United States, there are the following steps: missionary, ethnic, dissident [opposition of an authoritarian state] and that of the road to autocephaly. A constant in these steps is the preservation of the character and of the ad intra [from within] and ad extra [from without] missionary commitment of the Church in this non-Orthodox area. The ad extra mission focused and continues to focus on preaching the Gospel in order to convert people of other faiths; and the ad intra mission has been and continues to be oriented towards the organization of the internal, spiritual, liturgical and social life of the Orthodox communities. This double mission involves the activity of all aspects of Church missionary activity: evangelization, witness, diaconal and pastoral; but it also assumes the specific requirements of Church mission in a concrete historical context; because, as a contemporary missionary theologian has pointed out, “…according to the Orthodox view, the Christian mission is not limited to the simple proclamation of the Word of God, but it refers to the incorporation of people and their growth as members of the

5 Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodoxy in America: Diaspora or Church? in Europaica, Bulletin of the Representation of the Russian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions, no. 49, 5th October 2004, a survey accessible as electronic resource on the site www.orthodoxeurope.org; A Native Church or Diaspora? The Orthodox Church in North America, in The Canadian Journal of Orthodox Christianity, vol. IV, no. 3, 2009, pp. 116/128; Archbishop Peter L’Huillier, Are We Living in Diaspora?, in Jacob’s Well, Fall 2003, electronic resource http://jacwell.org/Fall2003/are_we_living_in_diaspora.htm; George Edmund Matsoukas, A Church in Captivity: The Greek Orthodox Church of America, iUniverse, Inc., Bloomington, New York, 2008; etc.

6 Jonah Paffhausen, Perspectives on Orthodoxy in America, Divine Ascent Press, Manton, Ca, 2008; Anton C. Vrame (editor), The Orthodox Parish in America: Faithfulness to the past and Responsibility for the Future, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Brookline, Massachusetts, 2003; Statement on Mission and Evangelism and Statement on The Church in Noth America, in The Word, vol. 48, no. 9, November, 2004, pp. 15-17. See also the comments refering to the these statements and to the context of their assumption in the same number of The Word magazine.

7 George C. Michalopoulos, E Pluribus Unum: One Church From Many ? electronic resource on the American Orthodox Institute site www.aoiusa.org/2009/09/e-pluribus-unum-one-church-from-many.htm; Working Draft of a Strategic Plan for the Orthodox Church in America, version 4.6, June 24, 2010, electronic resource on the site www.oca.org ; etc.

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Schmemann, John Meyendorff, Demetrios Constantelos, John H. Erickson, Peter Paul L’Huillier, John Breck, John Behr, ș.a.).

Remarcăm, de asemenea, faptul că în dezbaterile din ultima vreme se ve-hiculează constant temele identității și a conștiinței de sine5, a fidelității față de fundamentele ecleziologice și față de angajamentul misionar6. În același timp se caută soluții pentru depășirea blocajului eclesiologic și instituțional generat de binomul etnie-confesiune pe care a fost fundamentată organizarea vieții comunităților ortodoxe etnice din spațiul non-ortodox7.

Din punct de vedere istoric constatăm cu ușurință faptul că în evoluția vieții ortodoxe de pe teritoriul Statelor Unite există următoarele etape: misionară, etnică, dizidentă și cea a drumului spre autocefalie. Ca o constantă a acestor etape reținem păstrarea caracterului și angajamentului misionar ad extram și ad intram al Bisericii în acest teritoriu non-ortodox. Misiunea ad extram a vizat și continuă să vizeze propovăduirea Evangheliei în vederea convertirii celor de altă credință, iar cea ad intram a fost și este orientată spre organizarea vieții interne, spirituale, liturgice și sociale a comunităților ortodoxe. Această dublă misiune a presupus activarea tuturor aspectelor activității misionare ale Bisericii: evanghelizare, mărturie, diaconie și pastorație, dar și asumarea exigențelor specifice misiunii Bisericii în contextul istoric concret, deoarece, după cum remarca un teolog contemporan al misiunii, în viziunea ortodoxă misiunea creștină nu se reduce la simpla vestire a cuvântului lui Dumnezeu, ci vizează încorporarea și creșterea oamenilor ca membri ai Bisericii - Trupul lui Hristos, până la „măsura vârstei plinătății Lui” (Ef. 4,13)8.

5 Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodoxy in America: Diaspora or Church? în Europaica, Bulletin of the Representation of The Russian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions, nr. 49, 5 octombrie 2004, studiu accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul www.orthodoxeurope.org; A Native Church or Diaspora? The Orthodox Church in North America, în The Canadian Journal of Orthodox Christianity, vol. IV, nr. 3, 2009, pp. 116-128; Archbishop Peter L’Huillier, Are We Living in Diaspora?, în Jacob’s Well, Fall 2003, accesibil în format electronic la adresa http://jacwell.org/Fall2003/are_we_living_in_diaspora.htm; George Edmund Matsoukas, A Church in Captivity: The Greek Orthodox Church of America, iUniverse, Inc. Bloomington, New York, 2008; ș.a..

6 Jonah Paffhausen, Perspectives on Orthodoxy in America, Divine Ascent Press, Manton, Ca, 2008; Anton C. Vrame (editor), The Orthodox Parish in America: Faithfulness to the past and Responsibility for the Future, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Brookline, Massachusetts, 2003; Statement on Mission and Evangelism şi Statement on The Church in Noth America, în The Word, vol. 48, nr. 9, november, 2004, pp. 15-17. Vezi și comentariile pe marginea acestor declarații și a contextului asumării lor în același număr al revistei The Word.

7 George C. Michalopoulos, E Pluribus Unum: One Church From Many ? accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul American Orthodox Institute www.aoiusa.org/2009/09/e-pluribus-unum-one-church-from-many.htm ; Working Draft of a Strategic Plan for the Orthodox Church in America, version 4.6, June 24, 2010, accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul www.oca.org ; ș.a..

8 Valer Bel, Misiunea Bisericii în lumea contemporană. Premise Teologice, Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2004; Valer Bel, Misiunea Bisericii în lumea contemporană. Exigențe, Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca , 2002, aici p. 9; Valer Bel, Misiune, Parohie, Pastorație, Editura Renașterea, Cluj-Napoca, 2002.

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Church – Christ’s Body, ‘…unto the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ’” (Ephesians 4:13)8.

Taking into consideration these aspects, our research seeks to investigate the history of the American Orthodox communities; to identify and to have in view the missionary vein of the Orthodox presence in North America; to question ecclesiological, canonical, liturgical, social and ethical elements that define Orthodox institutional existence in this context; and, to illustrate the jurisdictional mosaic that resulted from the prevalence of the logical ethnic organizational structure to the detriment of the ecclesiological structure9.

Missionary beginningsThe beginning of an Orthodox presence on the American continent is a

problem involving many aspects: some of them are purely chronological; others have a missionary and ecclesiological character. In the controversies of the second half of the 20th century concerning the organization of Orthodox Church life in the United States, the ecclesiological and missionary aspects proved to be more important. This resulted from the premise that the first one 8 Valer Bel, Misiunea Bisericii în lumea contemporană. Premise Teologice, Presa Universitară

Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2004; Valer Bel, Misiunea Bisericii în lumea contemporană. Exigențe, Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2002, p. 9; Valer Bel, Misiune, Parohie, Pastorație, Editura Renașterea, Cluj-Napoca, 2002.

9 A lot of aspects of our analysis are to be found in the preceding studies published by Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan: Problema cărţilor de cult şi a învăţământului teologic în Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 46, 2001, no. 1-2, pp. 251-264; Policarp Moruşca, primul episcop al românilor ortodocşi din America, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 47, 2002, no. 1-2, pp. 229-252; Cercetări privind Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din Statele Unite ale Americii, in Revista Teologică, new series, vol. 13, no. 3, July-September, 2003, pp. 40-54; Arhiepiscopul Valerian D. Trifa, o personalitate controversată a diasporei ortodoxe române din Statele Unite ale Americii, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 48, 2003, no. 1-2, pp. 212-242; Lupta romanilor-americani pentru unitatea naţională, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa , vol. 49, 2004, no. 1-2, pp. 231-238; Ortodoxia în America. Radiografia unei probleme complexe, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 50, 2005, no. 2, pp. 217-240; Între conflict şi unitate – situaţia actuală a românilor ortodocşi din America de Nord, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 50, 2005, no. 1, pp. 231-246; Cercetări privind Ortodoxia în America, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 51, 2006, no. 1, pp. 233-239; The Petition of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate in United States of North America to President Woodrow Wilson, in Transylvanian Review, vol. 19, no. 3, (Autumn 2010), pp. 108-121; Demographic mutations in the structure of the Orthodox ethnic jurisdictions in America, in Transylvanian Review, vol. 19, Supplement no. 2:2, (2011), pp. 33-50; Unitatea și autocefalia Bisericii în dialogul panortodox presinodal, in Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, vol. 56, 2011, no.1, pp. 89-98 or in the works Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America – parte a Ortodoxiei Americane, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2007; Românii Ortodocşi din America. Documente. Vol. I, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2010. See also, Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Marius Eppel, The Romanian Emigration to the United States up Until the First World War. Revisiting Opportunities and Vulnerabilities, in Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol. 11, no. 32, (Summer 2012), pp. 256-287.

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Având în vedere aceste aspecte studiul nostru își propune să investigheze istoria comunităților ortodoxe din America, să identifice și să urmărească filonul misionar al prezenței ortodoxe în spațiul nord american, să ches-tioneze elementele de ordin ecleziologic, canonic, liturgic, social și etnic care definesc existența instituțională ortodoxă în acest context și să ilustreze mozaicul jurisdicțional rezultat al prevalenței logicii etnice în detrimentul celei ecleziologice9.

Începuturile misionareProblema începuturilor prezenței ortodoxe pe continentul american com-

portă mai multe aspecte: unele de ordin strict cronologic, altele de ordin de ecleziologic și misionar. În controversele din a doua jumătate a secolului al XX-lea legate de organizarea vieții bisericești ortodoxe din Statele Unite mai importante s-au dovedit a fi cele de ordin ecleziologic și misionar. Acestea au pornit de la premiza că dreptul de a-și impune jurisdicția și autoritatea îi aparține primului venit într-un „teritoriu misionar”.

Din punct de vedere cronologic, avem de a face cu două etape în care ort-odocșii au descoperit America: una ipotetică și una concretă. 12 octombrie 1492 este data intrată în tradiţia istoriografică la care este consemnată descoperirea

9 Multe din elementele analizei noastre se regăsesc în studiile precedente publicate de Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan: Problema cărţilor de cult şi a învăţământului teologic în Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul XLVI, 2001, nr. 1-2, pp. 251-264; Policarp Moruşca, primul episcop al românilor ortodocşi din America, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul XLVII, 2002, nr. 1-2, pp. 229-252; Cercetări privind Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din Statele Unite ale Americii, în Revista Teologică, serie nouă, XIII, nr. 3, iulie-septembrie, 2003, pp. 40-54; Arhiepiscopul Valerian D. Trifa, o personalitate controversată a diasporei ortodoxe române din Statele Unite ale Americii, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul XLVIII, 2003, nr. 1-2, pp. 212-242; Lupta românilor-americani pentru unitatea naţională, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa , anul XLIX, 2004, nr. 1-2, pp. 231-238; Ortodoxia în America. Radiografia unei probleme complexe, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul L, 2005, nr. 2, pp. 217-240; Între conflict şi unitate –situaţia actuală a românilor ortodocşi din America de Nord, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul L, 2005, nr. 1, pp. 231-246; Cercetări privind Ortodoxia în America, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul LI, 2006, nr. 1, pp. 233-239; The Petition of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate in United States of North America to President Woodrow Wilson, în Transylvanian Review, vol. XIX, nr. 3, (Autumn 2010), pp. 108-121; Demographic mutations in the structure of the Orthodox ethnic jurisdictions in America, în Transylvanian Review, vol. XIX, Supplement no. 2:2, (2011), pp. 33-50; Unitatea și autocefalia Bisericii în dialogul panortodox presionodal, în Studia Universitatis Babeş-Bolyai, Theologia Orthodoxa, anul LVI, 2011, nr.1, pp. 89-98 sau în lucrările Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America – parte a Ortodoxiei Americane, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2007; Românii Ortodocşi din America. Documente. Vol. I, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2010. Vezi de asemenea, Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Marius Eppel, The Romanian Emigration to the United States up Until the First World War.Revisiting Opportunities and Vulnerabilities, în Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol. 11, nr. 32, (Summer 2012), pp. 256-287.

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to come into a “missionary territory” has the right to impose its jurisdiction and authority.

Chronologically speaking, we are dealing with two stages in which the Orthodox discovered America: a hypothetical one and an actual one. October 12, 1492, is the day entered in historiography as the day that America10 was discovered by Christopher Columbus11. There are also authors who promote the hypothesis of the “discovery” of these territories some centuries earli-er, by nomads from Asia12, the Scandinavian sailors and the Vikings from Northern Europe13. These authors presuppose that around the year 1000, in Greenland, which now is considered part of North America [geographically and ethnically] , a missionary campaign of Northern Christians took place, initiated and led by Eric the Red. There is no information about the fate of these Christian missionaries in the new territory. All that can be asserted is their affiliation with the Christian faith, which at that time was still undivided14.

Clear evidence of the manifestation of Orthodox Christianity on American soil is offered to us only in the 18th century. According to the documentary testimonies, the very first Divine Liturgy was celebrated on July 20, 174115 in Alaska. There were three main factors that had an important contribution to the spread of Orthodox Christianity in Alaska and Northwest America, or in the New World, as this territory had been called in the 18th and 19th centuries. The first factor was the discovery of Alaska by the explorers of the 18th cen-tury, who were followed by merchants and fur traders. The second one was the support that the establishment and the activity of the Russian-American

10 The name “America” was given to the “New World” or the “West Indies”, as Columbus had named them, by the German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller who, in 1507, out of ignorance, attributed the discovery of these territories to Amerigo Vespucci, a Florentine sailor, who reached the American coasts in 1497, after Columbus. For details regarding the life and activities of exploration undertaken by Amerigo Vespucci, see: Nina Baker, Amerigo Vespucci, McCelland & Stewart Limited, Canada, 1956; Richard Bohler, World Explorers and Discoverers, MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.

11 Details about the life, journeys and discoveries of the “Admiral of the Ocean Sea” can be found in R. L. Kress, Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) in Dictionary of Christianity in America, editor Daniel G. Reid, InterVarsity Press, Illinois, 1990, p. 301; J. Favier, Marile descoperiri, Bucureşti, 2001; D. J. Boorstin, Descoperitorii, vol. I., Bucureşti, 1996. See also Ioan-Vasile Leb & Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Scene şi chipuri din istoria creştinismului american, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2008.

12 A synopsis of American History, fifth edition, vol. I, editors Charles Sellers, Henry May, Neil R. McMillan, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1981, p. 2.

13 Fr. Andrew Phillips, Orthodox Christians in North America 1000 Years Ago, article available in electronic format at www.roca.org; see also A Synopsis of American History, p. 3.

14 The presence and activity of these missionaries are presumed, yet not fully proved from a documentary point of view. For further details, see: Ad. F. Bandelier, America, in Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. I, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1907 and in the on-line edition by Kevin Knight, 2005, available at www.newadvent.org., and Joseph Fisher, Pre-Columbian Discovery of America, in The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. I, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1907 and in the on-line edition by Kevin Knight, 2005.

15 See: Timeline of Orthodoxy in America, on the site: orthodoxwiki.org/Timeline_of_Orthodoxy_in_America.

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Americii10 de către Cristofor Columb11. Există însă şi autori care avansează ipoteza „descoperirii” acestor teritorii cu câteva secole mai înainte de către nomazii din Asia12, marinarii scandinavi şi vikingii din Nordul Europei13. Aceşti autori presupun că în jurul anului 1000, în Insula Grenland care azi aparţine teritoriului nord-american, s-a desfăşurat o campanie misionară a creştinilor nordici iniţiată şi condusă de Eric cel Roşu. Nu există informaţii despre soarta acestor misionari creştini în noul teritoriu, tot ceea ce se poate afirma fiind apartenenţa lor la credinţa creştină, la acea vreme încă nedivizată14.

Dovezi certe despre manifestarea creştinismului ortodox în spaţiul american avem abia din secolul al XVIII-lea. Potrivit mărturiilor documentare, prima Sfântă Liturghie a fost celebrată la 20 iulie 174115 în Alaska. Trei factori principali au contribuit la răspândirea creștinismului ortodox în Alaska și America de Nord-Vest sau în Lumea Nouă cum era numit acest teritoriu în secolele XVIII și XIX. Primul l-a constituit însăși descoperirea Alaskăi de către exploratorii secolului al XVIII-lea, care au fost urmați de comercianți și vânzătorii de blănuri. Al doilea factor este dat de sprijinul pe care stabilirea și activitatea Companiei Ruso-Americane în acest teritoriul l-a dat activității de încreștinare a populațiilor native păgâne. În ciuda faptului că prioritățile acesteia erau reprezentarea intereselor marelui imperiu rus în acest teritoriu, exploatarea resurselor naturale și comerțul cu blănuri, Compania a impul-sionat misiunea Bisericii Ortodoxe prin întemeierea de așezări permanente și popularea lor, prin asigurarea transportului și a sprijinului financiar pentru

10 Numele de America l-a primit “Lumea Nouă” sau “Indiile de Vest” cum le-a numit Columb, de la cartograful german Martin Waldseemüller care, în anul 1507, din ignoranţă, a atribuit descoperirea acestor teritorii lui Americo Vespucci, un marinar originar din Florenţa, care a ajuns pe coastele americane în anul 1497, ulterior lui Columb. Pentru detalii privind viaţa şi activităţile de explorare întreprinse de Amerigo Vespucci vezi: Nina Baker, Amerigo Vespucci, McCelland & Stewart Limited Canada, 1956; Richard Bohler, World Explorers and Discoverers, MacMillan Publishing Company, New York, 1992.

11 Detalii despre viaţa, călătoriile şi descoperirile ”Amiralului mărilor şi oceanelor” pot fi văzute la R. L. Kress, Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) în Dictionary of Christianity in America, editor Daniel G. Reid, InterVarsity Press, Illinois, 1990, p. 301; J. Favier, Marile descoperiri, Bucureşti, 2001; D. J. Boorstin, Descoperitorii, vol. I., Bucureşti, 1996. Vezi și Ioan-Vasile Leb & Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Chipuri și scene din istoria creștinismului american, Editura Presa Universitară Clujeană, Cluj-Napoca, 2008.

12 A synopsis of American History, fifth edition, vol. I, editori Charles Sellers, Henry May, Neil R. McMillen, Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, 1981, p. 2.

13 Pr. Andrew Phillips, Orthodox Christians in North America 1000 Years Ago, articol accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul www.roca.org ; vezi şi A Synopsis of American History, p. 3.

14 Prezenţa şi activitatea acestor misionari sunt presupuse dar nu sunt pe deplin dovedite documentar. Pentru mai multe detalii vezi: Ad. F. Bandelier, America, în The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. I, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1907 şi în ediţia on-line de Kevin Knight, 2005, accesibilă pe site-ul www.newadvent.org. şi Joseph Fisher, Pre-Columbian Discovery of America, în The Catholic Encyclopedia, vol. I, Robert Appleton Company, New York, 1907 şi în ediţia on-line de Kevin Knight, 2005.

15 Vezi: Timeline of Orthodoxy in America, pe site-ul orthodowiki.org/Timeline_of_Orthodoxy_in_America.

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Company gave to the Christian evangelization of the native pagan peoples in this territory. Although its priority was the representation of the Great Russian Empire, interests in this territory which included the exploitation of natural resources and the fur trade, the Company jump-started the Orthodox Church mission by founding permanent settlements and populating them, and by providing transportation and financial support for Russian missionaries. Finally, the third factor that led the native pagan peoples to the light of the Orthodox faith is the heroic activity of missionaries. They were brave men, devoted and ready to sacrifice their own lives for the cause in which they believed so strongly16.

The discovery of Alaska was preceded by several important discoveries which increasingly enlarged the Eastern borders of the Russian Empire17. Thus, in 1648, the Cossack Simeon Deznev reached the Eastern extremity of Asia (Cape Deznev), and he discovered that Asia was separated from another territory by water18. In 1711, another Cossack, Popov, was sent to collect taxes from the tribes of the Deznev-discovered territories. On his return, he made known the existence of an island beyond Cape Deznev,19 and he spread the news that there was much land beyond the waters. The news brought by Popov quickly arrived at St. Petersburg, and the Emperor Peter the Great (1682-1725)20 decided to organize an expedition in order to check Popov’s discoveries and to extend the exploration of the New World. The Danish captain, Vitus Bering, was appointed to lead this expedition21. After a journey lasting more than a year, from St. Petersburg to Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka boarding port, and after another two years of preparation, Bering began his expedition. During the expedition, although he did not manage to get to Alaska, Bering discovered St. Lawrence Island, that is the westernmost point of North America today. In what Bering failed, Fedorov and Gvozdev succeeded in 1732. They arrived on an unknown coast, without realizing that, in fact, they had discovered the North American coast. Their observa-tions and measurements would be very precious in the making of the first Bering map. Because of the great interest in these discoveries, the Russian Government, the leader of the Russian Navy and the Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg decided to organize another expedition in order to explore the

16 Bishop Gregory Afonsky, A History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska (1794-1917), St. Herman’s Theological Seminary, Kodiak, Alaska, 1977, p. 1.

17 Valerie Kivelson, Cartographies of Tsardom: The Land and Its Meanings in Seventeenth-Century Russia, Cornell University Press, 2006.

18 For details about the expedition, see Raymond H. Fisher (editor), The Voyage of Semen Dezhnev in 1648, The Hakluyt Society, 1981.

19 Diomede Island in Bering. 20 Among many works dedicated to him, we mention: Lindsey Hughes, Peter the Great: A

Biography, Yale University Press, 2002; Paul Bushkovitch, Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671–1725, Cambridge University Press, 2001.

21 For detailed presentations of Bering expeditions see: Peter Lauridsen, Vitus Bering, The Discoverer of Bering Strait: Russian Explorations 1725-1743, Kessinger Publishing, 2007.

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misionarii ruși. În fine, al treilea factor care a condus populațiile native păgâne la lumina credinței ortodoxe îl reprezintă activitatea eroică a misionarilor. Aceștia au fost bărbați bravi, devotați și pregătiți să-și sacrifice propria viață pentru cauza în care ei credeau cu atâta putere16.

Descoperirea Alaskăi a fost precedată de alte câteva descoperiri importante care au lărgit, din ce în ce mai mult, granițele estice ale Imperiului Rus17. Astfel, în anul 1648, cazacul Simeon Deznev a atins extremitatea estică a Asiei (Capul Deznev) și a descoperit că Asia este despărțită de apă de un alt teritoriu18. În anul 1711, un alt cazac, Popov, a fost trimis pentru a strânge taxele de la triburile din teritoriile descoperite de Deznev. La întoarcere a făcut cunoscută existența unei insule dincolo de Capul Deznev19 și a adus vestea că peste ape se află pământ mult. Veștile aduse de Popov au ajuns curând la Sankt Petersburg, iar împăratul Petru cel Mare (1682-1725)20 a decis organizarea unei expediții care să verifice descoperirile lui Popov și să extindă explorările spre Lumea Nouă. Căpitanul de origine daneză, Vitus Bering a fost desemnat să conducă această expediție21. După o călătorie care a durat mai bine de un an, de la Sankt-Petersburg până la Petropavlovsk, portul de îmbarcare din Kamchatka, și după alți doi ani de pregătiri, Bering și-a început expediția. În cursul ei, deși nu a reușit să ajungă în Alaska, Bering a descoperit insula Sfântul Laurențiu, astăzi cel mai vestic punct al Americii de Nord. Ceea ce nu a reușit Bering au reușit, în anul 1732, Fedorov și Gvozdev. Ei au ajuns pe o coastă necunoscută, fără să bănuiască faptul că, în realitate, descoperiseră coasta Americii de Nord. Observațiile și măsurătorile lor se vor dovedi extrem de prețioase în realizare primei hărți a Strâmtorii Bering. Din cauza imensului interes stârnit de aceste descoperiri, Guvernul țarist, conducătorii forțelor navale ruse și Academia de științe din Sankt-Peters-burg au decis să organizeze o nouă expediție pentru a explora continentul American. Deși a primit aprobarea împărătesei Ana Ivanova încă din anul 1732, expediția a început abia la 4 iunie 1741, după ani buni de pregătiri. În expediție au plecat două nave: Sfântul Petru, comandată de Vitus Bering și Sfântul Pavel, comandată de Alexei Chirikov22. Din echipaj făceau parte și

16 Bishop Gregory Afonsky, A History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska (1794-1917), St. Herman’s Theological Seminary, Kodiak, Alaska, 1977, p. 1.

17 Valerie Kivelson, Cartographies of Tsardom: The Land and Its Meanings in Seventeenth-Century Russia, Cornell University Press, 2006.

18 Pentru detaliile expediției vezi Raymond H. Fisher (editor), The Voyage of Semen Dezhnev in 1648, The Hakluyt Society, 1981.

19 Insula Diomede din Strâmtoarea Bering. 20 Dintre numeroasele lucrări dedicate lui amintim: Lindsey Hughes, Peter the Great: A

Biography, Yale University Press, 2002; Paul Bushkovitch, Peter the Great: The Struggle for Power, 1671–1725, Cambridge University Press, 2001;

21 Pentru prezentări detaliate ale expedițiilor lui Bering vezi: Peter Lauridsen, Vitus Bering, The Discoverer of Bering Strait: Russian Explorations 1725-1743, Kessinger Publishing, 2007.

22 Basil M. Bensin, Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, 1794-1967, Sitka, 1967, p. 7.

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American Continent. Although they had gotten the Empress Ana Ivanova’s approval in 1732, they only started the expedition on June 4, 1741, after years of preparation. Two ships sailed in the expedition: “St. Peter” commanded by Vitus Bering, and “St. Paul,” commanded by Alexei Chirikov22. There were important scientists of the Academy on the crew, whose mission was to map, identify and note aspects of unique flora and fauna of the Alaskan Coast. Bishop Innocent of Irkutsk (1733-1747) showed a great interest in this expedition. He sent monks on each ship, so that, during the travel, on Sundays and on holy days, religious services could be held on board23.

The two ships traveled together for a while, but because of fog and a violent storm, the crews lost each other. The first crew, which saw the Alaskan Coast on July 15, 1741, was the one from the St. Paul ship commanded by Chirikov. Having lost two boats and many sailors who had been sent to reconnoiter the area, and had probably been killed by the natives; and, being worried about the hostility with which they were met, they returned to Kamchatka. Vitus Bering and the crew of St. Peter’s ship arrived near the American Continent, a few days later than Chirikov, on July 19, 1741, on the eve of the feast day of the Holy Prophet Elijah. In his honor, they called the surrounding mountains “Saint Elijah”24. After the ship was anchored in the bay nearby, the first Holy Liturgy was celebrated on board in Alaska the next day25 by the monk Ilarion Trusov and by the priest Ignatius Kozirevsky26.

Alaska was discovered in 1741 and occupied by Russia until 1867. During these 126 years, many adventurers, hunters, fur traders, administrators, ex-plorers, priests and monks made their mark on the native population - the Aleuts, Eskimos and Indians; however, their influence was strongest in the religious aspect of the lives of the natives27. Alexander Schmemann noted that Alaska did not represent the beginning of the historical Orthodox presence on the American Continent only, but it was and would be forever the spiritual foundation of the Orthodox Church in America, its main “reference period”. From this point of view, whatever is being done in and for the Church must be related to the high and holy ideals revealed once and for all by the Apostles of the Orthodox faith in Alaska through their missionary zeal and through their devotion for their calling28.

22 Basil M. Bensin, Russian Orthodox Church in Alaska, 1794-1967, Sitka, 1967, p. 7. 23 Ibidem, p. 8. 24 Bishop Gregory Afonsky, A History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska (1794-1917),

pp. 3-4. For a detailed presentation see: H.H. Bancroft, History of Alaska (1870-1885), Antiquarian Press, New York, 1959, pp. 64-75.

25 Thomas Fitzgerald, The Orthodox Church, Greenwood Press, Westport & London, 1995, p. 14.

26 George S. Corey, A Zero Makes a Difference, în Calendarul almanah Solia, 1994, p. 149.

27 Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, Syosset, NY, 1980, p. 7

28 Alexander Schmemann, Foreword, in Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, p. 3.

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importanți oameni de știință, angajați de Academie, care aveau misiunea să cartografieze, să identifice și consemeneze elemente ale florei și faunei unice care trăiau pe coasta Alaskăi. Foarte mult interes pentru această expediție a manifestat și episcopul Inochentie de Irkutsk (1733-1747). Acesta a trimis călugări pe fiecare vas, astfel încât, pe tot parcursul călătoriei, duminica și în zilele de sărbătoare, la bordul celor două vase au fost oficiate slujbe religioase23.

Cele două vase au călătorit o vreme împreună, însă, din cauza ceții și a unei furtuni violente, echipajele s-au pierdut unul de altul. Primul echipaj care, la 15 iulie 1741, a văzut coasta Alaskăi a fost cel de pe nava Sfântul Pavel comandată de Chirikov. După ce a pierdut două bărci și mai mulți marinari trimiși în recunoaștere, care au fost cel mai probabil uciși de băști-nași, Chirikov, îngrijorat de ostilitatea cu care au fost primiți, s-a întors spre Kamchatka. Vitus Bering și echipajul de pe nava Sfântul Petru au ajuns în apropierea continentului american, câteva zile mai târziu decât Chirikov, la 19 iulie 1741, în ajunul sărbătorii Sfântului Prooroc Ilie. În cinstea acestuia ei au numit munții din apropiere „Sântul Ilie”24. După ce vasul a fost an-corat în golful din apropiere, a doua zi, a fost oficiată la bord prima Sfântă Liturghie săvârșită în Alaska25, de către ieromonahul Ilarion Trusov și de preotul Ignatie Kozirevsky26.

Alaska a fost descoperită în anul 1741 și ocupată de către Rusia până în anul 1867. În acești 126 de ani o mulțime de aventurieri, vânători, comer-cianți de blănuri, administratori, exploratori, preoți și călugări și-au pus amprenta asupra populației native: aleuți, eschimoși și indieni, însă în nici un domeniu al vieții infleunța acestora nu a fost atât de mare ca în cel reli-gios27. Alexander Schmemann remarcă faptul că Alaska nu reprezintă doar începutul istoric al prezenței ortodoxe pe continentul american, ci ea este și va rămâne pentru totdeauna fundamentul spiritual al Bisericii Ortodoxe în America, principalul său „termen de referință”. Din acest punct de vedere, indiferent ce se înfăptuiește în și pentru Biserică trebuie să fie raportat la înaltele și sfintele idealuri revelate odată pentru totdeauna de către apostolii credinței ortodoxe în Alaska prin zelul lor misionar și prin devotamentul total pentru chemarea lor28.

23 Ibidem, p. 8. 24 Bishop Gregory Afonsky, A History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska (1794-1917), pp.

3-4. Vezi o prezentare mai detaliată la H.H. Bancroft, History of Alaska (1870-1885), Antiquarian Press, New York, 1959, pp. 64-75.

25 Thomas Fitzgerald, The Orthodox Church, Greenwood Press, Westport & London, 1995, p. 14.

26 George S. Corey, A Zero Makes a Difference, în Calendarul almanah Solia, 1994, p. 149. 27 Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, Syosset, NY,

1980, p. 7 28 Alexander Schmemann, Foreword, în Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans.

The Alaskan Mission, p. 3.

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Before recalling the Orthodox missionary experience in Alaska, the pro-tagonists and their achievements, we have to mention another event, so that we preserve chronological order. History records the fact that on June 16, 1768, the first colony of Greeks (New Smyrna Colony) was founded near the oldest American town, St. Augustine, Florida. According to the data, the colony was formed by about 200 to 500 Greek immigrants who arrived in the New World under the protection of the Scotsman Dr. Andrew Turnbull and his wife Mary (of Greek origin), who emigrated from the Peloponnese. Dr. Turnbull planned to establish a Greek Orthodox parish and to bring a priest for it, but there is no evidence that his plans were successful. It still has not been proven, even now, if the Greek immigrants were followed by a priest or if there was any parish established in that colony in 176929. It seems, in fact, that the existence of this colony was short-lived30.

The year 1794 is another chronological landmark. An Orthodox mission on the North American territory had been officially established that year. On September 24, 1794, the monks from Valaam Monastery were sent by the Russian Orthodox Church31, and after a 293 day journey and 7300 nautical miles navigated, finally landed on Kodiak Island, Alaska. From that moment on, the Orthodox Divine Liturgy has never stopped being served in North America. These monks did not come as political refugees or immigrants driven by economic interests and preoccupations, in search for a better life32. They were the bearers of a very clear missionary mandate: the preaching of the Gospel of redemption among the natives of Alaska. The latter had to face the fate of all true missionaries: isolation, lack of understanding, adver-sity and martyrdom; but, their mission laid the foundation of the Orthodox presence in the New World and inculcated a profound missionary character in this presence.

We can but acknowledge the success of this mission. This success was due to the efforts of the missionaries, exceptional spiritual personalities, who dedicated themselves to the missionary ideal without any hesitation. Among them, we shall recall: Archimandrite Ioasaf (later on, Bishop), Saint Herman33,

29 Demetrios J. Constantelos, The Greek Orthodox Church in North America, în Greek-American Review, August 1991, pp. 33-34. For more details see: E.P. Panagopoulos, New Smyrna: An Eighteenth Century Greek Odyssey, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 1966; Demetrios J. Constantelos, Understanding the Greek Orthodox Church, its Faith, History and Practice, Seabury Press, New York, 1981.

30 John H. Erickson, Orthodox Christians in America, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999, p. 134.

31 The history of the Russian Orthodox Church external mission, that contains many interesting, educational and glorious events, is still quite little known. Among the few works published in English, we mention the wonderful work written by Serge Bolshakoff, The Foreign Missions of the Russian Orthodox Church, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1944.

32 Archpriest John Meyendorff, The Bicentennial: 1794-1994, in Solia Almanac, 1994, p. 147.

33 The first Orthodox Saint canonized in 1970 by the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

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Înainte de a evoca experiența misionară ortodoxă în Alaska, protagoniștii și realizările lor, rămânând în ordinea cronologică mai trebuie să menționăm un eveniment. Istoria consemnează faptul că la 26 iunie 1768 este fondată prima colonie de greci în apropierea celui mai vechi oraş din America, St. Augustine, Florida. Este vorba de colonia New Smyrna. Potrivit datelor pe care le-am avut la îndemână colonia era formată din 200 până 500 de emigranți greci care au ajuns în Lumea Nouă sub protecția doctorului scoțian Andrew Turnbull și a soției sale, de origine greacă, Maria, emigrând din Peloponez. Dr. Turnbull a plănuit înființarea unei parohii ortodoxe grecești și aducerea unui preot, însă nu există dovezi că planurile sale au avut finalitate. Până în acest moment nu s-a putut dovedi nici dacă în anul 1768 emigranții greci au fost însoțiți de vreun preot și nici dacă a fost înființată în acea colonie o parohie29. De fapt, se pare că însăși existența acestei colonii a fost de scurtă durată30.

Anul 1794 reprezintă un alt reper cronologic. În acest an a fost stabilită oficial o misiune ortodoxă pe teritoriul nord american. La 24 septembrie 1794, călugării de la mănăstirea Valaam, trimişi de Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă31, după 293 de zile de călătorie şi 7300 de mile maritime parcurse, au debarcat pe Insula Kodiak, Alaska şi de atunci Sfânta Liturghie ortodoxă nu a încetat să fie săvârşită în America de Nord. Aceşti călugări nu au venit ca refugiaţi politic sau ca emigranţi mânaţi de interese şi preocupări economice, aflaţi în căutarea unei vieţi mai bune32. Ei au fost purtătorii unui mandat misionar foarte clar: propovăduirea Evangheliei mântuirii printre băştinaşii din Alaska. Aceştia au înfruntat soarta tuturor misionarilor adevăraţi: izolare, lipsă de întelegere, adversitate şi martiriu, însă misiunea lor a pus bazele prezenţei ortodoxe în Lumea Nouă şi a imprimat un caracter profund misionar acestei prezenţe.

Nu putem să nu recunoaştem că misiunea aceasta s-a dovedit a fi un suc-ces. Acest fapt s-a datorat eforturilor misonarilor, personalităţi duhovniceşti de excepţie, care s-au dedicat idealului misionar fără nici un fel de rezerve. Dintre aceştia amintim pe: arhimandritul Ioasaf (ulterior devenit episcop),

29 Demetrios J. Constantelos, The Greek Orthodox Church in North America, în Greek-American Review, august 1991, pp. 33-34. Pentru mai multe detalii vezi: E.P. Panagopoulos, New Smyrna: An Eighteenth Century Greek Odyssey, University Press of Florida, Gainesville, 1966; Demetrios J. Constantelos, Understanding the Greek Orthodox Church, its Faith, History and Practice, Seabury Press, New York, 1981.

30 John H. Erickson, Orthodox Christians in America, Oxford University Press, New York, 1999, p. 134.

31 Istoria misiunii externe a Bisericii Ortodoxe Ruse, istorie ce conține multe pagini interesante, educative și chiar glorioase, este încă destul de puțin cunoscută. Dintre puținele lucrări publicate în limba engleză amintim excelenta lucrarea a lui Serge Bolshakoff, The Foreign Missions of the Russian orthodox Church, Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1944.

32 Archpriest John Meyendorff, The Bicentennial: 1794-1994, în Calendarul almanah Solia, 1994, p. 147.

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Saint Juvenaly34, Saint Innocent35, Saint Jacob Netsvetov36 and others37. The contribution that the laity had in spreading the Christian faith in these

territories should not be ignored. The bishop Innocent Veniaminov confirms it in a work dedicated to the history of the Russian Orthodox Church in Amer-ica which was translated and published in 197238. For example, he mentions the fact that in 1828, when Iakov Netsvetov, a young Creole priest39, after studying a while in Siberia, returns to Atka Island, he finds out that all the inhabitants from his native town were already baptized, they had given up the shamanistic practices and became familiar with the rudimentary elements of the Christian faith, although no Orthodox priest had visited there since 1743 when it was discovered40.

The mission in Alaska presupposed respect for the culture of the na-tives, linguistic adaptability, and cultural sensibility41, attitudes confirmed by the translation of the Gospel and of the Divine Liturgy in the languages and dialects of the various populations from this territory; and obviously, by the notable number of conversions. The Orthodox success was due to the following reasons: the affirmation of some local leaders from whom the future priests were selected, and who carried out the catechetical and pastoral responsibilities because of the lack of priests in their communities; the use of the local dialects in the catechetical and sacramental activity; the permanent concern for education and an attitude of sympathy and tolerance related to the cultural shock experienced by the new Christian converts42. These principles are to be found and explained in missionaries’ instructions elaborated by Metropolitan Innocent Veniaminov43.

We must also confess the fact that in spite of some explicit instructions that were given by the Russian authorities, according to which those who were

34 He was canonized in 1980 by the OCA. 35 He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1977, at the request of the OCA,

under the name of “St Innocent, Enlightener of the Aleuts, Apostle to America and Siberia”. 36 He was canonized by the OCA in October 1994, under the name of “St Jacob, Enlightener

of the Peoples of Alaska”. 37 For a presentation of the ecclesial personalities who left their mark upon the Orthodox

mission in America, see Archpriest George S. Corey, A Zero Makes a Difference, pp. 149-150. See also Michael Oleksa, Alaskan Missionary Spirituality, St. Vladimir’s Press, Crestwood, N.Y., 1992.

38 Robert Nichols & Robert Croskey (eds., trans.), The Condition of the Orthodox Church in Russian America: Innokentii Veniaminov’s History of the Russian Church in Alaska, in Pacific Northwest Quarterly, April, 1972, pp. 41-54.

39 Creole is a term the Russians use for a person born from the mixture of the native population with the Russian settlers.

40 Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, p. 8. 41 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Church in North America 1794-1994,

Orthodox Christian Publication Center, 1995, p.15. 42 Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, pp. 22-27. 43 A selection of the most important ideas of this document can be found in Barbara S. Smith,

Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, pp. 28-33 and John H. Erickson, Orthodox Christians in America, pp. 40-41.

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Sf. Herman33, Sf. Juvenalie34, Sf. Inochentie35, Sf. Iacob Netsvetov36 şi alţii37.Nu trebuie neglijată nici contribuția pe care laicii au avut-o la răspândirea

credinței creștine în aceste teritorii. Episcopul Inochentie Veniaminov într-o lucrare dedicată istoriei Bisericii Ortodoxe Ruse în America tradusă și editată în anul 197238, confirmă acest aspect. El menționează, ca exemplu, faptul că în anul 1828, când Iakov Netsvetov, un tânăr preot creol39, după o perioadă în care a studiat în Siberia, revine pe Insula Atka, în localitatea natală constată că toți locuitorii erau botezați, renunțaseră la practicile șamanice și erau familiarizați cu elementele rudimentare ale credinței creștine, chiar dacă în acel loc nu mai ajunsese un preot ortodox de la descoperirea sa în anul 174340.

Misiunea din Alaska a demonstrat respect faţă de cultura băştinaşilor, adaptabilitate lingvistică şi sensibilitate culturală41, atitudini confirmate de traducerea Evangheliei şi a Sfintei Liturghii în limbile şi dialectele diferitelor populaţii din acest teritoriu şi, în mod evident, de numărul însemnat de con-vertiri. Succesul ortodox s-a datorat și următoarelor aspecte: afirmarea unor lideri locali din rândul cărora erau selectați viitorii preoți sau care îndeplineau atribuții catehetice și pastorale în comunitățile lor în lipsa preoților, folosirea dialectelor locale în activitatea catehetică și în cea sacramentală, preocuparea constantă pentru educație și o atitudine de simpatie și toleranță raportată la șocul cultural pe care îl trăiau noii convertiți la creștinism42. Aceste principii se regăsesc și sunt explicitate în instrucțiunile pentru misionari elaborate de mitropolitul Inochentie Veniaminov43.

Trebuie să admitem și faptul că, în ciuda unor instrucțiuni clare primite din partea autorităților din Rusia, potrivit cărora cei care ajungeau în Lumea Nouă trebuiau să-i trateze pe aborigeni cu blândețe, să nu-i asuprească și să

33 Primul sfânt ortodox canonizat în 1970 de către Biserica Ortodoxă din America (OCA). 34 Canonizat în 1980 de către OCA. 35 Canonizat de Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă în anul 1977 la cererea OCA sub numele de Sf.

Inochentie, Luminătorul Aleutiei, Aposol al Americii şi Siberiei. 36 A fost canonizat de OCA în octombrie 1994 sub numele de Sf. Iacob, Luminătorul poporului

din Alaska. 37 Pentru o prezentare a personalităţilor ecleziale care şi-au pus amprenta indelebilă asupra

misiunii ortodoxe în America vezi Archpriest George S. Corey, A Zero Makes a Difference, pp. 149-150. Vezi şi Michael Oleksa, Alaskan Missionary Spirituality, St. Vladimir’s Press, Crestwood, N.Y., 1992.

38 Robert Nichols & Robert Croskey (eds., trans.), The Condition of the Orthodox Church in Russian America: Innokentii Veniaminov’s History of the Russian Church in Alaska, în Pacific Northwest Quarterly, April, 1972, pp. 41-54.

39 Creol este un termen care pentru ruși desemnează o persoană născută din amestecul populației native cu coloniștii ruși.

40 Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, p. 8. 41 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Church in North America 1794-1994,

Orthodox Christian Publication Center, 1995, p.15. 42 Barbara S. Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, pp. 22-27. 43 O selecție a celor mai importante puncte din acest document găsim la Barbara S. Smith,

Orthodoxy and Native Americans. The Alaskan Mission, pp. 28-33 și la John H. Erickson, Orthodox Christians in America, pp. 40-41.

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going to the New World should treat the natives gently, without exploiting or cheating them44, there quite frequently existed situations, especially at the beginning, when the missionary efforts of the laity did not arise from pious motives45.

Consequent to the activities initiated by the Orthodox missionaries, in 1812, there had already been an Orthodox Church outside Alaska in California, at Fort Ross. In 1834, the Divine Liturgy and the Catechism were translated into Aleut; in 1840, the first bishop46 was ordained for the Aleutian and Kuril Islands, whose See was in Kamchatka; in 1841, a pastoral school was established in Sitka, with the mission being to prepare priests from among the native converts; in 1848, St. Michael Cathedral in Sitka was consecrated. Therefore, in 1867, when Alaska was sold to the United States, there were in this territory 12,000 native Orthodox Christians, 9 parishes, 35 chapels, 17 schools and 3 orphanages47.

The commercial transaction which brought Alaska into the possession of the United States had consequences upon the Orthodox mission in that territory. Due to the fact that the activity of the Orthodox missionaries was perceived as an undesired relic from Alaska’s past, the future of the Orthodox mission was, for a while, uncertain. By openly supporting the proselytism of the Protestant missionary groups, the new rulers of the territory launched a campaign of “Americanization” of the Orthodox population. The Ortho-dox prayers, the icons and the native languages were forbidden in the new American schools. The repeated protests of the Orthodox bishop addressed to the President, the Congress and the military authorities were ignored48. On the other hand, there were serious problems generated by the termination of financial support for Orthodox missionary activities.

44 Gregory Afonsky, A History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska (1794-1917), p. 7. 45 Real situations cited by Robert Nichols & Robert Croskey in The Condition of the Orthodox

Church in Russian America, p. 42. 46 The first Orthodox bishop was St. Innocent (John Veniaminov). He arrived in Alaska in

1820 and initiated an intense missionary activity. Among his numerous accomplishments, one may count the translation of the Holy Scripture and of the liturgical services in the various Aleutian dialects. For this purpose, he created an alphabet and a grammar of these languages and dialects. A detailed presentation of his mission and achievements can be found in Paul Garrett’s, St. Innocent: Apostle to America, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, Crestwood, N.Y., 1979 and in John Matusiak, A History and Introduction of the Orthodox Church in America, article available in electronic format at www.oca.org.

47 Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Ortodoxia în America, in Anuarul Facultăţii de Teologie Ortodoxă Cluj-Napoca, IV, 1996-2000, Editura Arhidiecezana, Cluj-Napoca, 2000, p. 192. For a more complex perspective on the results of the Russian Orthodox mission in Alaska, see: Richard Pierce, The Russian Orthodox Religious Mission in America, 1794-1837, The Limestone Press, Kingston, ON., 1978; Gregory Afonsky, History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska, 1794-1914, Barbara Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans: The Alaskan Mission and Thomas E. Fitzgerald, The Orthodox Church, p. 221.

48 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 19.

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nu îi înșele44 au existat, destul de frecvent, mai ales în perioada de început, situații în care eforturile misionare ale laicilor nu izvorau din motive pioase45.

Ca urmare a activităţilor desfăşurate de misionarii ortodocşi, în anul 1812 exista deja o biserică ortodoxă și în afara Alaskăi, în California la Fort Rus; în anul 1834 Sfânta Liturghie și Catehismul erau traduse în limba aleută; în anul 1840 era hirotonit primul episcop46 pentru Insulele Aleutiene şi Kurile al cărui sediu era la Kamchatka; în anul 1841 o școala pastorală era înființată la Sitka cu misiunea de a pregăti preoți dintre nativii convertiți; în anul 1848 era sfințită catedrala Sf. Mihail din Sitka, pentru ca în anul 1867, când Alaska a fost vândută Statelor Unite, să existe în acest teritoriu peste 12.000 de creştini ortodocşi nativi, 9 parohii, 35 capele, 17 şcoli şi 3 orfelinate47.

Tranzacţia comercială care a adus Alaska în proprietatea Statelor Unite a avut consecinţe şi asupra misiunii ortodoxe desfăşurate în acest teritoriu. Datorită faptului că activitatea misionarilor ortodocşi era percepută ca o relicvă nedorită din trecutul Alaskăi, viitorul misiunii ortodoxe a fost o vreme incert. Susţinând deschis acţiunile prozelitiste ale grupurilor misionare protestante, noii conducători ai teritoriului Alaskăi au lansat o campanie de „americaniza-re” a populaţiei ortodoxe. Rugăciunile ortodoxe, icoanele şi limbile natale au fost interzise în noile şcoli americane. Protestele repetate ale episcopului ortodox adresate Preşedintelui, Congresului şi autorităţilor militare au fost ignorate48. Pe de altă parte existau serioase probleme generate de încetarea sprijinului financiar pentru susținerea activităților misionare.

Cu toate acestea, între anii 1870 şi 1920, Ortodoxia în America se va transforma dintr-o mică misiune în Alaska într-o Biserică ce înregistrează o creştere rapidă în America de Nord. Doi au fost factorii determinanţi în acest sens: mutarea scaunului episcopal de la Sitka la San Francisco şi valul

44 Gregory Afonsky, A History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska (1794-1917), p. 7. 45 Situații concrete sunt invocate de Robert Nichols & Robert Croskey în The Condition

of the Orthodox Church in Russian America, p. 42. 46 Primul episcop ortodox a fost Sf. Inochentie (John Veniaminov). El a sosit în Alaska în

1820 şi a desfăşurat o intensă activitate misionară. Printre numeroasele sale realizări se numără traducerea Sfintei Scripturi şi a serviciilor liturgice în diferitele dialecte aleutiene. În acest scop a elaborat un alfabet şi o gramatică a acestor limbi şi dialecte. Prezentarea detaliată a misiunii şi realizărilor sale poate fi urmărită la Paul Garrett, St. Innocent: Apostle to America, St. Vladimir’s Seminary Press, Crestwood, N.Y., 1979 şi la John Matusiak, A History and Introduction of the Orthodox Church in America, articol accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul www.oca.org.

47 Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Ortodoxia în America, în Anuarul Facultăţii de Teologie Ortodoxă Cluj-Napoca, IV, 1996-2000, Editura Arhidiecezana, Cluj-Napoca, 2000, p. 192. Pentru o perspectivă mai complexă asupra rezultatelor misiunii ortodoxe ruse în Alaska vezi: Richard Pierce, The Russian Orthodox Religious Mission in America, 1794-1837, The Limestone Press, Kingston, ON., 1978; Gregory Afonsky, History of the Orthodox Church in Alaska, 1794-1914, Barbara Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans: The Alaskan Mission și Thomas E. Fitzgerald, The Orthodox Church, p. 221.

48 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 19.

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Nevertheless, between 1870 and 1920, Orthodoxy in America transformed itself from a small mission in Alaska into a Church which recorded a rapid growth in North America. The decisive factors in this respect were two: the transfer of the Episcopal See from Sitka to San Francisco; and especially, the undeterred wave of emigration at the end of the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century. This wave brought Orthodox immigrants across the ocean from Greece, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Macedonia, etc.

The artisan of the transfer of the Episcopal See from Sitka to San Francisco was Bishop John Mitropolski (1870-1876). He saw in San Francisco the city from which the mission in Alaska could be better defended49 on the one hand; and on the other hand, it could be the basis for an Orthodox mission on the territory of the United States50.

During the following twenty years, Bishop John and his successors, Bishop Nestor Zakkis (1876-1888)51, Bishop Vladimir Sokolovsky (1888-1891)52 and Bishop Nicholas Ziorov (1891-1898) laid the foundation for the extension and organization of the Orthodox Church in North America.

The number of Orthodox Christians increased considerably during the pastoral activity of Bishop Nicholas, especially because of the conversion to Orthodoxy of some tens of thousands of Greek-Catholics who came from the regions formerly under the Austro-Hungarian reign, especially Ukrainians.

Immigration and the era of ethnic churches The immigration of a notable number of Orthodox people from Southern

and Eastern European countries53 created a new dimension and a new mission perspective for the Orthodox presence in America. As emigrants came across the ocean in search of a better life and for freedom, they brought along their spiritual treasure too, a treasure in which the Orthodox faith occupied the central place. For its preservation and cultivation, they established Orthodox parishes throughout the North-American territory. These parishes played a central role in the life of the new community of immigrants both from a religious point of view and from a social and cultural one. The cultivation inside the parishes of national cultural values and of the languages of each Orthodox immigrant ethnic entity offered the immigrants a sense of continuity

49 As a consequence of these measures, in 1906 there were 16 priests, lead by a bishop, who were active in Alaska. Barbara Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans: The Alaskan Mission, p. 18.

50 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 19.

51 Bishop Nestor translated the New Testament into the language of the Eskimos. 52 Bishop Vladimir, a talented musician, out of a desire to render the Orthodox faith more

accessible to the American environment, translated numerous liturgical texts into English. 53 A complex analysis of the main features of the Romanian Orthodox emigrants can be found

in Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Marius Eppel, The Romanian Emigration to the United States up Until the First World War. Revisiting Opportunities and Vulnerabilities, in Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol. 11, no. 32, (Summer 2012), pp. 256-287.

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emigraţionist descătuşat la sfârşitul secolului al XIX-lea şi începutul secolului XX. Acest val emigraţionist a dus peste Ocean pe imigranţii ortodocşi greci, sârbi, români, bulgari, ucrainieni, macedonieni, ş.a. .

Artizanul mutării scaunului episcopal de la Sitka la San Francisco a fost episcopul John Mitropolski (1870-1876). Acesta a văzut în San Francisco oraşul din care misiunea din Alaska putea fi cel mai bine apărată49, pe de o parte, iar pe de altă parte, baza pentru o misiune ortodoxă pe teritoriul Statelor Unite50.

În următorii douăzeci de ani episcopul John şi succesorii săi, episcopul Nestor Zakkis (1876-1888)51, episcopul Vladimir Sokolovsky (1888-1891)52 şi episcopul Nicolae Ziorov (1891-1898) au pus bazele extinderii şi organizării Bisericii Ortodoxe în America de Nord.

Numărul creştinilor ortodocşi a crescut simţitor în timpul păstoririi epis-copului Nicolae, în special datorită convertirii la ortodoxie a câtorva zeci de mii de greco-catolici proveniţi din fostele regiuni aflate sub stăpânirea austro-ungară, în special ucrainieni.

Emigrația și epoca Bisericilor etniceEmigrarea unui număr însemnat de ortodocşi din ţările Sud şi Est europene53

a deschis o altă dimensiune pentru prezenţa ortodoxă în America și o nouă perspectivă pentru misiunea sa. Ca emigranţi veniţi peste Ocean în căutarea unei vieţi mai bune şi a libertăţii, ei au adus cu ei şi tezaurul lor spiritual, tezaur în care credinţa ortodoxă a ocupat locul central. Pentru cultivarea şi păstrarea lui au înfiinţat parohii ortodoxe pe cuprinsul întregului teritoriu nord american. Aceste parohii au jucat un rol central în viaţa noilor comunităţi de emigranţi, atât din punct de vedere religios, cât şi social şi cultural. Cultivarea în parohii a valorilor culturale naţionale şi a limbilor fiecărei entităţi etnice ortodoxe emigrante a oferit emigranţilor un sens al continuităţii cu trecutul lor şi un sentiment de apartenenţă socială şi religioasă care i-a ajutat să-şi păstreze identitatea, iar pe de altă parte să se integreze, fără riscuri spirituale majore, în structurile socio-mentale specifice spiritului societăţii americane. Din punct de vedere ecleziologic, înfiinţarea acestor parohii-jurisdicţii orto-

49 Ca urmare a acestor măsuri în anul 1906 în Alaska își desfășurau activitatea misionară un număr de 16 preoți conduși de un episcop. Barbara Smith, Orthodoxy and Native Americans: The Alaskan Mission, p. 18.

50 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 19.

51 Episcopul Nestor a tradus Noul Testament în limba eschimoşilor. 52 Episcopul Vladimir, un talentat muzician, din dorinţa de a face cultul ortodox mai uşor de

receptat pentru mediile americane, a tradus numeroase texte liturgice în limba engleză. 53 O analiză complexă a trăsăturilor emigrației ortodocșilor de origine română poate fi urmărită

la Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Marius Eppel, The Romanian Emigration to the United States up Until the First World War. Revisiting Opportunities and Vulnerabilities, în Journal for the Study of Religions and Ideologies, vol. 11, nr. 32, (Summer 2012), pp. 256-287.

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with their past and a feeling of social and religious affiliation which helped them preserve their identity and integrate, without major spiritual risks, into the socio-mental structures specific to the spirit of American society. From an ecclesiological point of view, the establishment of these Orthodox parishes/jurisdictions based on ethnic criteria created a mutation in the missionary orientation of the Church and generated a series of problems which, unfor-tunately, have not yet been overcome.

With the exception of the Greeks, who founded their parishes under the direct protection of the ecclesial authorities from Greece54, the parishes initially established by the Orthodox Christian Arabs, Serbs and Albanians joined the Russian Missionary Diocese, contributing thus to the constitution of the so-called “Immigrant Church”55.

Immediately following his appointment in 1898 at the head of the Mis-sionary Diocese, Bishop Tikhon56 discovered, as a result of some pastoral visits made on the vast American territory, that the organizational structure of his diocese no longer corresponded with the missionary purposes and pos-tulates which he had initially assumed. Consequently, he initiated a series of dramatic changes which would regenerate the life and organization of North American Orthodoxy. He is the one who changed the priorities of Orthodox missionary activity in the New World, choosing to satisfy the religious needs of the new Orthodox immigrant communities instead of evangelizing the indigenous population 57.

In 1903, Bishop Tikhon, in the spirit of the initiated changes, consecrated a bishop for Alaska. In 1904, he designated a bishop with the special mission of administering the Arab parishes of the multi-ethnic diocese, and in 1905, he moved the administrative center from San Francisco to New York in order to be closer to the center of the Greek Catholic conversions and to the new immigrants58 who were settling in the northeastern part of the United States.

54 The first Greek parish established on American territory was founded in 1864 in New Orleans. Thomas E. Fitzgerald, The Orthodox Church, p. 221.

55 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 45.

56 He was canonized by the Russian Orthodox Church in October, 1989. For a presentation of his life and activity, see Jane Swan, A Biography of Patriarch Tikhon, Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanvile, New York, 1964; Protopresbyter Mikhail Polsky, The New Martyrs of Russia, The Monastery Press, Montreal, 1972; Leonid Kishkovsky, Archbishop Tikhon in America, in St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, vol. 19, no. 1, pp. 9-31.

57 Nicholas Ferencz, American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism, p. 125. 58 It is a well-known fact that the city of New York was the main gate of entrance of immigrants

to the territory of the USA. There was, at that time, the so-called “Immigration Station” on Ellis Island (today a museum), situated at more than a kilometer from the New York Harbor, where the immigrants were debarked in order to be submitted to the medical examinations and to the formalities necessary for permission to enter American territory. For details, see Alexandru Nemoianu, Ellis Island, a place of happiness and despair, in Romanian American Heritage Center Information Bulletin, (R.A.H.C.I.B), VI, 1988, no. 4, pp. 3-4.

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doxe pe criterii etnice a generat o serie de probleme care, din păcate, nu au putut fi depăşite până acum.

Cu excepţia grecilor care şi-au format parohii sub directa oblăduire a autorităţilor ecleziale din Grecia54, parohiile fondate inițial de creştinii ortodocşi arabi, sârbi, albanezi, s-au alăturat inițial Episcopiei Misionare Ruseşti contribuind astfel la constituirea aşa numitei „Biserici Imigrante”55.

Imediat după numirea sa, în anul 1898, la conducerea Episcopiei Mision-are, episcopul Tikhon56 a constatat, în urma unor vizite pastorale efectuate pe vastul teritoriu american, că forma organizatorică a episcopiei sale nu mai corespundea scopurilor şi postulatelor misionare pe care şi le-a asumat iniţial. În consecinţă, a iniţiat o serie de schimbări majore care vor aduce un suflu nou în viaţa şi organizarea Ortodoxiei nord americane. El este cel care a schimbat priorităţile activităţii misionare ortodoxe în Lumea Nouă optând, în schimbul evanghelizării populației indigene, pentru satisfacerea nevoilor religioase ale noilor comunități de emigranți ortodocși57.

În anul 1903, episcopul Tikhon, în spiritul schimbărilor iniţiate, a hiro-tonit un episcop pentru Alaska, în 1904 a desemnat un episcop cu misiunea specială de a conduce parohiile arabe ale diecezei multi-etnice, iar în 1905 a mutat centrul administrativ din San Francisco în New-York, pentru a fi mai aproape de centrul convertirilor greco-catolice şi de noii emigranţi58 care se aşezau în zona de Nord-Est a Statelor Unite.

În acelaşi an (1905), Tikhon a propus o reorganizare fundamentală a Epis-copiei Misionare. În viziunea sa aceasta trebuia să reunească mai multe juris-dicţii (dioceze) auxiliare distincte, câte una pentru fiecare grup etnic ortodox din America. El pleca de la premisa că dioceza misionară este compusă din naţionalităţi diferite ... care deşi au aceeaşi credinţă, au şi particularităţile lor din punct de vedere canonic, au rânduielile lor şi viaţa lor parohială... . Aceste particularităţi sunt tolerabile din punct de vedere ortodox. De aceea – afirma el – nu considerăm că avem dreptul să ne amestecăm; dimpotrivă,

54 Prima parohie grecească înființată pe teritoriul american a fost întemeiată în New Orleans în anul 1864. Thomas E. Fitzgerald, The Orthodox Church, p. 221.

55 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 45.

56 A fost canonizat de către Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă în octombrie 1989. Pentru o prezentare a vieţii şi activităţii sale vezi Jane Swan, A Biography of Patriarch Tikhon, Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanvile, New York, 1964; Protopresbyter Mikhail Polsky, The New Martyrs of Russia, The Monastery Press, Montreal, 1972; Leonid Kishkovsky, Archbishop Tikhon in America, în St. Vladimir’s Theological Quaterly, vol. 19, nr. 1, pp. 9-31.

57 Nicholas Ferencz, American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism, p. 125. 58 Este binecunoscut faptul că oraşul New York a fost principala poartă de intrare a emigranţilor

pe teritoriul SUA. Exista la vremea respectivă aşa numita „Staţiune de emigrare” de pe Insula Ellis (astăzi muzeu), situată la mai bine de un kilometru de portul New York, unde erau debarcaţi emigranţii pentru a fi supuşi vizitelor medicale şi formalităţilor necesare pentru accesul pe teritoriul american. Pentru detalii vezi Alexandru Nemoianu, Ellis Island a place of happines and despair, în Romanian American Heritage Center Information Bulletin (R.A.H.C.I.B), VI, 1988, nr. 4, pp. 3-4.

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That same year (1905), Tikhon proposed a more fundamental reorganization of the Missionary Diocese. In his view, it was supposed to reunite several distinct auxiliary jurisdictions (dioceses), one for each Orthodox ethnic group in America. He started from the premise that the missionary diocese “…is composed of different nationalities…which though one in faith, have their peculiarities in canonical order, liturgical practices, and in parish life. These peculiarities are … tolerable from a general Orthodox point of view. This is why – he asserted - we do not consider that we have the right to interfere; on the contrary, we should try to preserve them, giving each a chance to be governed directly by leaders of the same nationality”59.

Therefore, in addition to the “Russian” diocese of New York and the “Arab” diocese with its See in Brooklyn, Tikhon envisioned the establishment of a “Serbian” diocese in Chicago, as well as of a Greek one. Although these ecclesiastical jurisdictions were about to be established according to some ethnic criteria, the ethnicity was not a threat for the unity, but it was part of an internal missionary strategy designed to assure the vitality of the united ecclesial body of this territory.

We should especially mention here the way in which the ethnic Orthodox parishes were established and organized. In most cases, the laity were the initiators. They were the ones who made the legal proceedings for their establishment; and also, they often established the rules for the organization and administration of these parishes. Basically, they assumed almost the entire authority in the new parishes. This is the root of many problems that Orthodoxy in America is still facing today. The foundations of this organiza-tion were of a congregational type, with hierarchical, ecclesiastical authority being absent or minimal. From the perspective of sociology of religion, the congregational religious organization has the following characteristics: it has a list of members; it is led by authorities who were elected by members among whom are laity also, who design the policy of the institution and administer its activity; the activity of the institution is carried out by people who are charged with this mission; it has clergy chosen by the organization; and, it gets its financial resources from its members60. According to Nicholas Ferencz, from the point of view of authority, these criteria may be summa-rized as referring to two major areas of lay authority: the authority over the properties and parish goods; and the authority of choosing and appointing the clergy for a parish. From this perspective, the clergy (the priests and the bishops) are either completely excluded from having authority, or their role

59 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 37.

60 Helen Rose Ebaugh & Janet Saltzman Chafetz, Structural Adaptation in Immigrant Congregations, in Sociology of Religion, vol. 61, Summer 2000, p. 137.

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ar trebui să încercăm să le păstrăm, dând fiecăruia şansa de a fi conduşi de conducători de aceeaşi naţionalitate59.

Aşadar, pe lângă dioceza „rusă” din New York şi dioceza „arabă” cu sediul la Brooklyn, Tikhon preconiza înfiinţarea unei dioceze „sârbe” la Chicago, precum şi a uneia „greceşti”. Cu toate că aceste jurisdicții ecleziale urmau să fie stabilite pe criterii etnice, etnicitatea nu era un pericol la adresa unității, ci făcea parte dintr-o strategie misionară internă, menită să asigure vitalitate corpului eclezial unitar din acest teritoriu.

O mențiune specială trebuie făcută cu privire la modul în care parohiile ortodoxe etnice au fost înființate și organizate. În cele mai multe cazuri inițiativa a aparținut laicilor, demersurile juridice pentru înființarea lor au fost făcute de ei și, cel mai adesea, tot ei au stabilit regulile de organizare și administrare a acestor parohii. Practic ei și-au asumat aproape total autoritatea în noile parohii. Aici se află rădăcina multor probleme cu care se confruntă până azi ortodoxia în America. Bazele acestei organizări au fost de tip congregațional, autoritatea eclezială ierarhică lipsind sau fiind minimă. Din perspectiva sociologiei religiei organizația religioasă de tip congregațional se caracterizează prin următoarele: are o listă de membri; este condusă de organe alese de membri în componența cărora intră laici care elaborează politica instituției și administrează activitatea ei; activitatea instituției este realizată de persoane cărora li se încredințează această misiune; are clerici care sunt aleși de organizație și își obține finanțarea în vederea funcționării din partea membrilor săi60. Potrivit lui Nicholas Ferencz, în termeni de au-toritate, aceste criterii pot fi rezumate ca făcând referire la două zone majore ale autorității laice: autoritatea asupra proprietăților și bunurilor materiale ale parohiei și autoritatea de a alege și numi clerici pentru parohie. Din această perspectivă, clericii (preoții și episcopii) sunt fie excluși complet din zona autorității, fie rolul lor este redus, în cel mai fericit caz, la nivelul consultativ61. În timp lucrurile însă vor evolua și se va ajunge la situația pe care Ferencz o numește „congregaționalism modificat” (modified congregationalism). În această situație autoritatea este împărțită: ierarhia exercită autoritatea spirituală (episcopul are dreptul exclusiv de a numi preotul dintr-o parohie; preotul are autoritate deplină în ceea ce privește serviciile liturgice, predica, catehizarea), iar autoritatea laicilor se răsfrânge asupra bunurilor materiale62.

Având în vedere aceste realități care deja se conturau în parohiile etnice și întrucât considera că prin colaborarea dintre cler şi credincioşi toate problemele îşi pot găsi o soluţionare, Tikhon, păstrând vechea practică a Bisericii, şi în

59 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 37.

60 Helen Rose Ebaugh & Janet Saltzman Chafetz, Structural Adaptation in Immigrant Congregations, în Sociology of Religion, vol. 61, Summer 2000, p. 137.

61 Nicholas Ferencz, American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism, pp. 2-3. 62 Ibidem, p.3.

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is reduced to the consultative level, in the best case61. In time, the congre-gational organization evolves into the situation that Ferencz calls “modified congregationalism”. In this situation, authority is divided: the hierarchy exercises spiritual authority (the bishop is the only one who has the power to appoint the priest in a parish); the priest has full authority in the liturgical services, in preaching and catechesis; and the lay authority is exercised over the material aspects62.

Taking into account these realities that had already taken shape in ethnic parishes; and, because it had been considered that the collaboration of the clergy and the laity would find solutions for all the problems, Tikhon, in keeping the tradition of the Church, and taking into account the spirit of American democracy, suggested that the immigrant Church should adopt a conciliar form of administration. The conciliarity and synodal structure involve an active participation of all members (clergy and laity) in all aspects of Church life. Tikhon had also publicly expressed his belief that the immigrant Church would be capable of developing into a truly united American body.

Bishop Tikhon’s plans remained at the level of a future project, because in 1907, he was called back to Russia and appointed Bishop of Yaroslav. Moreover, ten years later, the Bolshevik revolution in Russia had fatal ef-fects upon Orthodox life on the North American continent, leading to the decomposition of the multi-ethnic jurisdiction of the Missionary Diocese. In only four years (1917-1921), everything that had been accomplished from the point of view of the organization of the ecclesial jurisdictions during several decades disintegrated. From the ruins of the multi-ethnic Diocese appeared no less than 10 independent jurisdictions: three Russian, two Arab, as well as Serbian, Albanian, Romanian, Ukrainian, Carpatho-Russian, and the Greek jurisdictions.

Different ecclesiastical jurisdictions appeared for the first time in the same geographical area63 in 1921, marking, thus, the beginning of a new, complicated and confusing era of the “ethnic Churches” of Orthodox Christians in North America. John Meyendorff saw in this a victory of nationalism (phyletism), condemned as a heresy by the Synod of Constantinople in 1872. Phyletism postulated the organization of the Church on solely ethnic criteria, without taking into consideration territorial borders64. This principle triumphed in the majority of the groups of immigrants without coming up against a firm position from the bishops, but even being encouraged and supported by the Mother Churches.

61 Nicholas Ferencz, American Orthodoxy and Parish Congregationalism, pp. 2-3. 62 Ibidem, p. 3. 63 Handbook of Member Churches World Council of Churches, edited by Aus Jan van der

Bent, Geneva, 1982, p. 218. 64 Archpriest John Meyendorff, The Bicentennial: 1794-1994., pp. 147-148.

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spiritul democraţiei americane, a sugerat ca Biserica Imigrantă să adopte o formă de administrare conciliară. Conciliaritatea sau sinodalitatea presupune participarea activă a tuturor membrilor (clerici și laicii) la toate aspectele vieții Bisericii. De asemenea, Tikhon şi-a exprimat public convingerea că Biserica emigranţilor se va putea dezvolta într-un trup american unitar.

Planurile episcopului Tikhon au rămas în faza de proiect deoarece în anul 1907 el a fost rechemat în Rusia şi numit episcop de Iaroslav. Mai mult, zece ani mai târziu, revoluţia bolşevică din Rusia va avea efecte fatale asupra vieţii ortodoxe de pe continentul nord american, ducând la destrămarea jurisdicţiei multi-etnice a Episcopiei Misionare. În numai patru ani (1917-1921), tot ceea ce se realizase din puct de vedere al organizării jurisdicţiilor ecleziale pe parcursul a câtorva zeci de ani s-a destrămat. Din ruinele Episcopiei multi-et-nice au apărut nu mai puţin de 10 jurisdicţii independente: trei ruse, două arabe, precum şi altele sârbe, albaneze, române, ucrainiene, carpatho-ruse, lor adăugându-li-se jurisdicţiile greceşti.

În anul 1921 au apărut pentru prima dată jurisdicţii ecleziale diferite în aceeaşi arie geografică63, marcându-se astfel începutul unei noi, complicate şi confuze ere a „Bisericilor etnice” ale creştinilor ortodocşi din America de Nord. John Meyendorff vede în acest fapt o victorie a naţionalismului (filetismului) condamnat ca erezie de Sinodul Constantinopolitan din anul 1872. Filetismul postula organizarea Bisericii numai pe criterii etnice, fără a se ţine seama de graniţele teritoriale64. Acest principiu a triumfat la major-itatea grupurilor de emigranţi fără să întâmpine o opoziţie fermă din partea episcopilor, ci fiind chiar încurajat şi sprijinit de Bisericile Mamă.

Două principii canonice65 s-au bătut cap în cap atunci când s-a pus prob-lema organizării vieţii ecleziale a emigranţilor. Este vorba despre principiul etnic şi despre principiul jurisdicţional.

Principiul etnic prevede că episcopii fiecărui neam să se adune într-o singură Biserică sub conducerea unui întâistătător, conform canonului 34 apostolic66. Acest principiu este respectat de Biserica Ortodoxă Română, de toate Bisericile slave şi de Bisericile Ortodoxe Orientale. De aceea „dias-porele” lor din întreaga lume ţin de Biserica Mamă67. Trebuie însă să avem în vedere faptul că, din punct de vedere teologic, etnicitatea nu reprezintă un criteriu fundamental al Bisericii, chiar dacă în practică acest lucru este neglijat.

Principiul jurisdicţional sau teritorial, pe de altă parte, conform canonului

63 Handbook of Member Churches World Council of Churches, edited by Ans Jan van der Bent, Geneva, 1982, p. 218.

64 Archpriest John Meyendorff, The Bicentennial: 1794-1994, pp. 147-148. 65 Pentru o prezentare a principiilor canonice de organizare ale Bisericii Ortodoxe vezi Ioan

N. Floca, Drept canonic ortodox, vol. I, Editura Institutului Biblic şi de Misiune al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, Bucureşti, 1990, pp. 191-205.

66 Idem, Canoanele Bisericii Ortodoxe, note şi comentarii, (f.l.), 1992, p. 26. 67 Irimie Marga, Principiul jurisdicţional în Biserica Ortodoxă, în Revista Teologică, serie

nouă, XIV (86), 2004, nr. 3, p. 61.

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Two canonical principles65 clashed when the problem of the organization of the ecclesial life of the immigrants was raised. We are referring to the ethnic and jurisdictional principles.

The ethnic principle provides that the bishops of each nation gather in a single Church, under the presidency of a primate (or head), according to Apostolic Canon 3466. This principle is observed by the Romanian Orthodox Church, and by all Slavic and Oriental Orthodox Churches. That is why their Orthodox Diaspora all over the world belongs to the Mother Church67. We must also take into consideration the fact that, theologically, ethnicity does not represent a Church’s fundamental criterion, even though this theological view is neglected in practice.

The jurisdictional or territorial principle, on the other hand, according to canon 8 of the First Ecumenical Council and to canon 12 of the Fourth Ec-umenical Council68, stipulates that it is unnatural for two or more Orthodox jurisdictions to exist in the same territory. The existence of multiple juris-dictions on the North American territory came about through the observance of the ethnic principle69. Actually, the canons mentioned above condemn the extension and overlapping of jurisdictions of the bishops, the natural ecclesiological and canonical logic being: one Church – one Eucharist – one Bishop – one territory.

Commenting on these facts, Radu Preda notes that “…the basic model referred to is the Episcopal jurisdiction of territoriality according to which there cannot be two bishops in the same city. We have here the canonical interpretation of the Pauline principle of not preaching the Gospel in places where it had already been done, and thus build on someone else’s foundations (Romans 15:19-20). As is already known, the destruction of the unity of the Church of Christ through the appearance and perpetuation of schisms did not only cause the institutionalization of multiple canonical jurisdictions in the same place, but the very principle of territoriality was replaced by the personal-ritual principle, causing the real existence of the local Church to be deformed through the introduction of pastoral restriction, with the Church following its faithful to the place where they settle down, even if the new territory is part of an already existing jurisdiction70.

65 For a presentation of the canonical principles of organization of the Orthodox Church, see Ioan N. Floca, Drept canonic ortodox, vol. I, Editura Institutului Biblic şi de Misiune al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, Bucureşti, 1990, pp. 191-205.

66 Ioan N. Floca, Canoanele Bisericii Ortodoxe, note şi comentarii, 1992, p. 26. 67 Irimie Marga, Principiul jurisdicţional în Biserica Ortodoxă, in Revista Teologică, new

series, XIV (86), no. 3, July-September 2004, p. 61. 68 Ioan N. Floca, Canoanele…, pp. 56-57. 69 See also Liviu Stan, Ortodoxia şi diaspora, in Ortodoxia, XV, no. 1, 1963, pp. 3-38; Ioan

N. Floca, Diaspora ortodoxă şi organizarea ei canonică, problemă pe agenda Sfântului şi Marelui Sinod, in Revista Teologică, new series, VI (78), no. 3-6, July-December 1996, pp. 218-236.

70 Radu Preda, Ortodoxia & Ortodoxiile. Studii social-teologice, Editura Eikon, Cluj-Napoca, 2010, pp. 31-32.

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8 al sinodului I ecumenic și canonului 12 al sinodului IV ecumenic68, prevede că este nefiresc ca în acelaşi teritoriu să fie două sau mai multe jurisdicţii ortodoxe. Însă tocmai la aceasta s-a ajuns pe teritoriul nord-american prin supralicitarea principiului etnic69. Practic canoanele menționate condamnă extinderea sau suprapunerea jurisdicțiilor episcopilor, logica ecleziologică și canonică firească fiind: o Biserică – o euharistie – un episcop – un teritoriu.

Radu Preda, comentând astfel de realități, remarcă faptul că modelul de bază la care se face trimitere este cel al teritorialității jurisdicției episcopale potrivit căruia nu pot exista doi episcopi într-unul și același oraș. Avem aici traducerea canonică a principiului paulin de a nu propovădui acolo unde Evanghelia a fost deja vestită și de a zidi astfel pe temeliile altuia (cf. Romani 15, 19-20). Cum se știe însă distrugerea unității Bisericii lui Hristos prin apariția și permanentizarea schismelor a provocat nu numai instituționalizarea mai multor jurisdicții canonice în același loc, dar însuși principiul teritorialității a fost înlocuit de cel personal-ritual, sensul Bisericii locale fiind deformat prin introducerea clauzei pastorale, Biserica de origine urmând propriii credincioși acolo unde aceștia se stabilesc, indiferent dacă noul teritoriu este parte a unei jurisdicții existente deja70.

Apariţia jurisdicţiilor etnice a deschis era contradicţiilor eclesiologice în viaţa Bisericilor Ortodoxe care împart acelaşi teritoriu şi divid pe credincioşi după criterii de naţionalitate, cultură şi limbă. Energiile „jurisdicţiilor” au fost canalizate pentru păstrarea variatelor moşteniri naţional-culturale – rusă, greacă, siriano-libaneză, sârbă, română, albaneză, bulgară, ucrainiană ş.a. . Treptat, Ortodoxia din America a început să fie privită, atât de către Bisericile Mamă, cât şi peste Ocean, ca „diaspora”, sau, ca să fim mai exacţi, ca „di-aspore” naţionale şi ecleziale, unite de crezul comun ortodox, însă divizate din punct de vedere etnic, cultural, canonic şi administrativ71. Fără a intra aici în detalii, menționăm faptul că, într-un studiu recent, Maria Hämerli a demonstrat că acest concept „diaspora ortodoxă” și realitatea sociologică pe care el o circumscrie sunt incompatibile cu teologia ortodoxă din punct de vedere eclesiologic și eshatologic72.

68 Ioan N. Floca, Canoanele…, pp. 56-57. 69 Vezi şi Liviu Stan, Ortodoxia şi diaspora, în Ortodoxia, XV, 1963, nr. 1, pp. 3-38; Ioan

N. Floca, Diaspora ortodoxă şi organizarea ei canonică, problemă pe agenda Sfântului şi Marelui Sinod, în Revista Teologică, serie nouă, VI (78), 1996, nr. 3-6, pp. 218-236.

70 Radu Preda, Ortodoxia & Ortodoxiile. Studii social-teologice, Editura Eikon, Cluj-Napoca, 2010, pp. 31-32.

71 Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodoxy in America, Diaspora or Church?, în Europaica, Bulletin of the Representation of The Russian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions, nr. 49, 5 octombrie 2004, studiu accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul www.orthodoxeurope.org

72 Maria Hämerli, Orthodox Diaspora? A Sociological and Theological Problematisation of a Stock Phrase, în International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, vol. 10, nr. 2-3, may-august 2010, pp. 97-115.

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The emergence of ethnic jurisdictions set the stage for many decades of ecclesiological contradictions in the life of the Orthodox Churches sharing the same territory, thereby dividing the Orthodox according to the principles of nationality, culture, and language. The energies of the “jurisdictions” were now directed to the preservation of the various national-cultural heritages - Russian, Greek, Syrian-Lebanese, Serbian, Romanian, Albanian, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, etc. Gradually, both in America and in the Mother Churches, Orthodoxy in North America began to be viewed as a “Diaspora”; or, to be precise, as specific national and ecclesial “Diasporas”, united in one common Orthodox creed, but divided ethnically, culturally, canonically, and admin-istratively71. Without entering into details, we mention that Maria Hämerli demonstrated, in a recent study, that the concept of “Orthodox Diaspora” and the sociological reality which it circumscribes are from an ecclesiological and eschatological point of view incompatible with Orthodox theology72.

The existence of parallel, ethnically-oriented jurisdictions results, at least in practice, in the following problems: the violation of the principle of terri-toriality; disregard of the traditional boundaries of dioceses; exacerbation of ethno-phyletism; the diminution of Church universality; and the generation of strong conflicts with respect to canonical status.

Through the establishment of parallel, ethnic jurisdictions, Orthodoxy in America entered into a period of “cultural hibernation”73, with the only major concern for each Orthodox jurisdiction being to become, from an institutional point of view, self-sufficient and autonomous. Consequently, each jurisdiction has spent great effort in acquiring its own hierarch, diocesan headquarters, fraternal organizations, youth camps, and especially, its own seminary and monastery. Indeed, the fully self-sufficient jurisdiction became the measure, means, method, plan and symbol of “success” among the ethnic Orthodox in America74.

This fact, however, did not deter the production of sociological mutations which transformed the “second generation” (and following generations) of immigrants into “hyphenated-Americans”, that is Greek-Americans, Russian-Americans, Romanian-Americans, etc. The latter, like their ethnic Churches, identified themselves economically and patriotically with Amer-ica, and spiritually and culturally with their ancestral heritage. This process created new challenges for the Church. As a proof of this fact, we have the

71 Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodoxy in America, Diaspora or Church?, in Europaica, Bulletin of the Representation of The Russian Orthodox Church to the European Institutions, no. 49, 5 October 2004, study available in electronic format at www.orthodoxeurope.org.

72 Maria Hämerli, Orthodox Diaspora? A Sociological and Theological Problematisation of a Stock Phrase, in International Journal for the Study of the Christian Church, vol. 10, no. 2-3, May-August 2010, pp. 97-115.

73 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 75.

74 Ibidem, p. 76.

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Existența jurisdicțiilor paralele orientate etnic dă naștere, în practică, cel puțin la următoarele probleme: violarea principiului teritorialității, neso-cotirea granițelor tradiționale ale eparhiilor, exacerbarea etnofiletismului, diminuarea universalității Bisericii și generează conflicte puternice cu privire la statutul canonic.

Ortodoxia din America a intrat, prin înfiinţarea jurisdicţiilor etnice paralele, într-o perioadă de „hibernare culturală”73, singura preocupare majoră pentru fiecare jurisdicţie ortodoxă fiind să devină, din punct de vedere instituţional, suficientă sieşi, autonomă. Aşa se face că fiecare a făcut mari eforturi pentru a-şi dobândi propriul ierarh, centru eparhial, propriile organizaţii fraternale, tabere de tineret şi, mai ales, propriul seminar teologic şi propria mănăstire. Într-adevăr, deplina suficienţă jurisdicţională a devenit măsura, înţelesul, metoda, planul şi simbolul „succesului” pentru Ortodoxia etnică din America74.

Acest lucru însă nu a împiedicat producerea de transformări sociologice care au făcut din emigranţii generaţiei a doua (şi a următoarelor) „americani cu cratimă”, adică greci-americani, ruşi-americani, români-americani etc.. Aceştia, la fel ca Bisericile lor etnice, s-au identificat economic şi patriotic cu America, iar din punct de vedere spiritual şi cultural au păstrat vechea moştenire. Acest proces a creat noi provocări pentru Biserică. Mărturie a acestui fapt stă introducerea limbii engleze în serviciile liturgice75. Pionieră în această direcţie a fost Arhiepiscopia Antiohiană, care şi-a dobândit astfel renumele de cea mai „progresistă” jurisdicţie ortodoxă, iar pe de altă parte a devenit jurisdicţia aleasă de mulţi americani convertiţi la Ortodoxie76. Astăzi, în multe parohii se săvârşesc servicii religioase numai în limba engleză, un număr şi mai mare oferă servicii bilingve (engleză şi greacă, engleză şi română etc.), în timp ce un număr din ce în ce mai mic de parohii slujesc numai în greacă, slavonă, română sau altă limbă națională.

Dizidență și autocefalieÎn ceea ce priveşte Biserica misionară originară, aceasta şi-a continuat

misiunea asumată la începutul manifestării sale pe continentul american. De atunci această Biserică s-a dezvoltat organic. Dintr-o Misiune, am văzut, a devenit Episcopie, apoi un grup de Episcopii sau o Biserică locală77. Ea nu s-a oprit aici şi, în ciuda apariţiei în anul 1921 a jurisdicţiilor etnice para-lele, şi-a continuat lupta pentru identitatea şi pentru unitatea Ortodoxiei în America de Nord.

73 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 75.

74 Ibidem, p. 76. 75 Acest proces a fost precedat de discuţii aprinse care s-au derulat pe parcursul a aproape

două decenii. 76 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994,

p. 90. 77 Alexander Schmemann, Problems of Orthodoxy in America; The Canonical Problem, în

St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, vol. 8, nr. 2, 1964, p. 66.

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introduction of the English language into the liturgical services75. A pioneer in this direction was the Antiochian Archdiocese, which gained the reputation as the most “progressive” Orthodox jurisdiction; and, it also became the jurisdiction chosen by many American converts to Orthodoxy76. Today, in many parishes, the religious services are celebrated exclusively in English, and an even greater number offer bilingual services (English and Greek, English and Romanian, etc.), while an ever-decreasing number of parishes serve only in Greek, Slavonic, Romanian, or any other national language.

Dissidence and Autocephaly As regards the original missionary Church, it continued the mission as-

sumed at the beginning of its manifestation on the American continent. From that time, this Church developed organically. From a Mission, as we have seen, it became a Diocese, then a group of Dioceses or a local Church77. It did not stop there; and, despite the emergence, in 1921, of parallel ethnic jurisdictions, it continued its fight for the identity and unity of Orthodoxy in North America.

The normal jurisdictional relations between the Church in America and the Moscow Patriarchate were interrupted, de facto, by the tragic events of the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917. It was not a schism, dispute or conflict. The bishop appointed by Moscow went back to Russia and never returned to his Episcopal See. Deprived of the material support of the Mother Church and poisoned by the revolutionary (communist) propaganda, the Church in America found itself in a situation of great spiritual danger. In such a cir-cumstance78, that Fr. Alexander Schmemann considers “tragic”, the Synod, reunited in Detroit in the period March-April 1924, proclaimed the temporary autonomy of the Missionary Church; which, from that moment on, called itself the Russian Orthodox Metropolia in America. The motivation of this act was a profoundly and exclusively missionary one: the wish to insure, in the new circumstances, the continuity in the life, faith and order of the ecclesial body. The Moscow Patriarchate, finding itself under the communist yoke, reacted harshly to this act and condemned the Metropolia as schismatic; and, in 1933, it established its own jurisdiction on the North American territory in the form of an Exarchate79.

75 This process was preceded by lively debates which lasted for almost two decades. 76 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994,

p. 90. 77 Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Problems of Orthodoxy in America; The Canonical Problem,

in St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, 1964, p. 66. 78 For a detailed description of this crisis, see: D. Grigorieff, The Historical Background of

Orthodoxy in America, in St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1-2, 1961, pp. 3-32 and A. Bogolepov, Toward an American Orthodox Church, New York, 1963.

79 Fr. Alexander Schmemann, Problems of Orthodoxy in America; The Canonical Problem, p. 67.

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Legăturile jurisdicţionale normale dintre Biserica din America şi Patriar-hia Moscovei au fost întrerupte, de facto, de evenimentele tragice ale Rev-oluţiei bolşevice din 1917. Nu a fost vorba de o schismă, de o ceartă sau un conflict. Episcopul numit de Moscova a plecat în Rusia şi nu a mai revenit la scaunul său episcopal. Privată de sprijinul material al Bisericii Mamă, otrăvită de propaganda revoluţionară (comunistă), Biserica din America s-a aflat într-o situaţie de mare pericol spiritual. În această situaţie78, pe care Pr. Alexander Schmemann o consideră „tragică”, sinodul întrunit la Detroit în perioada martie-aprilie 1924 a proclamat autonomia temporară a Bisericii Misionare care de acum încolo se va numi Mitropolia Ortodoxă Rusă din America. Motivaţia acestui act a fost una profund şi exclusiv ecleziastică: dorinţa de a asigura, în noile circumstanţe, continuitatea de viaţă, credinţă şi ordine a corpului eclezial. Patriarhia Moscovei, aflată sub robia comunistă, a reacţionat dur la acest act şi a condamnat Mitropolia ca schismatică, iar în anul 1933 şi-a stabilit propria sa jurisdicţie pe teritoriul nord american sub forma unui Exarhat79.

Experienţa trăită de Mitropolia Rusă a fost retrăită şi de celelalte jurisdicţii etnice (română, bulgară, sârbă, albaneză, ucrainiană) după cel de al doilea război mondial, când au fost întrerupte legăturile lor canonice cu Bisericile Mamă aflate sub asediul regimurilor comuniste instaurate cu agresivitate în ţările est europene. La fel ca Patriarhia Moscovei, Bisericile Mamă au reacţionat dur, catalogând „schismă” acţiunile dizidente ale jurisdicţiilor etnice din America şi înfiinţând alte jurisdicţii paralele cu vechile Episcopii, supuse lor. Această situaţie a complicat şi mai mult şi aşa destul de complicata problemă a jurisdicţiilor ortodoxe din America ea fiind rezultatul direct al prevalenței etnicității în viața eclezială. Ortodocșii din America s-au simțit datori să-și unească forțele într-o atitudine dizidentă față de autoritățile co-muniste care le oprimau frații rămași în patria mamă și care, în opinia celor de peste Ocean, încercau prin intermediul Bisericii să controleze viețile lor. Din punct de vedere politic dizidența era îndreptățită. Motivația corpului eclezial american era clară: nu putem ... și nu voim să mai întreținem pe viitor relații cu autoritățile bisericești care sub presiunea forței politice nu mai pot să respecte dreptul omului de a fi liber, drept dat de Dumnezeu și care pentru noi, cetățeni ai lumii noi și ai țărilor noastre adoptive este garantat de Constituție și pe care avem datoria sfântă să-l păstrăm, să-l apărăm și dacă este nevoie să luptăm pentru respectarea lui și în țările unde este încă necunoscut și cu atât mai mult în țările în care acest drept se calcă în picioare

78 Pentru o descriere detaliată a acestei crize vezi: D. Grigorieff, The Historical Background of Orthodoxy in America, în St. Vladimir’s Theological Quarterly, vol. 5. nr. 1-2, 1961, pp. 3-32 şi A. Bogolepov, Toward an American Orthodox Church, New York, 1963.

79 Alexander Schmemann, Problems of Orthodoxy in America; The Canonical Problem, p. 67.

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The experience of the Russian Metropolia was relived by the other ethnic jurisdictions also (Romanian, Bulgarian, Serbian, Albanian, Ukrainian) after World War II, when their canonical relations with the Mother Churches, which were under siege by the communist regimes aggressively installed in Eastern Europe, were cut off. Like the Moscow Patriarchate, the Mother Churches reacted harshly, regarding as “schism” the dissident actions of the ethnic jurisdictions in America and establishing other jurisdictions, parallel to the old Dioceses, but which were under obedience to them. This situation complicated even more the already rather complicated problem of the Ortho-dox jurisdictions in America, being the immediate result of the prevalence of ethnicity in ecclesial life. The Orthodox in America felt that it was necessary to join forces against the communist authorities who oppressed their brothers who remained in the motherland; and who in their opinion, attempted to con-trol their lives through the Church. Politically, the dissidence was legitimate. The motivation of the ecclesial American body was clear: “We cannot … and we do not want to maintain relations with Church authorities who are being subjected to political pressure and can no longer respect the right of a man to be free, a right given by God, which for us, as citizens of the New World and of our adoptive countries, is guaranteed by the Constitution; and, that we have the duty to keep it, to defend it and if necessary, to fight for it to be respected in the countries where it is still unknown, especially in those countries where this right is trampled upon without any scruples”80.

From an ecclesiological and canonical point of view, the dissidence was easily associated with schism, a fact that provided arguments for Mother Churches in their “restabilization” actions for canonical order81.

In these conditions, a virtual bishop, without parishes, is recognized as being “canonical,” since he has been “recognized” by his patriarch. At the same time, a bishop of the same Church who was ministering to a flourishing diocese was considered “non-canonical,” since he had not benefited from the same recognition82. One cannot but notice the fact that in this period, the notion of canonicity acquired a relative value, and that there were some rather questionable ordinations of bishops and priests from a canonical point of view.

In time, the idea of the reestablishment of relations between the Russian Orthodox Church and the American Metropolia were launched. The discus-

80 This is a passage from the impressive Declaration given at the Romanian Orthodox Diocese Congress, held in Chicago on July 1-4, 1951, a Declaration by which autonomy from the Romanian Orthodox Church was proclaimed. For the whole text, see: Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America – parte a ortodoxiei americane, pp. 281-364.

81 For a case study referring to the interruption of canonical ties with the Mother Church, of its stages, implications and consequences, see Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America – parte a ortodoxiei americane, especially pp. 281-364.

82 Alexander Schmemann, Problems of Orthodoxy in America; The Canonical Problem, p. 67.

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fără nici un scrupul80.Din punct de vedere ecleziologic și canonic dizidența este ușor de asimilat

cu schisma, fapt care a furnizat Bisericilor Mamă argumente pentru acțiunile lor de „restabilire” a ordinii canonice81.

În aceste condiţii, un episcop virtual, fără parohii, era recunoscut ca fiind „canonic” pentru că era „recunoscut” de patriarhul său. În acelaşi timp, un episcop al aceleiaşi Biserici care păstorea o eparhie înfloritoare era considerat „necanonic” pentru că nu beneficia de această recunoaştere82. Nu putem să nu remarcăm faptul că în această perioadă noţiunea de canonicitate a căpătat o valoare relativă şi că au fost şi unele hirotonii de episcopi şi preoţi discutabile din punct de vedere canonic.

În timp s-a lansat ideea restabilirii relaţiilor dintre Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă şi Mitropolia din America. Discuţiile, începute la nivel neoficial în 1963, au luat forma unor întâlniri oficiale desfăşurate în mai multe runde între 1967 şi 196983, şi s-au finalizat prin acordarea la 10 aprilie 1970 de către Biserica Ortodoxă Rusă a statutului de Biserică autocefală (egală în drepturi şi soră), Mitropoliei din America, cunoscută de acum înainte sub numele de Biserica Ortodoxă în America (Orthodox Church in America – OCA).

Tomosul sinodal84 prin care jurisdicţia ortodoxă rusă din America devenea autocefală garanta noii Biserici independenţa şi autonomia, dreptul de a-şi alege Întâistătătorul şi episcopii fără să fie nevoie de confirmarea lor de către altă Biserică şi fără să existe posibilitatea de veto din partea altei jurisdicţii, autoritatea, privilegiile şi drepturile pe care termenul de „autocefalie” le implică în tradiţia Bisericii Ortodoxe85 şi de care se bucură toate Bisericile Ortodoxe surori.

80 Fragment din Declarația solemnă a Congresului Episcopiei Ortodoxe Române din America întrunit la Chicago în perioada 1-4 iulie 1951, declarație prin care se proclama autonomia față de Biserica Ortodoxă Română. Pentru textul integral vezi: Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America – parte a ortodoxiei americane, pp. 362-364.

81 Pentru un studiu de caz asupra procesului de întrerupere a legăturilor canonice cu Biserica Mamă, a etapelor, implicațiilor și consecințelor sale vezi Gabriel-Viorel Gârdan, Episcopia Ortodoxă Română din America – parte a ortodoxiei americane, în special pp. 281-364.

82 Alexander Schmemann, Problems of Orthodoxy in America; The Canonical Problem, p. 67.

83 Evoluţia negocierilor dintre Mitropolia Rusă din America şi Patriarhia Rusă este prezentată de părintele Schmemann, implicat activ în aceste discuţii, într-un document datat octombrie 1969, intitulat: Report on the preliminary negociation concerning the establishment in America of the Authocephalous Church şi destinat Departamentului Afacerilor Externe ale Mitropoliei din America. Documentul este accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul www.schmemann.org.

84 Tomosul, actul oficial de recunoaştere a autocefaliei, semnat de Patriarhul Alexei al Moscovei şi de membrii Sfântului Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Ruse poate fi consultat la John H. Erickson & Constance J. Tarasar, (eds.) Orthodox America, 1794-1976: Development of the Orthodox Church in America, Orthodox Church in America, Dept. Of History and Achives, Syosset, N.Y., 1975, pp. 279-280 sau în format electronic pe site-ul www.oca.org.

85 Tomos, art. 2, al. a şi d .

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sions, begun at an unofficial level in 1963, took the form of official meet-ings, occuring in several rounds of discussions between 1967 and 196983, and finalized with the granting, in April 10, 1970, by the Russian Orthodox Church, of the status of Autocephalous Church (equal in rights and sister Church) to the American Metropolita, known, from that moment on, by the name “Orthodox Church in America” (OCA).

The Synodal Tomos84 through which the Russian Orthodox jurisdiction in America became autocephalous, guaranteed to the new Church independence and autonomy, the right to choose its own Primate (or head) and bishops - without the need of their confirmation by some other Church and without the possibility of veto from the part of some other jurisdiction; in other words, the authority, privileges and rights that the term “autocephaly” implies in the tradition of the Orthodox Church85 and in which all sister Churches enjoy.

The decision of the Russian Patriarchate to grant autocephaly to the Or-thodox Church in America stirred a vehement reaction from the Ecumenical Patriarchate, which exerted pressure so that this unilateral act of the Russian Orthodox Church would not be recognized by the sister Churches. The justi-fication of the Russian Church for having granted autocephaly to the Church in America, hoping that this act would be for the benefit of Orthodoxy in America and to the glory of God, came up against the claims of the Ecu-menical Patriarchate to be recognized as the only authority entitled to grant the status of autocephalous Church. These claims were, and continue to be, founded on a subjective interpretation of canon 28 of the Fourth Ecumenical Council86, which, according to the representatives of the Ecumenical Patri-archate, would confer to the Constantinople See jurisdiction over the entire Orthodox Diaspora. With the exception of the Greek Churches, the other Orthodox Churches rejected as non-canonical the claims of the Ecumenical Patriarchate87.

83 The evolution of the negotiations between the Russian Metropolia in America and the Russian Patriarchate is presented by Father Schmemann, actively involved in these discussions, in a document dated October, 1969, entitled: Report on the preliminary negotiation concerning the establishment in America of the Autocephalous Church and addressed to the Department of External Affairs of the American Metropolia. The document is available in electronic format at www.schmemann.org.

84 The Tomos, the official act of recognition of the autocephaly, signed by Patriarch Alexis of Moscow and by the members of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church, can be consulted in John H. Erickson & Constance J. Tarasar, (eds.) Orthodox America, 1794-1976: Development of the Orthodox Church in America, Orthodox Church in America, Dept. of History and Archives, Syosset, N.Y., 1975, pp. 279-280 or in electronic format at www.oca.org.

85 Tomos, art. 2, paragraphs a and d. 86 Ioan N. Floca, Canoanele..., pp. 93-95. 87 With the exception of the Greek Churches, the other Orthodox Churches rejected as non-

canonical the claims of the Ecumenical Patriarchate. For details, see Liviu Stan, Ortodoxia şi diaspora, pp. 3-38.

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Decizia Patriarhiei Ruse de a acorda autocefalia Bisericii Ortodoxe din America a stârnit o reacţie vehementă din partea Patriarhiei Ecumenice care a făcut presiuni pentru ca acest act unilateral al Biserici Ortodoxe Ruse să nu fie recunoscut de Bisericile surori. Justificarea Bisericii Ruse, că a acordat autocefalia Bisericii din America în speranţa că acest act va fi spre binele Ortodoxiei în America şi spre slava lui Dumnezeu, s-a lovit de pretenţiile Patriarhiei Ecumenice de a fi recunoscută ca fiind singura autoritate îndreptăţită să acorde statutul de Biserică autocefală. Aceste pretenţii erau şi sunt încă fundamentate pe o interpretare subiectivă a canonului 28 al sinodului IV ecumenic86, care, în opinia reprezentanţilor Patriarhiei Ecumenice, ar acorda scaunului de Constantinopol jurisdicţie asupra întregii diaspore ortodoxe. Cu excepţia Bisericilor greceşti, celelalte Biserici Ortodoxe au respins ca fiind necanonice pretenţiile Patriarhiei Ecumenice.87

Refuzul recunoaşterii autocefaliei a fost justificat de reprezentanţii Patri-arhului Ecumenic prin faptul că diaspora ortodoxă din America nu a ajuns la maturitatea presupusă de acordarea unui astfel de statul, că este prea devreme să se vorbească de o Ortodoxie americană, care încă nu s-a născut şi nu poate fi forţată să se nască înainte de a-i fi venit timpul88. În ciuda acestei poziţii, noua Biserică autocefală a fost recunoscută de Bisericile Ortodoxe din Georgia, Bulgaria, Polonia şi Cehoslovacia, iar ierarhii ei sunt în comuniune cu ceilalţi ierarhi ortodocşi din America.

Printre primele acte ale noii jurisdicţii autocefale americane s-a numărat şi remiterea unei invitaţii adresate tuturor jurisdicţiilor ortodoxe din America, pentru ca acestea să i se alăture, devenind astfel parte a unităţii ortodoxe pe continentul american. Iată ce se spunea printre altele în Mesajul către toţi creştinii ortodocşi din America: Cum poate lumea crede şi accepta afirmaţia noastră că suntem Una, Sfântă, Sobornicească şi Apostolească Biserică, păstrătoarea plenitudinii credinţei ortodoxe, dacă noi înşine suntem divizaţi? Avem aceeaşi credinţă, aceeaşi Tradiţie, aceeaşi speranţă, aceeaşi misiune. Ar trebui atunci să constituim o singură Biserică, vizibilă, organică, deplină…. Nu poate exista scuză pentru divizarea noastră jurisdicţională, pentru înde-părtarea unuia de altul şi pentru parohialism. Îndepărtarea unor astfel de diviziuni şi unitatea organică a tuturor ortodocşilor din America este planul Bisericii noastre. Vă invităm să deveniţi parte a unităţii.

Documentul propunea și o raportare justă la particularitățile etnice ale fiecărei comunități: De asemenea, ştim şi suntem pe deplin încredinţaţi că venim din diferite medii şi ne-am hrănit cu tradiţii variate în aceeaşi unică Tradiţie ortodoxă. Credem cu fermitate că această varietate constituie bogăţia

86 Ioan N. Floca, Canoanele..., pp. 93-95. 87 Pentru detalii vezi Liviu Stan, Ortodoxia şi diaspora, pp. 3-38. 88 Archimandrite Bartholomew V. Anania, Orthodoxy in America Today, extras din Calendarul-

almanah Credinţa, 1971, Detroit, 1971, p. 6.

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The refusal to confirm the autocephaly was justified by the representatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate by the fact that the Orthodox Diaspora in America had not yet reached the maturity necessary for the conferring of such a status; and, that it is too early to speak of an American Orthodoxy, “…which has not yet been born and cannot be forced to be born before its time”88. Despite this position, the new autocephalous Church was recognized by the Orthodox Churches of Georgia, Bulgaria, Poland and Czechoslovakia, and its hierarchs maintained communion with the other Orthodox hierarchs in America.

Among the first acts of the new American autocephalous jurisdiction was the delivery of an invitation addressed to all the Orthodox jurisdictions in America to join it, becoming part of a united Orthodoxy on the American continent. Following is what was said, among other things, in the Message to all Orthodox Christians in America: “How can the world accept and believe our claim to be the One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, of having kept in its fullness the Orthodox faith, if we ourselves are divided? We have the same faith, the same Tradition, the same hope, the same mission. We should then constitute one visible, organic, whole Church ... There can be no excuse for our jurisdictional divisions, alienation from one another, and parochialism. The removal of such divisions and the organic unity of all Orthodox in America is the goal of our Church. We invite you to become part of the unity.”

The document also proposed a reasonable accounting of ethnic particular-ities of each community: “But we also know and fully acknowledge that we have come from different backgrounds and have been nourished by various traditions within the same and unique Orthodox Tradition. We firmly believe that this variety constitutes the richness of American Orthodoxy; and, that what is true, noble, inspiring, and Christian in our various customs and practices ought to be fully preserved, and if possible, shared. Therefore, although we insist that the One Orthodox Church here must be the home of all, we equally stress that there must be no loss of our respective national and cultural heritages and certainly no domination of any group by any other group, but a full equality, total trust, and truly Christian brotherhood.”89

This has remained the official position of the Orthodox Church in America until today. It was joined by another three Orthodox ethnic jurisdictions. The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate, which had cut its canonical relations

88 Archimandrite Bartholomew V. Anania, Orthodoxy in America Today, abstract from Credinţa Almanac, 1971, Detroit, 1971, p. 6.

89 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, pp. 99-100.

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Ortodoxiei Americane şi că ceea ce este adevărat, nobil, inspirat şi creştin în tradiţiile şi practicile noastre diferite avem obligaţia să păstrăm şi, dacă este posibil, să împărţim. De asemenea, insistăm că o Biserică Ortodoxă aici trebuie să fie casă pentru toţi şi, în egală măsură, că nu trebuie să fie o pierdere a moştenirii culturale şi naţionale respective şi, cu siguranţă, nici o dominaţie a unui grup asupra altui grup, ci doar egalitate deplină, încredere totală şi adevărată frăţietate creştină”89.

Aceasta a rămas poziţia oficială a Bisericii Ortodoxe în America până astăzi. Ei i s-au alăturat alte trei jurisdicţii etnice ortodoxe: Episcopia Ortodoxă Română care a rupt legăturile sale canonice cu Patriarhia Română încă din 1951 şi i s-a alăturat Mitropoliei în anul 196090, iar în urma acordului din 17 decembrie 1970 a devenit parte a Bisericii Ortodoxe din America. Ea a fost urmată de Biserica Albaneză din America (în 1971) şi Episcopia Bulgară (în 1976). De asemenea, la noua jurisdicţie au aderat şi câteva comunităţi parohiale independente care aparţinuseră înainte altor jurisdicţii. Jurisdicţia Bisericii Ortodoxe din America s-a extins şi asupra câtorva parohii răzleţe din Australia, iar în anul 1972, ca urmare a convertirii la Ortodoxie a aproxima-tiv 10.000 de persoane, membre ale Bisericii Catolice Naţionale Mexicane, Biserica Ortodoxă din America a pus bazele unui Exarhat mexican.

Timp de douăzeci de ani nu au existat contacte la nivel oficial între Bi-serica Ortodoxă din America şi Patriarhia Ecumenică. Abia în februarie 1990 o delegaţie a Bisericii din America a fost invitată să vină la sediul Patriarhiei Ecumenice, în cartierul Fanar din Istanbul. Această vizită a marcat începutul unui efort serios pentru cunoaşterea şi înţelegerea situaţiei ecleziale actuale din America de Nord. S-a convenit că cei douăzeci de ani de tăcere şi lipsă de colaborare au fost pierduţi91. În ciuda faptului că această întâlnire nu a pus capăt disputei canonice dintre cele două părţi, ea a fost foarte importantă pentru că a deschis seria unor contacte semnificative, ambele părţi angajându-se pe calea dialogului pentru găsirea unei soluţii pozitive care să asigure unitatea şi ordinea canonică a comunităţilor ortodoxe din America.

În iulie 1990, Patriarhul Ecumenic Dimitrios a făcut o vizită pastorală în SUA, prilej cu care a declarat că priveşte pe toţi ortodocşii ca pe un singur întreg, unit într-o credinţă, o lucrare, o Sfântă Împărtăşanie, indiferent de

89 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, pp. 99-100.

90 Documentele legate de trecerea Episcopiei Ortodoxe Române din America sub jurisdicţia Mitropoliei Ruse şi apoi alăturarea ei Bisericii Ortodoxe din America (comunicatul de presă, memorandumul semnat cu Mitropolia, interviul Episcopului Trifa în care explică ce presupune alăturarea la jurisdicţia Mitropoliei şi Acordul dintre Biserica Ortodoxă din America şi Episcopia Română din America) pot fi văzute în Calendarul-almanah Solia, 2005, pp. 220-271.

91 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 124.

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with the Romanian Patriarchate in 1952, joined the Metropolita in 196090; and, following the agreement on December 17, 1970, it became part of the Orthodox Church in America. It was followed by the Albanian Church in America (1971), and the Bulgarian Diocese (1976). Also, several individual parishes which had previously belonged to other jurisdictions joined the new jurisdiction. The jurisdiction of the Orthodox Church in America also extended over some scattered parishes in Australia; and, in 1972, as a result of the conversion to Orthodoxy of approximately 10,000 people, members of the Mexican National Catholic Church, the Orthodox Church in America established a Mexican Exarchate.

For twenty years, there had been no official relations between the Ortho-dox Church in America and the Ecumenical Patriarchate. Only in February 1990, was a delegation of the Orthodox Church in America invited to the Ecumenical Patriarchate at the Fanar in Istanbul. This visit marked the beginning of a serious effort to know and understand the actual ecclesial situation in North America. It was agreed that these twenty years of silence and lack of collaboration had been lost91. Although this meeting did not put an end to the canonical dispute between the two sides, it was very important, because it opened a series of significant contacts, with both sides engaging in dialogue to find positive solutions to ensure unity and canonical order for the American Orthodox communities.

In July 1990, the Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios paid a pastoral visit to the USA, and he declared with this occasion that he regards “…all the Ortho-dox as a single whole, united in one faith, one worship, one Holy Eucharist, regardless of ethnic origin or other particularities”92. On July 4, 1990, the Ecumenical Patriarch Dimitrios visited St. Nicholas Cathedral in Washington; and with this occasion, he reaffirmed his concern for the unity of the whole Orthodox Church, especially for the Church in America, recognizing that what was happening from the jurisdictional point of view – the existence of more than one bishop in one city – was scandalous, a situation in flagrant contradiction with the canonical provisions of Orthodox ecclesiology.

On the other hand, he considered that the gesture of the Russian Orthodox Church to grant autocephaly in a unilateral manner to the Russian Metropolia had contributed more to emphasize the existing divisions in American Ortho-

90 Documents related to the passing of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate in America under the jurisdiction of the Russian Metropolia; and, later on, its joining the Orthodox Church in America (the press release, the memorandum signed with the Metropolia, the interview of Bishop Trifa in which he explains what the attachment to the jurisdiction of the Metropolia and the Agreement between the Orthodox Church in America and the Romanian Episcopate in America presuppose) are available in Solia Almanac, 2005, pp. 220-271.

91 Mark Stokoe & Leonid Kishkovsky, Orthodox Christians in North America 1794-1994, p. 124.

92 Ibidem, p. 25.

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originea etnică sau alte particularităţi92. În ziua de 4 iulie 1990 Patriarhul Ecumenic Dimitrios a vizitat catedrala Sfântul Nicolae din Washington, prilej cu care şi-a reafirmat preocuparea pentru unitatea întregii Biserici Ortodoxe, în special a celei din America, recunoscând că este cu adevărat scandalos ceea ce se petrece din punct de vedere jurisdicţional - existenţa mai multor episcopi într-un singur oraş - această situaţie aflându-se în contradicţie fla-grantă cu prevederile canonice ale ecleziologiei ortodoxe.

În altă ordine de idei, el a considerat că gestul Bisericii Ortodoxe Ruse de a acorda unilateral autocefalia Mitropoliei Ortodoxe Ruse din America a contribuit mai mult la accentuarea divizării existente în Ortodoxia americană decât la unitatea ei. Având în vedere toate aceste considerente, el şi-a exprimat dorinţa ca această problemă gravă cu care se confruntă Ortodoxia în America să fie rezolvată în cel mai corect mod din punct de vedere canonic93.

Pentru Alexander Schmemann94 este semnificativ faptul că, cu foarte puţine excepţii, schismele şi conflictele care otrăvesc viaţa eclezială în America şi împiedică orice progres, nu sunt înrădăcinate în situaţia din America de Nord, ci în dependenţa formală faţă de nişte centre aflate la mii de km de America şi radical înstrăinate de nevoile reale ale Bisericii în America95.

Adunarea Episcopală de la vis la realitateLa câteva luni după vizita Patriarhului Ecumenic în SUA, în noiembrie

1990, comisia pregătitoare a Sfântului şi Marelui Sinod al Ortodoxiei a luat în discuţie această problema diasporei ortodoxe, într-un moment în care scandalul fragmentării Ortodoxiei în Diaspora apăsa în chip decisiv asupra reprezentanţilor Sfintelor Biserici Ortodoxe96.

Cu acest prilej, actualul Patriarh Ecumenic Bartolomeu I, pe atunci mitro-polit de Chalcedon, sublinia în discursul său inaugural importanţa pe care o are soluţionarea imediată şi corectă a problemei diasporei ortodoxe, pentru mărturia actuală a Ortodoxiei: Vremurile cer o mărturie şi o prezenţă vie a Ortodoxiei ca Biserică, iar Ortodoxia exprimând credinţa în Biserica una,

92 Ibidem, p. 125. 93 Ibidem. 94 Pr. Schmemann şi-a exprimat în repetate rânduri, în calitatea sa de membru al Departamentului

pentru relaţii externe al OCA, poziţia faţă de situaţia delicată a Ortodoxiei în America. Dintre cele mai elocvente luări de poziţie amintim: Episcopatus Unus Est, în St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 4, nr. 4, 1960, pp. 26-29; Problems of Orthodoxy in America, the canonical problem, în St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 8, nr. 2, 1964, pp. 67-84; Problems of Orthodoxy in America, the liturgical problem, în St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 8, nr. 4, 1964, pp. 164-185; Problems of Orthodoxy in America, the spiritual problem, în St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 9, nr. 4, 1965, pp. 171-193 etc.

95 Poziţia lui Schmemann este amplu analizată de Dinu Cruga, Despre Canonicitatea şi Unirea Bisericilor Ortodoxe în America , în Solia, LXIV, 1999, nr. 9, p. 17.

96 Dr. Damaskinos Papandreou, Mitropolitul Elveţiei, Secretarul pentru pregătirea Sfântului şi Marelui Sinod, Sfântul şi Marele Sinod al Ortodoxiei: Tematica şi lucrări pregătitoare, traducere de pr. Nicolae Dascălu, Editura Trinitas, Iaşi, 1998, p. 140.

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doxy rather than to unite it. Given all these considerations, he expressed his desire that this serious problem confronting Orthodoxy in America would be resolved in the most correct way from a canonical perspective93.

For Alexander Schmemann,94 a very significant fact is that, with few ex-ceptions, the schisms and the conflicts which poison ecclesial life in America and impede any progress, are not rooted in the North American situation, but in the formal dependence on some centers that are to be found thousands of kilometers from America and radically alienated from the real needs of the Church in America95.

The Episcopal Assembly - from dream to realityA few months after the Ecumenical Patriarch’s visit to the USA, in No-

vember 1990, the Preparatory Commission of the Great and Holy Council of the Orthodox Church, discussed the problem of the Orthodox Diaspora, at a time when “…the scandal of Orthodox fragmentation in the Diaspora was pressing in a critical way upon the representatives of the Holy Orthodox Churches”96.

On this occasion, the current Ecumenical Patriarch, Bartholomew I, then Metropolitan of Chalcedon, underlined in his inaugural address the importance that the rapid and correct resolution of the Orthodox Diaspora has for the actual witness of Orthodoxy: “…the times ask for a witness and living presence of Orthodoxy as a Church; and Orthodoxy, by expressing its belief in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church, must be an example and a model of an ecclesiastic body, according to its own ecclesiology, with its canons and secular tradition. The Orthodox Church cannot present itself as thinking and teaching one thing while doing something completely different in practice. The Orthodox Church is judged not by the outside world only, which is expecting a lot from it and from its own sons also, especially from the youth, who are requiring consistency in theory and practice, between theology and church life.

93 Ibidem. 94 Fr. Schmemann has many times expressed, as a member of the Department of External

Relations of the OCA, his position towards the delicate situation of Orthodoxy in America. Among the most relevant opinions we mention: Episcopatus Unus Est, în St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, 1960, pp. 26-29; Problems of Orthodoxy in America, the canonical problem, in St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 2, 1964, pp. 67-84; Problems of Orthodoxy in America, the liturgical problem, in St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 8, no. 4, 1964, pp. 164-185; Problems of Orthodoxy in America, the spiritual problem, in St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 9, no. 4, 1965, pp. 171-193, etc.

95 Schmemann’s position is extensively analyzed by Dinu Cruga, Despre Canonicitatea şi Unirea Bisericilor Ortodoxe în America , in Solia, LXIV, 1999, no. 9, p. 17.

96 Dr. Damaskinos Papandreou, Metropolitan of Switzerland, the secretary for the preparation of the Holy and Great Council, Sfântul şi Marele Sinod al Ortodoxiei: Tematica şi lucrări pregătitoare, traducere de pr. Nicolae Dascălu, Editura Trinitas, Iaşi, 1998, p. 140.

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sfântă, sobornicească şi apostolească, trebuie să fie un exemplu şi un model de corp eclezial, în conformitate cu propria sa ecleziologie, cu canoanele şi tradiţia ei seculară. Biserica Ortodoxă nu poate să se prezinte ca gândind şi învăţând ceva şi aplicând altceva în practică. Biserica Ortodoxă este ju-decată nu numai de lumea înconjurătoare, care aşteaptă mult de la ea, dar şi de proprii ei fii, mai ales de tânăra generaţie, care cer consecvenţă între teorie şi practică, între teologie şi viaţa bisericească.

Este necesar cel puţin să subliniem cât de importantă este această problemă. În ultimă analiză, este vorba chiar de credibilitatea şi seriozitatea Bisericii Ortodoxe. Fiindcă toţi, şi mai ales creştinii altor Biserici şi Confesiuni, care cunosc puţin teologia ortodoxă, se întreabă cum este posibil să existe şi să coexiste atâtea jurisdicţii „canonice” în diferite regiuni, cu o mulţime de episcopi, cu toate că principiile ecleziologiei ortodoxe o interzic din punct de vedere formal. Iată de ce, în numele unei anumite iconomii, această situaţie a fost tolerată atâta vreme. Însă sunt sigur că veţi fi de acord cu mine: această situaţie nu poate să rămână la infinit, mai ales în perspectiva Sfântului şi Marelui Sinod pe care ne pregătim să-l convocăm. Trebuie să căutăm deci o soluţie la această problemă, în conformitate cu ecleziologia Bisericii şi nu răspunzând unor eventuale oportunităţi97.

În urma dezbaterilor care au avut loc la Chambésy-Geneva, între 7-13 noiembrie 1993, Comisia pregătitoare a propus crearea unei situaţii de tran-ziţie care va pregăti terenul pentru o soluţionare strict canonică a problemei diasporei ortodoxe. Comisia, de asemenea, a propus ca pentru perioada tran-zitorie să fie create adunări episcopale alcătuite din toţi episcopii recunoscuţi canonic dintr-o regiune (spre exemplu din Statele Unite). Aceste adunări vor fi prezidate de primul dintre ierarhii jurisdicţiei Bisericii de Constantinopol, iar în absenţa acestuia potrivit ordinii din diptice. Lucrarea şi responsabilitatea acestor adunări episcopale privesc manifestarea unităţii Ortodoxiei şi grija de a dezvolta o activitate comună a tuturor ortodocşilor din regiune, pentru reprezentarea în comun a lor faţă de întreaga comunitate din regiune, pentru cultivarea învăţăturii teologice şi a educaţiei bisericeşti98 etc. .

În Statele Unite exista o astfel de adunare episcopală propusă de docu-mentul de la Chambésy încă din anul 1960, numită Conferinţa Permanentă a Episcopilor Ortodocşi Canonici din America (Standing Conference of Orthodox Bishops in America - SCOBA).

Rezultat al eforturilor de a aduce pe ortodocşii din America împreună pentru a stabili relaţii de consultare şi colaborare, Conferinţa Permanentă a Episcopilor Ortodocşi Canonici a fost înfiinţată la 7 iunie 1960. La adunarea

97 Ibidem, pp. 140-141. 98 Vezi textul documentului, Ibidem, pp. 143-147.

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At the very least, it is necessary to emphasize the importance of this prob-lem. In the ultimate analysis, it is about the very credibility and seriousness of the Orthodox Church. Everyone, and especially the Christians of other churches and denominations, who are less familiar with Orthodox theology, will ask how so many “canonical” jurisdictions in different regions exist and coexist, with many bishops, although according to Orthodox ecclesiological principles, it is forbidden. This is why, according to the principle of economia, this situation was tolerated all of this time. But I am sure you will agree with me: this situation cannot last forever, especially in the light of the Holy and Great Council that we are preparing to convoke. We must look for a solution to this problem, in accordance with the ecclesiology of the Church, and not by responding to factions or partisan opportunities”97.

After the discussions held in Chambésy-Geneva, from November 7-13, 1993, the preparatory Commission proposed a transitional situation to pave the way for a strictly canonical solution to the problem of the Orthodox Dias-pora. The Commission also proposed that for the transition period, Episcopal Assemblies should be created, composed of all canonical bishops of a region (for example, the United States). These meetings would be chaired by the first hierarch from the jurisdiction of the Church of Constantinople, and in the case of his absence, the order of diptychs would be applied. The work and the responsibility of these Episcopal Assemblies concerns the manifestation of Orthodox unity and the development of common activities for all the Or-thodox people of the region, toward the cultivation of theological education and parochial schools,98 etc.

Since 1960 in the United States, such an Episcopal Conference, which had been proposed by the Chambésy document, already existed and was called the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas (SCOBA).

The Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops was founded on June 7, 1960, as a result of the efforts to bring together all the Orthodox in America for establishing relations of consultation and collaboration. Twelve bishops99 were present at the constitutive meeting, representing all important Orthodox jurisdictions known as being canonical in America at the time. They decided to create an organization whose aim was to provide the necessary framework for discussing and finding solutions for common problems, to

97 Ibidem, pp. 140-141. 98 See the text of the document, Ibidem, pp. 143-147. 99 The 12 participating bishops were: Archbishop Iakovos, (Greek Diocese), Metropolitan

Anthony Bashir (Antiochian Diocese), Metropolitan Leonty (Russian Metropolia), Bishop Dionisie (Serbian Diocese), Metroplitan Andrei (Bulgarian Diocese), Bishop Andrei Moldovan (Romanian Missionary Diocese), Bishop Bohdan Shpilka (Ukrainian Diocese), Bishop Orestes Chorniak (Carpatho-Russian Diocese), Bishop Mark Lipa (Albanian Diocese), Ukrainian Archbishop Palladios.

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constitutivă au participat 12 episcopi99 reprezentând toate jurisdicţiile orto-doxe importante şi recunoscute ca fiind canonice la acea vreme în America. Aceştia au hotărât crearea unui organism al cărui scop era să asigure cadrul necesar discutării şi găsirii unor soluţii la problemele comune, să permită coordonarea eforturile diferitelor jurisdicţii ortodoxe şi să întărească unitatea ortodoxă, care este, de fapt, esenţa însăşi a Ortodoxiei100.

De la înfiinţarea ei, Conferinţa Episcopală a rămas principalul for pentru colaborarea inter-ortodoxă în America de Nord. Cu toate acestea, Conferinţa însăşi nu a fost o instituţie puternică şi nu a avut nicio autoritate canonică, rolul ei fiind mai mult consultativ101. Orice decizie a Conferinţei Permanente trebuia să fie aprobată de fiecare jurisdicţie în parte şi în multe cazuri de către Bisericile Mamă, fiind astfel incapabilă să obţină rezultate spectaculoase.

Conferinţa Permanentă a Episcopilor Ortodocşi Canonici din America a avut o întâlnire, considerată de mulţi ca fiind istorică, între 30 noiembrie şi 2 decembrie 1994, la Ligonier în Pennsylvania, gazdă fiind Arhiepiscopia Ortodoxă Antiohiană. Cei 28 de episcopi adunaţi sub preşedenţia arhiepis-copului Iakovos al Arhiepiscopiei Greceşti au elaborat două declaraţii foarte importante pentru viitorul Ortodoxiei în America: Statement on Mission and Evangelism (Declaraţia despre Misiune şi propovăduirea Evangheliei) şi Statement on The Church in North America (Declaraţia despre Biserica din America de Nord)102.

În contextul discuţiei noastre, a doua declaraţie, cea despre Biserica Orto-doxă din America de Nord, este extrem de preţioasă. Semnatarii îşi exprimă gratitudinea faţă de venerabilii Părinţi şi Fraţi, ierarhii Bisericilor Mamă de dincolo de Ocean pentru dragostea şi preocuparea arătată faţă de situaţia canonică a Bisericilor Ortodoxe din America, fapt demonstrat de includerea subiectului „diasporei” pe agenda viitorului Sfânt şi Mare Sinod şi de textele adoptate de către comisiile pregătitoare.

Odată depăşită această fază de captatio benevolentiae, sunt lansate o serie de critici aspre la adresa aceloraşi „Părinţi şi Fraţi”. Primul lucru imputat acestora este lipsa de consultare cu cei direct implicaţi în această problemă. Cum este posibil să se discute despre viitorul Bisericii în America în absenţa

99 Cei 12 episcopi participanţi au fost: arhiepiscopul Iakovos, (Arhiepiscopia Greacă), mitropolitul Anthony Bashir (Arhiepiscopia Antiohiană), mitropolitul Leonty (Mitropolia Rusă), episcopul Dionisie (Episcopia Sârbă), mitropolitul Andrei (Episcopia Bulgară), episcopul Andrei Moldovan (Episcopia Misionară Română), episcopul Bohdan Shpilka (Episcopia Ucrainiană), episcopul Orestes Chorniak (Episcopia Carpatho-Rusă), episcopul Mark Lipa (Episcopia Albaneză), arhiepiscopul ucrainiain Palladios.

100 Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Episcopatus Unus Est, on the Standing Conference of Cannonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, în St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 4, nr. 4, 1960, p. 26.

101 Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky, loc. cit.. 102 Textul integral al acestor declaraţii poate fi văzut în revista The Word, vol. 48, nr. 9,

noiembrie, 2004, pp. 15-17, sau în format electronic pe site-ul www.antiochian.org .

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allow for the coordination of various Orthodox jurisdictions, and to strengthen the bonds of Orthodox unity, that is in fact, the very essence of Orthodoxy100.

Since its founding, the Episcopal Conference remained the main forum for inter-Orthodox cooperation in North America. However, the Conference itself was not a strong institution, and it had no canonical authority; its role was merely consultative101. Any decision made by the Standing Conference had to be approved by each jurisdiction, and in many cases by Mother Churches. As a result, the SCOBA was unable to achieve significant results.

The SCOBA held a meeting, considered by many to be historic, from November 30 – December 2, 1994, in Ligonier, Pennsylvania, hosted by the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese. Twenty-eight bishops gathered under the presidency of Archbishop Iakovos of the Greek Archdiocese and issued two extremely important declarations for the future of Orthodoxy in America: the Statement on Mission and Evangelism and the Statement on The Church in North America102.

In the context of our discussion, the second declaration, that about the Orthodox Church in North America, is very precious. The signatories express their gratitude to the venerable fathers and brothers, hierarchs of the Mother Churches from across the ocean, for their love and concern shown to the canonical situation of the Orthodox Churches in America, a fact evidenced by the inclusion of the subject “Diaspora” on the agenda of the future Holy and Great Council and by the texts adopted by the Preparatory Committee.

Following this captatio benevolentiae [winning of good will] of the decla-ration, a series of criticisms were leveled at the same “fathers and brothers”. The first charge was their lack of consultation with those involved in this problem. “How is it possible for there to be discussion about the future of the Church in North America in our absence?”, the signatories of the declaration asked themselves. Their conclusion on this problem was that they must be present at these discussions in order to share the experience of two hundred years which they have acquired in preaching the Gospel and in living the Orthodox faith outside the territories that had been historically Orthodox. In this respect, the signatories asked the Ecumenical Patriarch to find a solution for the representatives of the Conference of Bishops to be present in future discussions on the subject.

Moreover, the bishops expressed their disagreement regarding the use of the term “Diaspora” to define North American ecclesial realities. They justified their argument by stating: “We have agreed that we cannot accept the term

100 Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, Episcopatus Unus Est, on the Standing Conference of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in the Americas, in St. Vladimir’s Seminary Quarterly, vol. 4, no. 4, 1960, p. 26.

101 Archpriest Leonid Kishkovsky, loc. cit. 102 The entire text of these declarations can be found in The Word magazine, vol. 48, no. 9,

November, 2004, pp. 15-17, or in electronic format at www.antiochian.org .

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noastră? se întreabă semnatarii declaraţiei. Ei trebuie să fie prezenţi la aceste discuţii pentru a împărtăşi experienţa de două sute de ani pe care au dobândit-o în predicare Evangheliei şi trăirea credinţei ortodoxe în afara teritoriilor care au fost istoric ortodoxe, a fost concluzia lor la această chestiune. În acest sens semnatarii au cerul Patriarhului Ecumenic să găsească o soluţie pentru ca reprezentanţii Conferinţei Episcopale să fie prezenţi la viitoarele discuţii pe această temă.

Mai departe, episcopii semnatari și-au exprimat dezacordul în ceea ce priveşte folosirea termenului de „diaspora” pentru a defini realităţile ecleziale nord americane. Am convenit că nu putem accepta termenul „diapora” pentru a descrie Biserica în America de Nord. De fapt, termenul este problematic din punct de vedere ecleziologic. El diminuează plinătatea credinţei pe care am trăit-o şi experiat-o aici în ultimii două sute de ani, a fost justificarea atitudinii lor. Mai mult decât atât, semnatarii au considerat că este important să se recunoască progresele care s-au făcut şi faptul că Biserica în America de Nord s-a maturizat. Dovada o constituie însăşi existenţa Conferinţei Episcopilor, precum şi aşa numitele „agenţii” sau structuri formale103 ale ei: International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), The Orthodox Chris-tian Education Commission (OCEC), The Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA), The Orthodox Christian Missions Center (OCMC) şi alte eforturi inter-ortodoxe nord americane cum ar fi: întâlnirile comune ale şcolilor teologice, adunările monahilor, frăţiile clericilor şi ale consiliilor parohiale, asociaţiile pentru promovarea muzicii liturgice şi a artei sacre. Toate aceste organizaţii şi manifestările lor mărturisesc despre cât de puternic este fundamentul pe care trebuie construită unitatea Ortodoxiei în America. Ele vorbesc despre capacitatea ortodocşilor de a depăşi barierele etnice şi jurisdicţionale pentru a se dedica unor scopuri comune.

Pornind de la aceste premise episcopii americani au ajuns la concluzia că toate eforturile lor trebuie coordonate într-un cadru eclezial general. Acest lucru va asigura libertatea şi flexibilitatea ce vor permite ca jurisdicţiile ortodoxe să devină organic o Biserică unită administrativ.

Hotărârile acestei adunări (inclusiv declaraţia asupra căreia am insistat) au fost respinse în mod neaşteptat, de Patriarhia Ecumenică104, reprezentanţii acesteia făcând presiuni serioase105 asupra episcopilor semnatari pentru a-şi retrage susţinerea faţă de ele, motivându-se că diasporele ortodoxe de pe 103 Detaliile privind organizarea, scopurile şi acţiunile acestor organizaţii pot fi văzute pe

site-urile www.orthodoxed.org (OCEC), www.iocc.org (IOCC), www.ocmc.org (OCMC), www.otsamerica.org (OTSA) ş.a.

104 Comentarii interesante pe marginea acestor evenimente găsim la Arhiepiscop Nathaniel, O aniversare nebăgată în seamă: Ligonier, în Solia, LXVI, 2001, nr. 1, pp. 17-18; Idem, Ligonier II sau D. C. I , în Solia, LXVI, 2001, nr. 5, p. 17 şi 24.

105 La nivel neoficial se afirmă că punerea în retragere în 1996 a Arhiepiscopului Iakovos al Arhiepiscopiei Ortodoxe Greceşti aflată sub jurisdicţia Patriarhiei Ecumenice, a fost „răsplata” pentru că acesta şi-a pus semnătura pe delaraţia amintită.

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“Diaspora” as used to describe the Church in North America. In fact, the term is ecclesiologically problematic. It diminishes the fullness of the faith that we have lived and experienced here for the past two hundred years.” They also considered it important to recognize the progress that had been made, and the fact that the Church in North America had matured. The proof was the existence of the Conference of Bishops and its “agencies” or “formal structures,”103 such as: International Orthodox Christian Charities (IOCC), The Orthodox Christian Education Commission (OCEC), The Orthodox Theological Society in America (OTSA), The Orthodox Christian Missions Center (OCMC) and other inter-Orthodox efforts in North America like the meetings between theological schools, the monastic gatherings, clergy and laypeople fellowships, and the associations promoting liturgical music and sacred art. All of these organizations and their events witness to the powerful foundation upon which unity of Orthodoxy in America needs to be built. The efforts speak to the capacity of the Orthodox to overcome ethnic and jurisdictional boundaries for the purpose of working toward common goals.

Beginning with this premise, the bishops in America concluded that all their efforts should be coordinated in a general ecclesial framework. This would ensure the freedom and flexibility that would allow the Orthodox jurisdictions to organically become an administratively-united Church.

The decisions of this meeting (including the declarations noted above) were unexpectedly rejected by the Ecumenical Patriarchate104, its representatives putting serious pressure105 upon the signatory bishops to withdraw their support, claiming that the Orthodox Diasporas on the American Continent are not yet mature enough to be at the level of a local Church; and, as such, it is necessary to maintain the current jurisdictional structures106.

Very interesting are the comments107 of the Orthodox hierarchs from America [see excerpts below], who participated at the meeting in Ligonier and who signed its declarations, on the 10th anniversary of this event in 2004. In the comments, one recognizes, almost without exception, the importance of the decisions made at the meeting, and the regret of the fact that the decisions

103 The details regarding the organization, the purposes and actions of these organizations can be seen on the sites www.orthodoxed.org (OCEC), www.iocc.org (IOCC), www.ocmc.org (OCMC), www.otsamerica.org (OTSA) etc.

104 Interesting comments referring to these events are found in Archbishop Nathaniel, O aniversare nebăgată în seamă: Ligonier, in Solia, LXVI, 2001, no. 1, pp. 17-18; Idem, Ligonier II or D. C. I , in Solia, LXVI, 2001, no. 5, p. 17 and 24.

105 Unofficially, it is said that the retirement of the Archbishop Iakovos from the Greek Archdiocese in 1996, an Archdiocese that existed under the jurisdiction of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, was the “reward” of his signature on the declaration mentioned above.

106 Nicolae, Metropolitan of Banat, Diaspora Ortodoxă, in Solia, LXIV, 1999, no. 3, p. 20. 107 These comments were published in The Word magazine, vol. 48, no. 9, November 2004,

pp. 4-9. See also the article Ligonier revisited, tenth anniversary of historic meeting of Orthodox Bishops, available in electronic format on www.ocl.org .

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continentul american nu sunt încă maturizate la nivelul unei Biserici locale şi, ca atare, este necesar să se menţină structurile jurisdicţionale actuale106.

Deosebit de interesante sunt comentariile107 pe care ierarhii ortodocşi din America, participanţi la adunarea de la Ligonier şi semnatari ai declaraţiilor ei, le-au făcut în anul 2004, la împlinirea a zece ani de la acel eveniment. În ele se recunoaşte, aproape fără excepţie, importanţa hotărârilor luate şi se deplânge faptul că nu s-a reuşit aplicarea acestora. Regret şi speranţă, entuziasm şi dezamăgire, sunt sentimentele ce răzbat dincolo de declaraţiile oficiale.

30 noiembrie - 2 decembrie 1994 – declara mitropolitul Phil-ip, primatul Arhiepiscopiei Ortodoxe Antiohiene a Americii de Nord – a fost cel mai strălucitor moment în istoria Ortodoxiei din America de Nord. Pentru prima dată, 29 de episcopi ortodocşi din SUA şi Canada s-au întrunit în Satul Antiohian pentru a se ruga împreună, pentru a discuta problemele ortodoxe împreună şi pentru a formula o viziune comună asupra viitorului. Această întâlnire a frăţietăţii şi a bunei înţelegeri a provocat un cutremur neaşteptat în unele dintre vechile Patriarhate Ortodoxe. Să sperăm că spiritul de la Ligonier va renaşte şi visele noastre pentru o Ortodoxie unită în America nu se vor stinge.

Mitropolitul Herman, la acea vreme primat al Bisericii Ortodoxe din America, spunea: Mă gândesc la Ligonier ca la un moment din istoria Ortodoxiei din America de Nord în care dragostea faţă de mandatul misionar al Evangheliei a depăşit preocupările şi barierele culturale şi etnice, iar arhiepiscopul Kyril al Pitts-burgh-ului şi Pennsylvaniei de vest (OCA) preciza că întâlnirea de la Ligonier a ierarhilor ortodocşi din America de Nord din noiembrie 1994 a fost extrem de încurajatoare şi pozitivă prin deciziile luate. S-a ajuns la concluzia că este nevoie de unitate canonică în America pentru jurisdicţiile ortodoxe. Adunarea a oferit speranţe mari pentru unitatea Ortodoxiei în America. Viziunea mea pentru viitor rămâne aceeaşi: O Biserică Unită Canonică în America108.

La nivel pan-ortodox, problema diasporei ortodoxe a rămas deschisă. Congresul Canoniştilor, desfăşurat la Geneva în perioada 9-14 aprilie 1995, a definitivat Proiectul Regulamentului de funcţionare a Adunărilor Episcopale

106 Nicolae, Mitropolitul Banatului, Diaspora Ortodoxă, în Solia, LXIV, 1999, nr. 3, p. 20. 107 Aceste comentarii au fost publicate în revista The Word, vol. 48, nr. 9, noiembrie 2004, pp.

4-9. Vezi şi articolul Ligonier revisited, tenth anniversary of historic meeting of Orthodox Bihops, accesibil în format electronic pe site-ul www.ocl.org .

108 The Word, vol. 48, nr. 9, noiembrie 2004, p. 6.

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failed to be put into practice. Regret and hope, enthusiasm and disappointment represent the feelings that echo beyond the official statements.

November 30 to December 2, 1994Metropolitan Philip, the Primate of the Antiochian Orthodox

Christian Archdiocese of North America, declared that the meet-ing “…was the brightest moment in the history of Orthodoxy in North America. For the first time, 29 Orthodox bishops from the USA and Canada gathered at Antiochian Village to pray together, discuss Orthodox problems together and formulate a common vision for the future. This brotherly and well-meaning meeting caused an unexpected earthquake in some of the ancient Orthodox Patriarchates. Let us hope that the spirit of Ligonier will be born again, and our dream for a united Orthodoxy in America will never fade away.”

Metropolitan Herman, at that time Primate of the Orthodox Church in America, said: “I think of Ligonier as a moment in the history of Orthodoxy in North America when a love for the missionary mandate of the Gospel transcended ethnic and cultural barriers and concerns.

Archbishop Kyrill of Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania (OCA) stated that: “…the meeting of the North American Or-thodox hierarchs at Ligonier in November 1994 was extremely encouraging and positive in its decision-making. We reached the conclusion that canonical unity is needed for the Orthodox jurisdictions in America. The meeting offered great hope for the unity of Orthodoxy in America. My vision for the future remains the same: One United Canonical Church in the Americas”108.

At the Pan-Orthodox level, the problem of the Orthodox Diaspora remained open. The Canonists’ Congress, held in Geneva from April 9-14, 1995, had completed the Statute Project for the functioning of the Episcopal Assemblies in the Diaspora109. With the completion of this Project, the discussion ended on the topic of the Orthodox Diaspora in view of its presentation at the Fourth Pre-Conciliar Conference in preparation for the Great and Holy Orthodox Council. The first article of the Statute provided that all the Orthodox bishops in a region, who are in communion with all Holy Autocephalous Orthodox Churches, would be organized into Episcopal Assemblies (par. 1). The purpose

108 The Word, vol. 48, no. 9, November 2004, p. 6. 109 This Statute Project was sent to all churches for analysis and observations. By the address

no. 1822 from December 18th 1995, the Romanian Patriarchate External Relations field sent these documents to the Commission members of the Romanian Orthodox Church for church relations and for pre-conciliar theological dialogue with the Orthodox Church Sisters, in order to be studied, and the observations to be discussed and to develop an official position of the Orthodox Romanian Church concerning this pre-conciliar document.

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din Diaspora Ortodoxă109. Cu finalizarea acestui proiect s-au încheiat discuţiile pe marginea temei privind Diaspora Ortodoxă în vederea prezentării ei la cea de-a IV-a Conferinţă Preconciliară a pregătirii Sfântului şi Marelui Sinod Ortodox. Articolul 1 al proiectului prevedea că toţi episcopii ortodocşi din-tr-o regiune, care se găsesc în comuniune canonică cu toate Sfintele Biserici Ortodoxe autocefale, sunt constituiţi în Adunări Episcopale (alin. 1). Scopul Adunării Episcopale este acela de a manifesta unitatea Bisericii Ortodoxe, de a promova colaborarea între diferite jurisdicţii în toate domeniile pastorale şi de a menţine, păstra şi dezvolta interesele comunităţilor dependente de episcopii ortodocşi canonici din regiune (art. 2).

Prevederile acestui proiect au fost însușite de cea ce a IV-a Conferință Pan-ortodoxă Pre-sinodală întrunită la Chambesy în perioada 6-12 iunie 2009. În cadrul acestei Conferințe s-a recunoscut din nou existența unor anomalii canonice în organizarea Bisericii, mai ales în diaspora. Pentru a rezolva problemele pe care aceste anomalii le generează, s-a hotărât, ca soluție tranzitorie, formarea de Adunări Episcopale care au ca misiune păstrarea și promovarea unității Bisericii ortodoxe în afara teritoriilor tradițional ortodoxe.

Ca urmare a acestei hotărâri s-a constituit Adunarea Episcopală a Episco-pilor Ortodocși Canonici din America Centrală și de Nord. Prima întrunire a acestui organism a avut loc la 26 mai 2010 în New York. Cu această ocazie, reprezentanții celor 15 jurisdicții ortodoxe canonice din America Centrală și de Nord (Statele Unite, Canada și Mexic)110 și-au fixat ca obiective: 1. promovarea și realizarea unității bisericești în America Centrală și de Nord; 2. consolidarea misiunii pastorale orientate către toți credincioșii ortodocși din regiune; 3. mărturia comună în fața celor de altă credință; și 4. organi-zarea Bisericii Ortodoxe în America în concordanță cu tradiția canonică și ecleziologică a Bisericii Ortodoxe111.

Această Adunare Episcopală are întâlniri anuale, deciziile se iau prin con-sens, iar între sesiuni funcționează un secretariat care coordonează activitatea diferitelor comitete și organizații ortodoxe din America ce funcționează sub patronajul Adunării.

În acest moment cele 15 jurisdicții canonice din America Centrală și de Nord sunt reprezentate de 68 de ierarhi: 23 sub jurisdicția Patriarhiei Ecu-menice, 12 sub jurisdicția Patriarhiei Antiohiei, 11 sub jurisdicția Patriarhiei

109 Acest Proiect de Regulament a fost remis tuturor Bisericilor pentru analiză şi observaţii. Prin adresa cu nr. 1822 din 28 decembrie 1995 Sectorul Relaţii Externe al Patriarhiei Române a trimis aceste documente membrilor Comisiei Bisericii Ortodoxe Române pentru relaţii bisericeşti şi dialog teologic pre-conciliar cu Bisericile Ortodoxe Surori, pentru a fi studiat, iar observaţiile să fie discutate în vederea elaborării poziţiei oficiale a Bisericii Ortodoxe Române faţă de acest document preconciliar.

110 Au participat 55 din cei 66 de ierarhi ortodocși canonici din această zonă geografică. 111 Vezi Mesajul Adunării Episcopale a Episcopilor Ortodocși Canonici din America Centrală

și de Nord, 26-28 mai 2010, New York, accesibil în format on-line pe site-ul www.roea.org sau www.assemblyofbishops.org.

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of the Episcopal Assembly is to manifest Orthodox Church unity; to promote collaboration between different jurisdictions in all pastoral areas; and to maintain, preserve and develop the interests of the communities dependent upon the canonical Orthodox bishops in the region (art. 2).

The provisions of this project were adopted by the Fourth Pan-Orthodox and Pre-Synodal Conference held in Chambésy from June 2-12, 2009. At this Conference, the existence of canonical anomalies in Church organization were again recognized, especially in the Diaspora. In order to resolve the problems generated by these anomalies, a temporary solution was decided upon: the formation of Episcopal Assemblies whose mission would be the preservation and promotion of the unity of Orthodox Churches outside the traditional Orthodox territories.

As a result of these decisions, the Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bish-ops of North and Central America was formed. Its first meeting took place on May 26, 2010, in New York. On this occasion, the representatives of the 15 Orthodox canonical jurisdictions of Central and North America (United States, Canada and Mexico)110 set the following objectives: 1. To promote and to realize Church unity in Central and North America; 2. To fortify the pastoral mission oriented to the Orthodox Christians in the region; 3. To have a common witness in front of those of different denominations; and, 4. To organize the Church in America according to the canonical and ecclesiological tradition of the Orthodox Church111.

This Assembly of Bishops holds annual meetings, makes decisions by consensus; and between sessions, a secretariat functions to coordinate the activities of the different committees and Orthodox organizations in America that work under the auspices of the Assembly.

At this time, the 15 canonical jurisdictions of Central and North America are represented by 68 hierarchs: 23 are under the jurisdiction of the Ecu-menical Patriarchate; 12 under the Antiochian Patriarchate; 11 under the Moscow Patriarchate; 4 under the Serbian Patriarchate; 2 under the Roma-nian Patriarchate; 2 under the Bulgarian Patriarchate; 1 under the Georgian Patriarchate; 13 under the Orthodox Church in America (OCA).

Conclusions

In spite of their jurisdictional divisions, the Orthodox faithful in America are united by the same Creed. This unity of faith overcomes all barriers, be it jurisdictional, political, ethnic or of another nature; because, its power does not emanate from the people or from the world, but by the grace of our Lord

110 There participated 55 of 66 canonical orthodox bishops of this geographic area. 111 See The Message of the Episcopal Assembly of Canonical Orthodox Bishops in North and

Central America May 26-28, 2010, New York, accesibil in on-line format on www.roea.org or www.assemblyofbishops.org.

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Moscovei, 4 sub jurisdicția Patriarhiei Sârbe, 2 sub jurisdicția Patriarhiei Române, 2 sub jurisdicția Patriarhiei Bulgare, 1 sub jurisdicția Patriarhiei Georgiei, 13 sub jurisdicția Bisericii Ortodoxe Americane (OCA).

ConcluziiÎn ciuda divizării lor jurisdicţionale credincioşii ortodocşi din America sunt

uniţi de acelaşi Crez. Această unitate de credinţă depăşeşte toate barierele jurisdicţionale, politice, etnice sau de altă natură, deoarece puterea ei nu vine de la oameni sau de la lume, ci de la harul Domnului nostru Iisus Hristos, dragostea lui Dumnezeu Tatăl şi împărtăşirea Duhului Sfânt. În acest har şi comuniune a dragostei, fiecare jurisdicţie ortodoxă are nevoie de toate cele-lalte jurisdicţii, fiecare cu darul şi cu specificul său, pentru a realiza împreună unitatea de nedespărţit a unicului trup al lui Hristos.

Aşadar, două procese contradictorii afectează pe scară largă situaţia Ortodoxiei în America de Nord la începutul acestui mileniu. Pe de o parte, de-a lungul istoriei lor, jurisdicţiile ortodoxe din America au păstrat legătura între identităţile etnice şi religioase într-un mod destul de accentuat. Pe de altă parte, astăzi, încet dar inevitabil, procesul de indigenizare a creştinilor ortodocşi din America şi creşterea proporţiei printre ei a membrilor generaţiei a III-a şi a IV-a de ortodocşi născuţi în America, combinată cu un număr în creştere de convertiţi, crează o presiune constantă asupra acestor legături.

Prin urmare astăzi este deja un fapt cert printre teologi că termenul de „diaspora” este impropriu şi chiar dăunător când este folosit pentru a de-scrie natura Bisericii Ortodoxe de peste Ocean. Numărul nostru este aşa de mare – afirma pr. Leonidas Contos, un teolog eminent al Arhiepiscopiei Greceşti – vieţile noastre sunt aşa de ordonate, organizaţiile noastre aşa de articulate, identitatea noastră aşa de bine definită, scopurile noastre aşa de coerente [...] încât a privi la noi ca la o „împrăştiere” tinde, într-o formă foarte subtilă, să tulbure conştiinţa noastră de sine112.

Viitorul Ortodoxiei în America depinde de abilitatea Bisericilor Ortodoxe de a articula strategii şi politici clare cu privire la patru mari probleme: dihotomia dintre identităţile etnice şi religioase ale membrilor lor; relaţiile cu Biserica Mamă din Lumea Veche; înţelegerea şi recuperarea rolului lor misionar în America de Nord; şi responsabilitatea lor socială faţă de societatea americană în ansamblul ei113.

În aceste condiţii deviza rugaţi-vă şi lucraţi pentru unitatea ortodoxă în America de Nord nu mai rămâne un simplu slogan ci devine un adevărat program pentru orice creştin ortodox responsabil.

112 Leonidas Contos, The Church in Crisis, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1982, p. 24.

113 Alexei D. Krindatch, art. cit., passim.

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Jesus Christ, the love of God the Father, and the communion of the Holy Spirit. In this grace and communion of love, each Orthodox jurisdiction needs all the other jurisdictions, each with its own gift and individuality, in order to accomplish together the inseparable unity of the single body of Christ.

Hence, two contradictory processes are affecting, on a large scale, the situation of Orthodoxy in North America at the beginning of this millennium. On the one hand, throughout history, the Orthodox jurisdictions in America have kept the relation between their ethnic and religious identities in a rather accentuated manner. On the other hand, today, slowly but inevitably, the process of indigenization of Orthodox Christians in America and the growth, among them in proportion to the members of the 3rd and 4th generation of Orthodox born in America, combined with an increasing number of people converted to Orthodoxy, creates a constant pressure upon these relations.

Consequently, among theologians today, the term “Diaspora” has begun to appear as improper and even harmful when used by those across the ocean to describe the nature of the Orthodox Church in North America. Our number is so big – stated Fr. Leonidas Contos, a prominent theologian of the Greek Archdiocese – our lives are so ordered, our organizations so articulated, our identity so well defined, our purposes so coherent […] that to regard us as a “dispersion” tends, in a very subtle form, to trouble our self consciousness112.

The future of Orthodoxy in America depends on the ability of the Orthodox Churches present on the American continent to articulate clear strategies and policies regarding four main problems: the dichotomy between the ethnic and religious identities of their members; relations with the Mother Church in the Old World; the comprehension and recovery of their missionary role in North America; and their social responsibility towards the American society as a whole113.

In such conditions, the motto work and pray for Orthodox unity in North America no longer remains a mere slogan but becomes a real missionary program for any responsible Orthodox Christian.

112 Leonidas Contos, The Church in Crisis, Holy Cross Orthodox Press, Brookline, Massachusetts, 1982, p. 24.

113 Alexei D. Krindatch, art. cit., passim.

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PARISH PHOTOS,

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“DUNĂREA” ROMANIAN FOLk DANCE CHILDREN’S ENSEMBLE ST. PAUL MINNESOTA

“Noroc, bucurie şi sănătate”Back row (L-R): Tiana McConnell, Alexandru Cernea, Daniel Rimbu, Andrei Didenco, Matthew Feraru, Victor Ciurusniuc, Vlad Ciobotaru, Emil Didenco, Maestro Omorean, Diane Anthony. Front row (L-R): Skylar Graf, Alexia Felea, Catalina Didenco, Maya Alexa, Emma Bolos, Isabelle Davila-Simeone, Alexandra Rimbu.

“IZvORAŞUL” ROMANIAN FOLk DANCE ENSEMBLEST. PAUL, MINNESOTA

“La mulţi ani şi hai la joc!”(L-R) Elayne Graf, Maestro John Omorean, Oana Ciuta, Georgia Marinkov-Omorean, Andrei Bortnov, Valeriu Bortnov, Phillip Toconita Jr, Psa. Amy Toconita-Hodge, Irina Smith, Tim Munger

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BISERICA "ÎNĂLŢAREA DOMNULUI-CUvIOASA PARASCHEvA," MONTREAl QC

Marchează în anul 2014, cu mulţumire lui Dumnezeu, următoarele evenimente: zece ani de la înfiinţare; achitarea integrala a proprietăţii bisericii.

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HAND MADE ENAMEL ARTICLESA. Greek style zeon and tray (Ht. 53/4”, tray dia. 41/4”)B. Censer Ht. 8”C. Censer Ht. 113/4”D. Censer Ht. 10”E. Sterling Silver Censer Ht. 10”

C. Baptismal FontCopper polishedHt. without cover 35”

PYXESPresanctified Liturgy BoxA. Goldplated embossed with angels 4”x7”x8”

CHALICE SETSMatching sets come withfive pieces.F. Ht. 121/4”, Cup dia. 41/4”G. Ht. 121/4”, Cup dia. 41/4”H. Ht. 13”, Cup dia. 43/4”I. Ht. 121/2”, Cup dia. 41/2”J. Ht. 121/2”, Cup dia. 41/2”All chalices have sterling silvercups.

Orthodox ChurchSupplies of

AmericaJohn Rigas and

Family

(617) 524-47241-800-632-2260

Fax (617) 524-7142

Visit our web site athttp://www.

orthodoxchurchsupplies.comE-mail:

[email protected]

Orthodox Church Supplies of America35 Orchard Street, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 • Outside MA: 800-632-2260

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EPITAPHIOS CANOPY29” x 48” x 98”

EPISTLESEmbossed 71/2” x 9”

HOLY MYSTERY TABLE33”H x 34”L x 231/2”W

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The Valerian D. TrifaRomanian-American Heritage Center

Extends warmest greetingsto the readers of the Solia Calendar,

wishing them a happy,and prosperous 2013

Address2540 Grey Tower Road

Jackson, Michigan 49201Telephone: (517) 522-8260

The valerian D. TrifaRomanian-American Heritage Center

Extends warmest greetingsto the readers of the Solia Calendar,

wishing them a happy,and prosperous 2015

Address2540 Grey Tower Road

Jackson, Michigan 49201Telephone: (517) 522-8260

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“ Celebrating 105 Years”

2830 Francis StreetJackson, MI 49203

Telephone: (517) 782-3116Toll Free: 1-800-831-8356 (MI only)www.jacksonmonumentworks.com

Thank you for allowingour family to serve your family.

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“ Celebrating 103 Years”

2830 Francis StreetJackson, MI 49203

Telephone: (517) 782-3116Tell Free: 1-800-831-8356 (MI only)www.jacksonmonumentworks.com

Thank you for allowingour family to serve your family.

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LYNCH & SONSFuneral Directors

Dear Friends,

The Lynch family has been honored to serve the RomanianOrthodox Community of Detroit and its suburbs for over50 years. In the finest tradition of our late father, Ed, we willcontinue to serve the living while caring for the dead. Wehope that in doing so, we bring an added measure of dignity tolife itself.

Sincerely,

Patr i ck E. LynchPatr i ck E. LynchPatr i ck E. LynchPatr i ck E. LynchPatr i ck E. Lynch1368 N. Crooks Road

(between 14 and 15 Mile Rds.)Clawson, MI 48017

Phone: (248) 435-0660Fax: (248) 435-3171

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ROMANIAN ORTHODOXEPISCOPATE OF AMERICA

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Bishop Policarp Morusca – First Bishop of Romanians in America: An Exile in His Own Country. Rev. Fr. Dr. Remus Grama. 233 pages. Softbound. Photos. Documents. $20.00. $15.00.

Challenges of Orthodox Thought and Life: Reflections on Christian Foundations and Living Traditions. Hieromonk Calinic (Berger). Based on the Holy Scriptures, engaging the living and patristic tradition and informed by contemporary scholarship, these short reflections provide a source-book of knowledge and inspiration for a vibrant Orthodox faith in today's world. 185 pages. Softbound. $15.00 (5 or more books: $9 each).

Children’s Bible Reader. English edition of the Greek Bible Society’s Children’s Bible which beautifully brings to life the central stories of the Old and New Testaments. Excellent iconographic illustrations (full-color) with easy-to-understand text. Hardbound. 311 pages. $16.95.

Orthodox Study Bible – Old and New Testaments. New Edition – 2008. 1822 pages. Hardbound. $49.95.

Come Follow Me - Orthodox Monasticism in Moldavia. Mother Cassiana. The author lived at Varatec Monastery in Moldavia, Romania, for one year. This extremely interesting book chronicles the daily life of that community of over 350 nuns. Softbound. 190 pgs. $10.95.

Elder Cleopa of Sihastria – In the Tradition of St. Paisius velichkovsky. Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan. Translated with additions to the text by Mother Cassiana. An important, spiritually inspiring book about the most representative elder and spiritual father of contemporary Romanian Orthodox spirituality. Softbound. 384 pages. $19.95.

Orthodox Prayer Book (Redesigned & Expanded). Translated by Mother Cassiana. Morning prayers, Evening Prayers, Prayers throughout the day, for special needs, for loved ones, Communion prayers, Paraclis to the Virgin. 175 pgs. in modern English. 4"x 6" pocket size. Hardbound. $12.00.

Funeral Services. Service of the Wake, Burial Service for Laymen, Blessing of the Memorial Meal, the Memorial Service, Little Memorial Service, Blessing of the Cemetery Monument, Burial Service during Bright Week and funeral music arrangements according to the use of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Romanian and English parallel texts). Softbound. $5.95.

Divine & Holy Liturgy for Orthodox Christians. The Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom with notes and explanations (Romanian and English parallel texts). Hardbound. 312 pages. $15.00. $12.00 (10 or more books: $10 each).

Holy Matrimony. Explanatory notes, Betrothal, and Marriage Service and Service for Wedding Anniversaries according to the use of the Romanian Orthodox Church (Romanian and English parallel texts). Softbound. $5.95.

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Holy Baptism. Order of Services after a child has been born, after a miscar-riage, Service before Holy Baptism, Service of Holy Chrismation, Baptism in an Emergency, Prayers 40 days after the birth, Canons concerning Holy Baptism. 191 pages. (Romanian and English parallel texts.) Hardbound. $7.95.

The Service of vespers. A service book in English with texts for Great and Daily Vespers and byzantine music in the Romanian Orthodox tradition. Tabs delineate the ten major sections: Great Vespers, Daily Vespers, Lord I have called, Aposticha, Apolytikia/Theotokia, Priest's Prayers, Litia, Daily Prokie-mena, Prayers - Great Lent, Outlines. Rubrics appear in red. Illustrated. Spiral bound. 188 pages. $34.95. $29.95.

The Orthodox Church. Timothy Ware. The standard introduction to the Orthodox Church throughout the English-speaking world. Second Edition. Softbound. 359 pages. $17.00.

The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America: The First Half-Century, 1929-1979 - Gerald J. Bobango. Hardbound. $11.95.

The Servant of All: Archbishop Nathaniel Popp — Thirty Years of Leadership 1980-2010. Fr. Ian G. Pac-Urar, editor. Here are the thoughts, exhortations and inspirations of the man chosen by God to shepherd the ROEA through these challenging and promising times. Softbound. 388 pages. $25.00.

“Traditional Romanian Orthodox Christmas Carols in English,” a CD by the Pan-Orthodox Madrigal of Washington, D.C. English/Romanian texts included. $ 9.95.

Unison Liturgical Responses (Holy Liturgy). Romanian and English. Spiral bound. $6.95

Unison Liturgical Responses Teaching Audio. A 90 minute CD recorded at the Solid Sound Studio in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the purpose of teaching cantors and the faithful the music from the book, Unison Liturgical Responses. $ 9.95.

Solia - The Herald. This bi-monthly publication of the Romanian Orthodox Episcopate of America (2/3 English, 1/3 Romanian) is the official organ through which the Episcopate communicates with her members. The “Solia” provides news and views as well as articles which seek to educate and spiritually encourage the faithful. 1 yr: U.S. - $15.00; Canada - $20.00; Overseas - $25.00. Back issues: $2.00 ea. + postage (see order blank).

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Apostol. 399 pagini. $50.00.Biblia Mare. 1423 pagini. $35.00/.Colinde de Craciun. J. Tomulet. (Romanian) $6.95.Evanghelie. 421 pagini. $50.00.Penticostar. 438 pagini. $50.00.Psaltire. 375 pagini. $20.00.Triod. 712 pagini. $50.00.

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Despre Ruga¨ciune. Dinu Cruga. 640 pagini. $25.00.Episcopia Ortodoxa¨ Roma[na¨ din America – Parte A Ortodoxiei Americane. Pr. Prof. Gabriel-Viorel Ga[rdan. 569 pagini. $40.00.Provocari ale Ga[ndirii sçi Vieòii Ortodoxe Astazi> Reflecòii despre Temeiurile Cresçtine. Ieromonah Calinic (Berger). $15.00.Calendarul de perete 2015. $3.00.Carte de ruga¨ciuni sçi Calendar Cresçtin Ortodox 2015. $3.00.

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ACkNOWLEDgMENTSGlory be to God

and a special thank you to thosewho made possible the publication of the

SOLIA CALENDAR 2015

Most Rev. Archbishop NATHANIEL (Popp), feature article and overall supervision

Rev. Dr. gabriel-viorel gârdan, feature article

Rev. Fr. Dan Hoarste, translations

Rev. Fr. Florin Soare, calendar composition

Archdeacon David Oancea, calendar, tipic, editing, layout, proofreading, general publication / distribution

Mr. Mark Chestnut, Episcopate Supporter statistics

Parishes, Friends and Advertisers, photos, greetings, memorial dedications and advertisements

Ms. Annette Roushkoulp, typesetting and layout

Printwell Inc. of Taylor Michigan, printing, binding, packing and shipping