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This week's bulletin:Third Sunday of LentVeneration of the Cross The Holy Hieromartyrs of Cherson March 7, 2009 Tone 6 Epistle: Hebrews 4:14-5:6 Gospel: Mark 8:34-9:1 Today’s Schedule 9:00AM Hours: Brad Miter Greeters: 9:30AM Divine Liturgy of St. Basil the Great Epistle: Ryan Sima Chapel Cleaners: Communion Aide: Treas. Aide: 10:45AM Church School 11:00AM Youth Group 11:20AM Fellowship Hour - Potluck Today’s Hymns Resurrection Hymn [Tone 6]: The angelic powers were at Thy tomb; the guards became as dead men. Mary stood by Thy grave, seeking Thy most pure Body. Thou didst capture hell, not being tempted by it. Thou didst come to the Virgin, granting life. O Lord who didst rise from the dead, glory to Thee! Hymn of the Cross [Tone 1]: O Lord, save Thy people, and bless Thine inheritance. Grant victories to the Orthodox Christians, over their adversaries; and by the virtue of Thy Cross, preserve Thy habitation. Hymn of SS Peter and Paul: [Tone 4] O First-Enthroned of the Apostles! Teachers of the Universe! Entreat the Master of all, to grant peace to the world and great mercy to our souls! Hymn of the Cross [Tone 7]: Now the flaming sword no longer guards the gates of paradise; it has been mysteriously quenched by the wood of the Cross! The sting of death and the victory of hell have been vanquished; for Thou, O my Savior, didst come and cry to those in hell: "Enter again into Paradise." Resurrection Hymn [Tone 6]: When Christ God, the Giver of Life, raised all of the dead from the valleys of misery with His mighty hand, He bestowed resurrection on the human race. He is the Savior of all, the Resurrection, the Life and the God of all. Instead of "Holy God..." we sing: Before Thy Cross, we bow down in worship, O Master, and Thy Holy Resurrection, we glorify! Prokeimenon [Tone 6]: O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance. EPISTLE: Brothers and Sisters... (Hebrews 4:14-5:6) Seeing then that we have a great High Priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need. For every priest taken from among men is appointed for men in things pertaining to God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can have compassion on those who are ignorant and going astray, since he himself is also beset by weakness. Because of this he is required as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. And no man takes this honor to himself, but he who is called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not glorify Himself to become High Priest, but it was He who said to Him: "You are My Son, today I have begotten You." As He also says in another place: "You are a priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek." GOSPEL: (Mark 8:34-9:1) And he called to him the multitude with his disciples, and said to them, "If any man would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross and follow me. For whoever would save his life will lose it; and whoever loses his life for my sake and the gospel's will save it. For what does it profit a man, to gain the whole world and forfeit his life? For what can a man give in return for his life? For whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of man also be ashamed, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power." THE HIGH PRIESTHOOD OF JESUS CHRIST “The genius of Hebrews’ schema is the author’s success in combining these two disparate views of reality. He identifies the old age of Jewish eschatology with the Platonic view of this world of shadow and copy. Whereas the new age of Jewish eschatology identified with Plato’s real, heavenly world. Christ’s death marks the point at which the transition from old covenant to new took place, but also the transition from shadow to real, from earth to heaven. … With Christ’s death and exaltation the old age, old covenant is past, the age expressed in Jewish cult; the new age, that is the reality for which it only prepared, has come. The tabernacle/tent was only a shadow of the heavenly temple, of heaven, God’s dwelling place (Heb 8:5 – Ex 25:40); the Aaronic priesthood was only a shadow and preparation for the priesthood of Christ, a unique and unrepeatable priesthood, the order of Melchizedek ( Heb 7:3); the priestly sacrifices of the old covenant were only a foreshadowing of Christ’s death. Where only the High Priest could enter into the Holy of Holies in the old age of Judaism (on the Day of Atonement), now Christ the High Priest has entered the heavenly Temple with the blood of his own sacrifice, and opened the way into the very presence of God for all believers… In short, the reality of access to God, of conscience cleansed from sin, of Christ’s continuing priestly role, has made the Jewish cult wholly redundant. … Who remains satisfied with the shadow when the substance is present? The message surely was clear enough: there is no further need of tabernacle or Temple, no need of sacrifice or priesthood; to go back to that … was to go back to the shadow, the inferior copy. In particular, for the author of Hebrews, there is now only one who can properly be called ‘priest’ – Jesus himself. His priesthood is a unique kind: he qualified for it by virtue of his resurrection…” (James Dunn, THE PARTING OF THE WAYS, pp 117-119) THE CROSS AND THE DEATH OF CHRIST “…whereas Adam’s sin allowed death to usurp the reign of man over the world, the work of Jesus Christ has restored ‘those who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteousness to their proper role as truly human beings. Thus the contrasts between Adam and Christ in (Rom 5) vv. 15-17 show that the task of the last Adam was not merely to begin something new, but to deal with the problem of the old; not merely to give life, but to deal with death. … the realization that God’s anointed had died on a cross, not as the result of a horrible accident but as the paradoxical and unexpected revelation of the righteous of God … (Christ’s) role was that of obedience, not merely in place of disobedience but in order to undo that disobedience.” (N.T. Wright, THE CLIMAX OF THE COVENANT, p 38) GOING TO CONFESSION “Temptations and trials show what hides in the heart of man. Temptation is similar to the medicine called an emetic. An emetic reveals what is hidden in the stomach. So temptations and trials make manifest what is inside a man. … Thus vainglory becomes apparent through the deprivation of glory, avarice through the deprivation of riches, envy through the success of one’s neighbor, and anger through disappointment. If, then, you fall into various temptations, O Christian, this all happens by God’s permission for your great benefit, that you may thereby know what is hidden in your heart, and so knowing it you may correct yourself. Many flatter themselves and consider themselves to be good, humble, and meek, but they will discover the contrary under temptation. Do not become despondent in temptations, then, but give all the more thanks to God that He thus brings you to knowledge of yourself and wishes you to be corrected and saved.” (St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, JOURNEY TO HEAVEN) CONFESSION As we approach Great Lent, we know it is a season of repentance. Fr. Ted is available for confession at the times listed in the bulletin and also by appointment. Now is the time for salvation, eagerly seek Christ’s forgiveness. GOD GRANT THEM MANY YEARS Birthdays: Anne Rusen, Chris Crooks, Rebekkah Gresh MARCH CHARITY We are giving our support this month to a young Orthodox mom who is in need of financial help due to some hard times. Please do remember to pray for single parents and for their children as well as the children who are going through their parents’ divorce. Pray that God will give them wisdom and love to navigate the sometimes treacherous currents of family dysfunction and dissolution. ICON PROJECT AND PAINTING OF THE CHURCH As part of the preparation for the installation of the new icons in the nave (hopefully at the end of May and into early June), the entrance hallway and the nave of the church painting will be completed this week. The color change in the nave is in anticipation of the installation of the new icons. The nave may look odd for now, but once the new icons are installed the changes should make artistic sense. Due to the ongoing painting this week, there will be NO morning services, confessions or office hours Monday – Thursday. Icon Project Fund Raiser: a reminder to all who pledged toward this project - we do need you to fulfill your pledges so that we can meet our financial obligations with the iconographer. Also, to everyone - if you weren't part of the initial Icon Project Fund raiser, you can still contribute to the project. We still can use some additional funds to cover the costs of the project and perhaps to prepare for additional lighting we may want to do in the nave of the church once the icons are installed. If you would like to contribute to the Icon Project or the future lighting of the nave, please speak with Fr. Ted or Jeff Wiese. THE FEAST OF ANNUNCIATION Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church of Dayton has extended an invitation to all of us to join them in celebrating their Patronal Feast on March 24 and 25. Great Vespers for the Feast will begin on Wednesday, March 24 at 7pm. On Thursday, March 25, Matins begins at 8:30am with the Divine Liturgy beginning at 9:30am. PARKING LOT EXPANSION The Township Zoning Board did approve our petition to expand our parking lot with the proviso that we do one more engineering study to assure our neighbors that we won't be contributing to any flooding problems. We are hoping to have the overflow parking available in April. DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME Next Sunday morning, March 14, at 2am, time “springs ahead” one hour. So please remember to set your clocks before you go to bed so that you can be on time for church. COMMUNITY SERVICE SURVEY meant to assess our commitment to participate in community outreach service projects - specifically St. Vincent de Paul Hotel - will be available online through 11:00 PM Saturday, March 6. Opportunities Remain on 2010 OCMC Mission Teams Opportunities still exist to serve on an OCMC Orthodox Mission Team in 2010. Volunteers for teams traveling to South Africa, India, Madagascar, Romania and Alaska are needed. The team to Romania will offer a youth camp, while the other teams will focus on teaching and catechism. Please prayerfully consider offering a living witness to Jesus Christ by serving on one of these teams. Clergy are especially needed. Contact Andrew Lekos by phone at 1-877-463-6784, or by e-mail at teams@ocmc.org for more information. You can learn about all of OCMC's 2010 mission teams or apply online at http://teams.ocmc.org. FR. TED’S BLOG Newly Painted Cupola Interior You can get a sneak preview of the work being done in preparation for the installation of the new icons. Conciliarity: The Mind of Christ Expressed Through the Body Fr. Ted’s reflections on attending the recent Metropolitan Council: the council as process God Questions His Creation: Genesis 4:11-12 The ongoing reflection on Genesis. Matins Texts of the Expulsion of Adam & Eve (2) Another ongoing blog series This Week’s Schedule FAST: GREAT LENT Monday, March 8 Apostle Hermes of the 70 (1st C) Isaiah 14:24-32 Genesis 8:21-9:7 Proverbs 11:19-12:6 Tuesday, March 9 The Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste (ca.320) Isaiah 25:1-9 Genesis 9:8-17 Proverbs 12:8-22 Wednesday, March 10 Martyr Quadratus and those with him (267-268) Isaiah 26:21-27:9 Genesis 9:18-10:1 Proverbs 12:23-13:9 Thursday, March 11 St. Sophronius (638-644) Isaiah 28:14-22 Genesis 10:32-11:9 Proverbs 13:19-14:6 Friday, March 12 Righteous Phineas, grandson of Aaron (ca. 1500B.C.) Isaiah 29:13-23 Genesis 12:1-7 Proverbs 14:15-26 8:30AM Matins 9:00AM Confession 9:30AM Office Hours 6:00PM Confession 6:30PM Liturgy of the Presanctified Gifts 8:00PM Confession 8:00PM Lenten Potluck Supper Saturday, March 13 Martyr Sabinus of Egypt (287) Hebrews 6:9-12 Mark 7:31-37 6:00PM Confession 7:00PM Vespers 7:40PM Confession Sunday, March 14 St. John Climacus Hebrews 6:13-20 Mark 9:17-31 2:00AM Return to Daylight Savings Time: Clocks “spring ahead” one hour 9:00AM Hours: Sini Abraham Greeters: 9:30AM Divine Liturgy of St. Basil Epistle: Nick McLarnan Chapel Cleaners: Communion Aides: Treas. Aides: 10:45AM Church School 11:00AM Youth Group 11:20AM Fellowship Hour: Team 2 |
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