St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church

Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross

Serving the Orthodox Christian Community of Greater Cleveland

Coffee Hour is offered for the health, safety & spiritual welfare of their newborn son, Joseph Mark Haddad by Basem & Maryanne Haddad. Bread of Oblation is offered for the repose of the soul & in memory of Miriam Haddad by Dolly Simon and the Haddad family.Bread of Oblation is also offered for the repose of the soul & in memory of all my beloved departed by Emilie Easa.

Prayers for the Health & Spiritual Welfare of: Houda Abdelkarim, Melissa Blank Aboid, Tommy Amato, Mary Assad, Naissef & Rita Courey, Pat Dakdouk, George & Mary Dawed, Ann Deeb, Shirley Dheel, Emilie Easa, James Eassey, Helena Elias, Sarah Elias, Vera Elias, Norman Fadil, Peter Farage, AnneMarie, Dave & Altair Gann, Minerva Gantose, Leo George, Peter George, Eddie Haddad, George Haddad, Pauline Hanna, Mary Harami, Ava Harb, Samia Harb, Lauren Ameen Hayek, George Karim, Corrine Khouri, Hanadi Khouri, Julia Kushner, Helen Lambert, Eleanor McKibben, Joyce & Marie Nader, Kaukab Nader, Virginia Nader, Mary Namy, Nijmeh Rafeedie, Jennie Sadallah, Christopher Fadel-Samuel, George Sarkes, Betty Selby, Alice Shiekh, Alvera Shiekh, Linda Simon, Helen Thomas, Georgine Trombetto, Asma Zaboura, Elias Ghazal, & Wadad Khoury.

St. George Antiochian Orthodox Christian Church2587 West 14th Street Cleveland, OH 44113-4408

216-781-9020 Fax: 216- 781-9545 office@stgeorgecleveland.com

Metropolitan Arch-Bishop PHILIP SALIBA, PrimateBishop MARK, Diocese of Toledo and the Midwest

Very Rev. Fr. John Ojaimi, Pastor Home: (440) 846-1590 Cellular: (440) 665 6724 frjojaimi@msn.com

Rev. Archdeacon Yarid Sahley Sub-Deacons: Sam Elias, & Labib El-Bardawil

Website: stgeorgecleveland.com

Sunday, September 13, 2009 Sunday Before the Elevation of the Cross TONE 5 Eothinon 3

On this day, we commemorate: The commemoration of the founding of the church of the Resurrection in Jerusalem; Hieromartyr Cornelios the centurion; Martyr

Aristeidos; Venerable Hierotheos the Younger of Iviron monastery on Athos; Great-martyr Ketevan, queen of Georgia; Six Martyrs at Tomi in Romania

We welcome our visitors and guests! Please let us know who you are!While only Orthodox Christians prepared through confession & fasting may come for Holy

Communion, everyone is welcome to partake of the Holy Bread after Liturgy.

Candles are offered for the Health, Safety & Spiritual Welfare of:• Lucy Aboid (Birthday Prayers) by Barbara• Lauren Freedman (Birthday Prayers) by Barbara• Gann Family by Barbara• Abraham Anise El-Khoury by Joshua Nagi Abdelkarim• Family with Thanks for Prayers Answered by Louise Bouhasin

Candles offered for the Repose of the Servants of God:• Moussa Saliba (father of Bassam Saliba) by The St. George Parish Council• Samir Abdelkarim by his wife, Fida & family• Naim, Anita, Asma & Andria Kahoush by Nuha Karsheh• Christine George by Leo George • Edward Fadel by his wife, Rita & family• Laila Nader by her children & grandchildren & Goddaughter, Diane• Wadia Ameen by his wife Mary & family• Maggie, Edma & Elias Aboumrad by George & Nayla Aboumrad & family

UPCOMING DIVINE SERVICESSunday after the Elevation of the Cross

Sunday, September 20th Matins@ 9:30:00am Liturgy @10:30am

PROPER CHURCH ETIQUETTEThere are certain times during the Divine Liturgy when one should refrain from entering

the Church out of respect for God and the worship of His people. They are:During the Trisagion Hymn

During the Epistle and Gospel readingsDuring the Cherubic Hymn and Great Entrance

During the CreedDuring The Anaphora—(“Let us stand aright” through “Especially our all-holy Lady.”)

During Holy Communion one should remain standing throughout the distribution of the gifts. If you have already received Holy Communion, please avail yourself of the “Prayers of Thanksgiving” which begin on Page 128 of the red prayer book while you wait for everyone else to receive.

IMPORTANT REMINDERSunday School classes will begin today

Liturgical Guide for Sunday, September 13, 2009Little Entrance

TROPARION Tone 5Let us believers praise and worship the Word, co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the

Virgin for our salvation; for he took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh, to suffer death, and to raise the dead by his glorious Resurrection.

The Entrance Hymn(Eisodikon): O come let us worship and fall down before Christ, O Son of God, who art risen from the dead, save

us who sing unto thee: Alleluia

After the Entrance we chant: TROPARION Tone 5

Let us believers praise and worship the Word, co-eternal with the Father and the Spirit, born of the Virgin for our salvation; for he took pleasure in ascending the Cross in the flesh, to suffer death, and

to raise the dead by his glorious Resurrection

Forfeast of the Cross Tone 2 We offer in supplication the life-creating cross of thy goodness, Lord which thou hast granted to us

who art unworthy: save the Orthodox Christians, only lover of mankind, through the Theotokos.

Consecration of Resurrection Church Tone 4As thou didst reveal from on high the splendor of the heavens, so thou didst reveal on earth the

splendor of the dwelling of thy holy glory! Make it stand firm forever and accept there the supplications which we offer thee unceasingly through the Theotokos, life and resurrection of all!

Troparion of St. George Tone 4As deliver of captives and defender of the poor, healer of the infirm, champion of kings, victorius

great martyr George, intercede with Christ our God, for our souls’ salvation

Kontakion of Consecration of Resurrection Church Tone 4 Grant inner enlightenment and spiritual renewal of heart to whose who with faith celebrate the sacred dedication of the temple of thy house. It was thy good pleasure to build it for thy divine

name, For thou art glorious in the saints!

The Trisagion Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on usHoly God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on usHoly God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us

Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit: both now and ever and unto ages of ages. Amen.

Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us. Dynamis! (With Strength) Holy God, Holy Mighty, Holy Immortal one, have mercy on us.

Epistle Galatians 6:11-18 (Sunday before the Cross)

O Lord, save your people and bless your inheritance. To you, O Lord, I have cried, O my God

The Reading is from Saint Paul’s Letter to the Galatians

BRETHREN, see with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and not only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For even those who receive circumcision do not themselves keep the law, but they desire to have you circumcised that they may glory in your flesh. But far be it from me to glory except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me, and I to the world. For neither circumcision counts for anything, nor uncircumcision, but a new creation. Peace and mercy be upon all who walk by this rule, upon the Israel of God.

Henceforth let no man trouble me; for I bear on my body the marks of Jesus. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with your spirit, brethren. Amen.

Gospel John 3:13-17 (Sunday before the Cross)

The Reading of the Holy Gospel according to St. John

The Lord said: "No one has ascended into heaven but he who descended from heaven, the Son of man who is in heaven. And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, so must the Son of man be lifted up, that whoever believes in him may have eternal life."

For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. For God sent the Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through him.

سالCة GالرGalatians 6:11-18 (Sunday before the Cross)

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The Megalynarion: It is truly meet to call thee Blessed, Lady Theotokos; Lady ever greatly blessed, and most perfect in innocence, and the Mother of our God. Lady more precious than the Cherubim and more glorious

beyond all measure than the Seraphim. That without corruption gavest birth to God the Word, and art truly Theotokos. We magnify thee.

The Koinonikon Praise ye the Lord from the Heavens; praise ye Him in the highest. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia

Post-Communion We have seen the true light; we have received the heavenly Spirit. We have found the true Faith.

Worshipping the undivided Trinity; for he hath saved us.

Great Dismissal "May He Who rose again from the dead, Christ our true God, through the intercessions of His all-

immaculate and all-blameless holy Mother, ... Through the prayers...".

The Elevation of the Holy Cross

is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church, celebrated on September 14. This feast is also referred to as the Exaltation of the Cross. This is also a popular name day for Stavroula/Stavros (from "stavros" meaning cross).

This feast commemorates two events:

• The finding of the Cross by the Empress Helen (the mother of St. Constantine the Great) on Golgotha in 326 AD, the place where Christ was crucified. When the true Cross was identified, it was lifted on high for all the people to see, who then continually sang Kyrie eleison, a practice which is still enacted at current celebrations of this feast.

• The recovery of the Cross on which Jesus Christ was crucified from the Persians. The Persians had captured it as a prize of war in Jerusalem, and it was recovered by the forces of the Eastern Roman Empire ("Byzantine Empire"). This took place in 627 AD, when Emperor Heraclius decisively defeated the Sassanid Persians at The Battle of Nineveh, surrounding

their capital Ctesiphon, recovering the True Cross, and breaking the power of the Sassanid dynasty. Then on March 21, 630 AD, Emperor Heraclius entered Jerusalem amidst great rejoicing, and together with Patriarch Zacharios (609-633), transferred the Cross of Christ with great solemnity into the temple of the Resurrection, joyously held up for veneration by the Christian faithful.

This is a holy day of fasting and repentance. On this day the faithful make dedication to the crucified Lord and pledge their faithfulness to him by making prostrations at the Lords feet on the life creating Cross. For the feast, the Cross is placed on a tray surrounded by flowers or branches of basil, and placed in the center of the Church for veneration.

On the eve of the feast, Vespers is served and contains three Old Testament readings. The first, from Exodus 15:22-16:1, tells of the "tree" which made the bitter waters sweet, the symbol of the Tree of the Cross. The second reading is from Proverbs 3:11-18, which reminds us that the Lord chastens and corrects those whom he loves and that Divine Wisdom is "a Tree of life to those who lay hold upon her and trust in her, as in the Lord." The third reading is from the Prophecy of Isaiah 60:11-16; it tells of the "city of the Lord" where both Jews and Gentiles will live together and shall prostrate themselves at the place of God's feet and "shall know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the mighty One of Jacob."

St. Matthew’s 12th Annual Clam Bake

Saturday, September 26th\\

1st Seating 4:00 – 5:30 pm2nd Seating 6:00 – 7:30 pm

St. Matthew’s Harmony Hall10383 Albion Road, N. Royalton

The MenuSteak and Clam Dinner $28.00

Chicken and Clam Dinner $24.00Steak Dinner $22.00

Chicken Dinner $17.00Clam Dinner $20.00

Sweet Corn, Sweet Potatoes, Chowder, Soft Drinks Included.Advanced Tickets Required:

Contact: Marianne Feuerstein 440 669 0157 Mark Katzbach 440 895 0534

The Sign of the Cross"O Lord, save Thy people and bless Thine inheritance, granting to Thy people safety over all their

enemies, and by the power of Thy Cross preserve Thine own estate." [Troparion of the Holy Cross] In the Vesper Readings and in the hymns of the Orthros for the feast of the elevation of the Holy

Cross , we hear from the Old Testament about events that symbolized the Holy Cross. The first symbol was the story of Jonah when he extended his hands in the form of a cross in the belly of the whale, signifying the saving events of Christ's passions. And when he came out of the whale on the third day, he symbolized the resurrection on the third day. And the hymns explained that Moses having struck horizontally with his rod, dividing the Red Sea and causing Israel to cross on foot, then having struck it transversely, brought it together over Pharaoh and his chariots. Also the rod by which he struck the bitter water transformed it into drinking water for the thirsty people.

But the most clear and beautiful symbol is when Moses put the serpent of brass upon a pole (Numbers 21:29) and it came to pass that if serpents had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. This serpent symbolizes the crucified Christ that took upon himself our flesh, but was sinless, as was the brass serpent with no poison. And He became the cause of life and the healing for all who believe in Him. The events and stories that point to the Cross are numerous in the Old Testament. Joshua, the son of Nun, lifted up his hands in the form of a cross and all the inhabitants of the city were utterly destroyed before the sunset (Joshua 8:26). Likewise when Jesus spread out His hands on the Cross, the Sun hid its rays because it saw that sin was destroyed and hell was invaded and everything was fulfilled.

So making the sign of the Cross in the Old Testament preceded all salvific events during which God intervened in an essential way in the life of people. The best sign was what happened after the crucifixion of Christ.

After we saw the grace in the events where the making of sign of the Cross happened in the Old Testament, and the grace of the Cross of Jesus, we ask, when do we make the sign of the Cross, and why?

We make the sign of the Cross as a thanksgiving upon saying, "Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit." We make the sign of the Cross when we eat and when we wake up, and before we sleep, when we go out from the house and when we return to it, before and after studying. The sign of the Cross can accompany us during the day in all our actions, blessing, sanctifying and purifying our actions. We often make the sign of the Cross during the liturgical services. During a wedding,

we make the sign of the Cross with the crowns. The blessing at the end of every liturgy is given by the sign of the Cross, and all liturgical elements such as water and wine are blessed by making the sign of the Cross over them…. Summing up, the sign of the Cross is the calling of the divine grace upon people and things.

What we conclude from all the events of the Old testament and our daily and liturgical life that involve making the sign of the Cross is that, first, this sign is the lightening that precedes the thunder of the divine grace and the presence of its might.

Second, the making of the sign of the Cross comes between two situations. The first is the Old situation, as we saw in the examples above, a situation of fear, need, thirst, and sin, etc. , the situation of the Old man. But the situation that follows the making of the sign is the situation of the new man, quenched instead of thirsty, strong instead of weak. It is the situation in which grace completes our weaknesses.

The sign of the Cross brings down upon us divine grace, if we use it to reverse an old situation making it new. The sign of the cross is a blow against our old man and breath to the new man and his resurrection as a new man in Christ. The sign of the Cross brings about a true change in us, realized by the divine grace which we invoke when we make this victorious sign.

"To thy Cross O Lord we bow down and thy holy resurrection we praise and glorify." Amen

Help us help others

Important ReminderJust a reminder that we hit the streets the third Sunday of each month, rain, shine or blizzard to make sure those that live on the streets have a sandwich, hygiene bag, and outer necessities. PLEASE as you are purchasing new book bags and outerwear our men can use your gently used items. Winter is the worse; which on the streets begin in October and does not end until May some years. Here is what is needed: MEN XL or largerHoodies,Regular sweathsirts,White tube socks, Scarves, Hats, Warm waterproof outer glovesBlankets, Book bags (consider they are mainly men) they carry their lives in these bags and they are more important then you think We always can use bottled water and trial size toothpaste, soap, shampoo. We will pick up or they can be dropped off at the Church ...so help us help others. God Bless you for your generosity. And for those of you that continually keep us supplied I know our Lord has you in a special place. Thank you. Barbara Aboid

عيد رفع الصليب المقدس في الرابع عشر من شهر أيلول كل عام، تحتفل كنيستنا الرثوذكسية بعيد رفع الصليب المقدس. وقد أعطت الكنيسة لصليب المسيح لقب "المحيي" لنه قوة حقيقية للخلص. فبولس الرسول يسلمنا هذا اليمان الحي بقوله: " إن كلمة الصليب عند الهالكين جهالة وأما عندنا نحن المخلصين فهي قوة ا". إذا المخلصون، أتباع المسيح هم حصريا هؤلء المستعدون لحمل الصليب دون خجل أو تردد، دون مسائلة أو ارتياع. النجيلي مرقس يقول عن المسيح انه:"دعا الجمع مع تلميذه وقال لهم من أراد أن يأتي ورائي فلينكر نفسه ويحمل صليبه ويتبعني."(مر

8:34 ( هذه الية ترتبط ارتباطا وثيقا بما سبق من تنبؤ عن آلمه، فهي تحوي معنى الصليب وتشير إلى مصير ابن النسان في العالم. فمن الطبيعي أن يلقي التلميذ الحقيقي مصير المعلم ذاته. إنكار الذات وحمل الصليب أمران ل مفر منهما للصيرورة مسيحيا، انهما ملزمان لحال التباع. كونهما يعطيان النسان القدرة على اتخاذ قرارات والقيام بأعمال تناقض أنانيته. تلك النانية الحاصلة كنتيجة لبتعاده عن ا والمتحولة إلى طبيعة فيه تبغي حبة الي بحمل الصليب. إذ إن المر يتخطى مرحل ا مرتبط باللم وبالت ذات هن ا. إنكار ال الظهور والتركيز على الن اتخاذ مواقف داخلية إلى مرحلة العمل اليومي والدءوب للصيرورة تلميذا، ومتى حصل بالنعمة نعطى البنوة من فوق فنصير مسيحيين. المسيحية ل تورث وليست حقا مكتسبا، هي إثبات بنوة لهذا الذي ندعوه أبا في صلواتنا ،

هي تحقيق لرادته على الرض كما هي في السماء كما نصلي. أحبائي، ليس من خطر أفظع من خسارة بنوتنا للمسيح، هو " الطريق والحق والحياة" فماذا" ينتفع النسان لو

). 37-8:36ربح العالم كله وخسر نفسه وماذا يعطي النسان فداء عن نفسه" (مر اة.، ة الحي ا نعم رتنا فأعطين ل لبش ك الخطيئة المكب ه ص و ب لهي ليمح دم ال يح ال كب المس ليب، س ى الص علا ، هل نحن اته من أجلن أعطيناها بطريقة تناقض منطق العالم، أعطيناها عن طريق التضحية. المسيح بذل حي مستعدون للتضحية من أجل أنفسنا؟. الحياة تقتنى عن طريق التضحية، عن طريق بذلها ل عن غير هدف بل من

أجل المسيح ومن أجل النجيل. " من استحى بي وبكلمي في هذا الجيل الفاسق الخاطئ فان ابن النسان يستحي به متى جاء بمجد أبيه مع

) على الصليب تكلم المسيح فقال" يا أبتاه اغفر لهم لنهم ل يعلمون ماذا يفعلون"،8:38الملئكة القديسين.(مر براءة المسيح وم الصلب اعترف ب ة؟ اللص ي ا القيام د أن عاين م بع ا ل نعل ا ل زلن نا أن كن أي عذر سنجده لنفس فأصاب الدف من الصليب واستحق دخول الفردوس مع المسيح فماذا ننتظر ؟ هلم إلى الشادة عالمنا اليوم يجهل حقيقة المسيح ومسيحه أضحى صنما مجردا من الحب، من الرقة، من العذوبة ، يفضل الموت على الحياة، يفضل

ا لخذ بدل العطاء ، يفضل السر على التحليق حرا نحو السماء. أحبائي، حمل الصليب مسؤولية وليس مسألة زينة أو تبرج.، انه يتصدر كنائسنا ويعلو أقبيتها ليرشد إلى حيثدين ة بمجد لي أتي المسيح ثاني ن ي ة إلى حي ة الصليب فاعل وم للخلص، إلى حيث تستمر عملي يرتشف دمه كل يي د ف ث نرق ا حي و الصليب قبورن ي السماء". يعل دة ف ال" جدي ا ق ه كم ه مع اء والموات فيشربون كأس دم الحيائه، اة فرح أبدية لبن اة كما أخرج لعازر قديما ولكن إلى حي انتظار لسماع صوت ا يدعونا للخروج إلى الحيا نعلقه على صدورنا ه ينتصب هناك حربة تمرق صدر إبليس وتشهد بالقامة. إنن اة عذاب لجاحديه. ان وإلى حيوا م اجعل ال عليك يح.. ب ا المس ان فيه ا إن ك ض حب ا تفي ه يجعله س، وأن ا إبلي ان فيه ا إن ك د ينحره ه ق درون أن أت

الصليب إذ نعيد لرتفاعه منارة تعكس لنا نور المسيح فترسو سفينة حياتنا آمنة في علياء الله.

St Elias Ladies Guild are planning their annual trip to Our Lady of Consolation in Carey-Ohio on Sept 15, 2009. Round trip bus fare is $20.00pp. Delicious Lebanese lunch on your own is prepared by Fr. Paul Faroh will follow the Divine Liturgy which will be celebrated by Fr. Naim at 11.A.M. Bus will leave St Elias at 8 A.M. and be back at around 6 p.m. For more details please call

Therese Selim at 440-888-7696 or Church office at 216-661-1155.

HOW OLD IS THE ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH?

If you are a Lutheran, your religion was founded by Martin Luther, an ex-monk of the Roman Catholic Church, in the year 1517.

If you belong to the Church of England, your religion was founded by King HenryVIII in the year 1534 because the Pope would not grant him a divorce with the right to remarry.

If you are a Presbyterian, your religion was founded by John Knox in Scotland in the year 1560.

If you are a Congregationalist, your religion was originated by Robert Brown inHolland in 1582.

If you are Protestant Episcopalian, your religion was an offshoot of the Church of England, founded by Samuel Senbury in the American colonies in the 17th century.

If you are a Baptist, you owe the tenets of your religion to John Smyth, who launched it in Amsterdam in 1606.

If you are of the Dutch Reformed Church, you recognize Michelis Jones as founder because he originated your religion in New York in 1628.

If you are a Methodist, your religion was founded by John and Charles Wesley in England in 1774.

If you are a Mormon (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Smith started your religion in Palmyra, New York, in 1829.

If you worship with the Salvation Army, your sect began with William Booth in London in 1865.

If you are Christian Scientist, you look to 1879 as the year in which your religion was born and to Mary Baker Eddy as its founder.

If you belong to one of the religious organizations known as "Church of the Nazarene," "Pentecostal Gospel," "Holiness Church," or "Jehovah's Witnesses," your religion is one of the hundreds of new

sects founded by men within the past hundred years.

If you are Roman Catholic, your church shared the same rich apostolic and doctrinal heritage as the Orthodox Church for the first thousand years of its history, since during the first millennium they were

one and the same Church. Lamentably, in 1054, the Pope of Rome broke away from the other four Apostolic Patriarchates (which include Constantinople , Alexandria, Antioch and Jerusalem), by

tampering with the Original Creed of the Church, and considering himself to be infallible. Thus your church is 1,000 years old.

If you are an Orthodox Christian, your religion was founded in the year 33 by Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It has not changed since that time. The Orthodox church is now about 2,000 years old. And it is for this reason, that Orthodoxy, the Church of the Apostles and the Fathers. is considered the

true "one Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church."

This is the greatest legacy that Orthodox Christians can pass on to others."

College Student Sunday September 20, 2009It has been reported that 60% of Orthodox youth go off to college and never return to the Church. For this reason, The Orthodox Christian Fellowship (OCF) was founded. OCF is the official campus ministry effort under SCOBA. We are a Pan-Orthodox effort, overseen by an Executive Committee which is devoted to creating a fellowship which allows for spiritual growth in the toughest and most tempting years of young adult lives.

The Greater Cleveland OCF chapters are up and running at CSU, JCU, BW, CWRU and Tri-C. They are friendly, social groups who meet frequently to discuss a wide range of issues and topics with frequent guest speakers. Additionally, the groups attend Divine Liturgy and other Orthodox functions in greater Cleveland. It is truly a wonderful opportunity to meet fellow Orthodox students.We wish to thank all of our OCF Friends for their generous support, without which this most important effort would not be possible. Thank you for forwarding this flyer to Orthodox college students so that we may continue to keep our youth in the Church.

Attention Orthodox College Students!Come join fellow Orthodox students in a fun, social environment.

For more info fill out the form below and send it to us.Please, fill out for students attending CWRU, John Carroll, CSU, Baldwin Wallace, or other:Name:___________________________________Address:__________________________________City:_____________________________________Zip Code:_________________________________Phone:____________________________________E-mail:____________________________________University:________________________________Year/Program:_____________________________Parish:____________________________________Please forward your sheet to program coordinators:Milan & Mira Damljanovic2904 Marioncliff Drive, Parma, OH 44134.mirjana1@gmail.com

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